The Screen Show: Recent Episodes
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We meet the director of Sundance winner Scrapper, and the producing partners of Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon who also serve as Executive Producers on Morning Wars.
U.S. director Michael Chaves on gothic horror The Nun II, plus docs on the man who invented the bulletproof vest, and scientist Tim Flannery on a global search to find good climate leadership.
Independent film producer Mel Eslyn on directing her first feature Biosphere, and a new doc on rock music impresario & Mushroom Records founder Michael Gudinski.
We meet the filmmaker behind Past Lives, labelled one of the best films of the year and a frontrunner for awards seasons, plus, Alena Lodkina on her acclaimed feature Petrol.
Jason meets Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason, and the artistic director of the Berlin Film Festival.
A Melbourne Film Festival special with Argentine director Laura Citarella and U.S. film critic and screenwriter Nick Pinkerton.
Two brothers from Adelaide talk to Jason about how they made one of the stand-out films at Sundance this year, plus the director of Berlin best film winner Alcarràs.
Greta Gerwig talks about her version of the phenomenon that is Barbie and how Margot Robbie came to her with the idea, plus, a critics' chat on Barbie and Oppenheimer.
One of the world's foremost choreographers Benjamin Millepied (Black Swan) on his first directorial feature Carmen. Plus, new Australian films Shadow and Dark Emu.
One of Australia's most internationally acclaimed filmmakers Warwick Thornton on his new film, plus the director and stars of the latest Mission Impossible.
Tina Satter on her film Reality which stars Sydney Sweeney as American whistleblower Reality Winner, and French film Other People's Children, the story of a Parisian teacher who discovers she wants children later in life.
We meet the director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and the maker of a very likeable comedy from NZ.
Léa Seydoux is a stand-out in Mia Hansen-Løve's new film One Fine Morning, and Melbourne filmmaker David Easteal on his wonderful road movie The Plains.
Some highlights and stand-outs from this year's Sydney Film Festival with guests Nashen Moodley, Lav Diaz and Amiel Courtin Wilson.
Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher talks about starring in a new Stephen King horror, plus we meet the makers of two films from Alice Springs (Mparntwe) and the Pilbara that deal with parents, children and their carers.
Hollywood stars Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey on The Little Mermaid, as well as director Rob Marshall. Parks and Rec actor/comedian Ben Schwartz talks about starring opposite Nicolas Cage in new film Renfield, and influential German director Angela Schanelec.
Rising Australian star Angourie Rice talks about starring opposite Jennifer Garner in The Last Thing He Told Me, and Simon Baker and Ivan Sen discuss outback mystery Limbo.
Russian-born Australian film-maker Alena Lodkina on her bewitching feature Petrol, plus British acting legend Lesley Manville and Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool.
Jason speaks to Hollywood star Chris Pratt and director James Gunn about the latest Guardians of the Galaxy instalment, plus a new film about the 2015 attacks across Paris, and Japanese anime Suzume.
A sporty edition this week as we meet Ted Lasso's Jamie Tartt, discuss a new film about a Ukranian gymnast and deep dive into Burt Lancaster film The Swimmer.
The stars of the new Evil Dead movie join Jason. Plus, a powerful new doc that attempts to uncover the truth behind the Balibo Five murders, and a beautiful 1971 Ukranian drama.
French actor and filmmaker Louis Garrel on his breezy heist comedy The Innocent, and a discussion on K-Thrillers ahead of a showcase at Sydney's Golden Age cinema.
Actor Nicholas Braun who plays Cousin Greg in Succession joins Jason to chat about the final season of the hit series, and Polish film director Jerzy Skolimowski on his Oscar nominated film EO.
Toni Collette and John Leguizamo talk about their roles in new TV series The Power, plus a chat on the enduring appeal of Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides.
One of the brightest lights in American horror movie making Ti West speaks about his new movie Pearl, and Hollywood director James Gray on Armageddon Time.
One of our most exciting young directors Goran Stolevski on his latest film Of an Age, plus a chat with Hollywood cinematographer Jesse M. Feldman about his work on Interview with the Vampire, and revisiting the classic MGM musical An American in Paris.
Jason is joined by Laura Poitras who took home the top prize at Venice for her film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, plus a new film about the NYC music scene of the early 2000's.
Jason speaks to director Chinonye Chukwu about the film Till, which tells the story of the brutal lynching of Emmett Till, and a look at the importance of director Robert Bresson ahead of a season at the Melbourne Cinematheque.
Cult French actor Vincent Cassel talks about his role in a new spy series. Scottish director Charlotte Wells on her beautiful BAFTA winning film Aftersun, and a discussion on Kieslowski’s Three Colours trilogy with Polish film specialist Matilda Mroz.
We speak to British actor Ben Aldridge about his starring roles in Spoiler Alert and Knock at the Cabin, plus director Lukas Dhont on his Cannes winning film Close.
An interview this week with actor Paul Rudd, who stars in the upcoming Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Also joining us is director of the film, Peyton Reed, the man behind Hollywood comedies like Bring It On and The Break-Up. Plus, ahead of a retrospective of her work at ACMI this month, critically acclaimed filmmaker Clara Law joins us.
U.S. filmmaker Darren Aronofsky speaks about his new film The Whale, which has earned Brendan Fraser a best Oscar nom. Plus, a look at the career of one of the most acclaimed screenwriters of all time.
Cate Blanchett talks to Jason about her Oscar nominated performance in Tár. Jemima Khan and Shekhar Kapur on their new cross-cultural rom-com and curator Ruby Arrowsmith Todd zooms in on 1973 film Touki Bouki.
Joel Edgerton talks about his role in The Stranger, and American showrunner Bryan Fuller is along too, he's one of the most exciting minds working in TV today.
Jason leads a conversation with three of Australia's brightest and most exciting filmmakers from the 2022 Melbourne International Film Festival.
We meet French writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve who discusses her English language debut Bergman Island, and Joanna Hogg on the sequel to The Souvenir.
Pedro Almodovar on working with Penelope Cruz again in Parallel Mothers. Pablo Larrain talks turning Kristen Stewart into Lady Diana in his film Spencer, and Sharon Horgan on her fantastic black comedy Bad Sisters.
Italian actor Sabrina Impacciatore on her starring role in the latest season of The White Lotus. We meet the director of Palme d'Or winner Triangle of Sadness, and Sam Worthington and Cliff Curtis on the latest Avatar.
This week actor Alfred Molina joins us to talk about his lead role in Amazon's cosy new mystery series, plus Tim Minchin on the new film version of Matilda the Musical.
Gary Oldman talks about the latest season of Slow Horses, plus, a new espionage thriller and Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All.
Director Mark Mylod (Succession) on The Menu, a fine dining scene satire starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Tayor-Joy, plus British actor Rebecca Hall talks about her lead role in psychological horror Resurrection, and Australian actor Melissa George chats about her experience on the TV series The Mosquito Coast.
Director Maria Schrader on She Said, the story of how two New York Times reporters broke the story around sexual assault in Hollywood, and from acclaimed director Charlotte Sieling (Borgen, The Killing, The Bridge), Margrete — Queen of the North.
Moroccan director Maryam Touzani on her Cannes Un Certain Regard selected drama and Morocco's entry to next year's Academy Awards, and a documentary deep-dive into Melbourne and Sydney's rich history of filmmaking co-ops.
Hollywood writer-director-producer James Gray on his magnificent and moving new film Armageddon Time, and an offbeat comedy centering on the story of a mother and daughter in post-crisis Spain.
In this episode you'll meet Nicholas Stoller, the director of Bros, a gay rom-com starring Billy Eichner. Plus the Australian screenwriter on Mrs Harris goes to Paris and a haunted new series from Netflix.
Comedian and late night TV host Seth Meyers on his new spoof series which features a bunch of A-list stars including Cate Blanchett, and a new doc about one of the greatest and most explosive tennis players of all time.
Danish director Christoffer Boe on A Taste of Hunger, a drama set in the gastronomic powerhouse of Copenhagen that blends ambition and Michelin stars with a hurtful betrayal. Plus, The Plains, a remarkable road movie in which a man commutes home at the end of the working day in Melbourne's outer suburbs each evening. Within the microcosm of the car the film becomes a meditation on time, memory, relationships and work. Filmmaker David Easteal joins us.
Two directors who have made thrillers about police investigating horrendous crimes and the psychological impact it has on them.
One of the most talented actors of his generation, Joel Edgerton, is in to discuss his role in new Australian thriller The Stranger, and one of the most exciting minds working in TV today, Bryan Fuller, on his new doc series.
Exciting Australian director Goran Stolevski on his lush folk horror You Won't Be Alone. Luca Guadagnino's doc about Salvatore Ferragamo, and, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Ningla A-Na, one of the greatest Australian docs is restored.
A new documentary series that gives voice to the Australian wars, and we revisit a conversation with Australian actor Murray Bartlett upon his Emmy win for The White Lotus.
Upon the sad passing of one of the most exciting directors in the world, Jean-Luc Godard, we revisit a panel discussion from 2015.
It was recorded during a two day symposium at the University of Technology, focusing on his feature films – in particular 2010's Film Socialism and 2014's Goodbye to Language – shot in 3D.
It's almost impossible to describe these multilingual, non-narrative films in conventional plot terms – the former is set on the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia and then in a family run petrol station – characters include a Nazi war criminal and a Russian detective. The latter was shot around Godard's house near lake Geneva and features a couple who are played by two different sets of actors, and a dog named Roxy (Godard's own). The shards of plot and character that both films offer find some solid ground on familiar Godardian obsessions: European identity; the Holocaust and the legacy of Western civilisation.
Speakers are Miriam Ross from Wellington's Victoria University, Julian Murphet, director for the centre for Modernism Studies at the University of New South Wales, filmmaker and Deakin University film scholar Dirk de Bruyn and Alex Gawronski, artist and scholar from the Sydney College of the Arts.
The director of an intimate new doc about Tasmania's Franklin River; Irish director Colm Bairéad on his exquisite film centered around a young foster girl, and UK filmmaker Peter Strickland's absurdist portrait of an arts collective.
Legendary Australian filmmaker George Miller on his new movie. Plus, Only Murders in the Building, a comedy starring Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Sharon Horgan, Sarah Greene and Eva Birthistle on witty black comedy Bad Sisters; the directors who took home the top prize at MIFF, and film curator Dennis Lim on South Korean legend Hong Sangsoo.
Screen legend Charlotte Rampling discusses her role in Juniper, in which she has a broken leg, drinks gin by the jug full and generally makes life miserable for those around her, plus, a powerful documentary about a man with a week to live from acclaimed Australian filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson.
Director Eric Gravel discusses his gripping drama about a single mother in Paris pushed to her limits. Cinematographer Stephen Murphy talks about his work on season 3 of Atlanta, and non-fiction filmmaker Charlie Shackleton on The Afterlight, a work designed to be lost to time.
Olivia Newman talks about directing the film adaptation of the global bestselling phenomenon Where the Crawdads Sing, and filmmaker Adrian Francis on his moving doc about three survivors of the 1945 bombing of Tokyo.
U.S. directors The Russo Brothers talk about their latest blockbuster The Gray Man. Actor Danielle McDonald on playing an opera singer in Falling For Figaro, and Hollywood producer Jason Blum on a new horror starring Ethan Hawke in a terrifying mask.
For NAIDOC Week we're joined by Warren H. Williams, co-creator & star of a unique and stunningly shot new crime series, True Colours, NITV's first foray into longform drama, and filmmaker Larissa Behrendt, who talks about Warriors on the Field, a celebration of Indigenous Australia and its long-standing history and connection with Australian football. Two exciting directors from Finland will also be along.....Juho Kuosmanen and Mikko Myllylahti, for a conversation about Finnish storytelling and their new films, the Cannes winning Compartment No. 6 (Juho Kuosmanen), and The Woodcutter Story (Mikko Myllylahti), both set to screen in Australia. Plus, Sunil and a very special guest are on the red carpet for the premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder and put some questions to Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth.
We meet Mandy Walker, the pioneering Australian cinematographer who shot Baz Luhrmann's epic film Elvis. TV writer Wenlei Ma is along with an analysis of where streaming services, particularly Netflix, have gone wrong recently and what they can do to remain relevant in the current landscape, and L.A. based Aussie actor Claudia O'Doherty speaks to us about her career and latest role on a quirky series about class and capitalism called Killing It.
A chat with the inimitable Baz Lurhmann about what he thinks Elvis, his first new film in nearly a decade might add to the legend and mythology of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. We've all heard of Taco Tuesday, but how about Nude Tuesday? Aussie actor Damon Herriman stars in a deliriously silly NZ set comedy about love, nudity and gibberish and he's along to tell us all about it + the question of power, who has it, what they do with it and how to get it, is central to the funny and gory superhero satire The Boys....we meet a bunch of the stars ahead of the Season 3 launch, including Chace Crawford, Jack Quaid and Karen Fukuhara.
The great documentarian Frederick Wiseman is being celebrated this month at Sydney Film Festival & ACMI with a retrospective of ten seminal films which chronicle American life and institutions. 92 year old Wiseman is our guest. British actor Jack Davenport who appears in series' like The Morning Show, 90s cult classic This Life, and films including the Pirates of the Caribbean series, talks about his role as the lead character in Ten Percent, a UK remake of the French hit Call my Agent, and filmmaker Mary Zournazi traces the history and her own connection to a Greek music born of exile in her documentary My Rembetika Blues.
Nashen Moodley, artistic director of Sydney Film Festival is in to talk festival highlights as the event opens this week. He's joined by the curators of Screenability, a section of SFF that shines a spotlight on people with disability, and also the Travelling Film Festival, which showcases this world-class cinema in regional locations Amir Jadidi, Iranian star of Oscar and Cannes winning director Asghar Farhadi's new film A Hero, talks about the complex themes raised in this powerful drama about family, vulnerability and debt, and as the great British filmmaker Terence Davies' mesmerising new film Benediction releases, we revisit an excerpt of a conversation he had with Jason Di Rosso as it premiered at the 2021 British Film Festival.
As Obi-Wan Kenobi, the latest incarnation in the Star Wars universe arrives, we meet Deborah Chow, the first female director in the film franchise's history, as well as one of the stars of the series, Moses Ingram. We're also joined this week by Executive Producer Patrick Walters from See-Saw Films who are behind a slate of the best TV right now including Heartstopper and The Essex Serpent, plus, screenwriter Kodie Bedford, who's credits include Mystery Road, Squinters, Troppo and Firebite joins us for a career chat.
Writer-director Aaron Wilson on Little Tornadoes, his beautiful portrait of life in small town Australia in 1971, a time when the country was swept up in change. Opera singer Tiriki Onus on his debut film Ablaze, where together with filmmaker Alec Morgan he uncovers a 70-year-old lost film made by the first Aboriginal filmmaker, his grandfather William ‘Bill’ Onus. Plus, Nash Edgerton joins us from Dublin to talk about his latest film, a short about a couple of pranksters which he stars in alongside Rose Byrne called Shark, set to play at St Kilda Film Festival.
We meet two Australian women making waves in film & TV to hear about their personal experiences in the industry....Chloe Rickard - Partner, COO and Executive Producer at Jungle Entertainment who are behind some of our most high-profile shows including No Activity, The Moodys and Wakefield; and Sophie Hyde - director of the feature films Animals, 52 Tuesdays and 2022 Sundance hit Good Luck To You Leo Grande which stars Emma Thompson. Plus, director Renee Webster on How To Please a Woman, a lively female liberation drama with Sally Phillips in the lead (Veep, Bridget Jones), about a woman in her fifties who starts an all-male house house cleaning business.
Director Leah Purcell and actor Rob Collins on The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, Purcell's powerful post-colonial revision of a short story by Henry Lawson, which in her hands becomes a mesmerising outback western presented through a feminist, First Nations lens. Plus, Jonathan Alley tells us how he wove his admiration for cult band The Triffids into the beautiful documentary Love in Bright Landscapes, and Liz Doran, the co-creator and lead writer on a new 1970's set surf series Barons explains why this was a moment in time she was inspired to put on screen.
British actor Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) talks about playing the writer Roald Dahl in the new film To Olivia, set in the late 1950s, early 1960s, a period when he was married to American actor Patricia Neale and the couple lost their young child to measles. Plus, African American Italian director Jonas Carpignano on To Chiara, which won Best European Film at Cannes and follows a young Calabrian woman who learns some difficult family truths upon her father's disappearance.
Two interviews with directors who have made films about families, parenting and memory…...you’ll meet Korean-American writer director and film critic Kogonada, who talks about his mysterious, gentle sci-fi film After Yang, set in a near future society where androids can be bought as companions. Plus, French filmmaker Céline Sciamma , who’s new film is called Petit Maman, and asks the question, what if a child could travel back in time and meet their mother or father at the same age?
Two interviews with directors who have made films about families, parenting and memory…...you’ll meet Korean-American writer director and film critic Kogonada, who talks about his mysterious, gentle sci-fi film After Yang, set in a near future society where androids can be bought as companions. Plus, French filmmaker Céline Sciamma , who’s new film is called Petit Maman, and asks the question, what if a child could travel back in time and meet their mother or father at the same age?
Director Tom Gormican on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and how he convinced Nicolas Cage to play himself in a meta-comedy-thriller about fame, bankruptcy and movies. Plus, British actor Tom Blyth is Billy the Kid in a new streaming series from Vikings creator Michael Hirst. He explains how a kid from Nottingham ended up playing one of the most famous figures of the wild west.
Hollywood director Robert Eggers on his Viking epic The Northman, a revenge thriller that follows a Prince seeking justice for the murder of his father, with an all-star cast including Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman. British actress Imogen Poots on the trippy neo-Western thriller Outer Range, and Audrey Diwan, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival discusses her intimate film Happening, which follows a bright young student seeking an abortion in 1960's France.
One of the world's most successful box office entertainers, Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, Transformers), speaks about his latest blockbuster, the explosive heist thriller Ambulance, in which Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star as adoptive brothers on a car chase through L.A. in a stolen ambulance. And, the story of an Australian film pioneer comes to life in a new documentary called When the Camera Stopped Rolling, a very personal tale of trailblazing and trauma told through the lens of cinematographer Jane Castle about her mother Lilias Fraser.
This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.
Streaming on Amazon Prime, Master is a gothic horror set on a haunted university campus that examines the ongoing legacy of American racism. We're joined by director Mariama Diallo. Plus, Uberto Pasolini, the producer behind The Full Monty on his new, Belfast-set film Nowhere Special, a tender drama about a father-son relationship where tragedy looms.
Melbourne filmmaker Danny Cohen on Anonymous Club, his 16mm doc about Melbourne musician Courtney Barnett, an introspective, introverted & reluctant world-famous rock-star. Plus, U.S. director Mimi Cave talks about her horror take on the meet-cute/rom-com in Fresh and Hollywood star Sebastian Stan on getting into character for his villainous role.
French writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve on her English language debut Bergman Island, a film that engages with the legacy of Ingmar Bergman as a couple retreat to the pristine Swedish island of Fårö where the filmmaker shot some of his most famous films, looking to find inspiration, and, British director Joanna Hogg on the sequel to The Souvenir, her lauded 2021 film. The Souvenir II continues to follow an ambitious film student in 1980's Britain, this time in the aftermath of the turbulent relationship at the centre of the first film, with a magnetic and manipulative older man.
Susanna Nicchiarelli discusses her period biopic Miss Marx, a vibrant take on the life of Karl Marx's youngest daughter Eleanor, who was among the first women to link the themes of feminism and socialism. Plus, filmmaker Philippa Bateman spotlights First Nations singer-songwriters Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter in the new documentary Wash My Soul in the River's Flow, a cinematic interpretation of a legendary concert from 2004 interwoven with archival footage to ultimately present a story of loss, love and home.
Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.
Mike Mills on his new film C'mon C'mon, a sweet, stripped back road trip across America about family bonds and connection starring Joaquin Phoenix. Plus, Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen on his triple Oscar nominated documentary animation Flee, and meet the Australians who won the international competition at Clermont-Ferrand.
Bosnian writer-director Jasmila Žbanić talks about depicting the Srebrenica Massacre in her film Quo Vadis, Aida? Indie American actor Ione Skye reveals her Top Shelf of film, and Bill Code on his debut documentary feature The Lake of Scars, a story of allyship, environment and reconciliation around efforts to preserve Indigenous scar trees and artefacts in the Lake Boort area of northern Victoria.
Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds discuss the historical coming of age film Belfast, screenwriter Bina Bhattacharya and actor and writer Arka Das talk about Here Out West, a cinematic postcard to Western Sydney. Plus I, Tonya and Cruella director Craig Gillespie on bringing the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape scandal to the small screen.
Pedro Almodóvar discusses Parallel Mothers, his intricately woven mystery about two women’s journey into motherhood and the scars of the Spanish Civil War, starring Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit. And Pablo Larraín discusses Spencer, his unconventional Princess Diana biopic set during a Christmas weekend at Sandringham starring Kristen Stewart.
The Australian film Nitram dramatises the events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. In a wide ranging discussion, director Justin Kurzel and screenwriter Shaun Grant discussed what inspired them to make a film about this real life tragedy, the themes they sought to explore, and the similarities and differences to their earlier films Snowtown and Snowtown and The True History of the Kelly Gang.
The White Lotus star Murray Bartlett, plus British actor Rebecca Hall and Afghan writer-director Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Oscar winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland, plus Swedish writer-director Roy Andersson on his 2021 film About Endlessness, and film scholar Nick Pinkerton on Tsai Ming Liang's Goodbye, Dragon Inn.
The legendary and multi-talented French actor Julie Delpy and the Australian cinematographer behind lavish period soap Domina.
American director Sean Baker on his sex comedy about a has-been porn star Red Rocket. Plus, German acting legend Udo Kier talks about his latest role as a retired hairdresser who has one last cut and blow dry to perform….for a society funeral.
Writer-director Adam McKay on his disaster movie comedy Don't Look Up as a satire of inaction on climate change, plus he reflects on Succession's success as one of that show's directors and executive producer. Fellow American Dasha Nekrasova (Red Scare podcast) talks about her debut feature, The Scary of Sixty-First, a horror movie inspired by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. And Norwegian director Joachim Trier discusses his award-winning romantic comedy tragedy The Worst Person in the World.
Dune director Denis Villeneuve discusses casting Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and interpreting the Arabic and Islamic influences in Frank Herbert's original novel. Plus, the film's Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser explains why the desert sky is white, and fellow Aussie Ari Wegner, who shot Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, talks eroticism, landscape and the female gaze.
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude on his Berlinale Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, a black comedy about a middle aged school teacher fighting the moral panic over her appearance in an online sex tape. Plus, director Tom McCarthy on Stillwater, the follow up to his Oscar winner Spotlight starring Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin and Camille Cottin about an American man fighting to overturn his daughter's murder conviction in France, and L.A. based Australian actor Hannah Levien (Brand New Cherry Flavour) gives us her Top Shelf screen faves.
Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike speaks about her new role in a fantasy show that aspires to take the Game of Thrones throne, The Wheel of Time, and rising New Zealand talent Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie discusses her lead role in Last Night in Soho, plus, director Madeleine Martiniello on her documentary Palazzo Di Cozzo, a portrait of Melbourne's Italian furniture mogul Franco Cozzo who became a household name for his flamboyant TV ads.
Cary Fukunaga on directing No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s last Bond film. Plus John Hoffman, the showrunner of Hulu's hit show Only Murders in the Building, on making a black comedy about true crime podcasts with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.
Two of the most forthright, accomplished and widely admired filmmakers on the show this week......Paul Schrader on his new film The Card Counter, which premiered in competition at Venice and follows on from Schrader’s tormented environmental allegory as a film about an isolated man who struggles when the world comes calling, and Terence Davies, who’s marvellous new film Benediction is screening as part of this year's British Film Festival.
We meet the author of a new monograph about David Lynch’s Inland Empire, his strangest and most haunting film. Spanish artist and filmmaker Amalia Ulman talks about casting herself and her mother in a film inspired by two real life scammers which is one of the highlights at this year's Sydney Film Festival, and talented Australian actor Hal Cumpston shares his Top Shelf.
The man behind the phenomenally successful mob series The Sopranos talks about the new prequel. We meet the writer-director of a centrepiece film at this year's Italian Film Festival, and Jason's thoughts on Ridley Scott’s new medieval tragedy which stars Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer.
Today’s show is a preview of some of the works screening at Sydney Film Festival.....the first is about one of the most accomplished Australian film directors you’ve probably never heard of - John Farrow. He won an Oscar and worked with stars like Robert Mitchum and John Wayne and we meet two men who have finally brought his story to the big screen. Plus, one of Japan's great new talents Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
A special edition this week, dedicated to the new Australian film Nitram, which dramatises the long lead up to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. In a wide ranging discussion, director Justin Kurzel and screenwriter Shaun Grant discuss what inspired them to make a film about this real life tragedy, the themes they sought to explore, as well as the similarities and differences to their earlier films Snowtown and The True History of the Kelly Gang.
Another big week as we welcome Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen on to the show......star of the Academy Award winning film Another Round and the TV series Hannibal, plus franchises including James Bond and Star Wars. Mads talks with Jason about his role in a new revenge thriller out this week. Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton discusses his role in the unconventional legal drama Goliath, and a new streaming film set in a prestigious Parisian ballet academy.
A bumper edition this week as we meet one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, Steven Soderbergh, plus French actor, writer & director Mélanie Laurent, and NZ born director Jessica Hobbs who took home an Emmy this week for her work on The Crown.
Two twisted love stories this week......a glossy erotic thriller about misplaced obsession starring Sydney Sweeney, and a raw, tender and disturbing portrait of a crumbling marriage. The directors of The Voyeurs and The Killing of Two Lovers join us.
A new film about a couple who fall in love and what happens when one of them starts to transition....a very ambitious film from Australian director David O’Donnell. We also meet Trent O’Donnell, his film Ride the Eagle, is a comedy about grief in which Susan Sarandon stars, and as it lands on SBS on Demand we revisit our interview with Thomas Vinterberg about his Oscar winning film Another Round.
Gracie Otto on her new film which charts the rise and fall of one of the most famous recording studios of the 1980's, founded by Beatles producer Sir George Martin, and NZ director James Ashcroft talks about his stylish horror that greatly impressed at Sundance.
A critics' roundtable discussion on Leos Carax's ambitious new film Annette, a weird and wonderful rock opera starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, and we meet the makers of new horror series Brand New Cherry Flavour, a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, kittens & showbusiness in early 90's L.A.
We meet Australian actor Murray Bartlett, the star of the show everyone's talking about - The White Lotus. Plus, British actor Rebecca Hall on her role in a new horror about grief, and we revisit a wonderful conversation with Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Director Shawn Levy on his new film Free Guy, where Ryan Reynolds plays a computer generated character in a video game with goofy charm. Plus, an update on MIFF and we revisit a conversation on Academy Award nominated doco Collective.
This Podcast Extra edition features the second half of Jason's interview with Australian writer, director and editor James Vaughan, who is behind the exciting debut feature Friends and Strangers, one of only two Australian films selected for the prestigious Rotterdam Film Festival (hear the first part of the discussion in our episode from Thursday August 5th, titled: Friends and Strangers + Vacant Possession.)
This week, two Australian films and their directors, both deal with themes of race, colonisation and land in Sydney. The first, Friends and Strangers, is one of two Australian films selected for Rotterdam this year, a must-see debut feature from James Vaughan. The second is a restored classic from the 90s, Vacant Possession, written and directed by Margot Nash.
Joshua Jackson, star of Dr Death joins us to talk about his role in the ghoulish new TV series, and a panel discussion with three filmmakers who have made documentaries about family, screening here as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Freshly nominated for an Emmy award, we meet The Handmaid's Tale's Australian star Yvonne Strahovski who stars in a new sci-fi. Director Emma Seligman chats about her indie festival hit Shiva Baby, and Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín on her subverted rom-com Rosa's Wedding.
We meet Winston Duke, the lead actor in new film Nine Days, who you probably know from Black Panther and the Marvel films more generally, but first up we're going back in time to 1971 and a new documentary series that believes this was the year that music changed everything.
Australian director Cate Shortland speaks to us about entering the Marvel cinematic universe with Black Widow, and the ally she found in Scarlett Johansson. Plus, director of French box office hit Perfumes, and we revisit a conversation on tropical noir Mystery Road for NAIDOC week.
British director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia, The Iron Lady) on her new film Herself, a Dublin set drama about a mother escaping a toxic marriage. Phyllida also speak about working with Meryl Streep. Plus, an informative chat about the behind the scenes workings at the Cannes Film Festival.
Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu talks about directing In the Heights, the new film based on Lin Manuel Miranda's musical. We meet the maker of a Brazilian film about a housekeeper left to her own devices when her bosses are thrown in jail for corruption, and revisit a conversation with musical superstar David Byrne.
Director Pietro Marcello on Martin Eden, one of Jason's favourite films of the past 12 months. Australian director Patrick Hughes on his big name Hollywood action comedy The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, and British director Kate Herron on working with Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson for Marvel TV series Loki.
Legendary and multi-talented French actor Julie Delpy discusses her impressive new film about divorce, grief and turning her back on conventional ways of showing women and tragedy on screen. Plus, Australian cinematographer Denson Baker on recreating the sunlight of ancient Rome for TV.
The director of TV hit Unorthodox has a new rom-com about a soulful android screening here as part of the German Film Festival, she speaks to us about the film. Creator of the Al Pacino led series Hunters on his new sci-fi show for Amazon, and the director of Lapsis, a charming indie set in the gig economy in a near future New York.
A conversation about one of Australia’s finest screen actors, David Gulpilil, with the director of a new documentary about his life and work, and film scholar Erika Balsom on her beautifully written new book which examines avant-garde filmmaker James Benning’s 2004 film Ten Skies.
We meet Gillian Wallace Horvat, the protagonist of I Blame Society, a slasher black comedy about a young female filmmaker in Los Angeles driven to kill by the frustrations of a male dominated Hollywood, and Craig Gillespie, the Australian director behind the new punk inspired Cruella starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson also joins us.
Rising Australian star Angourie Rice talks about starring opposite Kate Winslet in buzzy new cop show Mare of Easttown. A critic's chat on Chilean director Pablo Larraín's new film Ema, and Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher talks about lockdown and making her short film Four Roads.
Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his role in lockdown film Locked Down in which he stars opposite Anne Hathaway, director Kari Skogland on how real world events shaped the Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the Italian director ofTwo of Us, of a French thriller
awarded best debut film at this year’s French Oscars
We meet one of the most prolific actors of his generation, action movie star Jason Statham, plus a woman many feel deserved to be among the nominees for the Oscars this year, minimalist American filmmaker Kelly Reichardt. And, the showrunner of a new TV series set in the confines of a mountain top psychiatric hospital.
Australia has been attracting some big films to its shores recently and today you’ll hear from the Australian director and American producer of Mortal Kombat, a studio picture shot in Adelaide, plus, the director of a new film starring and co-written by Eddie Izzard.
We meet two Oscar nominated directors this week....Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out, Monsters, Inc.) who has made a new animated film for Disney + called Soul, and Bryan Fogel, who is behind a new documentary about the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashogg.
Jason discusses the rom-com in the post-romantic age with the editor of a new book on the subject, plus Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth star as a couple grappling early onset dementia in Supernova. We meet director Harry Macqueen.
An archival interview with prolific French director, film scholar and campaigner for cinema Bertrand Tavernier, who passed away on the 25th of March, aged 79.
Director Dominic Cooke on his prestige spy thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Courier. A review of multi-Oscar nominated film The Father, and U.S. producer Kelly McCormick on her stylish revenge thriller Nobody.
Australian star Guy Pearce talks to us about his role in The Last Vermeer where he plays a controversial figure in the Dutch art world. We revisit a conversation with Garrett Bradley on her Oscar nominated documentary Time, and a new film series that looks at the mutual fascination between cinema and music.
We speak to the director of French Exit, a quirky comedy of manners starring Michelle Pfeiffer. A new take on 'New Hollywood' by Swedish film scholar Fredrik Gustafsson, and ahead of a retrospective, a discussion with Professor Jane Mills on Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller.
Måns Mårlind, co-creator of Scandi-noir sensation The Bridge is back with a big budget show set in the immediate aftermath of WW2, he joins us to talk about it. Plus, a discussion on Soviet filmmaker Aleksei German's GOMA retrospective, and a review of Shaka King's new feature film.
Golden Globe winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland. Swedish auteur Roy Andersson talks about his trademark style and how it finds its way into his new film, and film scholar Nick Pinkerton on his book about Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming Liang's masterpiece Goodbye, Dragon Inn.
Showrunner Maja Jul Larsen got her start on Danish hits like Borgen and Follow the Money and talks to us about helming a series of her own. The production designer of WandaVision on bringing the Marvel fantasy universe to life, and a tender mother-daughter film from Israel starring Unorthodox's Shira Haas.
We hear from the makers of a beautiful, Oscar nominated documentary about a fading culture in the alpine region of Italy, and the director of a documentary about the bizarre assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Thomas Vinterberg has made a lot of films since he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement with Lars von Trier and he opens up about his latest. The Dry and Star Wars actor Genevieve O'Reilly for Top Shelf, and Lee Isaac Chung on his film about the American Dream.
We meet a man who can do almost no wrong in British television....he bought back Dr Who to the BBC and broke new ground at the end of the 90s with Manchester set TV show Queer as Folk, and he's back with a series breaking records for its poignant depiction of the Aids crisis.
Hollywood star Naomi Watts on coming home to star in Penguin Bloom. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson on his Netflix film Malcolm & Marie which stars Zendaya and John David Washington, and a thriller that begins on a bustling African street and segues to a snowy corner of France.
We zone in on the really exciting space that is Arab cinema, meeting the makers behind three wonderful films from 2020 - Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman; Maryam Touzani from Morocco, and Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui.
In this special edition of The Screen Show we revisit our celebration of the centenary year of the birth of one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time - Federico Fellini.
Sofia Coppola heads up this highlights edition, talking about her new buddy movie. We revisit a critics' panel on French movie visionary Jean Pierre Melville, and meet the cinematographer behind cult hit Search Party.
Three conversations with three of Australia's most talented directors, who all made significant works in 2020 - Warwick Thornton, Shannon Murphy and Kitty Green.
In a pandemic themed summer special we feature John Cusack, Gillian Flynn, Desiree Akhavan, and the Australian filmmaker behind a Spanish set lockdown series.
An interview with Juliette Binoche, star of a Boxing Day film called How to be A Good Wife, a kitschy, satirical film about a conservative ladies prep school in the tumultuous year of 1968.
In this special Podcast Extra, A-lister Eric Bana talks about coming home to take on the lead role of Aaron Falk in the film adaptation of Jane Harper's page-turner The Dry, and his wider Hollywood career.
Sigourney Weaver talks to us about starring in the thoughtful New York-set coming of age film about ambition and talent, My Salinger Year, and rock and roll documentary maker Julien Temple has made a new film about one of the most significant figures in Irish music.
We go behind the scenes on The Crown with Jessica Hobbs, a NZ-Australian director in demand in the UK TV industry, and a preview of a retrospective coming to Australia this summer, on the lush cinematic worlds of one of Hong Kong’s and the world’s greatest filmmakers.
We meet the filmmakers behind two new releases likely to unsettle....one is a documentary about a group of Sports journalists who uncover corruption in Romania's hospitals, the other is about a lifelike robot who spends time in the company of two very different masters.
A new French film about a family tragedy on the land, Wolf of Wall Street actor Cristin Milioti talks about her latest role in time-loop rom-com Palm Springs, and some thought provoking film works that deal with some of the pressing themes of this year of great upheaval.
Two big names on the show this week, David Byrne, who has teamed up with Spike Lee to make a captivating concert film of his Broadway show American Utopia, and Werner Herzog who has made an unconventional doco about comets and meteorites for Apple TV.
A critic's chat on David Fincher's new film Mank as it gets set to release in cinemas and then on Netflix. And for NAIDOC Week we journey back to a conversation with filmmaker Warwick Thornton about his spellbinding isolation documentary.
This week’s show is dedicated to the body-swap genre and its various tangents. We speak to film scholar Deb Verhoeven to trace its origins; director Christopher Landon who is behind a brand new body-swap blockbuster; and Claudia Karvan who talks about her experience in a 90s Australian take.
Luca Guadagnino talks to us about his new TV series, a coming of age story set on a U.S. army base in Northeast Italy, and we meet the makers of a documentary that does a pretty good job of explaining just how weird the world of images has become thanks to the internet.
Indie filmmaker Miranda July is our guest this week, talking about her quirky new crime film Kajillionaire, and we look at Aaron Sorkin's latest work for Netflix, a dramatisation of a notorious political trial from the 1960s starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne.
Two documentaries that stare into the flames today, one about the world’s most well known climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and another that looks at the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19.
Channing Godfrey Peoples talks about her film Miss Juneteenth, a soulful exploration of Black Texan culture, and Garrett Bradley on her critically acclaimed documentary Time, about a woman's fight to reform the justice system in America. And, Schitt's Creek.
We meet the Australian cinematographer who took out an Emmy award a few weeks ago for his work on the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian, and a critics panel on minimalist film noir master Jean Pierre Melville ahead of a retrospective on his work.
We're coming to you this week with three really big interviews......Gillian Flynn and John Cusack talk about their roles as creator and star of new pandemic series Utopia, and Sofia Coppola speaks about her wonderful new film which reunites her with Bill Murray.
Moroccan writer-director Maryam Touzani talks about her powerfully subtle film based on a real life story. A new podcast looks back at an iconic Australian TV series that was also David Bowie's favourite show, and we meet the makers of a new film about Slim Dusty.
After 30 years Bill and Ted are back as middle-aged metalheads. Actor Natasha Wanganeen talks through films meaningful to her for Top Shelf, and we finally get to South Korean director Park Chan-Wook's masterful adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl.
A critical discussion on the new film I Am Woman, about the life and career of feminist songstress Helen Reddy. Lulu Wang joins us for Top Shelf, and a look at HBO's Lovecraft Country, a sci-fi depiction of being Black in America that reimagines genre fiction.
A discussion on Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Tenet, a time travel, spy thriller starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki. We meet the creatives behind supernatural series Hungry Ghosts, and the main stars of Cannes Jury Prize winner and Oscar nominee Les Misérables.
In this special edition of The Screen Show we celebrate the centenary year of the birth of one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time with a panel of international Fellini scholars, and filmmakers Baz Luhrmann and Guy Maddin.
We discuss the sexy new series being called the best drama of the year. Plus, writer-director Quentin Dupieux talks about his comedy-horror Deerskin; an animated film from India screening at MIFF, and Catherine McClements on Meryl Streep.
We speak to Xavier Grobet, Emmy nominated cinematographer on HBO's superhero series Watchmen, and guest critics discuss revenge drama Hyenas and the ambitious Russian DAU project, both standout offerings at Melbourne International Film Festival's online event.
Colombian director Franco Lolli talks about casting his own mother in relationship drama Litigante. Jonathan Furmanski on his work behind the camera on hipster hit Search Party, and academic Bruce Isaacs explores Hitchcock's notion of 'pure cinema.'
Shannon Murphy's debut Babyteeth is one of the most important Australian films of the year, she joins us. Plus, an online series filmed entirely in lockdown in Spain and a bold and timely work from U.S. filmmakers The Ross Brothers.
We meet writer Meg O'Connell and actor Pallavi Sharda, some of the creatives behind lockdown series Retrograde, a review of Judd Apatow's The King of Staten Island, and a new history of the movies from an environmental perspective.
An Australian theme runs through the show as Jason meets directors Tony McNamara (The Favourite, The Great) and Natalie Erika James (Relic), plus Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason talks about his unexpected take on Nordic noir.
Jason speaks with the directors of three films releasing in cinemas this week, Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui, British satirist Armando Iannucci and Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman.
A look at the state of play regarding cinemas reopening. Jason meets the director of space movie Proxima, and former Quizmaster Mark Humphries on a new BBC miniseries about the real life scandal that hit the UK's Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
On the back of protests against police brutality we discuss what this means for policing on screen. Jason speaks with the director of TV series Made in Italy, a new doco about climate change and Joanna Hoggs' The Souvenir.
Jason speaks with the cinematographer on Spike Lee's new film Da 5 Bloods. A discussion on the Northern Irish sitcom Derry Girls, and an interview from Paris with writer-director Justine Triet.
Has Australian director Kitty Green made the first #metoo drama? Actor Fayssal Bazzi talks Charlie Chaplin for On Actors, and a charming new cringe-comedy to check out by Egyptian-American comedian Ramy Youssef.
Warwick Thornton discusses his spellbinding new documentary The Beach. Warwick's son and fellow filmmaker Dylan River is in for Top Shelf, and Rob Brydon and Michael Winterbottom talk The Trip to Greece.
Two conversations this week with two of the most prolific, talented and nicest people working in Hollywood - writer, producer, director and actor Paul Feig who heads up a new TV series called Love Life, and NZ born actress Melanie Lynskey.
High Fidelity has been given a millennial makeover with a new TV series. Hugh Jackman plays a charismatic and corrupt figure in Bad Education, and Australian director Shannon Murphy on the thrill of working on Killing Eve.
We weigh in on the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People. U.S. filmmaker Luke Lorentzen on his doco that trails a family of paramedics in Mexico City, and a local documentary that puts the spotlight on an iconic architect.
A discussion on HBO's The Plot Against America. Pia Miranda talks about Sarah Jessica Parker for On Actors, and Hollywood stuntwoman Eunice Huthart talks Tom Cruise, Star Wars and Angelina Jolie.
Anna Winger speaks to us about her Netflix hit Unorthodox. Actor Damon Herriman shares some career highlights including working with Tarantino and Fincher, and a review of Spike Jonze's doco on The Beastie Boys.
Tayarisha Poe talks about her confident coming of age debut. Marta Dusseldorp on how Frances McDormand inspires her work, and director Wayne Blair on co-helming the new season of Mystery Road with Warwick Thornton.
Has Netflix delivered with its icy new Scandi-noir The Valhalla Murders? Jason's critic's take on the Taylor Swift documentary Miss Americana, and Jacqueline McKenzie talks about landing her dream role in Bloom and wider career.
Australian actor Kate Mulvany on starring opposite Al Pacino in the series Hunters, Sydney Film Festival artistic director Nashen Moodley discusses the plight of festivals which have been cancelled or postponed and Dan Golding on a Bond classic.
A conversation with U.S. indie filmmaker Desiree Akhavan. Matthew Deaner explains the significant disruptions screen culture is facing, and Dan Golding on Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme.
Mark Sutton hosts the show this week and reviews Todd Haynes' legal thriller Dark Waters. Plus, Alejandro Landes' stunning new war drama and Australian filmmaker Miranda Nation on her debut feature.
Lo-fi social-realist director Ben Wheatley talks about his latest film about a miserable family reunion. Plus, a look at Australian drama and this uncertain world of streaming, and a survey on cinema on the flim-flam.
Key British filmmaker Peter Strickland opens up about his new film, a surreal department store horror. Plus, a look at feel-bad TV and streaming in the global marketplace.
One of Australia's most successful genre filmmakers Leigh Whannell talks about his new film The Invisible Man, an allegory on gaslighting with Elisabeth Moss in the lead.
Maya Newell's new film In My Blood It Runs is a sensitive, up-close portrait of Aboriginal life that asks questions about the Australian education system.
Showrunner Elise McCredie talks about Stateless - the ABC's new star studded immigration drama, co-created by Cate Blanchett.
Jason meets up with French director Bertrand Bonello in Paris, and a review of Clint Eastwood's new film Richard Jewell.
Jason Di Rosso speaks to Oscar winning director Bong Joon-ho fresh from his win at Cannes Film Festival, about his history making thriller Parasite.
As South Korean director Bong Joon-ho makes history at the Oscars, we take you back to his wonderful interview on The Screen Show talking about his winning film Parasite.
Ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards, Jason Di Rosso and a panel of guest critics discuss this year's nominations, likely winners and snubs.
Nakkiah Lui is in to talk about the latest series of Black Comedy, a funny take on what it's like to be black in modern Australia.
Iconic French actress Fanny Ardant on her role in Nicholas Bedos' nostalgic film La Belle Époque.
After winning high praise for his series Please Like Me, Josh Thomas is back with a quirky American black comedy called Everything's Gonna Be Okay.
Director Robert Eggers talks about the inspiration behind his moody thriller The Lighthouse, and a look at Benedict Andrews' Seberg in which Kristen Stewart takes centre stage as French New Wave actress Jean Seberg.
Essie Davis says her husband Justin Kurzel knew there was a role for her in True History of the Kelly Gang as soon as he read Pater Carey's novel of the same name.
In a summer highlights edition Renee Zellweger talks about her dazzling performance as Judy Garland in the biopic Judy. Joel Edgerton discusses The King, a film he co-wrote with director David Michod and also stars in. Producer Darren Dale talks about the ABC TV series Total Control, and Breaking Bad alumni RJ Mitte with his Top Shelf.
In a summer highlights edition we revisit interviews with Cannes winning director Bong Joon-ho and Adelaide director Sophie Hyde, who made the 2019 film Animals with Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger. The creators and stars of Rosehaven are in, and Lulu Wang shares her Top Shelf.
In a summer highlights edition, we revisit a conversation with the director behind the Up series on the latest instalment 63 Up. Plus, a look at how Arctic Noir is influencing the television landscape, and an interview with Juliette Binoche from Paris.
In a summer highlights edition we revisit a conversation with director of Rocketman Dexter Fletcher, plus a lookback at Round the Twist, an interview with Karyn Kusama on her L.A. Noir film Destroyer, and Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney share their Top Shelf.
In a summer highlights edition we revisit a critics' panel on Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, an interview with screenwriter Joe Murphy from the TV show Younger, and actor and comedian Claudia O'Doherty's Top Shelf.
British director Nick Broomfield on his documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, a chronicle of the muse-artist relationship between Marianne Ihlen and Leonard Cohen that begins on the Greek island of Hydra in the 1960s. French-Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin talks to us about his dynamic performance as a devotee of a pyramid scheme in the series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, and French filmmaker Céline Sciamma on her striking period drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Cannes winning director Kore-eda Hirokazu talks about his film The Truth, his first film set outside of Japan with a cast including Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke. Brazilian film director Fernando Meirelles on The Two Popes, a bio-drama set behind the Vatican Walls, and Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt.
Actor Timothy Spall talks about his role in Mrs Lowry and Son, a bio-drama chronicling the life of artist L. S. Lowry. Osman Faruqi discusses HBO's take on superhero comic series Watchmen, a review of Hollywood Blockbuster Knives Out, and Abe Forsythe's top shelf.
We look at Netflix's new season of The Crown which released this week with an entirely new cast and in a new time in history. Jason reviews François Ozon's By the Grace of God which follows three survivors of a Catholic priest's abuse. An interview with Australian director Mirrah Foulkes about her debut feature Judy and Punch, and filmmaker Dylan River shares his Top Shelf.
This week, British director Ken Loach talks about his new film set in the dog eat dog world of the gig economy. Jason reviews Martin Scorsese's mob epic The Irishman, a film that makes most sense as a late career exploration of some of Scorsese's life long obsessions, and with Apple TV+ the latest streaming platform launching in an increasingly competitive market, TV Critic Lauren Carroll Harris will be discussing the studio's flagship show Morning Wars.
Daniel Browning presents the program this week as we revisit highlights from the year including interviews with Hollywood stars James McAvoy and Julianne Moore, and the creator of Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin. We've also dug into the archives to bring you Jason Di Rosso's 2017 interview with veteran director Martin Scorsese.
French-Israeli drama Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Jason speaks to director Nadav Lapid about his work in which a young Israeli man travels to Paris to flee his nationality. Lauren checks out Modern Love, an anthology series based on The New York Times beloved column that sees the rom-com genre firmly placing itself in the TV landscape, film curator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales talks about their latest series, and Jason reviews Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory.
Palestinian director Elia Suleiman talks about his latest film It Must Be Heaven, an elegant, inventive work and the opening night film at the Palestinian Film Festival. Lauren and Jason on the stunning season finale of HBO's grand melodrama Succession. A lookback at the last decade in film with the editors of the Senses of Cinema film journal, and a review of Gurinder Chadha's coming of age film Blinded by the Light.
Joel Edgerton talks about historical drama The King, which he co-wrote with David Michôd and also stars in, about a wayward English prince played by Timothée Chalamet who is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father's death. Lauren Carroll Harris presents a package on how nostalgia is shaping the television landscape, and director Sophie Hyde reveals a pretty indie Top Shelf of film.
An interview with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger about her lead role in Judy, a biographical drama about iconic actress and singer Judy Garland, highlighting her most gruelling years. Lauren Carroll Harris looks at new ABC political drama Total Control with producer Darren Dale, and a discussion on Hustlers, a film about high end strippers who fleece their clients to cope with the fall in business after the GFC.
Jason reviews problematic thriller Joker, an origin story that follows Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. A discussion on Netflix's new big release The Politician, with a star-studded cast it highlights high school as the perfect breeding ground for politics, and an interview with Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad about her unsettling drama Working Woman.
Jason and Lauren unravel the 71st Emmy Awards. A review of the screen adaptation of Donna Tartt's epic blockbuster The Goldfinch. An interview with filmmaker Su Friedrich about her online survey of female film editors, and director Rodd Rathjen joins us for Top Shelf.
A look at new Netflix series Unbelievable, a fact-based drama about the costs of not believing rape survivors starring Toni Collette. Jason reviews James Gray's space thriller Ad Astra with Brad Pitt in the lead on a mission across an unforgiving solar system, and Oscar nominated director Ciro Guerra speaks about his new film Birds of Passage, a sweeping crime drama about the Colombian drug trade.
Adelaide director Sophie Hyde talks about her Irish/Australian co-production Animals, a film about turning points and the intensity of female friendships starring Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger. Lauren Carroll Harris looks at Shrill, a new comedy featuring SNL and Girls' star Aidy Bryant, and actor Ewen Leslie explains why Scorsese's Goodfellas is one of his favourite films.
Hollywood star James McAvoy talks about his role in IT: Chapter 2 and reveals what it was like meeting and working with Stephen King. Jason Di Rosso reviews The Farewell, Lulu Wang's beautiful film about family, grief and migration, and Lulu Wang tells us about some screen works that have inspired her. Lauren Carroll Harris, Jason Di Rosso and guest critic Eric Hynes talk American Factory, the first film acquired by Barack and Michelle Obama's film company.
In this episode, we meet the director and star of The Nightingale, the internationally acclaimed, bloody and horrific colonial thriller set in Tasmania that has divided local audiences. A discussion on Amazing Grace, the concert film Aretha Franklin didn't want audiences to see, and we look at Succession, HBO's satire of big money and mean family starring Australia's Sarah Snook.
Jason Di Rosso reviews Dogman, a new Italian thriller about an unassuming dog groomer who goes feral on a neighbourhood thug. An interview with Bruce Lee biographer Matthew Polly about what made Lee such an important figure in the history of action movies, and Lauren Carroll Harris on Netflix's serial killer thriller Mindhunter.
A critics' panel on Quentin Tarantino's nostalgic blockbuster Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and an inside look at the writers' room on hit U.S. TV show Younger.
A look at the TV landscape in Iceland and how the tourism and fandom connected to it is affecting very small and isolated communities. An interview with writer-director Rodd Rathjen about his first feature film Buoyancy. Claudia O'Doherty fills us in on her favourite films and TV shows, and a review of Rachel Ward's plush comedy Palm Beach.
British director Asif Kapadia discusses his breathtaking film about football legend Diego Maradona. A review of Ari Aster's new film about a nightmarish Swedish Midsommar festival, and Lauren and Jason are joined by guest critic Craig Mathieson to discuss Scottish thriller The Victim.
As season 2 of Big Little Lies wraps, our panel of critics weigh in on one of TV’s most spectacular recent critical successes, and the significance of recent reports of a tangle for creative control. Plus, Australian directors Zoe Pepper, Alena Lodkina and Corrie Chen share their experience of how filmmakers make a living.
The archival producer of Apollo 11 tells us what it was like to stumble into NASA's treasure trove of secrets. Mortal Kombat producer E. Bennett Walsh explains why Hollywood producers are choosing to work in cities like Adelaide, Disney's remake of The Lion King reviewed, and a sweet new TV series from Alice Springs.
Director of Acute Misfortune Thomas M. Wright discusses his debut feature. Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Lauren Carrol Harris meets the creators of Australian dramedies Rosehaven and The Letdown, and Mark Humphries shares his favourite TV shows.
Lauren Carroll Harris checks out the new TV series The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as disgraced media mogul Rogel Ailes. An interview with music and film critic Anwen Crawford on Mystify, the new documentary about Michael Hutchence, and Jason Di Ross speaks to Argentinian filmmaker Ana Katz about her new drama Florianópolis Dream.
Lauren Carroll Harris shares her thoughts on the new season of Black Mirror. Jason Di Rosso reviews Danny Boyle's Beatles blockbuster Yesterday. Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte is in for our Top Shelf segment, and an interview with director Michael Apted about 63 Up, the latest outing in his ground-breaking 7 Up series.
This year's Cannes and Sydney Film Festival winning director Bong Joon-ho joins us in the studio to talk about his satirical thriller Parasite. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck explains why he was inspired by the German artist Gerhard Richter to make his new film Never Look Away, and writer Armistead Maupin talks about his work as Executive producer on Netflix's reboot of his much-loved series Tales of the City.
We meet the makers of searing political parable Baracau while they are in town for the Sydney Film Festival. Lauren Carroll Harris talks to Dr Ava Parsemain about how modern TV shows offer varied and positive examples of sexuality for young people, and an interview with Paolo Bertolin, festival programmer for Cannes and Venice film festivals.
A look at HBO's small screen depiction of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and whether it adds much value to the TV landscape. Plus, as Sydney Film Festival kicks off we meet the Australian directors of two queer coming-of-age feature films premiering at this year's event, and Swiss artist Daniel Zimmerman who has made an art film called Walden, a formally impressive debut about nature and globalisation.
We speak to the creators of two new television comedies, one about messy parenthood and a semi-autobiographic Netflix series about a young gay man with Cerebral Palsy. Plus, a wrap on the Cannes Film Festival and an interview with the director of the new Elton John biopic, Rocketman.
Today, a deep dive into Game of Thrones.
Our expert panel -- food writer and mega-fan Adam Liaw, and Fairfax critic Craig Mathiesen join TV critic Lauren Carroll Harris and host Jason Di Rosso to dissect the GOT super-industry, where the fantasy genre is going next, and whether endings always do violence to stories. And we talk to Pia Borg--Australia's only filmmaker whose work screened at Cannes this year, about her short film, Panic.
We talk to film Maker Mike Leigh about his new film Peterloo, how well the story is known and what it might speak to in our contemporary political landscape.
And a new version of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is streaming on Stan.
How does it stack up against the orginal film made in 1970?
Director of the sublime Australian film Acute Misfortune joins us in the studio. Lauren Carroll Harris checks out the new season of British comedy Fleabag. An interview with Bulgarian filmmakers Milko Lazarov and Veselka Kiryakova about arctic love story Ága, and Jason Di Rosso reviews The Hustle.
Actors Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee discuss their big hearted Top End rom-com. Lauren Carroll Harris looks at the latest season of Armando Iannucci's brilliant political satire Veep. Film producer Sue Maslin talks about five films she continues to find inspirational, and a discussion on the works of Iranian director Jafar Pahani.
We meet Radha Mitchell and Ben Hackworth, star and director of the sultry new Australian film Celeste. Lauren Carroll Harris is talking about the new season of hit Icelandic series Trapped, and meets the creator too. Plus, a review of the new Marvel film, and a discussion with curator Adrian Danks about Cinema Reborn, an annual showcase of recent restorations of world cinema.
Academy Award winning actor Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Cat and mouse thriller Killing Eve has returned to screens for Season 2. Director Rob Ryan explains his fascinating documentary about a nun with a gun, and a review of Lee Chang-dong's Burning.
Terry Gilliam joins us to talk about directing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a film plagued with disaster. We meet the creators and stars of teen comedy Pen15, and Australian actor Geraldine Hakewill shares her Top Shelf of film and TV.
A critics panel on the latest film adaptation of Stephen King's eighties horror novel Pet Sematary. Lauren Carroll Harris looks back at groundbreakiing Australian kids TV show Round the Twist with its creator Paul Jennings, Emmy award winning artist and director Lynette Wallworth on her VR work Awavena, and Vale Agnes Varda, a leading figure of the French New Wave.
A panel discussion on Get Out director Jordan Peele's new film Us, a psychological horror that follows a family faced with a group of evil doppelgangers. We talk with highly acclaimed director Gregg Araki about his new TV series Now Apocalypse. Plus, a discussion on Disney's takeover of 21st Century Fox and the launch of Apple TV +.
Comedian Mark Humphries joins the TV chat with Lauren Carroll Harris and Jason Di Rosso to talk about Ricky Gervais' new series After Life. Director Karyn Kusama discusses directing Nicole Kidman in edgy cop thriller Destroyer, and film curator Richard Sowada is in to talk Design on Film.
An interview with director Anthony Maras and star Dev Patel about the new Australian film Hotel Mumbai. We take a look at a new experimental film from artist Solange, which reflects the way the music industry is changing its approach to the moving image. Marcus Graham reveals his Top Shelf, and a review of Sometimes Always Never, the debut film of Carl Hunter, starring Bill Nighy.
A new book sheds light on the career of an all but forgotten Hollywood star who was one of Australia's most promising exports in the 1930's. Vulture critic Jen Chaney joins us from the U.S. to talk about the TV series Better Things by long-time Louis C.K. collaborator Pamela Adlon, and a discussion on Lars von Trier's latest work, an ultra confronting film about a serial killer played by Matt Dillon.
Lauren Carroll Harris speaks to the creators of the ABC's bold new soap opera The Heights, in particular their aim for innovating the genre, and a lookback at the history of Australian soapies with academic Sue Turnbull. Jason Di Rosso speaks to director Gabrielle Brady about her documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts and comedians Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney join us for our Top Shelf segment.
The Screen Show's Jason Di Rosso and Lauren Carroll Harris pair up with Stop Everything's Beverley Wang and Benjamin Law with a hot off the press Oscars special podcast. We break down the winners, the losers, the memorable speeches and how the hostless Academy Awards played out.
We're talking about Netflix's latest binge-watch Dirty John, and a sweet new middle school comedy called Pen15. Plus, interviews from Paris ahead of the French Film Festival with star filmmakers Claire Denis and Louis Garrell, and reviews of Vox Lux and Stan and Ollie.
Julian Schnabel talks about directing Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate. A discussion about the return of stoner comedy-drama High Maintenance as well as Sally 4 Ever, a new British comedy from Julia Davis. Jason Di Rosso reviews If Beale Street Could Talk and checks in with a critic on the ground at Berlin Film Festival.
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki discusses her Oscar nominated film Capharnaüm, about a young boy in Beirut who sues his parents for giving him life. Actor Ewen Leslie talks about his role in the new ABC series The Cry, and Lena Dunham's first TV creation since Girls. Plus, artist Zanny Begg and producer Philippa Bateman on their experimental documentary about an unsolved murder.
We're joined by Fiona Crombie, an Australian Oscar nominee for work on Yorgos Lanthimos' period farce, The Favourite. Lauren Carroll Harris speaks to Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor as Rosehaven returns for Season 3, and a discussion on the work of avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas who died last week.
Juliette Binoche talks to Jason Di Rosso about her role in Claire Denis' complex romance Let the Sunshine In. TV critic Lauren Caroll Harris shares her summer highlights and noteworthy new releases. Tim Winton is in revealing his screen habits, and a review of the remake of 1976 classic Storm Boy. Plus, Alexei Toliopoulos talks about his cult film podcasts Finding Drago and Total Reboot.
U.S. based Australian filmmaker Kitty Green talks about her career and standout works Casting JonBenet and Ukraine is not a Brothel. John Boyega drops by the studio while in Sydney on a press tour for Pacific Rim: Uprising. In our Behind the Screens segment we meet a film and TV armourer, and Australian musician Sarah Blasko talks us through five of her favourite films.
UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan on his comedy series Just Another Immigrant. Australian director Kate Dennis talks about her work on prestige TV shows in the U.S. Director Ray Argall on his brilliant documentary Midnight Oil 1984, and we meet the director of a small French gem called Aurore.
Upgrade is the second film directed by Leigh Whannell, a one-time ABC TV movie reviewer who turned filmmaker when he co-wrote the breakout slasher hit Saw. Jason Di Rosso meets veteran French filmmaker Agnes Varda in Paris. Actor Natasha Wanganeen shares her top five films, and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, co-creator of the hit dramedy Unreal.
Actor turned director Jeremy Sims on his 2018 documentary about Wayne Gardner. Twin Peaks alumni Sheryl Lee explains how cult character Laura Palmer has shaped her life and career, and screenwriter Debra Oswald talks us through her top TV picks.
Bradley Cooper talks about his directorial debut A Star is Born. Jodie Whittaker on playing the first female Dr in the Doctor Who franchise, and Game of Thrones production designer Deb Riley fresh from her 2018 Emmys win.
A bumper end of year film special with critics Philippa Hawker and Luke Goodsell. We're looking at stories and trends from the year, as well as some big new Boxing Day and festive season releases. We'll also hear from Australian filmmakers about their cinematic picks of 2018.
On our last TV panel of the year we're talking new releases including Homecoming and The Bisexual, plus favourite shows of 2018. An interview with Singaporean filmmaker Sandi Tan about her Netflix film Shirkers, and a review of Melissa McCarthy's new film, a biographical comedy-drama called Can You Ever Forgive Me?
This week saw the passing of two greats of cinema, Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci. Still Alice director Wash Westmoreland discusses his new film about French novelist Colette. We look at why German TV is having a moment, and a review of Steve McQueen's female heist movie, Widows.
We're looking at HBO's highly anticipated TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend. Alena Lodkina's Strange Colours is one of the most acclaimed Australian debut features we've seen in a long time, and an interview with French director Philippe Le Guay about his new film Normandy Nude.
David Lowery talks about directing Robert Redford in The Old Man and the Gun, the true story of a career criminal and rumoured to be Redford's last film. Sound artist Dean Lowery was David Lynch's music supervisor for over 12 years. He tells us what it's like to work with the man and the visions of the notably abstract director. Greg Haddrick is a writer and producer behind shows like Underbelly, Janet King and Pine Gap, he joins us for our Top Shelf segment, and a review of Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, a bittersweet Japanese film that looks at an unconventional idea of family.
A discussion on how the new and final season of House of Cards fares without Frank Underwood in the mix. Peter Jackson has given new life to World World One footage in his astounding documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, and a critics panel on Luca Guadagnino's remake of the 1977 cult horror film Suspiria.
Our critics panel weigh in on whether the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is actually any good. Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi on his debut feature The Heiresses. Joel Edgerton is in the studio discussing Boy Erased, a film he wrote, directed and stars in opposite Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, and TV host Mark Humphries shares five TV shows that he loves.
Hollywood actor Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Jason Blum are on our shores for the premiere of the latest installment of ultimate horror movie, Halloween, they join us in the studio. Plus, Netflix's new series The Haunting of Hill House and a review of Beautiful Boy, the story of a son struggling with drug addiction, starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell.
Hollywood star Bradley Cooper joins us to talk about his first time directing with a Star is Born, and what it was like to work with Lady Gaga. As absurdist animated comedy Bojack Horseman returns for its fifth season, we get the low-down on what it's all about, and Jason Di Rosso is on the ground at the Adelaide Film Festival.
A Whovian special as Jodie Whittaker explains how she intends to leave her mark as the first female Doctor Who, and media academic Liz Giuffre weighs in on her performance. We'll hear why Vivienne Westwood is not a fan of the documentary made about her, and meet Freda Glynn, founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association who is also the subject of a new documentary premiering at Adelaide Film Festival.
Writer, director and actor Scott Ryan is in the studio to talk about his new TV series Mr Inbetween. British documentary filmmaker Bart Layton has blended fact and fiction in his art heist movie American Animals, and we meet Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir.
Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga is a breathtakingly shot film about a former Australian soldier looking to make amends in Afghanistan. We meet some stars from TV drama Pose, about the underground queer and trans Ball scene in New York in the eighties, and Gus Vant Sant on his ode to cartoonist John Callahan.
Game of Thrones designer Deborah Riley on her Emmys win. Plus, Bruce Bereford talks about his new film Ladies in Black, and how cinema echoed the hopes and disappointments of The Prague Spring like no other artform.
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk says his role as the antihero in the series was a lucky break. We look at a new subgenre in film, and a new BBC miniseries starring Hugh Grant tells the true story of a political scandal.
We check in with Variety critic Jessica Kiang at Venice Film Festival. Jeremy Sims is in the studio talking about his new documentary Wayne, about the incredible life and career of motorcycle world champion Wayne Gardner, and Vulture magazine's Jen Chaney talks Emmys predictions.
Director Tim Wardle discusses his fascinating documentary about triplets separated at birth. Netflix's adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, a review of Crazy Rich Asians and what makes great film music.
Our TV panel is back to discuss Jason Bateman's dark turn in Netflix crime drama Ozark and the season return of Rake. Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri talks about his Oscar nominated film The Insult, and actor Susan Prior lists the films that sit on her top shelf.
Sheryl Lee, who plays cult figure Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks is our guest. A review of Spike Lee's Blackkklansman, and a look back at 25 years of Screen Australia's Indigenous Unit.
Jason Di Rosso chats with a panel of guest critics about what they've seen at Melbourne International Film Festival. Girls' writer Tanya Saracho heads a new TV drama that focuses on family, community and queer identity, and reviews of The Wife and The Spy Who Dumped Me.
A review of Mission Impossible - Fallout, it's very, very good. We're also looking at some new documentaries about iconic figures that have recently hit cinemas, and meet Sundance Film Festival's documentary programmer.
A look at a homegrown and an international crime drama, plus the final season of The Americans. Spanish director Carla Simón's debut feature is inspired by her own story. An overview of Melbourne International Film Festival, and a capsule review of quirky New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers.
Screenwriter David Nicholls discusses the process of adapting Patrick Melrose from book to screen. A review of the sequel to Mamma Mia, top marks for the dancing and bonus points for a Cher cameo but the plot as a whole doesn't hit the mark. French film maker Valerie Massadian on her creative and hands off direction, an overview of the Queensland Film Festival from Director John Edmond and film critic Kate Jinx joins the studio to discuss the major themes in the second series of the Handmaid's Tale.
Australian editor Jill Bilcock reflects on her illustrious career. Plus a review of Dwayne Johnson's new film Skyscraper, Natasha Wanganeen's top five films, a Japanese porno reboot and a look at two Netflix comedy shows - Hannah Gadsby's Nanette and Jerry Seinfeld's Coffee in Cars with Comedians.
Stars Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio, Video artists Soda Jerk explain the controversy surrounding their work Terror Nullius, and an interview with rising Australian filmmaker Kitty Green.
Gillian Armstrong is in the studio talking about the restoration of My Brilliant Career, and what she thinks about gender representation in the industry right now. Plus, we mark the 20 year anniversary of the revolutionary TV series Sex and the City, and Sicario-2: Day of the Soldado reviewed.
Marcelo Martinessi, winner of the Sydney Film Festival's top prize is in the studio, as well as the winners of the Documentary Australia Foundation Award. Plus, Jason reviews Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and an exciting opportunity for budding screen creators.
Hollywood based Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell on his sci-fi box office hit Upgrade, UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells us about his new TV series Just Another Immigrant, and we meet the Bulgarian filmmakers behind a spectacular Arctic love story in competition at Sydney Film Festival.
A TV panel discussion about Mystery Road and Killing Eve. Jason Di Rosso reviews the female-led heist movie Oceans 8. We go behind the screens to meet an armourer who works on film & television sets, and some international guests from Sydney Film Festival drop in.
How comedy dramas are becoming the stars of the streaming era. Lennie James from The Walking Dead on his new thriller. Plus, a review of Gringo and the lowdown on this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Does a new biopic about Olivia Newton John deserve all the criticism it's getting? The bad boy of the Marvel universe is back! Director John Curran looks at a traumatic piece of Kennedy history in his new film Chappaquiddick, and we meet the creatives behind Australian zombie feature film Cargo.
A discussion on where the screen industry will win and lose in this year's budget. Talking TV with Foxtel's remake of Picnic at Hanging Rock. David Stratton reflects on Pierre Rissient and the politics of Cannes, and how May 68 shaped film.
Director Ray Argall is in to discuss his new film about one of the most important bands to come out of Australia, Midnight Oil. A discussion on the real-time American documentary-series The Circus, and Simon Baker's directorial debut.
We unpack some new releases with guest critics. Director Corrie Chen fills us in on her Top Shelf and we meet the makers of the Gurrumul documentary.
Netflix's remake of Lost in Space and upcoming Foxtel comedy Barry. Plus, Jason's film of the week is Andrey Zvyagintsev's Loveless, an interview with Sally Potter about The Party, and a new exhibition looks at how Alice in Wonderland inspired revolutionary filmmaking.
We look at questions of fetishisation and Orientalism in Wes Anderson's new Japan-set animation Isle of Dogs. A conversation about hip hop and representation in the new season of drama-comedy Atlanta. Michelle Law and Chloë Reeson discuss mixing comedy with chronic illness in their new series for SBS, and Behind the Screens with an Animal Wrangler.
Vale to iconic TV producer Steven Bochco. Plus, the new documentary about world renowned street artist Anthony Lister, American actor Matt Bomer on his latest film Walking Out.
A look at two very different coming-of-age stories, Netflix roll out another cult documentary series, Lano and Woodley on their favourite physical performers in film and Michael Palin in Armando Iannucci's black comedy.
Star Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio talking about his new film. A controversial new video work called Terror Nullius. Friday Night Lights creator is back with a brand new high school drama, and we meet Location Scouts on the set of a BBC drama.
Is Netflix's new food-porn show Ugly Delicious revolutionary? Lion director Garth Davis speaks about his second film Mary Magdelene, starring Rooney Mara, and Kitty Green, director of the lush documentaries Casting JonBenet and Ukraine is Not a Brothel drops in for a chat.
Our International Women's Day special is hosted by critic and academic Deb Verhoeven, and is full of women’s voices discussing film and television.
We speak to co-creator of the dramedy UnReal. David Stratton and Vicky Roach join us for an Oscars panel. The Square's Claes Bang and we meet a creative risk lawyer.
Jason is joined by TV critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Mathieson for a discussion on a couple of show's everyone seems to be talking about, The Good Place and Queer Eye. Are they both Trump era retorts?
We review and discuss Marvel's new black super-hero film Black Panther. Plus, Jason meets in-demand Australian director Kate Dennis, she earned an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid's Tale. We cross to L.A. for a Pilot Season 101. And, The Wound, a South African love story in an unusual setting.
We're talking The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Greta Gerwig's beautiful Lady Bird, a new wave for TV from Scandinavia and take a look at Melbourne Cinémathèque's 2018 program.
Jason Di Rosso meets Jessica Chastain and talks to Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson about Phantom Thread. Plus, why so many TV reboots and Sarah Blasko on some of her favourite films.
Margot Robbie on her Oscar nominated role in I, Tonya. Warwick Thornton speaks about his new film Sweet Country, which releases this week. Talking TV with critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Mathieson, and veteran of French cinema Agnes Varda about the documentary Faces Places.