Desert Island Flicks Videos
In these video excerpts from our Desert Island Flicks program, our celebrity 'castaways' reveal the personal stories behind their top five flicks - the only films they could pack if they were banished to a desert island.
Warwick Thornton - writer, director (Samson & Delilah) and artist
> Another State of Mind
> Exit Through the Gift Shop
> Wild at Heart
> Down by Law
> Repo Man
Marieke Hardy - screenwriter, columnist, blogger, radio host and author (Laid)
> Happiness
> This is England
> West Side Story
> Bugsy Malone
> Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Tony Birch - Acclaimed Melbourne writer (Shadowboxing, Father's Day, Blood)
> Kes
> The Hustler
> Splendour in the Grass
> Good Will Hunting
> Frances
Shaun Tan - Oscar-winning animator, author and illustrator (The Lost Thing)
> The Triplets of Belleville
> You, the Living
> A Town Called Panic
> Brazil
> Alien
Bob Ellis - Journalist, filmmaker and political commentator (The Nostradamus Kid)
> The Seventh Seal
> The Hustler
> Modern Times
> Jules and Jim
> The Best Years of our Lives
Margaret Pomeranz - Beloved film critic and Australian icon (At the Movies)
> Nashville
> The Flower of My Secret
> The Women
> In the Cut
> Magnolia (video not available)
Kate Holden - Celebrated author, columnist and world traveller (In My Skin: A Memoir, The Age)
> In the Mood for Love
> Local Hero
> The Princess Bride
> Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
> The Thin Red Line
Julia Zemiro - Beloved star of the stage and small screen (RockWiz, So Frenchy, So Chic)
> Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
> As It Is in Heaven
> After the Wedding
> The Lives of Others
> The Taste of Others
Iain McCaig - Renowned illustrator and filmmaker (The Hobbit, Star Wars Episodes 1-3)
> Casino Royale
> The Motorcycle Diaries
> The Piano
> Amadeus
> Amelie
Clare Bowditch - Award-winning musician (Best Female ARIA, Best Female Rolling Stone Award)
> High Tide
> It's a Wonderful Life
> The Piano
> Zorba the Greek
> In the Mood for Love
Eddie Perfect - Composer, actor and comedian (Shane Warne The Musical, Offspring)
> Jesus Christ Superstar
> Hedwig and the Angry Inch
> How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
> Hercules
> The Muppet Movie
Poh Ling Yeow - Artist and cooking extraordinaire (Masterchef, Poh's Kitchen)
> Jestem (I Am)
> Midnight Cowboy
> Gummo
> The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
> Farewell My Concubine
Rachel Perkins - Indigenous filmmaker and director (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon)
> The Piano
> Gallipoli
> Amelie
> Withnail and I
> Bliss
Roy Conli - Disney producer (Tangled, The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
> Pulp Fiction
> Dr Strangelove
> On the Waterfront
> Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis)
> Pinocchio
Zan Rowe - Radio presenter and Hottest 100 compiler
> The Nightmare Before Christmas
> Breakfast at Tiffany's
> Coming to America
> Stop Making Sense
> Dead Man
Julian Burnside - Barrister and human rights advocate
> Atonement
> Being There
> Lives of Others
> Waltz with Bashir
> Z
Nadia Tass - Award-winning director and producer (Malcolm, The Big Steal)
> Se7en
> Brazil
> Burnt by the Sun
> The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
> The Conformist
Catherine Deveny - Comedian, writer and cultural commentator
> Mary and Max
> Lost in Translation
> High Tide
> Tootsie
> The Wizard of Oz
Tim Burton - Artist and director (Edward Scissorhands, Batman and Alice in Wonderland)
> The Omega Man
> War of the Gargantuas
> The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
> The Wicker Man (1973)
> Dracula A.D. 1972
Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin - Respected Indigenous elder
> Rain Man
> Pretty Woman
> Flashdance
> On Golden Pond
> Bran Nue Dae
Chris Masters - Walkley Award-winning journalist and author
> The Ox-Bow Incident
> Wake in Fright
> M*A*S*H
> Life of Brian
> The Wire
David Stratton - Author and film critic (At the Movies, The Australian)
> Duel in the Sun
> Smiles of a Summer Night
> Loves of a Blonde
> Singin' in the Rain
> The Last Wave
Adam Elliot - Oscar-winning animator (Harvie Krumpet, Mary and Max)
> My Life as a Dog
> Misery
> Delicatessen
> One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
> Malcolm
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