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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Inside a deserted Melbourne shopping mall is a bizarre XR journey into psychosis by Luke Buckmaster

The Door in Question uses VR headsets, sound and even smells to create an immersive experience inspired by its creator’s experience with mental illness Get our weekend culture and lifestyl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PM
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Ronny Chieng on International Student and testing the limits of The Daily Show by Luke Buckmaster

Playing himself might be the ‘easiest job in the world’, but the boyish-looking, sick burn-delivering comic has been reliving some excruciating memoriesOn stage and screen, the comedian …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM
Monday, April 4, 2016

Newsfront and beyond: Bob Ellis's enduring impact on Australian theatre and film by Luke Buckmaster

Bob Ellis was one of Australia’s greatest curmudgeons – but he should also be celebrated as a screenwriter, playwright, director and, yes, a criticBob Ellis, prolific writer and former L…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04AM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

From stage to screen: why Australian cinema is so in love with the theatre by Luke Buckmaster

Recently there have been more Australian screen adaptations of plays than ever been before – but how much is too much?• Book now for Guardian Australia’s screening of The Daughter Rela…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:56AM
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

'It's no Samson and Delilah': Stephen Page on the film adaptation of Spear by Luke Buckmaster

Debut feature from artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre is an entrancing, enigmatic work that deals with what it means to be an Indigenous AustralianIn a dimly lit underground train s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:20AM
Monday, October 19, 2015

Spear review – a weird, wonderful milestone of a dance movie by Luke Buckmaster

Australia’s first contemporary Indigenous dance film is an exhilirating cinematic debut for choreographer Stephen Page and his talented team • Guardian Australia film club in Adelaide �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Manny Lewis review – Carl Barron swaps standup for phone-sex romantic comedy by Luke Buckmaster

Australian comic makes an affable lead in his film debut while Leeanna Walsman shines as his warm and wonderfully understated love interest Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44PM