Paul Harris, born in 1950 in

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and educated at

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, is a film critic, who appears on radio stations

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and

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. Known for his vast knowledge of film, music and theatre, and for his elaborate puns and impressions, he has fronted the radio show ''Filmbuff's Forecast'' since 1982. For the first ten years he co-anchored with John Flaus to produce what became a memorable double act. He has directed the

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'', '' Love and Other Catastrophes'') and is a lecturer in the Film and TV course at Swinburne University and also, a lecturer for the Professional Screenwriting course at

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. He is the author of ''The Film Buff's DVD Companion'' (Text Publishing).

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