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Chris and Luke travel to the Orkney Islands, Scotland, for this raw, heart-wrenching and ultimately triumphant and healing journey of a young woman in the throes of alcohol addiction. Saoirse Ronan's best performance according to someone on this podcast!
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Chris and Luke are joined once again by Caroline to discuss Pedro Almodóvar's 1997 Spanish film, "Live Flesh", as part of Phoenix Cinema's 'Almodóvar Season.'
This is a soap opera, lots to digest, with a story that veers off in the most unexpected directions! We had a blast discussing this, join us for a trip to Madrid for this erotic thriller by one of cinema's most unique and vibrant filmmakers.
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Chris and Luke are joined in this special episode by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Taylor Morden and composer of the podcast, Stefan Krieger, to discuss the upcoming UK premiere of Getting LOST at Phoenix Cinema on November 2nd!
Chris and Stefan are die-hard LOST fans from day one so to get the opportunity to pick the brain of the fan who made the LOST documentary for the ages was a real treat.
Whether you are already a fan of the hit TV show or this is your first exposure to it, this episode comes highly recommended.
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Chris and Caroline catch up and discuss the years they met at acting school, their fond memories of the experience and what Caroline has been up to since including her blossoming career as a singer!
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Chris and Luke discuss this British classic screened by Phoenix on its 75th anniversary. Join us as we jump back to post-World War II Vienna and mystery surrounding Harry Lime's death. Also, how magnetic was young Orson Welles?
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Screened as part of Phoenix Cinema's Second Run Sundays, Chris and Luke are joined by Phoenix Cinema manager Zalan t0 discuss this Czech sci-fi classic that predates Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey while reportedly being a major influence on both.
This comes highly recommended from us and we also encourage you to check out Second Run through their website (secondrundvd.com) who release these mostly unseen and unheard of European gems.
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Chris reflects on this action-comedy starring ninety-four (!) year old June Squibb and how the movie conjures thoughts of family and what it is to be lucky enough to have grandparents in your life. Also, getting old seems scary but this is a film that welcomes and embraces it. You're never too old for an adventure!
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Chris, Luke and Tad discuss this 1984 Cannes Palm d'Or winning classic from great independent director, Wim Wenders. Phoenix screened this movie as part of its 40th anniversary and we invite you to join us as we dig into it!
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Longtime friend of host Chris, actor Tad Cooley touches on his upbringing in Texas, how he fell in love with acting and how he channels that energy in between jobs role playing on video games!
An interesting discussion of a very interesting and endlessly fascinating person.
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Chris is joined by fellow Film Geek Luke Parker to discuss this sprawling three and a half hour Turkish film from acclaimed director Nuri Bilge Ceylan full of fantastic performances and genuinely jaw-dropping moments!
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Chris and Ian discuss Jeff Nichols' latest movie about motorcycle gangs and the huge charismatic ensemble that leads this one, probably the best reason to see it! Saddle up, slap on your leathers and join us for a cruise around 1960's Chicago.
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Chris and Ian discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' new movie (already! Talk about prolific), Kinds Of Kindness. This was a fun discussion because how do you dissect something so inevitably strange and fundamentally twisted and skewed? Great fun and despite some obvious flaws, this comes highly recommended if you're a fan of this filmmaker and if you think you can stomach it!
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As part of Phoenix Cinema's 'Once More With Ealing' Film season.
Chris and Ian are once again joined by special guest Mitch Perrin to discuss this British comedy classic that celebrates community and fortitude amongst the wreckage of post-war Britain. This is a special one. Join us for a trip back to England in 1949!
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Chris and Ian welcome special guest Mitchell Perrin, cinematographer, onto the podcast to discuss his career trajectory and what it's like to be behind the camera across all types of projects in all types of roles.
Look out for Ash Woman, the short film directed by Ian and for which Mitch was the director of photography!
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Chris and Ian discuss the latest movie featuring the always compelling Anthony Hopkins and whether the movie is completely successful in its attempt to grapple with 'The Question Of God' in its fictional meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. Appealing stuff right here...
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Chris and Nathaniel discuss this strange Italian experiment of a movie, its gorgeous aesthetics and its profound impact if you can dig underneath its many subtextual and metaphysical layers. Take a trip into Phoenix's tomb with us as we unwrap this stolen artifact of a movie.
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Chris and Ian discuss Luca Guadagnino's new steamy tennis movie and for once find themselves on opposite sides of the court taking lobs, shots and backhands to each other. Okay, it's not that dramatic but we couldn't resist using tennis terminology here...
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Chris, Ian and Zalan talk through the joy of Wim Wenders' latest film and how the whole idea started with observing the construction of public toilets in Tokyo! Uplifting and moving, join us as we delight in a movie that is all about appreciating the life you have built for yourself and the wonders of human connection.
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Join us as we chat to Zalan Pall, manager of the Phoenix Cinema. We discuss Zalan's beginnings as a movie-lover from Transylvania to working through the UK cinema distribution chain to manager of one of London's oldest continuously-running cinemas.
Let's celebrate independent cinema together.
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Chris and Ian delicately discuss this coming of age mystery drama that revolves around two young boys and their relationship with each other that unfolds in surprising and profound ways. Best seen cold so it's highly advised to watch the movie before listening!
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