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What We're Watching: May
From psychedelic cartoons to punk histories, there's something for everyone in the office's roundup of the best of May viewing.
Vale Arthur Dignam
The Australian stage and screen actor, whose work included roles in The Devil’s Playground and The Dismissal, has died of…
China evolves a new screen market, traffic is officially stunning, Avatar won't go away
Bittorrent traffic is much higher than Facebook around most of the world – just one of our tasty list of…
How 'Moving Out' entertains us while the world stays in
A new game from Australian developers SMG Studio embodies the sentiment that the show must go on – even in…
A three part plan to free us from our homes – is this the starting gun?
If the three step plan announced by the government is supposed to get the economy moving, this is a very…
Where there’s smoke: seeing sex in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'
LGBTQ films tend to provoke debates about authenticity, especially when it comes to sex.
Screen News in Brief
A new campaign supports Australian content, big film festivals go online and plethora of talks and forums to keep you…
MIFF announces online version for August in an excited flurry of change
The Melbourne International Film Festival, known for its commanding sprawl over 17 days, has gone boutique, digital and national in…
Film: 'Hearts and Bones' is warm and human
A richly social film that doesn't lose sight of the darkness beneath a friendship.
GCAP conference chooses a new theme and a new path forward
The annual games conference held during Melbourne International Games Week has changed its theme to reflect this year of pandemic.