Television
CinefestOz bets on happiness
The CinefestOz finalists for 2019 were a pretty good batch, with a family film about joy and optimism comes through…
Box Office: cautious release for Nightingale while Palm Beach and Danger Close wind down
Australian films hold their line but there are no charges to glory. Not even from the war film lovers.
Screenhub kicks off the Hub Club with a discount offer on Screen Forever
We are much more than a bunch of stories as members are about to find out with our new Hub…
Leading for change – who’s leading disability arts?
From being disability-led from the top down to making everyone share responsibility to be leaders for change, those doing it…
Black List scheme throws Oz writers into global deep end
The 2019 Australian script writing opportunity kicks off again, linking Black List, Warner Bros and WA company Veerhuis.
Director's cuts - do they make a film any better?
The recent release of yet another extended cut of Apocalypse Now puts the vexed idea of the director's cut back…
Recutting films - a tangled story
Recuts are not just about director's versions. They have become a routine way of evolving the essence of a project.
Film Review: The Nightingale is furious and gruelling
The Babadook director returns with a different kind of horror: an essential film that gives voice to female suffering.
Crack Hollywood before you leave home - here's one approach
Writers trying to open a door to Hollywood are offered support systems in many different shapes and sizes. Here's one…
Big screen highlights: Australian Dream, Nightingale and Palm Beach
Other than Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, the filmscape is full of yes-but films which disappoint, or terrify, or…