Modernising a Genre – Westerns

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Posted on 31st March 2008 by Sean in Cinema |Podcasts |TV

This week Sean and James begin an ongoing series by looking at modern takes on Westerns. Specifically the 1992 movie Unforgiven
directed by Clint Eastwood, and the HBO series Deadwood.

The Darjeeling Limited

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Posted on 26th January 2008 by Sean in Cinema |Podcasts

James and Sean talk about the 2007 movie The Darjeeling Limited, directed by Wes Anderson, starring Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody.

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Images of Dystopia

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Posted on 3rd December 2007 by Sean in Literature |Podcasts

Sean, Tim, James, Sebastian and Amy talk about Brave New World by Aldoulus Huxley along with other works that involve Dystopia. Including 1984 by George Orwell, the movie Gattaca and others.

Show Notes

Czech Dream, the Czech documentary that Tim referred to in the show.

Robert Rauschenberg

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Posted on 20th November 2007 by Sean in Art |Podcasts

James, Amy and Sean talk about Robert Rauschenberg and the exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia.

Show Notes

Overview of Exhibition including pictures of the works mentioned: http://www.nga.gov.au/Rauschenberg/index.cfm

Example of ‘Combine’: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rauschenberg/bed.jpg.html

Titus Andronicus – William Shakespeare

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Posted on 11th September 2007 by Sean in Cinema |Literature |Podcasts

Simon, Sean, Sebastian and James talk about the play Titus Andronicus and the 1999 movie Titus directed by Julie Taymor and try and figure out if it was the moops or the moors.

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