Cinema
Burn, baby, burn: 2021’s most extraordinary film tosses rule book on the fire
Seductive drama Ema reveals the full force of a dancer’s fury as she burns bits of a Chilean city to the ground. Don’t expect a happy ending.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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‘People said the movie musical will never be successful again’: Baz Luhrmann on why the critics were wrong about Moulin Rouge
Almost exactly 20 years after the movie had its world premiere opening the Cannes Film Festival, the director remembers how much negativity he faced making it.
- by Garry Maddox
‘Might taste a little different’: why indie directors are taking on superheroes
Oscar winner Chloe Zhao is following a well-trodden path from small-scale hit to comic book blockbuster with Eternals, starring Angelina Jolie. What’s behind the trend?
- by Garry Maddox
Why Robin Wright wishes someone else had starred in her latest movie
Extreme drama Land takes place entirely on the side of a mountain in Canada and unfolds over four years. It all had to be shot in just 29 days.
- by Karl Quinn
Can cinema exist without the story? Bold new visions break the mold
The online Prototype series takes a fresh approach to the moving image.
- by Jake Wilson
Are we about to see the first Mad Max movie without Mad Max?
Director George Miller talks about shooting his “logistically tough” new movie Furiosa.
- by Garry Maddox
Fancy getting nude in a cinema full of strangers? Now you can – just BYO towel
For the first time in Australia, film festival audiences in Melbourne and Sydney are being invited to strip naked to watch special screenings of the Belgian cult hit Patrick.
- by Steve Meacham
‘A bridge too far’: Director reveals the line even Mortal Kombat won’t cross
In his adaptation of the hit computer game, Australian director Simon McQuoid was determined to give the fans what they want and expect - up to a point.
- by Karl Quinn
‘A story I can’t wait to see in a cinema’: George Miller to shoot a new Mad Max
Director George Miller is gearing up to shoot the prequel Furiosa with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.
- by Garry Maddox
Rave reviews but too risky for streamers: inside Khashoggi doco The Dissident
Right from the start, filmmaker Bryan Fogel knew a crusading documentary about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi wouldn’t be an easy sell.
- by Stephanie Bunbury