The William Friedkin Cheat Sheet
Want to become an instant expert in our filmmaker of the month without committing yourself to an entire filmography? Then you need the Hell Is For Hyphenates Cheat Sheet: we program you a double...
View ArticleWalker On Friedkin
“Partly, I didn’t work on anything for [Friedkin] because I didn’t want to disappoint him.” Seven is one of the greatest procedural films of all time. A dystopic vision of the present, a philosophical...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Noah Segan
Actor and Hi4H March 2018 guest host Noah Segan Our next guest has appeared in everything from Dawson’s Creek to NCIS, from Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever to Fanboys. But let’s not bury the lede here: you...
View ArticleThe Dennis Hopper Cheat Sheet
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View ArticleSegan On Hopper
In this episode’s announcement, we boasted that we had one Kid Blue talking about another Kid Blue. But it’s no coincidence that our guest Noah Segan and his filmmaker of the month played distinct...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Ming-Zhu Hii
Actor, filmmaker and Hi4H April 2018 guest host Ming-Zhu Hii You’ve definitely seen the work of Ming-Zhu Hii. Maybe you caught her in some of Australian television’s best comedies, appearing with Kates...
View ArticleHii On McQueen
We can’t remember how long ago we added Ming-Zhu Hii to our guest wishlist, but in the intervening years she’s directed short films, landed prominent roles on half of Australia’s comedy and drama TV...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Abe Forsythe
Actor, filmmaker and Hi4H May 2018 guest host Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe has been all over Australian film and television for as long as we can remember, noting of course that we can only remember as...
View ArticleThe Bong Joon-ho Cheat Sheet
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View ArticleForsythe On Bong
“Amongst all this chaos he’s just got a real truthful grasp on humanity. And that for me makes it so much more interesting when [you] throw it into these crazy worlds.” It was a heap of fun having Abe...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Alex Ross Perry
Writer, director and Hi4H June 2018 guest host Alex Ross Perry If you haven’t seen Alex Ross Perry’s films, then stop reading this and come back when you have. No, we’re kidding, never stop reading us....
View ArticleThe Alan J Pakula Cheat Sheet
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View ArticlePerry On Pakula
“I just don’t think any of his movies for me go below a B, and some of them are an A+. And I think that’s a pretty admirable range for someone who worked over so many decades and so many changing...
View Article100th Episode Live!
Have you been keeping a close eye on the file names of the podcast episodes? If so, you’re a deeply strange person. But you’ll also have noticed that we’re climbing into the high 90s, and we’re only a...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Corrie Chen
Writer, director and Hi4H July 2018 guest host Corrie Chen If you’ve been paying close attention to Australia screen culture, you know who Corrie Chen is. And if you haven’t, please remember that you...
View ArticleThe Nora Ephron Cheat Sheet
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View ArticleChen On Ephron
What is the secret formula that made Nora Ephron’s romantic comedies so much better than all the others? Who are the two Nora avatars that appear throughout her films? How did she commit one of the...
View ArticleOur Next Hyphenate Daina Reid
Director, performer and Hi4H August 2018 guest host Daina Reid It’s fun to watch people who only know Eric Bana only as Serious Dramatic Actor discover his roots in Aussie TV sketch comedy – but for...
View ArticleThe John Hughes Cheat Sheet
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View ArticleReid On Hughes
They were three partial strangers, with some things in common, meeting collectively for the first time. A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse. And that was just Daina. Before the day was...
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