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NB: this is a review of Opéra National de Paris’ La Traviata, broadcast in Australian cinemas as part of the …

Last Christmas review: a memorable holiday movie

A Christmas movie written by Emma Thompson and filled with George Michael songs? How could you go wrong? Well, luckily …

Bill Farr is an art director with a long-standing fascination with the work of Judy Garland. Her ill-fated concert tour …

TV in Australia hasn’t looked the same since the revolutionary streaming platform Netflix hit our shores in 2015. Fast-forward four …

The Czech and Slovak Film Festival kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday. Anders Furze spoke with artistic director Eleanor Colla about its …

In volume 2 of his Melbourne International Film Festival diary, critic Anders Furze takes in films including the hot ticket …

My experience of the Melbourne International Film Festival veers wildly from year to year. One year I’ll focus on retrospectives, …

The recent ABC TV Four Corners two-;part special Hero or Villain: The prosecution of Julian Assange had many serious fails: here are four …

You’ve heard apocryphal stories about people making movies on their maxed-out credit cards, but this remarkable story of bringing a …

Disney’s new The Lion King remake opens with the sounds of birds chirping and the sight of a golden sun …