{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61f7995fa8fffe00137ee684/679ceae92a5cfef562404314?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"139: Starstruck with Alexei Toliopoulos (Poodle episode)","description":"<p>This week Kate Jinx is joined by comedian &amp; film lover/critic/chameleon Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film with that \"little something extra\" – Starstruck! A musical extravaganza that is So Sydney, complete with a pub under a Harbour Bridge pylon, a talent show at the Sydney Opera House (or is it the Seymour Centre) and a gig at the Lizard Lounge aka the Bondi Pavillion. A breakout role for Jo Kennedy, it's still way too underseen but Jinx and Alexei are on a mission to make everyone watch it as many times as they have.</p><p><br></p><p>Join the <a href=\"http://patreon.com/seealso\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hogg Hive on Patreon</a> to hear Alexei's Also Alsos coming soon!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>See Alsos:</strong></p><ul><li>Alexei’s interview with Gillian Armstrong for the <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-brilliant-career-the-humanist-cinema/id1716444529?i=1000658488823\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sunburnt Screens podcast</a></li><li>Jo Kennedy in <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf2lH8D7IZI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tender Hooks (dir. Mary Callaghan, 1989) on YouTube</a></li><li>The incredible <a href=\"https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/starstruck-film-costumes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Starstruck costumes at NFSA:</a></li><li>Kate's Rediscovering Starstruck piece by Kate (as seen on Wikipedia!): <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/01/rediscovering-starstruck-gillian-armstrongs-80s-rock-musical-extravaganza\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/01/rediscovering-starstruck-gillian-armstrongs-80s-rock-musical-extravaganza</a></li><li>The Coca–Cola Kid (dir. Dušan Makavejev, 1985)</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"See Also Podcast"}