The lead villain of Black Panther is a complex character who represents years of conflicting debates among African American leaders about how to achieve Black liberation.
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Not everyone can escape to the ocean’s depths to avoid the Trump presidency, but we can escape to the movies. ‘The Shape of Water’ reminds audiences of the humanity of those who are marginalized.
Speaking up and telling the truth is important, but we need to be mindful that it is risky, far from safe for all victims and survivors.
Throughout its history, the Academy Awards has picked some questionable winning films. But there are signs the Oscars are more often recognizing quality filmmaking.
Black Panther arrives at a moment of possibility. Its popularity demonstrates that people are crying out for chances to see themselves and their communities portrayed with dignity—as heroes.
The hype around the costumes in the film Black Panther shows a need to recognize the legacy of Black style in mainstream fashion.
Desire haunts every sun-drenched frame of the Oscar-nominated film starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
The British Academy Awards are a trial-run for the Oscars – but also a win-win situation for both US and British film producers.
Errol Morris’s new series is not a traditional documentary, but it’s doggedly committed to discovering what happened to Frank Olson.
The Shape of Water is an entertaining movie, but it also has a timely, allegorical message about the challenges we may face with new scientific discoveries, and our willingness to accept difference.
In the Oscar-winning film ‘Moonlight,’ as well as schools across the US, student misbehavior is being cast in a new light. How can school discipline address the root of the problem and save our kids?
Children with difficulty singing can be labelled as ‘nonmusical’ by parents, teachers and pop culture. This toxic idea of ‘talent’ can deprive people of music’s benefits for the rest of their lives.
There were red faces all round after the wrong film was given the award for Best Picture. But stranger things have happened.
The overwhelming politicism of this year’s awards have been overtaken by the Best Picture slip up.
If you want to know who’s going to win the Oscars, your best bet is the bookmakers.
Motion capture actors help bring superheroes and fantastical creatures to life on screen. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in The Hobbit trilogy, is campaigning for these actors to be eligible for Oscars – and it’s time the Academy heeded his call.
Amid the hand-wringing about the price of an Olympic medal, our experts crunched the numbers on the cost of success in the arts. And at A$8 million per international award, it turns out that elite culture is a lot better value than sport.
On the surface – and when compared to the Oscars – the 2016 Tonys looked like a groundbreaking moment for diversity in entertainment. But when it comes to inclusion, Broadway has a long way to go.
The Oscars have become the focus point for a huge cultural conversation about Hollywood, race, gender, inclusiveness and diversity. Should Australians care? Well, yes.
From Chris Rock’s opening monologue to red carpet hits (and misses), our experts analyze key moments from this year’s Academy Awards.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
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Lecturer, Fashion Enterprise, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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ECR & Tutor, Media Department, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Leicester
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Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College
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Lecturing in Film Music & Piano, University College Cork
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Associate Professor, Screen and Media, Flinders University, Flinders University
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Associate Professor. Cinema Arts, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo
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