National

Screen NSW has disappeared: why it matters
Pioneering change maker Screen NSW has been dissolved into Create NSW to be and subsumed under the new minister. Is…

Arts transcend transgender monsters
Literature and film have shifted from demonising transgender people to attempts to understand them and represent them positively.

Box Office - 30 Jan 2017 as Lion hits $45m+ around the world
The Lion results are just peachy as the picture turns into the little bulldozer that can.

Split
M. Night Shyamalan plunges happily into spatially constrained, plot twist-restrained, psychological-thriller territory.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
The undead franchise supposedly comes to an end with an over-edited mess that offers up more of the same.

Much better than we think - 2016 overseas box office for Australian films
Antony I. Ginnane, addicted to numbers, explains why the overseas box office for Australian films is better than we think.…

Australia Day Honours List 2017 - the perfect guest list for an industry party
Besides headline musicians, the list includes a great production designer, an international news cinematographer, a film festival leader and an…

Oscars 2017 - Tanna pops up to join Lion and Hacksaw Ridge
Some key nominations for Lion and Hacksaw Ridge as field is flooded by La La Land. Pretty well as the…

Box Office 23 Jan 2017 - The Lion purrs tonight
Lion is turning into a monster, but in the best possible way. $30m in box office around the world.

Daina Reed Directing & Robert Thirkell Factual Masterclass
In February don’t miss weekend Directing Masterclass with Daina Reid in Melbourne, plus UK factual TV expert Robert Thirkell gives…