Screen Jane Campion retrospective offers a rare survey of her short filmmaking Anders Furze While best known for feature films The Piano and Bright Star, and TV series Top of the Lake, short films …
Film, Reviews, Screen Bombshell review: truth is stranger than fiction Vicki Englund Bombshell might’ve missed out on a couple of Oscar nods for Best Picture and Supporting Actress for Nicole Kidman, but there’s …
Opera, Reviews, Screen La Traviata (Opéra National de Paris) review Humphrey Bower NB: this is a review of Opéra National de Paris’ La Traviata, broadcast in Australian cinemas as part of the …
Reviews, Screen Last Christmas review: a memorable holiday movie Vicki Englund A Christmas movie written by Emma Thompson and filled with George Michael songs? How could you go wrong? Well, luckily …
Film, Screen A Garland aficionado reviews new biopic ‘Judy’ Bill Farr Bill Farr is an art director with a long-standing fascination with the work of Judy Garland. Her ill-fated concert tour …
Screen Australian streaming: the battle heats up James Bowman TV in Australia hasn’t looked the same since the revolutionary streaming platform Netflix hit our shores in 2015. Fast-forward four …
Film, News & Commentary, Screen Rolling out the red carpet for the Velvet Revolution Anders Furze The Czech and Slovak Film Festival kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday. Anders Furze spoke with artistic director Eleanor Colla about its …
Festivals, Film, Screen Melbourne International Film Festival Diary Volume Two Anders Furze In volume 2 of his Melbourne International Film Festival diary, critic Anders Furze takes in films including the hot ticket …
Festivals, Film, Reviews, Screen Melbourne International Film Festival Diary Volume One: Elevating the Every Day Anders Furze My experience of the Melbourne International Film Festival veers wildly from year to year. One year I’ll focus on retrospectives, …
Reviews, Screen, TV Some thoughts on Four Corner’s Julian Assange ‘Hero or Villain’ Phillip Frazer The recent ABC TV Four Corners two-;part special Hero or Villain: The prosecution of Julian Assange had many serious fails: here are four …
