Hell Is For Hyphenates February 2019

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 7 p.m.

b'David Caesar joins us to talk the films of Bruno Dumont!
\\nAustralian film and television director David Caesar joins Rochelle and Lee for a chat about some of the key new releases from this month, including Steven Soderbergh’s backroom NBA drama\\xa0High Flying Bird (01:34), Mimi Leder’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic\\xa0On the Basis of Sex (09:50), Dan Gilroy’s high-art horror-drama\\xa0Velvet Buzzsaw (17:07), and Barry Jenkins’s dramatic James Baldwin adaptation\\xa0If Beale Street Could Talk (22:36).
\\nOff the back of Steven Soderbergh’s comments on why making movies on your phone and releasing them onto Netflix may be the future of cinema for certain filmmakers, could this model be the very thing needed to inject life into the Australian film industry?\\xa0(29:48)
\\nThen, David takes us through the works of his filmmaker of the month, Bruno Dumont. Dumont is a divisive figure, whose films are loved and hated by audiences and critics alike. So how does a filmmaker go from making v\\xc3\\xa9rit\\xc3\\xa9 films dripping with\\xa0realism to high-concept farces, supernatural comedies, and medieval musicals with head-banging metal solos? We take a deep dive into this fascinating filmography to find out. (40:23)
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