David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.

David's Latest Articles

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Bullet Train tops the box office amid quiet traffic

Brad Pitt's latest made $3.16m, which is the lowest opening weekend topper since Downton Abbey: A New Era.

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Lee Kernaghen, Archie Roach – how music fares at the Oz box office

Lee Kernaghen: Boy From the Bush ventured into the fraught music documentary space this weekend on 134 screens.

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A year ago the top ten films made $2.26m over the weekend ... and now?

On the last weekend before the July holidays, the total was $22.5m, which then rose to $30m, and then sank…

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Opinions & Analysis

Australians are animated by animation with a 'local' anima

Australian audiences are good at finding an underlying national identity in blockbuster films, however tenuous.

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Don't call it a comeback: Elvis holds on at the box office

Top Gun still leads as Thor beats Minions and Elvis quietly heads for success.

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Thor: Love and Thunder hammers Top Gun at the Australian box office

Taika Waititi's new Thor has beaten the initial release figures for Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World: Dominion in Australian…

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Elvis tops the Australian box office, thank you very much

Baz Luhrmann's Elvis took the number-one slot in Oz but the US release is poised between joy and disappointment.

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Lightyear fails to create a buzz for Pixar

Fearful producers could think that Pixar is damaging its brand by streaming and thereby losing glamour ... but reviews have…

Jurassic World: Dominion. Courtney Bryce Dallas. .
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Jurassic World: Dominion makes double its budget in week one

The latest dino film took $558m globally in week one, but sits just behind Top Gun: Maverick's opening haul at…

Opinions & Analysis

Top Gun: Maverick hits mach speed at the box office

Older audiences are leading the sortie into cinemas for Top Gun but people born this century are buzzing the tower…

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