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The Screen Show
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Reviews and in-depth conversations with leading film and TV directors, actors and screenwriters from Australia and around the world.

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Episodes

Cannes Un Certain Regard winner How To Have Sex + Jeni Thornley + The Afterparty

The Screen Show explores the best that both film and television have to offer.

09 Aug 2023 · 55 minutes
MIFF special with Laura Citarella (Trenque Lauquen) + Nick Pinkerton (The Sweet East)

A Melbourne Film Festival special with Argentine director Laura Citarella and U.S. film critic and screenwriter Nick Pinkerton.

02 Aug 2023 · 54 minutes
The Philippou Brothers on Sundance stand-out Talk To Me + Berlin best film winner Alcarràs

Two brothers from Adelaide talk to Jason about how they made one of the stand-out films at Sundance this year,... more

26 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
Greta Gerwig and critics discuss Barbie and Oppenheimer

Greta Gerwig talks about her version of the phenomenon that is Barbie and how Margot Robbie came to her with the idea, plus,... more

19 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
A modern-day Carmen + Back to Back Theatre and the Dark Emu phenomenon on screen

One of the world's foremost choreographers Benjamin Millepied (Black Swan) on his first directorial feature Carmen. Plus, new Australian films... more

12 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
Warwick Thornton on The New Boy + Christopher McQuarrie and cast from Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning

One of Australia's most internationally acclaimed filmmakers Warwick Thornton on his new film, plus the director and stars of the... more

05 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
Sydney Sweeney stars in Tina Satter's Reality + French rom-com Other People's Children

Tina Satter on her film Reality which stars Sydney Sweeney as American whistleblower Reality Winner; and French rom-com Other People's Children, the story... more

28 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny + a very likeable comedy from NZ

We meet James Mangold,  director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; and Damon Fepulea'i, the filmmaker behind Red, White and... more

21 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
Léa Seydoux is a stand-out in Mia Hansen-Løve's One Fine Morning + The Plains

Léa Seydoux is a stand-out in Mia Hansen-Løve's new film One Fine Morning, and Melbourne filmmaker David Easteal discusses his wonderful road... more

14 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
Sydney Film Festival special!

Some highlights and stand-outs from this year's Sydney Film Festival with guests Nashen Moodley, Lav Diaz and Amiel Courtin Wilson.

07 Jun 2023 · 2 minutes
Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher + First Nations films Audrey Napanangka and Sweet As

Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher talks about starring in new Stephen King horror The Boogeyman, plus we meet the makers of two... more

31 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Melissa McCarthy stars in The Little Mermaid + new Nicolas Cage film Renfield

We meet Melissa McCarthy and Halle Berry, stars of this week's biggest release The Little Mermaid, plus Parks and Rec... more

24 May 2023 · 54 minutes
The Last Thing He Told Me + Simon Baker and Ivan Sen on Limbo

Rising Australian star Angourie Rice talks about starring opposite Jennifer Garner in The Last Thing He Told Me, and Simon... more

17 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Lesley Manville on spy thriller Citadel + Petrol + Infinity Pool

Russian-born Australian film-maker Alena Lodkina on her bewitching feature Petrol, plus British acting legend Lesley Manville and Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity... more

10 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Chris Pratt on the new Guardians of the Galaxy + November looks at the 2015 Paris attacks

Jason speaks to Hollywood star Chris Pratt and director James Gunn about the latest Guardians of the Galaxy instalment, plus... more

03 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Ted Lasso's Jamie Tartt + a lens on Ukraine through Swiss film Olga

A sporty edition this week as we meet Ted Lasso's Jamie Tartt, discuss a new film about a Ukranian gymnast... more

26 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
The new Evil Dead movie splatters across cinemas + Circle of Silence

Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan, the stars of Evil Dead Rise join Jason. Plus, a powerful new doc that attempts to uncover the... more

19 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
French heartthrob Louis Garrel on The Innocent + K-Thrillers

French actor and filmmaker Louis Garrel on his breezy heist comedy The Innocent, and a discussion on K-Thrillers ahead of a... more

12 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
Nicholas Braun (Cousin Greg) from Succession + a road movie from Poland (EO)

Actor Nicholas Braun who plays Cousin Greg in Succession joins Jason to chat about the final season of the hit... more

06 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
Toni Collette on The Power + Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides

Toni Collette and John Leguizamo talk about their roles in new TV series The Power, and a discussion on the enduring appeal... more

29 Mar 2023 · 54 minutes
Farm slasher Pearl + overlooked Oscars film Armageddon Time

One of the brightest lights in American horror movie making speaks about his latest work Pearl, and Hollywood director James Gray... more

22 Mar 2023 ·
Goran Stolevski's Of an Age + the TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire

One of Australia's most exciting young directors Goran Stolevski on his latest film Of an Age and a chat with Hollywood cinematographer Jesse... more

15 Mar 2023 ·
Venice winner All the Beauty and the Bloodshed + Meet Me in the Bathroom

Jason is joined by Laura Poitras who took home the top prize at Venice for her film All the Beauty... more

08 Mar 2023 ·
Emotional civil rights drama Till + the cinema of Robert Bresson

Jason speaks to director Chinonye Chukwu about the film Till, which tells the story of the brutal lynching of Emmett... more

01 Mar 2023 ·
Vincent Cassel + Charlotte Wells on her stunning debut Aftersun

Cult French actor Vincent Cassel talks about his role in a new spy series; Scottish director Charlotte Wells on her beautiful... more

22 Feb 2023 ·
Ben Aldridge on Spoiler Alert and Knock at the Cabin + Cannes winner Close

We speak to British actor Ben Aldridge about his starring roles in Spoiler Alert and Knock at the Cabin, plus... more

15 Feb 2023 ·
Hollywood star Paul Rudd + focus on Clara Law

An interview this week with actor Paul Rudd, who stars in the upcoming Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Also... more

08 Feb 2023 ·
Oscar winner The Whale + the career of Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra

U.S. filmmaker Darren Aronofsky speaks about his new film The Whale, which has earned Brendan Fraser a best Oscar nom.... more

01 Feb 2023 ·
Cate Blanchett on Tár + What's Love Got To Do With It

Cate Blanchett talks to Jason about her Oscar nominated performance in Tár, and a new cross-cultural rom-com from the creators of Love... more

25 Jan 2023 ·
Summer highlights - Queer for Fear + Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton talks about his role in The Stranger, and American showrunner Bryan Fuller is along too, he's one of the most... more

18 Jan 2023 ·
Summer highlights - a conversation from MIFF with three of our brightest filmmakers

Jason leads a conversation with three of Australia's brightest and most exciting filmmakers from the 2022 Melbourne International Film Festival.

11 Jan 2023 ·
Summer highlights - George Miller + Charlotte Rampling

Two legends of the screen this week, George Miller and Charlotte Rampling.

04 Jan 2023 ·
Summer highlights - Bergman Island + The Souvenir II + The Australian Wars

We meet French writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve who discusses her English language debut Bergman Island, and Joanna Hogg on the sequel to... more

28 Dec 2022 ·
Summer highlights - Pedro Almodovar + Pablo Larrain + Sharon Horgan

Pedro Almodovar on working with Penelope Cruz again in Parallel Mothers.  Pablo Larrain talks turning Kristen Stewart into Lady Diana in his... more

21 Dec 2022 ·
The White Lotus + Triangle of Sadness + Avatar: The Way of Water

Italian actor Sabrina Impacciatore on her starring role in the latest season of The White Lotus. We meet the director... more

14 Dec 2022 ·
Alfred Molina in Three Pines + Tim Minchin on Matilda the Musical

This week actor Alfred Molina joins us to talk about his lead role in Amazon's cosy new mystery series, plus... more

07 Dec 2022 ·
Luca Guadagnino directs Timothée Chalamet in Bones and All + Gary Oldman + Kompromat

Luca Guadagnino talks about his Venice winning romance-horror Bones and All. Gary Oldman on the latest season of Slow Horses, and a new espionage thriller... more

30 Nov 2022 ·
The Menu + Resurrection + Melissa George on The Mosquito Coast

We meet the director of The Menu, a fine dining scene satire starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Tayor-Joy. Plus, British... more

23 Nov 2022 ·
She Said + Magrete: Queen of the North

Director Maria Schrader on She Said, the story of how two New York Times reporters  broke the story around sexual... more

16 Nov 2022 ·
Senses of Cinema + The Blue Caftan

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani on her Cannes Un Certain Regard selected drama and Morocco's entry to next year's Academy Awards,... more

09 Nov 2022 ·
James Gray's Armageddon Time + Amalia Ulman on El Planeta

Hollywood writer-director-producer James Gray on his magnificent and moving new film Armageddon Time, and an offbeat comedy centering on the story... more

02 Nov 2022 ·
Bros + Mrs Harris Goes to Paris + The Midnight Club

In this episode you'll meet Nicholas Stoller, the director of Bros, a gay rom-com starring Billy Eichner. Plus the Australian screenwriter... more

26 Oct 2022 ·
Seth Meyers on Documentary Now + McEnroe

Comedian and late night TV host Seth Meyers on his new spoof series which features a bunch of A-list stars... more

19 Oct 2022 ·
A Taste of Hunger + David Easteal's The Plains

Danish director Christoffer Boe on A Taste of Hunger, a  drama set in the gastronomic powerhouse of Copenhagen that blends ambition and Michelin... more

12 Oct 2022 ·
Thomas M. Wright's The Stranger + The Night of the 12th

Two directors who have made thrillers about police investigating horrendous crimes and the psychological impact it has on them.

05 Oct 2022 ·
The History of Queer Horror + Joel Edgerton stars in a new Australian thriller

One of the most talented actors of his generation, Joel Edgerton, is in to discuss his role in new Australian... more

29 Sep 2022 ·
Goran Stolevski's folk horror + Luca Guadagnino + Ningla A-Na

Exciting Australian director Goran Stolevski on his lush folk horror You Won't Be Alone. Luca Guadagnino's doc about Salvatore Ferragamo,... more

22 Sep 2022 ·
The Australian Wars + The White Lotus superstar Murray Bartlett

A new documentary series that gives voice to the Australian wars, and we revisit a conversation with Australian actor Murray... more

15 Sep 2022 ·
Pod extra: Giant of French new wave, Jean-Luc Godard, dies at 91

Upon the sad passing of one of the most exciting directors in the world, Jean-Luc Godard, we revisit a panel... more

14 Sep 2022 · 24 minutes
Franklin + The Quiet Girl + Flux Gourmet

The director of an intimate new doc about Tasmania's Franklin River; Irish director Colm Bairéad on his exquisite film centered around a... more

08 Sep 2022 ·
George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing + Only Murders in the Building

Legendary Australian filmmaker George Miller on his new movie. Plus, Only Murders in the Building, a comedy starring Selena Gomez,... more

01 Sep 2022 ·
Bad Sisters + Hong Sangsoo + Neptune Frost

Sharon Horgan, Sarah Greene and Eva Birthistle on witty black comedy Bad Sisters; the directors who took home the top... more

25 Aug 2022 ·
From MIFF: Three of Australia's brightest filmmakers

Jason leads a conversation with three of the brightest and most exciting filmmakers from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

17 Aug 2022 ·
Good Luck to You Leo Grande + Jordan Peele's Nope!

Sophie Hyde talks about her new film, which stars Emma Thompson in an empowering portrayal of middle-aged sexuality, and U.S. actor... more

11 Aug 2022 ·
Charlotte Rampling in Juniper + Amiel Courtin-Wilson's Man on Earth

Screen legend Charlotte Rampling discusses her role in Juniper, in which she has a broken leg, drinks gin by the... more

03 Aug 2022 · 54 minutes
Venice winner Full Time + Atlanta + Charlie Shackleton's Afterlight

Director Eric Gravel discusses his gripping French drama about a single mother pushed to her limits. Cinematographer Stephen Murphy talks about his work on Atlanta,... more

28 Jul 2022 · 54 minutes
Where the Crawdads Sing + Paper City

Olivia Newman talks about directing the film adaptation of the global bestselling phenomenon Where the Crawdads Sing, and filmmaker Adrian Francis on... more

21 Jul 2022 · 54 minutes
The Gray Man + Figaro + The Black Phone

U.S. directors The Russo Brothers talk about their latest blockbuster The Gray Man. Actor Danielle McDonald on playing an opera... more

14 Jul 2022 · 53 minutes
NAIDOC Week + two Finnish directors + Chris Hemsworth & Taika Waititi

A crime series set in Arrernte country and a new doc that looks at Indigenous Australia's connection to AFL. Plus, two... more

07 Jul 2022 · 54 minutes
The cinematographer behind Elvis + the Netflix malaise + Killing It

We meet the female cinematographer behind Baz Luhrmann's epic Elvis. An analysis of where streaming services have gone wrong recently, and... more

30 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
Baz Luhrmann on Elvis + The Boys + Nude Tuesday

A chat with Baz Lurhmann about his box office hit Elvis. Damon Herriman stars in a deliriously silly new comedy... more

23 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
U.S. documentarian Frederick Wiseman + Jack Davenport + a doc about Greek exile music

A conversation with the great American documentarian Frederick Wiseman as a retrospective of his work launches. British actor Jack Davenport... more

16 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
Sydney Film Festival + A Hero + Benediction

Nashen Moodley, artistic director of Sydney Film Festival is in to talk festival highlights as the event opens this week. He's joined by... more

09 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
Obi-Wan Kenobi + the man behind Heartstopper + Kodie Bedford

As Obi-Wan Kenobi, the latest incarnation in the Star Wars universe arrives, we meet Deborah Chow, the first female director... more

02 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
Little Tornadoes + Ablaze + a new short film by Nash Edgerton

Writer-director Aaron Wilson on Little Tornadoes, his beautiful portrait of life in small town Australia in 1971, a time when the country... more

26 May 2022 · 54 minutes
Sophie Hyde & Chloe Rickard talk females in film + How To Please a Woman

We meet two Australian women making waves in film & TV to hear about their personal experiences in the industry....Chloe... more

19 May 2022 · 54 minutes
Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife + a doc about cult band The Triffids + Barons

Director Leah Purcell and actor Rob Collins on The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, Purcell's powerful post-colonial revision of... more

12 May 2022 · 54 minutes
Hugh Bonneville on playing Roald Dahl + Cannes winner To Chiara

British actor Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) talks about playing the writer Roald Dahl in the new film To Olivia, set in the late... more

05 May 2022 · 54 minutes
Meet the directors of After Yang + Petit Maman

Two interviews with directors who have made films about families, parenting and memory…...you’ll meet Korean-American writer director and film critic... more

28 Apr 2022 · 54 minutes
Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage + Tom Blyth is Billy the Kid

Director Tom Gormican on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and how he convinced Nicolas Cage to play himself in a meta-comedy-thriller... more

21 Apr 2022 · 53 minutes
The Northman + Outer Range + Happening

Hollywood director Robert Eggers on his Viking epic The Northman, a revenge thriller that follows a Prince seeking justice for... more

14 Apr 2022 · 53 minutes
Michael Bay's Ambulance + a pioneering Australian cinematographer

One of the world's most successful box office entertainers, Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, Transformers), speaks about his latest blockbuster,... more

07 Apr 2022 · 54 minutes
Oscar celebrated cinematographers Greig Fraser & Ari Wegner + Slow Horses

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis... more

30 Mar 2022 · 54 minutes
Mariama Diallo's campus horror + Uberto Pasolini's Nowhere Special

Streaming on Amazon Prime, Master is a gothic horror set on a haunted university campus that examines the ongoing legacy... more

23 Mar 2022 · 53 minutes
Courtney Barnett on 16mm + Sebastian Stan on dating horror Fresh

Melbourne filmmaker Danny Cohen on Anonymous Club, his 16mm doc about Melbourne musician Courtney Barnett, an introspective,  introverted & reluctant world-famous rock-star. Plus,... more

16 Mar 2022 · 57 minutes
Mia Hansen-Løve on Bergman Island + Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir II

French writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve on her English language debut Bergman Island, a film that engages with the legacy of Ingmar... more

09 Mar 2022 · 58 minutes
Miss Marx + Wash My Soul River's Flow

Susanna Nicchiarelli discusses her period biopic Miss Marx, a vibrant take on the life of Karl Marx's youngest daughter Eleanor, who was... more

02 Mar 2022 · 54 minutes
Sundance winner Hive + A Night of Knowing Nothing

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema... more

23 Feb 2022 · 54 minutes
Mike Mills on C'mon C'mon + triple Oscar nominated animation Flee

Mike Mills on his new film C'mon C'mon, a sweet, stripped back road trip across America about family bonds and... more

16 Feb 2022 · 54 minutes
Quo Vadis, Aida + Ione Skye + The Lake of Scars

Bosnian writer-director Jasmila Žbanić talks about depicting the Srebrenica Massacre in her film Quo Vadis, Aida? Indie American actor Ione Skye reveals her Top Shelf of film, and... more

09 Feb 2022 · 54 minutes
Kenneth Branagh & Ciarán Hinds on Belfast + Here Out West + Pam and Tommy

Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds discuss the historical coming of age film Belfast, screenwriter Bina Bhattacharya and actor and writer... more

02 Feb 2022 · 54 minutes
Pedro Almodóvar on Parallel Mothers + Pablo Larraín's Spencer

Pedro Almodóvar discusses Parallel Mothers, his intricately woven mystery about two women’s journey into motherhood and the scars of the... more

26 Jan 2022 · 54 minutes
Summer highlights #2 - Chloé Zhao on Nomadland + Roy Andersson and Nick Pinkerton

Oscar winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland, plus Swedish writer-director Roy Andersson on his 2021 film About Endlessness, and film scholar... more

29 Dec 2021 · 53 minutes
Summer highlights #1 - Julie Delpy + Domina

The legendary and multi-talented French actor Julie Delpy and the Australian cinematographer behind lavish period soap Domina.

22 Dec 2021 · 54 minutes
American director Sean Baker and German acting legend Udo Kier

American director Sean Baker on his sex comedy about a has-been porn star Red Rocket. Plus, German acting legend Udo... more

15 Dec 2021 · 54 minutes
Don't Look Up, The Scary of Sixty-First + The Worst Person in the World

Writer-director Adam McKay on his disaster movie comedy Don't Look Up as a satire of inaction on climate change, plus... more

08 Dec 2021 · 58 minutes
Denis Villeneuve + Greig Fraser on Dune, Ari Wegner on The Power of the Dog

Dune director Denis Villeneuve discusses casting Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and interpreting the Arabic and Islamic influences in Frank... more

01 Dec 2021 · 53 minutes
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Stillwater, Hannah Levien

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude on his Berlinale Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, a black comedy about a middle aged school... more

24 Nov 2021 · 54 minutes
Rosamund Pike on The Wheel of Time, Last Night in Soho, Palazzo Di Cozzo

Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike speaks about her new role in a fantasy show that aspires to take the Game of... more

17 Nov 2021 · 54 minutes
No Time To Die + Only Murders in the Building

Cary Fukunaga on directing No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s last Bond film. Plus John Hoffman, the showrunner of Hulu's hit show Only... more

10 Nov 2021 · 1 minute
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Cary Fukunaga on directing No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s last Bond film. Plus John Hoffman, the showrunner of Hulu's hit show Only Murders in... more