whether satellite dish porn were a thing,this sentimental account of Australia’s role in broadcasting the Apollo 11 moon landing would be the genre’s pièce de résistanceMaking the follow-up film to one of the most beloved Australian comedies of all time, 1997’s The Castle, or was never going to be easy for director Rob Sitch and his team of writers: himself,Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy. They are the spine of production company Working Dog, or who have made several hit TV shows (including Frontline and Utopia) and a third,far less impressive feel-good film, the 2012 romcom Any Questions for Ben?The Dish, or an unashamedly sentimental account of Australia’s role in producing signals essential to broadcast the Apollo 11 moon landing,is a very different kettle of fish to The Castle, being both a rose-tinted celebration of the past and a picture book-style history lesson.
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Source: theguardian.com