This week we focus on Dennis Lambert, subject of the documentary Of All The Things, directed by his son Jody Lambert and screening as part of First Look at ACMI; Nick Matteo reviews Sons of Anarchy (8.30pm Thursday, Showcase); and producer Daniel Scharf is in the studio for a chat and gives us the rundown [...]

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Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2009 Program Director Sophie Brous joins us to talk about the Jazz On Film program at ACMI; Editor Scott Murray and Festival Reports Editor Michelle Carey are in the studio to tell us all about the online journal Senses of Cinema; Jeremy Kewley joins us to talk about his career and [...]

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Brian MacFarlane reviews Good; Boris Trbic reviews Berlin Calling, Geliebte Clara (Clara), Die Entdeckung der Currywurst (The Invention of the Curried Sausage), and Jerichow, screening as part of the Audi Festival of German Films 2009; veteran Australian actor Wendy Hughes is on the phone to talk about her extensive career and the ACMI Focus On [...]

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This week, we have an extended interview with veteran Australian television and film director George “Noddy” Miller. Direct link

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Paul Byrne reviews Knowing; Simone Ubaldi reviews The Boat That Rocked; veteran music industry all-rounder and the voice of Woodstock, Chip Monk, is in the studio to talk about his career and tell a few stories; and we finish with a call from Jeff Stilson, who is currently in Australia for the 2009 Melbourne International [...]

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Nick Matteo reviews Hollywood Residential (Movie Extra, 10pm Thursday), Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure (ABC, 9.30pm Wednesday) and the straight-to-DVD release Plague Town; writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs join us to talk about Mary and Max; and we finish with producer David Elfick and writer/actor Rai Fazio in the studio to discuss [...]

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Brian McFarlane reviews Dean Spanley, Last Chance Harvey and Of Time and the City; Simone Ubaldi reviews Easy Virtue and Blindness; Co-Vice President of WIFT, Melinda O’Connor, is on the phone to tell us about the upcoming forum and demonstration Designing Women; and director Paul Clarke also joins us on the phone to discuss his [...]

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Joe Dolce reviews Goya’s Ghosts, the documentary Trumbo and Screamers; Ian Thompson reviews Vampyr and Eden Lake; everyone has something to say about Let The Right One In; director John Evagora and actor Steve Mouzakis are in the studio to talk about 296 Smith Street, screening as part of Flickerfest; Nick Matteo reviews Watchmen at [...]

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Simon Ford is the director of FedFest short film festival and he joins us in the studio with film directors Yianni Warnock and Ariel Kleiman to tell us all about it; Lisa Dethridge reviews Astérix aux jeux olympiques (Asterix at the Olympic Games) and Des poupées et des anges (Dolls and Angels), and Boris Trbic [...]

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Over the next three weeks we’ll be focussing on the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2009, touring through most capital cities until early April… Lisa Dethridge previews Public Enemy - Part One (L’instinct de mort) and Séraphine; Melbourne Cinematheque, in conjunction with ACMI, has a bushfire benefit preview screening of Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah at ACMI [...]

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John Flaus pays tribute to Australian character actor Reg Evans, who died in the recent Victorian bushfires; Paul Byrne reviews Ghost Town; Nick Matteo reviews two films screening on SBS this week - The Forced March (11.35pm, Tuesday 24 February) and Babylon Disease (10.00pm, Wednesday 25 February); director David Field and actor Firass Dirani join [...]

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Coming to you today from Polyester Books in Fitzroy, in conjunction with International Literature Conspiracy Week, director Mark Hartley co-hosts with Paul Harris to discuss all things Ozploitation with veteran producer Antony I. (Tony) Ginnane, Fangoria correspondent Michael Helms and director Jamie Blanks. Direct link

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Nick Matteo reviews True Blood (Foxtel Showcase, 8.30pm Tuesday) and the DVD releases Entertaining The Troops and Donkey Punch; director David Deneen is on the phone to talk about his first feature film release, Restraint; legendary production designer Dante Ferretti is also on the phone to talk about the production design process; Boris Trbic reviews [...]

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Paul Harris returns and is joined by Ian Thompson and Mark Hartley for a discussion about movie marketing and reviews of Ghost Town and Gran Torino; Ian Thompson gives the rundown on what’s hot in DVD rentals with the Chicks and the Flannels; Simone Ubaldi provides her take on the Sundance Film Festival; Nick Matteo [...]

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Kevin Janner fills in for Paul this week, with director Lawrence Johnston, discussing some of their favourite soundtracks. Direct link

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Alicia Sometimes is filling in for Paul this week… John Origlasso reviews The Wrestler; Clare Crawford is on the phone to tell us about the summer outdoor cinema at Montsalvat artists’ colony; program director Al Cossar is in the studio to give all the info on the Portable Film Festival. Direct link

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Woody Allen’s latest feature, Vicky Cristina Barcelona; screenwriter Simon Beaufoy is on the phone to discuss the making of Slumdog Millionaire; writer/actor/director Ari Gold talks about his career so far and his debut feature Adventures of Power, screening ACMI shortly; Nick Matteo pays tribute to director Robert Mulligan and reviews Peter Cattaneo’s [...]

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Welcome to another year of Film Buffs. Continuing our summer program of extended interviews, Paul Harris and co-host Mark Hartley kick things off with veteran Australian cinematographer, David Eggby. Direct link

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Simone Ubaldi discusses the Twilight phenomenon; and we have an excellent extended interview with production designer Roger Ford. Direct link

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This week we present our annual end of year special review, featuring all our regular reviewers and other special guests giving a rundown of the year’s highlights, lowlights and everything in between - as they saw it. Direct link

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Writer/director Philippe Claudel and actor Elsa Zylberstein are in the studio to talk about their film, Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long); Nick Matteo reviews Not Quite Hollywood and Untraceable, now available on DVD, Hunger, which is still screening at selected cinemas, the 8-part miniseries The Kill Point (Movie [...]

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Former Hollywood cult star turned cabaret singer Jane Badler is in to talk about her career, prior to her solo show at the Spiegeltent on Thursday 11 December; veteran Australian production designer Roger Ford is in for a chat about production design and the ACMI exhibition Setting the Scene: Film Design from Metropolis to Australia [...]

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Today’s theme is AUSTRALIA… VCA graduates Corrie Chen and Kim Munro discuss the VCA Film & TV Grad Show 2008, screening at ACMI from 4-13 December; Alan Finney, in his role as a member of the AFI 50th Anniversary committee, and screenwriter Jan Sardi are in the studio to talk about Australian film production, distribution [...]

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Rhian Skirving is in the studio to talk about her career and first documentary feature, Rock n Roll Nerd; founder and director Brent Barber and producer Pip Carroll give the lowdown on the Bicycle Film Festival; producer Deb Masters talks about the television series The Howard Years (ABC, 8.30pm Monday); Mark Hartley reviews Quantum Of [...]

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This week, it is all about the directors… interviews with Jeremy Podeswa, director of Fugitive Pieces; Nanette Burstein, director of American Teen; Jonathan Levine, director of The Wackness; and Nick Matteo takes a look at the documentary Billy The Kid. Direct link

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Ian Thompson reviews DVD releases Flawless, The Hunting Party and Felon; Michael Helms reviews the books Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide and X-rated: Adventures of an Exploitation Filmmaker, along with 3 Charles Bronson movies now available on DVD; Nick Matteo reviews the Johnnie To retrospective screening at ACMI until 16 November; Boris Trbic previews [...]

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Boris Trbic previews week two of the Russian Resurrection 2008 festival, with 12, Izgnanie (The Banishment) and Prostye veshchi (Simple Things); Lisa Dethridge reviews the straight-to-DVD releases Monkey Puzzle, Den Brysomme mannen (The Bothersome Man) and The Flock; Nick Matteo reviews the Emmy Award-winning American historical epic series, John Adams (Showcase, Tuesday 8.30pm, repeated Wednesday, [...]

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Paul Byrne reviews Journey to the Center of the Earth and Body Of Lies; Boris Trbic previews Ischeznuvshaya imperiya (Vanished Empire), Tiski (Vice) and Plennyy (Captive), screening as part of the Russian Resurrection 2008 festival; James Ricketson is on the line to talk about his career, including organising and filming the Sydney Harbour Bridge high [...]

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Lisa Dethridge reviews Man On Wire, a documentary about the daring and illegal highwire routine performed by Philippe Petit between the World Trade Center Twin Towers in 1974; composer and head of Screen Music at AFTRS, Martin Armiger, is in the studio for a discussion about film music; Nick Matteo reviews Beyond Our Ken, out [...]

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Paul Byrne reviews Eagle Eye; Michael Helms is in again for more chat about highlights of MUFF; Nick Matteo reviews Brian De Palma’s latest feature -Redacted - which will be released direct to DVD in Australia shortly, and the television series The Mentalist (Nine/HD, 8.30pm Sunday); producer John Patrick Patti is in the studio to [...]

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Paul Byrne reviews WALL-E; Festival director Richard Wolstencroft is on the phone to chat about MUFF, running from 9-19 October, followed by a preview of the program with Michael Helms; Ian Thompson brings DVD reviews of The Walker, Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth and Butterfly on a Wheel, and tells us what’s hot with [...]

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Committee member and filmmaker Jaime Snyder is in the studio to give the rundown on the Blue Dandenongs Young Filmmakers Festival; Renae Maxwell gives a short review of a very special screening she attended in Los Angeles of a work-in-progress by Al Pacino; animator Lucy Dyson is on the phone to chat about winning the [...]

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Simone Ubaldi and Nick Fyke co-host the show today; Brian MacFarlane reviews Funny Games; we also have reviews of the new Pixar film, Wall-E, the AFI-nominated documentary Beyond Our Ken, the British teen comedy/drama Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and the latest Will Ferrell / John C. Riley comedy, Stepbrothers; Simone and Nick chat with [...]

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Peter Kemp and Boris Trbic give you a preview of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2008; Brian McFarlane reviews The Bank Job; director Luke Walker and researcher/producer Sofia Stefanovic join us in the studio to talk about the documentary Beyond Our Ken; Simone Ubaldi reviews Sukkar banat (Caramel); Boris Trbic has been to see Waltzing [...]

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Simone Ubaldi previews the Jim Henson exhibition at ACMI, and gives a review of Sukiyaki Western Django; Brian MacFarlane reviews The Bank Job and The Savages; English writer/director Garth Jennings is on the phone to talk about his new film, Son Of Rambow; and editor/filmmaker/musician Jamie Blanks chats about his work on Not Quite Hollywood [...]

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Paul Harris, Nick Matteo, Peter Kemp and Jessica Nicholas are joined in the studio by Clayton Jacobson and Rohan Timlock, in number 2 of our 2008 Radiothon specials - keep listening for some hidden gems. Please call the station on +613 9388 1027 to subscribe and help keep us going for another 12 months, [...]

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Paul Harris, Simone Ubaldi and Paul Berner discuss the circus in film, in the first of our 2008 Radiothon specials; Jim Schembri drops by to talk about movie marketing; plus we play a snippet of a discussion between Tony Biggs and Germaine Greer from On The Blower. Direct link

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Director Benjamin Gilmour talks about his film, Son Of A Lion, which opens on Thurdsay at Cinema Nova; Nick Matteo has a general review of MIFF and some more picks on the small screen from Channel 31; plus listeners Mark and Elizabeth discuss the social experience of going to the cinema. It is our [...]

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It’s a big one this week, folks - interviews with Bobby Galinsky, writer/producer of horror flick Prey; Nash Edgerton, director of The Square; Mark Scott Zicree, author of The Twilight Zone Companion; Scott Hicks, director of the documentary Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts; plus a brief review of Where In The World [...]

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Coming to you this week from The Forum Theatre, in conjunction with MIFF, we’re joined by Arta Dobrosha, star of Lorna?s Silence, the latest film from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; Lizette Atkins, producer of Lionel, the biopic about Lionel Rose; Erin White, director of Four, a short film about free love, friendship, family and fondue; [...]

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Mark Hartley, stunt co-ordinator Grant Page and director Brian Trenchard-Smith relate some wonderful stories from their careers and discuss movie genre; guest curator at MIFF, Giulia D?Agnolo Vallan, continues the discussion of movie genre and also talks about the George A. Romero retrospective screening at the Festival. Click here to listen to the Max Headroom MIFF [...]

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Ian Thompson reviews Hancock; Brian MacFarlane reviews The Riddle, soon to be released on DVD; Ian Thompson and Joe Dolce compare the two versions of the Exorcist prequel by Renny Harlin and Paul Schrader; Mark Woods, manager of 37 South: Bridging the Gap and the MIFF Premiere Fund, is on the phone to talk about [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Mamma Mia, before we spend the rest of the program on an Australian soundtracks special, with Dennis Nicholson and Mark Hartley - there’s so much more to this than just the music. Direct link

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Samuel Johnson is in to talk about actor-director relationships, which will be explored in Open Channel’s workshop on Directing Actors for Screen, running 21-31 July; entertainment lawyer Shaun Miller chats about films and legal matters, in anticipation of the There’s No Business Like Screen Business short course, also at Open Channel from 19-20 July; Simone [...]

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Adrian Rosenfeldt tells us about Waxing the Sun - the band and the documentary - screening Friday July 4 at the VCA from 8pm; Ian Thompson reviews the DVD release Awake; Brian McFarlane reviews Mike Leigh’s latest, Happy-Go-Lucky; actor Daniel Fredrickson is on the phone talking about his new film, Ten Empty, directed by Anthony [...]

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Veteran UK writer/director Mike Leigh is on the phone to discuss his latest film, Happy-Go-Lucky; Brian MacFarlane reviews Helen Hunt’s directorial debut, Then She Found Me; writer/director Peter Duncan joins us on the phone to chat about his latest project, Unfinished Sky; Ian Thompson reviews Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman and The Invasion, both available on [...]

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Brian McFarlane reviews Rats and Cats, a new series of books about screen adaptations from A&C Black Norton, and the latest edition of The Encyclopedia of British Film; we pay tribute to Australian actor Lloyd Lamble, who died on April 10, aged 94; Simone Ubaldi reviews The Band’s Visit; The Melbourne International Animation Festival runs [...]

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Julius Avery, director of Jerrycan - winner of the Jury Prize for Short Films at Cannes 08 - is on the phone from the Falls Creek Film Festival; Melbourne producer Daniel Scharf talks about DigiSPAA; Paul Byrne has a review of Leatherheads; we take a look at “nature gone wild” flicks Rogue, Primeval, Black Water [...]

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Director Tony Rogers, writer/actor Adam Zwar and composer Sam Mallet are in to talk about their latest production, Rats & Cats; Mark Hartley reviews The Orphanage; Nick Matteo and Peter Kemp review the DVD release of John Turturro’s Romance and Cigarettes; Nick Matteo chats about small screen happenings - Paul Haggis‘ The Black Donnellys (Foxtel Showcase [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary, Shine A Light, The Counterfeiters and Un secret; Nick Matteo has a review of the television series Rome (8.30pm Wednesday, Foxtel Showcase); Julian Wu reviews Sakuran; Mark Hartley has been to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and also reviews the HBO series [...]

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Producer Bridget Callow chats about her film Bitter & Twisted, starring Noni Hazelhurst, Gary Sweet and Matt Newton, which recently had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival Paul Byrnes reviews Forgetting Sarah Marshall Brian MacFarlane pays tribute to Hazel Court and reviews Gone Baby Gone Nick Matteo looks at the small screen with reviews of Flight [...]

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Coming to you today from the 10th annual Industry Open Day, part of the 25th St Kilda Film Festival presented by Triple R Loads of interviews… Vincent Miller, one of the founders of Red Stitch Actors Theatre, talks about his film Thank You Father; Ross Colebatch from Inside Film magazine explains what the magazine is about and [...]

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The St Kilda Film Festival is celebrating its 25th year, presented by Triple R - opening on Tuesday 6 May at the Palais Theatre and continuing at The Palace George Cinemas until Sunday 11 May, including the free Industry Open Day on Saturday 10 May from 12pm-4pm. Two previews of the Festival this week: [...]

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Nick Matteo reviews the surf-noir television series John From Cincinnati (Showcase, Monday 8.30pm, with repeat screenings daily) Leonard Abrahamson, director of Garage, is on the phone for a chat Melbourne filmmaker and VCA graduate, Adam Bostock, talks about his new film, The Postman, one of the free screenings at the upcoming St Kilda Film Festival Director Brad Haynes [...]

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Boris Trbic previews the Audi Festival of German Films 2008, presented by the Goethe-Institut Australien in association with Palace Cinemas, taking place from 16-27 April To coincide with the AFI 50th birthday free screenings of Gallipoli at Federation Square on ANZAC Day, we have an extended interview with actor David Argue Documentary filmmaker, lecturer, writer and curator [...]

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Paul Byrne reviews The Spiderwick Chronicles Simone Ubaldi reviews Lars and the Real Girl, followed by an interview with the director, Craig Gillespie Actor Nicholas Bell is also on the phone for a chat about his career Nick Matteo reviews the television series The Wire (around midnight Tuesdays, Nine) and pays tribute to Charlton Heston, who died on [...]

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Director Brian McKenzie talks about his work on the Love’s Harvest series of mini-documentaries, screening on SBS at 8pm, commencing Wednesday 9 April Paul Byrne has a review of 10,000 B.C. Screenwriter, teacher and father of C.W., Billy Marshall-Stoneking, is on the phone for a chat about drama Writer/director Rob McAuley is in to talk about his [...]

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Brian McFarlane reviews The Black Balloon and the remake of St Trinian’s We have an excellent extended interview with Susie Porter, chatting about her role in the new ABC TV drama East Of Everything, the release of Feeling Sexy on DVD and her recent stage work with Phillip Seymour Hoffman Direct link

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Paul Andrew Williams, the director of London to Brighton, is on the phone to discuss his career We speak with producer/director Robert Connolly about the trend within the Australian film industry to move its production centre from Sydney to Melbourne Simone Ubaldi reviews two new films: the latest from Gillian Armstrong, Death Defying Acts, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, [...]

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We have an extended interview with writer Lawrie Zion and producer Yael Bergman about their documentary, The Sounds of (A)us Lisa Dethridge reviews some of the films coming up in the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2008 Brian McFarlane reviews The Jane Austen Book Club Nick Matteo reviews The Tudors (9.30pm Wednesday, Foxtel Showcase) and Cashmere Mafia (9.30pm [...]

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Producer Eva Orner talks about her 2008 Academy Award-winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side The Bicycle Film Festival 2008 is calling for entries and Melbourne Event Producer Pip Carroll is in the studio to give us the rundown Nick Matteo reviews two more new television shows - the sit-com Rules of Engagement (7.30pm Wednesday, Ten/Ten HD) [...]

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A fistful of reviews this week… Lisa Dethridge reviews the Seth Gordon documentary The King of Kong, about a high school science teacher and a hot sauce mogul vying for the Guinness World Record on the classic arcade game, Donkey Kong Gary Hillberg reviews the DVD release of El Cid, starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, which [...]

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Brian McFarlane reviews Alvin and The Chipmunks and the remake of 3:10 To Yuma, directed by James Mangold and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale Gary Hillberg and Peter Kemp review Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter This week’s special guest in the studio is Damien Walshe-Howling, who portrays [...]

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Paul Harris returns this week with guests a-plenty… Colin and Cameron Cairnes are Melbourne-based filmmakers and comedy writers who have been making short films for over a decade. Their latest film - Beggars Belief - is one of the 16 finalists in Sony Tropfest 2008 Producer Aleks Radovic and debut film director Oscar Redding discuss their [...]

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Nikki Fagan and Simone Ubaldi bring you this week’s edition, with guest reviewers Rochelle Siemienowicz from The Big Issue and Pete Koval Reviews this week include Joy Division, The Jane Austen Book Club and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Another pair of great interviews: producer Rebecca Yeldham discusses the making of The [...]

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Nick Fike and Simone Ubaldi present the final Summer Film Buffs Forecast. Kevin Janner presents a music special next week, before Paul Harris returns the first weekend in February Reviews this week include Cloverfield, Juno, Charlie Wilson’s War and The Kite Runner Two excellent interviews: Emma Crimmings, director of the documentary Two Men and Two [...]

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Simone Ubaldi and Nick Fike continue as your hosts for Summer Film Buffs, with guest reviewer Kris Mrksa Reviews this week include: Se, jie (Lust, Caution) from Ang Lee; American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott; I Am Legend, starring Will Smith; and some recent DVD releases, including the [...]

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Welcome to Film Buffs for 2008… Simone Ubaldi and Nick Fike will be your Summer Film Buffs hosts until the end of January. Reviews aplenty this week - Atonement, The Darjeeling Limited, No Country For Old Men and I’m Not There Co-directors Rhys Graham and Natasha Gadd are in the studio to discuss their documentary exploring Australian [...]

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Finishing the year with our annual round-up, featuring all of our regular contributors - highlights, lowlights, our annual poll and a surprise guest. This is the last Film Buffs podcast for 2007 - see you again in 2008. Direct link

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Tony Kaye, probably best known as the director of American History X, is in the studio to talk about his career, latest projects and play a couple of original songs Lisa Dethridge previews two movies opening on Boxing Day: Todd Haynes‘ rumination on Bob Dylan, I’m Not There; and Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (I Served [...]

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VCA graduates Jonathan Auf Der Heide and Poppy Shmith are in to talk about their films, Hell’s Gates and Grind Girls Alex Frayne is on the line to talk about his new psychological thriller, Modern Love, which opens soon for a limited season at Cinema Nova Director Michael Pattinson chats about his career and the making of [...]

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Three graduates of Swinburne TAFE’s Advanced Diploma of Screen are in the studio to talk about the course and their graduate works Hope is a feature documentary screening at the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival about Amal Basry, one of the seven survivors of the SIEV-X maritime disaster of 2001 - director Steve Thomas discusses [...]

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Saluting Australian actresses… Simone Ubaldi gives an in-depth review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, directed by Shekhar Kapur, with Cate Blanchett reprising her role as Elizabeth Boris Trbic reviews Eastern Promises, the new David Cronenberg film about the Russian Mafia in London, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts Alexandra Schepisi chats about her life, career and directorial debut, [...]

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This week, composer David Thrussell co-hosts a special on Italian film music from the ’60s and ’70s, featuring discussion of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, gialli and metaphysical crime thrillers. Direct link

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Simone Ubaldi has a review of Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), based on the book by Harlan Coben and directed by Guillaume Canet Bruce Beresford is on the phone for an extended interview covering a range of topics, including his new book, Josh Hartnett definitely wants to do this? true stories from a [...]

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Boris Trbic reviews the controversial and critically acclaimed 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), Romania’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2008 Academy Awards Nick Matteo gives a rundown of zombies on screen Simone Ubaldi has been to see Control, the feature film directorial [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Mike White’s first feature film, Year Of The Dog Adrienne McKibbins, a self-confessed Hindi film fan, gives the rundown on The Indian Film Festival 2007, screening at Cinema Nova until Monday 29 October Peter Kemp reviews Once, a modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week, as they write, rehearse [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews The Brave One, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Jodie Foster Veteran Australian actor Terence Donovan is on the phone to discuss Bruce Beresford’s 1978 film, Money Movers Boris Trbic reviews Pierrepoint, Adrian Shergold’s film starring Timothy Spall, about the life and times of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain’s most prolific hangman Nick Matteo takes a [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews the political action thriller, The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx Academy Award-winning co-writer/director/producer of Happy Feet and actor, Warren Coleman, is on the phone to chat about his varied career Jessica Nicholas reviews the Scandinavian drama Efter brylluppet (After The Wedding) Veteran make-up artist José Luis Pérez also talks about his extensive career, particularly his work [...]

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Lisa Dethridge reviews Hairspray and Away From Her; and Simone Ubaldi reviews Air Guitar Nation Actor and producer John L. Simpson is on the phone to talk about his career, his recent foray into film distribution with Titan View and his most recent production, men’s group Shane Lawtey chats about the Free Range TV Short Film Festival, [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Stardust, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, currently screening nationally Lisa Dethridge reviews some of the films screening in the Lavazza Italian Film Festival through Palace Cinemas Nick Matteo reviews the new television series, Damages Jon Hewitt discusses his recently completed horror movie, Acolytes, starring Joel Edgerton; and the retrospective of [...]

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Director Bill Mousoulis and actor Alex Spears are in the studio to talk about Bill’s latest film, A Nocturne, a vampire flick which is screening on opening night at this year’s Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) Brian MacFarlane reviews two books by Andrew Moor - Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces and The Cinema [...]

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Sue Marriott from WIFT(Vic) (Women In Film & Television) is on the phone to tell us about the Producers’ Forum coming up on September 12, featuring several guest speakers covering various areas of film and television production Brian MacFarlane reviews Lady Chatterley, a French adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence classic, directed by Pascale Ferran Nick Matteo reviews [...]

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Brian MacFarlane reviews This Is England, the powerful story of a troubled boy growing up in 1983 working class England, based on the experiences of writer/director Shane Meadows; and The Jammed, Dee McLachlan’s thriller about trafficking and the sex slave trade in Melbourne Nikolai Lebedev, the director of Volkodav iz roda serykh psov (The Wolfhound), screening [...]

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Liam Campbell, one of the directors of the documentary Aboriginal Rules, screening in two parts on ABC and ABC2 as part of the Message Stick series over the next couple of weeks, is on the phone Brian McFarlane reviews Tony Ayres’ semi-autobiographical drama, The Home Song Stories, starring Academy Award winner Joan Chen Peter Kemp gives the [...]

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We continue to take your subscriptions on 03-9388 1027 in our annual Triple R Radiothon, including a 60 second review of Fracture, starring Anthony Hopkins. If you subscribe and pay up by September 19, you?ll go into the draw for over $100,000 worth of prizes, including special prizes for interstate listeners, pets, artists, bands [...]

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It’s Radiothon time! Director David Michôd, winner of this year’s MIFF prize for Best Australian Short with Crossbow, shows his support for the station. Please help keep Film Buffs and all the other great shows on RRR going - phone 03-9388 1027 today and subscribe. Direct link

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Lots of guests on the show today… Brian MacFarlane drops by to review Snow Cake, a Canadian drama about the friendship between an autistic mother and an ex-con, starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman Lucy Desoto Clement, well-known in the music industry as a keyboard player and blues musician, discusses her feature film about Rose Tattoo - [...]

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Jessica Nicholas reviews two films that have screened at MIFF: the Serbian film Gucha - Distant Trumpet (aka Gu?a!), a Shakespearean, mythic fairytale comedy set against the backdrop of the Gu?a trumpet festival; and The Monastery, a documentary from Danish director Pernille Rose Grønkjær, about 82-year-old Jørgen Lauersen Vig’s dream of turning his property [...]

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Simone Ubaldi casts a critical eye over La Vie En Rose, writer-director Olivier Dahan’s cradle-to-grave portrait of Edith Piaf Ross Campbell presents a rare recording of an interview from 1978 of Richard Franklin, conducted by Ivan Hutchinson on the set of Patrick Brian MacFarlane reviews Evening, the first English language feature of Hungarian cinematographer-turned-director Lajos Koltai [...]

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In celebration of the life of a great and pioneering Australian filmmaker and a great friend of Film Buffs’ Forecast, Richard Franklin, who died suddenly during the week, we’re speaking with Vince Monton, cameraman on Richard’s early films, Mark Hartley, who recently shot Richard’s final on-screen appearance for his documentary, Not Quite Hollywood, and Ross [...]

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Lots of reviews in today’s show… Brian McFarlane has been to see Lucky Miles, a new Australian movie which opens this week Simone Ubaldi reviews Jesus Camp, a documentary about evangelical Christian children in America, which has been released directly to DVD; and Knocked Up, the new Judd Apatow comedy Nick Matteo is in to give a review [...]

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Frank Cox, the founder of the Kino Dendy Cinemas and NewVision Film Distributors, chats about the history of the cinemas in celebration of the 20th anniversary and how the cinematic landscape has changed in that time Paul Martin, the man behind the Melbourne Film Blog is in to talk about the art of blogging and his [...]

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As Paul continues on his travels with the St Kilda Film Festival 2007 National Tour, Renae Maxwell presents part two of Paul’s interviews with Bob Phillips and Judy Banks, and Sven Liebaek Also, Brian McFarlane reviews Romulus, My Father and Driving Lessons Direct link

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While Paul is on the road with the St Kilda Film Festival 2007 National Tour, Renae Maxwell presents two interviews that will run over the next two weeks… Part one of an interview about the last 50 years of Australian show business, with former TV Producer Bob Phillips, author of Like No Other Business, and singer/actor [...]

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A packed programme coming to you from the Industry Open Day at the St Kilda Film Festival… Calmin Borel, Festival Coordinator for the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, talks about how he came to be involved and how the Festival has grown since its inception over 30 years ago Director Charlotte George chats about her latest film, [...]

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Veteran character actor Roy Billing is in for a chat about his starring role in Aden Young’s short film, The Rose Of Ba Ziz, which has its world premiere at the St Kilda Film Festival on Tuesday We’re talking to Sally Hussey, the director of the Bayside Film Festival and The Falls Film Festival Philip Sametz is [...]

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Director Campbell Maynes chats about his career, relocation to LA and his short film When the Tide Turns, which will be screening in competition at the St Kilda Film Festival To coincide with the release in Australia of The US v John Lennon, co-director David Leaf discusses his motivation for making the documentary, its parallels with [...]

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Simone Ubaldi reviews Lucky You, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore, Så som i himmelen (As It Is In Heaven), a sleeper hit from Sweden directed by Kay Pollak and Breach, co-written and directed by Billy Ray Screenwriter Kris Mrksa chats about his career and The King, the telemovie about Graham [...]

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Brian MacFarlane reviews Half Nelson Lisa Dethridge discusses highlights of the 10th Spanish Film Festival, touring nationally Dean McInerney, Curator of Time Capsules, chats about this esoteric collection screening at the ABC Gallery in Collingwood Rose Capp reviews the romantic comedy Because I Said So, starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore Brett Swain talks about his career and [...]

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Gary Hillberg chats about his film montages screening at ACMI Luke Elliot discusses becoming and being an actor in Melbourne and his role in Matthew Saville’s new release, Noise Peter Kemp reviews the action thriller blockbuster The Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg Simone Ubaldi reviews Michel Gondry’s much-anticipated La Science des rêves (The Science of Sleep) Nick Matteo talks television… [...]

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Interspersed with quotes from Joe Esterhas‘ book The Devil’s Guide to Hollywood: The Screenwriter as God!… Frank Bren chats about his stage show A History of Motion Pictures Nick Matteo discusses the SBS/World Movies Channel series 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die Director Haydn Keenan talks about his documentary Golden Sandals - The Art of Reg [...]

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Science Fiction fan Gordana Bacic leads a discussion about the representation of science in film Simone Ubaldi reviews The Reaping Monks - The Transatlantic Feedback is screening as part of the Festival of German Films and co-director Dietmar Post chats about the film and the band Direct Link

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Returning after the break… Brian McFarlane reviews Becoming Jane, a drama based on the early life of Jane Austen, directed by Julian Jarrold; as well as the books Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British ?B? Film, by Steve Chibnall, and European Film Noir, edited by Andrew Spicer Paul interviews Australian filmmaker Jackie Schulz about her career [...]

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Nick Matteo talks about The Colbert Report which airs in Australia on the Comedy Channel on cable Peter Kemp reviews the showbiz profile by John Lahr, Honky Tonk Parade: New Yorker Profiles of Show People Oliver Torr talks about his film, the internationally acclaimed drama Burke and Wills, the first feature film by young Australian actors/writers/directors and [...]

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Peter Kemp talks about the Australian documentary, Bra Boys The producer of channel 31’s Popcorn, Nathaniel Oliver, talks about his film review show which airs every Saturday, 8pm on channel 31 Rose Capp reviews the documentary feature, A Hero’s Journey Peter Kemp and Rose Capp talk about the Australian feature, Razzle Dazzle, starring Kerrie Armstrong Ben Phelps, the director [...]

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Brian MacFarlane reviews The Illusionist and the book Black Narcissus Boris Trbic talks about the films coming up on the programme for the French Film Festival The Big Jesus writer/director, Alistair Reid talks about the performance of his script coming up at Script Alive Brian MacFarlane covers the latest Woody Allen film, Scoop Nick Matteo reviews The Notorious Betty [...]

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Boris Trbic reviews Clint Eastwood’s film companion to Flags of our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima Natasha Pincus talks about her film, Love’s Labour, screening as one of the finalists at the In the Realm of the Senses film festival at Collingwood Children’s Farm Peter Kemp talks about Peter O’Toole’s latest film, Venus Stuart Moulds talks about his [...]

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Peter Kemp takes a look at Music and Lyrics with Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant Jessica Leskie, director of Songs of Running Away, Edwin McGill, co-writer/co-director of Booth Story, and festival manager, Matt Calessi, talk about something close to all their hearts, the In the Realm of the Senses short film festival Nick Matteo talks about Footscray [...]

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Brian MacFarlane reviews Miss Potter Paul Harris and John Flaus talk to Michael Powell in an interview recorded 20 years ago, on the release of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp at the Astor Theatre at the time. Metropolis is screeing The Thief of Bagdad at the Erwin Rado Theatre Brian MacFarlane returns to review Notes [...]

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John Flaus co-hosts the programme for an old-time Film Buffs Forecast Alan Quirk talks about Splodge Ross Campbell stops by for a chat about the Erwin Rado Theatre Michael Kohler from Melbourne Cinemateque talks about the 2007 programme Direct Link

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Nick Matteo reviews the DVD release of The Critic Paul Harris and Mark Hartley have an extended conversation with one of Australia’s leading stunt coordinators, with credits going back over the last 25 years, Zev Eleftheriou Mark Hartley and Ian Thompson talk about The Pursuit of Happyness, Chaos, Glory Road and what’s moving with the flannels and [...]

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It’s a Magic in the Movies special with Australia’s most successful magician, Ian Buckland Mark Hartley talks briefly on The Prestige and The Illusionist Direct Link

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Brian MacFarlane review The Queen and Charlotte’s Web Peter Kemp and Nick Matteo review the new Pedro Almodovar film, Volver, and take a critical look at TV with The Loop, Till Death, Help Me Help You and Corner Gas Mark Hartley and Ian Thompson talk about Imax with Open Season and A Night at the Museum, what’s [...]

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Paul Harris and Mark Hartley chat about all things film, including a review of The Holiday Australian writer/producer/director/cinematographer, David Parker, talks about his career Direct Link

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(NOTE: If you downloaded this show prior to Tuesday, March 13, you’ll have a truncated version of the show. The full version is around 54MB and runs longer than 15 minutes. Sorry about that, Chief.) It’s the traditional Film Buffs poll for the Best, Worst, Over and Under Rated films of the last 12 months While taking [...]

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Australian actor, Simon Linden - who you may remember from Chopper - and director, Steve Jablonski talk about the short film, Warhead, which is screening as part of the VCA Graduate Screenings Nick Matteo previews the latest TV offering from Mary Louise Parker, Weeds, along with Men in Trees, Life as We Know It and In [...]

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The VCA Graduate Screenings are coming up and filmmakers, Jacob Oberman, Anton Blayer and Adrian Francis, director of Soft Words, are in to talk about what’s on offer Lisa Dethridge reviews the latest Pedro Almodovar film, Volver Veteran sound designer, Craig Carter, with credits including Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Romeo + Juliet and Japanese Story, and Sharon [...]

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Boris Trbic reviews the Philip K Dick adaptation, A Scanner Darkly Paul speaks with producer, Jordan Kerner, about the remake of Charlotte’s Web Nick Matteo talks about Shortbus Brett Cropley talks about the Fitz Awards at the Spanish Club in between reporting on the state of rental accommodation around Melbourne Liz Burke, Shannon Owen and Kim Beamish talk about [...]

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Peter Kemp reminiscences on the life and career of Robert Altman and takes a look at the career of Sacha Baron Cohen in light of the release of his film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Flags of Our Fathers is in for dissection by Peter Kemp and Boris Trbic The [...]

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Evan and Clare talk about a special screening at ACMI of films from the Swinburne TAFE Advanced diploma of Screen (Digital Film & Television) Johnno, one of the filmmakers included in Video Lives on ABC2, talks about his film and the project Peter Kemp reviews Children of Men Brian MacFarlane talks about the James Chapman book, Past and [...]

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Brian MacFarlane talks about Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Boris Trbic reviews the new Michael Winterbottom film, The Road to Guantanamo RMIT media students, Eira Joy Aringay and Mithila Gupta talk about the upcoming RMIT media showcase Peter Kemp discusses sessions and events as part of the Film and History conference Nick Matteo reviews Wordplay Director, Patrick Creadon talks about [...]

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Lisa Dethridge reviews the last Robert Altman film, A Prarie Home Companion Filmmaker, Cassie Dart talks about her latest project in development and a fundraiser she’s organised to help pay for it Boris Trbic reviews some of the films from the Italian Film Festival Documentary filmmaker, Philip Tyndall talks to us from the track in preparation for his [...]

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Cynthia Mann, from Music & Effects, talks about Vietnam Symphony and a fundraising screening Boris Trbic reviews some of the films from the Italian Film Festival RMIT screenwriter, Suzi Taylor pops in to talk about the 2006 edition of The Pool - the annual guide to RMIT’s emerging screenwriters Peter Kemp and Rose Capp review Sketches of [...]

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After conducting an international search, we’ve finally tracked down Joy Dunstan, the star of Chris Löfvén’s 1976 Oz, in the UK. At the time, legendary Australian drummer and Triple R broadcaster, Gary Young was in a band called the Rockin’ Emus who recorded a song called Beautiful Joy about the one and the same. Gary [...]

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Francis Coady, director of the Bondi Short Film Festival talks about the event Rob McCafferty, director of A Weekend In The Country, the documentary feature about the Meredith Music Festival, has a chat Cameron Male and Tim K. Ali, directors of the Australian International Film Festival taking place at Hoyts Melbourne Central from October 21 Brian [...]

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Local filmmakers, Holly Alexander and Mitchell Forrester, who are working on a new film called Slapping Chrissie, talk about their film plans and a fundraising night with a special screening of the new Martin Scorsese film, The Departed Jim Stemikakos and Matthew Clayfield talk about the free Electric Shorts film event, screening as part of [...]

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Peter Kemp and Rose Capp review Kenny Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood who played astronauts David Bowman and Dr Frank Poole in Stanley Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey have an extended conversation with Paul Harris and Mark Hartley Direct Download

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The Melbourne manager of AFTRS, Simon Britton talks about the SPAA/AFTRS Pitching Competition Rose Capp and Peter Kemp review Jeremy Sims‘ Last Train to Freo Veteran director, Michael Cacoyannis talks about his career, including his film Zorba the Greek which is screening at the Greek Film Festival Lisa Dethridge reviews Geoffrey Wright’s Macbeth Barry Barton talks about a new [...]

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Rose Capp reviews Folding Florence Tony De Bolfo chats about a short season he’s presenting of screenings of Dall’Italia All’ Australia: From Italy to Australia, 1924 as part of Darebin Music Feast 2006 Director Rohan Spong and producer Melanie Wigg talk about their film, When Darkness Falls Mark Hartley tells us about Stormbreaker One of the stars of [...]

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Jeremy Sims talks about his new film Last Train to Freo Peter Kemp reviews Breakfast on Pluto, the latest film from Neil Jordan Nick Matteo joins Peter and Paul to talk about Ricky Gervais‘ latest series, Extras Peter Kemp discusses Brick Nick Matteo reviews Thank You for Smoking Catherine Thompson, the screenwriter of Unfolding Florence talks about her work Direct Download

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The Palace Westgarth Cinema Film Buffs Forecast outside broadcast with: Ana Kokkinos, talking about her new film The Book of Revelation Ben Zeccola from Palace Cinemas Publicist, Michael Wilkie, talking about the launch of the newly renovated cinemas Mark Hartley with a review of the new Samuel L Jackson film, Snakes on a Plane Geoffrey Wright’s film version of Macbeth [...]

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Mark Hartley fills in for Paul Harris on the show this week Brian MacFarlane reviews Confetti and The Libertine Writer/director/producer, Greg Mclean, talks about his early short film, ICQ, screening at Shortcuts at Big Mouth Writer/director, Andrew Bujalski, talks with Paul about his films Mutual Appreciation and Funny Ha Ha Tom Coltrane - one of Australia’s leading stunt performers, [...]

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We continue to take your subscriptions on 9388 1027 for our annual Triple R radiothon. If you subscribe and payup by September 20 you’ll go into the draw for almost $100,000 worth of prizes Joel Pearlman swings by to chat about developments in the Australian film exhibition industry, with particular focus on the conversion of our [...]

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The annual Radiothon for 2006, calling for your subscriptions to allow us to continue to bring you another year of community radio While you phone the station on 9388 1027, Paul Harris, Mark Hartley and Brett Cropley spend two hours with Paul Goldman, director of Suburban Mayhem, the closing night film at the Melbourne International Film [...]

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Brian Wise from Triple R’s Off the Record talks about some of the music based films at the Melbourne International Film Festival Tina Kaufman reports on the Sydney Film Festival, the cancellation of SBS‘ The Movie Show and the re-opening of the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney Nick Matteo discusses some of his highlights from MIFF and takes [...]

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The 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival Film Buffs Forecast outside broadcast: Daniel Dubiek - one of the producers of Thank You for Smoking Murali K. Thalluri, director of the MIFF opening night film, 2:37 Dan Jones, director of Detour de France Amy Berg, director of Deliver Us From Evil David Stratton, co-host of At The Movies Alkinos Tsilimindos, director of Em [...]

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Junebug, Half Light and the book, Acting Irish in Hollywood from Fitzgerald to Farrell, get the Brian McFarlane treatment Stella Kinsella talks about the Short Poppy Film Festival Paul chats with Catherine Jarman, producer of the Ray Lawrence directed film, Jindabyne Mark Hartley reviews the first Project Greenlight film, Solo Boris Trbic reviews Jindabyne - based on the [...]

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Rose Capp reviews Don’t Come Knocking, the latest film from Wim Wenders, and briefly previews It’s Winter, My Country, My Country, Pusher, Manslaughter, Thank-you for Smoking and This Film is not yet Rated, all coming up at the Melbourne International Film Festival Screenwriter, Abe Pogos, and director, Aarne Neeme, talk about the next Script Alive event, [...]

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Peter Kemp talks about Rolf de Heer’s Ten Canoes and the passing of John Hinde A call for extras is put out by local director and former Film Buffs regular, Anna Brownfield, for her film The Band Nick Matteo talks about the TV series, Northern Exposure - available now on DVD Lloyd Kaufman, CEO and founder of Troma [...]

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Animator, Tia Kratter talks about her work with Pixar, including their latest film, Cars One of the stars of Richard E Grant’s Wah-Wah, Nicholas Hoult, has a chat Nick Matteo with a review of the new show on 7, My Name Is Earl Richard Woolstencroft, MUFF director, talking about the programme Brian McFarlane with a review of Colour Me [...]

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Brian MacFarlane talks about his English adventures and reviews Oliver Twist John Lewis talks about his films, The Birdhouse and The Boy Who Wanted To Touch The Moon, screening at the Melbourne International Animation Festival Rose Capp and Peter Kemp discuss Factotum, with Matt Dillon, written by Charles Bukowski Fiona Eagger, producer of The Society Murders, talks about [...]

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Paul Byrne reviews Poseidon and The Break Up Mark La Rosa and Jason Turley talk about a special screening of their films - The Captors and Wooden Heart - at the Erwin Rado Theatre on Thursday night Melbourne based actor, Syd Brisbane, talks about his film and TV career, along with his latest role as Squizzy Taylor [...]

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