Australia

Film Review: Rolling Thunder Revue - A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Great songs, inspired performances and a good digital brush-up make this essential for fans, but is it a doco? asks…

How to turn eight ornery camels into an Oscar chance
Alison James and Brooke Silcox explain how to direct camels, run a gruelling desert shoot, and build careers with their…

Box Office 8 July 2019: Mystify swirls up from the past
Mystify travels on a wave of hope, Parasite is doing well, After is a strange fan tribute, and Spiderman dominates…

ICYMI: the week in arts
From poetry slam to collecting performance art; new funding models in both NSW and VIC, and an upset at the…

Australian screenwriters: so long and thanks for all the reject letters
Go global, the financiers cry, so Australian screenwriters are doing just that, setting up their own system to get Hollywood…

Film Review: After stretches romantic tension too far
Adapted from young adult fan fiction, not much happens in this adolescent love story, yet Adrian Martin finds it weirdly…

Film Review: Mystify - Michael Hutchence
Richard Lowenstein's excellent documentary captures his subject’s essence by never quite bringing the man into focus.

Big Screen Highlights: Mystify Michael Hutchence, The Third Wife and Perth's Revelations
An excellent Australian doco, some weird romance and fests in the West are just some of what's on offer.

TV Review: The Rook is a gripping paranormal spy thriller
Adapted from a novel by Australian Daniel O'Malley, this series is compelling but lacks the book's complexity.

Magda Szubanski fundraises #ForLove
Responding to the divisive furore around Israel Folau, Szubanski has gathered interfaith campaigners to raise dollars and spread love.