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Twenty-five years after The Castle the Australian dream is well and truly dead

Twenty-five years after The Castle the Australian dream is well and truly dead

In 2010, the film was voted as the best expression of Australian identity. Today, it just feels like a farewell note to the Australian dream of home ownership.

  • by Gareth Bryant

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Sixty countries, 110 licences, 1000 products: How Bluey conquered the world

Sixty countries, 110 licences, 1000 products: How Bluey conquered the world

The lovable blue heeler and her family is a merchandiser’s dream, and BBC Studios’ Fiona Lang is dreaming very big indeed.

  • by Karl Quinn
In Melbourne’s west, a new frontier for the arts is finding its power

In Melbourne’s west, a new frontier for the arts is finding its power

The Retreat is a film about breaking down our hidebound cultural structures and networks so new artistic talents can find ways to shine.

  • by Stephen A Russell
A Perfect Pairing’s Aussie director goes from Netflix pariah to number 1

A Perfect Pairing’s Aussie director goes from Netflix pariah to number 1

Stuart McDonald suffered the indignity of seeing his work pulled from Netflix over the Chris Lilley brownface row two years ago. Now he has its top film worldwide.

  • by Karl Quinn
Matthew Reilly got sick of Hollywood not making his movies, so he did it himself

Matthew Reilly got sick of Hollywood not making his movies, so he did it himself

The bestselling Aussie author figured the only way to realise his childhood dream of making movies was to write and direct one himself.

  • by Karl Quinn
The first Indigenous filmmaker is revealed through a miraculous discovery
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The first Indigenous filmmaker is revealed through a miraculous discovery

The documentary Ablaze’s hook is a 10-minute stretch of silent film from 1940s Melbourne that mysteriously turned up in the archives.

  • by Jake Wilson
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New film shot in Geelong to bring ‘Chopper’ Read back from the dead
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New film shot in Geelong to bring ‘Chopper’ Read back from the dead

The dying wish of the notorious gangster is set to be fulfilled in a new film.

  • by Stephen Brook
After a ‘decade of hell’ overseas, Sydney director finds Christmas magic among locals

After a ‘decade of hell’ overseas, Sydney director finds Christmas magic among locals

There is nothing sentimental about director Heath Davis’ comedy Christmess, which is shooting in south-western Sydney.

  • by Garry Maddox
It ran for 37 years and brought a million people to Australia. Now it’ll be a TV show

It ran for 37 years and brought a million people to Australia. Now it’ll be a TV show

They came in their droves from 1945 to the early 1980s, Britons seeking a better life in Australia. Now that history is being turned into drama.

  • by Karl Quinn
The Dry 2: Eric Bana filming sequel to Aussie smash hit film

The Dry 2: Eric Bana filming sequel to Aussie smash hit film

Production on Force of Nature, the second film of a planned trilogy featuring detective Aaron Falk, has begun in the Victorian bush.

  • by Karl Quinn
Disney gives family a whole new meaning with new TV series on famous Australian cult

Disney gives family a whole new meaning with new TV series on famous Australian cult

On Tuesday morning Disney announced a wide-ranging and long-awaited slate of Australian-made content, including a series about infamous cult, The Family.

  • by Karl Quinn