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American Fiction, Three Women and Curb: what’s new to streaming in Australia in February

Plus Terence Malick’s 2011 epic, a moving Ukrainian series, and rapper Vince Staples’ autofictional caper

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Alvin Purple at 50: how ‘boobs and pubes’ led Australian screen’s sexual (and sexist) revolution

Fifty years ago this week, the first blockbuster of the Australian new wave hit Australian cinemas. Directed by Tim Burstall and starring Graeme Blundell, Alvin Purple was a bawdy sex comedy about an unprepossessing young man who was irresistible to women.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2023