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Turning our phones off for creative inner health
Author Sebastian Smee, musician Holly Throsby and tech psychologist Jocelyn Brewer agree when it comes to switching off to embrace…
Box Office 3 June 2019 - Top End grifts as Elton John beats Godzilla
Around the world Godzilla beats Rocketman, but not here. We like our movies tuneful. Top End Wedding is trudging towards…
The Enigmatic Mr Fletcher, new Minister for Communications
Paul Fletcher, now Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts, is a Liberal brainiac. A chunk of this portfolio looks…
Inside the story: the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC's The Heights
Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Aboriginal art in NYC, success at Perth Festival, objections to proposed amalgamation of WA orgs, and new projects for Barangaroo,…
Samsung proclaims the death of the projector but we may not notice
Screens, projectors, frame rates - the evolution of the cinema races ahead.
Film Review: Godzilla II - King of the Monsters
Give us the giant city-smashing creatures we're here for - and less of the puny human drama, says Anthony Morris.
Film Review: Rocketman is a blast
Revelling in the pure emotionalism of the stage musical, Mel Campbell is singing along to this Elton John biopic.
The Netflix Genre: The Perfection, Rim of the World & Booksmart
Is there such a thing as an identifiable Netflix film? Adrian Martin has a first take on an important pressure…
Small Screen Highlights: Women own this joint
Quite by chance, our TV picks are dominated by fierce femmes in Wentworth, Killing Eve, The Handmaid's Tale and The…