Here is an excerpt of our epic discussion on the films of 2011!  Beth, Jenni and Nat talk about what's been going on in the Australian film industry and overseas, and they pick out their personal favourite films of the year.   

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Best Films 2011 with Nat Beth and Jenni 18 December.mp3

Jenni brings in the festive season with the celebration of a haunting Australian classic, Picnic at Hanging Rock, directed by Peter Weir. 

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Nat and Beth reviewed Attack the Block, a new sci-fi/comedy/horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Nick Frost.

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Review of Attack the Block with Beth and Nat 27 November.mp3

For this edition of Bringing You The Classics, Jenni shares with us one of her favourite classic comedy films, Some Like It Hot, with Marilyn Monroe at her delightful best. 

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Bringing You The Classics Some Like It Hot 20 November.mp3

Josh reviewed Anonymous, a new film that explores the conspiracy surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's works.  Anonymous is directed by Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow and 10, 000 BC), written by John Orloff and stars Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis.

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Review of Anonymous with Josh 20 November.mp3

 
For the very first instalment of Directly Cult, Nat took us on a time warp of a ride to the land of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Directly Cult Rocky Horror 20 November.mp3

Florence talked to Neil Foley, the director of the Fantastic Asia Film Festival, about putting together the jam-packed festival program and how his distribution company, Monster Pictures, is dedicated to supporting innovative film projects.
 
The Fantastic Asia Film Festival is taking place at Cinema Nova from 10-13 November.
 
For more information, visit the festival's official website: http://faff.com.au/

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Interview with Neil Foley Fantastic Asia Film Festival 6 November.mp3

Arts Mitten's journalism expert Finbar went to this year's Greek Film Festival in Melbourne to see the documentary film Shooting VS Shooting, directed by Nikos Magrelis.  Shooting VS Shooting investigates the ordeals faced by war journalists in the 2003 war in Iraq and the complexity of modern propaganda in today's media. 

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Review of Shooting Vs Shooting with Finbar 23 October.mp3

Jenni dropped by to review Higher Ground, which is Oscar-nominated actress Vera Farmiga's directorial debut.  It's about a woman searching for spirituality in a hippie religious commune in the 1960s-70s and dealing with the complicated relationships in her life. 
 
 

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Review of Higher Ground 16 October.mp3