Okay, I know you’re all going to see “Knocked Up” this weekend, but let me heartily recommend Rolf de Heer’s “Ten Canoes,” a far more original and visually stunning cinematic experience that is ...

I’m usually left slightly anxious by those works of western filmmakers that take as their subjects the nature and stories of indigenous peoples. The potential for exploitation – artistic, commercial, ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. "Ten Canoes" is the latest movie by the greatest director you've probably never heard of. His ...

Sometimes all it takes to bridge the chasm of eons is a little humor. "Ten Canoes," an Aborigine fable set in three periods, spanning the present to prehistory, doesn't just address the eternal ...

Directed by the Dutch expatriate filmmaker Rolf de Heer, this sometimes bawdy (remember: “Never trust a man with a small prick”), always beguiling work of imagination begins with a group of Aboriginal ...