Books & arts
Ubiquitous Uncle Vanya
Brian McFarlane
2 October 2014
Brian McFarlane revisits Chekhov’s remarkable play, on screen and away from Russia
Books & arts
This is how it was
Sylvia Lawson
2 October 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews The Immigrant and Message from Mungo
Books & arts
La vita difficile
Angela Daly
30 September 2014
Away from the holiday playgrounds, Europe is running on low-paid labour, writes Angela Daly
Books & arts
The making of a great biography
Brian McFarlane
23 September 2014
Jonathan Croall’s new book reveals a talented researcher and writer at work, says Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
His country, and ours
Sylvia Lawson
30 July 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews Charlie’s Country
Books & arts
Heads or tails?
Jock Given & Marion Mccutcheon
7 May 2014
Does the future of entertainment lie with superstars or in the “long tail,” ask Jock Given and Marion McCutcheon
Books & arts
Buried alive
Sylvia Lawson
16 January 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews The Railway Man, Philomena and American Hustle
Books & arts
Silence made visible
Sylvia Lawson
13 November 2013
Sylvia Lawson reviews Ivan Sen’s masterly Mystery Road
Books & arts
If content is king then distribution is King Kong
Annabelle Sheehan
2 October 2013
The film and TV landscape has changed forever. Annabelle Sheehan reviews a timely guidebook
From the archive
Watching The Back of Beyond
Sylvia Lawson
17 July 2013
This 1954 documentary has “a kind of radiance” that captivated audiences around the world
Books & arts
One screen at a time
Sylvia Lawson
27 June 2013
Sylvia Lawson looks back at the 2013 Sydney Film Festival
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