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Apr 2016
Paul Hogan as Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton in a cocktail party scene from Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee

It was back in 1986 that Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee first charmed audiences worldwide with his laconic humour.

By Beth Taylor / 18 Apr 2016
Documents
Film
Oral History
Bronwyn Murphy photographed near fence from a distance with blue sky in the background during filming of Rabbit Proof Fence

Bronwyn Murphy

Bronwyn Murphy talks to Emily George about working as a sound editor on Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), The Sapphires(2012) and Mabo: Life of an Island Man(1997).

By Emily George / 5 Apr 2016
Film
Oral History
Sound

Bellissimo! Rescuing vintage Italian films

Sally Jackson traces the journey of Italian films to Australia via World Film Distributors and through the hands of collectors to the NFSA.

By Sally Jackson / 1 Apr 2016
Film
Mar 2016

Jon English

Sound Curator Thorsten Kaeding marks the passing of entertainer Jon English.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 11 Mar 2016
Film
Photographs
Sound
Television
Feb 2016
Anne Louise Lambert as Miranda, peering over a rock and looking into the distance in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Return to Hanging Rock

Clips from a Q&A with actress Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda), plus more outtakes from our 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' online exhibition, '40 Years of Mystery'.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Feb 2016
Film
Oral History
Cropped image of Italian lobby card for the film 'Smithy' showing Ron Randell (in the title role) disembarking the plane and being surrounded by reporters.

Smithy turns 70

We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charles Kingsford Smith biopic 'Smithy' with a look at Billy Hughes' cameo in the film.

By Beth Taylor / 15 Feb 2016
Film
Photographs
Posters
Jan 2016

Starstruck costumes

The musical comedy Starstruck (1982) and its colourful, outrageous costumes were ahead of their time.

By Beth Taylor / 25 Jan 2016
Film
Object
Dec 2015

Red Dragon

Film curator Sally Jackson takes a fresh look at Australia's first animated feature, Eric Porter's Marco Polo Junior Versus The Red Dragon.

By Sally Jackson / 22 Dec 2015
Film

The Kid Stakes

The NFSA has released silent classic film The Kid Stakes (1927) on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.

By John Brady / 14 Dec 2015
Film
Sep 2015

Canberra time capsule

Discover the history of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, through these items from the NFSA collection.

By Adam Blackshaw / 7 Sep 2015
Film
Radio
Sound
Television