The Love Of Cinema

Drive My Car with Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Picturehouse

Sam Clements talks to writer and director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (濱口 竜介) about his new film Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー) in cinemas from Friday 19 November. 

Based on the short story by Haruki Murakami.

Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret.

Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.

Listen to our review of Drive My Car 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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Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Maddy Searle. 

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Mothering Sunday with Josh O’Connor and Odessa Young | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett is joined by actors Josh O’Connor and Odessa Young to discuss their latest film, Mothering Sunday, on this mini episode of the Picturehouse Podcast. 

Spring, 1924. Mother’s Day. Jane (Odessa Young), abandoned as a child, is a housemaid to the grieving Niven family (Colin Firth, Olivia Colman). She’s also entangled in a love affair with Paul (Josh O’Connor), the son of a neighbouring wealthy couple who’s engaged to another woman.

Their affair plays out in secret, but over the course of the day, shocking events are set into motion that change the course of Jane’s life forever.

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Eternals, Petite Maman, Drive My Car and Pirates | 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 week, we're joined by guest film critics Katie Smith-Wong and Kelechi Ehenulo to discuss Reggie Yates’ feature debut Pirates, the latest installed in the Marvel Cinema Universe - Eternals, festival favourite Petite Maman by Celine Sciamma and the new Haruki Murakami adaptation, Drive My Car. 

We’re also joined by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao to discuss making Eternals. 

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Spencer with Pablo Larraín | Picturehouse

Inside Picturehouse host Felicity Beckett sits down with director Pablo Larraín to talk about his new film, Spencer. In cinemas now. 

Christmas has arrived at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate – not far from the childhood home of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), whose arrival at the estate for the season’s festivities is met with trepidation from all sides. Rumours of infidelity and divorce are flying, but a few days of peace is settled on, for the sake of both public decorum and the fractured family’s young sons. Diana knows the role she has to play – but will she succumb to its pressures?

From Pablo Larraín, director of Jackie, Spencer imagines three days in the beguiling, tragic life of one of the most famous women in the world.

Last Night In Soho with Edgar Wright | Picturehouse

Sam Clements talks to writer-director Edgar Wright about his new film, Last Night In Soho starting Anya Taylor Joy and Thomasin McKenzie. 

Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit) is a young woman in modern London, passionate about fashion design but feeling out of touch with her lifestyle. One night, a mysterious force somehow transports back in time to 1966, where she finds her idol-slash-muse – a blonde, beguiling pop singer named Sandy (Anya Taylor Joy, The Queen’s Gambit).

Captivated by the sights and sounds of her new life, including encountering the roguish Jack (Matt Smith), Eloise is lured in, but slowly begins to realise that the past is not what it appears to be – with chilling consequences. From director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), Last Night In Soho is a mysterious psychological horror filled with stylishly suspenseful secrets

The French Dispatch with Lyna Khoudri | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett is joined by actor Lyna Khoudri for this special mini podcast, to talk about her work with Wes Anderson in The French Dispatch. The film is in cinemas now. 

A star-studded anthology from the colourfully coordinated mind of Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch sets its scene in the fictional French city of Ennui-sur-Blasé, where the expat editorial staff of The Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (Elizabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton and more) compile stories of European intrigue for their readers back home,  led by their dedicated, eccentric editor (Bill Murray). One is the tale of a malevolent bearded convict (Benicio del Toro) whose surprising talent for portraiture captures the wandering eye of the art community. Another is a portrait of a student revolutionary (Timothée Chalamet) and the journalist (Frances McDormand) assigned to him; the third, a gangster odyssey involving a mishap-filled kidnapping performed by a low-level crook (Edward Norton). 

Ron’s Gone Wrong with Sarah Smith and Peter Baynham | Picturehouse

Felicity Beckett is joined by Sarah Smith and Peter Baynham director and co-writers of brand new animated film, Ron’s Gone Wrong, currently in cinemas courtesy of Disney.

In a world where walking, talking, digital bots have become children's best friends, awkward middle-schooler Barney (Luca’s Jack Dylan Grazer) finds himself gifted with Ron, a new, robotic buddy.

Fresh out the box, Ron’s malfunctioning – but when Ron defends Barney from playground bullies with his mischievous mishaps, Barney decides that keeping Ron around despite his faults might be exactly what he needs.

No Time To Die, Dune and The French Dispatch | 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 week, we're joined by guest film critics Clarisse Loughrey and Hanna Flint to discuss Jame’s Bond’s latest outing, No Time To Die, festival favourite Never Gonna Snow Again, the stunning new adaption of Frank Herbert’s Dune and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. 

We’re also joined by special guest, Małgorzata Szumowska, co-director of Never Gonna Snow Again.

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

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No Time To Die with Cary Joji Fukunaga | Picturehouse

Sam Clements is joined by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the director of the latest James Bond outing, No Time To Die, to discuss working on the film. 

In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Annette, and Herself with Clare Dunne | 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 week, we're joined by guest film critics Terri White and Chris Hewitt to discuss Annette, Herself and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 

We’re also joined by special guest, Herself co-writer and star Clare Dunne, interviewed by Felicity Beckett. 

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Listen to Chris Hewitt every week on the Empire Film Podcast. 

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