Two or Three Things Tom Knew About: In Memoriam Tom O’Regan (1956-2020) Ben Goldsmith January 2021 Obituary Tom O’Regan, much loved scholar and author of the ground-breaking book Australian National Cinema, died in July 2020 after a short illness. Tom made extraordinary contributions to media, communications and cult...
Baz Luhrmann by Pam Cook Ben Goldsmith October 2011 Book Reviews Baz Luhrmann’s fifth feature film, an adaptation in 3D of The Great Gatsby, will begin production in Sydney this month. Although the story may be familiar from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, if past experience is...
Ghost Rider Ben Goldsmith June 2011 Melbourne on Film Dossier Despite being set in an unnamed Texan city, Ghost Rider (Mark Steven Johnson, 2007) was a landmark film for Melbourne. It was the first international production to be made at the Central City (now Docklands) St...
Chasing the Runaways: Foreign Film Production and Film Studio Development in Australia 1988-2002 by Nick Herd Ben Goldsmith July 2005 Book Reviews Is domestic production being “swamped” by international production? Where does creative control lie? Which sectors of the industry and the economy more broadly benefit from this production, and which are missin...
Interrogating Identity: Tom White Ben Goldsmith February 2005 Australian Cinema This recent Australian film rigorously examines masculine identity in crisis within the broader and neglected topic of homelessness.
Metal Skin and the Cinema of Noise Ben Goldsmith September 2000 Contemporary Australian Cinema An attempt to put a lid on the disturbing sounds and images of Geoffrey Wright's Metal Skin.
