Today's guests: Peter George and Sally Jackson
20th Mar 10
Today’s guests
Peter George, co-director of Not Quite Straight ,a feature length documentary spoke about the issues facing same-sex attracted young people in Melbourne, which screens at this year's Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Sunday, March 25, ACMI Cinemas).
National Film and Sound Archive curator Sally Jackson discussed the historic find of Patineur Grotesque (1896), a short film by Pathe cameraman Marius Sestier, apparently shot somewhere in Melbourne and only recently rediscovered. Read more about the Marius Sestier project at the NFSA’s website http://www.nfsa.gov.au/the_collection/marius-sestier-collection.html .
Reviews
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Simone Ubaldi
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival runs until 28 March. For more information see the Queer Film Festival website at www.mqff.com.au.
Simone Ubaldi
- Dear John (currently screening around town)
Ian Thompson
- Whiteout (out now on DVD)
- Hachiko - A Dog’s Story (out now on DVD)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife (out now on DVD)
Brian McFarlane
- Crazy Heart (now screening around Melbourne)
Music
‘The Letter’, The Box Tops
‘I Feel Better’, Stephen Cummings
‘Universal theme song’, Universal Pictures
‘Call Me Irresponsible’, Buddy Greco, Papa’s Delicate Condition soundtrack
‘Brand New Angel’, Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart soundtrack
‘Hold On You’, Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart soundtrack
Other Filmbuff’s stuff
Check out The List for information on Australian feature films and documentaries produced /released in 2008 and 2009 as well as those scheduled for production/release in 2010.