Like David Lynch in the 1990s and 2000s, Yorgos Lanthimos has brought dark humour and surreal artistry at least a little closer to mainstream cinema. He’s skewered relationships and social conformity in The Lobster, elitist power structures in The Favourite and the suburban family in The Killing Of a Sacred Deer. Now, he turns his darkly comic gaze to sexism
Read moreWriter/director Kristoffer Borgli’s strange psychological drama, Dream Scenario joins Beau Is Afraid, Poor Things, Babylon and various others in the impressive roster of inventively odd recent films. In one of his career best performances, Nicolas Cage stars as evolutionary biology professor Paul Mathews, a seemingly ordinary chap who becomes the centre of a bizarre social phenomena. People begin reporting that
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In this podcast, Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus is speaking wth palaeontologist Dr Erich Fitzgerald from Museums Victoria Research Institute about a groundbreaking discovery in partnership with Monash University that has rewritten our understanding of whale evolution. The podcast also covers the Bayside-based project, Raising Leviathan. It’s focused on whale evolution and includes plans to involve the local community of citizen
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Have a listen to the GREASE The Musical special as broadcast on 88.3 Southern FM’s Sounds Good with Donna Demaio on 9 January 2024. In this podcast, Donna chats with some of the stars of the show: Melbourne’s own Patti Newton (Miss Lynch), Jay Laga’aia (Vince Fontaine) and Marcia Hines (Teen Angel). GREASE The Musical is on now at Her
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Hello there A great episode here with some legendary birthdays to celebrate, as well as a thoroughly engaging interview with Jo Crowston from the Bionics Institute here are the links referred to in her podcast https://fundraise.bionicsinstitute.org/event/couch2yourkm/home https://fundraise.bionicsinstitute.org/event/couch2yourkm/home Please enjoy JC
Read moreIt’s awards season and there’s no more important prize than getting a nod in the ‘Built For Speed End of Year Spectacular’. Tonight (Friday 12th Jan) we discuss our favourite and least favourite films of 2023 and play our favourite tunes of the year. Check out ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 8-10pm on 88.3 Southern FM.
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