Swinburne’s 2023 Movie Mogul pitch winner has been named. Issie Soudy reports . Adam Coustley and fellow students present their curation, 'The Lamington Movies', at ACMI's Swinburne Studio during the Movie Mogul event on Friday, May 26. Photo: Issie Soudy / The Burne. From technicolour horror, to lamingtons and Kylie Minogue, there was something for everyone at Swinburne University of Technology's annual Movie Mogul pitch event on Friday, May 26 at the Australian Centre for

Genevieve Nardella summons a bit of history on that famous Candyman coat.

Genevieve Nardella splits hairs over the unlikely buzz surrounding the new Game of Thrones prequel.

Trigger warning: This story covers topics such as addiction and early 2000s romantic comedies starring Katherine Heigl. You have been warned. Do you know that scene from 27 Dresses when Katherin Heigl’s character is getting changed in the back of a cab because she has three weddings to attend – all on the same night? I recently experienced a similarly eerie feeling of déjà vu while getting changed in the back of an Uber to attend my upcoming volunteer shift at Wild Cit

FILM REVIEW Title: Thirteen Lives Run time: 2h 27m Director: Ron Howard Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Where and when: Streaming on Amazon Prime Rating: 4/5 Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives details the incredible true story of the rescue of 12 boys and their coach who were trapped deep in a cave system in Thailand for 18 days. With detailed precision and claustrophobic tension, Howard has returned to form with a massive success.  The film explores the many

MIFF FILM REVIEW Title: Holy Spider Run time: 1h 57m Director: Ali Abbasi Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahmi, Mehdi Bajestani Where and when: No current plans for release in Australia Rating: 4/5 Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider details the horrific true events that took place in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, in 2000 and 2001, when 16 women were murdered because they were sex workers. Abbasi has created a nightmarish noir that sickens and shocks not with just the explicit acts of violence,

For 22-year-old Megan Sloane, Olivia Newton-John came into her life at exactly the right moment. “My grandmother passed away of cancer in 2014 when I was only 14, I didn’t know how to deal with that properly; I started self-harming. I was on anti-depressants and during that time was when I found her,” she said. “She was able to drag me out of that negative headspace with her bubbly personality, she made me want to change my outlook on life.” Olivia Newton-John was not only a

Genevieve Nardella unpicks the 'hemline hassle' and the fabled fashion influence of this classic film.

FILM REVIEW • Crimes of the Future • Melbourne International Film Festival • Director: David Cronenberg • Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart • Run time: 1h 47 minutes • When: On general release from August 25 • Rating: 3.5/5 Crimes of the Future opens on a shot of a seemingly normal young boy sitting by the beach. His mother tells him not to eat anything he finds. Minutes later, the boy is murdered by his mother after he is caught eating a plastic waste ba

An art exhibition of work by Indigenous artists who are or were in jail is highlighting the transformative impact of the program, an organiser says. The exhibition Confined 13  is showing 400 artworks from 350 different indigenous artists now or previously in prison. Indigenous arts officer Matty Chilly from support group The Torch says the aim is to prevent prisoners from reoffending, by “keeping that work ethic up”. “The program is there to help them find a focus in their

Throughout the election campaign, Labor leader Anthony Albanese did not hesitate to remind us of his humble roots: the housing commissions of rough and tumble western Sydney, raised by a single mother on a disability pension.  Yes, he may have sounded like a broken record, but one could make the argument that if you had such an uplifting story, you’d probably struggle to keep it to yourself. But in the current attention economy, the fight to win over the imagination of voters

ACTION FILM REVIEW Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Run time:  2h 6mins Who:  Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor Where, when:  In cinemas now Rating:  4/5 stars Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most recent movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, is for both diehard fans of the franchise, and movie-goers looking for an enjoyable two hours of action. It combines classic MCU with throwback superhero sequel arcs and 80s horr