Features

Box Office: June 2015 as art fails to take hold
Doesn't look like a great weekend for Australian film.

Strangerland: tough terrain for an actors' director
For Strangerland, director Kim Farrant dealt with the awesome experience of Nicole Kidman and the innocence of a fifteen year…

Stop Press: 2015 Sydney Film Festival winners
The key award for 2015 goes to Arabian Nights, at 390 minutes a mammoth opus in three parts from Portuguese…

Reviewers take the Fury Road to Strangerland and back
It takes a poet and a teacher to really get hold of Fury Road's story world. And a bunch of…

Five top trends you need to know
In a world where attention spans are dropping, tapping into trends as they happen is essential for cultural providers trying…

Why digital isn't killing the cinema star
Far from killing film festivals, digital exposure may be growing audiences willing to try something different.

Beyond backdrops: scenography takes centre stage
Australian theatrical design is distinctive for its collaborative approach, a quality that will be on display at an international scenography…

Fury Road relentless in box office
While Strangerland waits in the arthouse wings, Fury Road has the relentlessness of a council steamroller.

Showcase: steeped in blood
The trailer for the Kurzel Macbeth is out, and we do some quick comparisons between old and new, ridiculous, strange…

The Lindfield money: daring to dream of a new industry fund
A modest proposal to revive the documentary sector.. just with a real estate deal.