Director a master of movie house
Giles Hardie How will it compare with the stage show? This is the question many will be asking when they go to see Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables.
Samsara interview
Lost for words
Giles Hardie Can lightning strike twice? There may be no better person to ask than Mark Magidson, the producer of Samsara.
Pick of the Flicks
Pure pixelated perfection
Giles Hardie Wreck It Ralph is proof that Disney buying Pixar, was a great idea.
Behind the Scenes
Les miserably happy audience
Giles Hardie Director Tom Hooper thought something was wrong with the audio, but it was the sound of a thousand people weeping.
Worst films
The big-screen turkeys of 2012
Giles Hardie There are plain bad films, but the disappointing ones are worse.
Free-to-air TV: Friday, December 21
Giles Hardie This week on Better Homes and Gardens, Fast Ed demonstrates how to cook budget-cut oyster blade steak.
Life of Pi
The Pi piper: Lee has world entranced by strange tale
Giles Hardie IT IS a story that surprised many: a boy escapes a sinking ship to share a lifeboat with a tiger.
Top flicks
The best films of 2012
Giles Hardie Ultimately, 2012 has been a good year at the movies, with many feel-good hits, more sagas than we could poke an action figurine's light-up-sword at, and the usual independent film gems.
Pick of the Flicks
Les Mis: much more than a musical
Giles Hardie Les Miserables has a few missteps, but is rewarding for those willing to engage with it.
Les Miserables
Much more than a musical
Giles Hardie Les Miserables is exquisitely beautiful, sumptuous and full of the raw emotion of its stage predecessor, but not easy or effortless.
Tropfest 2013
Tropfest's 'balloon' challenge gives films flight
Giles Hardie With just over three weeks before the deadline for entries for Tropfest, Henry Kalaf, the film and entries manager, has seen a lot of the Tropfest Signature Item - "balloon".
Radio ratings
Ratings slump for Kyle & Jackie O
Giles Hardie In a week in which the Australian radio industry is under extreme scrutiny, the final ratings survey results have delivered more bad news for 2Day FM.
Hello Ladies
Jest a lonely boy
Giles Hardie One of the benefits to seeing a live show, according to comedian Stephen Merchant, is the possibility it could all go horribly wrong.
Lonely boy
Unleashing some unexpected extras
Giles Hardie British comedian Stephen Merchant knows better than most the dangers of audience participation.
Cut!
Directors slam Academy's race
Giles Hardie The Australian Directors Guild has taken a swipe at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts over the decision to pit three drama directors against an executive producer from a non-drama...
Pick of the Flicks
Pitch Perfect
Giles Hardie You will hate yourself for tapping along to the song-based shenanigans.
The Walking Dead
Walking Dead's twisted mid-season finale lacks bite
Giles Hardie The Walking Dead gets to the mid-season finale after an eight-episode run that has relentlessly killed off major characters, minor characters and actors who weren't around long to even be characters.
Behind the Scenes
The stars of Wreck-it Ralph
Giles Hardie Disney's Wreck-it Ralph brings classic computer games to life.
AACTA Awards
Reality the new direction for awards
Giles Hardie In the big noise about film, it was a quiet nomination for a reality show that promises to rock the boat at the AACTA Awards.
