Out Takes
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities · 100 episodes
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Exploring queer film against a broader cultural, political and cinematic backdrop
Latest episodes
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52 min
Dr Damien John O’Meara for Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama, Luke Mazzaferro for Parky and Extra Geography…
For this Out Takes, we featured two interviews and a review that focused on an academic exploration of queer drama in the local television industry and two films featured in the Br…
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52 min
Lorne MacFadyen for On The Sea, Louis Flanagan for Flirt and MQFF Festival Director Louise Lever
For this Out Takes, we shared three interviews for you that highlight some of the great talent and queer films on offer here and abroad this October and November. We recently revie…
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12 min
Out Takes Extra: Milo Quifes for La Bola Negra
It is fair to say that ‘La Bola Negra’ is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2026 and definitely one of the most keenly awaited queer films in years. Directed by Los Javis…
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52 min
La Bola Negra with Milo Quifes, Chica Checa and Queering the Music Video with Cerise Howard
For this Out Takes, we finally got to discuss La Bola Negra, one of the most anticipated films of the year and definitely one of the best queer films we’ve seen in years. After sol…
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52 min
Girls & Boys with special guest Donncha Gilmore, Bearcave and On The Sea
Out Takes is the home of queer cinema and television on JOY 94.9 and once again we went around the world for this show, reviewing films from Ireland, Greece and Northern Wales. Nev…
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54 min
Greek Film Festival, Love Divine and NT Live: The Misanthrope
For this Out Takes, we went global reviewing films from Greece, Italy and a filmed staged production from the West End in London. We kicked off with the 31st Greek Film Festival wh…
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50 min
‘Route 187’ with Jesse Lewis IV, Rainbow Popcorn Origin Series and ‘The Bisexual’
For this Out Takes, we featured two interviews and a review that highlighted local and international queer content and excellence on on our big and small screens. Our first intervi…
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51 min
Practical Magic 2, Dang! and Dicks The Musical
For this Out Takes, we dived back into the witchy world of Practical Magic (the original and the recently released sequel) to see if this beloved sisterly tale of curses, loss, lov…
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51 min
Australian Queer Screens, ‘Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion’ and ‘Constructing Change’ short documentar…
For this Out Takes we went to Italy and then back to Victoria with a pit stop in Adelaide and Barcelona to speak to two of our guests about a brilliant book they’ve collaborated on…
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48 min
Out Takes Recommends: On The Road, The Invite, Ride or Die and Homebodies
For this program, we decided to follow the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid!) and feature a selection of reviews and recommendations for TV shows and films that we have recen…
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55 min
Queer Screen 2026, reviews of ‘Here The Whole Time’ and The Chronology of Water’ plus Gregg Araki
For this Out Takes, we looked at two very different queer films adapted from much loved books, got the scoop on the program of one of our favourite Sydney queer film festivals and…
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48 min
‘Corpus’ with Lily Cowles and Brodie Townsend plus ‘High & Low – John Galliano’ with Kevin Macdonald
Following its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, ‘Corpus’, a genre-bending erotic body horror from rising filmmaker Corrin Evans recently had i…
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51 min
Stop! That! Train! with special guests Jujubee, Ginger Minj and Adam Shankman plus more 2026 MIFF recommendati…
For this program, we celebrated the upcoming release of ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!’, arguably the queerest, campiest, and silliest film you’ll see in cinemas this year that brings togethe…
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16 min
Out Takes Extra – STOP! THAT! TRAIN! with Adam Shankman, Jujubee and Ginger Minj
One of the queerest, campiest and funniest films of 2026 is about to land in Australian cinemas and we jumped at the chance to speak with its director Adam Shankman and two lead st…
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53 min
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review, Phillip Philadelphia with Adam C. Briggs and Indian Film Festival…
For this Out Takes, Out Takes, we featured two films that delve into the world of experimental filmmaking from a queer perspective. First up, ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’…
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52 min
MIFF Ulrike Ottinger retrospective, Screen Australia Private Investment Toolkit, From All Sides writer/directo…
In this episode of Out Takes we speak with Kate Jinx, senior programmer at Melbourne International Film Festival about the retrospective of German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Otti…
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56 min
Heartstopper Forever, special guest the acclaimed editor Jill Bilcock, MIFF picks, Obsession
For this Out Takes, we speak with Jill Bilcock, the acclaimed editor of some of the most iconic films of Australian cinema, including Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Muriel’s We…
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55 min
MIFF 2026 with Al Cossar and the ‘Best Films You’ve Never Seen – Queer Edition’ with Dr Patrick Kelly
For this Out Takes, we were very excited to welcome back MIFF a.k.a the Melbourne International Film Festival which is back in cinemas and online this August. Our special guest was…
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54 min
‘First Light’ with special guest James J. Robinson and NAIDOC Week 2026
For this Out Takes, we were excited to feature an up-and-coming queer filmmaker whose first feature film will be in Aussie cinemas soon plus we acknowledged NAIDOC week by spotligh…
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48 min
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) with special guest James Lewis for ‘Out Laws’
For this Out Takes, we dedicated it to the return of MDFF aka Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year this July in bringing quality films online and…