Television
Los Angeles mentorships open again
Supported by Australians in Film, four mentorships offer the chance to connect closely to Hollywood and fit the experience in…
Toronto Bound: Six Australian Films Selected
The Toronto International Film Festival has become an important launching pad for Australian films. Here are the four features and…
Review: Heath Ledger – A Life In Pictures, NFSA
This exhibition shows that Ledger was so much more than an actor; he was an inspiration to anyone with a…
SPA nominates its favourite feature production companies and projects for 2018
The Screen Producers Australia Awards focus on the most mysterious category of all - the behaviour of producers. What does…
Review: The Meg, Roadshow
Sometimes amusingly entertaining, sometimes dourly formulaic, this giant shark thriller bobs from one extreme to the other.
Box Office 20 August 2018 - depressed carnivore deep in the Doldrums
Shark movie triumphant? Not exactly. Theory is that it lacks gore because it had to be kept as a PG…
Review: Mandy, MIFF
Nicolas Cage is at his unhinged yet earnest best in this lurid, ultra-violent, unforgettable revenge tale.
Cinefest Oz: a hundred thou in the balance
Cinefest Oz is just five days away, and four teams and four teams will be sweating out their head to…
What's on Screen? 16 August 2018 brings Ultimate Shark Screamer
All restraint gone as The Meg treats audiences like a cloud of burley in an underwater multiplex. Also, for the…
Country Roads: a regional pathway to directing with The Merger's Mark Grentell
Mark Grentell didn't go to film school, but teaching drama to kids and directing musical theatre in country NSW gave…