Features
Playpen: ABC2 falls into black hole of joyous self-parody
ABC2 is running promos for itself which are so convoluted I am surprised they can get their socks on in…
Australian Drama: the Sunday battleground
Let's go through the 8.30 Sunday slot for the last few months, to prevent ourselves sinking into despair over the…
Toronto 2013: what won what for who
Steve McQueen is breaking towards the mainstream and Oscar contention with 12 Years a Slave. In a brutally competitive field,…
Sharmill Films: and the weird business of releasing theatre in cinemas
Natalie Miller's Sharmill Films has been releasing the filmed versions of Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre productions for four years,…
Rachel Ward and an Accidental Soldier: you too can rise above the grind
Rachel Ward’s extraordinary career is sure to give hope to every unsatisfied model and actor aspiring to move behind the…
Ratings: Thursday, 12th September 2013 - Bogan catalytically rooted
SBS gains 1%, which is 20% of its audience last week. But Upper Middle Bogan deflated badly.
Toronto 2013: Mystery Road faces a challenging future in the marketplace
Ivan Sen’s slow-burning, racially charged crime drama set in a sleepy town in the Australian Outback may prove to be…
Tim Winton's The Turning Giveaway
TIM WINTON'S THE TURNING is a unique cinema event. Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a…
AFI Awards: full feature list, short film and short animation finalists announced
Here is the list, with some box office data for the last two years. All proving that justice can prevail,…
Indy Docs: grabbing audiences at Chauvel, bidding to claim national attention
Here is a story about two approaches to indy distribution which both need tickets sold and audience love. But the…