The Screen Show

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The Screen Show episodes

April 29, 2016 Captain America: Civil War, Spectres of the Shoah, A Month of Sundays
They made one of the better superhero movies of the last decade, but can the Russo brothers go one better on Captain America: Civil War? Plus journalist turned filmmaker Adam Benzine discusses his revealing tribute to Claude Lanzmann, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah and finally, the verdict on the new Australian comedy drama A Month of Sundays.
25 min
April 22, 2016 Marguerite vs Florence Foster Jenkins, The Silences
Comparing Marguerite and Florence Foster Jenkins, the French and British films inspired by the real life, tone deaf American socialite who became an unlikely singing sensation. Plus, reflecting on growing up in the shadow of World War 2 – veteran filmmaker Margot Nash discusses her affecting new film memoir, The Silences.
25 min
April 15, 2016 The Boss, Theo Angelopoulos retrospective
Why Melisssa McCarthy’s new film is the comedy Donald Trump supporters have been waiting for, and remembering Theo Angelopoulos’s The Travelling Players ahead of an upcoming GOMA retrospective.
25 min
April 08, 2016 Beleaguered Busan, horror in Hobart and Where to Invade Next
Exploring the toxic tug of war inside the beleaguered Busan Film Festival, discussing a creepy new gem at Hobart’s Stranger With My Face Film Festival and the verdict on Michael Moore's 'Where to Invade Next'.
25 min
April 01, 2016 Special edition: Sherpa
A conversation with documentary director Jennifer Peedom, whose film Sherpa explores the 2014 Mt Everest avalanche which killed sixteen people, all of them Nepalese guides.
25 min
March 25, 2016 Batman v Superman, The Screening Room, Eye in the Sky
Film journalist Kevin Lincoln explains The Screening Room, a start up that's dividing Hollywood, plus the verdict on Batman v Superman and Eye in the Sky.
25 min
March 18, 2016 The Daughter, Rams, The Witch
Award winning Australian theatre director Simon Stone talks about his debut feature film The Daughter, an adaptation of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck, plus Icelandic filmmaker Grimur Hakonarson discusses his tragicomedy Rams, about two neighbouring sheep farmer brothers who haven’t spoken for 40 years.
25 min
March 11, 2016 A Bigger Splash, Suspiria and its remake
Italian director Luca Guadagnino discusses depictions of radical politics and the migrant crisis in A Bigger Splash, and what to expect from his upcoming version of Suspiria. Plus, guest critic and Suspiria devotee Alexandra Heller-Nicholas discusses her book on the film.
25 min
March 04, 2016 The Lady in the Van, Gena Rowlands, Barbara Stanwyck
Maggie Smith plays a homeless woman who lived in a van on somebody else’s driveway for 15 years in The Lady in the Van. Plus, celebrating the careers of two great American actresses: Gena Rowlands, an indie icon famous for her work with late husband John Cassavetes and recently honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar, and Barbara Stanwyck, a golden light of Old Hollywood.
25 min
February 26, 2016 Son of Saul, The Mermaid, Gods of Egypt
Director László Nemes discusses the ethics of film aesthetics in his Holocaust drama Son of Saul, plus the verdict on The Mermaid and Gods of Egypt and a discussion about Australia’s role as a Hollywood studio backlot.
25 min

About The Screen Show

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The Screen Show, hosted by renowned Sydney-based film critic Jason Di Rosso, is your ultimate guide to the world of film, television, and streaming. Each episode explores the latest films, TV shows and streaming originals through reviews, analysis and exclusive conversations with directors, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, showrunners and production designers, from A-list Hollywood talent to Australian creatives and emerging and established talent from around the world, providing you with VIP access to the minds shaping today's entertainment landscape.