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Jane Seymour shoots a new Australian film in a COVID-19 bubble
The British-American actor is playing a loving grandmother with Alzheimer's Disease in Ruby's Choice.
- by Garry Maddox
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Alan Parker, director of Midnight Express and Evita, dies at 76
One of Britain's most successful directors, Parker's movies won 10 Academy Awards and 19 British Academy Film Awards.
- by Jill Lawless
Melbourne International Film Festival
MIFF reviews: Into the lounge room but out of our comfort zone
This year's online festival offers some dark and disturbing fare.
- by Jake Wilson and Stephanie Bunbury
Melbourne International Film Festival
'Maniacs' run wild as Benh Zeitlin's Wendy recasts tale of Peter Pan
MIFF's centrepiece film reminds us that growing up is not such a bad thing.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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Australian film
Based on an inspirational real life story, Australian film Penguin Bloom is selected for Toronto
Naomi Watts, Jacki Weaver and Andrew Lincoln star in a drama about family helped through a crisis by an injured magpie.
- by Garry Maddox
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AI
Melbourne International Film Festival dumps android child sex film
The festival dropped the prize-winning movie after a leading forensic psychologist warned it "normalises sexual interest in children".
- by Karl Quinn
Art
Once in almost every home, now the VCR is a museum piece
The National Film and Sound Archive is highlighting the value of the VHS in a new exhibition area.
- by Garry Maddox
Film Festivals
Debut director Roderick MacKay's The Furnace selected for Venice Film Festival
The Australian's film has landed a berth at one of the world's most prestigious festivals. The question is, will he be travelling with it?
- by Karl Quinn
Review
Towering performances on a bedrock of realism in Litigante
Colombian director Franco Lolli's second feature is about women, mainly mothers.
- by Paul Byrnes
Film Festivals
Venice Film Festival to return with masks and without blockbusters
This year's festival will run September 2-12, with a reduced schedule and compulsory temperature checks.
- by Eleanor Stanford
Cinema
Cinemas get a boost as Tenet jumps back on the schedule
After a series of postponements, Warner Bros says Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller will now be released in Australia next month.
- by Garry Maddox