Television
Review: Dr Knock, Mars Films
Naff French film by director Lorraine Levy avoids the caustic humour of earlier versions of Dr Knock.
Commercials find novel way to argue against kids' TV
The commercial networks have a once in a lifetime chance to exit kids' TV. They are good at ideas under…
What's on screen: Breaker Upperers, Wrong Kind of Black, MIFF, Koreans...
MIFF, French comedy Dr Knock and Wrong Kind of Black head a lineup which also covers the Palace doc fest…
Daley Pearson - Australian stories are 'authored and from the gut.'
What do we mean by Australian stories? Queensland producer and comic creative Daley Pearson provides a beaut answer from Coolum…
Box Office: Mamma Mia and Andre Rieu win. Don't think about it.
It's no justice time in Australian cinemas as Mamma Mia attracts hordes and some good indies drown in their own…
Screen Australia development - hints of the production future
Here's a batch of films to think about. The landscape of Australian cinema is surely changing, but we still don't…
The Greatest 25 Australian films of the 21st Century?
Fifty-one Australian film critics voted for their favourite Australian films since the year 2000. Some surprises appear among the usual…
Screenrights Chief Executive Simon Lake resigns
Screenrights loses a veteran who has presided over enormous changes over twenty years. Expect Simon Lake to surface for new…
Prism - how can Australian feature production emerge from its Vale of Tears?
First tool to advance the frustrated Australian feature sector is clear thinking, backed by co-operation. Here's a good start.
Tony Ayres goes global: I feel like the guy who has the cake and eaten it.
Tony Ayres has walked away from Matchbox Pictures to become a global player. Here's why.