Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens
Alankrita Srivastava's feminist film has Indian censors in a tizzy.
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From Nazis to Netflix, the controversies and contradictions of Cannes
At a festival intertwined with France's national identity, the tension of art, politics and commerce always looms.
Their Finest – and how WWII triggered a bold cinematic renaissance
As the bombs fell, people flocked to the movies.
Forget La La Land – best foreign language Oscar nominees show the true diversity of cinema
The best of global cinema from Germany to Iran and Vanuatu.
How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors
Their critiques may be more gentle, their attacks more circumspect – but they are resonant nonetheless. And when filmmakers like Farhadi confront Trump, they're on familiar turf: They've seen his type back home.
A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic contenders – and why Moonlight should win
There are five very good films nominated for the Best Picture gong and one extraordinary one.
Coming soon to a cinema near you? Ticket prices shaped by demand
Imagine if you could pay less to see films that are less popular. Dynamic ticket pricing already happens in China – and it's about to start here in over 100 Australian cinemas.
Twenty years after Trainspotting, is it still ‘shite’ being Scottish?
As T2 Trainspotting hits cinemas, a great deal has changed since the original.
Why January 2017 is a watershed moment for film
Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut, released this month, signals that we are in a new age of cinema.
From South India to Trump’s election: the happy marriage of stardom and politics
Performance politics has made Donald Trump the new president of the United States. But this is far from new to south India, where the mixing of cinema and politics has a long history.
Cinema opens a dialogue about coming to terms with Balkans’ past
Cinema can be instrumental in opening up dialogue on collective culpability for the past. Manchevski’s Before the Rain and Angelopoulos’ Ulysses’ Gaze are perfect examples of this.
VR cinema is here – and audiences are in the drivers’ seat
VR cinema explodes the frame, placing the spectator inside the space of the film. Audiences effectively edit it themselves, by choosing what to look at and when.
2016: the Year of the Mediocre Film
In a year characterised by some good films but few great ones, Paul Verhoeven’s Elle stood out as the best.
Why we should no longer consider Last Tango in Paris ‘a classic’
Revelations of sexual abuse in the making of Last Tango in Paris give the film 'the air of a snuff piece'. Film scholars must reassess the work – there is no place for revering artistic achievement over human suffering.
Halloween films: the good, the bad and the truly scary
Spooky ghosts, rampaging rock gods, an escaped killer dressed as a clown: Halloween has inspired an array of creepy cinematic classics. Here's our list of those to watch - and avoid.
From the Pacific Islands to France: migration, hope and deceit in the rugby industry
Sport migrations emerge within a general migratory context. In some societies, like the Pacific Islands, adulthood, particularly for men, cannot be completed unless one migrates.
Under the influence of … Spike Lee’s film ‘Do The Right Thing’
With #BlackLivesMatter and a never-ending list of African Americans being killed by police, the film ‘Do The Right Thing’ is even more relevant now than when it was released 27 years ago.
Five films that Donald Trump should watch
Countering the Republican nominee's favourite movies, here are five that he might learn something from.
Abbas Kiarostami, 1940-2016: Iranian director whose films knew no borders
The director who put Iranian cinema on the map, but whose work spoke beyond nationalities and borders.
Meet the woman bringing Aboriginal cinema to the screens of Paris
The French capital will light up to the sights and sounds of Cleverman, Samson and Delilah, and The Sapphires.
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