On today's show: Our Generation, Jean Lee, Red Hill, Music from the Movies
26th Mar 10
Today's Guests:
Sinem
Saban co-director of Our Generation, a new documentary on Aboriginal
rights, spoke about a special screening at the CUB Malthouse today
(Saturday March 27th) at 4pm, where it is hoped they will raise
final post-production
costs to complete the project. www.ourgeneration.org.au
Patrick Hughes, director of Red Hill, a low-budget contemporary
western, which was shot in the Omeo area last year and was recently
premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. This week it was announced that
the feature has been acquired by Sony for international
distribution. www.patrickhughes.com.au
Producer Tricia Caswell, screenwriter Susannah Farrow and director
Angelo Salamanca, spoke about their feature 'Jean
Lee, the Last Woman Hanged in Australia'. This event occurred in 1951, prior to the eventual
abolition of the death penalty. A public reading of the screenplay
takes place next Thursday at 7pm at the Kelvin Club in the CBD. For bookings: 0417 386 540 or angsal.ace@bigpond.com
Ross Brownscombe, discussed Music From The Movies, a live concert
taking place at the Astor, St. Kilda featuring the kind of classic
soundtrack pieces that are a regular part of Film Buffs Forecast
(Goldsmith, Rosza, Poledouris, Herrmann, Horner, Steiner, etc.) on
Sunday, April 18. www.musicfromthemovies.com.au
Today's Reviews:
Nick Matteo
- The Blind Side
- Crash
Brian McFarlane
- The Hurt Locker
Today's Music:
Before I Grow Too Old, from the film Marnie, Film Music by Bernard Herrmann
First Blood - Home Coming, Jerry Goldsmith
No Escape, from the Planet of the Apes, Jerry Goldsmith
Music from the movie Red Hill composed by Dmitri Golovko
Antil of Crom, from the movie Conan the Barbarian, composed by Basil Poledouris