Features
Mel Smith: in death as in life, if we are lucky
Actor, writer, director and producer Mel Smith has died of a heart attack at the age of sixty. He was…
Ratings: Monday, 22nd July 2013
Hamish, Andy and The Block console Nine for a healthy investment in cricket hours full of nothing but Australian failure.
Screen Australia: board appointments bring it up to size
Deanne Weir, already on the Board, becomes deputy-chair, while Rosemary Blight and Joan Peters are new appointments.
Working for the little guy
When you are starting out it can be worth working for a non-paying experimental or student project. But do it…
Jonathan Holmes: citizen Holmes reflects on his long, distinguished career
As he leaves his national stage for the last time, Jonathan Holmes demonstrates that his judious calm is not just…
Brief: Rebel Wilson springboards more Oz talent in US TV
Not forgetting her origins, the irrepressible Rebel has brought Kate Jenkinson into a confederacy of two.
Ratings: Sunday, 21st July 2013
Blitz v blitz as Nine and Seven both clear 30%, leaving the tiddlers to gasp on the shore. The ABC…
David Hannay: this must be immortality
David Hannay has not one but two interviews on the net. Technically a New Zealander, born in 1939, he is…
Fair Use: seems to be a good idea, but....
There is a relentless push towards the 'flexibility' of a Fair Use clause, currently under debate by the Australian Law…
Children's Animation Masterclass: a deadline, a symptom and a certain idealism
The ABC and the Australian Writers' Guild are collaborating on a multi-day masterclass to support emerging animation writers. We explore…