PODCAST: ABC 774 – 26th September

This week on Friday Film I discuss the newly restored 35mm prints of The Godfather Trilogy, and the recent YA post-apocalyptic SF film, The Maze Runner. Plus, talkback on ‘classic films you’ve never seen’ on Drive with Patricia Karvelas on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – 21st April

This week on Plato’s Cave the team review the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Dirty Wars, the latest film from director Jim Jarmusch, Only Lovers Left Alive plus the DreamWorks Animation exhibition at ACMI. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard and Josh Nelson. Plato’s Cave – 21st April Episode (.MP3)

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – October 29th

In this week’s episode of Plato’s Cave the team turn a critical eye over Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Blancanieves plus we discuss discuss Spectacle: The Music Video Exhibition, which is currently on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. Plato’s Cave – October 29th […]

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – May 7th

In this special edition of Plato’s Cave the team review Iron Man 3 and The Hunt, plus we discuss the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Tara also reports from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. Plato’s Cave – May 7th […]

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – October 11th

In this week’s Plato’s Cave the team review The Hole (DVD), Crazy Stupid Love and The Lion King 3D, plus we discuss the Star Voyager: Exploring Space on Screen exhibition that has recently opened at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. Plato’s Cave – October 11th […]

REVIEW: Dreams Come True: The Art of Disney’s Classic Fairy Tales

At the time of his death in 1966, Walt Disney was renowned as a pioneer of the American film industry: the figure responsible for introducing feature-length animation to the big screen. However, in the years since, the name Disney has come to signify something far greater in cultural terms. While remaining synonymous with the field […]

REVIEW: Tim Burton: The Exhibition

Appearing at the launch of his Melbourne exhibition, Tim Burton cuts a shy, unassuming figure. Hidden behind oversized sunglasses he talks in a quiet, almost awkward manner. When asked about his upbringing in Burbank, California he confesses that he “didn’t speak much” as a child. As he retreats from the media I get the sense […]

REVIEW: Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood

Reflecting on a now distant life of booze and drugs, Dennis Hopper remarked in 2009 that, “I should have been dead ten times over. I’ve thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It’s an absolute miracle that I’m still around.” Miracle or not, it’s perhaps no surprise that Hopper, the one-time bad-boy of […]