This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss the Judd Apatow-directed romantic comedy, Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader, and selected films from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Raiders! and Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon. Plus, talkback on ‘trainwreck characters on film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the latest IMF outing in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson, and preview films from the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Human Highway: Director’s Cut and the David Gulpilil Retrospective, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss a documentary about a Sesame Street stalwart, I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story, and chat to director Steve Thomas about his documentary Freedom Stories, focusing on the lives of refugees settled in Australia. Plus, talkback on ‘best cinematic puppet creations’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the latest Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily, and Women He’s Undressed, a documentary about Australian costume designer Orry Kelly from filmmaker Gillian Armstrong. Plus, talkback on ‘small scale screen heroes’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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This week on Friday Film, Sally and I discuss the Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy, starring Paul Dano and John Cusack, and an Australian documentary That Sugar Film, from actor-turned-director Damon Gameau. Plus, talkback on ‘Biopics’ on Drive with Sally Warhaft on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the animation prequel Minions, from director/voice artist Pierre Coffin, and the controversial documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief from filmmaker Alex Gibney, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss Marshland (La Isla Mínima), a detective-thriller set against the political backdrop of a post-Francoist Spain, and Inside Out, the latest Pixar Studio animation featuring the voice of Amy Poehler. Plus, talkback on ‘Cop Duos on Film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the recently restored disco-era film 54: The Director’s Cut, from writer/director Mark Christopher, and the dinousaur-laden blockbuster sequel, Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss Kung Fury, a loving homage to 1980s culture from writer-director-star David Sandberg, and San Andreas, the recent disaster film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Plus, talkback on ‘Cheesiest Films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about Wild Tales, an anthology of short films from writer/director Damián Szifron, and the gender-espionage-spoof film Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy. Plus, talkback on ‘revenge cinema’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.
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