Hosted by Picturehouse’s Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best of the week’s new releases, with a little help from some quality film critics and the filmmakers themselves!
Episodes
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Sam talks to award-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski about his Cannes Film Festival sensation, Cold War.
Paweł Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning Ida with the stunning Cold War, an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in luminous black and white, it spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is as tragic as it is moving, and as transportive as it is honest.
Winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival 2018, Pawlikowski melds the personal with the political to exquisite effect. Set to a soundtrack that takes you from the rustic folk songs of rural Poland to the sultry jazz of a Paris basement bar, it’s a wistful and dreamlike journey through a divided continent - and a heartbreaking portrait of ill-fated love.
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Corrina Antrobus talks to director Spike Lee about his award-winning new film, BlacKkKlansman.
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Adam Driver, John David Washington, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier
Duration: 135 min
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. Teaming up with seasoned colleague Flip Zimmerman (Driver), the young detective goes undercover to take down the extremist hate group from the inside.
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
Sam Clements, Corrina Antrobus and Sarah Cook chat about some of the biggest films coming to Picturehouse Cinemas this August.
The team discuss Christopher Robin, Yardie, BlacKkKlansman and Cold War. Stay until the very end for the Picturehouse Quiz!
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Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Sarah Cook talks to director Marc Forster about his new film, Christopher Robin.
Overworked and disillusioned with adult life, Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) is a world away from his idyllic childhood spent with a simple-minded, honey-loving stuffed bear and his friends. But a chance encounter with Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), now tattered after years of hugs and play, reminds him of the days of wonder and make-believe that defined his youth. After a mishap with Christopher Robin’s briefcase, Pooh and the rest of the gang, including Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger, step out of the Hundred Acre Wood and into London to return a few crucial possessions to their old friend – and help him enjoy life again.
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Corrina Antrobus talks to Heathers director Michael Lehmann and Lisanne Falk who played Heather McNamara in the film ahead of the film's 30th anniversary.
Heathers plays at Picturehosue Cinemas on 13 August in our Culture Shock strand: https://www.picturehouses.com/film/heathers-30th-anniversary
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Sarah Cook talks to Ant-Man And The Wasp producer Stephen Broussard and director Peyton Reed.
Marvel’s smallest hero is back, and he’s brought backup. Not long after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. While he struggles to balance home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr Hank Pym (Douglas) confront him with an urgent new mission. Donning the suit once more, he must learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the pair work together to uncover secrets from their past.
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Corrina Antrobus talks to director Deborah Hayward and actor Joanna Scanlan about their new film Pin Cushion.
Director: Deborah Haywood
Starring: Lily Newmark, Joanna Scanlan, Loris Scarpa
Duration: 82 min
Eccentric single mother Lyn and her teenage daughter Iona move to a new town hoping to make a fresh start. Their relationship treads a fine line between heartbreakingly tender and unsettlingly creepy. As Iona tries desperately to fit in with the cool clique at school, she distances herself from Lyn, whose hunchback and distinctive dress sense make her an easy target for mockery. As a rift grows between the pair, they retreat further into their respective fantasy worlds with disastrous consequences.
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Sam is joined by Incredibles 2 producers, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle.
Everyone’s favourite brood of everyday superheroes is back, fourteen years after The Incredibles first booked a special place in our hearts with a delightful mix of all-action adventure and relatable family dynamics. This time the star of the show is ‘Elastigirl’ Helen (Holly Hunter), who leaves invincible strongman Bob (Craig T. Nelson) at home with Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Dash (Huck Milner) to navigate the day-to-day heroics of ‘normal’ life. It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that no one’s quite cottoned on to baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again – which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.
Friday Jun 29, 2018
Friday Jun 29, 2018
Sam talks is joined by Peter Gelb, General Manager of the Met Opera House, to discuss the brand new documentary The Opera House and the history of live cinema broadcast as pioneered by the Met. Peter offers up some hot tips for must-sees in the next Met season.
The Opera House, a new film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York. Featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary Met performances, the film chronicles the creation of the Met’s storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s.
Among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager, who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Sam is joined by a wealth of special guests (during a recent England World Cup game) to talk about their new film Adrift, in cinemas now.
Based on the true story of two sailors who waved goodbye to civilisation and took to the vast ocean, Adrift is a remarkable voyage turned epic survival tale.
Two free-spirited lovers, a starry-eyed Tami Oldham (Woodley) and her fiancé Richard Sharp (Claflin), take on unpredictable waters with nothing but a small sailing boat to call home. But their idyllic trip quickly takes a terrible turn as they sail into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
The storm passes and Tami wakes to find the boat in pieces and Richard in a life-threatening condition. Their only hope of survival rests on Tami’s shoulders, and she must summon strength and resilience she never knew she had to save them both.