With big theatre chains refusing to show Martin Scorsese's new big budget mob movie, the future of cinema is looking a little dimmer.
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If you have ever watched a film's closing credits and wondered what a "best boy" does, asking a gaffer is a good place to start.
At a time when formulaic factual 'content' reigns on our TV screens, a new essay on Australian documentary making is a rallying call for those who believe the genre can effect social change.
Ivor Montagu’s childhood was privileged, but he rebelled against his wealthy upbringing to become a pioneer of film culture, an activist documentary maker and an ardent supporter of Soviet communism.
The gap between the idea for a film and it reaching its final audience has never been so small.
A new study has found copyright law can act as a deterrent to creation, rather than an incentive for it.
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.
Zoolander 2, anyone?
The Twilight star used a pioneering technique for turning videos into animations which resemble stylised paintings.
The mondo film, for all its faults, encapsulates our tangled responses to the darkest moments of our collective history.
This year has already seen the first selfie movie, the first series to air on Instagram – mobile phones are increasingly playing a major role in the film world.
From stories about cult and witchcraft to heartbreak and sorrow, Nigeria's Nollywood has developed into Africa's giant in filmmaking.
Award winning film The Wolfpack tells the story of five brothers who've spent most of their lives confined to a New York apartment. It raises questions about the ethics of documentary filmmaking.
His tombstone may say Craven, but the director carved a bold and memorable niche in the horror genre.
The journey of South African film has been a tumultuous one, with a disjointed history and an uncertain future.
Cape Town's screening of the Africa World Documentary Film Festival provides a platform for debate, and shows how documentary films clarify and complicate the answers.
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Senior Lecturer in Film and Television, University of Melbourne
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