Philippa Hawker
Philippa Hawker has been writing on film and the arts for The Age since 1997. She is a former editor of the now defunct Australian film journal Cinema Papers.
Nobel winner’s raw journal of sexual passion with a Soviet diplomat
Annie Ernaux’s memoir Getting Lost reveals the reality of her consuming affair with a younger, married diplomat in Paris.
- by Philippa Hawker
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The enduring legacy of Sylvia Plath: her writing
There is extraordinary power in the best of Sylvia Plath’s writing and that’s what she should be remembered for, says a new biography.
- by Philippa Hawker
Blood on the Dance Floor comes at a crossroads for creator Jacob Boehme
Facing 40, the HIV-positive dancer decided ''to go out with a bang''.
- by Philippa Hawker
Neon explores the glory days of the world's illuminated signs
Lawrence Johnston's documentary traces our love affair with neon.
- by Philippa Hawker
Sandy Powell, Oscar-winning costume designer, on working with Martin Scorsese
The woman who has dressed some of cinema's most chilling villains is used to turning heads.
- by Philippa Hawker
Cinema Nova usher Benjamin Rigby lands role in Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant
Actor Benjamin Rigby has had a steady job in the movies – he's been working at Melbourne's Cinema Nova for six years. Now he's landed a role in the new Alien film that starts shooting at Fox Studios next month.
- by Philippa Hawker
From Vegas to Macau III review: Plot a mere inconvenience when there are robots that dance
At one stage the filmmakers give us more than a dozen dancing robots – just because they could, presumably.
- by Philippa Hawker
Film review: Room a gripping tale of confinement, imagination and escape
A mother and child locked in their own small world are at the heart of Room, a gripping tale of confinement, imagination and escape.
- by Philippa Hawker
Oscars: The Revenant and Mad Max lead the pack
Tales of endurance and revenge dominate the 88th Academy Awards.
- by Philippa Hawker
Academy Awards 2016: The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road lead Oscar nominations
The Revenant leads the nominations at the 88th Academy Awards this year with 12 nominations, closely followed by George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road with 10.
- by Philippa Hawker
Goosebumps review: Monsters galore on the big screen in RL Stine series adaptation
Storybook monsters come to life in a movie based on R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series.
- by Philippa Hawker
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