As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – one of the masterworks of Australian cinema – we talked to director Peter Weir about the film’s mesmerising outtakes, which are held in the NFSA collection.

A recent videotape discovery shines a spotlight on Australian TV's first movie review duo and their program, Two on the Aisle, which debuted in May 1973.

Ivan Hutchinson briefly reviews 

When Peter Weir was filming his 1975 masterwork

When Peter Weir was filming his 1975 masterwork

When Peter Weir was filming his 1975 masterwork

The original Picnic at Hanging Rock trailer which screened ahead of the film’s Australian cinema release in August 1975. It features narration by Sydney radio presenter John Laws.

Anne Louise Lambert, who played Miranda in Picnic at Hanging Rock, provided the NFSA with the following notes on her costume: 'The daisy pattern in the lace trim of the dres

Helen Morse’s Mademoiselle Dianne de Poitiers, the French and Dancing mistress at Appleyard College, is a model of grace and elegance. She wears a high-throated Edwardian gown of cream silk, w

There is no pretty summer dress for orphan Sara, played by Margaret Nelson, who is forbidden from attending the picnic in Picnic at Hanging Rock.