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Film pioneer set fire to screens and didn’t care if you hated her work
Corinne Cantrill was one half of a couple whose experimental works caught the world’s attention.
- by Jake Wilson
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Stirring tale of a genuine war hero still has much to teach us
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s courage shines through in this biopic.
- by Sandra Hall
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Immaculately groomed infidelity meets espionage in Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller
In Black Bag, Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett face off as a husband and wife at a dinner party where everyone has secrets to hide.
- by Sandra Hall
‘One of the greatest of all time’: Ellen Burstyn, 92, lands in Australia to shoot new film
The Oscar winner is set to star alongside Taika Waititi in Place to Be. She says there’s never been a better time to escape the USA.
- by Thomas Mitchell
From Minecraft to Superman and 28 Years Later: 20 movies we can’t wait to see
Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.
- by Craig Mathieson
Gangs, brawls and defying gravity: Inside the secret lives of hummingbirds
No heavier than a marshmallow and no longer than an adult’s little finger, the colourful birds can also be ferocious.
- by Sandra Hall
‘Why would you make us do it again?’: The secret to Toni Collette’s acting success
The Australian actor jumped at the chance to work with South Korean master Bong Joon-ho on new film Mickey 17.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
An Oscar winner urged us to keep cinemas alive. These Australians already are
More Australians are swapping the small screen for the cinema, embracing the big-screen experience that faces an existential challenge in the age of streaming.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Setara fled the Taliban. Now she’s living her dream, as a movie star
Three years after arriving in Australia as a refugee, Setara Amiri is one of the stars of an Australian movie about to be released in India.
- by Karl Quinn
How an animated charmer about a lost cat beat Hollywood’s biggest hits at the Oscars
Flow became the feelgood story of the Academy Awards when it surprisingly won best animated feature film.
- by Garry Maddox
A film villain finally gets to play the hero. Just don’t hold his hand
Dark, handsome and vaguely dangerous, Claes Bang has embodied some of the most odious men on screen. William Tell makes a pleasant change.
- by Stephanie Bunbury