Talk Hard with Simon Miraudo is the official podcast of Quickflix.com.au Can we offer you a free personality test? Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo speaks with Paul Thomas Anderson, the writer and director of Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, and most recently, The Master. Simon also delivers his verdict on the Scientology-inspired picture (though you […]
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Talk Hard – Julia Loktev (The Loneliest Planet)
March 26, 2013 
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Talk Hard with Simon Miraudo is the official podcast of Quickflix.com.au In this episode, we are catching that Midnight Train to Georgia. Well, the one near Russia, anyway. Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo speaks with Julia Loktev, director of The Loneliest Planet. He also delivers his verdict on what she calls a dangerous date movie. Show […]
Continue readingInterview: Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar)
August 28, 2012 1 Comment
Interview: Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar). By Simon Miraudo. Philippe Falardeau‘s filmmaking career began with the tantalising opportunity to travel the globe as a contestant on Canada’s Race Around the World. Two decades later, and he’s an Oscar nominee walking the red carpet alongside George Clooney and Glenn Close. His Monsieur Lazhar lost the Best Foreign […]
Continue readingInterview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre)
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre). By Simon Miraudo. Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (ah-kee kaur-oohs-mak-ee – more fun to pronounce than even Michel Hazanavicius!) is one of the most acclaimed writer-directors in the world. Famous for his adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, as well as The Match Factory Girl and The Man Without a Past, he also has a reputation as something of a renegade. Kaurismäki […]
Continue readingInterview: Peta Sergeant (Iron Sky)
May 8, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Peta Sergeant (Iron Sky). By Simon Miraudo. Peta Sergeant – one of the former stars of Satisfaction – plays political advisor/fashionista/vengeance-seeking space captain Vivian Wagner in the fan-funded Iron Sky, a film she describes as “Galaxy Quest meets Mars Attacks. With Nazis.” During our conversation, she described what it’s like to be a working actress in Los Angeles […]
Continue readingInterview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre)
March 27, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre). By Simon Miraudo. Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (ah-kee kaur-oohs-mak-ee – more fun to pronounce than even Michel Hazanavicius!) is one of the most acclaimed writer-directors in the world. Famous for his adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, as well as The Match Factory Girl and The Man Without a Past, […]
Continue readingInterview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre)
January 25, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre). By Simon Miraudo. Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (ah-kee kaur-oohs-mak-ee – more fun to pronounce than even Michel Hazanavicius!) is one of the most acclaimed writer-directors in the world. Famous for his adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, as well as The Match Factory Girl and The Man Without a Past, […]
Continue readingInterview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)
December 14, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol). By Simon Miraudo. Though his name may not be as iconic as Steven Spielberg’s, or as ubiquitous as Mission: Impossible producer J.J. Abrams’, director Brad Bird has one of the best batting averages in the biz. Having spent a number of years writing and directing for […]
Continue readingInterview: Chris Miller (director of Puss in Boots)
December 7, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Chris Miller (director of Puss in Boots). By Simon Miraudo. Chris Miller is one of the driving creative forces of the Shrek franchise, having begun as a story artist and writer of additional dialogue on the first film and eventually graduating to director on Shrek the Third. Those pictures inspired many imitators, and since […]
Continue readingInterview: Ivan Sen (director of Toomelah)
November 23, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Ivan Sen (director of Toomelah). By Simon Miraudo. Toomelah marks Australian director Ivan Sen‘s third narrative feature film (and the first to garner release since his acclaimed debut picture Beneath Clouds landed in 2002). Set at the Toomelah Aboriginal Mission, the picture follows a young boy named Daniel who tries to fit in with […]
Continue readingInterview: Jonathan Teplitzky (director of Burning Man)
November 15, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man). By Simon Miraudo. Jonathan Teplitzky‘s semi-autobiographical film Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a Bondi chef and grieving widower struggling to keep his life together. He deals with the passing of his wife Sarah (Bojana Novakovic) by letting his volatile temper get the better of him and […]
Continue readingInterview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad)
October 27, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad). By Simon Miraudo. Bryan Cranston is enjoying something of a career renaissance, thanks to his iconic turn in TV’s Breaking Bad (it may be a little early to describe his performance as ‘iconic’, but hey, we’re calling it). As chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, Cranston has earned three consecutive Emmys as […]
Continue readingInterview: Albert Brooks (Drive)
October 25, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Albert Brooks (Drive). By Simon Miraudo. Albert Brooks’ chilling performance in Drive is one of the breakout turns of the year; not bad for an Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director with a career that spans four decades. Although we know him best from his witty supporting performances in Broadcast News, Taxi Driver and Out of Sight, his directorial efforts […]
Continue readingInterview: Richard De Aragues (director of TT3D: Closer to the Edge)
October 18, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Richard De Aragues (director of TT3D: Closer to the Edge). By Simon Miraudo. “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away,” sang Neil Young, and the stars of the new documentary TT3D: Closer to the Edge have taken his advice to heart. The film details the outrageously dangerous TT-Zero motorbike races on the […]
Continue readingInterview: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (director of The Thing)
October 13, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (director of The Thing). By Simon Miraudo. Dutch director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. is about to do battle with one of the fiercest monsters on the planet; one that would even frighten the shape-shifting subject of his new horror flick The Thing: the million-headed hydra of internet commentators and obsessed fans […]
Continue readingInterview: Stephen Curry and Simon Wincer (The Cup)
October 12, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Stephen Curry and Simon Wincer (The Cup). By Simon Miraudo. Simon Wincer has become the go-to guy for equine-centric films, having directed Phar Lap, The Lighthorseman, countless westerns, and now The Cup, based on Damien Oliver/Media Puzzle’s legendary win at the 2002 Melbourne Cup. Stephen Curry stars as Oliver – whose brother Jason died […]
Continue readingInterview: Craig Brewer (director of Footloose, Hustle and Flow)
October 7, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Craig Brewer (director of Footloose, Hustle and Flow). By Simon Miraudo. Many were shocked when edgy, indie filmmaker Craig Brewer signed on to direct a remake of the much-loved 80’s flick Footloose, in which Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) takes on ‘the man’ in an effort to bring back dancing to a super-religious small town. […]
Continue readingInterview: Daniel Nettheim (director of The Hunter)
October 4, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Daniel Nettheim (director of The Hunter). By Simon Miraudo. Daniel Nettheim directs the feature film adaptation of Julia Leigh’s novel The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe as a mercenary tasked with hunting down the last Tasmanian tiger. The film – which also stars Sam Neill and Frances O’Connor – made a splash at the Toronto […]
Continue readingInterview: Daniel Henshall (Snowtown)
September 13, 2011 0 Comments
Interview – Daniel Henshall (Snowtown). By Simon Miraudo. Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown tells the story of Australia’s most notorious serial killer, John Bunting, who in the early 1990s infiltrated the lives of some disenfranchised suburbanites and perpetrated some of the most horrific murders in history. The controversial film divided audiences while in cinemas, with reports of […]
Continue readingInterview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm)
September 6, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm). By Simon Miraudo. It has taken thirty-eight years for Australian author Patrick White’s tome The Eye of the Storm to hit cinemas. Not just anyone could have been trusted with one of the Nobel Laureate’s signature novels, however. Enter another Aussie icon to do his […]
Continue readingA brief encounter with Taylor Lautner
August 24, 2011 0 Comments
A brief encounter with Taylor Lautner. By Jess Lomas. Part werewolf, part poster boy for the ab-cruncher, Taylor Lautner flew into town last weekend for a whirlwind promo tour for his upcoming action flick, Abduction. In the film, Taylor plays a high-school student who discovers his baby photo on a missing person’s website, unravelling a […]
Continue readingInterview: J. Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (director and star of Birthday)
August 23, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: J. Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (director and star of Birthday). By Simon Miraudo. J. Harkness’ new feature film Birthday – adapted from his controversial stage play of the same name – opens the 2011 CinefestOz Film Festival this week. The picture stars Natalie Eleftheriadis as M, a high-end call girl who discovers love has […]
Continue readingInterview: John Michael McDonagh (director of The Guard)
August 23, 2011 0 Comments
Interview – John Michael McDonagh (director of The Guard). By Simon Miraudo. It was hardly a surprise to discover John Michael McDonagh had just as sharp a tongue as his brother Martin (In Bruges) in his feature film debut The Guard. It was truly refreshing, however, to see some of the family’s trademark barbs being […]
Continue readingVideo Interview – Lucy Liu and Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2)
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Lucy Liu, one of the stars of Kung Fu Panda 2, as well as director Jennifer Yuh Nelson ahead of the film’s premiere at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can also read the transcripts of our full interviews! Interview – Lucy Liu Interview – Jennifer Yuh Nelson Kung […]
Continue readingInterview: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of Kung Fu Panda 2)
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of Kung Fu Panda 2). By Simon Miraudo. Kung Fu Panda 2 helmer Jennifer Yuh Nelson has the distinct honour of being the first sole female director of an American animated film. We spoke with Nelson about her journey to the upper echelons at DreamWorks Animation studio, from her beginnings […]
Continue readingInterview: Lucy Liu (Kung Fu Panda 2)
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Lucy Liu (Kung Fu Panda 2). By Simon Miraudo. Lucy Liu has made a career out of playing powerful women, including Ling Woo in Ally McBeal, Alex Munday in Charlie’s Angels and O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill. She continues that tradition in the Kung Fu Panda films, where she offers her voice to Master […]
Continue readingInterview: Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids)
June 21, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids). By Simon Miraudo. Everyone’s familiar with Judd Apatow’s magic touch; he famously discovered Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel and many more at a young age, and mentored them into superstardom. But where is the credit for unsung hero Paul Feig, who created the short-lived (yet still very much […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood)
June 20, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Joshua Marston, director of The Forgiveness of Blood, at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. Discuss: Did you catch The Forgiveness of Blood at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty)
June 19, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Rachael Blake, one of the stars of Sleeping Beauty, at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. You can also read our review of Sleeping Beauty. Discuss: Did you catch Sleeping Beauty at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Miranda July (The Future)
June 19, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Miranda July, writer, director and star of the new film The Future at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. You can also read our review of The Future. Discuss: Did you catch The Future at SFF?
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