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Screen Australia funds 47 new local projects

A huge lineup of films, TV series, and webseries has received a share of $1.2mil in funding thanks to Screen…

MIFF 2023 snapshots: week two of the Melbourne International Film Festival

It's MIFF 2023 at a glance: two-sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.

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Event review: MIFF XR, Melbourne

Is the physical body at stake in VR?

The Exorcist, dir. William Friedkin. Image: Warner Bros. Pictures/Turner Classic Movies/Max
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The creativity of William Friedkin: from arthouse to Oscars

American director William Friedkin, once a crucial driver of New Hollywood in the 70s, has died at 87 years of…

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
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Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Review - MIFF 2023

Director Paul Goldman aims for the impossible in summing up the life of a legend.

Sophie Wilde in Talk to Me. Image: A24.
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10 years of homegrown horror: Talk To Me signals a golden age

Are we witnessing a new golden age of Aussie horror? Jessica Balanzategui says yes.

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MIFF Review: Family is haunted in Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter

Tilda Swinton plays dual roles in this elegiac closing chapter to The Souvenir and its sequel. These musings on memories…

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Is Ken a Men's Rights Activist in Barbie?

Ken’s rights? Research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised

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How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens

Greta Gerwig's Barbies have agency, but Barbie ultimately recognises the agency of a doll is limited.

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Films hold our attention more than TV series

Half of scripted series receive our full attention compared to 63% of movie viewing, according to new research from QUT.

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