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This week on Friday Film, Raf and I are joined by David Eggby, the Director of Photography on Mad Max (1979), to discuss Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s fourth film in the iconic franchise starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, 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 Alex Garland’s directorial debut, the SF/Thriller Ex Machina, and the recent NT Live production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, starring Mark Strong. Plus, talkback on ‘cinematic visions of the future’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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This week on Friday Film, Raf & I discuss the Zellner Brothers’ not-quite-based-on-a-true-story-film, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter starring Rinko Kikukchi, and a Ukrainian film in which the characters communicate solely through sign language, The Tribe (limited season at ACMI). Plus, talkback on ‘quest and journey films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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In this week’s Friday Film segment, Raf & I were joined by Dr. Liam Burke (author of The Comic Book Film Adaptation) to discuss the latest superhero blockbuster, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Plus, talkback on ‘memorable cinematic robots’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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In this week’s Friday Film segment we discuss the French-Canadian melodrama from director Xavier Dolan, Mommy, and the Wim Wenders documentary, The Salt of the Earth, which explores the life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado. Plus, talkback on ‘Mothers on Film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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This week on Friday Film, Raf & I discuss the ‘wrecks, pecs and sex’ action-soap opera Furious 7, and the documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me currently screening at ACMI, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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In this week’s Friday Film segment we discuss the political/action film ’71, starring Jack O’Connell and the IMAX film Journey to Space 3D, narrated by Patrick Stewart. Plus, talkback on ‘film narratives spanning 24 hours or less’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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This week on Friday Film, Raf & I discuss Inherent Vice, the latest film from director P.T. Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, based on the Thomas Pynchon novel on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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In this week’s Friday Film segment we discussed J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year, starring Oscar Isaac, and A Most Wanted Man featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last roles. Plus, talkback on ‘genre-defying films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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In this week’s Friday Film segment we discussed the Ava DuVernay-directed Selma, starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. Plus, talkback on ‘notable film casting decisions’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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