Peter Weir

Master and Commander at 20: a miraculous masterpiece of action cinema

Peter Weir’s adventure didn’t find enough of an audience in 2003 but its old-fashioned sturdiness has given it a long life

Martin Pengelly

14, Nov, 2023 @10:12 AM

From Star Wars: Ahsoka to Macbeth: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s another spin-off in a galaxy far, far away or Reuben Joseph in a Shakespearean dystopia, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

19, Aug, 2023 @5:00 AM

‘With my camera I don’t shoot, I heal’: director Euzhan Palcy receives honorary Oscar

A Dry White Season director takes lifetime achievement award, alongside Michael J Fox, Witness director Peter Weir, and songwriter Diane Warren

Lois Beckett

20, Nov, 2022 @4:15 PM

Dead Poets Society: 30 years on Robin Williams' stirring call to 'seize the day' endures | Luke Buckmaster

From its enthusiasm for literature to its rousing finale, Peter Weir’s film is a salute to inspiration itself

Luke Buckmaster

16, Jul, 2019 @3:30 AM

From Don't Look Now to The Godfather – why the 1970s is my favourite film decade

While Jaws and Star Wars spawned the blockbuster, groundbreaking film-makers pushed cinema to the limits with edgy drama and sparkling comedy

Ryan Gilbey

03, Apr, 2018 @5:00 AM

Cate Blanchett joins stars signing open letter that calls on Australia to protect screen industry

Gillian Armstrong, Peter Weir, Rose Byrne and Richard Roxburgh among 215 people who have put names to appeal

Steph Harmon

26, Mar, 2018 @10:09 PM

Hypnotic thriller that haunted a nation inspires remakes for a new generation

Half a century after novel depicted tragedy at Hanging Rock, updated film and theatre versions shed new light

Vanessa Thorpe

13, Jan, 2018 @10:01 PM

Arlene Foster: Brexit brinkmanship rooted in a border childhood

The DUP leader was born into the bloodiest era of the Troubles and was never going to back down over the border question

Robert Booth and Henry McDonald

08, Dec, 2017 @5:30 PM

10 best Australian films made by first-time directors

From Gillian Armstrong to Warwick Thornton, Australian cinema is rife with debuts that made the directors’ names. Here are some highlights

Luke Buckmaster

02, Mar, 2016 @6:04 AM

Let's fight harder to keep first-time Australian film-makers at home

With talents like Snowtown’s Justin Kurzel and The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent getting snapped up overseas, the Australian film industry needs to find ways for debut film-makers to grow and improve at home

Luke Buckmaster

16, Jul, 2015 @11:13 PM