This filmmaking technique will leave you doubting what’s in front of your eyes.
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The fourth wall break is a 100-year-old screen staple – and film and TV creators can’t seem to get enough.
Greenland has long been attractive to filmmakers. But now Greenlanders are shaping that process, even as visibility also becomes an economic strategy.
Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.
Hollywood has seen this movie before.
The enduring legacy of the 1925 film – with Lon Chaney as a villainous Phantom – is complicated by its tangled release history and multiple versions.
It’s ironic that many characters are offended by an animal capable of instinct alone, when they as humans – capable of reason and choice – behave so badly.
The ‘death of cinema’ has been touted ever since the introduction of the TV, but never fulfilled its promise.
Stop motion has evolved monumentally since the first feature came out 100 years ago – yet it hasn’t lost its delicate charm.
In 1994, Pulp Fiction dazzled audiences with its intricate storylines, cult cast and blackly comic tone. Its legacy is staggering.
Eyes Wide shut was released shortly after the death of director Stanley Kubrick in 1999.
The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
This quirky, nebulous, joyous then rueful story is not for those who like their love stories simple.
Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
As Hollywood continues to reckon with its past, Vivien Leigh’s story is a reminder of the challenges faced by women, even the most successful ones.
A new book explores the enormous Alien franchise spawned by the 1979 film.
Many of Count Orlok’s characteristics have gone on to be canon in the lore of vampires.
Held in the leafy hills of Olinda, organisers expected 80 people – but more than 800 showed up to watch Australian and international films.
David Dalaithngu has died at 68. When he appeared in the 1971 film Walkabout, his name was misspelt in the credits. He won international acclaim as an actor, becoming a household name.
More women won than ever this year but work must be done to make sure they are not forgotten or left out again.
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Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Film, University of East London
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Screenwriting; Deputy Course Leader & Senior Lecturer, BA (Hons) Film Production, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in History, University of Glasgow
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Emeritus Professor of Global CInema and Creative Cultures, University of St Andrews
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Associate Professor of Screen Media, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Swansea University
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Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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