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Out Takes
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
Exploring queer film against a broader cultural, political and cinematic backdrop
Episodes
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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 and featuring an incredible cast including Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, alongside new Spanish talent including...
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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 sold out sessions at MIFF and the Sydney Film Festival, it is finally coming to cinemas across Australia from October 15...
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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. Never let it be said that when it comes to covering LGBTQ+ cinema that we shy away from going to all the corners of the...
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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 which returns from October 13 – 25 in Melbourne, continuing its mission of celebrating the richness, creativity and...
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‘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 interview was with the very talented and engaging Jesse Lewis IV, a US based gay black actor who has been working in film…
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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, love and family stood up after all of these years and whether the sequel was as magic as we hoped. With the reunion of...
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Australian Queer Screens, ‘Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion’ and ‘Constructing Change’ short documentary
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 with a group of academics to explore LGBTQ+ diversity and social change in Aussie film and television. First up we...
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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 recently enjoyed and wanted to make you all aware of too. Up first, ‘On the Road’ is an intense drug, violence and...
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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 revisited our interview with Gregg Araki, whose latest film is in cinemas this week. First up was our review of ‘Here...
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‘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 its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The film follows Sayo, a soulful nightlife...
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Stop! That! Train! with special guests Jujubee, Ginger Minj and Adam Shankman plus more 2026 MIFF recommendations
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 together a cast of some of your favourite RuPaul Drag Race queens fighting for their lives on a runaway train with a range…
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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 stars Jujubee and Ginger Minj in the lead up to its release. From the producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race comes STOP! THAT!...
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review, Phillip Philadelphia with Adam C. Briggs and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2026
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’ has been one of the most anticipated films of 2026 and it is finally coming to Aussie cinemas from August 6.…
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MIFF Ulrike Ottinger retrospective, Screen Australia Private Investment Toolkit, From All Sides writer/director Bina Battacharya
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 Ottinger, titled Radical Travels. We hear from Screen Australia COO Grainne Brunsdon about their new innovation the…
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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 Wedding and Head On, which are all currently screening at ACMI. We follow that up with our review of Heartstopper...
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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 Al Cossar, the Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, who discussed with us many of the…
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‘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 spotlighting an award-winning short film that celebrates the queer First Nation’s experience on country. We started off by...
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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 in cinema for Melbourne cinephiles that amplify marginalised voices and share stories from here and around the…
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Leviticus with special guest Adrian Chiarella and John Cameron Mitchell for MIFF 2026
For this Out Takes, we were very excited to bring you our review and interview with Adrian Chiarella, the writer and director of ‘Leviticus’, a new gay horror-supernatural film that is in cinemas now and is already being hailed as one of the best Australian films of the year. Set within a…
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Geeks-Out-Out-Takes 2026 Radiothon Special!
JOY 94.9’s Radiothon maybe officially over but you can still relive the magic of the 2nd annual ‘Geeks-Out-Out-Takes’ two hour crossover quiz extravaganza which was broadcast live from the JOY studios and proudly supported by FOMO Cinemas. You can also continue to support JOY by making a donation...
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Out Takes Extra: Adrian Chiarella for ‘Leviticus’
With the Australian cinema release finally here, we were delighted to speak with ‘Leviticus’ director Adrian Chiarella about this homegrown queer horror feature film that caused a stir at Sundance and is about to be unleashed here and around the world. Set within a Christian community in regional...
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Sydney Film Festival 2026 with special guests Gregg Araki, Mawena Yehouessi and Fallon Manyanja
For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on three queer filmmakers whose films are featured in this year’s Sydney Film Festival which is on now until June 14. First up, we spoke with Gregg Araki, the legendary gay filmmaker whose latest film ‘I Want Your Sex’ is a queer highlight in this year’s...
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Out Takes Extra: Gregg Araki on ‘I Want Your Sex’ for the Sydney Film Festival
With his latest film ‘I Want Your Sex’ about to have its Australian Premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, we jumped at the opportunity to speak with Gregg Araki about the film, its incredible cast and more. Noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement, Gregg Araki’s filmography...
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St Kilda Film Festival with special guest AP Pobjoy, The Four Seasons s2 review and Queer All Year
For this Out Takes, we had a bumper crop of reviews and interviews as we took a look at some of the best queer films and television on offer this winter in Melbourne and via streaming too. First up was the St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s largest and longest-running short film festival which…
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Sydney Film Festival 2026 featuring William D. Caballero for TheyDream and Dean Francis for Body Blow
For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on two queer filmmakers whose films are featured in this year’s Sydney Film Festival. The 73rd edition of the festival will showcase the very best in contemporary cinema from June 3 to 14 and features an incredible selection of films from around the world,...
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German Film Festival with special guest Faraz Shariat and reviews of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo and Mother Mary
We went around the world for this Out Takes, featuring some of the latest queer films on offer this May from Chile, Germany and the UK . With the 2026 HSBC German Film Festival back on in Melbourne until May 28, we had the opportunity to speak with director Faraz Shariat about their film...
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‘Going Down’ with special guest Haydn Keenan and ‘A Private Life’ review
For this Out Takes, we turned our spotlight on to one of the retrospective highlights in a new Aussie focused cinema celebration screening right through May at Cinema Nova, plus we reviewed Jodie Foster’s latest film that is one for the Francophiles. First up, we took a look at ‘Going Down’ from...
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BUFF aka Brunswick Underground Film Festival and Gday May
For this Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on to another great local film festival that is taking over the Northside this month plus we revisited one of our favourite interviews from earlier this year to celebrate its inclusion in a new Aussie focused cinema celebration coming to Cinema Nova…
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TILDE and Geelong Pride Film Festival
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the return of two local film festivals that are bringing fantastic queer cinema to big screens across Melbourne and Geelong over April and May. First up, we dived into this year’s TILDE which is the trans-led international film festival that is in its 12th year...
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Out Takes Extra: ACMI Drag Week live outside broadcast
During April, the team at ACMI presented Drag Week, a super-sized selection of films about the art and artists of drag who blazed a trail in this irreverent, outrageous and unapologetic performance style. On Thursday April 23, JOY 94.9 and the Out Takes teamed up with ACMI to deliver a special…
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The Deb with special guest Rebel Wilson, Big Mistakes and ACMI Drag Week reviews
For this Out Takes, we reviewed a new Aussie musical that brings, the latest television show from Dan Levy and two of the local films on offer for ACMI Drag Week plus an interview for you with one of Australia’s favourite comic actresses and a global movie star. First up was ‘The Deb’, an…
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Out Takes Extra: Rebel Wilson for ‘The Deb’
For this Out Takes Extra, we had the pleasure of speaking with Rebel Wilson, the local comedy legend who has gone on to become an incredibly successful international movie star who is now launching her feature film directorial debut with a story that is near and dear to her heart. Bold…
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ACMI Drag Week with special guest Spiro Economopoulos
For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on Drag Week which is coming to ACMI this April which allows you to experience a super-sized week of films that walked so Drag Race could run … in heels! Our special guest was Spiro Economopoulos who has recently joined the team at ACMI to help bring great...
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Homebodies with special guest AP Pobjoy plus Father Mother Sister Brother review
With International Day of Transgender Visibility being celebrated on March 31, we took the opportunity to spotlight ‘Homebodies’, a brand new digital series that is streaming now on SBS on Demand that highlights local trans and queer talent on screen and behind the scenes including its creator AP...
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Out Takes Extra: Madeleine Sami and Kate Box for Deadloch season 2
If you listened to our show in June 2023, then you know we absolutely loved season 1 of Deadloch and we were very excited to hear that a second season was in the works. Nearly three years later and its fair to say that the return of Deadloch to our small screens was well worth the wait! Not only…
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Deadloch s2 with special guests Madeleine Sami and Kate Box, Heartbreak High s3 and Five Films for Freedom
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the return of two homegrown television shows that represent the best of Aussie queer talent across the board, and we took a look at five LGBTQIA+ short films that highlight some of the best global queer cinema on offer for free this March. First up, we welcomed...
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Oscars Recap 2026
For this Out Takes Extra, we got together 24 hours post-Oscars for a debrief and to see if any of our winner predictions were spot on or way off (spoiler – we did pretty well). Let us know what you loved and loathed about the 98th Academy Awards via email or on our socials. Happy Awards Season to...
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2026 GLAAD Media Awards, A Nice Indian Boy interview encore and our Oscar predictions
With Awards season wrapping up for another year, we thought we’d celebrate some of the winners at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards (LIZA!) and revisited our interview with the team behind ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ who took home one of the big prizes of the night. We also threw our Oscar predictions into...
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Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2026, The Moment and A Friend of Dorothy
For this Out Takes, we welcomed the return of the Melbourne Women in Film Festival. Running from March 19–23 across ACMI and Fed Square, this year’s program continues to bring together bold works from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Pasifika. Over four days, audiences can look forward to...
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Scream 7, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model and a 2026 Award Season update
With ‘Scream 7’ finally out in cinemas around the world after various delays and controversies, we took the opportunity for this Out Takes to review this latest instalment in the 30+ year franchise and also explore its queer legacy across this incredibly popular and at times very camp slasher…
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‘Jimpa’ with special guests Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason Hyde plus ‘Pillion’
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the release of two highly anticipated queer films for February that celebrate the diversity of our community, the importance of representation and the ability for LGBTQIA+ folks to tell our own stories in an authentic way while still been given the opportunity to...
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Out Takes Extra: Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason-Hyde for ‘Jimpa’
For this Out Takes Extra, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason-Hyde at the JOY studios in the lead up to the Australian release of ‘Jimpa’ which is in cinemas now. Sophie Hyde is an acclaimed Adelaide-based film director, writer, and producer. Following on from her debut...
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The Little Sister, Cashing Out and Wuthering Heights
For this Out Takes, we had a stack of reviews to cover some of the films on offer in cinemas and online this February. We started off by saying bon retour to the 37th Alliance Française French Film Festival which kicks off again across Australia from March 3rd. One of the queer highlights in this...
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Christy, Lesbian Space Princess, I’m the Most Racist Person I Know and My Melbourne
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the recent success of Leela Varghese at the 2026 AACTA Awards for ‘Lesbian Space Princess’ and ‘I’m The Most Racist Person I Know’ (which were two of our favourite queer films of 2025) by revisiting our interview with her from last year along with our review of…
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2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival
Now that we’re well in to this new year, we’re starting to see the return of some of our favourite film festivals and we were excited to take a closer look at the fifth edition of the Europa! Europa Film Festival which is back in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from February 19 to March...
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‘From All Sides’ featuring special guest Bina Bhattacharya, plus ‘Blue Moon’ review
For this Out Takes, we were excited to introduce you to ‘From All Sides’, a new Australian feature film that is having a special Q&A screening at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville on Friday January 30 that is described as a subversive, sexually frank drama about a seemingly average suburban...
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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2026
It’s no secret we love a film festival and with the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival returning this February, we took the opportunity for this show to spotlight the fantastic Mardi Gras Film Festival and many of the top tier queer films on offer in this year’s program. Queer Screen’s 33rd...
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Midsumma 2026 – MQFF with Ro Bright, and There’s a story in you: a Queer filmmaking workshop with Louise Lever
With Melbourne’s premiere queer arts and culture festival a.k.a. Midsumma 2026, kicking off on January 18, we dedicated this program to celebrating two fantastic LGBTQIA+ film related events that are coming your way that will leave you entertained and engaged. First up, we always know that the...
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‘Heated Rivalry’ plus films we’re looking forward to in 2026
Even though we are at the start of a new year, we wanted to take the time to spotlight a TV series that came out at the end of 2025 that has literally taken over social media (and our lives) plus made us all into big fans of ice hockey. ‘Heated Rivalry’ came out in late November and took the...
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Out Takes 2025 Interview Highlights
With 2025 coming to a close, we thought it would be a good time to revisit some of our favourite interviews from the past 12 months. We’ve been fortunate to speak to so many great filmmakers, actors and industry creatives over the year and quite honestly, we could do another 5 of these interview...
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