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Flicked with Marc Fennell

Subscribe to the triple j film guide podcast and you can get Flicked delivered to you automatically each week. Plus you'll nab Marc Fennell's latest Movie and DVD reviews and his Film Ed 101 segment: A journey through the history and future of films.


 
Flicked: Hand Held Camera

Flicked: Hand Held Camera

8.11.2008

A bit of camera jitters can add a tangible sense of realism to a film... or it can just make you feel queasy. Marc Fennell looks at the highs and lows of hand-held camerawork in the movies.
Flicked: Elections

Flicked: Elections

1.11.2008

Movies love elections- you've got charismatic leads, stark ideological differences, big rousing speeches and clear winners and losers. But what the movies really love is the skulduggery used to get the candidates over the line. Marc Fennell looks at how to win an election - Hollywood Style.
Flicked: Evil Corporations

Flicked: Evil Corporations

25.10.2008

You'd be hard pressed to find a positive representation of big companies in films, but why? What is it that makes corporations such great villains? Marc Fennell takes a look in Flicked.
Flicked: Romantic Comedies

Flicked: Romantic Comedies

18.10.2008

Marc Fennell looks at the romcom phenomenon and takes you through a step-by-step recipe for the perfect romantic comedy.
Flicked: Racist Disney

Flicked: Racist Disney

11.10.2008

As long as there's been a House of Mouse, there have been allegations of racism. But are they fair? Marc Fennell checks it out
Flicked: Phone Call of Doom

Flicked: Phone Call of Doom

4.10.2008

Take your phone off the hook and join Marc Fennell as he looks at how such an innocent looking device as the telephone can inspire such fear and suspense in the movies.
Flicked: Rocker Films

Flicked: Rocker Films

27.09.2008

Marc Fennell looks at how rock stars use, and mostly abuse, movies to promote themselves, their records, and most importantly their public image.
Flicked: Robots

Flicked: Robots

20.09.2008

Marc Fennell uncovers the robot plot for world domination in Flicked.
Flicked: Shot for Shot remakes

Flicked: Shot for Shot remakes

13.09.2008

Marc Fennell asks - what is the point of remaking a film shot for shot, and what do the results tell us about what constitutes a good film?
Fan Films in Flicked

Fan Films in Flicked

6.09.2008

Ever thought about creating your own version of your favourite movie? Today, with home editing systems and the huge audience for online video, fan filmmaking has gone well and truly nuts...from the cheeky...to the elaborate...to the downright creepy. Marc Fennell takes a look at the phenomenon.
Ozploitation in Flicked

Ozploitation in Flicked

29.08.2008

There's a new doco out called Not Quite Hollywood about the ballsy horror, action and raunch flicks that Australia churned out during the seventies and eighties. Marc Fennell looks at the lasting influence of some of these movies.
Flicked: Graphic Novels

Flicked: Graphic Novels

23.08.2008

Taking a graphic novel off the page and onto the big screen can be a hit or miss exercise. Marc Fennell takes a look at the success stories, and those that kinda missed the point in Flicked.
Flicked: On e Man Strike

Flicked: On e Man Strike

16.08.2008

Join Marc Fennell as he explores the one man strike force with movies in Flicked.
Flicked: Tourists Must Die

Flicked: Tourists Must Die

9.08.2008

Have you ever noticed how often tourists in the movies end up dead? Marc Fennell takes us on the dark detour of road trip movies gone wrong in Flicked.
Flicked: Heists

Flicked: Heists

2.08.2008

Triple j tv is not condoning crime but if you are planning a hiest Marc Fennell gives you some do's and don'ts according to the movies in FLICKED.
Flicked and Alien Invasion

Flicked and Alien Invasion

26.07.2008

Flicked looks at alien invasions, with tips on how to invade Earth with film guy Marc Fennell.
Faking Foreigners in Flicked

Faking Foreigners in Flicked

19.07.2008

Film guy Marc Fennell looks at trans-ethnic casting with faking foreigners in FLICKED.
Shemping with Flicked

Shemping with Flicked

12.07.2008

If your actor dies during the shooting of your movie, you really have 2 choices: either completely recast...or get tricky with some "shemping"...
Flicked - Hair In Film

Flicked - Hair In Film

28.06.2008

Film guy Marc Fennell tells you how to spot a baddie in a movie by their hairstyle.
Flicked: Anime Adaptations

Flicked: Anime Adaptations

21.06.2008

Marc Fennell examines whether anything is lost when translating anime for the big screen.
Flicked: Dodgy Trailers

Flicked: Dodgy Trailers

14.06.2008

They say a trailer is a movie with all the boring bits cut out. If this is true...Baz Luhrmann, be afraid.
Flicked: Tenuous sequels

Flicked: Tenuous sequels

7.06.2008

Some movies just need to be left alone. For example...
Flicked: Star Wars Parodies

Flicked: Star Wars Parodies

31.05.2008

Right now you may be sensing a great disturbance in the force. There is a war waging at your local video store...the battle of the Star Wars spoofs.
Flicked: Creepy Kids

Flicked: Creepy Kids

26.05.2008

Whether it's playful twins in The Shining, a bloodsucking Kirsten Dunst in Interview With A Vampire or that staring boy in the Grudge, movies have been warning us what every parent will tell you: Children are evil.
Flicked: Shark Attack

Flicked: Shark Attack

17.05.2008

You've heard of tree huggers? Well, meet the shark-hugger.
Flicked: Maths

Flicked: Maths

10.05.2008

Who HASN'T struggled with some mathematical equation and thought "I'm never going to need to know this crap! Maths is boring!"

But is it?
Flicked: Outback Terror

Flicked: Outback Terror

3.05.2008

As far as film goes, the outback isn't just a location, it's a malevolent force. If it isn't driving entire towns to civil war as in Dead Heart, it's at least punishing city-folk in movies like Japanese Story or the new Aussie flick Cactus.
Flicked: Superhero Cliches

Flicked: Superhero Cliches

25.04.2008

There's got to be more to cliched superheroes than a talent for bad puns and an ability to whip up a skin-tight colour co-ordinated suit with no background in fashion design - so here now is the Flicked guide to tell if you're a superhero.
Flicked: Hip Hop Dance movies

Flicked: Hip Hop Dance movies

19.04.2008

This Summer - Not Another Hip Hop Dance Movie... starring prissy smart girls... mumbling homeboys... tragically killed family members... disapproving parents... and a show-stopping finale.
Flicked: Fashion Designers

Flicked: Fashion Designers

12.04.2008

Right Now there's not one, not two but potentially three movies being made about fashion designer Coco Chanel. Which begs the question, how are they going to treat this legendary icon? Because while movies love fancy clothes, for some reason they hate the people who design them.
Flicked: Weird Source Material

Flicked: Weird Source Material

5.04.2008

Do not pass go, do not collect $200... because believe it or not Sir Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator and Alien and Blade Runner, has signed on to make the movie version of Monopoly.
Flicked: Different Perspectives

Flicked: Different Perspectives

29.03.2008

There is no such thing as truth. It's all a matter of perspective.
Flicked: Asian Horror

Flicked: Asian Horror

22.03.2008

More asian horror flicks are being remade than any other movie at the moment (THE RING, THE GRUDGE) but why?
Flicked: Skater films

Flicked: Skater films

15.03.2008

Boxers have Rocky, Runners have 'Chariots of Fire', hell even Bobsledder's got 'Cool Runnings' - but what about skaters?
Flicked: The Invasion

Flicked: The Invasion

8.03.2008

Marc Fennell believes in reincarnation...well kinda...movie reincarnation.
Flicked: OCD Docos

Flicked: OCD Docos

1.03.2008

Marc Fennell tries to find out why Obsessive Nutjobs make for the best Documentaries
Flicked: Oscar Underdogs

Flicked: Oscar Underdogs

23.02.2008

Marc Fennel looks at the the underdog films that could have, should have and on rare occasions actually did win at the Oscars.
Flicked: Music spoofs

Flicked: Music spoofs

16.02.2008

What is it with rock stars? Seriously, why do we feel the need to turn them into demi-Gods? Thankfully we have our revenge: The Music Spoof.
 
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