Past Programs
Film - 2007
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Truth and identity in literature
17/12/2007
Literary fraud made headlines in 1944 when the imaginary author Ern Malley had fake poems published, as a form of social critique ... and in 2004, Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love was revealed as a fake.
So, why does truth in literature matter to any of us? Why do we care so much about 'authenticity' in memoir, when we happily accept lies in fiction?
From the fake book Forbidden Love, to the film Forbidden Lie$ about author Norma Khouri, our national conversation today is about literary hoaxes and the construction of personal identity in literature.
Originally broadcast on 3 October 2007.
Best and worst movies of 2007
14/12/2007
Join Paul Barclay and the MovieTime team for the last Australia Talks Movies of the year; when we'll be hearing your thoughts on the best and worst cinema releases of 2007 -- and discussing our most recent RN preview, 2 days in Paris.
Copyright and behaviour
15/11/2007
Earlier this week a Sydney man was fined $1000 for posting an illegal copy of The Simpsons Movie on the internet. According to the industry, copyright theft is sucking a quarter of a billion dollars a year from the local economy, but are tougher penalties the way to change consumers' behaviour?
Australia Talks Movies: Jesse James and the western
09/11/2007
On Australia Talks Movies, we're discussing The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. It's the latest attempt to breathe life back into the old Western genre -- but it's also an exploration of the relationship between celebrities and the fans who worship them.
Could the Western be making a comeback? We're joined by Movietime's Julie Rigg.
Truth and identity in literature
03/10/2007
Literary fraud made headlines in 1944 when the imaginary author Ern Malley had fake poems published, as a form of social critique ... and in 2004, Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love was revealed as a fake.
So, why does truth in literature matter to any of us? Why do we care so much about 'authenticity' in memoir, when we happily accept lies in fiction?
From the fake book Forbidden Love, to the film Forbidden Lie$ about author Norma Khouri, our national conversation today is about literary hoaxes and the construction of personal identity in literature.
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Sicko
17/08/2007
Mike Moore's new film Sicko is more of what we've come to expect from this outspoken documentary maker. His targets this time: US health insurance companies, his old pal George W Bush and capitalism in general! Along with RN's film guru Julie Rigg, we'll be joined by Mike Rubbo, whose 1974 documentary Waiting for Fidel is regarded as the template for Moore's breakthrough film Roger and Me. We'll also speak with Debbie Mlenyck who is co-director of Manufacturing dissent, a recently released critique of Moore and his tactics.
Film funding
13/08/2007
Acclaimed Australian director Bruce Beresford joins us in the studio to talk about his new book Josh Hartnet definitely wants to do this, an insider's look at the politics of Hollywood filmmaking. We'll also examine the federal government's proposed changes to film funding in Australia and what it might mean for local filmmakers.
Colourblind casting
20/07/2007
Are we seeing enough racial diversity on our stages and screens? Julie Rigg will be joining the program to discuss the racial politics of casting in the movies; using the new Australian feature Lucky Miles as an example of an Australian film that enables non-Anglo actors an opportunity to show their stuff. Joining us will be the director and two of his leading men.
We'll also hear from director and actor Lee Lewis, who has written a monograph on cross-racial casting for Currency House.
The Place and Power of Myth in Modern Times
20/06/2007
We're going mythological today -- talking about the place of ancient myths and archetypes in the modern world.
Can you imagine any number of Westerns, or the great Australian film Mad Max existing if not for the 'outsider' archetype? How could James Joyce have written Ulysses without the precedent set by Homer? And if you thought Shrek was a new story, think again ...
Australia Talks Movies: Noise
30/04/2007
Noise is a police drama; an unusual one. It begins with the shocking aftermath of a violent act and it takes us into the everyday humdrum of police routine in dealing with it.
It asks us to think, not how it is that an ordinary person commits a violent act, but how it is that an ordinary person commits a selfless one.
Following Radio National's sneak previews of this first feature from writer/director Matthew Saville, we'll be discussing the film with our listeners and will be joined by the filmmaker and by Radio National's in-house film guru, Julie Rigg.
