There are lots of movies labelled as “world cinema” that have been unfairly eclipsed by their inferior English remakes
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The immersive future of live cinema is already being written.
In a strong field, there are a number of contenders for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Our expert picks his winner and names a couple of blockbusters that didn’t make the grade.
Rogue coffee cups and changing hairstyles can distract film audiences. Whose job is it to maintain continuity? And does it matter in the big picture?
Italian filmmakers are starting to take a page from their American counterparts.
In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Parasite director Bong Joon-ho teased audiences about their unwillingness to watch subtitled films, highlighting the anglo-centric culture of film
The first Korean film to secure a best picture Oscar nomination is a testament to the international appeal of K-cinema.
Ladj Ly’s critically acclaimed new film looks at the misery that binds together its protagonists, and also examines France’s failure to fulfil its obligations toward its most vulnerable citizens.
In converging two timelines to retell Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s writing and direction create emotions in the audience that made her deserving of an Oscar nomination for direction
With big theatre chains refusing to show Martin Scorsese’s new big budget mob movie, the future of cinema is looking a little dimmer.
The first woman ever nominated for a Best Director Award - more than 40 years ago - Lina Wertmüller has just been honoured by the academy. She is known for her hilariously irreverent films.
Chinese animated film Ne Zha is a box office phenomenon, but it also has a surprising story to tell about raising the ideal ‘guai’ child – for the family, and for the state.
Dirty Dancing’s dance sequences are stand-alone properties, famous in their own right. But when they’re considered in isolation, the film’s messy class, race and gender politics are sidelined.
Culturally, the joker turns socially significant places into spaces of carnival, revealing cracks within the social order. He is an enduring character – and a common figure in 2019.
Are our interests shifting away from film and towards TV series? As media changes, is there even a difference between TV and film?
In the film Below, a fight club is set up in a fictional, remote immigration detention centre. However the film’s shock tactics often feel manufactured, and risk exploiting the refugee crisis as mere backdrop.
There was an outcry in the LGBT community when the ending of Fiona Shaw’s bestselling novel was changed for the film.
Good versus evil, tolerance and discrimination: there’s a lot we can learn from the Marvel universe.
Cinema is the most popular firm of cultural participation, but rising ticket prices threaten that.
Slow movies have until now been largely confined to arthouse cinema, for film aficionados only. Not any more.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Jury Professor of English and Language and Literature, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
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Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University
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Director, Institute for Screen Industries Research and Professor of Film Industries, University of Nottingham
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
