Mad Max creator George Miller premieres the biggest film to shoot in Australia

Mad Max creator George Miller premieres the biggest film to shoot in Australia

Star Chris Hemsworth says it was “bonkers and crazy and wild and fun” making the fifth Mad Max film.

  • byGarry Maddox

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This hotel was rated world’s best on TripAdvisor. Could it be that good?
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This hotel was rated world’s best on TripAdvisor. Could it be that good?

What makes this unassuming hotel on a quiet street in Cambodia’s Siem Reap such a popular choice for visitors? Garry Maddox checks in to find out.

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Oppenheimer,Taxi Driver and cinema’s other best improvised moments

Oppenheimer,Taxi Driver and cinema’s other best improvised moments

Like many famous onscreen moments,Oppenheimer’s most memorable line was surprisingly unscripted.

  • byGarry Maddox
A non-exhaustive list of horror’s most spine-chilling scenes

A non-exhaustive list of horror’s most spine-chilling scenes

Looking for a good scare to spice up your summer? We’ve rounded up the most disturbing scenes sure to give you goosebumps.

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‘I don’t want to die’:Heart-wrenching speech brings tears to my eyes

‘I don’t want to die’:Heart-wrenching speech brings tears to my eyes

Thousands of lives have been saved,including my own,after a doctor became a guinea pig for a radical form of treatment.

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For decades,passersby would peer into Nicolas’ shop. Nobody knew the real story behind the iconic milk bar

For decades,passersby would peer into Nicolas’ shop. Nobody knew the real story behind the iconic milk bar

The mysterious owner of Stanmore’s stuck-in-time Olympia Milk Bar has fascinated many,and scared others. Now,upon his death,his story can be revealed.

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The best films of 2023,a critic’s choice

The best films of 2023,a critic’s choice

From Barbenheimer to Australian horror,veteran directors are joined by rising young talents in this year’s highlights.

  • byGarry Maddox
Baz Luhrmann reinvented his film Australia using epic 2.1 million feet of footage

Baz Luhrmann reinvented his film Australia using epic 2.1 million feet of footage

The celebrated Australian director has turned his most polarising film into a six-chapter miniseries for Disney+.

  • byGarry Maddox
Making gravy:Why Australians are producing so many Christmas films

Making gravy:Why Australians are producing so many Christmas films

Ten festive movies since 2020 suggests Australia is becoming a new tinseltown.

  • byGarry Maddox
Sydney’s ‘thriving’ Verona cinema is closing. Here’s where the indie films will go
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Sydney’s ‘thriving’ Verona cinema is closing. Here’s where the indie films will go

The art-house chain will have to move venues - from Paddington to Moore Park - when the Verona building is redeveloped.

  • byGarry Maddox
Their work saved my life:these two great Australians richly deserve their award
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Their work saved my life:these two great Australians richly deserve their award

For this writer,the work of professors Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer with Melanoma Institute Australia has been miraculous.

  • byGarry Maddox