Features
Hsquared: making money in broad daylight
MasterChef might grab all of the headlines, but 200 episodes of day time cooking shows provide the bread and butter…
Ratings: Tuesday, 10th September 2013 - replacing Clive James with a tectonic plate
SBS holds its own. Everybody else bobs about, a tiny amount... Big Brother gained 60,000 on the week. The ABC…
Toronto 2013: falling into a Pitt with Dede Gardner
László Kriston, our hardworking international journalist hunting Australians hunting deals instead found Dede Gardner, head of Brad Pitt’s production company…
Ratings: Monday, 9th September 2013 - Auntie rewards political tragics with bumper senate nonsense
Seven leads, but ABC handily above 20%, with a big increase in 7.30 figures.
Toronto 2013: young Indigenous talent loose Around the Block
One of the useful things about working with László Kriston at festivals is that he is not Australian. While he…
Toronto 2013: Around the Block - insights into a funding struggle
Enchanted by Around the Block, László Kriston interviewed director Sarah Spillane and executive producer Jack Thompson, and was whirled from…
Brief: The Rocket selected for foreign language Oscar consideration
The official committee convened by Screen Australia has nominated The Rocket on the grounds that it is an Australian film…
Toronto 2013: kicks off with hastily recut version of Assange film
Running the Assange retake The Fifth Estate as the opening film for Toronto is an odd choice in itself. But…
Brief: Ruin specially Orizzonti in Venice
The Special Orizzonti Jury Prize has gone to writer/director Amiel Courtin-Wilson, producer Michael Cody and cinematographer Ari Wegner for Ruin.…
Ratings: the election weekend, September 7-8, 2013 - Sunday has nasty news for new shows
It was not your ordinary weekend, as punters had an actual reason to watch the box. On Saturday the networks…