Press

What they’re saying about “PUB: The Movie”…

“…a raucous, energetic, hilarious, heartbreaking delight from hard-thumping beginning to beautifully
bittersweet ending.”
Erin Free’s review on the Filmink website
https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/pub-the-movie-a-fredumentary/

“…the story of a mostly-disdained and terminally-irreverent outsider artist and his underground
community, it has a universal appeal and should be seen and could be enjoyed by anyone with even
a vague tolerance for the maginalised other.”
Clinton Walker’s review on his namesake blog
https://www.clintonwalker.com.au/news/pub-the-takeaway

“…a punk version of Crumb…educational, inspiring, hilarious…”
Graham Rae’s review on his Who Rattled Your Cage? blog
https://whorattledyourcage.blogspot.com/2022/08/opening-time-at-pub-movie.html

“It’s not a pretty story…”
Matt Ryan’s review from his Munster Tim

INTERVIEWS

Interviews with PUB creator Andrew Leavold, and Fred Negro himself…

“If you watch one documentary this year, make it Pub: The Movie.”
Andrew Leavold interviewed by Matthew Eeles on the Cinema Australia website
September 2022
https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/08/the-naked-city-the-life-and-times-of-fred-negro/

“…a remarkable documentary. It not only celebrates the incredible life of Fred Negro, with all its ups
and downs, but captures a slice of Australian cultural history that will never be duplicated.”
Andrew Leavold interviewed by Coffin Ed for The Naked City in the City Hub, Sydney, August 2022
https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2022/09/07/interview-andrew-leavold/

“Musician. Cartoonist. Movie star? Legendary Melbournian barfly Fred Negro makes the leap to the
big screen in the new documentary celebrating his life and art…”
Andrew Leavold interviewed by Tony Biggs on 3RRR’s On The Blower, Melbourne, August 2022
https://www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/segments/on-the-blower-inside-the-cartoonish-world-of-fred-negro

“I would really like people to see the totality of Fred’s experience and say, ‘yes, he’s done an
amazing body of work over the last 45 years’.”
Fred Negro and Andrew Leavold interviewed by Carolyn Webb in the Age, Melbourne, August 2022
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nudity-brawls-unspeakable-acts-film-celebrates-unofficial-mayor-of-st-kilda-20220810-p5b8q0.html

“For me it’s a character study of a neglected, misunderstood and under-appreciated Aussie
character who has never received his dues (not to mention a very old mate of mine, so I know
EXACTLY the right stories to tell).”
Andrew Leavold interviewed on 4ZZZ’s Subversion 1312 radio show, Brisbane, March 2020
https://www.subversion1312.org/2020