Baron and the Doc are back!

Why? Because MIFF 2024!

Immediately following the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival Program Launch, the boys snuck off to circle their top 5 picks. They then added them up to present their Top 10 Picks for MIFF 2024!

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Baron and the Doc have a special guest in this episode to talk about Bradley Cooper's new film Maestro - old friend of the show, the Maestro. Check out what the boys thought of Bradley Cooper's latest work as star and director, and what the film reminded them of.

Baron and the Doc discuss Ridley Scott's Napoleon in their new studio, directly after seeing the film at Palace Cinemas. This highly anticipated film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.

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After some time swooning over the quality of choc tops at Palace Cinema Como, Baron and the Doc discus 'The Eight Mountains', by directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.

Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne after a few Negronis at the 2023 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival.

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0:00 - Intro

2:44 - First thoughts on The Eight Mountains

5:58 - Doc: A belated synopsis.

6:51 - A film about male friendship

7:52 - Doc: Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens

9:38 - Baron: Good Will Hunting, by Gus Van Sant

10:39 - Doc: Success, by Martin Amis

11:52 - Baron on personal stories

12:53 - Is the film too long? Should it have been in 4:3?

14:17 - Baron: Jeremiah Johnson, by Sydney Pollack

16:36 - Doc: Brokeback Mountain, by Ang Lee

17:57 - Doc: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville

Baron and the Doc give some spoilers while discussing the edge-of-your-seat Aussie gem You'll Never Find Me, with co-directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell as special guests.

Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023.

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1:48 - Indianna Bell gives a synopsis of You'll Never Find Me

2:34 - A bit about the film, including the cast, where it all started, and what came before

8:50 - Jo talks about the process of making micro budget film 11:02 - Baron & Doc introduce the premise of the show

11:22 - Doc: The Hateful Eight | Sound design of the storm

14:21 - Baron: 10 Cloverfield Lane

15:41 - Indi: It Comes At Night | Lighting and the use of darkness

17:51 - Baron: Outlast video game | More about lighting

19:28 - Jo: David Fincher and dialogue, including The Social Network and Mindhunter

20:53 - Doc: Fightclub | An announcement about spoilers!

21:15 - Doc: I'm Thinking Of Ending Things.

24:57 - How to create a re-watchable film

27:23 - Baron: Identity

28:47 - Everyone fawns over sound design by Duncan Campbell

29:40 - Indi: The Haunting of Hillhouse - Two Storms

31:33 - Learning from filmic influences

33:29 - Doc: Rope

33:40 - Jo: 12 Angry Men

33:49 - Jo: Enemy

35.42 - Baron: Last Night In Soho

36:39 - Doc: The Machinist

Baron and the Doc discuss the new Australian film Birdeater, with co-directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir as special guests.

Doc was reminded of his 20s and Baron of a children's book, but the real filmic inspiration came from Jack and Jim.

Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023.

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