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Alfred Hitchcock could learn a thing or two from the birds of Canberra about horrifying behaviour.

Forget scholars – this guide to filmmaking goes straight to the sources

Film critic and academic Adrian Martin’s new book allows filmmakers to speak for themselves in ways that open up connections between them that might never be apparent from their work.

  • Tom Ryan

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring at Federation Square, where they will play in September.

Hey Oasis, this is how you do a proper comeback tour

It’s nine years since Eddy Current Suppression Ring, hailed by many as Australia’s best live band, have played. Now they’re back – but don’t get used to it.

  • Karl Quinn
The Yellow Line brings you inside the prison walls.

Drawn from the experiences of a former prison guard, this play crosses an invisible line

The Yellow Line is based on the real-life experience of Tyson Tuala and his attempt to teach a group of initially disinterested inmates the haka.

  • Nell Geraets
Lia Arraiano, Neda Nikolic and Andrew Haysom at the Jacinda Ardern mural in Brunswick.

This trio has mapped hundreds of murals in Melbourne. Here are 15 of the best

Neda noticed Victoria’s capital was underrepresented on the world’s largest urban-art website. So she formed a team to put Melbourne on the map.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Kimono

A young mum picked up a hobby. Years later, a princess ended up wearing her works of art

An exhibition at the NGV celebrates the intricacy and evolution of an iconic piece of clothing.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley retired from dancing and made a spy movie. What’s he working on now?

As the Lord of the Dance star moves to a behind-the-scenes-role on his hit live show, he’s still finding ways to surprise audiences and take centre stage.

  • Will Cox
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Detail of Hoda Afshar’s Untitled 1, from her series In Turn (2023).

Love, solidarity, resilience: Why this extraordinary exhibition is a must-see

In a world gone mad, a show all about love is a welcome reprieve.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Yael Stone and Ash Flanders (rear) with Sigrid Thornton in Mother Play for Melbourne Theatre Company.

Sigrid Thornton strips away the glamour in sweeping tragicomic vision

Yael Stone and Ash Flanders star as the queer children of Thornton’s ageing beauty in Mother Play, a domestic drama spanning decades.

  • Cameron Woodhead
Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger in The Shrouds.

In what might be his final film, David Cronenberg keeps it perverse

The king of body horror delivers a gruesome study of grief.

  • Jake Wilson
Benjamin Kloester from FireLily Dance will feature his flame dragon wings for the first time at this year’s Firelight Festival.

The giants set to watch over Melbourne for this year’s Firelight Festival

Victoria Harbour will come alive with fire-pits, flame jets and fire arches, as well as dozens of performers in the free festival from July 4 to 6.

  • Nell Geraets

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