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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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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