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Stand-up comedy has always been autobiographical, but now a new generation of comedians are adapting their lives (or some version of it) into scripted series.
Season two gives us a multifaceted, everyday reality. In exploring banal multiculturalism, the show gets closer to showing us everyday Australia.
Netflix’s new series is about the scheming, menacing and murderous courtesans of Heeramandi. Here’s their real history.
It seems to be a time of old favourites: this month we have new seasons, adaptations, and a documentary on childhood television memories.
On ‘FAST TV’ – free ad-supported streaming TV – you can watch Border Security non-stop, Mythbusters on a loop, or hours and hours of Baywatch.
There is nothing like a wedding episode. Bluey’s first 28-minute special, The Sign, was the ultimate wedding television.
Ever find bloopers funnier than the show? I research psychology, and here is the science behind your laughter.
With its occult themes, ’70s nostalgia and some AI controversy thrown into the mix, it’s easy to see why the film was a US box-office success.
New documentary about Nickelodeon, Quiet on Set, highlights how we don’t keep child stars safe. In the age of social media this is an even bigger problem.
The character of Tom Ripley was never meant to be pigeonholed. He is, in many respects, a walking contradiction – much like Highsmith herself.
The new Australian war epic is a young man’s production in more than one sense of the word.
What do popular TV shows say about the modern gentleman – and how can this inform our understanding of (healthy) masculinity?
The Mad Max franchise offers a distinctively Australian take on the action genre. And the fifth film, Furiosa, promises to be yet another extravaganza
The 2020 federal budget allocates an additional A$53 million towards screen funding, but there are strings attached.
Children now spend more time at home and alone with their parents – new research.
Some viewers will object to the reality TV format of How ‘Mad’ Are You, but the show achieves its aim of breaking down stigma.
Only 10% of films have a gender-balanced cast, and getting more women on screens starts with the screenwriters. The solution can be as simple as giving minor characters female names.
Updated guidelines for how much screen time children can have puts most of the onus on the parents to decide.
Bad female characters start with bad writing. We compare male and female character descriptions, which are often used as the starting point for casting calls.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Dean of Research (Creative), University of South Australia
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Researcher and Sessional Tutor in Screen and Cultural Studies; Secretary for the Melbourne Cinematheque, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Screen and Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century Literature, University of Exeter
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Professor of Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, BFA Screenwriting, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
