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JOY turns 30 and Out Takes celebrates 8 years on air! from 2023-12-11T21:47:15
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...
‘Bottoms’and‘Dicks: The Musical’with special guests Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp from 2023-12-04T00:44:10
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...
‘A Savage Christmas’with special guests Thea Raveneau and Helen Thomson from 2023-11-27T22:15:53
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...
Goran Stolevski from 2023-11-19T22:31:37
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...
Out Takes Recommends with special guest Marion Pilowsky from 2023-11-12T21:37:21
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...
2023 British Film Festival and more MQFF from 2023-11-08T22:15:27
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...
Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age with special guests Larry Duplechan and Stephen Kijak from 2023-10-29T21:51:44
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...
Out Takes Guide to MQFF 2023 from 2023-10-22T22:58:30
It’s one of our favourites that we cover each you so for this program we were excited to bring you all the latest news on our local LGBTIQA+ film festival...
New Queer French Films with special guest Olivier Peyon from 2023-10-15T22:12:10
After an extended break, the Out Takes team is back on the airwaves and in your ears so for our first show back we took a trip to France to...
Out Takes Extra: 2023 St Ali Italian Film Festival with Elysia Zeccola from 2023-09-21T06:33:14
Ciao! The Out Takes team is taking a well-deserved break until mid-October but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to highlight the St Ali Film Festival which is back in...
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2023 from 2023-07-09T22:33:45
It is no secret that we love a documentary at Out Takes and we’re excited to welcome back one of our favourite local annual film festivals that turns the spotlight...
The queer legacy of Wham! and George Michael…plus‘Barbie’! from 2023-07-03T07:00:38
With a new documentary coming to Netflix this July and to acknowledge what would have been his 60th birthday, we dedicated this program to the legacy and impact of Wham!...
Out Takes Winter Warmer Edition 2023 from 2023-06-26T00:58:16
For this Out Takes, we were joined by special guest Alaisdair to look at some Winter Warmers, a.k.a. our recommendations for some new television shows and films to get in...
2023 Spanish Film Festival, Cinema Nova Pride Season and‘All The Beauty and the Bloodshed’ from 2023-06-19T00:10:49
There is nothing better than getting into a cosy cinema in winter and enjoying some quality queer films so we took this program as an opportunity to highlight some of...
Deadloch: must-see queer Aussie TV from 2023-06-10T06:07:20
*Language warning* – this episode has a bit of colourful language in it from us and the TV show itself 🙂For this Out Takes, we turned our attention to...
Queering 100 Years of Disney featuring‘The Little Mermaid’ from 2023-06-04T23:17:48
Disney is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and its latest live action adaptation of one of its most popular animated films ‘The Little Mermaid’ has just hit cinemas so...
St Kilda Film Festival 2023 and new Program Director for MQFF from 2023-05-29T00:39:48
This week on Out Takes we turned the spotlight on two iconic Melbourne film festivals and looked at the the importance of local film festivals that tell stories by us,...
LGBTQ South African Cinema from 2023-05-14T22:42:52
It’s no secret that we love a good film festival at Out Takes, so we were excited to take a look at the South African Film Festival which returned to...
Out Takes Encore: The Interview Edition part 2 from 2023-05-07T23:44:40
We loved bringing these interviews to you the first time around so here they are again for an encore presentation a.k.a. Out Takes Encore: The Interview Edition part 2. First...
JOY Radiothon 2023: Together We Thrive from 2023-05-02T02:30:59
JOY’s annual fundraising drive (a.k.a Radiothon) was back live from the Victorian Pride Centre for 2023 and for this show we were too, broadcasting live in the studio for the...
Queer Environmental Activism from 2023-04-23T23:22:13
To acknowledge Earth Day 2023, we took a look at a new Australian documentary and U.S. produced docu-series that deal with environmental issues from a queer perspective and the impact...
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Out Takes Encore: The Interview Edition from 2023-04-16T23:19:09
This year feels like it is flying by so for this show we pumped the brakes and revisited four of our favourite interviews from the past 12 months. First up...
Out Takes Recommends: April 2023 edition from 2023-04-08T21:03:48
This year, we’ve been enjoying covering national film festivals, industry events and local LGBTIQ+ television. Hpwever, with a long weekend on our doorstep, we decided to look at some of...
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Gender Equality and Diversity Representation in Media from 2023-04-02T04:09:28
We talk about representation a lot on Out Takes but it always deserves revisiting. For this show, we took a deep dive into women’s representation on screen and behind the...
Out Takes Extra: ‘Of An Age’ with special guest Goran Stolevski from 2023-03-27T23:42:19
‘Of An Age’ is a beautiful Melbourne-made film from the incredibly talented writer / director Goran Stolevski that tells the story of Kol (played by Elias Anton), a Serbian Australian...
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Queer Australian History featuring‘In Our Blood’and‘Queerstralia’ from 2023-03-18T06:04:04
For this program, we turned the spotlight on to two new programs that explore Australia’s broad, diverse and in some cases, very hidden and heartbreaking queer history. First up we...
The Out Takes Guide to the 2023 Oscars from 2023-03-14T20:50:54
It’s all over for another year hut we can never let the Academy Awards pass without celebrating this iconic film event and give our picks for what will take out...
World Pride Cinema with Onir and‘The Blue Caftan’director Maryam Touzani from 2023-02-27T05:18:33
Have your pride flags at the ready! With World Pride taking over Sydney, Australia and the World, we’re celebrating by looking at films from around the globe that make us...
Stories of Love, Loss and Grief: The Last of Us, Spoiler Alert, The Whale and The Son from 2023-02-20T03:00:11
For this episode of Out Takes, we looked at three new films that look at grief, loss and what comes next for those left behind. We kicled off by talking...
Connections with MWFF and‘How to Tell a Secret’ from 2023-02-12T21:42:12
As Out Takes is the home of queer cinema on JOY 94.9, it’s only fitting that we dedicated this show to a festival that is on in Melbourne soon with...
Drag Cinema with Maxi Shield and“The Winner Takes It All”Director James Demitri from 2023-02-05T23:39:32
For this week on Out Takes, we celebrated the international premiere of THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL at the Queer Screen – Mardi Gras Film Festival by looking at some...
Gay Sporting Films with‘Golden Delicious’Director Jason Karman from 2023-01-26T23:11:18
This week on Out Takes we took the plunge and deep dived into the world of gay sporting films. We looked at IN FROM THE SIDE, PUNCH, and GOLDEN DELICIOUS...
Out Takes Guide to the 2023 Mardi Gras Film Festival from 2023-01-23T07:46:42
Now in its thirtieth year, the Mardi Gras Film Festival will bring 166 films from Australia and around the world to Sydney for two glorious weeks of queer cinema from...
Out Takes 2022 in Review from 2023-01-10T22:19:22
Whilst many of us were happy to see the back of 2022, we couldn’t let the opportunity go by to look at some of the best queer content from the...
Out Takes Recommends: the Holiday Season Summer Edition from 2022-12-24T21:07:37
Technically this is the Christmas edition of Out Takes but don’t panic, we’re not talking about holiday themed movies – been there, done that, not today Santa! For this program...
Out Takes celebrates 7 years on air! from 2022-12-19T22:44:33
For this very special Out Takes, we celebrated our seventh anniversary as the home of queer cinema on JOY 94.9! Over more than 300 episodes, we have looked at literally...
World AIDS Day 2022 from 2022-11-29T00:03:41
For World AIDS Day 2022, the Out Takes team wanted to highlight two of the fantastic films and interviews from our archives that acknowledge the importance of representation and seeing...
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Out Takes Recommends: November 2022 edition from 2022-11-21T21:38:20
We’ve been enjoying covering the Melbourne Queer Film Festival the past couple of weeks but for this show we decided to look at some of the latest queer and LGBTIQ-adjacent...
The Out Takes guide to MQFF 2022: part 2 from 2022-11-13T21:38:51
There is just too much to talk about at this years Melbourne Queer Film Festival so we took this week to again dive deeper in to the program and discuss...
The Out Takes guide to MQFF 2022: part 1 from 2022-11-12T00:54:52
It’s finally that time of year again: MQFF is back! Running from November 10 – 21, the 32nd Melbourne Queer Film Festival features a Spotlight on Brazil, 35 Australian premieres,...
Halloween 2022 from 2022-11-11T06:32:26
It was the spooky season so the Out Takes team took this as a sign to dive in to some of the latest scary movies and television shows that were...
‘BROS’with Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller from 2022-10-23T21:51:29
For this Out Take, we were very excited to celebrate the release of ‘BROS’, the highly anticapted and much discussed romantic comedy about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling...
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‘In From The Side’with Adam Silver and British Film Festival Director Kim Petalas from 2022-10-17T22:40:11
IN FROM THE SIDE is the new gay rugby film from director Matt Carter and screenwriter Adam Silver, which screens at the British Film Festival and MQFF in November. We...
Homelessness, Ageing and LGBTIQ+ Seniors from 2022-10-10T01:09:22
With World Homelessness Day on October 10 and it also being Seniors Month in October here in Australia, for this Out Takes we took a look at a powerful new...
Out Takes Spring Showcase from 2022-09-26T00:57:20
Spring is here down under and there is still enough rainy days in between the bursts of sunshine to enjoy some quality TV&films so we took this opportunity...
Melbourne-made Documentaries featuring special guests Georgie Stone, Maya Newell, Lachlan Mcleod&Gus Berger from 2022-09-18T23:13:11
For this jam-packed program, we turned the spotlight on three fantastic Melbourne-made documentaries that we highly recommend you check out. First up was ‘The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone’ which ...
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Out Takes Extra:‘The Lost City of Melbourne’with special guest Gus Berger from 2022-09-08T07:01:22
The attempted ‘modernisation’ of Melbourne in the 1950s destroyed much of the city, including its elegant cinemas and picture palaces. Now, a new Melbourne-made documentary called ‘The Lost City...
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Celebrating Melbourne’s Independent Cinema Scene from 2022-08-30T05:59:18
As Cinema Nova are celebrating their 30th anniversary from August 24 with a week of festivities including a retrospective programme of some of the Carlton cinema’s most popular and memorable mov...
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Gay Cowboy Films with special guest Josh Lavery from 2022-08-22T23:08:33
This week on Out Takes we celebrated Craig Boreham’s steamy new film LONESOME by exploring the gay western and cowboy genre. Our special guest was Josh Lavery, the star of...
Melbourne International Film Festival 2022 with special guests Goran Stolevski and Craig Boreham from 2022-08-16T06:41:52
The Melbourne International Film Festival is back and we’re celebrating with a guest studded line up! Our first guest was Goran Stolevski, the breakout director behind Of An Age, which...
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Out Takes Guide to MIFF 2022 from 2022-07-28T00:28:30
Now in its 70th year, the Melbourne International Film Festival returns to cinemas and online this August with a monumental new program featuring more than 370 films and a stellar...
The rise of TikTok and short format queer content from 2022-07-21T04:25:14
In this episode of Out Takes, we looked at the world of short format queer content designed for TikTok – the new media frontier where content creators are pushing boundaries...
Queer Documentaries: TransAthletica&MDFF 2022 from 2022-07-11T23:38:20
We love a good queer doco’ at Out Takes and this July we’re spoilt for choice with a fantastic new docuseries on offer and the welcome return of the Melbourne...
‘Elvis’with special guest Catherine Martin from 2022-06-27T22:36:13
With the release of Baz Luhrmann’s eagerly anticipated epic cinematic spectacle about the king of rock n roll, we dedicated this program to taking a deep dive in to the...
Queer As Folk from 2022-06-20T01:22:47
The new QUEER AS FOLK series from Peacock is FINALLY here and we think that it’s (mostly) great. So this week on Out Takes, we reviewed the series and celebrated...
The 2022 Out Takes Guide to Pride Month from 2022-06-16T22:43:59
While we down under traditionally celebrate our queer season in our summer, those in the northern hemisphere are currently in the midst of Pride Month 2022. This annual celebration is...
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The Heart Warmer Edition from 2022-06-07T23:41:46
Winter is here in Melbourne and it’s very cold outside so we thought what better way to warm us all up is by dedicating this program to some of the...
Women in Pop Music documentaries featuring‘Charli XCX: Alone Together’ from 2022-05-30T05:05:22
For this week on Out Takes, we’re talking about documentaries again but this time specifically those that take a look behind the scenes of Women In Pop Music; think In...
Out Takes Extra: One on One with Billy Eichner on‘Bros’ from 2022-05-20T01:48:50
For this Out Takes exclusive, we got to speak with openly gay comedian, actor and producer Billy Eichner. He’s well known for his star turns in many popular TV shows...
St Kilda Film Festival 2022 from 2022-05-19T03:06:01
For this program, we took a look at this years St Kilda Film Festival. It’s the longest running short form film festival in Australia and an excellent hub of content...
Moro Spanish Film Festival and the South African Film Festival from 2022-05-02T01:24:36
It’s well know that we love a good film festival at Out Takes so this week we were excited to take a look at two that are on now and...
Human Rights Arts&Film Festival and the Fantastic Film Festival of Australia from 2022-04-28T23:18:39
Film festival season is well and truly upon us, so for this program, we turned the spotlight on to two exciting and challenging festivals with some excellent queer offerings: the...
The Out Takes Guide to MQFF Mini 2022 from 2022-04-16T06:57:43
While we’re still fondly reminiscing about the return of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival in November of last year, the fantastic team at MQFF is coming back sooner than expected...
Magic Realism in Queer Cinema from 2022-04-11T07:26:23
This week on Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on to magic realism in queer cinema: think local productions like The Greenhouse and Ellie and Abby and Ellie’s Dead Aunt....
#GrowWithJOY–the Out Takes 2022 Radiothon Special from 2022-04-07T00:59:10
It costs $6552 for each hour of broadcasting on JOY 94.9 so the Out Takes team brought you more bang for your bucks for this show and took over the...
Out Takes 2022 Oscars special – part 2 from 2022-04-07T00:50:31
The Oscars were set to hit the Dolby Theater the Monday after this program aired so we took this opportunity to make more predictions on who would be the big...
Out Takes 2022 Oscars special–part 1 from 2022-04-07T00:42:30
It’s an annual tradition that when the Academy Awards roll around, the Out Takes team take out our crystal ball and make some calculated and wildly subjective predictions on who...
Celebrating‘ALINE’and the CELINAISSANCE on Out Takes from 2022-03-08T04:16:24
‘ALINE’, the unofficial Celine Dion biopic from French comedienne Valerie Lemercier, has just landed in select cinemas around the county. So to mark the occasion, Out Takes explore the ‘Celinais...
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2022 Mardi Gras Film Festival In Review from 2022-03-02T23:33:45
The Mardi Gras Film Festival was back in full swing in February 2022 so for this Out Takes, we celebrated by reviewing some of our favourite content from the Festival....
Out Takes Extra: One on One with Thomas Wilson-White, director of THE GREENHOUSE from 2022-02-23T21:13:13
In this Out Takes special, we sit down with Thomas Wilson-White for an exclusive chat about his new film, THE GREENHOUSE, which has screened at festivals around the world and...
Spotlight on Documentaries with special guest Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Director of‘FLEE’ from 2022-02-20T23:53
It’s no secret that we love a good documentary at Out Takes and for this program we took a look at one of the best to come our way in...
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022–Part 2 from 2022-02-09T23:15:44
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the return of the Mardi Gras Film Festival. Screening online and in cinemas, the Festival runs from February 17 – March 3. Joining...
Pedro Almodóvar Retrospective from 2022-01-30T23:21:01
For this special program, it was all about Almodóvar, Pedro that is. To coincide with PEDRO ALMODÓVAR: A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE at the Classic and Lido cinemas, featuring all 22 of...
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 from 2022-01-30T22:29:47
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the 2022 return of the much loved Mardi Gras Film Festival. Featuring over 100 films from every corner of the globe, the Festival...
BINGE! The Best Queer TV Series To Catch Up On in 2022 from 2022-01-20T21:54:23
At Out Takes, we’re always keen to explore what’s happening in Queer Cinema but we know that some of the best storytelling and representation for the LGBTIQA+ community is happening...
The Out Takes Guide to the Best Films of 2021 from 2022-01-14T00:35:44
For this special look back on our favourite films for 2021, we all did some serious homework in advance to narrow down all of the movies we saw last year...
A Magical Movie Musical Ride through 2021 from 2022-01-14T00:19:22
This week on Out Takes, we waved goodbye to the year that was with Daniel taking a look back at some of his picks for the best movie musicals of...
Must-See Movies for this Holiday Season and New Year from 2021-12-25T23:00:51
With Christmas Day behind us, the Out Takes team took a deep dive with this special program to look at many of the great films that are coming our way...
The Out Takes Guide to the 2021 Gay Christmas Films from 2021-12-21T00:53:44
This week on Out Takes, Gina was taking a well deserved break so the boys went full yuletide gay by reviewing some of the latest, queerest, most saccharine Christmas cinema:...
‘Dear Evan Hansen’with special guest director Stephen Chbosky from 2021-12-13T03:48:22
For this Out Takes, we turned the whole program over to ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, the latest in a line of blockbuster-stage-musical-to-big-screen adaptation that is in cinemas now across Australia and...
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MQFF 2021 wrap up with‘Forgiveness Day’director Derek Ho from 2021-12-07T01:42:55
This week on Out Takes, we waved goodbye to this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival by reviewing some of our favorite picks from the program: think MOFFIE and SWEETHEART. We...
Celebrating 6 years of Out Takes from 2021-11-22T21:35:23
Happy 6th anniversary to US! For the last six years, over more than 250 episodes, we’ve brought the filmic landscape on the other side of the rainbow to JOY. So...
MQFF 2021 reviews from 2021-11-22T05:43:51
This week on Out Takes, we continued our celebration of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival by diving head first into this year’s exciting new program of films. We reviewed a...
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2021 with MQFF Program Director Spiro Economopoulos from 2021-11-08T00:21:28
This year, cinemas have been pretty much closed in Melbourne and film festivals either were put on hold or went completely online. While we all appreciated the effort that went...
Casting Controversies in Queer Cinema with special guests Miranda Sparks and Ruby Mountford from 2021-10-27T22:43:12
We’re no stranger to a bit of controversy on Out Takes so this week we’re taking on one of the biggest controversies in the global film industry: casting. Since its...
In Her Own Words–Jacqueline Bublitz from 2021-10-18T22:04:40
Here on Out Takes, we enjoy discussing films and television each week but we also love a good story. Jacqueline Bublitz is the author of ‘Before You Knew My Name’,...
Pray Away and Conversion‘Therapy’in Queer Cinema from 2021-10-05T04:06:28
This week on Out Takes, we looked at PRAY AWAY, the new documentary from producer Ryan Murphy and Director Kristine Stolakis about faith based conversion ‘therapy’ practices in the US and...
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from 2021-09-27T03:06:02
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the much anticipated release of EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, the heartfelt new coming of age musical from director Jonathan Butterell. Based on the... Listen
2021 Queer Screen Film Fest in review from 2021-09-21T23:33:42
Since 2013, the Queer Screen Film Fest has become a major event that delivers the latest LGBTIQ movies to Sydney’s screens in the month of September. This year’s Queer Screen...
2021 Festival Double: Queer Screen Film Fest and Taiwan Film Festival from 2021-09-20T23:20:37
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the return of the Queer Screen Film Fest, which commenced from September 16 online for 10 days. Our guests were festival director Lisa...
Cinderella and MISS from 2021-09-20T23:08:38
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the release of CINDERELLA on Amazon Prime. From director Kay Cannon, CINDERELLA is a new juke box musical starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel...
One for the Content Creators from 2021-09-01T23:58:28
This week on Out Takes, we spoke with two Australian content creators, Julie Kalceff&Oliver Ross. Both Julie and Oliver have recently had stories featured in Screen Australia’s Authentic...
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Out Takes MIFF 2021 In Review from 2021-09-01T23:29:11
In this episode of Out Takes, we looked back at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The Festival had initially planned to take viewers back into cinemas, but last minute lockdown...
The Future of Feature Film Making with Lean Filmmaking, For Films Sake and Attagirl from 2021-08-15T23:42:44
This week we spoke with two Australian content creators who are taking the traditional model of making films and turning it on its head, making it more inclusive and accessible...
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021–part 2 from 2021-08-09T03:29:27
We continued our coverage of the Melbourne International Film Festival on Out Takes this week by speaking with the Festival’s Artistic Director, Al Cossar. Catch up on the program and...
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Melbourne International Film Festival 2021: LGBTIQA+ Highlights from 2021-08-03T01:26:18
This week on Out Takes, we dive in and take a look at one of our favourite film festivals and some of the many LGBTIQA+ films they have on offer...
Queer Documentaries: Steelers and Yes I Am from 2021-07-19T22:26:35
We maybe in lockdown but we’ve still managed to find some great new documentaries for you to stream from the comfort and safety of your home. We took a look...
We Were Here with Director David Weissman from 2021-07-12T04:11:28
This week on Out Takes, we recognised the tenth anniversary of WE WERE HERE. From director David Weissman, WE WERE HERE recalls the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis in...
Out Takes Extra: Dating Amber writer / director David Freyne from 2021-07-09T01:21:07
‘Dating Amber’ is the second feature film from the very talented London-based Irish writer / director David Freyne. With the film now hitting cinema screens in Australia and available to...
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Homegrown LGBTQ Web series and local short form story telling from 2021-07-06T00:41:29
This week on Out Takes, we turned our attention to the small screen and the rapidly changing world of short form storytelling. In particular, we looked at some of the...
In The Heights from 2021-06-27T22:38:34
Before Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda brought the story of Usnavi&Washington Heights (a.k.a ‘In The Heights’) to Broadway in 2008 and now it’s on the big screen as a...
LGBTIQ Winter Warmers from 2021-06-21T22:44:25
This week on Out Takes, 3/4 of the team did our first broadcast live from JOY’s new home at the Victorian Pride Centre (we missed you Gina!). So as winter...
Queer Reading the Wonderful World of Disney from 2021-05-26T04:32:11
ACMI has launched its new exhibition, Disney: the Magic of Animation. It’s the first time the exhibition, which brings together over 500 Disney artworks, is showing in the Southern Hemisphere......
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St Kilda Film Festival 2021: Shift Your Focus from 2021-05-19T22:30:14
St Kilda Film Festival is Australia’s largest and longest-running short film festival and it’s back bigger than ever for 2021. The Out Takes team were excited to welcome Festival Director...
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In Memoriam from 2021-05-11T22:41:34
This week on Out Takes, we’re paying our respects to the many incredible people from the cinematic universe behind the scenes and in front of the camera who left us...
2021 Awards Season Wrap Up from 2021-05-11T22:37:53
This week on Out Takes, we looked back at an awards season like no other – the Golden Globes, the Razzies, the GLAAD Media Awards, the Oscars, and the diverse...
Lights, Camera, Television! from 2021-04-29T01:37:51
“I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television” – Gore Vidal. This week on Out Takes, we’re not talking about our sex lives but we did...
Category is: Radiothon 2021! from 2021-04-19T07:13:19
JOY’s Radiothon is back for another year and the Out Takes team geared up to fully #EmbraceJOY! Out Takes is proud to be part of the JOY family and we’re...
Out Takes is back for 2021! from 2021-04-12T22:35:08
The Out Takes team are back together again! It’s been nearly a year since the last episode of Out Takes hit the air so with all of us back together...
2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival with special guests Posy Dixon&Lucinda Horrocks from 2020-07-01T07:10:53
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the launch of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival looking at two films that showcase the quality cinema featuring in this years virtual festival....
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Cinemas To Re-Open from 2020-06-26T00:10:01
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the return to business of some of our favourite independent local cinemas. We were joined by CEO of Cinema Nova Kristian Connelly and...
A look back: The impact of COVID19 on local cinemas from 2020-06-25T23:54:36
In this Out Takes retrospective, we look back at our coverage of how the COVID19 public health crisis has effected our local film and cinema industries. We revisit exclusive Out...
Race Relations, Rebellion and Resistance in Queer Cinema from 2020-06-19T03:04:48
This week on Out Takes, as protesters take to streets across the globe demanding an end to racism, we looked at the ways in which race relations, rebellion and resistance...
Forbidden Fruits at the 2020 St Kilda Film Festival from 2020-06-04T01:51:44
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the St Kilda Film Festival, which returns to screens for a bumper online edition this June. St Kilda Film Festival features a number...
#METOO Cinema with director Kitty Green from 2020-05-27T23:27:01
This week on Out Takes, we looked at #metoo cinema in the post Harvey Weinstein era. Our guest was Kitty Green, whose new film, THE ASSISTANT, has been called ‘a...
LGBTIQ Representation of Family in Cinema featuring Rachel Mason and Chris Bolan from 2020-05-18T23:38:04
Two of the best queer films of 2020 have come via Netflix and this week on Out Takes we were extremely honoured to have the directors of both documentaries joining...
Hollywood by Ryan Murphy from 2020-05-16T04:52:41
This week on Out Takes we celebrated the release of HOLLYWOOD, Ryan Murphy’s much anticipated new miniseries on Netflix. HOLLYWOOD follows an aspiring group of actors and filmmakers trying to......
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Supporting the local Film and Television industry through COVID-19 from 2020-05-09T07:47
This week on Out Takes, we continued our look at the ways in which the COVID19 public health crisis has impacted the film and cinema industries in Australia and around...
We Are You: Out Takes 2020 Radiothon Special from 2020-04-28T03:45:43
It’s that time of year again! JOY 94.9 is Australia’s premiere LGBTI radio station and it needs your help. So this week on Out Takes, we’re celebrating RADIOTHON – JOY’s...
Queer Webseries with special guests Hannah Ngo and Boaz Stark from 2020-04-20T22:16:41
This week on Out Takes, as we continue to scramble for online content like we never really have before, we took al ook at some of the best, or most...
Queer and Differently Abled Identity in LGBT Cinema with Directors Ian Watson&Suzanne Guacci from 2020-04-19T00:42:46
This week on Out Takes, we’re looking at the ways in which differently abled, LGBT lives are represented in queer cinema. And here’s a spoiler: they rarely are. The question...
The impact of COVID-19 on the Australian Film Industry from 2020-04-07T22:40:49
This week on Out Takes, as the COVID19 public health crisis continues to take a devastating toll on communities and industries around the world, we turned our attention to the...
Marco Berger Retrospective from 2020-03-31T06:09:42
This week on Out Takes, we turned our spotlight on full beam to the work of prolific Argentinian film maker Marco Berger as his new film, YOUNG HUNTER, hits film...
Binge Worthy Queer Films from 2020-03-27T06:31:52
This week on Out Takes, as people all over the world took to their homes, we turned the spotlight on some of our favourite binge worthy queer films that you...
MQFF 2020 suspended–what next? from 2020-03-27T06:03:10
This week on Out Takes, we turned our attention to the 30th annual Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF). MQFF kicked off on March 12 with a program set to bring...
The Look: Iconic Cinematic Dresses from 2020-03-24T05:56:26
For this Out Takes program, we celebrated the theatrical release of Peter Strickland’s IN FABRIC by looking at some of the most iconic cinematic dresses: think Judy Garland’s pinafore in...
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Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2020 from 2020-03-24T00:12:40
This week on Out Takes, we looked to celebrate the 30th Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), which kicked off on March 12 and which was yet again poised to bring...
Sydney Mon Amour! from 2020-03-05T05:19:14
For this week on Out Takes, Mardi Gras season was upon us so we decided to celebrate Sydney and the ways that it figures in queer Australian cinema. Our first...
Obsession in Queer Cinema from 2020-03-05T04:59:53
In this Out Takes special, to mark the theatrical release of UNDERTOW, the new film from Australian film maker Miranda Nation, we looked at queer films about obsession: think classics...
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Queer Themed Romance Films from 2020-02-27T06:00:06
For this Out Takes special, love was in the air! Valentine’s Day was just around the corner so to celebrate we looked at some of our favorite LGBT themed romance...
The Out Takes Guide to the 2020 Academy Awards from 2020-02-07T05:55:25
This week on Out Takes, with the 92nd Academy Awards to be announced on Monday February 10, we throw caution to the wind and made our opinions known by casting...
2020 Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival from 2020-02-07T04:11:26
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival, which returns to Sydney this month with a fresh and thought provoking new line up of...
‘Bombshell’and the 2020 Academy Award nominations from 2020-01-31T05:56:47
The Academy announced its fresh batch of nominees ahead of the 92nd annual Academy Awards later this month so to mark the occasion on Out Takes we turned our attention...
Ones to Watch in 2020 from 2020-01-20T06:12:11
For the first live Out Takes of 2020, we turned the spotlight on some of the most anticipated films headed our way in 2020: think new Disney blockbusters, star studded...
Out Takes 2019 Interview Retrospective from 2020-01-17T06:25:06
We kicked off the first Out Takes of 2020 by taking one last look back at the year that was and put the spotlight on some of our favourite interviews...
The Out Takes Guide to the Best&Worst Films of 2019 from 2020-01-17T05:20:54
The Out Takes waved goodbye to 2019 by looking at the year that was in queer cinema by counting down our favorite LGBTIQ leaning fare and celebrating the best films...
A Very Merry Mariah Christmas! from 2020-01-17T04:12:06
25 years after its initial release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” finally reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. So for this Out Takes Xmas...
Out Takes turns 200! from 2019-12-19T05:22:51
This week on Out Takes we celebrated our 200th episode! To mark the occasion, we took a look back at our last four years as the home of queer cinema...
The Out Takes Guide to the Best Queer Films of the Decade from 2019-12-13T03:45:46
It’s nearly the end of the decade so we took stock of the past ten years that was and looked back at the queer films that left a big impression...
Finding the Queer in‘Frozen 2’ from 2019-12-09T05:00:49
Disney’s FROZEN is the highest grossing animated film of all time. Now, FROZEN 2 is screening in cinemas around the world, and has already grossed over $738 million dollars internationally.... Listen
Charlie’s Angels 2019–back on the big screen from 2019-12-02T05:23:40
After the success of the Charlie’s Angels television show in the late 70’s and the movies in the early 2000’s, there was much excitement around the announcement of a third installment, with... Listen
Out Takes Extra: Director Selina Miles on‘Martha: A Picture Story’ from 2019-11-27T05:26:10
Martha Cooper is one of the most adored and influential members of the street art world yet almost unknown outside of it, perhaps ‘the most iconic photographer you’ve never heard...
Intimacy in Contemporary Lesbian Cinema from 2019-11-22T03:18:51
This week on Out Takes, we turned our attention to the representation of intimacy in contemporary lesbian cinema. Is same-sex female intimacy still depicted through a male gaze or is...
Transformation in Cinema featuring Jillian Bell&Paul Downs Colaizzo from 2019-11-16T01:35:18
This week on Out Takes we took a look at two very different films that highlight the ongoing transformation many LGBTIQ people go through and how this is represented on...
The best queer film soundtracks of the decade from 2019-11-16T01:11:41
As the end of the decade quickly approaches, the Out Takes team begin a series of retrospectives looking back at the decade in queer cinema. In this retrospective, the Out...
Families in Transition from 2019-11-07T06:06:18
This week on Out Takes we turned our attention to films that spotlight families in transition: think indie flicks like 52 TUESDAYS and A KID LIKE JAKE. These films focus...
Representation of Gay Pornography in Queer Cinema from 2019-11-07T05:25:35
This week on Out Takes, we took a look at the representation of gay pornography in queer cinema, in particular at how queer cinema employs representations of pornography to interrogate...
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Spotlight on JUDY starring Renée Zellweger from 2019-10-25T02:24:08
Judy Garland is a Hollywood icon. She received a Juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Special Tony Award. In 1998, Carnegie Hall hosted a two-concert tribute to...
Mental Health in Cinema from 2019-10-25T01:26:06
This week on Out Takes, we were joined by a guest studded line up as we acknowledged Mental Health Week and took stock of the way that cinema affects our...
#MeToo in Cinema with WORKING WOMAN director Michal Aviad from 2019-10-18T05:53:42
The Me Too movement (#MeToo), with a large variety of local and international related names, is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. The movement began to spread virally... Listen
MQFF eXtra 2019 from 2019-10-18T05:38:07
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated MQFF eXtra, which kicked off at Cinema Nova in October. The inaugural MQFF eXtra showcased a spate of new queer films, including festival...
Queer Screen Film Festival 2019 from 2019-10-18T05:16:56
The Queer Screen Film Festival (QSFF) celebrates sexual and gender diversity through queer storytelling on the big screen. This week on Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on QSFF by...
Female Friendship in Queer Cinema with ANIMALS Director Sophie Hyde from 2019-09-23T05:10:35
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the release of Sophie Hyde’s ANIMALS by looking at the representation of female friendship in queer leaning cinema: think films like STEEL MAGNOLIAS, CLUELE...
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John Waters from 2019-09-05T07:27:06
This week on Out Takes we celebrated the iconic cinematic legacy of John Waters. Waters is a queer cinema auteur and film making icon responsible for cult classics like Pink...
Sex and Sexuality in Modern Screen Remakes from 2019-09-05T05:13:27
This week on Out Takes, we plunged into the world of Hollywood remakes, in particular we looked at the ways in which Hollywood remakes mirror the sexual politics of their...
MIFF 2019: wrap up and reviews from 2019-09-05T00:19:12
This week on Out Takes we waved goodbye to the MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL by reviewing some of our favorite Festival films: think PAIN&GLORY, 5B, THE QUEEN, THE...
Your LGBTIQ Guide to the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne from 2019-08-15T07:07:40
This week on Out Takes, we plunged into the world of Indian cinema to celebrate the 10th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. This year’s program features 60 films spanning...
Your Queer Guide to the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival from 2019-08-09T05:27:56
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is back for 2019, taking over our lives and the entire city from August 1 – 18. Celebrating its 68th year, MIFF will feature...
Documenting Queer Gender&Sexual Outsiders from 2019-08-03T04:03:30
This week on Out Takes we explored modern documentaries that continue the tradition of Frank Simon’s ground-breaking and now canonical 1968 documentary ‘The Queen’. Our first guest was Mark Saxe...
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Modern Queer Asian Cinema from 2019-08-01T02:20:32
This week on Out Takes we explored the diverse landscape of queer, modern Asian cinema. These are big questions, so we welcomed a diverse panel of guests into the Out...
Remembering Montgomery Clift from 2019-07-26T06:45:33
This July 23 marks 53 years since Hollywood icon Montgomery Clift passed away so for this special program the Out Takes team celebrated his remarkable filmic legacy: think queer classics...
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019 from 2019-07-26T05:46:54
This week on Out Takes we dived head first into the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) and turned the spotlight on to some of it’s great queer offerings. Joining us...
Female Representation in Contemporary Cinema from 2019-07-05T06:39:59
This week on Out Takes, we turned our attention to the question of female representation in Western cinema. We’ve noticed a spate of recent films that have put the lives...
Loneliness and Companionship in Queer Cinema with Papi Chulo Director John Butler from 2019-07-05T06:15:51
For this week on Out Takes, we explored how loneliness and companionship take shape in queer cinema: think new queer cinema classics like MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, literary masterpieces like...
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Sydney Film Festival 2019 from 2019-06-11T02:24:36
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the 66th Sydney Film Festival, which kicked off on June 6. For 12 thrilling days, the Sydney Film Festival will play home to...
ROCKETMAN AND THE RISE OF QUEER MUSICAL BIOPICS from 2019-06-09T01:54:15
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the theatrical release of ROCKETMAN, Dexter Fletcher’s trippy new homage to Elton John, by taking stock of queer musical biopics: think panegyric musicals.....
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RADIOTHON 2019: LOVE JOY, LOVE (QUEER) CINEMA from 2019-06-07T07:29:07
For this special Out Takes, we celebrated JOY’s Radiothon, the annual drive to promote JOY and it’s fabulous family of members and volunteers. This year’s Radiothon theme was LOVE, JOY...
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Modern Coming Out and Coming of Age Cinema from 2019-05-15T07:58:09
This week on Out Takes we turned our attention to modern coming out and cominListen
2019 GLAAD Media Awards from 2019-05-15T07:21:14
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the 30th GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive represenListen
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2019 from 2019-05-03T06:54:11
For this Out Takes program, we celebrated the 12th annual Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF), which kicked off in Melbourne on May 9. HRAFF is a not-for-profit Festival that explores diver...
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Easter 2019 – Camp Guilty Pleasures from 2019-05-03T06:31:44
For this Out Takes Easter special, we continued our chocolate binge by looking at films that are (perhaps) better than chocolate: think campListen
Modern AIDS Cinema with Yen Tan’s ‘1985’ from 2019-04-30T06:50:47
To celebrate the theatrical release of Yen Tan’s 1985, we’re turning our attention to modern AIDS cinema and looking at the ways in which it recalls and recollects the early AIDS crisis...
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Queer Literary Adaptations: from the page to the screen from 2019-04-18T06:53:33
There have been so many highly acclaimed and loved adaptations of queer books to the big screen that the Out Takes team thought it was time to take a closer look at some of our favourites and also ...
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Lonely Outsiders and Flying Elephants: Dumbo and the Queer Imaginarium of Tim Burton from 2019-04-05T05:45:11
To celebrate the theatrical release of Tim Burton’s live action DUMBO reimagining, the Out Takes team took on the task of queering Burton’s fantastical filmography.
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MQFF 2019 wrap up with ‘Jose’ director Li Cheng from 2019-04-05T05:00:09
As we waved goodbye to the 29th Melbourne Queer Film Festival, the Out Takes team took some time out to reflect and look back at some of our Festival highlights and reviewed some of our favourite F...
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Health Messaging in Queer Cinema from 2019-04-03T03:45:23
As we spent the past few weeks wading deep into the wonderful world of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, we also took a look at the way that queer cinema informs and shapes health practices and be...
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2019 Melbourne Queer Film Festival from 2019-03-13T03:16:16
This week on Out Takes, we dived head first into this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) program. In 2019, Melbourne Queer Film Festival heads into...
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Alliance Française French Film Festival Deux Mille Dix-neuf from 2019-03-09T00:32:39
This week on Out Takes, we headed to the land of croissants, chardonnay and le cinéma as we celebrated the Alliance Française French Film Festival Listen
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2019 part 2 from 2019-03-08T23:51:03
This week on Out Takes, we waved goodbye to Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival with a guest studded line up.
Our first guest was director Jordan Bryon discussing ‘Birds o...
Academy Award Predictions 2019 from 2019-02-22T05:59:35
The 91st Academy Awards are just around the corner so we took the opportunity for this program to roll out the red carpet, put on our tuxedos (Gina went full Canadian) and got into the Oscars spiri...
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Queer Foreign Language Romance Cinema from 2019-02-22T05:15:16
Valentine’s Day has been and gone but the Out Takes team celebrated it early by spotlighting the latest and greatest in queer foreign language romance cinema: think Marco Berger’s steam...
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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2019 from 2019-02-11T06:27:15
This week on Out Takes we celebrated the 2019 Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF) with a fantastic line up. Our guests were MGFF Director Lisa Rose and Ian Thomson, the director of homegrown doco Becom...
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Queer Holocaust Cinema from 2019-02-04T06:03:14
This week on Out Takes, to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January) we turned our attention to queer Holocaust films.
We’ve looked at Holocaust films that ...
LGBT Refugee Cinema with Directors Mikko Makela and Blerta Zeqiri from 2019-02-04T05:33:57
This week on Out Takes we turned our attention to Queer Refugee Cinema.
With the number of refugees around the world proliferating exponentially. Refugee Cinema has become a filmic genre ...
The Year Ahead in Queer Cinema from 2019-01-20T22:13:04
This week on Out Takes, we ushered in the new year by looking at some of the most anticipated theatrical releases of 2019.
Our guests were Kristian Connelly, General Manager and Programme...
The Best Films of 2018 from 2019-01-07T06:18:33
This week on Out Takes, we ushered in the new year by looking back at 2018 and the spate of queer films that it brought us. We also count down our favourite films and performances and look at some ...
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Queer Christmas Cinema from 2019-01-07T05:48:54
For this annual special program, the Out Takes team made your Yuletide extra gay this festive s...
COLETTE with Director Wash Westmoreland from 2018-12-21T04:35:35
This week on Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on COLETTE, the radiant new film from Wash Westmoreland starring Keira Knightly. COLETTE brings the
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Retrospective: Auteurs of Modern Queer Cinema from 2018-12-18T06:17:08
This week on Out Takes, we continue to celebrate our third year on air by looking back at some of the conversations that we have had with groundbreaking auteurs of modern queer cinema; film makers ...
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Retrospective: Australian Cinema and LGBT Representation from 2018-12-18T05:49:33
Out Takes is celebrating our third year on air by looking back at some of the conversations that we have had with ground breaking Australian film makers who are dedicated to representing the lives ...
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Episode 150: Three Years as the Home of Queer Cinema on JOY 94.9 from 2018-11-29T05:37:19
This week on OUT TAKES, we celebrated our 150th episode and 3 years as the home of queer cinema on JOY 94.9!
To celebrate, we spoke with the iconic director of WEEKEND and LOO...
Fabulous Beasts and Where to Find Them from 2018-11-29T05:02:59
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has just hit cinema screens around the world. It coincides with Melbourne’s own Monster Fest, which spotlights the latest independent cinema about ...
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YOUR QUEER GUIDE TO THE 2018 JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL from 2018-11-17T02:27:04
This week on Out Takes, we took an indepth look at some of the great queer offerings showing at this year’s Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF). Every year, JIFF plays home to the most ...
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MIXTAPE: THE SOUND OF QUEER CINEMA IN 2018 from 2018-11-16T03:12:34
This week on Out Takes, we celebrated the sound of 2018 by looking at a mixtape of recenListen
Boy Erased with Writer, Director and Star Joel Egerton from 2018-11-05T05:40:32
Joel Edgerton is the star of Kinky Boots, Animal Kingdom, The Great Gatsby and ...
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A Star Is Born featuring special guest Lukas Nelson from 2018-10-30T05:53:49
Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born has taken box offices around the world by storm and reaffirmed Lady Gaga as a true talent on and Listen
The Best Original Motion Picture Musicals from 2018-10-22T05:35:59
This week on Out Takes, to celebrate the theatrical release of A STAR IS BORN starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, we counted down our favourite original movie musicals: think MOULIN ROUGE, THE W...
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Queercore Cinema with WESTWOOD Director Lorna Tucker from 2018-10-19T05:26:50
WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST i...
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A Kid Like Jake with Screenwriter Daniel Pearle from 2018-10-01T07:38:58
For this Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on to A KID LIKE JAKE, the powerful new film from producer Jim Parsons and director Silas Howard.
Our guest was A KID LIKE JAKE screenwriter Da...
The Incest Trope in Queer Films from 2018-09-27T06:25:10
This week on Out Takes, we smashed taboos and turned our attention to incest in queer cinema: think Brazilian heart wrencher FROM BEGINNING TO END or English period piece SISTER MY SISTER.
Documenting Famous Queers with McQUEEN Director Peter Ettedgui from 2018-09-20T23:56:15
This week on Out Takes, we pointed the spotlight at documentaries about famous queer luminaries: think I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, the first major documentary to spotlight James Baldwin and new documentar...
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Religion and Homosexuality in Short Format Films from 2018-09-07T09:09:22
This week on Out Takes, to coincide with the Queer Screen Film Festival (QSFF) in Sydney, we explore the tension between religion and sexuality in short format films.
Our guests were Omar...
The Miseducation of Cameron Post with Desiree Akhavan from 2018-09-02T02:18:12
This week on Out Takes we celebrate the theatrical release of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST,...
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Sex on Screen from 2018-08-22T14:07:49
This week on Out Takes, we survey a breadth of films to look at representations of sex on screen.<...
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Your Queer Guide to the Melbourne International Film Festival – Part Two from 2018-08-18T00:00:23
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is in full swing and this week we...
Fat and Fabulous from 2018-08-10T10:11:13
For this Out Takes program, we celebrated films that are fat and fabulous: think John Water’s original Hairspray and Camp.
Our guest was film maker and radical body politics activis...