Film Maker / Film Watcher

Two proud Australians review three home-grown films of the last quarter-century in our “Aussie Aussie Aussie” episode. (But this episode probably should have been named “Eric Bananarama” – as two of these films star Eric Bana in very different roles, and the other is just Proof that there are still some Australian films that don’t feature him.)Proof (1991) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-05-proof Romulus, My Father (2007) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-05-father Chopper (2000) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-05-chopper

Modern Musicals are in the spotlight this episode. (You can tell they’re modern, because this is the newest batch of films discussed so far.) Greg begins by putting Richard through a Musical Credentials test - and despite Richard’s score, they both go on to review:The Last 5 Years (2014) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-04-years Dancer in the Dark (2000) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-04-dancer La La Land (2016) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-04-lalaland

Our "One-Take Wonders" episode examines movies where the camera purports to be uninterrupted. In homage to this filmic craft, Richard and Greg review three movies without the safety net of podcast editing... which probably explains why this episode is significantly longer than usual.Rope (1948) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-03-ropeRussian Ark (2002) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-03-arkBirdman (2014) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-03-birdman

This “Christmas Special” thing is in danger of becoming an annual tradition.Three Christmas movies are reviewed: a holiday classic, a potential evergreen favourite, and an only-recent film.Greg survives watching a horror film. Richard survives watching a musical. Both survive reviewing a film from last year.They all live happily ever after.Elf (2003) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-xmas-elf White Christmas (1954) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-xmas-white Krampus (2015) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-xmas-krampus

Season 2 continues with a different type of Confession from our reviewers.From “What haven’t you seen yet?” to “Which films are a guilty pleasure for you?”Which of our reviewers has a secret passion for one of the all-time turkeys, “Showgirls” – and will the other still speak to him?History of the World: Part I (1981) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-02-history High School Musical (2006) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-02-musical Showgirls (1995) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-02-show 

They’re baaaaack!And Richard and Greg have discovered that they actually do have an audience – so Season 2 opens with a By Request episode.Christian, Kathleen and Marita are regular listeners who each nominated a favourite film to be reviewed.(Our reviewers try not to take it personally that the first of these is “The Odd Couple”)The Odd Couple (1968) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-01-odd Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-01-picnic Sunset Boulevard (1950) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-02-01-sunset

Richard and Greg round off Season 1 with this episode punningly entitled “ODE to Cinema” – but you’ll have to listen to find out why…This was meant to be a lovefest for these cinematic treasures. But it’s not all smooth sailing when Greg encounters the concept of a Director’s Cut.The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-10-cairo Cinema Paradiso (1988) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-10-paradiso Hugo (2011) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-10-hugo

Richard and Greg move on from their inner children – to unleash their Guy sides.Action movies a-plenty from the late 20th Century (and Richard sees his first James Bond film from the pre-Daniel Craig era).Cliffhanger (1993) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-09-cliff The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-09-spy Die Hard (1988) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-09-hard 

Richard and Greg tap into their not-so-inner children as they review one old and two modern classic family movies.Prepare yourselves for a shock as they turn their attention to a film that was in cinemas only a year ago!The Incredibles (2004) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-08-incredibles Old Yeller (1957) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-08-yeller Paddington (2014) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-08-paddington 

In the spirit of the 2015 LA Femme Film Festival, Richard and Greg celebrate, support (and occasionally critique) three films directed by women.You can read more about the Festival at www.lafemme.org Zero Dark Thirty (2012) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-07-zero The Kids Are All Right (2010) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-07-kids Bride and Prejudice (2004) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-07-bride 

Richard and Greg have a Big Night In. They watch three films with “big” in the title and go for a big finish. Which is mighty big of them.The Big Chill (1983) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-06-chill The Big Lebowski (1998) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-06-lebowski Big Fish (2003) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-06-fish 

Richard takes Greg right back to a silent classic. They then review two films about multiple perspectives – or is that two perspectives on multiple films?Modern Times (1936) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-05-modern Lantana (2001) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-05-lantana Rashomon (1950) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-05-rashomon

Once Greg gets past his shock that ANYONE over the age of 30 could NOT have seen “The Sound of Music”, he and Richard review three apparently unrelated films.Only to discover that there’s an accidental theme linking them all…Cabaret (1972) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-04-cabaret The Sound of Music (1965) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-04-music Dr Strangelove (1964) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-04-strangelove 

From the gritty realism of post-war Rome to a light caper film set in Paris.And something halfway between – a grim Orwellian dystopia which our hero seeks to escape through Pythonesque flights of fancy.Brazil (1985) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-03-brazil Bicycle Thieves (1948) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-03-bicycle Charade (1963) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-03-charade

Because everyone has to do a Christmas Special.Richard and Greg each provide their seasonal Christmas film for the other’s premiere viewing – respectfully and with due consideration of feelings (perhaps). And then Richard has his first experience of a bona fide Christmas classic.Scrooged (1988) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-xmas-scrooged Bad Santa (2003) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-xmas-santa It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-xmas-wonder

Richard and Greg each catch up on a seminal Hitchcock film, to get past their fears of heights and showers. Then they revisit a feel-good romantic comedy to lighten the mood.Vertigo (1958) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-02-vertigo Psycho (1960) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-02-psycho Love Actually (2003) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-01-02-actually

Two friends talk about films old and new (but mostly old). Richard Di Gregorio is an award-winning filmmaker who also happens to watch films. Greg Ralph is a film watcher who also happens to...well, watch films. Together they are a couple of guys who love the movies. This podcast invites you to share that love and go back to favourite films - or those you never got round to seeing (like them).