This week on the Let' Talk, Melbourne podcast we've a double bill episode.
The first segment is with author Ralph Arida, based in Lebanon who's recent writing on Hollywood movies and representation was published in Rolling Stone magazine. Ralph drops by the pod to discuss responsible viewing, role of Hollywood movies and more.
The second segment is with the Croatian based photographer Sanjin Kastelan, a visual stylist, a sensualist and chronicler of mood and moments through his camera.
I hope you enjoyed this episode and as always please share your comments and feedback.
Al Cossar - Artist Director Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) joins the podcast this week to talk about the movies featuring in the festival, including critics campus for emerging critics, music events, panel discussions and much more. This festival is a celebration of movies and the city that celebrates movies. I was really excited to discuss the significance of the festival to the city and its culture.
Movies as existing as Sirat, Mastermind, It was just an accident to Secret Agent and many more. I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Tell us about the films you are excited to see at MIFF.
It was so much fun to chat to Amrita Rajan - host of the popular Khandaan podcast - on one of the most iconoic genre directors of hindi cinema, Vijay Anand. Amrita is an informed voice and was great to chat to her and I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Vijay Anand is one of the greatest Hindi movie directors who made some excellent movies and his contribution to Hindi cinema and his legacy is peerless. With his stylish song picturization, mystery, thriller elements and a critique on India of its time, his movies are truly a joy to watch and a wonder to behold. Teesri Manzil, Guide, Blackmail, Johnny Mera Naam, Jewel thief, Tere mere sapne are each classics in their own right.
This week on the podcast we are counting down the ten best songs of the legendary chorographer Saroj Khan. The late great Khan was a singular, dynamite force for hind cinema songs, from making the career defining songs with stars like Sridevi, Madhuri and Aishwarya. We talk about Khan's legacy and revolutionary song picturization.
To do her ten best songs, on the pod, we have the lovely Filmi Ladies Pitu and Beth back on the heat seat.
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Tell us your top ten Saroj Khan songs in the comment section.
As it's Pride Month in Australia, we interviewed the CEO of the Victorian Pride Centre (vpc) Paul Horwell on what the iconic vpc means to the city of Melbourne, State of Victoria and the community at large.
I hope you enjoy this episode and as always we welcome your feedback.
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@filmiladies answer LTM pod listeners questions on Maut ke saudagar, recasting Qurbani and the Bollywood presence at the Met Gala.
Sharon Comello is a Sydney based painter and artist who's recent collection of art work in on women. Her paintings are bright, vibrant portraits of women and capture women in all their glory and beauty.
She drops by the to talk about her journey from being a sports captain in school to a painter and much more.
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I hope you enjoy this episode.
As the final episode of the film series on Hindi cinemas most influential directors, Manish Mathur and I discuss the career and influence of Zoya Akthar.
Zoya made her debut with a smashing, now cult movie Lucky By chance, she went on to make many good movies and not so good adaptation of the Archies comics.
On the episode we talk about her films, her visual and writing style and her influence and legacy and he take on class commentary.
I am always delighted to have Manish on the pod, this is his third appearance - he always has such rich and interesting takes on all things cinema. He is the host and producer of the very popular podcast Bollywood drafts.
I hope you've enjoyed this episode and series, would love to hear your thoughts.
Aditya Aggarwal is a Toronto based film curator and writer. He drops by the pod this week to deep dive into one of the founding furthers of Hindi Cinema Bimal Roy. Roy's Do Bigha Zamin was nominated for the Palme d'Or and he went to make many critically and commercially successful movies such as Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh.
Aditya and I talk about Roy's movies, cinematography, framing, music and his legacy. Aditya is a thoughtful, informed voice, who is both succinct and eloquent in his insights and observations on cinemas, it was pure joy to talk to an avid cinema lover and chronicler, if you've not read his movie review on Raj Kapoor's Awara - (https://inreviewonline.com/2024/09/24/the-thief-turns-bardic-on-raj-kapoors-awaara/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwKCOAtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp677o15lfGzpIdvlR0kp-eneASMrRJrQr2tubP6aW5Kdhl85cyMjQIAhCcwl_aem_3MFGUx9gxEMUlaW3Wxb44A ) It's a gorgeous piece of film writing. When you have film fans on the pod it does add to the episodes POV. I hope you enjoy this episode.
Aditya is on IG (https://www.instagram.com/intnlmnlgue/?igsh=M2k5cHdsNG5uNnYx# )
Pitu Sultan is the co-host of the amazing movie podcast Filmi Ladies and is also my movie twin. She and I mostly - and uncannily - like the same movies. She also is an eloquent and thoughtful movie chronicler and on the pod this week as part of the movies stories showcasing hindi movie directors - we discuss the career of one of our favorite directors Rajiv Rai.
Yudh, Tridev, Vishwatma, Mohra and Gupt - he has a winning streak, making banging movies in line, on the pod we discuss his rule in brining the masala in action/commercial movies. I hope you like this episode and please feel free to share your feedback.
My favorite movie podcast is Filmi Ladies hosted by Beth Watkins and Pitu Sultan, both the lovely ladies create great content and kindly drop by the pod to discuss the movies series showcasing Hindi Directors. Beth and I bond and gush over our favorite Khan - Feroz Khan - the director.
His career, his style, his verve and his women. We hope you like the episode and if you do please leave a comment.
As part of the movies series, this is the second episode and part 2 on Karan Johar in our showcasing Hindi movies influential directors. I have Leha back with us to talk Kjos growth as a director, his cult, Koffee with Karan and his obsessions with Alia Bhatt and our favorite movie of Kjo and our favorite Kjo directed movie performances. I hope you like this episode.
This week on the Let's Talk, Melbourne podcast, we're doing a special movie series, discussing the five most influential directors of Hindi Cinema. Our first director is the prolific, notorious and extremely popular Karan Johar. To discuss his career origins and his meteoric rise, I've invited the luminous Leha Selam - an informed and interesting voice on all things cinema.
We hope you enjoy this episode and leave your thoughts and comments.
n today's episode of the podcast, our guest is a highly successful entrepreneur and over achiever Kim Constable . Who became a winner at a bikini competition athlete at age 37 and then a millionaire CEO one year later. From her kitchen table, with zero following or connections, Kim built The Sculpted Vegan, her vegan bodybuilding and fitness empire that has raked in millions of dollars and changed thousands of lives. With over 224K followers on Instagram and a top iTunes podcast, Kim runs her team and global businesses from her native Belfast, Ireland.
Kim does talk on the pod about how she set up her empire, while raising four kids and one days wants to become the first richest women in Ireland. We cant wait for that to happen. I Hope you enjoy this episode.
With Demi Moore winning her first Golden Globe best actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Substance and delivering the best speech of the night, this movie has generated memes, raves, pans, walk outs since it's debut at Canne last year. I sat down with fellow Melbournian Alice to do a deep dive into the movie and Moores terrific performance. I hope you enjoy this episode. As always, please share your feedback and subscribe to our channel.
Lara Bourguignon is an industry veteran having essayed various leadership roles within the Banking and Superannuation industry in Australia. She drops by the pod to talk about her stellar career, running her own consultancy business and more. It's a pleasure and honour to have her on the pod. I hope you enjoy this episode and please don't forget to subscribe to our channel and follow us on https://www.instagram.com/letstalkmelb/profilecard/?igsh=aGh4b3M2dDBtZTF5
Hayden Dun is a Melbourne based pianist and musician. As an up-coming artist in Melbourne, he talks about the city, the challenges and opportunities for young artists like him and the love Melbourne city has with music, arts and culture. He also does a special music performance on the pod, which you should listen.
You can follow Hayden on IG
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Rob Goddard is a men's coach helping them with life transformation and development. He is also a writer, appeared in music videos and a very popular instgram influencer. He drops by the pod to talk about his journey, his new book, coaching and lots more. He is funny, intelligent and insightful.
You can pre order his book and his socials are below. I hope you enjoy this episode.
Instagram: @robgoddardofficial
Website: https://liftingstones.com.au
Book register: https://liftingstones.com.au/book-pre-register
Julian Wright is back on the pod to discuss the ten best movies of 2024. He talks about the movies that impressed him the most and I talk about mine. It's always good to exchange notes with Julian. Did your movies make it to the list? Let's us know.
For this very special episode I've bought four of my favourite film people from across the world to talk movies and discuss the ten best movie performances. This was the best time I've had discussing movies on the podcast, we also play a game of rapid fire. You just don't want to miss.
Appearing on the pod are:
LEHA (https://x.com/Salandthebadpun?t=zB1ar-7tzdeuFJDoYqfZww&s=09)
Manish from Bollywood Drafts (https://x.com/vertigay314?t=5HPcTRMx4O9D5mPYIzBBHg&s=09)https://x.com/silamsiva?t=YS9wqOQZ-Opjr0XCIpgleg&s=09
Silam ( https://x.com/silamsiva?t=YS9wqOQZ-Opjr0XCIpgleg&s=09).
I hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to our channel and share your comments. We'd love to hear from you.