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That’s not us’. Wake in Fright at 50, a portrait of an ugly Australia that became a cinema classic

  Screenshot: IMDB In recent years, Wake in Fright (1971) has cemented its reputation as one of the most important Australian films. But for decades after its...

My best worst film: Pink Flamingos – ‘one of the most vile, stupid and repulsive films ever made’?

New Line Cinemas  While some may know John Waters through his family friendly Hairspray (1988) – adapted into a stage musical in 2002 and back to the screen in 2007 –...

Australia’s drive-ins: where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit ‘to your heart’s content’

Picture: cinematreasures.org We have seen many changes in Australian’s consumption of media during isolation. There has been an increase in television viewing; cinemas were forced to close (although some have...

Sunday essay: projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past

Picture: State Library Victoria Tourism was an early money-spinner in Tasmania, with Port Arthur featuring on travel circuits by the late 1800s. In the years following...
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