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The Merger Review
Button pushing social commentary comedies come in all shapes and sizes - The Castle with its Aussie lower class family of 'Davids' throwing punches at the governmental 'Goliaths', The Full Monty garnered a Bes...
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AUSGust – Australian Film DVD/Bluray Pack Giveaway
The month of August is almost at an end - and with it will come the end of the first #AUSgust - the Australian Film Month.
To help celebrate the end of #AUSgust, we here at The Curb are giving away a bu...
Brian Trenchard-Smith Director of The Man From Hong Kong Interview – Not A Knife
Another full interview episode of Not A Knife. This one is pulled from the archives of podcasts long past - an interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith. This interview took place around the releas...
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Breath Review
Pontificating about life and being a man is the aim of the game with Tim Winton's seventies surfing focused novel, Breath, and first time director Simon Baker, with the help of co-writer Gerard Lee, manag...
AUSgust, Border Politics Director Judy Rymer & Julian Burnside Interview, Elefant Traks 20th Anniversary, Behrouz Boochani’s Book – Not A Knife
Back after a short break, Not A Knife has another bumper episode. First up - a rundown of what #AUSgust is and the different themes of the month dedicated to Australian cinema. Then, an interview with Bo...
Grey Dollars – Where Are the Aussie Films for Ageing Audiences?
In the latest round of Screen Australia funding, an interesting variety of films that cover the field of diversity in a great way. There's the new Jocelyn Moorhouse film, Agaat, about a young black girl adopted...
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Here I Am Review
Shai Pittman's Karen Burden is getting out of prison. A few years behind bars has changed her life. Sure, she's clean, but she's also lost her daughter and has no work experience. She heads to a women's s...
AUSgust – The First Annual Australian Film Month is Here!
One of the key goals of The Curb is to help add to the conversation of Australian culture. The biggest slice of Australian culture that we’re most passionate about here is Australian cinema.
That’s why for ...