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Being a gay man with disability means you don’t see yourself onscreen. Thomas Banks wants to change all that.
Just because two events last a month does not mean they both last the same amount of time.
Centred around a Blues Party in London, the second film from the Small Axe anthology captured the excitement of setting up a party but missed things about sound system culture in the UK.
Some scientists say attributing ‘human-like’ qualities to animals is misleading. Others say it’s a great tool for conservation. Either way, the Netflix hit My Octopus Teacher has a positive message.
You might have the impression they’re bad but give them another try and you might be surprised.
The film about old toys and new turns 25 this year. Heralded as the first computer animated film, a re-examination indicates it was cautiously innovative rather than a complete break with the past.
A new series has been announced by Netflix but the last time the game was adapted it wasn’t exactly a success. The lack of coherent narrative within the expansive gaming world may be to blame.
There are a host of stage musicals set for film adaptation in the coming year and they are sure to draw big
From mythical beasts to extinct creatures, the pioneering special effects work of Ray Harryhausen inspired a generation of zoologists, palaeontologists and ecologists.
Total Recall is being re-released on its 30th birthday. With its economical, fast-paced narrative embedded in a spectacular cinematic world, it is a masterpiece of late 20th century Hollywood.
Some horror films explore women’s struggles for empowerment, sexual freedom and self-fulfilment. Six movies show the ghost, bride, mother, vampiress, witch and monster as guises of vengeful women.
As a child, there is unbound magic in a garden and during COVID-19 many of us adults discovered their importance anew.
A new wave of productions are proving that there is power and possibility in the menopause
The return of actors like Karate Kid Ralph Macchio and Bill & Ted’s Alex Winter sees them older and wiser. Fewer role revivals remind us of character growth related to womanhood.
A battle is raging between distributors with expensive blockbusters and cinemas with empty seats.
The unsung heroes of screen production, storyboard artists are employed to create a shared visual script.
From run by gangster and drug-ridden to a place of sexual freedom and opportunity, a spate of new screen productions are rehabilitating Dublin’s image.
Rocks exposes the realities of social care, where children feel left out of decisions that shape their lives.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is compelling viewing – but why have there been more films about Steve Jobs alone in the past 30 years than about successful female entrepreneurs?
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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