The Love Of Cinema

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse with Fax Bahr | Picturehouse

Lara Peters talks to co-director Fax Bahr about his iconic behind the scenes documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. 

This documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.

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F1: The Movie with Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer | Picturehouse

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer about their new film, F1: The Movie. 

Dubbed 'the greatest that never was', Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was Formula 1’s most promising racer of the 1990s – until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.

Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling Formula 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. 

Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to Formula 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.

He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie, intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in Formula 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.

Shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport, Top Gun: Maverick's Joseph Kosinski brings the same death-defying, edge-of-the-seat thrills to the world of racing in F1: The Movie. 

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Elio with Mary Alice Drumm | Picturehouse

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to producer Mary Alice Drumm about the brand new Pixar film, Elio, in cinemas now. 

For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers — in Elio, the universe calls back! 

The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.

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28 Years Later with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland | Picturehouse

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland about their new film 28 Years Later, in cinemas now. 

It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. 

One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.

But when one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. 

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Echo Valley with Michael Pearce and Domhnall Gleeson | Picturehouse

Sam Clements speaks to director Michael Pearce and actor Domhnall Gleeson about their new film Echo Valley. 

Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.

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Lollipop with Daisy-May Hudson and Posy Sterling | Picturehouse

Felicty Beckett talks to filmmaker Daisy-May Hudson and actor Posy Sterling about their new film Lollipop. 

Molly, a young woman released from prison struggles to regain custody of her children. When she bumps into her childhood friend Amina the two women soon realize their only chance is to join forces and take destiny into their own hands.

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How To Train Your Dragon with Dean DeBlois | Picturehouse

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to director Dean DeBlois about his new film How To Train Your Dragon. 

From three-time Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. 

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone, For All Mankind) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. 

With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (BAFTA nominee Nico Parker; Dumbo, The Last of Us) and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost; Snow White and the Huntsman, Shaun of the Dead) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding. 

As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader. 

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Tornado, Lollipop, From Hilde With Love and Ballerina with Len Wiseman and Norman Reedus | Picturehouse

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema.

Listings for the all-night movie marathon that Michael and Elena mention can also be found here.

This month we're joined by guest film critics Michael Leader and Elena Lazic to discuss some of the best films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas in June, including: Tornado, Lollipop and From Hilde, With Love. 

Our very own Lucy Fenwick Elliott also talks to director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus about their new film Ballerina. 

The World's Biggest All-Nighter IV takes place at Picturehouse Central on 7 June.

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Listen to Sam Clements over at the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Festival Podcast.

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The Ballad of Wallis Island with Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan | Picturehouse

Sam Clements talks to the stars of The Ballad Of Wallis Island, Tim Key, Tom Basden (also co-writers) and Carey Mulligan.

Eccentric lottery winner Charles dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer, back together.

The fantasy becomes real when the bandmates and former lovers agree to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island.

Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

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The Phoenician Scheme with Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera and Richard Ayoade | Picturehouse

On this bumper episode for Wes Anderson's new film, our interviewers Lucy Fenwick Elliott, Lara Peters and Elena Lazic speak to the cast of The Phoenician Scheme: Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Mia Threapleton and Richard Ayoade.

The inimitable Wes Anderson returns with The Phoenician Scheme, a story of a family – and a family business. 

Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) is a roguish millionaire businessman, survivor of six plane crashes and father of nine sons, and – crucially – one daughter, a nun called Liesel (Mia Threapleton).

The two reunite when Liesel is, against all odds, named sole heir to his estate. But as Korda embarks on a new, ambitious enterprise, they quickly become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

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