Priscilla at 30:How queens of the desert made Australian film history

Priscilla at 30:How queens of the desert made Australian film history

The people behind the cinematic legend relive the colour and chaos behind the scenes – and how one casting misstep might have changed everything.

  • byMichael Idato

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Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’:13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival

Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’:13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival

From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation,here are our top MIFF picks.

  • byCameron Williams
Once Were Warriors director returns with ‘raw and vicious’ The Convert
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Once Were Warriors director returns with ‘raw and vicious’ The Convert

Guy Pearce stars in Lee Tamahori’s story about a lay preacher in New Zealand stuck between two warring Maori tribes.

  • bySandra Hall
Thrice Were Warriors:Director wraps trilogy with The Convert

Thrice Were Warriors:Director wraps trilogy with The Convert

The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film,and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?

  • byKarl Quinn
Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore:15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore:15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

From Cannes award winners to local documentaries and big-name stars,these are the festival’s top picks.

  • byGarry Maddox
Fabulous,darling! Priscilla to ride again in film sequel

Fabulous,darling! Priscilla to ride again in film sequel

The Adventures of Priscilla,Queen of the Desert – an Australian classic – is getting a sequel,according to director Stephan Elliott.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
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Emmysborough:Australia’s Neighbours cracks daytime TV’s big time

Emmysborough:Australia’s Neighbours cracks daytime TV’s big time

The long-running soap opera has become the first Australian TV drama to be nominated at America’s annual Daytime Emmys.

  • byMichael Idato
Guy Pearce lists double house for $8.5 million to $9.35 million

Guy Pearce lists double house for $8.5 million to $9.35 million

Doesn’t everybody need good neighbours? The Aussie actor is selling his supersized home in one of Melbourne’s sought-after suburbs.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Guy Pearce set for surprise return in Neighbours reboot
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Guy Pearce set for surprise return in Neighbours reboot

His turn as Mike Young in the finale was meant to be a one-off,but when Neighbours came back from the dead,Guy Pearce found himself stuck in Ramsay Street.

  • byKarl Quinn
The Clearing,Disney’s first home-grown drama,is a sure-fire cult hit
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The Clearing,Disney’s first home-grown drama,is a sure-fire cult hit

Inspired by the real-life story of The Family,The Clearing goes inside a strange New Age cult to explore the lingering effects of the abuse visited upon its child members.

  • byKarl Quinn
Celebrities swarm Sydney for Christmas homecomings

Celebrities swarm Sydney for Christmas homecomings

The great Christmas homecoming has delivered a bumper crop of big names to town this week,while some of the locals are splashing out on decorations.

  • byAndrew Hornery