WE GOTTA DEFUSE THE BOMB!.... The Bomb of this episode... in a good way? I think I'm mixing metaphors here,but the point is we're looking at the thriller this wee, spies, turncoats, ticking clocks and panic rooms galore!
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Read MoreThis week we chat to Mary Duong and Rhiannon Steffenson about how they and their cast and crew pulled together to create the LGBTQ+ web series "Two Weeks" right here in Brisbane!
We go through the writing process, shooting, post production, marketing and they let us in on all the ups and downs and lessons learned and they have some great advice for anyone who wants to make their own series!
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Read MoreCan you believe it's been a year already? This week we ask YOU what have you been watching and our Correspondent on the ground Josh, talks with Supanova attendees about their favourite shows and movies at the moment. Then we chat about ourselves, our film projects and future plans for the Podcast.
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Read MoreHeeeeeeey, how you doin? Bazinga! We're entering through a door to a round of applause... cue the canned laughter! It's the sitcom everybody, that staple of television since it's inception with I Love Lucy all the way to shows that push the definition like Veep and The Good Place.
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Read MoreThis week is rather Lyrical! Guest Alex Smith from the podcast My Songs Suck! joins us to talk about the use of songs in movies and TV, the difference between a music movie and a musical, diegetic and non-diegetic and why Sister Act is the best film ever.
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Read MoreThings get GORY this week! Charnstar and Josh are away, so guest Sebastian Briguglio and Zane C Weber join us to talk about violence in cinema, it's impacts and how much further can we push it?
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Read MoreWhy should the kids get all the cartoons? From Rick and Morty to Bojack Horseman, the Rangers dive into the world of animation for adults, from it's history, through to the explosion following the rise of The Simpsons.
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Read MoreThe Night he came home! And we sat through 10 of these damn films!!! That's right, we're taking a trip to Haddonfield to hear a bunch of teenagers scream about the booyman... and then it becomes runes, and people are dead, but then they're not... it's all confusing.
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Read MoreIT'S A NEW EPISODE BITCH! Time to go to Springwood and fight Freddy! From the 1984 classic to the New Nightmare to the terrible Remake! We look at it, warts, burns and all!
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Read MoreWe're doing this episode for you DAMIEN!!!
This week we look at the demonic child, the antichrist, the 1976 original to the much derided 2006 remake! We get stanic with The Omen franchise.
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Read MoreStick Around!... we're Kicking off Octoberlooking at the PREDATOR frnachise, from the jungle to a weird futuristic LA that's not all that futuristic, we take a look at the Ugly Motherfucker who has graced the screen for the last 30 or so years.
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Read MoreHey... you there! Filmmaker! Wanna know all the HOT TIPS about film festivals? Well we have a treat for you!
Special Guest Dr Tess Van Hemert with a PhD in Film Festivals to tell you all about it!
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Read MoreYou talkin' to me? Well of course you are! We've had sound in movies since 1927, so how do you craft great dialogue? We dive into that and much more this week!
Links
Hollywood's 100 Favourite Lines of Dialogue
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-movie-quotes-hollywoods-top-867142
William Monahan on Writing Great Dialogue
"He's Right Behind Me" A Supercut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vECzPHbn0Bo
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Read MoreWe're a Plane Podcast now! JK, it's time to talk about TV in more depth, what is a Pilot, what is the creation of a TV show like and what are the writing challenges that come with writing the 1st episode of a show?
LINKS:
How a TV Show is Made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8aW1Ae6gcI
Writing, Selling and Producing a TV PIlot Spec
Good Shows ruined by Bad Pilots
http://www.hollywood.com/tv/good-tv-shows-bad-pilots-57272667/
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Read MoreIt's the SHOWDOWN of the century! We bring a Film Critic on and we duke it out for the championship... well not so much duke it out as have a lively and well-mannered discussion on the relationship of the filmmaker and the film critic.
LINKS:
Peter Gray on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ratedPDG
David Ehrlich & director of a film he HATED
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/anders-walter-i-kill-giants-interview-1201942590/
Scorsese on Rottentomatoes and mother!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martin-scorsese-rotten-tomatoes-box-office-obsession-why-mother-was-misjudged-guest-column-1047286
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Read MoreWe'll be back next week with "Critics vs Filmmakers"! Stay tuned!
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Read MoreIt's the showdown of the century, Tom Cruise vs Phillip Seymor Hoffman... no it's not Mission Impossible 3, it's a discussion on the movie star vs the actor, what's the difference? can someone be both? What's a character actor? All that and more this week!
LINKS
Rita hayworth and Orson Welles (You Must Remember This)
AFI's 100 Years 100 Stars
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251566/
Character Actors you can't name
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/15-Famous-Character-Actors-We-Bet-You-Can-t-Name-43508.html
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It's an ALL OUT FILM SCHOOL WAR!!!! Not Really, it's a film festival! Brisbane is home to the Simply Shorts Film Festival and this year the theme is Film School Fallout! We had festival Director and Curator Scott Young on to talk to us about the festival and what audiences and filmmakers can expect!
LINKS
Event Tickets
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/film-school-fallout-tickets-48552083589
Festival Submissions
https://filmfreeway.com/SimplyShorts
Simply Shorts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/simplyshorts/
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Read MoreCalling all filmmakers! Do you hate sleeping? Do you love racing a clock? Then compete in the 48-hour Film Project! This week we have guest Matt Grehan who runs the Brisbane and Melbourne 48hr Film Project on to talk about the competition, why it's fun and our hosts tell wild stories from their own experiences competing in the competition!
48hr Film Project Brisbane
http://www.48hourfilm.com/brisbane-au
"The Boy next Door" - Audience Choice winner Brisbane 2016
Debonair Fox on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/DebonairFox
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Read MoreWhether you know her from The Addams Family or Caspar, Christina Ricci is that Big-eyed child actor who's been steadily working for the last 30-odd year, but she doesn't get quite the credit she deserves... what makes an underrated actor?
LINKS
Black Snake Moan Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Z7Cf9IDGw
Christina Ricci Interview (Aged 9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjfblhaDr5w&t=175s
Christina Ricci on Dealing with Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OqSkfp45TQ&
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