‘Magic happened in the room’:Here Out West is a rare contemporary take on western Sydney

‘Magic happened in the room’:Here Out West is a rare contemporary take on western Sydney

A bold anthology film has eight writers from different cultural backgrounds,five female directors and nine languages. Plus other festival highlights.

  • byGarry Maddox

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Mia Farrow’s big-noting Oscar-winning dad came from ... Marrickville

Mia Farrow’s big-noting Oscar-winning dad came from ... Marrickville

John Farrow – Mia’s father – was a womaniser who directed almost 50 movies and won an Oscar. Now his colourful life has become a documentary.

  • byGarry Maddox
Sydney Film Festival starts today – here are 20 of the best movies to see

Sydney Film Festival starts today – here are 20 of the best movies to see

From Campion and Almodovar to complete unknowns,the city’s biggest annual cinema extravaganza offers a wide range of fascinating prospects.

  • byGarry Maddox
Back to the box office:what’s on when cinemas re-open

Back to the box office:what’s on when cinemas re-open

For the double vaccinated,Monday signals a return to the big screen.

  • byGarry Maddox
‘It just set a bomb off’:how the controversial movie Kids changed a group of teenagers’ lives

‘It just set a bomb off’:how the controversial movie Kids changed a group of teenagers’ lives

Eddie Martin has made a documentary that shows the fall-out from an art-house classic from the 1990s.

  • byGarry Maddox
‘There’s absolutely no one there’:Sydney Film Festival postpones to November

‘There’s absolutely no one there’:Sydney Film Festival postpones to November

Lockdown has meant another delay for the city’s biggest cinema event.

  • byGarry Maddox
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Director addresses controversy about Port Arthur massacre movie

Director addresses controversy about Port Arthur massacre movie

In his first Australian interview about his movie ahead of its premiere at Cannes,Justin Kurzel explains why he felt it had to be made.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Aussie cult hit Lantana,20 years on:‘It will always be relevant’

Aussie cult hit Lantana,20 years on:‘It will always be relevant’

With its story of crumbling relationships and star-studded cast,Lantana was a hit. Now,20 years later,its creators reflect on the film’s enduring success.

  • byCraig Mathieson
‘In the world of the internet,everything goes away pretty quick’:Taika Waititi

‘In the world of the internet,everything goes away pretty quick’:Taika Waititi

The Oscar-winning director of Jojo Rabbit talks the new Thor film,being the centre of paparazzi attention,and an issue close to his heart in a wide-ranging new interview.

  • byGarry Maddox
Powerful Indigenous stories highlight summer festival

Powerful Indigenous stories highlight summer festival

The Sydney Film Festival showcased three impressive new Australian films at its debut January event.

  • byGarry Maddox
Farmer wants a traditional reality TV trope as series returns
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Farmer wants a traditional reality TV trope as series returns

It's billed as the dating show for real love but Farmer Wants A Wife still attracts the traditional reality TV characters.

  • byNathanael Cooper