The Screen Show

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January 09, 2014 Geoffrey Rush, Saving Mr Banks, The Book Thief
This week Geoffrey Rush discusses his new film The Book Thief, a holocaust story wrapped up in a coming of age fable, and how his step-father provided inspiration for his performance. Also, Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in the movie about Walt Disney's efforts to bring Mary Poppins to the screen.
22 min
January 02, 2014 August: Osage County and the films of Lucrecia Martel
Did you have a rocky ride through Christmas and New Year with family and friends? People drinking too much, maybe telling some unwanted home truths? If things did get crazy it’s probably nothing compared to what Meryl Streep puts her loved ones through this week, in the new film August: Osage Country.
15 min
December 26, 2013 The Best of 2013
In a special end of year edition, guest critics Eddie Cockrell (Variety, The Australian) and Philippa Hawker (The Age) join Jason to discuss - and disagree on - their favourite releases of the year, including Mystery Road, Frances Ha, The Act of Killing and American Hustle.
15 min
December 19, 2013 Anchorman 2, Boxing Day hits and misses, Breathless
This week, what to see and what to avoid at the movies this Boxing Day, plus screenwriter Keith Thompson discusses why Godard’s rule-breaking classic Breathless can teach us how to write better movies. And the return of Ron Burgundy in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
15 min
December 12, 2013 American Hustle and Memorable Movie Hair
Cinema has produced some memorable hairstyles, from Javier Bardem’s mop top in No Country for Old Men to Kim Novak’s delicate bun in Vertigo. This week guest critic Huw Walmsley Evans discusses films with great hair, and David O Russel’s '70s crime drama American Hustle releases with three male characters who all have memorable ‘dos.
15 min
December 05, 2013 Murder, The Beats and Cunnamulla
A new film about Beat Generation, Kill Your Darlings, tells a story of sex, drugs and murder, and features Daniel Radcliffe leaving his Harry Potter wand far behind and picking up a pencil to play poet Allen Ginsberg. Does he succeed? Plus, in a week that sees a public memorial in Sydney for Dennis O’Rourke, the award winning Australian documentarian who died in June.
15 min
November 28, 2013 Andrew Bujalski, Computer Chess, Carrie
Ghostly video and the anatomy of a misfire. Something just isn't right with Kimberley Peirce’s remake of Brian De Palma’s Carrie, a film in which a solid cast misses the mark. Plus, American indie director Andrew Bujalski discusses his geek period piece Computer Chess, a film he shot on early '80s video for its historical authenticity and ghost-like qualities.
15 min
November 21, 2013 After May, Adoration, De Palma's Carrie
How does a film capture the afterglow of an iconic historical moment? French auteur Olivier Assayas’s new film is set just after the 1968 Paris riots among suburban high school students who were too young to be on the barricades, and tracks the slow transformation of youthful idealism into a much darker and more sinister decade. Plus, a week out from the release of the new Carrie, we ask what made the original movie such an extraordinary benchmark in American horror cinema.
16 min
November 14, 2013 Nicole Holfcener, James Ivory, The Fifth Estate
Who would have thought that Sopranos star James Gandolfini’s last lead role would be in a romance, playing an overweight middle-aged divorcee trying to put himself out there again? Enough Said is a rare commodity – a wry, adult drama about contemporary life; we meet its writer/director Nicole Holofcener. Plus, James Ivory, the director of those iconic Merchant Ivory costume dramas like Howard’s End and A Room With A View, discusses a retrospective of his work at the Brisbane International Film festival.
18 min
November 07, 2013 The Counselor, Ship of Theseus
If you have an organ transplant do you emerge from the procedure the exact same person as before? Or are you fundamentally changed? This is the central question in the new Indian film Ship of Theseus, a drama shot on the teaming streets of the subcontinent. Its young director Anand Ghandi joins us to explain his thoughts on why cinema needs to engage with the big philosophical questions of our time. Plus, Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's divisive, bold new thriller The Counselor.
15 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.