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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot! I went to the Justin Kurzel Q&A at Sydney Film Festival and I’m feeling invigorated about film!! I wanna make films; I wanna talk films!

I’m having a crisis about Ben Stiller being older now than Robert De Niro was in Meet the Parents, I make a list of my favourite actresses born after 1990 and I look at the rise of Tom Green. 

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film.

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This week I am joined by the brilliant Adam Dunn who people may know as Bill Black in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis or Nigel in The Fall Guy with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling.

Adam is a masterful actor whose comedic timing is something to be insanely jealous of. In this episode we chat about the audition process for Baz, learning the double bass for the Bill Black role and working alongside huge names like Butler, Hanks, Gosling, and Blunt.

I really enjoyed this chat and I hope you do too! 

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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot! This week I am joined by the brilliant Nic Cassim; who people would know as Bruce in Mr Inbetween. An iconic role in one of the best Australian TV shows of all time, Nic and I chat about working on the show with Nash Edgerton and Scott Ryan, finding Bruce’s character and the importance of portraying someone with MND correctly.

2025 has been huge for Nic with roles in The Correspondent and the Nicolas Cage led The Surfer which is heading to Stan on June 15th. I really enjoyed this chat and I hope you do too! 

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I went to the Sydney Premiere for Bring Her Back; the sophomore film of the Philippou Brothers after Talk To Me. What a great night, I had a free Pepsi Max and I watched a banger of a film.

This episode I will give you my thoughts on the film, chat about the potential new James Bond and figure out my favourite movies where the name of the movie is what happens in the movie like Zack and Miri Make a Porno. 

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film.

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HORNY CINEMA IS BACK! IT’S SO IN!

Challengers, Babygirl, Anora and now Sinners.We are all horned up and we are going to the cinema.

Reddit has got me chatting so I dive into my Letterbox’d Top 4 if only from 2020 onwards and my Best Alternate Castings for some iconic characters. 

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film.

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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot! Forgive me father for I have sinned! I finally saw Sinners and I have some thoughts on this genre bending banger from Ryan Coogler.

I am dealing with a sick kid at home so I'm chatting starting her education into film with E.T. She taught me about Cat In The Hat which doesn't feel like a fair trade.

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film.

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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot; do we live in a world where Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock may win an Oscar? I chat about The Smashing Machine trailer and the very real possibility that this may happen.

Also this week I talk about my true crime obsession with the latest watchlist additions being American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing and Untold: The Air McNair Murder.

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film.

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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot; this week I talk about doing a Q&A with the one and only Richard Roxburgh, take a look at the Oklahoma City Bombing documentary and chat about escapism in film.

Naturally; I continue the Best Birthday in Cinema list for the greatest contribution to film and I make a Top 10 British Films List.

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Thanks for stopping by The Backlot; this week we mourn the loss of the great Val Kilmer, review some new films in Warfare and Death of a Unicorn and try to figure out which date has given the most to cinema in the Best Birthday List.

Episode Topics: Val Kilmer, Warfare, Death of a Unicorn, The Naked Gun, Paul Walter Hauser, Snow White and Best Cinema Birthdays.

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Welcome to another episode of The Backlot! I have come to the realisation after watching Titanique: The Musical and Adolescence that I am not talented.

This week I talk about how untalented I am compared to these powerhouse productions, Black Hawk Down, bad date movies and my affinity for Bridget Jones.

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