The Screen Show

Venice Film Festival, Jeremy Sims on his documentary about Wayne Gardner, Emmys predictions

We check in with Variety critic Jessica Kiang at Venice Film Festival. Jeremy Sims is in the studio talking about his new documentary Wayne, about the incredible life and career of motorcycle world champion Wayne Gardner, and Vulture magazine's Jen Chaney talks Emmys predictions.

Three Identical Strangers, Crazy Rich Asians, Anne with an E, What Is Music?

Director Tim Wardle discusses his fascinating documentary about triplets separated at birth. Netflix's adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, a review of Crazy Rich Asians and what makes great film music.

Talking TV: Ozark and Rake, Oscar nominated film The Insult, Susan Prior's Top Shelf

Our TV panel is back to discuss Jason Bateman's dark turn in Netflix crime drama Ozark and the season return of Rake. Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri talks about his Oscar nominated film The Insult, and actor Susan Prior lists the films that sit on her top shelf.

Twin Peaks is coming to Australia, 25 Years of Screen Australia's Indigenous Unit, Blackkklansman

Sheryl Lee, who plays cult figure Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks is our guest. A review of Spike Lee's Blackkklansman, and a look back at 25 years of Screen Australia's Indigenous Unit.

Highlights from MIFF, Vida, The Wife, The Spy Who Dumped Me

Jason Di Rosso chats with a panel of guest critics about what they've seen at Melbourne International Film Festival. Girls' writer Tanya Saracho heads a new TV drama that focuses on family, community and queer identity, and reviews of The Wife and The Spy Who Dumped Me.

New documentaries about Whitney Houston, Alexander McQueen and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sundance Film Festival's Hussain Currimbhoy, Mission Impossible: Fallout

A review of Mission Impossible - Fallout, it's very, very good. We're also looking at some new documentaries about iconic figures that have recently hit cinemas, and meet Sundance Film Festival's documentary programmer.

Talking TV, Summer 1993, Melbourne International Film Festival

A look at a homegrown and an international crime drama, plus the final season of The Americans. Spanish director Carla Simón's debut feature is inspired by her own story. An overview of Melbourne International Film Festival, and a capsule review of quirky New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers.

Mamma Mia 2 review, David Nicholls, Queensland Film Festival, and a Handmaid's Tale second season spoiler free review

Screenwriter David Nicholls discusses the process of adapting Patrick Melrose from book to screen. A review of the sequel to Mamma Mia, top marks for the dancing and bonus points for a Cher cameo but the plot as a whole doesn't hit the mark. French film maker Valerie Massadian on her creative and hands off direction, an overview of the Queensland Film Festival from Director John Edmond and film critic Kate Jinx joins the studio to discuss the major th...

Jill Bilcock, Skyscraper review, Japanese porno reboot and Natasha Wanganeen's top films

Australian editor Jill Bilcock reflects on her illustrious career. Plus a review of Dwayne Johnson's new film Skyscraper, Natasha Wanganeen's top five films, a Japanese porno reboot and a look at two Netflix comedy shows - Hannah Gadsby's Nanette and Jerry Seinfeld's Coffee in Cars with Comedians.

John Boyega, Soda Jerk, Kitty Green

Stars Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio, Video artists Soda Jerk explain the controversy surrounding their work Terror Nullius, and an interview with rising Australian filmmaker Kitty Green.

Sex and the City turns 20, Sara Driver's ode to Jean-Michel Basquiat, Omar Musa, Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong is in the studio talking about the restoration of My Brilliant Career, and what she thinks about gender representation in the industry right now. Plus, we mark the 20 year anniversary of the revolutionary TV series Sex and the City, and Sicario-2: Day of the Soldado reviewed.

AACTA Pitch, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Marcelo Martinessi, Ghosthunter

Marcelo Martinessi, winner of the Sydney Film Festival's top prize is in the studio, as well as the winners of the Documentary Australia Foundation Award. Plus, Jason reviews Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and an exciting opportunity for budding screen creators.

Upgrade, Just Another Immigrant, Ága

Hollywood based Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell on his sci-fi box office hit Upgrade, UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells us about his new TV series Just Another Immigrant, and we meet the Bulgarian filmmakers behind a spectacular Arctic love story in competition at Sydney Film Festival.

Mystery Road, Killing Eve, Oceans 8, Sydney Film Festival

A TV panel discussion about Mystery Road and Killing Eve. Jason Di Rosso reviews the female-led heist movie Oceans 8. We go behind the screens to meet an armourer who works on film & television sets, and some international guests from Sydney Film Festival drop in.

The changing face of TV comedy, The Walking Dead's Lennie James, Gringo, Sydney Film Festival

How comedy dramas are becoming the stars of the streaming era. Lennie James from The Walking Dead on his new thriller. Plus, a review of Gringo and the lowdown on this year's Sydney Film Festival.

The Crown, A wrap on the Cannes Film Festival, BPM, Solo: A Star Wars Story

Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You, Deadpool 2, Aurore, Chappaquiddick, Cargo

Does a new biopic about Olivia Newton John deserve all the criticism it's getting? The bad boy of the Marvel universe is back! Director John Curran looks at a traumatic piece of Kennedy history in his new film Chappaquiddick, and we meet the creatives behind Australian zombie feature film Cargo.

What does the budget mean for screen? Picnic at Hanging Rock, David Stratton on Pierre Rissient and Cannes, May 68

A discussion on where the screen industry will win and lose in this year's budget. Talking TV with Foxtel's remake of Picnic at Hanging Rock. David Stratton reflects on Pierre Rissient and the politics of Cannes, and how May 68 shaped film.

Ray Argall on his documentary film about Midnight Oil, The Circus, Simon Baker adapts Tim Winton for the big screen, Behind the Screens, Rotten Tomatoes

Director Ray Argall is in to discuss his new film about one of the most important bands to come out of Australia, Midnight Oil. A discussion on the real-time American documentary-series The Circus, and Simon Baker's directorial debut.

Unsane and Avengers: Infinity War, Corrie Chen's Top Shelf, Gurrumul and Greta Scacchi on Vittorio Taviani

We unpack some new releases with guest critics. Director Corrie Chen fills us in on her Top Shelf and we meet the makers of the Gurrumul documentary.

Talking TV with Lost in Space and Barry, Loveless, Sally Potter on The Party, and ACMI's Wonderland

Netflix's remake of Lost in Space and upcoming Foxtel comedy Barry. Plus, Jason's film of the week is Andrey Zvyagintsev's Loveless, an interview with Sally Potter about The Party, and a new exhibition looks at how Alice in Wonderland inspired revolutionary filmmaking.

Is Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs racist? U.S. Hip Hop comedy Atlanta, Homecoming Queens blends comedy with chronic illness, Behind the Screens with an Animal Wrangler

We look at questions of fetishisation and Orientalism in Wes Anderson's new Japan-set animation Isle of Dogs. A conversation about hip hop and representation in the new season of drama-comedy Atlanta. Michelle Law and Chloë Reeson discuss mixing comedy with chronic illness in their new series for SBS, and Behind the Screens with an Animal Wrangler.

Remembering Steven Bochco, Have You Seen The Listers? Matt Bomer in Walking Out, Criticism in Crisis

Vale to iconic TV producer Steven Bochco. Plus, the new documentary about world renowned street artist Anthony Lister, American actor Matt Bomer on his latest film Walking Out.

Love, Simon and Ready Player One, Wild Wild Country, Lano & Woodley, Michael Palin

A look at two very different coming-of-age stories, Netflix roll out another cult documentary series, Lano and Woodley on their favourite physical performers in film and Michael Palin in Armando Iannucci's black comedy.

John Boyega stars in Pacific Rim Uprising, Soda Jerk's Terror Nullius, Friday Night Lights creator Jason Katims' new show, Behind the Scenes

Star Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio talking about his new film. A controversial new video work called Terror Nullius. Friday Night Lights creator is back with a brand new high school drama, and we meet Location Scouts on the set of a BBC drama.

David Chang's Ugly Delicious, Rooney Mara is Mary Magdalene, Australian director Kitty Green

Is Netflix's new food-porn show Ugly Delicious revolutionary? Lion director Garth Davis speaks about his second film Mary Magdelene, starring Rooney Mara, and Kitty Green, director of the lush documentaries Casting JonBenet and Ukraine is Not a Brothel drops in for a chat.

New documentaries from Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramović, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Debra Oswald and Women in Film and TV

Our International Women's Day special is hosted by critic and academic Deb Verhoeven, and is full of women’s voices discussing film and television.

UnReal's Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Oscars predictions, The Square and Creative Risk

We speak to co-creator of the dramedy UnReal. David Stratton and Vicky Roach join us for an Oscars panel. The Square's Claes Bang and we meet a creative risk lawyer.

Talking TV, A Fantastic Woman, Genre Busting and Barbara

Jason is joined by TV critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Mathieson for a discussion on a couple of show's everyone seems to be talking about, The Good Place and Queer Eye. Are they both Trump era retorts?

Marvel's Black Panther, In demand director Kate Dennis, Pilot Season 101 and South African film The Wound

We review and discuss Marvel's new black super-hero film Black Panther. Plus, Jason meets in-demand Australian director Kate Dennis, she earned an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid's Tale. We cross to L.A. for a Pilot Season 101. And, The Wound, a South African love story in an unusual setting.

The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Lady Bird, a new wave for Nordic TV and Melbourne Cinémathèque

We're talking The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Greta Gerwig's beautiful Lady Bird, a new wave for TV from Scandinavia and take a look at Melbourne Cinémathèque's 2018 program.

Jessica Chastain is Molly Bloom, TV reboots, Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson and Sarah Blasko's favourite films

Jason Di Rosso meets Jessica Chastain and talks to Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson about Phantom Thread. Plus, why so many TV reboots and Sarah Blasko on some of her favourite films.

The Screen Hub, January 25, 2018

Margot Robbie on her Oscar nominated role in I, Tonya. Warwick Thornton speaks about his new film Sweet Country, which releases this week. Talking TV with critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Mathieson, and veteran of French cinema Agnes Varda about the documentary Faces Places.