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Here, you'll find discussions with Australian creatives about their work and their role in Australian culture.
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A very raw and fresh interview with writer/director Luke Sullivan about his new film Reflections in the Dust which hits Australian cinemas on March 7th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the first proper episode of Round About , Andrew dives into the first day of Labor's National Party Conference, and he looks at what Labor has promised - and importantly, what Labor hasn't discussed. It's a long discussion about Australian politics, and a dive into what the future of this election campaign may look like for the Australian Labor Party. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCu...
On this episode, Andrew interviews the director of the documentary The Coming Back Out Ball Movie , Sue Thomson. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oh hey there. How are you going? It's been a while between drinks, but here we are with a new rambling episode of Not a Knife , the podcast that's all about nonsense. On this episode, I start off by talking about social anxiety and how that's been playing on my mind lately. I then move into talking about the best game of the year, Celeste , before branching into a huge discussion about a bunch of films - Sorry to Bother You , Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story , Cargo , Suspiria , Book Week , Anna and ...
An interview with Book Week director Heath David and Cine Vivo festival programmer Rafael Baro. Find Book Week here: https://www.facebook.com/bookweekfilm/ Find Cine Vivo here: http://www.cinevivo.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 2018 AACTA Award nominations are out! But, before we get to them, Andrew chats with directors Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, as well as producer Lucy Hayes, about their short film Lost and Found . Find out more about Lost and Found by heading to the website here . Read the 2018 AACTA nominations here . Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send ...
Folks - it's Movember period again! For this month, Andrew caught up with Owen Brigstock-Barron from Movember to chat about the cause, as well as the area of mental health and suicide prevention. Help The Curb reach their goal of $500 by heading to the Movember page here . Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omn...
On this episode of The Last New Wave , Andrew has a chat to documentary filmmaker Catherine Scott about her new film Backtrack Boys . Backtrack Boys follows Bernie Shakeshaft as he operates a youth program that helps kids in need with getting a good footing in life. Find out more about Backtrack Boys by visiting their website here , or following their facebook page here . Make sure to keep an eye on where screenings are rolling out and get on board with this film. Read Andrew's review right here...
On this episode Andrew chats with first time filmmaker Lliam Worthington about his film One Less God . Find out about where One Less God is screening by following their Facebook page here . Check out the new Podcast network A Lotta Green here. Subscribe to The Last New Wave here . Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com...
On this episode, Andrew catches up with West Aussie director Stephen McCallum to chat about his feature debut, 1% . A gritty bikie drama with great performances from Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Simone Kessler, Josh McConville, Aaron Pedersen, and writer Matt Nable. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/li...
Welcome to the first episode of Round About , a podcast that's all about politics, society, and the people that make the world turn. On this first episode, Andrew talks about clean energy and how to live a 'green life'. He then has a chat with the co-director of the documentary Living the Change , Jordan Osmond, about how he went about capturing the lives of people who are living a green life in a documentary, and how he has gone about living a green life himself - going so far as to live in a c...
On this episode, Andrew sits down with Jirga director/writer Benjamin Gilmour and actor Sam Smith to discuss their latest film. A powerful film about an Australian soldier seeking redemption in Afghanistan. Head along to see it in cinemas right now. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for...
On this first new episode of The Last New Wave, Andrew catches up with filmmakers Deanna Ortuso and Joanne Nguyen to discuss their feature debut film, Just Between Us, before segueing into a discussion with first time filmmaker Jason Raftopolous and actor Damien Hill over their film, West of Sunshine. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email t...
On this first episode of Context Sensitive , Andrew talks about on of the best games of 2018 - God of War . This is a game which looks at masculinity, and looks at the role of violence in our lives. It's a visually stunning game, and one that deserves your attention. To read a transcript of the show, head over to the link here . There is a lot more to explore within the realm of God of War , given the wealth of themes it raises. With that in mind, I recommend reading the following articles to gl...
On this episode of Not A Knife, Andrew chats with director Giovanna Mercuri about her film, The Target, and discusses the effects of bullying in the workplace. This episode is coming out around R U Ok? day, a day about discussing mental illness. To find out more, head over to RUOk.org.au for more information. Also on this episode, Andrew recommends Mojo Juju's latest album, Native Tongue, as well as Leigh Whannell's latest film, Upgrade. To find out more about The Target , head over to Locked in...
Welcome to The Curb. A show that's all about Culture, Unity, Reviews, and Banter. On this show, you'll find themed episodes under the following banners: Not A Knife - all things culture are encompassed in this monthly episode. Find everything from interviews with people who work at NASA, to discussions about life and music. In short, anything that's... Not a Knife. Round About - this is where you'll find all things political. With round about discussions about what's going on in Australian polit...
On this episode of Not A Knife , Andrew chats with Alexandre M. Kling from NASA Ames Research Center and Megan Shabram- NASA Astrophysicist - Kepler/TESS/Exoplanet about all things space and all things life in space. It's an exciting discussion, and one that we hope you enjoy. Make sure to check out the documentary Living Universe while it's running in Perth on the 18th of August with a Q&A session with Alex and Megan, and in Sydney on the 24th of August, and Melbourne on the 30th of August....
Another full interview episode of Not A Knife . This one is pulled from the archives of podcasts long past - an interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith. This interview took place around the release of Umbrella Entertainment 's great Bluray release of The Man From Hong Kong , and is released on the Brian Trenchard Smith theme day of #AUSgust - the Australian Film Month. Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/T...
On this episode, Andrew catches up with director Alina Lodkina to discuss her film Strange Colours . This is easily one of the best films of the year, and well worth seeking out. Andrew then discusses the Revelation Film Festival and all the great films and short films that screened there. Finally, wrapping up, he suggests checking out the great Australian band Moaning Lisa with their song Carrie (I Want a Girl). Find more out about Strange Colours here and read Andrew's five star review here . ...
Back after a short break, Not A Knife has another bumper episode. First up - a rundown of what #AUSgust is and the different themes of the month dedicated to Australian cinema. Then, an interview with Border Politics director Judy Rymer and Human Rights Barrister Julian Burnside. After those bumper segments are two quick segments on Elefant Traks and their 20th anniversary parties, as well as Behrouz Boocahni's book No Friend But the Mountains . The links mentioned in this episode: The AUSgust t...
Andrew catches up with director Susanna Styron and producer Jackie Ochs to discuss their documentary Out of My Head - a film that looks at crippling migraines and how they effect lives everywhere around the world. Find more about Out of My Head by visiting the website or by checking out the film at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival . Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitte...
Andrew's voice is a little shattered this week, so no intro to this episode other than to say... go see RocKabul . Other than that, stick around and listen to the interview with director Travis Beard and band member Lemar, as well as a chat with producer Brooke Silcox. Check RocKabul at the Revelation Film Festival and find more about the documentary here . The closing song is "Modern Nature" by District Unknown . Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here. Support The Curb on Patre...
Director Thor Neureiter joins Andrew to discuss his documentary Disaster Capitalism (one of the must see films at this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival ). On top of this, Thor discusses his role as the Director of Video at Columbia University, and how he got into documentary filmmaking. The interview focuses on how to maintain the truth in documentary filmmaking in the era of 'fake news'. Make sure to check out Disaster Capitalism on July 7th at 3:15pm . Check out other great shows on t...
On this episode of Not A Knife , Andrew sits down with writer/director Kori Reay-Mackey and producer Dan Thom to chat about their upcoming short film Residue . In this discussion, the foundations of the filmmaking process are given a going over - with discussions about the search for a viral hit, how entering advertising competitions shaped the filmmaking perspective, working with bands, and most importantly, the process of getting a first short film off the ground. To support Residue you can he...
It's another bumper episode of Not A Knife this week. A review of Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom , a review of Brothers' Nest , an interview with director Clayton Jacobson - all covers the film side of the show. Then there's a discussion about disability in cinema thanks to a listener email. A short look at the voice of the late, great Srey Channthy who headed the superb Cambodian Space Project and guested on Astronomy Class ' superb album Mekong Delta Sunrise . Finally, a quick look at what's go...
Reviews of Hereditary , Edie , Tully and a Best of 2018 so far. An interview with Sweet Country director Warwick Thornton. Also, a quick look at indigenous artist Kira Puru and her new song Molotov . (As a sidenote, I called Diablo Cody's directorial debut Heaven in this episode. It's actually Paradise . Still not a perfect film, but one that I do enjoy.) Pick up Kira Puru's Molotov right here . Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here. Show featured in this episode: Hong Kong Con...
Andrew caught up with directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead to chat about their latest film, The Endless, which is in Australian cinemas right now. They also chat about the process of creating high concept sci-fi films on a low budget, and what goes into the creation of a genre flick like The Endless and Spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Andrew caught up with actor turned director David Wenham, as he headed around Australia to promote his feature length debut, Ellipsis. Starring Emily Barclay and Benedict Samuel, this Before Sunrise in Sydney style film is a solid debut feature which explores some interesting ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In this double interview episode, Andrew catches up with film producer and teacher Kenta McGrath about his work with young filmmakers for the Water Features project at the Perth International Arts Festival, as well as director Paul Damien Williams who directed the fantastic documentary Gurrumul. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners are advised that the following episode contains voices of people who have died. Make sure to check out the Water Features program as it screens at the Fre...
