Film & TV production
Who’s the suspect in The Twelve – an artist accused of murder or the jury?
As a roughshod gambling addict doing jury duty in Foxtel’s impressive drama The Twelve, Brendan Cowell poses a very topical dilemma: can someone who does bad things still be a decent person?
- by Louise Rugendyke
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From the Archives, 1982: Scrape and paint rejuvenates Mr Squiggle
On May 16, 1982, The Age’s Jill Morris met with veteran ABC artist, Mr Squiggle, to discuss his 23 years of entertaining Australian children and what the future held for the marionette with a pencil nose.
- by Jill Morris
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
Streaming services warn government to dump production quota plan
Global streaming giants have asked the federal government to not impose production quotas, saying a shortage of labour and a lack of facilities make it impossible to meet targets.
- by Zoe Samios
The TikTok doco series trying to unpack the debate over trans athletes
In a documentary series made for TikTok, Rudy Jean Rigg is trying to make sense of the complex issue of where trans athletes fit in the world of sport.
- by Karl Quinn
SBS taps former News Corp, Disney executive as new TV boss
The multicultural public broadcaster SBS has hired one of Australia’s most senior global media executives, Kathryn Fink, to run its television division.
- by Zoe Samios
Could this Aussie surf drama be the next teen hit for Netflix?
Shot over 10 weeks on Victoria’s Surf Coast, Surviving Summer is the latest series from the creator of the internationally successful Dance Academy.
- by Debi Enker
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
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
‘Jillian is here tonight’: Aaron Sorkin reaches out to his lost Australian love
The creator of The West Wing reconnected with a woman he had neither seen nor spoken to for 35 years.
- by Garry Maddox
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Review
For sharp political TV, Borgen’s post-election return gets a winning vote
Picking up nine years after the last season ended, the Danish drama seamlessly returns to the cut and thrust of modern political and media life.
- by Craig Mathieson