National
Brief: Netflix looks more like a studio
The Netflix model is getting a bit less monomaniacal as it feels the urge to be involved in production, just…
What's On Screen: lovely arthouse, great streams, four compelling fests at once
Brisbane (film), Melbourne (TV) and Castlemaine (docs) offer great festival gutzing. We take the chance to expand our list of…
Something Warm in the Middle - the Grist of Gristmill
Gristmill's Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler are Back in Very Small Business with their gooey, chewy secret: You can be…
Box Office - 16 July 2018: tripping over tentpoles as holidays end
Some commercial English language films get a hard time in our cinemas, as micro budgeted local films arrive for an…
Suresh Ayyar, alive still in his work
For an artist, death is not final if the work lives on beyond personal memory. Editor Suresh Ayyar's friends search…
Series Mania and 'Wrong Kind of Black'
New kinds of storytelling are possible with the web series format. But for producers like Andrea Denholm of Princess Pictures,…
Review: Madeline’s Madeline, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
An astonishing debut performance drives this expressionistic coming-of-age film, toying with life, art and everything in-between.
Rolf de Heer - a chasm of difference between an Australian story and an Australian storyteller
Rolf de Heer is a remarkable filmmaker, Dutch born, probing deeply Australian stories, honoured internationally. Here he talks about the…
Review: Beast, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
A taut character study as well as a psychological thriller, this superbly acted film examines beasts and beauty on several…
Iranian cinema - sharply modern, fed by tradition
In art cinema land, Iranian films can be arresting, varied, mischievous and enigmatic. An email interview provides a glimpse of…