Film
Tom Ryan
No easy escape in bin Laden siege film
Tom Ryan Even before its release in the US, discussion of Zero Dark Thirty was fraught with misinformation.
Waleed Aly
Anti-US violence isn't about a film, it's about an excuse
Waleed Aly Where do I start? Perhaps with the viral image that will come to define this episode: a child who'd be three or four hoisting a sign above his head blaring, ''Behead all those who insult the...
Heckler
Beware the invasion of the film crew
Heckler IT ALL started with a hint of excitement. A letter from a production company, explaining that an ad was going to be filmed in our street was dropped in our letterbox.
Danny Katz
Forget Margaret and David, this is the pick of post-flick shtick
Danny Katz Thank you, thank you for your rousingly half-arsed applause and welcome to the yearly Pre-Oscars Katzy Movie Award Ceremony Thingie Night!
Satyajit Das
Philanthropy not always selflessness
Satyajit Das Donations can set policy and ultimately may be harmful to democracy.
Dirty laundry leaves a nation stained
Germaine Greer Australians of Irish descent will be particularly interested in the unfolding saga of the Magdalenes.
Peter Craven
Lincoln to shine amid the glitter
Peter Craven What a Hollywood dream of cinematic distinction the Oscars are.
Peter FitzSimons
Too many nutters spoil political broth
Peter FitzSimons But who is to take the mantle now that One Nation has imploded?
Jen Vuk
What if your daughter's idol is a porn star?
Jen Vuk James Deen may be cast as a romantic, but the reality is much uglier.
Marcia Langton
New generation ripe with promise
Marcia Langton Australia's mining wealth has had varied impacts on our economy and the incomes of Australians. It is clear the result has increased income levels for a large majority.
Anson Cameron
The year I owed the seeds of love with Lisa
Anson Cameron Lisa and I danced our telephonic pas de deux around endlessly reflective levels of subterfuge.
John Birmingham
Foot in mouth, Jules pulls finger out
John Birmingham What was Julia Gillard thinking? I'll tell you what she was thinking: ''Omigod, no, Tim, not the one about the Asian doctor lady finger, nooooooo ...''
Simon Jenkins
Truth on the silver screen? The picture can be a little fuzzy
Simon Jenkins Films like Zero Dark Thirty seem happy to falsify facts in the name of art.
Warwick McFadyen
Poor Richard III - Shakespeare really gave him bad press
Warwick McFadyen Whatever the merits or otherwise of the king, he is not remembered fondly.
Justifying means to end bin Laden puts Bigelow on torturous path
Waleed Aly Whatever Kathryn Bigelow's intention with Zero Dark Thirty, her new blockbuster about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, one fact is inescapable: this is a pro-torture film.
Jacqueline Maley
PMS may be gone but women are in no mood to lose anger
Jacqueline Maley News of the death of pre-menstrual syndrome came as a terrible shock.
Suzy Freeman-Greene
When a simple slice of Pi is the most satisfying dish of all
Suzy Freeman-Greene At a time studios wring every drop from sequels, Life of Pi's success is a thing of joy.
Canvas
It's absurd that our best books are not made into films
Peter Craven Why don't we have a film industry that is more sensitive to the riches of Australian writing?
Opinion
Tarantino's lost the plot and needs a good editor
Keith Austin OK, let's get this over and done with. I'm going to talk about Django Unchained, the new Quentin Tarantino movie out in cinemas on Thursday and I'm going to use the 'N' word.
Jane Caro
Our Jacki - always a class act
Jane Caro When I was about 10 years old, I was stage- and star-struck (still am). I dreamt of being a famous actor, the adored focus of millions of eyes. Showoff? Vain? Moi? You don't know the half of it.
