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Peter Weir

November 2024

Five days on a Greyhound bus into an anxious America

Catching a Greyhound bus across the “rust belt” swing states gives an extraordinary insight into the psyche of American voters ahead of the US presidential election.

March 2024

The Oscars are the film awards by which all others are judged.

Spurned, slighted, rejected: Oscar snubs critics will never get over

There are some movies and artists that memorably – and some would say outrageously – got the brush off from the academy.

January 2022

On set at Sydney's Fox Studios: Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge.

Because we can-can: Australian film costumes in the spotlight

Muriel’s wedding dress and a borrowed 1920s couture gown are just part of the story of Australian cinema, on display now at a dazzling new exhibition.

September 2021

Ingrid Weir has written a book on making a tree change.

How to nail a tree change, from a woman who did

In Ingrid Weir’s new book, she catalogues her journey from city girl with a famous film family pedigree to passionate landholder.

January 2020

Guy Pearce, left, and Robert Pattinson in director David Michod's panned The Rover.

Australia's worst movies: a screen test

So long as we see our first priority as being ‘supportive’ to our film industry, Australia will continue to make movies that nobody wants to watch.

June 2019

Still from the 1992 production, Turtle Beach.

Australian film producers take another stab at making it in the region

The Australian film industry's on-again, off-again attempts to build links to Asian audiences has taken a new turn.

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