The Love Of Cinema

Cow with Andrea Arnold | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett talks to Andrea Arnold, on Zoom, about her new film Cow.

Director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) steps into the realm of documentary with Cow, a portrait of life on a dairy farm – and one cow whose journey she follows for several years. Luma’s day-to-day is captured almost from her perspective, following her through the calving process, the rearing of animals, intensive milking sessions, an all-too-brief grazing period and, eventually, the inevitable, dreaded end – all captured by Arnold’s deeply empathetic, unwavering gaze.

The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain with Will Sharpe | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett talks to director Will Sharpe about his new film, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. 

After his father's death, Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game) is left alone to look after his five sisters and his mother.

Three things set him on a more colourful path: he’s offered a job as an illustrator by a prestigious magazine editor, he meets and falls in love with his sisters’ new governess (Claire Foy), and the pair of them adopt a stray cat they name Peter, whose presence inspires him to take a new and extraordinary artistic turn.

Licorice Pizza with Paul Thomas Anderson | Picturehouse

Film critic Hanna Flint talks to legendary director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new film, Licorice Pizza. In UK cinemas now! 

California’s San Fernando Valley, 1973. Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) is a precocious high schooler and child star who meets - and is immediately besotted with - Alana (Alana Haim), a twenty-something photographer’s assistant trying desperately to find herself.

The two of them form an unlikely bond, and soon begin running around the Valley together taking part in Gary’s many haphazard schemes.

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Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Maddy Searle. 

Listen to Hanna every week on the Fade To Black Podcast. 

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Titane with Julia Ducournau | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett talks to writer-director Julia Ducournau about her Palme D’Or winning movie, Titane. In cinemas now.

A series of brutal, unexplained murders sweep a region of France. A car show dancer with a titanium plate fitted into her head nurtures a dark fixation. A young man with a bruised face is discovered in an airport, claiming to be a child who disappeared ten years ago.

Forged in blood, sweat and oil, how all three things intersect is the story of Titane, the Palme D’Or-winning from Raw director Julia Ducournau.

Listen to our review of Titane on the December edition of The Love Of Cinema. 

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End of 2021 Special | Picturehouse

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics, plenty of special guests, and you, the audience!

On this bonus episode the Picturehouse team reflect on 2021 and go through some highlights from the year in cinema. 

Sam is joined by Picturehouse Cinemas’ Joint Managing Director Clare Binns, Director of Programming Carol McKay and Director of Operations Jon Perry to discuss some of the best (and worst) films from the year. 

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Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Maddy Searle. 

Listen to more from Sam Clements over at the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Festival Podcast and The Holiday Season Podcast. 

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West Side Story, Lamb, Hope and Titane | Picturehouse

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics, plenty of special guests, and you, the audience!

This month we're joined by guest film critics Anna Bogutskaya and Christina Newland to discuss Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Hope starring Stellan Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace’s new film Lamb and Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winning Titane. 

We’re also joined by Hope writer and director Maria Sødahl to discuss her new film.

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Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Maddy Searle. 

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

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Lamb with Noomi Rapace and Valdimar Jóhannsson | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett talks to director Valdimar Jóhannsson and star Noomi Rapace about their new film Lamb. 

In rural Iceland, a childless couple - with one half played with a quiet intensity by Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) - exist quietly on their patch of farmland, isolated from the world and from each other. When they discover a strange newborn in their sheep barn, their fear turns to compassion, and they decide to raise her as their own – but sinister forces are determined to return the creature to the wilderness that birthed her.

C’mon C’mon with Mike Mills | Picturehouse

Sam Clements talks to writer-director Mike Mills about his new film, C’mon C’mon, in cinemas from Friday 3 December. 

Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a softly-spoken radio journalist stuck in arrested development. His work travelling the country to interview kids is interrupted when he’s suddenly responsible for one: his young nephew Jesse is placed in his care by his frazzled, frustrated sister Viv (Gaby Hoffman), unable to cope as she nurses her mentally ill partner through an episode. But Jesse brings with him a new perspective and, as the unlikely pair travel from state to state, effectively turns the emotional tables on Johnny.

Encanto with Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith

Felicity Beckett talks to Disney’s Encanto co-writers and directors Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith. 

The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift, from super strength to the power to heal – every child, that is, except Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz).

But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Petite Maman with Céline Sciamma | Picturehouse

Sam Clements talks to writer & director Céline Sciamma about her latest film, Petite Maman, which is in cinemas now. 

Céline Sciamma (Girlhood, Portrait of a Lady on Fire) takes us on another journey of discovery with Petite Maman. After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.

Listen to our review of Petite Maman on the November edition of The Love Of Cinema. 

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

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Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com. 

Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Maddy Searle. 

Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive La Cinema.