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Based on the international bestseller by Hans Fallada, ALONE IN BERLIN shines the light on two ordinary German people who made an extraordinary impact. Berlin, 1940. Working class couple Otto and Anna Quangel (Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson) receive the news that their only son has been killed on the battlefield. They decide to resist
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The latest film from the renowned South Korean auteur, Bong Joon Ho, has been caught up in a small and inconsequential discussion. Something about the alleged end of cinema as we know it. With streaming service providers extending their reach every day, and an increasing number of acclaimed, hitherto cinema-focused directors (like Joon Ho) migrating
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By Ben Neutze
The first season of ABC’s Indigenous sci-fi Cleverman was met with generally strong reviews and great enthusiasm from commentators excited by its unique blend of politically-charged superhero/sci-fi genre with stories from Aboriginal dreaming and mythology. The series is set in a dystopian near-future in which a fictional race of Hairy People (which are exactly what they sound
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The Victorian State Government’s Creative Summit 28-29 June is distinctive in as much as government, that slow beast, makes clear its intention to recognise the artist’s role as an essential, mainstream and productive member of society and the economy and not just an outlier. Big stuff does get done in summits. Summits are short, sharp and seek solutions. There’s
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By Ben Neutze
Netflix’s new show GLOW is a fictionalisation of the personalities and stories behind-the-scenes of the 1980s wrestling promotion and TV series, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. The ten-part series premieres today, and is inevitably going to be compared to Orange is the New Black. On paper, the shows have plenty of similarities: GLOW is a comedy-drama Netflix original, following an ensemble cast of “strong” women
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By Raymond Gill
Melbourne is used to winning the World’s Most Liveable City title and the slightly less prestigious World’s (Second) Most Fun City but a new report released this week by the Victorian Government shows that its reputation as a cultural capital needs some work as other cities catch up. According to the government’s report, Melbourne as a Global
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Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, The Hulk, Batman, Superman,Ant-Man; Doctor Strange. What do all these names have in common? They’re all superheroes who have had stand-alone films with budgets over $100 million in the past few years. You may have also noticed they’re all men. The list for female superhero films of the same scale you ask? Wonder Woman. That’s it.
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Every once in a while somebody a great deal saner than I asks me why I sat through a film or TV program that was widely anticipated – and indeed turned out to be – terrible. I have a standard response, delivered way too many times over the years to count. I say “so you
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Australia Day has the ambition to use the already contentious celebration of Australia’s national day as a stage. The players are a series of racially diverse characters whose interlinked stories bring them and the audience face to face with the unspoken reality of racial tension in this country. The film bears a resemblance to those cash grab interconnected
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Hobart at night is awash with pools of red light. Building facades, boats, reflections, windows. Black hoods with red crosses, we’re in Dark Mofo. PUSSY RIOT & CATTLE KILL The program is thick and deep with allure. The hot buzz was for Pussy Riot, Paul Kelly and Mogwai — “Did you see Mogwai?’ was Sunday’s
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