Category: All of the Arts

Lovesick robots, killer bees, a feminist cave woman, a thoughtful seagull, and a brace of unwanted sequels: here are the worst films nominated for an Oscar.

The Sad Sheep Painting – aka: ‘Anguish’ – is one of the NGV’s most popular; a well-known work by a largely forgotten artist.

Pepper’s Ghost is an optical illusion that became the toast of Victorian England. Its creator was one of the first celebrity scientists.

Film as a medium is tied to technology. Here is a history of film, seen through 11 technical advances.

Australia has censored a lot of films since the medium debuted here, including some unlikely candidates. Here are 11 films banned in Australia.

When the Australian National Gallery spent $1 million on Jackson Pollock’s ‘Blue Poles’ in 1973, controversy erupted. It now looks like a bargain.

I watched the DVD ‘Back to the Future’ commentary, featuring co-writer Bob Gale. Here are 11 things I learned.

Before movies and television, and even radio, people turned to different mediums for entertainment. Welcome, to the ‘Cyclorama’.

They cannot be constructed, they serve no practical purpose, they are mysterious and baffling. They are, Impossible Objects.