Elba and Swinton cast a spell in this ‘unclassifiable’ bit of movie magic
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Elba and Swinton cast a spell in this ‘unclassifiable’ bit of movie magic

George Miller’s dazzling and playful Three Thousand Years of Longing explores what would happen if a sceptic was offered three wishes.

  • bySandra Hall

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Setbacks,star wars,sackings:How director George Miller plays Hollywood hardball

Setbacks,star wars,sackings:How director George Miller plays Hollywood hardball

The legendary director of the Mad Max and Happy Feet films has learnt many lessons during his acclaimed career – including how to handle LA from Down Under.

  • byGarry Maddox
George Miller’s new Arabian Nights-inspired film starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba

George Miller’s new Arabian Nights-inspired film starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba

This eccentrically lush literary fantasy,about an English academic who goes to Istanbul and encounters a djinn,had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Friday.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Tom Cruise and Australia’s biggest directors are the star attractions as Cannes returns

Tom Cruise and Australia’s biggest directors are the star attractions as Cannes returns

Along with two films from Australian star directors,the launch of Top Gun:Maverick at the 75th Cannes Film Festival tells the world that big cinema is back.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Fury Road’s troubles and on-set tensions make for a racy read

Fury Road’s troubles and on-set tensions make for a racy read

Kyle Buchanan’s book about the making of George Miller’s $US350 million Mad Max:Fury Road is an invaluable historical document.

  • byTom Ryan
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Mad Max meets Night of the Living Dead as Aussie zombies bite back

Mad Max meets Night of the Living Dead as Aussie zombies bite back

In Wyrmwood:Apocalypse,brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner show they have a knack for delivering horror with flair and ingenuity.

  • byJake Wilson
From Bondi to Hollywood:meet the next-gen Australian filmmakers
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From Bondi to Hollywood:meet the next-gen Australian filmmakers

Mirrah Foulkes and David Michod are one of our most intriguing film-making couples. The story of their first kiss is so perfect it could have been scripted.

  • byHelen O'Neill
Are we about to see the first Mad Max movie without Mad Max?

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.

  • byGarry Maddox
‘A story I can’t wait to see in a cinema’:George Miller to shoot a new Mad Max

‘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.

  • byGarry Maddox
Kings Cross art deco theatre,once George Miller HQ,is now one step closer to opening

Kings Cross art deco theatre,once George Miller HQ,is now one step closer to opening

The Minerva Theatre has not been actively used since it was sold to a property group in 2019.

  • byLinda Morris