For this Out Takes, we took a look at two very different projects that highlighted our interest in independent cinemas and quality Aussie TV; ‘The Sweet East’, a wildly original US indie film that has been described as Alice in Wonderland in the upside down world featuring an incredible cast including Jacob Elordi and Ayo Edebiri, and ‘Swift Street’, a new local television series from SBS that shines a spotlight on diversity and representation through a fast paced action packed crime drama...

As the heading states, this program was all about ‘Challengers’, the latest film from Luca Guadagnino (two times Out Takes guest and one of our favourite filmmakers) which is set in the world of professional tennis and focuses on an unconventional, dysfunctional and highly explosive love triangle.  Along with our very comprehensive review, we also heard from the three stars of ‘Challengers’ – Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor and Zendaya – from their recent media conference in Sydney where they...

For this Out Takes, we’re heading back to high school with the cool kids from Hartley High to look at season 2 of Heartbreak High which is on Netflix now.  We explored the entire HH universe, including ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ movie from 1993 and the spinoff original TV series that ran for seven seasons, on to the re-boot that dropped on our screens in late 2022 and introduced a whole new cast of crazy, cool and very queer kids navigating modern teen life in Western Sydney on to our screens. All...

For this Out Takes we looked at two new releases that have brilliant performances and innovative stories plus jump scares and action scenes that will literally have you on the edge of your seat. First up was ‘Late Night with the Devil’, a new Australian made horror film that uses the backdrop of a late night U.S. talk show in 1977 called “Night Owls with Jack Delroy” to tell the story behind the infamous show that saw a young girl go on live television to talk about being possessed by a...

With a longer than usual weekend for many of us, this program seemed like the perfect one to catch up on some reviews and recommendations for Easter and beyond. As always it is an eclectic mix of new movies and television we’re enjoying plus we through a You Tube recap series and an audiobook in the mix too so definitely something for everyone to check out. We also look at the latest film in the Ghostbuster franchise and reflect on how disappointed we were to see it use old tropes (lesbian...

For this Out Takes program, we took a deep dive into the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer media advocacy organisation, who are so well known for their mission in increasing media accountability and community engagement that ensures authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualised that Taylor Swift name checked them in one of her biggest hits. GLAAD formed in New York City as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation in 1985 to protest against what...

The latest film from Rose Glass stars Kristen Stewart as Lou and Katy M. O’Brian as Jackie who meet in New Mexico in 1989 and their chemistry is immediate. They fall hard for each but their intense love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family. Peter Travers from the ABC said that “it is unabashedly queer and winningly deranged” and we had a great time reviewing it plus we had an informal ‘Kristen Stewart Fan Club’ meeting at the same time! We also spoke with...

It’s no secret we love the international film award season so we made the obvious choice to dedicate this entire program to THE ultimate event, the 96th Academy Awards. It’s been another interesting take on the ‘best’ in cinema over the past 12 months and recognising what that means in the film industry but as always we have our favourites and love to take the time to dissect and discuss who will win, who we wanted to win and who was snubbed (we’re looking at you ‘All Of Us Strangers’). We...

This was a jam packed Out Takes, full of all the things we love to feature on our program; local queer productions, interviews with their creators and special guests. For the latter, we were joined by Aarushi and Demetra to help us review two new very Aussie and very Queer projects that are available to view online in March. ‘Equal The Contest’ is a wonderful documentary by Mitch Nivalis that tells their story as a 42-year-old, non-binary filmmaker who joins a new local women’s footy club in...

For this Out Takes, we took a deep dive with some very special guests in to the return of the premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere. This year’s Australian International Documentary Conference a.k.a. the AIDC, is back in Melbourne this March, welcoming industry players from across the globe to drive collaboration, development, and production and to inspire innovation and ignite social change. First up, we featured a beautiful documentary that is garnering...

For this Out Takes, we brought you some reviews and an exclusive interview for the return of one of our favourite film festivals for 2024. This year’s Mardi Gras Film Festival is back screening in Sydney this February with a selection of on demand content streaming nationwide in March. For full details on the line up of films, events and more, check it out here. Our first review was of a film that received an 11-and-a-half-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the 2022 Venice Film...

This year’s Mardi Gras Film Festival is back screening in Sydney from February 15 to 29, before an on demand encore streaming nationwide from March 1 to 11. Now in its 31st year, the Festival theme for 2024 encourages the audience to indulge in a good, old-fashioned, post-screening discussion (or debate!) and with an epic 161 films and events spread across 77 unique programs, MGFF24 will be on everyone’s lips. Check out queerscreen.org.au for full details on the line up of films, events and...

With an upcoming retrospective coming to Melbourne cinemas soon, we took this oppoprtunity to revisit the career of one of our favourite filthy filmmakers – the man. the myth and the legend that is John Waters. We looked back at his leagcy including his most recent accomplishment of being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and we spoke to to Jaymes Durante, the Marketing Manager for the Classic and Lido cinemas, about their retrospective that kicks off this month featuring 12 of...

Ever since the announcement was made in 2020 that there was a film version of the ‘Mean Girls’ musical coming, we’ve been waiting and hoping that it was going to live up to the legacy of the 2004 teen classic. Well, the moment is here, so we knew we had to dedicate a show to ‘Mean Girls’ 2.0 and find out if it is as fetch as the first one! To atart of, we revisited the original Mean Girls and discussed how this film went on to become such a significant moment in teen cinema history and why...

While this was our first program for 2024, we decided to say our final farewell to 2023 by taking a look back at the year that was and give a few of our picks for some of the best queer films and television we loved for the past year. As always, it was a mixed bag and in many ways we saw a few big breakout hits and a lot of great content that came our way on our big and small screens but there was also a major strike that saw the US film and television industry grind to a halt for nearly 6...

It’s been another interesting year in film and television so as we get set to farewell 2023, we took this opportunity to look back on some of the movies and shows we enjoyed over the past 12 months and what we’re excited to see in the new year. In what is becoming an annual tradition, we were once again joined by Cinema Nova’s Krisitan Connelly and Madman’s Paul Tonta to get their recommendations for the year that was and for what to look out for in 2024. We also heard their thoughts on the...

For this Out Takes, we took a deep dive in to free to air streaming services in Australia and the content on offer including the variety of LGBTIQ programs across them all. We spoke with James Keogh from Umbrella Entertainment who told us about a new platform they’ve launched called Brollie which is free to join and is full of great local and international films and television including some great queer content too. We also featured an encore presentation of our interview with Jane Allen...

As you all know, Out Takes is the home of queer cinema and television on JOY 94.9 and for this program we reflected on two milestones that are linked to the program, the station we broadcast on and Melbourne’s queer history. JOY Media a.k.a JOY 94.9, is still Australia’s first only LGBTQIA+ community media organisation and over the coming twelve months, JOY is acknowledging it’s 30 year history with on-air commemorations, archival interviews, events and more to reflect on and celebrate JOY’s...

For this Out Takes, we turned our spotlight on two new funny and very quirky films that highlight a new wave of LGBTIQ+ millennial and Gen Z cinema that is not afraid to laugh at itself but also puts their stories front and centre in an unashamedly queer way. We had a ball watching and reviewing ‘Dicks: The Musical’ which follows two self-obsessed businessmen who discover they’re long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents. Along with...

With the silly season just around the corner, we dedicated this program to bringing you the latest on a great new film that looks at Christmas from a very queer and Australian perspective. ‘A Savage Christmas’ is a new Aussie film that takes the experience of spending Christmas with the family and turns it on its head in many surprising and funny ways. Written and directed by Madeleine Dyer and featuring a fantastic cast including Thea Raveneau, an Aboriginal Transgender Woman in her first...

It is no secret that we think ‘Of An Age’ is one of the best queer films to come out of Australia in years so for this Out Takes we turned the spotlight on one of the most talented openly gay screenwriters and directors on the rise in Australia and worldwide. Goran Stolveski is an award winning Macedonian-Australian creative who made his feature film directorial debut with the 2022 film ‘You Won’t Be Alone’, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and his second feature film, ‘Of...

With everything going on in the world, it seemed like a good time for us to make some recommendations to help bring us together and let the art of cinema and television be a tool for good in these troubling times. As this show went to air, this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival was in full swing and alongside a stream of historical titles throughout the program, MQFF also presents a joyous and uplifting array of new films including the fantastic Aussie documentary ‘Isla’s Way’ which was...

It is no secret we love a good film festival at Out Takes so for this program we looked at two coming our way this November. First up we discussed the 2023 Cunard British Film Festival which is presented by Palace Cinemas and is a showcase for many new and retrospective British films. Two of the fantatsic new features on offer were the Noel Coward documentary ‘Mad About Ther Boy’ and ‘Pretty Red Dress’, the brilliant debut film from London based writer/director Dionne Edwards. We enjoyed both...

For this Out Takes, we got nostalgic for the gay golden days of Hollywood by looking at a new documentary and book that both explore many of the films and stars of 20th Century cinema and their impact on our community, then and now. Our first guest for this program was Stephen Kijak, the director of ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED, a wonderful new documentary that is an intimate portrait of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men of the 1950’s and ‘60’s and an icon of Hollywood’s...