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What's On in Film: New this week are Gringo, I Kill Giants, Just Between Us and Godard
Three biopics - LBJ, Godard and Gauguin, but I Kill Giants could be better than all of them. Tentpoles abound…
Giant camera company bets image on human curiosity
Are we a curious nation? Is our curiosity being destroyed by overwork? What is happening to our children? How can…
Jobs, submissions for AFF, Screenability at SFF - timely bits of news
The SAFC has senior jobs, the Adelaide Film Fest delays the submission date (a bit) and SFF promotes its strand…
St Kilda Winners 2018: the better the film, the shorter the speech
Behind the awards are actual humans. Here are the people who made some of the most interesting films at St…
Box Office 28 May 2018 - Peter Rabbit's excellent statistical adventure
Breath has made it to week four, which is an achievement in itself. One small statistical comparison shows just how…
Illuminating moment from Flame
Flame started small but is growing quickly by following the oldest and most profitable adage of all: follow the money.
What's On in Film - More Star Wars, a sad Book Shop, and Austrafilms still around
Besides the Han Solo picture, The Bookshop and Lost in Paris could be treats. 2001 is running in 70mm, while…
Blackmagic rides a white horse for empowered creatives
Blackmagic is a remarkable Australian success story, which grew from nothing to sell equipment around the world. All driven by…
Australian director Charles Williams wins at Cannes
In a magic moment, an Australian film wins a rare, rare Palme d'Or for Short Film at Cannes.
Cannes sales bathed in a sense of irony
A connoisseur of irony? Here's some from the sales at Cannes, involving Netflix, Jafar Panahi and a heap of disappointed…