Sydney Film Festival 2015 review:Victoria is a pulsating one-take thriller

Sydney Film Festival 2015 review:Victoria is a pulsating one-take thriller

Precision choreography allows a German filmmaker to take a dazzlingly bold approach to Victoria.

  • byGarry Maddox
Sydney Film Festival 2015 review:Last Cab To Darwin is much better than fare

Sydney Film Festival 2015 review:Last Cab To Darwin is much better than fare

Michael Caton shines in a road movie about the right to die.

  • byGarry Maddox
The Daughter review:A son returns to a dying timber town with devastating consequences

The Daughter review:A son returns to a dying timber town with devastating consequences

At atmospheric drama is inspired by a classic Norwegian play.

  • byGarry Maddox
How Strangerland's rookie director landed Nicole Kidman in Australian thriller

How Strangerland's rookie director landed Nicole Kidman in Australian thriller

It was a sparsely written script with shades of grey and the character's challenging sexual odyssey which attracted Hollywood star Nicole Kidman to Kim Farrant's small-scale Australian drama,Strangerland.

  • byPhilippa Hawker
What's on in Sydney this weekend:20 things to hear,see and do

What's on in Sydney this weekend:20 things to hear,see and do

From B-Girl and Sydney Film Festival talks galore to a craft party and the Colour Run,we have your weekend covered.

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'Blackfish for elephants':Tyke Elephant Outlaw premieres in Sydney

'Blackfish for elephants':Tyke Elephant Outlaw premieres in Sydney

When Susan Lambert and Stefan Moore first premiered their documentary Tyke Elephant Outlaw in Sarasota,Florida - the heart of US circus country - rival protest groups clashed,police were called in and bodyguards had to escort the filmmakers from the building.

  • byBrittany Ruppert
Love and Mercy's Paul Dano relates to Brian Wilson's tortured genius

Love and Mercy's Paul Dano relates to Brian Wilson's tortured genius

I have this flash memory of Paul Dano that keeps recurring during a stumbling interview about Love and Mercy,the excellent biopic in which he plays the young Brian Wilson.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Amy Winehouse did not think she could handle fame,new documentary'Amy'shows

Amy Winehouse did not think she could handle fame,new documentary'Amy'shows

A new documentary from the director of Senna shows a young Amy Winehouse considering the life ahead of her.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Winter is coming:What to do in Sydney every day in winter

Winter is coming:What to do in Sydney every day in winter

From hot ticket John Oliver to music by Mark Ronson and Blur,more movies than you could hope for,plus ice-skating galore,here's your guide to the best Sydney has to offer this winter. Now just get out and enjoy it.

  • byLouise Rugendyke andElissa Blake
Sydney Film Festival 2015:Last Cab to Darwin and the stage hits turning into home-grown films

Sydney Film Festival 2015:Last Cab to Darwin and the stage hits turning into home-grown films

The Australian theatre scene is driving a new wave of films,with four premiering at the Sydney Film Festival.

  • byGarry Maddox