Hosts Stuart Richards and Eloise Ross chat to lecturer in screen and cultural studies Dr Janice Loreck about her forthcoming book ‘Provocation in Women's Filmmaking: Authorship and Art Cinema’. Then, Stuart and Eloise are joined by Frances Barrett to discuss ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022), the documentary exploring the life and career of Nan Goldin.
Mar 20, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 360
Hosts Paul Anthony Nelson and Emma Westwood talk to lecturers in cinema and screen studies Andrew Lynch and Jessica Balanzategui about ACMI’s Mapping Global Horror conference. Plus, Emma and Paul discuss the films in ACMI’s Focus on the Dead program before talking to filmmaker Natalie Erika James about her Australian psychological horror RELIC. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Mar 20, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 359
Flick Ford speaks with actor and festival ambassador for the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, David Wenham. Plus, independent producer of documentary films, Margie Ratliff joins Flick to discuss her role in SUBJECT (2022) and an upcoming panel discussion titled THE DOCUMENTARY PARTICIPANT: AT WHAT COST? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Mar 06, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 358
Host Flick Ford is joined by Dr Radha O’Meara from the University of Melbourne and RMIT PhD candidate Clem Bastow to discuss a recent study into working conditions of disabled people in the Australian screen industry. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Feb 27, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 357
Host Flick Ford and guest reviewer Cerise Howard discuss all things Europa Europa Film Festival with the program's Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell; the three also discuss what they've been enjoying watching over summer. Then, Flick interviews filmmaker Clara Law about a retrospective of her films 'Focus on Clara Law' which is currently screening at ACMI. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pr...
Feb 20, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 356
Flick Ford is joined by director Ruben Östlund to talk about his latest film TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. Plus, guest reviewers Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox join Flick to look at the summer releases they’re most looking forward to. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Dec 19, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 355
Guest host Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by Stuey Richards and Eloise Ross for a countdown of the best films and TV shows of 2022, voted by all the Primal Screen reviewers! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Dec 12, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 354
Flick Ford chats to Melbourne based director Sara Kern about her debut feature MOJA VESNA before speaking to guest reviewer Cerise Howard about the upcoming screening series at Melbourne Cinematheque, GENRE NONCONFORMITY AND EAST SIDE STORIES: DECENTRING THE MUSICAL.
Dec 05, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 353
Presenter Flick Ford speaks to musician Chiara Kickdrum about her immersive original score for Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1931 horror classic VAMPYR. Flick is then joined by guest critic Vyshnavee Wijekumar to review BONES AND ALL, before interviewing Chiara Pallini and Susan Bui about the 26th Japanese Film Festival, taking place in cinemas across Australia now until Dec 14. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https:/...
Nov 28, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 352
Flick Ford is joined by festival manager Erin Rosenburg and documentary filmmaker Daniel Hayward for a special documentary spotlight with recommendations on what to watch on the big screen or stream online. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Nov 21, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 351
Flick Ford discusses the SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3) with the Festival's co-founder and director Angela Blake, and one of the filmmakers featured in the festival, Tracee Hutchinson. Then, Chris Luscri from Unknown Pleasures joins Flick for a spotlight on Filipino-Australian filmmaker Matthew Victor Pastor. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Nov 14, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 350
Flick Ford is joined by guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Stuart Richards for reviews of Sebastián Lelio’s THE WONDER and season 2 of Mike White’s THE WHITE LOTUS. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Nov 07, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 349
Host Paul Anthony Nelson and reviewers Caitlin Koller and Adam Spellicy discuss what makes a folk horror tale before reviewing three cult classics of the genre: THE DEMON, EYES OF FIRE and ALISON’S BIRTHDAY. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Oct 31, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 348
Guest presenter Dr Stuart Richards is joined by Dr Saige Walton for a roundup of the Adelaide Film Festival. Then, guest presenter Will Cox is joined by Monash University Scholar Thao Phan for reviews of THE LOST CITY OF MELBOURNE and BROS. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Oct 24, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 347
Guest Host Eloise Ross and reviewer Glenn Dunks chat with Conor Bateman from Static Vision about their upcoming film festival METAMORPHOSES. Plus reviews of Amanda Kramer’s GIVE ME PITY! and David Gordon Green’s HALLOWEEN ENDS. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Oct 17, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 346
Flick Ford is joined by Australian director Thomas M. Wright to discuss his acclaimed 2018 directorial debut ACUTE MISFORTUNE. Then, they take a deep dive into his newest release THE STRANGER starring Jeol Edgerton. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Oct 10, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 345
Presenter Flick Ford is joined by Screenwriter and filmmaker Margot Nash to talk about her 1995 debut feature VACANT POSSESSION. Then, Flick chats to film producer Chris Luscri and director and producer Bill Mousoulis from Unknown Pleasures to discuss the screening of the restored HD version of Nash’s film.
Oct 03, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 344
Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer and animator Kelsey Pettifer to review Richard Linklater’s APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD (Netflix) and THE BOB’s BURGERS MOVIE on Disney+. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Sep 26, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 343
Flick Ford is joined by Melbourne director Goran Stolevski to talk about his films OF AN AGE and YOU WON'T BE ALONE. Then, Flick talks to filmmakers John Allen Simon and Elizabeth Karr about their 4K restoration of Dennis Hopper's 1980 drama OUT OF THE BLUE. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Sep 19, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 342
Flick Ford speaks with CEO and co-founder of Consent Labs, Angelique Wan about the new #ClassifyConsent campaign. Plus, guest reviewers Dr Andy Lynch and Adam Christou review the Game Of Thrones prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Sep 12, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 341
Host Flick Ford and guest presenter Cerise Howard are joined by British director Peter Strickland to discuss his new film FLUX GOURMET. Then, Dr. Stuart Richards joins Flick and Cerise to review the film. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Sep 05, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 340
Host Flick Ford chats with Koko Wallace from F*ck Yeah Films and, later, Lee Gambin from Cinemaniacs about curating a program, the importance of community, and their upcoming screenings. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Aug 22, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 339
Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer Anthony Carew to discuss the highlights of MIFF so far, and what to look forward to on MIFF Play. Then, Flick chats about RODEO with director/co-writer Lola Quivoron and co-writer/star Antonia Buresi; and skate filmmaker Rick Charnoski discusses his directorial debut WARM BLOOD. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Aug 15, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 338
Host Flick Ford shines a spotlight on some of the Australian filmmakers featured in this year’s MIFF! She chats to writer, director and visual artist Amiel Courtin-Wilson about his new documentary MAN ON EARTH and to writer/director Alena Lodkina about her film PETROL. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Aug 08, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 337
Host Flick Ford is joined by author and journalist Jenny Valentish to talk about her piece ‘Love and Other Catastrophes’ which can be found in the new book ‘Melbourne on Film: Cinema That Defines Our City’, out via Black Inc. Then, guest reviewer Cerise Howard joins Flick to discuss some of the films they’re most excited about at this year's MIFF. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_scre...
Aug 01, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 336
Guest host Eloise Ross talks to veteran director Bill Mousoulis about his project 'Unknown Pleasures', a series of screenings featuring classic and contemporary Australian independent cinema. Then, guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Anders Furze join Eloise to review the new satirical drama OFFICIAL COMPETITION and DREAMING WALLS. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Jul 25, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 335
Guest presenter Eloise Ross chats to film critic Cerise Howard, who has programmed Melbourne Cinémathèque’s new season ‘Masterpieces of Ukrainian Cinema’. Eloise is then joined by guest reviewers Anders Furze and Paul Anthony Nelson to look at the new TV series THE OLD MAN starring Jeff Bridges; and they pay tribute to the late James Caan by revisiting his oscar-nominated performance in THE GODFATHER. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prima...
Jul 18, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 334
Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Dr Andrew Lynch and Dr Tara Lomax for a look at superheroes on screen. They review Ryan Griffen’s 2016 Indigenous superhero story CLEVERMAN and Taiki Waititi’s new release THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Jul 11, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 333
It's a Finnephiles special in celebration of the Scandi Film Festival! Lisa Kovacevic talks to Finnish directors Juho Kuosmanen, about his film COMPARTMENT NO.6, and Mikko Myllylahti about his new release THE WOODCUTTER STORY. Lisa then chats to Australian filmmaker Adrian Francis about his documentary PAPER CITY, which is screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: htt...
Jul 04, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Anthony Carew as they dive into new releases online and in the cinemas. They review Baz Luhrmann’s biopic ELVIS and Netflix's basketball drama HUSTLE starring Adam Sandler. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen...
Jun 27, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 331