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On this episode of The Last New Wave, Andrew gets a bit of a surfing history lesson with producer Phil Jarratt as he runs down the stories in his documentary Men of Wood & Foam. This is an exciting, interesting documentary that looks at the 'Brookvale Six' - some of the pioneers of surfing in Australia. 

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On this episode of The Last New Wave, Andrew chats with director, writer, author and artist Michael Rubbo. Michael has released a new book - Travels With My Art - continuing his record of being 'man of all talents'. This is a wonderful look at how one mans art changes over the years, and how it's influenced by his life and his other endeavours. You may know Michael's work from the career creating TV series, Race Around the World or from his film The Peanut Butter Solution.

Make sure to head over to Michael's website - www.MichaelRubbo.com.au - to purchase a copy of Travels With My Art and to check out Michael's other work.

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On this episode, Andrew gets to sit down with writer/director Stephan Elliott and chat about his latest film, Swinging Safari. You may know Elliott's previous work with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Welcome to Woop Woop. His latest film is a dive into seventies culture, and features an all star cast, including Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Julian McMahon.

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Alongside the re-introduction to The Last New Wave, we have decided to re-run our first episode – one focused on Ray Lawrence's classic, Lantana. Ray Lawrence's film showcases career best work from Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Barbara Hershey, Vince Colosimo and more. 

Andrew is joined by Dwight Hurst to discuss the film at length. Dwight's work can be found on www.DwightHurst.com . 

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On this episode, Andrew catches up with horror director Greg McLean to discuss his latest film Jungle, while also touching on what drives him as a horror director. Jungle is a superb survival horror flick featuring Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg, a tourist trying to survive a harsh jungle environment. After the interview, Bernadette and Andrew review the film and discuss what works about it.

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Writer, director, author, all round funny guy Ben Elton has made a triumphant return to cinema with his second film, Three Summers. Set in Western Australia, this is a film that celebrates community, life, music and what it means to be Australian. It's a pure joy of a film. Andrew sat down with Ben to discuss what went into making the film, and what inspired the Australian-ness in it. 

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George Miller's classic pig flick Babe: Pig in the City gets a thorough discussion with Michael Denniston from Following Films. Babe: Pig in the City is one of the great Australian animal films, and one that certainly pushes your emotional buttons in every way. As the follow up to the Best Picture nominee Babe, Babe: Pig in the City is a film full of intricate characters and themes. 

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Writer, director, comedian, producer, actor, Craig Anderson joins Andrew to discuss his latest horror film, Red Christmas. Starring Dee Wallace, this horror film is one that pushes a few boundaries - namely, it's a film with a villain that has a controversial origin. While this discussion is mostly light hearted, it is necessary to put a trigger warning in for anybody sensitive to the topic of abortion. Craig's film is bloody, and most importantly for a horror film, fun. The discussion also covers his work on Double the Fist and Black Comedy, as well as his extensive range of VHS tapes and the archival of Australian cinema. It's a good one.

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Umbrella Entertainment have once again come out with an essential Bluray release of a great Australian film. This time, it's Mark Hartley's Not Quite Hollywood. Andrew caught up with Mark to discuss his documentary and find out about the research that went in to making an exhaustive film about a great period of Australian cinema.

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The classic Australian kids film, Storm Boy, gets a deep dive on this episode with a new guest - Ben Kooyman. Henri Safran's classic is a powerful, important film about a young boy and his relationship with a pelican that he helps raise. In this episode we talk about the history of Storm Boy, where it stands in the the Australian New Wave period and discuss David Gulpilil's career.

Ben runs a fantastic website called Down Under Flix which was part of the inspiration for this show. Make sure to head over to the site and give his reviews a read, and also follow him on twitter here.

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