See Hear Podcast Episode 56 - Dogs In Space

The history of cinema is littered with films that have nostalgia
for a simpler time in the writer or director’s life. Often they’re
done with quite a bit of distance which creates a sense of
wistfulness.   Then there’s Dogs In Space.   Welcome to
Episode 56 of See Hear Podcast.   This month our beloved Tim
was relocating to Toronto after many years in Seoul, so he took the
month off from gasbagging about movies while settling in. Bernard
and I settle in the second of our requests for the year. Michael
Benton, film studies lectuter at Kentucky College requested we
tackle the 1986 film from Richard Lowenstein Dogs In Space based on
Lowensein's recolletions of the wild and fun times living in a
share household in the inner suburb of Richmond in Melbourne. The
house is populated with punks, hippies, a lothario quoting
socialism, and the worst sounding punk band around. The film is
less of a narrative and more a slice of life. Unlike other films
devoted to nostalgia (like American Graffitti), Dogs is set in the
very recent past from the time Lowenstein filmed it. He was able to
freshly recount the exciting times he'd had, while looking at the
very point where the fun stopped and the parties ended. The film
came under fire for focusing more on the fun and hedonism of his
youth and less on the tragedy of heroin use. RL said it was his
youth to document s he saw fit....and the heroin use is not painted
lightly.   Bernard and myself discuss the punk scene of the
day, Melbourne punk venues, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence, rocker
versus art school rivalries, and lambs as pets. We hope you enjoy
the discussion.   NOTE: I realised later on that every time I
mention the name Sam Sejavka (the real life singer of The Ears, who
Michael Hutchence's character is based on), I say "Sevajka". My
apologies for my tardiness. Please don't start a flame war on this.
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