Culture

Shortly before the premiere of his new film, The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson reflects on his journey to becoming one of the world’s most distinctive filmmakers.

I’ll tell you about Brit. She is medium build, tall, likes her hands but feels that her feet don’t live up to her height. For many years she wore her hair cropped short like a little helmet and dyed a glossy black.

The new Malthouse adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds powerfully conveys the estrangement of the familiar that is the essence of horror.

Three exhibitions at Melbourne Design Week explored how furniture and other objects can go beyond their standard uses, offering something more.

A polymath of the stage, Gillian Cosgriff brings her new show to the upcoming Adelaide Cabaret Festival, steering away from topicality to interactive games.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival finds room for dissidence, divisive films and a lot of clapping.