A nice quiet show again this week which will feature the return of everyone's favourite movie critic, Joel Archer! 

After 2 weeks off exploring the land of Australia Joel will be back in the studio to catch us up on the latest movies that you should.....and shouldn't see. 

Also a ton of movie news and some TV news as well. 
 
Tune in from 2-4pm (AEST) on 99.7FM in Brisbane. 

A little ruffling of "The Avengers" feathers this week! After 4 weeks in general release it loses top spot at the Box Office to new-comer "The Dictator". While not receiving the best reviews, the Sasha Baron Cohen vehicle was popular enough to snag $7.215 million in its first week in general release. 
This was enough to unseat "The Avengers" which only pulled in $4.32 million in its 4th week, but with a total take of $44.72 million it is far and away the one to beat this year.

And with a mighty respectable $44.72 million "The Avengers" has crept into the Top Ten highest grossing movies of all time (in Aus) list. It has toppled the previous number 10 (Toy Story 3), and is now knocking on the door of the top 5, and with only $6 million separating numbers 5-10 on that list it is a sure bet that the superhero epic will move ahead of at least 3 or 4 of them.  

As for everyone else?? Well there wasn't much movement in general. The top 4 all took at least a million, but because of the two powerhouses at 1 and 2, the best "The Woman in Black" could manage was an opening week of $510,000. Nothing else in the top ten was able to crack $410,000 each in ticket sales and the big loser has been "The Lucky One".
Zach Efron's rom-drama slumped a massive 63% from last week to land out of the top 10. "The Hunger Games" also dropped out of the top ten for the first time since its release and is now sitting in the number 12 spot.

But there are other even bigger losers this week! "Iron Sky" has only taken $252,570 in 2 weeks of release. Also the "Beauty and the Beast" re-release ($468,380 in 3 weeks) and the horrible performance of "Act of Valour", which dived a whopping 83% from last week ($866,783 in 3 weeks) are the two stand-out flops so far.
To put it further into perspective, "Act of Valour" was in release in 51 cinemas around the country, which works out to only $777 per cinema. "Beauty and the Beast" was in release in 106 cinemas which equates to only $621 per cinema. 
Bet Disney is re-considering their 3D re-releases now......

What with all the talk of how good the Avengers is, and indeed Mr Sam Jackson's great turn as Nick Fury, it's easy to forget the little people, the pioneers, the people who made it happen.

Movie website "Movieline" recently spoke to one David Hasselhoff regarding his input into the greater Marvel world, and Mr Hasselhoff's view that he is in fact "The Ultimate Nick Fury" (his words not anyone else's).

Check out the story at Movieline here, and don't let your day end without looking at the YouTube clip below. It is the trailer for the 1998 made for TV movie "Nick Fury: Agent of Shield". 

The Disney Special was a lot of fun, not 1 but 2 guests and a run through the entire history of Disney animated movies.....or so it was thought......Turns out there was way too much to talk about and we didn't even make it to the 1990's or "The Disney Renaissance". 

SOOooo, Looks like we will be revisiting the Disney movies all over again in PART 2, which will rock up at the start of June, when the stars again align and guests can be in the one spot again. 

We've talked Snow White but next time it will be The Little Mermaid to Cinderella 3: A twist in time (..what the hell?!), it will again be an in-depth look at those beloved movies, and the shady stories behind them getting made. 

Thanks again to Rob Shilo from Channel 31's "The Animator's Club". You will be able to hear him in a Podcast shortly, but to see some of his work check out the Animators Club Website (link below) and click on the Episodes tab to have a gaze through all the previous episodes that have already aired. Some of Rob's work appears in the early episodes. 

Just a little snippet from PODCAST 12 (available now on the Podcasts page).

This is a clip of James Tinniswood, LIVE in the studio performing "The Tallest Man in the World".  

And if the sound clip below isn't enough for you, then you're in luck, because now there are even MORE podcasts to keep you entertained. Firstly jump on over to the PODCASTS page to listen to PODCAST 13 (feat. Bryce McKeon) and then listen in to PODCAST 14 (feat. Alana Shootingstar)! 

Enjoy.

Christopher Nolan recently sat down for an interview with the Director's Guild of America, where he dropped some very interesting pieces of information. Regarding The Dark Knight Rises???!!!! (*cue rapid pulse and breathing....possible panic attack*)

No, settle down. Well actually yes he does talk about it a little, but mostly he chats about why he still shoots on film, why he WON'T shoot in 3D, and why he feels lucky to be self taught, rather than through a film school. He also shares his fears regarding film disappearing completely. 


Here's a small snippet from the interview where he talks about using CGI in his films.....
"The thing with computer-generated imagery is that it’s an incredibly powerful tool for making better visual effects. But I believe in an absolute difference between animation and photography. However sophisticated your computer-generated imagery is, if it’s been created from no physical elements and you haven’t shot anything, it’s going to feel like animation..."


To read the full interview go to DGA.org. Fascinating stuff.