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C’mon C’mon review: life isn't always black and white

Mike Mill's latest film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is a big-hearted, if sometimes flawed, affair.

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Transitions Film Festival: we don't have lightyears to save humanity

Transitions Film Festival spotlights the threats facing humanity, from climate change to AI to plastic pollution.

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Drive My Car review: it's streets ahead

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-nominated film is an ingenious adaptation of three unconnected short stories by Haruki Murakami.

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Hail John Williams, the composer behind E.T., Star Wars, Jaws and Harry Potter

When adjusted for inflation, one-fifth of the top 100 films at the North American box office have music by Williams.

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Death on the Nile review: it lacks life

Why do some Agatha Christie adaptations steam ahead while others run aground? Maybe it depends whodunnit?

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JIFF returns with beauty queens, mystical mountains and Leonard Cohen

The Jewish International Film Festival 2022 program features several Australian highlights and more than 50 premieres.

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Explainer: what are NFTs and how do they work for films?

Confused? Don't be. NFTs are likely here to stay, not least in the film and TV industry. Let us explain…

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Oscar nominations released – place your bets for 2022

Nicole Kidman and Kodi Smit-McPhee are among the Aussies nominated for this year's Academy Awards. See the full list here.

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Feature film Foe brings screen jobs to Victoria

Filming for the international production Foe, starring Saoirse Ronan, has already begun in Melbourne.

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Box Office: 'Here Out West' deserves greater support

We need a solid marketing fund for key low-budget Australian films.

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