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The film Australia - A review essay by Peter Bentley
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The Boys Are Back - Film Comment
A review of and comment about The Boys Are Back - the new Scott Hicks film
Samson and Delilah – a new strength?
Explore the themes in director Warwick Thornton’s first feature film about two Aboriginal children and their life and community in one part of the Northern Territory. His film won best first feature at Cannes 2009.
Balibo – An Inconvenient Truth
Read Peter Bentley’s reflection on history, and comment about this new Australian film about the deaths of the Journalists in East Timor in 1975 and the aftermath.
The Cult of Dexter
A consideration of the issues in the TV Show 'Dexter'
The Gruen Church?
The Gruen Church? – a reflection on the ABV TV show, The Gruen Transfer and the emergent church.
The Making of The Christ Files
Read about the making of this landmark Australian documentary series, which premiered on TV during Easter 2008.The Nativity Story
The Nativity Story – a good example of a helpful ‘Hollywood’ film suitable for church events at Christmas.Salute
Salute – the Movie and The Peter Norman Story. Read about this salute to the Australian sprinter who became part of sporting history at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games.Page 1 of 2 pages. Next page
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