Books & arts
The compulsion in the quest
Sylvia Lawson
18 December 2014
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Particle Fever, The Dark Horse and Finding Vivian Maier, and farewells Margaret and David
Books & arts
Worlds beyond the window
Sylvia Lawson
26 November 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews Two Days, One Night and Winter Sleep, and dips into three film festivals
Books & arts
Documentary? Just call it cinema
Sylvia Lawson
30 October 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews Rocking the Foundations, The 50-Year Argument and The Land Between
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
The spaces between the facts
Sylvia Lawson
20 June 2014
Sylvia Lawson reports from the Sydney Film Festival
Books & arts
Heads above water
Sylvia Lawson
3 April 2014
Sylvia Lawson reviews Hannah Arendt, The Missing Picture, Tracks and The Great Beauty
Books & arts
Silence made visible
Sylvia Lawson
13 November 2013
Sylvia Lawson reviews Ivan Sen’s masterly Mystery Road
Books & arts
Magnetism and magic
Sylvia Lawson
22 August 2013
Sylvia Lawson reviews Sue Milliken’s account of a career in Australian film-making
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
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