On this episode, Sean is joined all the way from Canada by MovieBabble's resident Awards Season expert, Brennan Dubé to predict who will win each category at the 93rd Academy Awards, along with which of the nominees they believe deserve to take home the statue.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:06 - Best Visual Effects

00:16:01 - Best Film Editing

00:22:20 - Best Costume Design

00:25:40 - Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

00:28:47 - Best Cinematography

00:32:03 - Best Production Design

00:36:00 - Best Sound

00:41:49 - Best Original Song

00:46:21 - Best Original Score

00:49:50 - Shorts Categories (Animated, Live Action & Documentary)

00:58:44 - Best Documentary Feature

1:01:26 - Best International Feature

1:04:50 - Best Animated Feature

1:08:35 - Best Adapted Screenplay

1:13:12 - Best Original Screenplay

1:17:54 - Best Supporting Actress

1:22:18 - Best Supporting Actor

1:26:07 - Best Actress

1:32:05 - Best Actor

1:37:38 - Best Director

1:43:14 - Best Picture

Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back again in Melbourne and Sydney from April 16 - May 1 with another awesome line-up of outsider cinema set to light up the screens of the Lido and Ritz cinemas.

FFFA Artistic Director, Hudson Sowada returns to ABMP to breakdown the fantastic program he has put together this year and highlights a number of films that are not to be missed. Whether you love Nic Cage, werewolves, bizarre Estonian stop-motion, Belgian anti-comedy, nudist colonies or love stories between a woman and a carnival ride, Fantastic Film Festival Australia is a cinematic celebration of the weird and wonderful.

Full Program and Tickets can be found at www.fantasticfilmfestival.com.au

Friend of the show and fellow MovieBabble writer, Blake Ison joins Sean on this jam-packed episode of ABMP. Sean & Blake talk all about the epic clash of the titans that is Godzilla vs Kong, the striking and disarming humanity of Roy Andersson's About Endlessness, why Blake thinks he's the only person on Earth who genuinely liked Chaos Walking, Sean raves about Oscar nominee The Father and they both discuss what they have seen at the 2021 Alliance Française French Film Festival so far.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:55 - Godzilla Vs Kong

00:20:55 - Chaos Walking

00:29:23 - Alliance Française French Film Festival

00:30:15 - The Godmother(aka Mama Weed)

00:32:21 - Eiffel

00:36:15 - Final Set

00:42:20 - Breathless (60th Anniversary 4k Restoration)

00:48:42 - Mandibles

00:53:54 - About Endlessness

01:03:53 - The Father

01:12:20 - Save Yourselves

On this special interview episode, Sean is joined all the way from Toronto, Canada via Zoom by Miranda De Pencier, the director of the latest based on a true story sports film, The Grizzlies(In cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from March 18).

They discuss the resurgence of Indigenous and Inuit Canadian cinema, the work the crew did in Inuit communities outside of making the film, the challenges of a non-indigenous person telling an indigenous centric story and responding to the criticisms of the film having a "white saviour" narrative. It's an entertaining and informative chat that we hope you all enjoy.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SHADOW IN THE CLOUD BETWEEN 0:09:55 - 0:20:52. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM< PLEASE SKIP TO THE AFOREMENTIONED TIME CODE.

Sean and Erik bring you ABMP for the first time in 2021 to bring you reviews of a slew of new releases including Shadow in the Cloud, Nomadland, Minari and Earwig and the Witch. Sean also goes on an extended rant about the heinous crime against cinema and the autistic community that is Sia's feature debut, Music.

00:00:00 - Disclaimer/Intro - Erik’s 2020 Favourites

00:09:55 - Shadow in the Cloud (Spoilers)

00:20:52 - Nomadland

00:33:50 - Minari

00:41:40 - Earwig and the Witch

00:54:00 - Music Rant

01:21:15 - Extended Outro

ABMP emerges out of lockdown just in time for Christmas with an episode finally recorded with 2 people in the same room (What a luxury!). Sean is joined on his incredibly comfortable couch by filmmaker, Aaron Bahamondes to talk about his brand new short film, Dirty Money: Vol 1. They also discuss some of their post-lockdown cinematic outings (including Tenet and Sound of Metal), what they watched to get them through the lockdown and Sean previews the upcoming cinema releases, End of the Century and My Salinger Year.

On this special interview episode of ABMP, Sean is joined all the way across the Nullarbor from Perth by Paul Komadina, the director of the new Aussie Sci-fi short film, Abduction, recently screened at the North Bend Film Fest as part of Nightstream. They discuss the power of genre in storytelling, virtual film festivals, film production during a pandemic and more.

On this episode, Sean is joined via Zoom all the from Seattle by Quinn Armstrong, Writer/Director of the new police training video parody film, Survival Skills, currently screening online for Fantasia Film Festival 2020. Quinn talks everything from how he got Stacy Keach to do the film, how he destroyed 50 VCRs to get the authentic VHS aesthetic, the benefits of an online film festival and how he feels about his film in the midst of the current protests and police brutality in the US. It's a great conversation that I really hope you enjoy (Quinn's cat even makes a brief appearance, you don't want to miss that).

Merry MIFF-mas everyone! While the festival cannot go ahead as usual due to COVID-19, MIFF has moved online for 2020. This year's program has a slew of fantastic films, including Allison Chhorn's experimental documentary hybrid The Plastic House. On this special episode, Sean sits down with Allison over Zoom to talk all about her new film, Robert Bresson, William Faulkner, Adelaide weather and much more!

The Plastic House is screening online as part of MIFF 68 1/2. To purchase tickets and see the full program, head to 2020.miff.com.au

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