SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 5

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This week, we cast an eye over Disney’s new platform, STAR; analyse the fallout from the first episode of Allen vs Farrow; review the latest films from Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts and Mel Gibson; pass judgement on the new small-screen adventures of Superman And Lois; chat with Jemima Robinson, Festival Director of the 2021 Ocean Film Festival Australia; and, look ahead at what to watch on your screens, big and small….

THE WEEK THAT WAS (01:06)

Dan and Simon check out the new streaming service Star on Disney+; consider the issues raised in the week's watercooler TV event - Episode 1 of Allen vs Farrow; Dan welcomes a 'special' guest to discuss the first look trailer for Annie Murphy's post-Schitts Creek series, Kevin Can F**k Himself; Aussie director Nik Kacevski's scifi short film SOULMATE, gets global distribution via Film Shortage; and, ponder if a proposed Magic Kingdom series will help reinvigorate the legacy of some of Disney's more 'problematic' IP?

INTERVIEW (25:27)

Ocean Film Festival Australia director Jemima Robinson talks to Simon about what she hopes audiences take away from the 2021 line-up.

REVIEWS (30:46)

BOSS LEVEL - Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts;

BLACKBIRD - Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Mia Wasikowska, Rainn Wilson and KateWinslet;

SUPERMAN AND LOIS - Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch

THE WEEK AHEAD (39:57)

Where to see the Australian Premiere of the documentary 76 Days; the rollout of the crowd-pleasing

Girls Can't Surf; and, preview two highly-anticipated films - Japan's anime blockbuster, Demon Slayer Kimetsu Noyaiba and the Billie Eilish doco, The Worlds A Little Blurry.

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The lovely and talented Simon and Dan welcome the lovely and talented Naomi Higgins and Olivia Junkeer, stars of Australia's hottest new comedy series, Why Are You Like This (ABC TV + iview; that's them with co-star Wil King). Then there's astronauts, dancers, muppets, Steven Yeun - where else on the web would you get this stuff? Enjoy!

NEWS (02:10)
We've now seen the Zack Snyder Justice League trailer. Honestly - we don't know if we're excited. But we're curious; Disney announces 10 European originals to launch on new streaming service Star; Martin Scorsese has written a piece damning streaming services for a lack of curation.

INTERVIEW (26:25)
Dan has a chat with Olivia Junkeer and Naomi Higgins about their new ABC comedy series Why Are You Like This?

REVIEWS
Minari (42:25); Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra (47:00); For All Mankind (49:04)

THE WEEK AHEAD (54:43)
Dan and Simon talk about what's hitting streaming and playing at the cinema over the upcoming week. Somehow they forgot to mention Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. This was an oversight.

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 3

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With February 12 kicking off the Chinese New Year celebrations, Dan and Simon have a chat with China Lion's Mick Robbins about just how important the Chinese weekend is to the year's box office. You'll also hear Simon and Dan almost come to blows over the filmography of M Night Shyamalan, review a roster of new film releases and offer some thoughts on the trailers broadcast during the US Super Bowl. So, yeah - another very packed show...

NEWS:

Super Bowl trailers - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, F9, Old, and more (01:02)

Valentines Day Special: The Best and Worst Screen Efforts from Real Life Couples (10:45)

Aussies at SXSW (17:52)

INTERVIEW:

Mick Robbins from film distributor 

北美华狮电影 China Lion Film 

on the significance of the Chinese New Year on the box office (21:01)

REVIEWS:

Long Story Short (33:09), a new Aussie rom-com from director Josh Lawson;

Clarice (36:04), a continuation of author Thomas Harris' Silence of The Lambs universe, with Rebecca Breed filling the big shoes left by Jodie Foster;

Another Round (42:36), with Mads Mikkelsen earning award season buzz for Thomas Vinterberg's latest;

Synchronic (44:43), a sci-fi thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan

THE WEEK AHEAD...:

...on your screens, big and small, including the re-opening of ACMI, a new chapter in the Netflix teen sensation To All The Boys and where to see the 60th anniversary screenings of Breakfast at Tiffany's with that someone special on Sunday (52:12) 

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 2

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With the 2021 Golden Globes nominations announced, Dan and Simon rip into some of the weirdo choices made and question why we pay attention to these nutso awards. They dive deep into the potential that TV reboots hold, following news this week of new takes on Frasier and The Wonder Years. Writer/director Nora Unkel speaks to Screen Watching from her New York City home about her film A Nightmare Wakes, an hallucinatory take on the creative process and mental anguish that teenage author Mary Shelley dealt with while writing her iconic work, Frankenstein. There's also reviews of the new Justin Timberlake film, Palmer, and Marvel's first TV show, WandaVision.

NEWS:

00:59 The Golden Globes nominations

12:20 Frasier and The Wonder Years remakes are on the horizon. Also - what remakes do we want to see?

INTERVIEW:

27:46 Director Nora Unkel on her film, A Nightmare Wakes.

REVIEWS:

39:06 Palmer (AppleTV)

43:55 

WandaVision 

(Disney+)

THE WEEK AHEAD:

51:21 Where to see the latest from Salma Hayek, Jude Law, Jamie Dornan and Jon Hamm...

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2021

SCREEN WATCHING Episode 1

It's the very first episode and oh boy, did we learn a lot about each other while making it (Dan needs truth in geography; Simon can't use Zoom). Tell your friends, like the page, share the excitement!

Listen to EPISODE 1 HERE.

NEWS (2.41: The movie release schedule is ever-changing as Big Hollywood navigates COVID-19, exhibitor exasperation and the launch of their own streaming services (02:41); Disney has announced the line-up for the new streaming service, Star.

INTERVIEW (13.25):

Occupation Rainfall is a new special effects-driven sci-fi/action film, in cinemas now via

Monster Pictures. Director Luke Sparke tells us more about making this unique Australia genre film. (19:05)

REVIEWS:

OPERATION: RAINFALL (29:13) Stars Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison and Dan Gillies

MALCOLM & MARIE (35:20) Stars Zendaya and John David Washington

THE STAND (40:09) Stars James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgard and WhoopiGoldberg

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Amazon Prime Video's Firefly Lane, Foxtel's The End plus the latest from Tom Hanks, Simon Baker, Carey Mulligan and some retro love for Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (44:30)

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: January 21, 2021.