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Liam Neeson lets loose in Blacklight. Image: Briarcliff Entertainment
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Film Review: Blacklight and street fights in Melbourne

Liam Neeson's latest was largely filmed in Melbourne in late 2020 when Australia’s mostly Covid-free status was a big draw.

Elvis has entered the building with a new trailer. Image: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Elvis film trailer: first reactions to Baz Luhrmann's biopic

The trailer for Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, has landed – so how does it look?

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Elvis: first look at Baz Luhrmann's biopic

A 15 second teaser shows us Baz Luhrmann taking care of business in what promises to be a dazzling film.

Ablaze, by Tiriki Onus, was one of the major films at MIFF 2021. Image supplied.
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MIFF announces $140,000 competition for Best Film

A jury of prominent filmmakers and industry professionals will decide the winner of the new prize this August.

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Cabaret: revisiting Bob Fosse's radical musical at 50

The Kit Kat Klub first graced the silver screen half a century ago – what lessons can it teach us…

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Smartfone FlickFest is coming: read our micro reviews

The international smart phone film festival returns with stories for every audience.

Joaquin Phoenix and actor Woody Norman in a still from C'mon C'mon.
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C’mon C’mon review: life isn't always black and white

Mike Mill's latest film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is a big-hearted, if sometimes flawed, affair.

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Drive My Car review: it's streets ahead

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-nominated film is an ingenious adaptation of three unconnected short stories by Haruki Murakami.

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Hail John Williams, the composer behind E.T., Star Wars, Jaws and Harry Potter

When adjusted for inflation, one-fifth of the top 100 films at the North American box office have music by Williams.

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Death on the Nile review: it lacks life

Why do some Agatha Christie adaptations steam ahead while others run aground? Maybe it depends whodunnit?

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