Television
RIP: Peter O'Toole
40 years after he received the first of eight Best Actor nominations, Peter O'Toole was presented with an honorary Oscar…
AACTA : 3rd international nominations orbit around Hollywood
Eighty members of the International Chapter of AACTA has nominated a total of fifteen films displaying 'excellence regardless of geography'.…
Berlinale: early titles for Generation section
While the complete Generation programme won't be announced until mid-January, twelve titles including two from Australia are teased out pre-Christmas.…
Andrew Plain: dies in Sydney Hospital
Andrew Plain, the remarkable and much loved sound designer, sound editor and supervising sound editor, proprietor of Huzzah Sound, died…
Berlinale: Australians confront St Nick in early announcements
While the complete Generation programme won't be announced until mid-January, twelve titles including two from Australia are teased out pre-Christmas
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 20123: back from the grave with all necessary splendour
What better way to promote a World City than a grouse set of awards from all over the Asia-Pacific? Actually…
Goalpost Pictures: WIN Award in Los Angeles for The Sapphires
Goalpost Pictures Australia producers Rosemary Blight and Kylie du Fresne have been won the FILM PRODUCED BY A WOMAN category…
Toronto: reviews for Australian films emphasise arthouse appeal
The Railway Man has left key industry reviewers with pursed lips, though the papers generally concede it got a standing…
American Hustle
An all-star cast featuring Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Christian Bale feature in this authentic, intelligent film.
Sundance: in brief
The first major festival of 2014's shorts programme comes in four flavours: US Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary and Animation. US…