4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (343+ words) Film critics point out that moviegoers no longer want to see the screen as a mirror of their own anxieties. Instead, movie theatres are once again becoming spaces for quality escapism, filled with humour, empathy, and belief in a better…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (225+ words) FilmInk The 83rd Venice International Film Festival kicked off on September 2, premiering new feature films from the likes of Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog, Cédric Kahn, Casey Affleck and May el-Toukhy, among mostly men. On the flipside, you have 50% female/male filmmakers…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (169+ words) UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ IRRESISTIBLE NEW TAKE ON JANE AUSTEN’S TIMELESS CLASSIC ARRIVES IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 15 Universal Pictures is delighted to announce acclaimed actors Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles will visit Sydney this September to celebrate the release of Sense and Sensibility,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (277+ words) You love ’em, he hates ’em! The Butcher carves up your favourite films, and this week, he applies his sharpened cleaver to Stanley Kubrick’s controversial cult classic A Clockwork Orange. Shustritt! Oooooh, too soon? If there’s a sacred cow in…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (202+ words) Award to be presented at Regional to Global Screen Forum, Thursday 10 September Screenworks will present its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Regional to Global Screen Forum 2026, recognising an outstanding contribution to the Australian screen sector. The inaugural award…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (323+ words) Campaigns designed to fill seats as Australian cinema audiences reach record levels Australian media specialist Lexlab today announced the launch of Lexlab Entertainment, a standalone division that partners with independent distributors to invest in the future of Australian cinema and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (347+ words) After enjoying great success with the recent cinematic re-release of his 1982 cult fave Going Down, Aussie director Haydn Keenan now dusts off his crazed, highly theatrical, and near-unclassifiable 1987 freak-fest Pandemonium for a very special screening at The Sydney Underground Film…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (725+ words) Independent Cinemas Australia has released new national research mapping the approaching renewal of Australia’s digital cinema infrastructure and identifying the parts of the exhibition network least able to finance the next generation of projection equipment from ordinary trading. Digital Mark…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (685+ words) The one person in this series who didn’t want to be a star… She was born Susan Ker Weld in 1943 – the “Tuesday” was a childhood nickname which stuck, and it’s got to be said, it’s an arresting moniker. Weld’s father…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) The 31st Greek Film Festival has released an exciting program of films and film events for its full program for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons. Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Festival…...