Many of the million-dollar-plus salaries ($3-$5 million adjusted for inflation) aimed to attract stars of the day such as Jeff Bridges, Rob Lowe, Daryl Hannah, Geena Davis, and Liam Neeson.
The government's film agency believed 'Mother and Son' actor Ruth Cracknell had yet to deliver a credible screen performance.
Newly-released archival documents shows the fallout from the infamous 1987 comedy.
Confidential government documents reveal the story behind Peter Weir's rom-com 'Green Card' as the famed director prepares to be honoured at this year’s Venice International Film Festival.
The story behind a $6.56m Australian thriller is revealed in documents released by the National Archives of Australia.
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has commended the Federal Government for renewing the funding of Australia's cultural institutions, which it says will "turbocharge" discoverability and access to national collection.
More than 800,000 hours of Australian audiovisual content must be digitised before 2025 or it will perish, according to National Film and Sound Archive CEO Jan Müller.
The AFC took its first steps to privatising its completion guarantor operations after compiling a damning internal assessment of filmmakers' cost overruns