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The Bazura Project

The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. It originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008, and on ABC2 in late 2011.[1]

The Bazura Project
Season 3 poster
StarringShannon Marinko
Lee Zachariah
Opening theme"In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes42
Production
Running time30 mins. (approx)
Original release
NetworkChannel 31 (2006–2008)
ABC2 (2011)
Release7 December 2006 (2006-12-07)

On Australian Community TV edit

The show originally aired on Australian community television stations (Channel 31 Melbourne, 31 Brisbane, Television Sydney and C31 Adelaide) on 7 December 2006. It ran for three seasons, ending on 18 December 2008.

It was nominated for multiple Antenna Awards, and won Best Comedy Program and Best Director in 2007, and Best Arts Program in both 2007 and 2008.[2]

Every episode began with a pre-title sequence in which hosts Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah parodied a classic film scene. There would then be a news segment, a feature story (either informational or a comedic sketch), an interview with a key figure movie figure, then reviews of that week's releases.

Opening Sequences edit

These sequences are not strictly parodies, but rather hosts Shannon and Lee finding themselves in situations that closely resemble famous scenes. Notable openings included the season one finale The Graduate (in which the wedding is attended by all the characters from the previous opening sequences), season two's On the Town (in which Marinko and Zachariah "sung" New York, New York with lyrics pertaining to the Melbourne International Film Festival), the season two finale Back to the Future Part II (in which they travelled back through time, appearing in that season's previous opening sequences), Plan 9 from Outer Space (featuring one of the final on-screen appearances of legendary Australian actor Bud Tingwell), Full Metal Jacket (in which their heads were shaved on-screen), and the series finale Fight Club (in which, rather than doing a single scene, the entire film was acted out).

 
 
 
 

Episode 1.01 (7 December 2006)The Sixth Sense
Episode 1.02 (14 December 2006)Clerks
Episode 1.03 (21 December 2006)It's a Wonderful Life
Episode 1.04 (4 January 2007)Say Anything...
Episode 1.05 (11 January 2007)Apocalypse Now
Episode 1.06 (18 January 2007)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Episode 1.07 (25 January 2007)The Usual Suspects
Episode 1.08 (1 February 2007)Goodfellas
Episode 1.09 (8 February 2007)Manhattan
Episode 1.10 (15 February 2007)American Psycho
Episode 1.11 (22 February 2007)The Graduate
Episode 2.01 (7 June 2007)The Blues Brothers
Episode 2.02 (14 June 2007)Trainspotting
Episode 2.03 (21 June 2007)Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
Episode 2.04 (28 June 2007)Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Episode 2.05 (5 July 2007)Pulp Fiction
Episode 2.06 (12 July 2007)Donnie Darko
Episode 2.07 (19 July 2007)Adaptation
Episode 2.08 (26 July 2007)The Untouchables
Episode 2.09 (2 August 2007)On the Town
Episode 2.10 (9 August 2007)Midnight Cowboy
Episode 2.11 (16 August 2007)A Clockwork Orange
Episode 2.12 (23 August 2007)King Kong
Episode 2.13 (30 August 2007)Back to the Future Part II
Episode 3.01 (9 October 2008)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Episode 3.02 (16 October 2008)Lolita
Episode 3.03 (23 October 2008)Plan 9 from Outer Space
Episode 3.04 (30 October 2008)On The Waterfront
Episode 3.05 (6 November 2008)The Shining
Episode 3.06 (13 November 2008)Singin' in the Rain
Episode 3.07 (20 November 2008)Goldfinger
Episode 3.08 (27 November 2008)Blade Runner
Episode 3.09 (4 December 2008)Psycho
Episode 3.10 (11 December 2008)Full Metal Jacket
Episode 3.11 (18 December 2008)Fight Club

Interviews edit

People interviewed on the community TV iteration of the show included George Miller (producer), Melanie Coombs, Anthony Lucas, Sarah Watt, Chris Noonan, Everett De Roche, Jack Sargeant, Danny Boyle, Geoffrey Wright, Pixar's Jerome Ranft & Paul Topolos, Roger Donaldson, Robert Connolly, Sue Maslin, Jonathan King, Scott Hicks, Rolf de Heer, Jason Schwartzman, Gillian Armstrong, Brian Trenchard-Smith, David Eggby, Mark Hartley, Steven Berkoff, Leigh Whannell, Bud Tingwell, Nathan Phillips, Jan Sardi and Clara Law.

On the ABC edit

Guide To Sinema edit

 

In early 2011, the ABC commissioned a six-part series for ABC2 entitled The Bazura Project's Guide To Sinema. Each episode was devoted to a different cinematic sin: Violence, Sex, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame. The series began on 29 September, airing Thursday nights at 9pm.

Regular segments included: History, in which Shannon and Lee give a lesson on how sins were depicted in early cinema; Forgotten Films, featuring Shannon revealing obscure cult works; Lee's Therapy, with Lee explaining to his therapist (David Stratton) how he's been forever scarred by sinful movies; the Future, in which Shannon and Lee travel to the future to meet a robot (Shaun Micallef) who uses sci-fi films to reveal the future of sins; How To Make a Movie, a guide on how to make your very own sinful movie; and The Bazura Project Awards, an elaborate show rewarding cinema's standout sinful scenes.

The series included appearances from Kat Stewart, Tony Martin, Francis Greenslade, Julia Zemiro, John Safran, Bryan Dawe, Michael Ward, Luke Hemsworth, Abe Forsythe, Marc Fennell and Stephanie Bendixsen.

Radio Free Cinema edit

In 2021, the show returned as a six-part audio series The Bazura Project's Radio Free Cinema, released as a podcast on the Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and Amazon platforms.

"Radio Free Cinema" was made in the format of a commercial radio show, presented as if old tapes had been recovered and re-released online. The show featured fake movie news, trailers for non-existent films, original music, scripted interviews (often with comedians playing actors or filmmakers), and sketches.[3]

It featured cameos from Tom Ballard, Rusty Berther, Kristy Best, Robyn Butler, Rhonda Burchmore, Santo Cilauro, Marc Fennell, Tim Ferguson, Abe Forsythe, Bob Franklin (comedian), Francis Greenslade, Tosh Greenslade, Roz Hammond, Stephen Hall (actor), Andrew Hansen, Peter Helliar, Tegan Higginbotham, Ming-Zhu Hii, Adam Hills, Claire Hooper, Wayne Hope, Dan Ilic, Laura Hughes, Mark Humphries, Nazeem Hussain, Ed Kavalee, Christopher Kirby, Colin Lane, Tommy Little (comedian), Cassandra Magrath, Tony Martin (comedian), Shaun Micallef, Rhys Muldoon, Brian Nankervis, Celia Pacquola, Geraldine Quinn, Ben Russell, John Safran, Kat Stewart, Emily Taheny, Chris Taylor (comedian), Dave Thornton, Toby Truslove, Michael Veitch, Cal Wilson, and more.

The show was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast at the 2022 Australian Podcast Awards, winning Silver in both categories.[4] The sixth episode received a nomination in the Audio - Fiction category at the 55th AWGIE Awards.[5]

Other works edit

Election 2007: Countdown to a Letdown edit

In 2007, the crew moved away from movies to apply the Bazura style to the Australian Federal Election. The one-hour special aired on the eve of the election, Friday 23 November, and featured a look back at the campaign, an instructional video about whom to vote for, a guide on how to be a politician, and an interview with the Australian Democrats' Laura Chipp. In addition to Marinko and Zachariah, the special was also hosted by Emma Race and Adam Knox.

The Bazura Project presents Saturday Night Cult Movie edit

Beginning in March 2008, The Bazura Project began introducing Saturday night movies on Channel 31 Melbourne.[6] This ran for three seasons until 2010, and included such classics as the 49th Parallel, Hercules Against the Moon Men and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women.

References edit

  1. ^ ABC2 picks up the Bazura Project
  2. ^ List of Antenna Award winners Antenna Awards
  3. ^ "The Bazura Project's Radio Free Cinema".
  4. ^ https://www.australianpodcastawards.com/winners2022
  5. ^ https://if.com.au/nominees-for-55th-awgies-unveiled-as-awards-returns-in-person/
  6. ^ The Bazura Project: Calling all Cinefiles

External links edit

  • Official Website
  • Official Facebook Page
  • Official Twitter Account
  • The Bazura Project at IMDb  

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The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah It originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008 and on ABC2 in late 2011 1 The Bazura ProjectSeason 3 posterStarringShannon Marinko Lee ZachariahOpening theme In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard GriegCountry of originAustraliaNo of episodes42ProductionRunning time30 mins approx Original releaseNetworkChannel 31 2006 2008 ABC2 2011 Release7 December 2006 2006 12 07 Contents 1 On Australian Community TV 1 1 Opening Sequences 1 2 Interviews 2 On the ABC 2 1 Guide To Sinema 3 Radio Free Cinema 4 Other works 4 1 Election 2007 Countdown to a Letdown 4 2 The Bazura Project presents Saturday Night Cult Movie 5 References 6 External linksOn Australian Community TV editThe show originally aired on Australian community television stations Channel 31 Melbourne 31 Brisbane Television Sydney and C31 Adelaide on 7 December 2006 It ran for three seasons ending on 18 December 2008 It was nominated for multiple Antenna Awards and won Best Comedy Program and Best Director in 2007 and Best Arts Program in both 2007 and 2008 2 Every episode began with a pre title sequence in which hosts Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah parodied a classic film scene There would then be a news segment a feature story either informational or a comedic sketch an interview with a key figure movie figure then reviews of that week s releases Opening Sequences edit These sequences are not strictly parodies but rather hosts Shannon and Lee finding themselves in situations that closely resemble famous scenes Notable openings included the season one finale The Graduate in which the wedding is attended by all the characters from the previous opening sequences season two s On the Town in which Marinko and Zachariah sung New York New York with lyrics pertaining to the Melbourne International Film Festival the season two finale Back to the Future Part II in which they travelled back through time appearing in that season s previous opening sequences Plan 9 from Outer Space featuring one of the final on screen appearances of legendary Australian actor Bud Tingwell Full Metal Jacket in which their heads were shaved on screen and the series finale Fight Club in which rather than doing a single scene the entire film was acted out nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Episode 1 01 7 December 2006 The Sixth Sense Episode 1 02 14 December 2006 Clerks Episode 1 03 21 December 2006 It s a Wonderful Life Episode 1 04 4 January 2007 Say Anything Episode 1 05 11 January 2007 Apocalypse Now Episode 1 06 18 January 2007 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Episode 1 07 25 January 2007 The Usual Suspects Episode 1 08 1 February 2007 Goodfellas Episode 1 09 8 February 2007 Manhattan Episode 1 10 15 February 2007 American Psycho Episode 1 11 22 February 2007 The Graduate Episode 2 01 7 June 2007 The Blues Brothers Episode 2 02 14 June 2007 Trainspotting Episode 2 03 21 June 2007 Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Episode 2 04 28 June 2007 Ferris Bueller s Day Off Episode 2 05 5 July 2007 Pulp Fiction Episode 2 06 12 July 2007 Donnie Darko Episode 2 07 19 July 2007 Adaptation Episode 2 08 26 July 2007 The Untouchables Episode 2 09 2 August 2007 On the Town Episode 2 10 9 August 2007 Midnight Cowboy Episode 2 11 16 August 2007 A Clockwork Orange Episode 2 12 23 August 2007 King Kong Episode 2 13 30 August 2007 Back to the Future Part II Episode 3 01 9 October 2008 The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Episode 3 02 16 October 2008 Lolita Episode 3 03 23 October 2008 Plan 9 from Outer Space Episode 3 04 30 October 2008 On The Waterfront Episode 3 05 6 November 2008 The Shining Episode 3 06 13 November 2008 Singin in the Rain Episode 3 07 20 November 2008 Goldfinger Episode 3 08 27 November 2008 Blade Runner Episode 3 09 4 December 2008 Psycho Episode 3 10 11 December 2008 Full Metal Jacket Episode 3 11 18 December 2008 Fight Club Interviews edit People interviewed on the community TV iteration of the show included George Miller producer Melanie Coombs Anthony Lucas Sarah Watt Chris Noonan Everett De Roche Jack Sargeant Danny Boyle Geoffrey Wright Pixar s Jerome Ranft amp Paul Topolos Roger Donaldson Robert Connolly Sue Maslin Jonathan King Scott Hicks Rolf de Heer Jason Schwartzman Gillian Armstrong Brian Trenchard Smith David Eggby Mark Hartley Steven Berkoff Leigh Whannell Bud Tingwell Nathan Phillips Jan Sardi and Clara Law On the ABC editGuide To Sinema edit nbsp In early 2011 the ABC commissioned a six part series for ABC2 entitled The Bazura Project s Guide To Sinema Each episode was devoted to a different cinematic sin Violence Sex Money Profanity Drugs and Fame The series began on 29 September airing Thursday nights at 9pm Regular segments included History in which Shannon and Lee give a lesson on how sins were depicted in early cinema Forgotten Films featuring Shannon revealing obscure cult works Lee s Therapy with Lee explaining to his therapist David Stratton how he s been forever scarred by sinful movies the Future in which Shannon and Lee travel to the future to meet a robot Shaun Micallef who uses sci fi films to reveal the future of sins How To Make a Movie a guide on how to make your very own sinful movie and The Bazura Project Awards an elaborate show rewarding cinema s standout sinful scenes The series included appearances from Kat Stewart Tony Martin Francis Greenslade Julia Zemiro John Safran Bryan Dawe Michael Ward Luke Hemsworth Abe Forsythe Marc Fennell and Stephanie Bendixsen Radio Free Cinema editIn 2021 the show returned as a six part audio series The Bazura Project s Radio Free Cinema released as a podcast on the Apple Google Spotify Stitcher and Amazon platforms Radio Free Cinema was made in the format of a commercial radio show presented as if old tapes had been recovered and re released online The show featured fake movie news trailers for non existent films original music scripted interviews often with comedians playing actors or filmmakers and sketches 3 It featured cameos from Tom Ballard Rusty Berther Kristy Best Robyn Butler Rhonda Burchmore Santo Cilauro Marc Fennell Tim Ferguson Abe Forsythe Bob Franklin comedian Francis Greenslade Tosh Greenslade Roz Hammond Stephen Hall actor Andrew Hansen Peter Helliar Tegan Higginbotham Ming Zhu Hii Adam Hills Claire Hooper Wayne Hope Dan Ilic Laura Hughes Mark Humphries Nazeem Hussain Ed Kavalee Christopher Kirby Colin Lane Tommy Little comedian Cassandra Magrath Tony Martin comedian Shaun Micallef Rhys Muldoon Brian Nankervis Celia Pacquola Geraldine Quinn Ben Russell John Safran Kat Stewart Emily Taheny Chris Taylor comedian Dave Thornton Toby Truslove Michael Veitch Cal Wilson and more The show was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast at the 2022 Australian Podcast Awards winning Silver in both categories 4 The sixth episode received a nomination in the Audio Fiction category at the 55th AWGIE Awards 5 Other works editElection 2007 Countdown to a Letdown edit In 2007 the crew moved away from movies to apply the Bazura style to the Australian Federal Election The one hour special aired on the eve of the election Friday 23 November and featured a look back at the campaign an instructional video about whom to vote for a guide on how to be a politician and an interview with the Australian Democrats Laura Chipp In addition to Marinko and Zachariah the special was also hosted by Emma Race and Adam Knox The Bazura Project presents Saturday Night Cult Movie edit Beginning in March 2008 The Bazura Project began introducing Saturday night movies on Channel 31 Melbourne 6 This ran for three seasons until 2010 and included such classics as the 49th Parallel Hercules Against the Moon Men and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women References edit ABC2 picks up the Bazura Project List of Antenna Award winners Antenna Awards The Bazura Project s Radio Free Cinema https www 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