Where we chat with Japanese Film Festival Programmer Alison Groves about the latest, greatest Japanese cinema (screening in Sydney from Nov 15-25), discuss the formidable, indelible and much loved legacy of Stan Lee, […]
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FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E46: RUSSIAN RESURRECTION & WINDA FILM FESTIVAL
Where we chat all things Russian Resurrection Film Festival now in full swing with Festival Director Nicholas Maksymow and delve into the third annual Winda Film Festival with Executive Director Medika Thorpe and Artistic […]
THE COACH & RUSSIAN RESURRECTION DIRECTOR NICHOLAS MAKSYMOW ON THE FESTIVAL’S OPENING FILM
Films are rarely as ideally timed as The Coach. Fresh off the Russian team’s stellar rise to the upper echelons of the FIFA World Cup tally board to the thrill and against the expectations of […]
SGT. STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO
Australians will likely know the tale of Simpson and his donkey – staples of the World War who famously ferried injured soldiers to safety. Perhaps better known to American audiences is Sgt. Stubby, a terrier […]
JOURNEY’S END
War epics more often than not revolve around the key or decisive battles, the grand, sweeping calls to arms or the impact, whatever it may be, of victory and defeat. Not this one. Centred on […]
TRANSMILITARY
Documentaries can recount, expound or explain so much – but it’s always better when they’re right there. Chronicling the struggles and campaign by members of the transgender community who have enlisted in the US Armed […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E45: JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, HALLOWEEN & FIRST MAN
Where we wish everyone a Happy Halloween, are not the first men to talk about First Man and chat all things Jewish International Film Festival with Fest Director Eddie Tamir – Wednesdays 7:30PM […]
STAR
Have you ever noticed how many flicks have a passing, momentary or even not insignificant shot of the starry sky overlaid with dialogue, anticipation, or perhaps nothing at all? Have you taken those scenes for […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E42: SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL’S SIMON FOSTER & A STAR IS BORN
Where we chat all things SciFi Film Festival with Program Director Simon Foster – at Event Cinemas George Street from Oct 18-21 – and fight about whether A Star Is Born lives up […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E41: SF3 SMARTFONE FLICK FEST & WHAT IS DEMOCRACY’S ASTRA TAYLOR
Where we review the best smartphone filmmaking on offer at the SF3 Gala and chat all things What is Democracy with Director Astra Taylor, screening at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival – tune […]
SF3 GALA 2018 SHOWS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH AN IPHONE OR SAMSUNG
“Smartphone filmmaking has come a long way – thank you for supporting the democratisation of filmmaking” SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest co-founders Angela Blake and Alison Crew welcomed the Festival’s largest-ever crowd to last night’s Gala, […]
THE BILL MURRAY STORIES: LIFE LESSONS LEARNT FROM A MYTHICAL MAN
“If we’re kind and polite, the world will be right.” There’s a reason Paddington 2 has been a monster success, and it’s the same reason why The Bill Murray Stories will resonate stronger than it might have in years […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E38: SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR STEFAN POPESCU
Where we pause our fighting to chat all things weird and wonderful at Sydney Underground Film Festival with Festival Director Stefan Popescu – kicking off this weekend at Marrickville’s Factory Theatre – tune in […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E37: SYDNEY LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL & CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Where we chat with Sydney Latin American Film Festival Programmer Gisselle Gallego and fight about all things Crazy Rich Asians – in cinemas now! Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E35: THE MEG, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, BLAZE, FIRST REFORMED, WEST OF SUNSHINE & MIRAI
Where we fight about Ethan Hawke behind and in front of the camera, giant sharks that should have remained extinct, rich folk who are both crazy and Asian, the latest Australian fare and […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E34: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & BODIED
Where we fight about the fightingest film ever, Bodied, and what you can look forward to in cinemas and else from the Melbourne International Film Festival with Another Bloody Movie Podcast’s Sean Coates – Wednesdays […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E33: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & ON CHESIL BEACH
Where we fight about the many, many top MIFF flicks and Saoirse Ronan’s return to the world of Ian McEwan with Sean Coates from Another Bloody Movie Podcast – Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E32: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT & THE KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL IN AUSTRALIA
Where we fight about Tom Cruise playing Impossible Missions Force Agent Ethan Hunt playing Tom Cruise and chat to the Korean Film Festival in Australia 2018 Director David Park about this year’s lineup […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E31: TAIWAN FILM FESTIVAL, MAMMA MIA, EQUALIZER 2 & JAMES GUNN
Where we chat to the Director of the inaugural Taiwan Film Festival Benson Wu, fight all things ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’ with film critic Debbie Zhou, cover the James Gunn controversy […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E26: BLACKKKLANSMAN & SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL WRAP
Where we fight about some ‘fo real, ‘fo real shit, the Sydney Film Festival prize, some heavier, recurring themes of this year’s Festival, the final weekend of films and the ones you should look out […]
BLACKKKLANSMAN
“You cannot laugh and be afraid at the same time, and the devil cannot stand mockery.” Stephen Colbert’s words on election night 2016, or those like them, figured strongly in Spike Lee’s conception of BlacKkKlansman. […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E25: SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Where we fight about what we’ve seen at the Sydney Film Festival, the best flicks from the second week and what you should look out for in cinemas soon – Wednesdays 7:30PM on […]
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