Film review: The New Boy
An Indigenous boy with supernatural powers is a gift from God in a Warwick Thornton film about the spiritual damage done by the missionaries.
An Indigenous boy with supernatural powers is a gift from God in a Warwick Thornton film about the spiritual damage done by the missionaries.
This dramatic portrait of a brilliant yet haunted conductor showcases the fierce screen power of Australian actor Cate Blanchett, who was in town for a special screening of Tár at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Artist Del Kathryn Barton pulled off a casting coup securing actress Cate Blanchett for her short film RED, but it was a couple of uncooperative, venomous eight-legged stars that posed one of her toughest challenges.
George Miller and Margaret Sixel were asleep in their Sydney home when, just before 1am, a torrent of text messages, emails and phone calls from wellwishers lit up their phones.