To kick off our year-end coverage, we look back on some of our favourite interviews of 2017.
Staff Picks – Sydney Film Festival 2016
This year’s Sydney Film Festival is once again packed full of interesting films, both international hits and hidden gems. In this Staff Picks piece, our writing team goes through the program and picks out some of the films they are most excited to see.
“Mr. DeMille Is Ready for His Close-Up” – When Directors Step in Front of the Camera
In this longform piece we look at the strange, impressive and downright regrettable acting performances by feature film directors in films they themselves didn’t direct.
Top Picks: The 2015 Berlinale
The 65th Berlin International Film Festival launches on February 5. Our Sub-Editor Jessica Ellicott will be there for the duration of the festival and here brings you her top picks from an immense lineup of over 400 films.
Stroszeggs – Werner Herzog vs. The Chicken
Werner Herzog’s filmography is as eclectic as they come, yet one curious throughline through many of his interviews is his disdain for the lowly chicken. In this essay, Isobel Yeap attempts to find out why.