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I was 12 years old again and sobbing at the end of this film
The years between childhood and adulthood are difficult. You’re trying to locate your own identity. Life at home, for some people, is full of misery.
- Richard Glover
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An explosion of jazz-era decadence, this Gatsby is one wild party, old sport
Queensland Theatre’s 2026 curtain-raiser is a sumptuous showcase of acting, design and music. Baz who?
- Nick Dent
Baz Luhrmann gives Elvis ‘the world tour he never got to have’
Ahead of his new film on Joan of Arc, the Australian director is back in cinemas with EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert and a double soundtrack album.
- Garry Maddox
Surprises, franchises and sequels: 10 new films that prove cinema is not dead
Think streaming has killed off movies? You might be surprised at what’s coming to the big screen in 2026.
- Michael Idato
Will next-gen NIDA grads join former alumni Cate, Baz, Toni and Hugo?
Just 22 students – whittled down from 1000 applicants – will graduate from the world-acclaimed drama school next Friday.
- Andrew Hornery
Baz Luhrmann drops key detail about new film as he receives industry honour
The Australian director and his creative partner and wife have joined Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett in receiving the honour.
- Garry Maddox
Oscar buzz for Russell Crowe and other Toronto Film Festival highlights
From a gripping bus thriller to a tense recreation of the Nuremberg trials: the Toronto International Film Festival just started the run to awards season.
- Michael Idato
Elvis and me: Baz Luhrmann’s new film crowns ‘the King’
The Elvis director’s new film may be the most intimate portrait of Elvis Presley ever brought to the screen.
- Michael Idato
Austin Butler trades Elvis for an ultra-violent gangster farce
In Caught Stealing, Butler plays a bartender who finds himself on the run from a formidable assortment of criminals.
- Sandra Hall
‘Ripping yarn’: Searching for the lead role in Baz and Tom’s Joan of Arc epic
Shooting of Jehanne d’Arc will start on the Gold Coast.
- Andrew Hornery