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Sir Christopher Frayling on The Hollywood History of Art
Episode 271
Ever since the dawn of the sound era, Hollywood and friends have made a series of elaborate feature films about the lives of the great artists: the c…
7 months, 1 week ago
Greta Gerwig by Laura Venning
Episode 270
Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig explores the career of one of the world's most celebrated movie directors and is available here.
john Bleasdale's novel…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Hurricane Billy: The Life of William Friedkin with Nat Segaloff
Episode 269
Here are links to the books we talk about
Hurricane Billy: https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Billy-Stormy-William-Friedkin/dp/B0G13YSCVB/ref=sr_1_1?s=…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Don't Look Now (and then) with Justin John Doherty
Episode 268
Reflecting on Nicolas Roeg’s seminal film, Justin John Doherty's new book DON’T LOOK NOW AND THEN features hundreds of previously unpublished photogr…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Tom Shone: Best Movies of 2025
Episode 267
Tom Shone author of The Greengrass Papers talks about his best films of 2025 and biggest disappointment as well as his unique insight into the new Ch…
8 months ago
2025 Writers on Film Round Up
Episode 266
I talk about 2025. The books, the films, the festivals and the guests.
I talk about writing Darkness Visible The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer and look f…
8 months, 1 week ago
John Waters: Michelle E. Moore Praises the Pope of Trash
Episode 265
I speak to Michelle E. Moore who along with Brian Brems has edited the first collected volume of work on cult film director and icon John Waters, wh…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Mike Miley on David Lynch
Episode 264
How are David Lynch's films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones?
By interrogating this question, Davi…
9 months ago
Mike Miley on David Lynch
How are David Lynch's films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones?
By interrogating this question, David…
9 months ago
Joseph McBride talks I Loved Movies But...
Episode 263
Joseph McBride has been a veteran critic, a teacher, the screenwriter of (among others) Rock n Roll High School. He's acted for Orson Welles and camp…
9 months, 1 week ago