Film
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…
Inside the story: the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC's The Heights
Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer…
The Netflix Genre: The Perfection, Rim of the World & Booksmart
Is there such a thing as an identifiable Netflix film? Adrian Martin has a first take on an important pressure…
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.
New Minister for the Arts appointed by PM
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Member for Bradfield, has replaced Victorian Senator Mitch Fifield as Federal Minister for Communications and the…
TV Review: Better Things is utterly lovable
Pamela Adlon's tough, unsentimental comedy about stretched motherhood is just as good in its third season as in its first,…
Now that it's over, why did Game of Thrones mean so much?
Cultural commentator and long-time recapper Mel Campbell looks back at the show that won and broke so many hearts.
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…
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…