by GREG KING The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Los Angeles-based studio, DreamWorks Animation, are presenting the world premiere of DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition, the studio’s first ever large-scale international exhibition, as part of the Victorian Government’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series. For his Movies At Dusk Program on 3WBC 94.1FM Greg spoke to Sarah Tuttle, one of the …
SHOPPING – interview with Kevin Paulo
by GREG KING Shopping is a great little coming of age film from New Zealand filmmakers Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland. Greg spoke to the star of the film, newcomer Kevin Paulo. https://www.mediafire.com/listen/qn0ntpxtbdrm3hi/180528_006.MP3 …
ANY QUESTIONS FOR BEN? – interview with director Rob Sitch
by GREG KING “I think that years go by quicker as you get older,” tells writer and director of Any Questions For Ben? Rob Sitch, the first feature film from the Working Dog team (The Castle, The Dish) in over a decade. When asked why it has taken so long for them to create a new feature, Sitch, who co-wrote the film with his usual collaborators Santo Cilauro and Tom Gleisner, explains that other things just seemed …
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RUSSIAN RESURRECTION FILM FESTIVAL 2011
by GREG KING “We try and showcase new and old cinema together,” says Nicholas Maksymow, the director of the Russian Resurrection Film Festival. On the eve of the eighth Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Maksymow spoke about the state of the Russian film industry and what we can expect from this year’s festival. “The Russian film industry is actually in quite a good state,” Maksymow …
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD – interview with Morgan Spurlock
by GREG KING “I can’t think of doing anything else. I just love making movies and I love that I get to do it,” confesses rabble-rousing documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who was recently in Melbourne to promote his latest film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Spurlock is undoubtedly a provocateur, and is best known for his documentary Super-Size Me, in which he existed on a diet of …
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SLEPING BEAUTY – interview with director Julia Leigh
by GREG KING “I love films that I’m mesmerised by, that I can’t take my eyes off,” says Julia Leigh, Australian novelist turned filmmaker. “Personally I don’t like seeing a film on Thursday night and then forgetting it by Friday morning. My hope is that Sleeping Beauty is a memorable film.” Her debut film, the erotic psychological drama Sleeping Beauty, is certainly a memorable film. It is a …
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