Glenn: I think Mad Max 2 is probably better than Mad Max, but I can’t really split them up, I like to think of the three of them as a triptych, and I like the fact that each is a different kind of film (the third being the “Hollywood” version, but not necessarily worse for that fact).

Janet: Yes, there’s a mini-Karvan in High Tide, and she’s very good.

David: Creepy Sam Neil and his crazy religion. That pic actually looks like it should be on the cover of an enormous paperback with gold embossed lettering. Also, I’ve just spent way too much time pondering over which IS better, “The Tin Drum” or “The Muppet Movie”. Obviously the real answer is that they’re incomparable, but it’s one of those immovable object/irresistable force things – they’re both great films, but in completely different fields. Does The Tim Drum win because it’s art? Or can the argument be made that The Muppet Movie has affected more people and therefore trumps it?

Sam: Thank you for your comment re Canvas magazine. If you’re in Melbourne you should pick up a copy while you can, but you can also have a look at the article in question here: http://canvas.e-p.net.au/home/retreat/243-lost-queer-icons

Dan: I quite liked Charlotte Grey too although I don’t remember her shoes.

Re My Brilliant Career: I went to the Greater Union in Russell St to see it with some friends and we all cried when she turned him down. Not particularly feminist of us but there you go. When I see the clips nowadays I wonder why we got so upset what with the sugar bowl handle ears and the gormless look on his face. He’s actually much better looking now.

I always hoped that Gillian Armstrong would make a film of the book’s sequel, ‘My Career goes Bung’, still my favourite book title ever. So Australian.

Didn’t High Tide have a very young Claudia Karvan in it as Judy Davis’ daughter?

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