TWO HANDS, A BLOODY CLASSIC - Part 2

We love TWO HANDS because it is now about the things we miss. This episode is about Heath Ledger, the soundtrack and pre-millennium Sydney. Featuring: Filmmaker Gregor Jordan + stars Bryan Brown and Mariel McClorey, Bernard Fanning and music journalist Courtney Fry.  Join us for SUNBURNT SCREENS …

TWO HANDS, A BLOODY CLASSIC - Part 1

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year is TWO HANDS, a crime classic like no other. Gregor Jordan’s directorial debut captured Sydney on the cusp of the millennium and launched the film careers of Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne. Join Alexei on a 2 part journey to discover how a film becomes a clas…

A BRILLIANT CAREER - The Humanist Cinema of Gillian Armstrong

With a filmography that weaves between factual, fiction and fantasy Gillian Armstrong’s cinema has shaped the landscape of Australian filmmaking. From period romances that challenge all established conventions, a series of intimate documentaries expressing the journey of life, and a musical comedy …

MAKE FILMS OR DIE - The Cinema of Rolf de Heer

Join Alexei Toliopoulos for a career-spanning conversation with one of Australia’s most respected filmmakers Rolf de Heer. A discussion that explores his diverse filmography, including the unconventional black comedy arthouse film Bad Boy Bubby - his deep collaboration with David Gulpilil on The Tr…

BREAKING BOUNDARIES - Queer Cinema in Australia

From the provocative culture clash of sexuality, masculinity and Greek Australian culture in HEAD ON to the unparalleled tenderness of OF AN AGE, join us on a captivating journey through Australia’s complex and compelling history of queer stories on screen. Head Brollie.com.au or the Brollie app t…

OZPLOITATION - The Shocking & Schlocking Cinema of Brian Trenchard-Smith

Adjacent to the Australian New Wave movement of the 70's and 80's was a period of exploitation filmmaking focused on explosions, fast cars, and gonzo genre flicks with an Ozzie flair. With countless films available this era of filmmaking can be a little daunting to dive into, so we’re giving you an…

AUSTRALIAN NIGHTMARES Part II - 21st Century Horror

We conclude our journey into the new wave of evocative and provocative horror cinema from Australia. This time, Alexei Toliopoulos explores not only the decade of films in between the cultural behemoths of The Babadook and Talk to Me, but also the future of cinema’s most fiendish genre.  Catch up …

AUSTRALIAN NIGHTMARES Part I - 21st Century Horror

We’re in the crashes of a new wave of evocative and provocative horror cinema from Australia. But a film movement doesn’t just break out of nowhere, on this first entry of a 2 part exploration into the modern horror genre, Alexei Toliopoulos investigates the small group of freakout films that signi…

Sunburnt Screens

Join Alexei Toliopoulos on a journey through the landscape of Australian cinema. Celebrating classics, unearthing rare cinematic rediscoveries and conversations with some of Australia’s greatest filmmakers.  From the gonzo mavericks of the Ozploitation era, to the re-discovery of our lost classics…