Television
Lexus fellowship longlist a parade of organised ambition
Lexus, makers of expensive cars, turn out to be surfacers of fine cinematic talent. Via the Sydney Film Festival, of…
AIDC 2017: the inner game on the festival circuit
US producer Amy Hobby provides a wealth of experience about the changing landscape of festivals, and the tools to fight…
Box Office 20 March 2017 - beyond Lion, the small Australian films march on
Lion is over $160m around the world. But local audiences can now watch The Family, the Death and Life of…
I Am Michael
James Franco stars as Michael Glatze, a man who went from gay activist to a Christian pastor in love with…
Screen Australia gets real with diversity agenda
Screen Australia opens up another front in its campaign to change the makeup of the creative sector.
What's On - Baguettes, great SF, Guinness and Queerness rule
ACMI and QAGOMA offer the juciest of cinema experiences, while the French, Irish and Queer film festivals offer tasty bits…
WA's new Arts Minister has promises to keep
With the loss of John Day, the veteran Minister for the Arts in the Barnett government, WA has been waiting…
Box Office 14 March 2017 - Lion in serious triumph territory
At $156m, Lion has now beaten Hacksaw Ridge's $150m around the world - if we leave out China where it…
Silence
Martin Scorsese's latest both explores and tests faith, with rewarding, revelatory viewing the end result.
Women Who Kill
Quirky rom-com meets murder-mystery thriller, complete with observational humour and not-as-conventional dark humour.