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Box Office 3 June 2019 - Top End grifts as Elton John beats Godzilla
Around the world Godzilla beats Rocketman, but not here. We like our movies tuneful. Top End Wedding is trudging towards…

The Enigmatic Mr Fletcher, new Minister for Communications
Paul Fletcher, now Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts, is a Liberal brainiac. A chunk of this portfolio looks…

Samsung proclaims the death of the projector but we may not notice
Screens, projectors, frame rates - the evolution of the cinema races ahead.

Screen Australia risks $700,000 on development
Any development investment is a huge risk. What punts has Screen Australia taken this time? And why should you feel…

AFTRS forced to reorganise courses under bureaucratic pressure
Times are tough for AFTRS' commitment to social justice. It hangs in with two steps forward and one step back.

ABC cuts - braced for a mess
Not just one year -the Libs are promising that Auntie's evolution will be dominated by expanding cuts for the next…

Big Screen highlights - Acute Misfortune, 2040 and creepy genre
Bertolt Brecht, Acute Misfortune, 2040, Curse of the Weeping Woman and Cold Sweat - a good list after a tentpole…

Libs stare into policy void, can't avoid complex decisions
Besides the big mess of unformed media policy which the Morrison government will have to face, it will do battle…

Australian film evolving? The good oil from Sydney Film Festival
Is the sector morphing into sharper, scarier and more surprising, powered by excellent performances? Here's some hints.

Box office 20 May 2019 - Blockbuster frenzy, two small Oz releases and Top End Wedding
Returns dropped by $2m this weekend, all from the non-blockbuster pictures. We try to prove that election night is to…