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Women made to share top gong at 2019 Critics' Choice Awards
"The world pits us against each other in this profession [but] I know, from other women in this category, we celebrate each other."
- by Broede Carmody
Latest
Why the original Storm Boy movie was a 'life-shaping moment'
Photographed to emphasise the rugged beauty of the South Australian coast around the mouth of the Murray River, there's little that is placid or merely picturesque about the original Storm Boy.
- by Craig Mathieson
Disability
'You can achieve anything': animation lays bare living with disability
Cecilia Rumore's documentary draws on the stories of ABC journalist Nas Campanella in asking audiences to lift their expectations of people with disabilities.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Cinema
Piercing desire: For Mia Wasikowska, home is where the art is
Australian actress Mia Wasikowska has mixed it with some of Hollywood's biggest names, but all she really wants is some quality home time.
- by Karl Quinn
Oscars
Awards season backlash shows Hollywood still has no clue
Hollywood in awards season is a bit like Mr Bean at a funfair, bumbling its way through a series of unbelievable mishaps.
- by Robert Moran
Loro review: Berlusconi may the target, but this rich satire is really about Italy
It has been some time since Italy had a director worthy of its contradictions and provocations.
- by Paul Byrnes
Australian film
'Storm Boy': will Geoffrey Rush factor rain on family film's parade?
The remake of Storm Boy is a delightful film for all the family, but will it be dogged by the whiff of scandal?
- by Karl Quinn
Bunga bunga and triumph of vulgarity: A controversial movie on Silvio Berlusconi
Paolo Sorrentino's movie Loro has been decried as "a porn film without a moral issue". He sees it as a step towards understanding the power of Silvio Berlusconi.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Cinema
Storm Boy reimagined for 2019, but it's the cast bond that makes it special
Set against a backdrop of debate over mining in the Pilbara, Storm Boy elevates its source material’s environmental message for a 2019 audience.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Film awards
Margot Robbie one of three Aussies to score a BAFTAs nomination
The Favourite dominated with 12 nominations, five more than any other film.
What's on
Sydney's most scenic cinema opens for another season
The St. George OpenAir Cinema has opened, with a line-up of international films, Oscar contenders and 2018 favourites.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos