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139: Starstruck with Alexei Toliopoulos (Poodle episode) Jan 31, 2025

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This week Kate Jinx is joined by comedian & film lover/critic/chameleon Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film with that "little something extra" – Starstruck! A musical extravaganza that is So Sydney, complete with a pub under a Harbour Bridge pylon, a talent show at the Sydney Opera House (or is it the Seymour Centre) and a gig at the Lizard Lounge aka the Bondi Pavillion. A breakout role for Jo Kennedy, it's still way too underseen but Jinx and Alexei are on a mission to make everyone watch it as many times as they have.

Join the Hogg Hive on Patreon to hear Alexei's Also Alsos coming soon!

See Alsos:

Alexei’s interview with Gillian Armstrong for the Sunburnt Screens podcast
Jo Kennedy in Tender Hooks (dir. Mary Callaghan, 1989) on YouTube
The incredible Starstruck costumes at NFSA:
Kate's Rediscovering Starstruck piece by Kate (as seen on Wikipedia!): https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/01/rediscovering-starstruck-gillian-armstrongs-80s-rock-musical-extravaganza
The Coca–Cola Kid (dir. Dušan Makavejev, 1985)

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138: Two cookies and a coke Jan 24, 2025

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This week on the pod, Brodie discusses the flip flop of the TikTok ban, going to Boiler Room and posting into the void. Kate is going back to her design roots and needs a new spy show. They both remember David Lynch, king of Bob's Big Boy and freaking kids out at a young age. RIP legend.

Then, it's time to check in on what we're reading!

Books we discuss:

Good Girl by Anna Fitzpatrick
Narrow Rooms by James Purdy
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
Filterworld by Kyle Chayka
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

Also Alsos:

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137: Sleep Paralysis Sisters Jan 17, 2025

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There's a lot going on in the world and we're finding it hard to stay upbeat!!!

We're soaking and other people are reading books in the spa. It's so annoying that not drinking makes you feel better? Kate's selling stuff on Depop and Brodie gives a WWHL report.

We debrief on a few films, new and not-so-new: A Different Man, The Brutalist, Lee and Conclave (just a tiny chat – more next time!)

See Alsos

@merchmotel is documenting all the historic buildings lost in Altadena / the Eaton fire
Erika Jayne talking about psychological evaluation with Mel from RHONY
Brady Corbet interview in le Cinéma Club
An article on Lee Miller's kitchen at Farleys House

Also Alsos

Donate to Pasadena Humane Society
X-cetra's 'Summer 2000' 25th anniversary re-release
Ramona books in Westgarth Village, Northcote
Masses Bagels' new shop
Our Friend, Willem film series at Golden Age Cinema
Pidapipo's monthly special: milk choc with Amarena Jam and choc brownie pieces

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136: Monkey Robbie, Almodóvar melodrama and Anora Jan 10, 2025

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Happy new year! FYI we had a few tech issues that meant some chunks of audio didn't record properly this week, so apologies for the chats that might stop or start suddenly, and also the wacky audio levels. Ghost in the machine!!

This week, Kate and Brodie talk about doing karaoke, should we watch I'm Not There again?, last we saw each other Brodie was going to a hen's do and Kate went to a kick-on at a house owned by someone whose dog is Top Chef's instagram friend (sure!) and to a bar called Disco Pantera, Brodie got a DM NDA for a hot Melbourne cocktail, the dog who works at the Park Hyatt is retiring this month, does Melbourne need more breakfast spots (not cafes!).

We watched a lot of stuff over the break! Kate watched The Lady Vanishes, Brodie's going to the movies again to see A Different Man and Lee, Brodie saw An Unmarried Woman and tries to do the Nosferatu voice (sorry), she's confused the Lighthouse and Swiss Army Man (and also confused that movie's farting corpse with one about a propellor penis WHOOPS sorry don't @ her). They both watched Heretic (Kate's nephew's introduction to Hugh Grant was the Oompa Loompa in Wonka), The Room Next Door, Anora, All We Imagine as Light and Better Man – shockingly we have very different responses to Monkey Robbie Williams. Kate also watched The Lost Daughter finally – the audio of that bit cut out SORRY!! Brodie saw Wicked for a third time (hehe) and Kate's been visiting Somebody Somewhere and loved Bad Sisters season 2 – BL less so. Do not invite us round, Garvey sisters.

Also Alsos

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134: When Harry Met Sally (Poodle Episode) Dec 27, 2024

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A holiday episode out from behind the paywall while we take a small break – but back next week with a Best of 2024 episode just for the Hogg Hive! Join The Hogg Hive on Patreon for access to all our special episodes.

This week, See Also is wishing you a happy new year – twice! – with the most perfect rom-com to ever exist: When Harry Met Sally. They discuss the two iconic pairings: Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. And they dig into the wagon wheel coffee table, Baby Fish-Mouth, “Thin. Pretty. Big tits. Your basic nightmare.”, going on a road trip with a man asking BL for the story of her life, imagine giving a Dorit "carcass out" drink order on a plane, this is in the Drop Dead Fred extended universe, being someone's weekday girlfriend, Harry's from Haddenfield like Michael Meyers, pesto is the quiche of the 80s, the Puck building on Lafayette St, Meg Ryan as queen of the rom-com, “This is a talk piece,” days of the week underpants ARE funny!, Don’t fuck with Mr Zero, a very cold hard mexican ceramic tile, "On the side is a very big thing for you", Princess Diana thinks it's so naughty.

See Also:

Nora Ephron on Desk Set
When Harry Met Sally remembered by Alice
Behind the Scenes
French Kiss
Crossing Delancey
Heartburn
Postcards from the Edge
Derek Guy: HOW TO RECREATE EVERY GOOD OUTFIT IN HARRY MET SALLY 🧵
Carrie Fisher was the Best Part of When Harry Met Sally
The Meaning of When Harry Met Sally
When Rob Reiner's Alter Ego Met Nora Ephron's Alter Ego

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133: Carol with Chelsea Fairless (Poodle Episode) Dec 20, 2024

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To match our recent See Also presents Carol cinema screenings, we've pulled out this classic ep from a few Christmases ago. Join The Hogg Hive on Patreon to hear last week's mini ep and an upcoming Best Of 2024.

For a very special holiday Poodle, Kate is joined by Chelsea Fairless, co-host of Every Outfit for a virtual glove-lunch. Together, they play 1950s and devolve into "dyke debauchery" while discussing our fave and yours: Carol, based on crime novelist Patricia Highsmith’s "The Price of Salt" starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. They cover the martinis and creamed spinach, Our Cate's voice and her period-inappropriate manicure. Also: Alsos!

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