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Australian children’s classics: Storm Boy’s tough, tender ode to wild childhood will make you cry

Storm Boy, Colin Thiele’s much-loved classic, has never been out of print. Its iconic 1976 film version, with David Gulpilil as Fingerbone, turns 50 this year – and it has long been hailed one of Australia’s greatest books. On publication in 1963, the Times Literary Supplement argued for it to…

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Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and more this month, including Wuthering Heights, Marty Supreme and Bugonia

The Guardian - AU

Journey Home, David Gulpilil review – an elegant celebration of one of Australia’s great actors

This illuminating, buoyant documentary traces the 4,000km trip to return the legendary Yolŋu actor to remote East Arnhem Land

The Guardian - AU

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Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

The last wish of a legendary Yolngu film star, a 4000 kilometre journey, and the family who made it all happen are central to a new documentary.

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Morning Mail: battle over nature law reform, cult survivors give testimony, getting up close to snake strikes

Cross-party opposition to overhaul spells trouble for Albanese government; Benjamin Netanyahu backs down over bill aimed at annexing West Bank

The Guardian - AU

Journey Home, David Gulpilil: the ‘extraordinary’ 4,000km, 10-month effort to return the actor home

After his death in 2021, Gulpilil’s family and mob used planes, boats, vans and helicopters to transport his casket, with a documentary crew in tow. As his son reflects: ‘We have to fulfil his wishes – by any means’

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne international film festival 2025: the 10 movies you must see this year

Our picks include a Tilda Swinton musical, an ode to porridge, Orwell’s life unpacked and the final stage of the story of Gulpilil

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Seven days, seven docos: Indigenous documentaries to watch this Naidoc Week – and most are free

From an ‘electrically powerful’ look at the final chapter of Adam Goodes’ AFL career to a must-see portrait of Gurrumul, along with Australia’s ‘greatest protest movie’

The Guardian - AU

Better Man, Sinners and Happy Gilmore 2: what’s new to streaming in Australia in July

Plus a celebration of Jaws as it turns 50, a smart Lena Dunham comedy starring Megan Stalter and a laugh-out-loud look at Australia’s housing crisis

The Guardian - AU

From Furiosa to Nicolas Cage: 10 Australian films to watch in 2024

The Mad Max franchise returns, a Hollywood star plays an Aussie surfer and an Indigenous horror feature to premiere at Sundance – here’s what to look out for this year

The Guardian - AU

Kermode on… Nicolas Roeg: ‘Nothing is what it seems’

In the first of a new monthly Observer column on his favourite film-makers, Mark Kermode salutes the elliptical vision of the director of Don’t Look Now, Walkabout, Performance and so much more

The Guardian - UK

‘Bringing the sun in’: the hardworking weavers of Bula’Bula dig colour from the red earth

On a hot day in eastern Arnhem Land, three women collect pandanus leaves and djundom roots – and offer a priceless masterclass into a rich cultural tradition

The Guardian - AU

Nude Tuesday, The Gray Man and more Mystery Road: what’s new to streaming in Australia this July

Plus David Gulpilil’s final work, a French film about a man who really likes his jacket and a superhero sequel that is much better than the first

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