The Screen Show
283 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsReviews and in-depth conversations with leading film and TV directors, actors and screenwriters from Australia and around the world.
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Episodes
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Younger
August 15, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBA critics' panel on Quentin Tarantino's nostalgic blockbuster Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and an inside look at the writers' room on hit U.S. TV show Younger.
TV in Iceland, Buoyancy, Palm Beach, Claudia O'Doherty
August 08, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBA look at the TV landscape in Iceland and how the tourism and fandom connected to it is affecting very small and isolated communities. An interview with writer-director Rodd Rathjen about his first feature film Buoyancy. Claudia O'Doherty fills us in on her favourite films and TV shows, and a review of Rachel Ward's plush comedy Palm Beach.
Diego Maradona, Midsommar, The Victim
August 01, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBritish director Asif Kapadia discusses his breathtaking film about football legend Diego Maradona. A review of Ari Aster's new film about a nightmarish Swedish Midsommar festival, and Lauren and Jason are joined by guest critic Craig Mathieson to discuss Scottish thriller The Victim.
Big Little Lies, The Cost of Art, Diego Maradona
July 25, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAs season 2 of Big Little Lies wraps, our panel of critics weigh in on one of TV’s most spectacular recent critical successes, and the significance of recent reports of a tangle for creative control. Plus, Australian directors Zoe Pepper, Alena Lodkina and Corrie Chen share their experience of how filmmakers make a living.
Apollo 11, The Lion King, E. Bennett Walsh, Robbie Hood
July 18, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThe archival producer of Apollo 11 tells us what it was like to stumble into NASA's treasure trove of secrets. Mortal Kombat producer E. Bennett Walsh explains why Hollywood producers are choosing to work in cities like Adelaide, Disney's remake of The Lion King reviewed, and a sweet new TV series from Alice Springs.
Acute Misfortune, Julianne Moore, Rosehaven, The Letdown, Mark Humphries
July 11, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBDirector of Acute Misfortune Thomas M. Wright discusses his debut feature. Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Lauren Carrol Harris meets the creators of Australian dramedies Rosehaven and The Letdown, and Mark Humphries shares his favourite TV shows.
The Loudest Voice, Mystify, Ana Katz
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBLauren Carroll Harris checks out the new TV series The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as disgraced media mogul Rogel Ailes. An interview with music and film critic Anwen Crawford on Mystify, the new documentary about Michael Hutchence, and Jason Di Ross speaks to Argentinian filmmaker Ana Katz about her new drama Florianópolis Dream.
The Screen Show 27 June
June 27, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBLauren Carroll Harris shares her thoughts on the new season of Black Mirror. Jason Di Rosso reviews Danny Boyle's Beatles blockbuster Yesterday. Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte is in for our Top Shelf segment, and an interview with director Michael Apted about 63 Up, the latest outing in his ground-breaking 7 Up series.
The Screen Show 20 June
June 20, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThis year's Cannes and Sydney Film Festival winning director Bong Joon-ho joins us in the studio to talk about his satirical thriller Parasite. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck explains why he was inspired by the German artist Gerhard Richter to make his new film Never Look Away, and writer Armistead Maupin talks about his work as Executive producer on Netflix's reboot of his much-loved series Tales of the City.
The Screen Show 13 June
June 13, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWe meet the makers of searing political parable Baracau while they are in town for the Sydney Film Festival. Lauren Carroll Harris talks to Dr Ava Parsemain about how modern TV shows offer varied and positive examples of sexuality for young people, and an interview with Paolo Bertolin, festival programmer for Cannes and Venice film festivals.
The Screen Show 6 June
June 06, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA look at HBO's small screen depiction of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and whether it adds much value to the TV landscape. Plus, as Sydney Film Festival kicks off we meet the Australian directors of two queer coming-of-age feature films premiering at this year's event, and Swiss artist Daniel Zimmerman who has made an art film called Walden, a formally impressive debut about nature and globalisation.
The Screen Show 30th May
May 30, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWe speak to the creators of two new television comedies, one about messy parenthood and a semi-autobiographic Netflix series about a young gay man with Cerebral Palsy. Plus, a wrap on the Cannes Film Festival and an interview with the director of the new Elton John biopic, Rocketman.
The Screen Show
May 23, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBToday, a deep dive into Game of Thrones. Our expert panel -- food writer and mega-fan Adam Liaw, and Fairfax critic Craig Mathiesen join TV critic Lauren Carroll Harris and host Jason Di Rosso to dissect the GOT super-industry, where the fantasy genre is going next, and whether endings always do violence to stories. And we talk to Pia Borg--Australia's only filmmaker whose work screened at Cannes this year, about her short film, Panic. ...
The Screen show 16 May
May 16, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBWe talk to film Maker Mike Leigh about his new film Peterloo, how well the story is known and what it might speak to in our contemporary political landscape. And a new version of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is streaming on Stan. How does it stack up against the orginal film made in 1970?
The Screen Show 9 May
May 09, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBDirector of the sublime Australian film Acute Misfortune joins us in the studio. Lauren Carroll Harris checks out the new season of British comedy Fleabag. An interview with Bulgarian filmmakers Milko Lazarov and Veselka Kiryakova about arctic love story Ága, and Jason Di Rosso reviews The Hustle.
The Screen Show 2 April
May 02, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBActors Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee discuss their big hearted Top End rom-com. Lauren Carroll Harris looks at the latest season of Armando Iannucci's brilliant political satire Veep. Film producer Sue Maslin talks about five films she continues to find inspirational, and a discussion on the works of Iranian director Jafar Pahani.
The Screen Show 25 April
April 25, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBWe meet Radha Mitchell and Ben Hackworth, star and director of the sultry new Australian film Celeste. Lauren Carroll Harris is talking about the new season of hit Icelandic series Trapped, and meets the creator too. Plus, a review of the new Marvel film, and a discussion with curator Adrian Danks about Cinema Reborn, an annual showcase of recent restorations of world cinema.
The Screen Show 18 April
April 18, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAcademy Award winning actor Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Cat and mouse thriller Killing Eve has returned to screens for Season 2. Director Rob Ryan explains his fascinating documentary about a nun with a gun, and a review of Lee Chang-dong's Burning.
Terry Gilliam, Pen15, Geraldine Hakewill
April 11, 2019 00:05 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBTerry Gilliam joins us to talk about directing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a film plagued with disaster. We meet the creators and stars of teen comedy Pen15, and Australian actor Geraldine Hakewill shares her Top Shelf of film and TV.
Pet Sematary, Round the Twist, Awavena, Vale Agnes Varda
April 03, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA critics panel on the latest film adaptation of Stephen King's eighties horror novel Pet Sematary. Lauren Carroll Harris looks back at groundbreakiing Australian kids TV show Round the Twist with its creator Paul Jennings, Emmy award winning artist and director Lynette Wallworth on her VR work Awavena, and Vale Agnes Varda, a leading figure of the French New Wave.
Jordan Peele's Us, Gregg Araki on Now Apocalypse, Disney's takeover of Fox, Apple TV +
March 27, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA panel discussion on Get Out director Jordan Peele's new film Us, a psychological horror that follows a family faced with a group of evil doppelgangers. We talk with highly acclaimed director Gregg Araki about his new TV series Now Apocalypse. Plus, a discussion on Disney's takeover of 21st Century Fox and the launch of Apple TV +.
After Life, Karyn Kusama, Design on Film
March 20, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBComedian Mark Humphries joins the TV chat with Lauren Carroll Harris and Jason Di Rosso to talk about Ricky Gervais' new series After Life. Director Karyn Kusama discusses directing Nicole Kidman in edgy cop thriller Destroyer, and film curator Richard Sowada is in to talk Design on Film.
Hotel Mumbai, Solange, Sometimes Always Never
March 13, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAn interview with director Anthony Maras and star Dev Patel about the new Australian film Hotel Mumbai. We take a look at a new experimental film from artist Solange, which reflects the way the music industry is changing its approach to the moving image. Marcus Graham reveals his Top Shelf, and a review of Sometimes Always Never, the debut film of Carl Hunter, starring Bill Nighy.
Better Things, Australia's forgotten Hollywood star, The House That Jack Built
March 06, 2019 23:05 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA new book sheds light on the career of an all but forgotten Hollywood star who was one of Australia's most promising exports in the 1930's. Vulture critic Jen Chaney joins us from the U.S. to talk about the TV series Better Things by long-time Louis C.K. collaborator Pamela Adlon, and a discussion on Lars von Trier's latest work, an ultra confronting film about a serial killer played by Matt Dillon.
The Screen Show 28 February
February 27, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBLauren Carroll Harris speaks to the creators of the ABC's bold new soap opera The Heights, in particular their aim for innovating the genre, and a lookback at the history of Australian soapies with academic Sue Turnbull. Jason Di Rosso speaks to director Gabrielle Brady about her documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts and comedians Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney join us for our Top Shelf segment.
Podcast extra: Stop Everything x The Screen Show's Oscar wrap
February 25, 2019 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThe Screen Show's Jason Di Rosso and Lauren Carroll Harris pair up with Stop Everything's Beverley Wang and Benjamin Law with a hot off the press Oscars special podcast. We break down the winners, the losers, the memorable speeches and how the hostless Academy Awards played out.
The Screen Show 21 February
February 20, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWe're talking about Netflix's latest binge-watch Dirty John, and a sweet new middle school comedy called Pen15. Plus, interviews from Paris ahead of the French Film Festival with star filmmakers Claire Denis and Louis Garrell, and reviews of Vox Lux and Stan and Ollie.
Berlin Film Festival, If Beale Street Could Talk, At Eternity's Gate, Sally 4 Ever, High Maintenance
February 13, 2019 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBJulian Schnabel talks about directing Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate. A discussion about the return of stoner comedy-drama High Maintenance as well as Sally 4 Ever, a new British comedy from Julia Davis. Jason Di Rosso reviews If Beale Street Could Talk and checks in with a critic on the ground at Berlin Film Festival.
Nadine Labaki on Capharnaüm, Talking TV: Camping and The Cry, The Beehive, The Combination Redemption
February 06, 2019 23:05 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBLebanese director Nadine Labaki discusses her Oscar nominated film Capharnaüm, about a young boy in Beirut who sues his parents for giving him life. Actor Ewen Leslie talks about his role in the new ABC series The Cry, and Lena Dunham's first TV creation since Girls. Plus, artist Zanny Begg and producer Philippa Bateman on their experimental documentary about an unsolved murder.
Australian Oscar nominee Fiona Crombie, Rosehaven and Russian Doll, Jonas Mekas, The Mule and Ben is Back
January 30, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe're joined by Fiona Crombie, an Australian Oscar nominee for work on Yorgos Lanthimos' period farce, The Favourite. Lauren Carroll Harris speaks to Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor as Rosehaven returns for Season 3, and a discussion on the work of avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas who died last week.
Juliette Binoche, Summer TV, Tim Winton, Storm Boy
January 23, 2019 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBJuliette Binoche talks to Jason Di Rosso about her role in Claire Denis' complex romance Let the Sunshine In. TV critic Lauren Caroll Harris shares her summer highlights and noteworthy new releases. Tim Winton is in revealing his screen habits, and a review of the remake of 1976 classic Storm Boy. Plus, Alexei Toliopoulos talks about his cult film podcasts Finding Drago and Total Reboot.
Kitty Green, John Boyega, Behind the Screens, Sarah Blasko
January 16, 2019 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBU.S. based Australian filmmaker Kitty Green talks about her career and standout works Casting JonBenet and Ukraine is not a Brothel. John Boyega drops by the studio while in Sydney on a press tour for Pacific Rim: Uprising. In our Behind the Screens segment we meet a film and TV armourer, and Australian musician Sarah Blasko talks us through five of her favourite films.
Romesh Ranganathan, Kate Dennis, Midnight Oil 1984, Aurore
January 09, 2019 23:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBUK comedian Romesh Ranganathan on his comedy series Just Another Immigrant. Australian director Kate Dennis talks about her work on prestige TV shows in the U.S. Director Ray Argall on his brilliant documentary Midnight Oil 1984, and we meet the director of a small French gem called Aurore.
Leigh Whannel, Agnes Varda, Natasha Wanganeen, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
January 02, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBUpgrade is the second film directed by Leigh Whannell, a one-time ABC TV movie reviewer who turned filmmaker when he co-wrote the breakout slasher hit Saw. Jason Di Rosso meets veteran French filmmaker Agnes Varda in Paris. Actor Natasha Wanganeen shares her top five films, and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, co-creator of the hit dramedy Unreal.
Jeremy Sims on his doco about Wayne Gardner, Twin Peaks actor Sheryl Lee, Offspring creator Debra Oswald
December 26, 2018 23:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBActor turned director Jeremy Sims on his 2018 documentary about Wayne Gardner. Twin Peaks alumni Sheryl Lee explains how cult character Laura Palmer has shaped her life and career, and screenwriter Debra Oswald talks us through her top TV picks.
Bradley Cooper, Jodie Whittaker, Deb Riley
December 19, 2018 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBBradley Cooper talks about his directorial debut A Star is Born. Jodie Whittaker on playing the first female Dr in the Doctor Who franchise, and Game of Thrones production designer Deb Riley fresh from her 2018 Emmys win.
A bumper end of year film special
December 12, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA bumper end of year film special with critics Philippa Hawker and Luke Goodsell. We're looking at stories and trends from the year, as well as some big new Boxing Day and festive season releases. We'll also hear from Australian filmmakers about their cinematic picks of 2018.
Homecoming, The Bisexual, Shirkers, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
December 05, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBOn our last TV panel of the year we're talking new releases including Homecoming and The Bisexual, plus favourite shows of 2018. An interview with Singaporean filmmaker Sandi Tan about her Netflix film Shirkers, and a review of Melissa McCarthy's new film, a biographical comedy-drama called Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Vale Bernardo Bertolucci and Nicolas Roeg, Wash Westmoreland on Colette, German TV's golden moment, Widows
November 28, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThis week saw the passing of two greats of cinema, Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci. Still Alice director Wash Westmoreland discusses his new film about French novelist Colette. We look at why German TV is having a moment, and a review of Steve McQueen's female heist movie, Widows.
My Brilliant Friend, Strange Colours, Normandy Nude
November 21, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe're looking at HBO's highly anticipated TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend. Alena Lodkina's Strange Colours is one of the most acclaimed Australian debut features we've seen in a long time, and an interview with French director Philippe Le Guay about his new film Normandy Nude.
The Old Man and the Gun, Dean Hurley, Greg Haddrick, Shoplifters
November 14, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBDavid Lowery talks about directing Robert Redford in The Old Man and the Gun, the true story of a career criminal and rumoured to be Redford's last film. Sound artist Dean Lowery was David Lynch's music supervisor for over 12 years. He tells us what it's like to work with the man and the visions of the notably abstract director. Greg Haddrick is a writer and producer behind shows like Underbelly, Janet King and Pine Gap, he joins us for our Top Shelf...
House of Cards, They Shall Not Grow Old, Suspiria
November 07, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA discussion on how the new and final season of House of Cards fares without Frank Underwood in the mix. Peter Jackson has given new life to World World One footage in his astounding documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, and a critics panel on Luca Guadagnino's remake of the 1977 cult horror film Suspiria.
Bohemian Rhapsody, Joel Edgerton, , The Heiresses, Mark Humphries
October 31, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBOur critics panel weigh in on whether the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is actually any good. Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi on his debut feature The Heiresses. Joel Edgerton is in the studio discussing Boy Erased, a film he wrote, directed and stars in opposite Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, and TV host Mark Humphries shares five TV shows that he loves.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Jason Blum on Halloween, Beautiful Boy, The Haunting of Hill House
October 24, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBHollywood actor Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Jason Blum are on our shores for the premiere of the latest installment of ultimate horror movie, Halloween, they join us in the studio. Plus, Netflix's new series The Haunting of Hill House and a review of Beautiful Boy, the story of a son struggling with drug addiction, starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell.
Bradley Cooper, Bojack Horseman, Adelaide Film Festival
October 17, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBHollywood star Bradley Cooper joins us to talk about his first time directing with a Star is Born, and what it was like to work with Lady Gaga. As absurdist animated comedy Bojack Horseman returns for its fifth season, we get the low-down on what it's all about, and Jason Di Rosso is on the ground at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Doctor Who, Westwood, She Who Must Be Loved, First Man
October 10, 2018 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA Whovian special as Jodie Whittaker explains how she intends to leave her mark as the first female Doctor Who, and media academic Liz Giuffre weighs in on her performance. We'll hear why Vivienne Westwood is not a fan of the documentary made about her, and meet Freda Glynn, founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association who is also the subject of a new documentary premiering at Adelaide Film Festival. ...
American Animals, Mr Inbetween, Wajib
October 04, 2018 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWriter, director and actor Scott Ryan is in the studio to talk about his new TV series Mr Inbetween. British documentary filmmaker Bart Layton has blended fact and fiction in his art heist movie American Animals, and we meet Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir.
Jirga, Pose, Gus Van Sant, China Love
September 27, 2018 00:05 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBenjamin Gilmour's Jirga is a breathtakingly shot film about a former Australian soldier looking to make amends in Afghanistan. We meet some stars from TV drama Pose, about the underground queer and trans Ball scene in New York in the eighties, and Gus Vant Sant on his ode to cartoonist John Callahan.
Deborah Riley on her Emmys win, Bruce Beresford, Prague Spring, Custody
September 20, 2018 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBGame of Thrones designer Deborah Riley on her Emmys win. Plus, Bruce Bereford talks about his new film Ladies in Black, and how cinema echoed the hopes and disappointments of The Prague Spring like no other artform.
Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk, Desktop films, A Very English Scandal, Beast
September 13, 2018 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBetter Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk says his role as the antihero in the series was a lucky break. We look at a new subgenre in film, and a new BBC miniseries starring Hugh Grant tells the true story of a political scandal.