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Gin & GentlemenUnder a Spitfire SkyJoin us as we tell all about Under a Spitfire Sky, our debut Ellie Curzon novel for Orion. Meet Florence and Siegfried, and discover their world of romance, adventure and Spitfires! And as ever, we find out what’s coming out of the inkwell, and who’s putting the fizz in our gin!
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2021-03-1127 min
Gin & GentlemenCaptivating Captains and Dishevelled DukesJoin Catherine and Eleanor as they welcome dashing captains and a dishevelled duke to their stable. Meet an airline captain in a tropical paradise and a former soldier with a surprising new job on Downing Street, not to mention a saucy oarsman making waves in a village with more than its share of secrets. And if that's not enough, there's a magical Valentine's in London too!
Find out what's emerging from the inkwell this week, and discover who's putting the fizz in the Curzon and Harkstead gin. Only on Gin & Gentlemen!
www.curzonharkstead.co.uk
2020-04-3039 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBACURAU Q&A | The Curzon Film Podcast feat. Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano DornellesKleber Mendonça Filho, the director of Aquarius, and collaborator Juliano Dornelles have come up with a politically loaded riff on The Most Dangerous Game scenario. It’s a thrilling blend of genre thrills and shocks, and smart satire. Bacurau, a settlement in rural Brazil, is shaken by its matriarch’s death. But something strange is happening, the water supply has been cut off, and the village has disappeared from satellite maps completely.Under threat from an unknown enemy, Bacurau braces itself for a brutal fight for survival....
2020-03-1200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastPORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE | The Curzon Film Podcast feat. Céline SciammaWe’re in love. It started with a Water Lilies in 2007. Our love grew stronger with Tomboy in 2011. We were devoted by the time Girlhood came around in 2014. And now, well, we scarcely know what to do with ourselves.This month we’ve dedicated an entire episode of our podcast to Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the film that has set the roof alight with all those fire emojis. Twitter is burning! Sciamma’s fourth film as a director took Cannes by storm back in 2019, earning standing ovations and taking ho...
2020-02-2800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE PARASITE Q&A | The Curzon Film Podcast feat. Edgar Wright & Bong Joon HoBeware, there's spoilers ahead!Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE is the film that keeps on giving. To complement our deep dive into the #BongHive, we have a very special bonus episode featuring Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver's Edgar Wright in conversation with the Academy Award-winning Director Bong.This Q&A was recorded at Curzon Bloomsbury, before the PARASITE mania hit UK shores. Since recording, the film has made history by winning multiple awards breaking multiple box office records. The PARASITE isn't finished with us yet...
2020-02-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastPARASITE | The Curzon Film Podcast feat. Bong Joon Ho + Tilda SwintonWe’ve dedicated an entire episode to the film that, for many many months, has been infecting audiences more than any other. Created by South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019, Parasite has spread its way to box office success, BAFTA nominations and even a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.Over the course of the show, you’ll get expert insights on Bong Joon Ho’s career up to this point, we’ll hear from the people behind the frenzied #BONGHIVE fangroup on socia...
2020-02-0700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastLITTLE WOMEN + JOJO RABBITOn this week's episode, we see out 2019 with Greta Gerwig's Little Women, and we welcome in 2020 with Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit.In Little Women, Greta Gerwig couldn't have chosen a more beloved classic to adapt for her second feature as director, matched only by the strength of cast she's corralled. Playing the four leads on the verge of womanhood are Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Sharp Objects' Eliza Scanlen. Telling the tale of four daughters of a preacher in post-Civil War Massachusetts as they learn to love and live their...
2019-12-2400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR | So Far...In the middle of the biggest heat wave the UK has seen in a long time, we discuss what we think are the hottest films of 2019. From the roundly praised Burning to the love it or hate it Under the Silver Lake, via a hulk-smashing superhero team-up and the mystical birds of Colombia, here are the best films of 2019 so far...Discussing the films this week are podcast regulars Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell and Jake Cunningham, with special guest appearances from Curzon staff members Ed Frost, Fern Beattie, Caitlin Smith and Ulysse Kelbert.
2019-07-2600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastStrickland on Strickland | Episode 4: IN FABRICWelcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'Berberian Sound Studio'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself.Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?), Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake Cunningham.The latest from the unique imagination of Peter Strickland, 'In Fabric' is a typically distinctive and...
2019-06-2700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastStrickland on Strickland | Episode 3: THE DUKE OF BURGUNDYWelcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'Berberian Sound Studio'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?), Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake Cunningham.From the critically acclaimed writer-director of 'Berberian Sound Studio' comes a tale of passion and sadomasochism...
2019-06-2500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastStrickland on Strickland | Episode 2: BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIOWelcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'The Duke of Burgundy'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?) Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake Cunningham.In 1976, a timid sound engineer (Toby Jones) arrives in Italy to work on a mysterious...
2019-06-2500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastStrickland on Strickland | Episode 1: KATALIN VARGAWelcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Berberian Sound Studio', 'The Duke of Burgundy'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?) Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake Cunningham.Banished by her husband and her village, Katalin Varga is left with no other...
2019-06-2500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastGLORIA BELL | feat. Julianne MooreJulianne Moore joins us on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week to talk about her latest film 'Gloria Bell', directed by Sebastián Lelio ('Disobedience', 'A Fantastic Woman'), and what an absolute pleasure it is to have one of contemporary cinema's true greats on our show.Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a strait-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold (John Turturro) on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an un...
2019-06-0400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE CANNES REPORT 2019 | Part TwoIn our second report from Cannes 2019, we get in to some more highlights form the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Curzon’s own Director of Programme Damian Spandley discusses Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ along with more festival favourites.Plus past and future guests Iana Murray (The Skinny, Little White Lies) and Hannah Woodhead (Associate Editor - Little White Lies) share some of their highlights.To hear more from Iana, look out for our episode on 'Booksmart', which you’ll be able to find in our feed: http://hyperurl.co/vr732o
2019-05-2600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE CANNES REPORT 2019 | Part OneIn this first micro-dispatch from Cannes 2019, our intrepid host meets with Curzon's man on the ground for programming Ben Lyndon about a select few highlights from the first week of the festival.Plus, Catherine Bray (Film 4, The I, 'Beyond Clueless') Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 Short Film strand Random Acts highlights which short films have caught her eye.To hear more from Catherine, listen to our episode on Halloween from 2018: https://play.acast.com/s/thecurzonfilmpodcast/halloweenProduced and edited by Jake Cunningham
2019-05-2100 minGin & GentlemenFilms We Haven't Seen This week in Gin & Gentlemen, we’re counting down the films we haven’t seen that everybody says we should! From Citizen Kane to The Matrix, Sunset Boulevard to Titanic, join Catherine and Eleanor and their special guest, Rick (aka Mr Curzon) as they attempt to plug the gaps in their knowledge of the silver screen. Plus, who’s putting the fizz in our gin and what’s emerging from the Curzon/Harkstead inkwell, only on Gin & Gentlemen!
www.curzonharkstead.co.uk
2019-05-0745 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE SISTERS BROTHERS + HAPPY AS LAZZAROJoaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed… well yee haw! On this week’s episode of the Curzon podcast we go West to the dusty plains of the USA and Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, but not before paying a visit to the tobacco fields of Italy in Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro.First up, we visit the perennially happy Lazzaro, a kind soul who would help anyone in his remote Italian village. Cut off from the outside world by a bridge that no one has the energy to fix, the...
2019-04-0500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastUS + THE WHITE CROW | feat. Ralph FiennesRalph Fiennes joins us on the Curzon Film Podcast this week to tell us all about his third directorial effort, the Rudolf Nureyev biopic The White Crow, and we tumble down the creepy rabbit hole that is Jordan Peele’s doppelgänger horror, Us.We begin with the most nervously anticipated horror of the year, Jordan Peele’s follow up to the surprise hit Get Out, it’s the terrifying Us. While on holiday, an African American family come face-to-face with demonic doppelgängers hell-bent on killing them.Next up, Kale...
2019-03-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastGirl + Benjamin | feat. Simon AmstellPopworld provocateur-turned-filmmaker, Simon Amstell, joins us on the Curzon Film Podcast this week, to talk about his romantic comedy, Benjamin, but first we get right to the pointe of Lukas Dhont’s ballet drama, Girl.Still only in his twenties, Belgian writer-director Lukas Dhont has already made a name for himself with his impressive, tender and controversial debut film. Girl tells the story of Lara (Victor Polster), a determined 15-year-old, committed to becoming a professional ballerina after starting at a new school. Having been born a boy, she faces a world that questions her ge...
2019-03-1500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastThe Kindergarten Teacher + Everybody Knows | feat. Maggie GyllenhaalWowzers, what a week for new films! On this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we speak to Maggie Gyllenhaal about her role in The Kindergarten Teacher and we review Asghar Farhadi’s new film Everybody Knows. First off, cinema’s most attractive real-life couple, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz (swoon) team up with the Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for psychological thriller, Everybody Knows. To complement the film's release, Curzon Home Cinema has created a collection of Farhadi's previous films so that you can catch up on the work of this modern maste...
2019-03-0800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastFoxtrot + The Best Foreign Language War Films + The AftermathThis week on the Curzon Film Podcast, we take a close look at war on film, in all its confusing, chaotic and complicated ways. We start with Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot, which stations much of its narrative at a desolate military checkpoint manned by four young soldiers who all try to burn away the hours of boredom that occur between cars arriving for inspection and, every now and then, a lone camel walking by. Meanwhile at home, the parents of one of the boys are devastated by the news of his supposed sudden de...
2019-03-0100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastON THE BASIS OF SEX + CAPERNAUM | feat. Armie HammerOn this week’s episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we're joined by Hollywood A-lister Armie Hammer, who talks to us about his new film On the Basis of Sex. Plus we discuss the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated Capernaum.We begin with Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum, a Lebanese film set on the streets of Beirut where a world-weary 12 year old, Zain, decides to sue his negligent parents for bringing him into his poverty stricken existence. A gritty and authentic film, it's being touted as a modern day Bicycle Thieves, telling a harrowing story of endurance that...
2019-02-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastA PRIVATE WAR + THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING | feat. Christina Lamb & Joe CornishThis week on the Curzon Film Podcast, we're joined by The Sunday Times' Chief Foreign Correspondent to talk about A Private War, and Joe Cornish drops by to tell us about his new children's fantasy epic, The Kid Who Would Be King. We start with A Private War, a biopic following the life and work of Marie Colvin, an iconic foreign correspondent who reported from some of the most dangerous conflict zones in the world – from Sri Lanka to Syria and Iraq – risking her life to reveal the truth about unjust regimes and huma...
2019-02-1500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastIF BEALE STREET COULD TALK + ALL IS TRUE | feat. Barry Jenkins & Sir Kenneth BranaghOn this week's episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we speak to Moonlight director, Barry Jenkins, about his new film, If Beale Street Could Talk, and we discuss All Is True with none other than Sir Kenneth Branagh.We start with If Beale Street Could Talk. Adapted from the novel by celebrated author, James Baldwin, it follows the romance between Fonny and Tish, two young lovers living in 1970s Harlem, New York. Their love is tested to its limits when Fonny is wrongly imprisoned, and the fight for justice takes a heavy toll on...
2019-02-0700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBEAUTIFUL BOY + GLASS | feat. Spring Programme PreviewIn this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we talk to Curzon’s Head of Programme about the best upcoming films, as well as dissecting this week’s new releases: M Night Shymalan’s ‘Glass’ and ‘Beautiful Boy’ starring Timothee Chalamet Based on bestselling memoirs, Steve Carrell and Timothée Chalamet star in ‘Beautiful Boy’ a raw look at a father-son relationship pushed to the edge by addiction. Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown) directs this emotionally powerful story of a child living a secret life with candour and empathy for both parent and child.
2019-01-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastCOLETTE + THE FRONT RUNNER | feat. Jason ReitmanIn this episode, the team are joined by Curzon's very own programmer Lydia Penke, as well as director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air, Tully) to talk about two of the week's biggest releases: Colette and The Front Runner.Colette is a truly modern, complex woman: a libertine and bisexual, she also made her fortune from her wits and pushed back against the patriarchy. Wash Westmoreland presents an elegant but not sanitised view of turn of the century Paris, where we watch as Colette (Keira Knightley) is seduced and married by notorious rake...
2019-01-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE FAVOURITE + AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE | feat. Mark GatissIn this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we’re lucky enough to be joined by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, The League of Gentleman) to talk about The Favourite, the new film from the director of The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer.A triple threat of acting talent drives this acid period drama of courtly scheming. Olivia Colman is Queen Anne, a capricious and sickly ruler led by the nose by Rachel Weisz's courtier Lady Sarah. Abigail (Emma Stone) is a disenfranchised noblewoman who quickly sets about regaining her position by...
2019-01-0400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE BEST FILMS OF 2018In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we discuss what the entire Curzon staff have decided are the top 10 films of 2018 - as well as some honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the cut.From early 2018 releases like Phantom Thread and A Fantastic Woman to recent award favourites like Roma, the pod team delve in to what have been some of the highlights of the year. Stick around as well for a festive quiz at the end of the podcast - and play along at home!Discussing th...
2018-12-2000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2018The 31s European Film Awards took place on 15th December in Seville and we were lucky enough to be invited along too.Podcast hosts Jake Cunningham and Sam Howlett attended the ceremony on behalf of Curzon, hosting the exclusive UK live stream of the event, reporting on the prestigious Awards and in general just celebrating another fantastic year of achievements in European cinema.In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, you'll head a round up of the nominees and winners from this star-studded ceremony. Make sure you visit...
2018-12-1600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastSHOPLIFTERS + ASSASSINATION NATIONIn this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we look at one of the most universally acclaimed films of the year, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, and one of the most controversial, Sam Levinson's Assassination Nation.Twenty years in to a directing career focused on quietly devastating family dramas, Kore-eda hits a high water mark with the Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters - the story of a ramshackle, puzzle piece family surviving through petty crime, who take an abandoned young girl in to their home. What if everyone’s online life...
2018-11-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastRED | feat. Alfred Molina and Alfred EnochIn this special episode of The Curzon Film Podcast, we venture from our seats at the cinema to seats at the theatre, for an interview with Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch about the play 'Red', which is being broadcast in cinemas on November the 7th. Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.MGC Artistic Director Michael Grandage directs this first ever...
2018-10-2700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBFI London Film Festival 2018 | ReviewIn this bonus episode the podcast team discuss their favourites from the 62nd edition of the BFI London Film Festival.Highlights include 'Roma', 'The Favourite', 'Non Fiction' and many more, and as well as our regular podcast contributor's picks, we also checked in with some of the wider Curzon team and one of our listeners as well, to cover as many fantastic films as we could.Discussing the film are Jake Cunningham, Sam Howlett, and Kelly PowellFollow the team on Twitter:...
2018-10-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE LITTLE STRANGER Q&A | feat. Lenny AbrahamsonWe recently welcomed Academy Award nominated director Lenny Abrahamson ('Frank', 'Room') to Curzon Mayfair for a special Q&A about his new film 'The Little Stranger', where he was joined by the writer of the original novel Sarah Waters ('Fingersmith')WWII has ended and Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During one hot summer he is called out to attend to a patient at Hundreds Hall. He finds that the scullery maid, Betty (a fantastic performance by Liv Hill, one to watch) has been...
2018-09-2700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastCOLD WAR | feat. Joanna Kulig & Tomasz Kot'Cold War' is the latest film from Pawel Pawlikowski, director of the Oscar winning 'Ida'. 'Cold War' won Pawlikowski the award for Best Director at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and we were lucky enough to speak to the film's lead actors Joanna Kulig & Tomasz Kot for this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast.'Cold War' is 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...
2018-08-3000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBLACKKKLANSMAN | feat. Spike LeeIn this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we’re extremely excited to welcome a true legend of cinema, Spike Lee, on to the show to talk through his latest joint ‘BlacKkKlansman’. In the studio, to discuss the film, we’re also thrilled to be joined Kaleem Aftab, author of ‘Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It’ as well as Little White Lies’ social producer Hannah Woodhead and regular contributors Kambole Campbell and Steven Ryder.Spike Lee’s hugely enjoyable and politically timely film uses this unbel...
2018-08-2400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastGLEANING TRUTHS | Agnès Varda Round TableGleaning Truths is a new programme from Curzon, available across the UK and Ireland to exhibiting and engaging with brand new digital restorations of eight of Agnès Varda’s best-known films, as well as extensive previews of her upcoming Oscar-nominated documentary 'Faces, Place' ahead of its general release on the 21st September.To celebrate Gleaning Truths and Varda's work 9 essays have been written about her work and are available to read at www.agnesvarda.co.uk/essays/, for this special episode of our podcast, we have invited 3 of these essayists - Beth Webb, Cor...
2018-08-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastLOVE & FRIENDSHIP | Q&A feat. Whit Stillman, Tom Bennett & Justin EdwardsLast month at Curzon Soho we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the release of Whit Stillman's Last Days of Disco with a repertory screening of the film on 35mm with Q&A from Whit himself. While Whit was in town, the following day he joined us for a further Q&A, for his 2016 film Love & Friendship plus stars Tom Bennett (Sir James) and Justin Edwards (Charles Vernon). In this special episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, you're now able to hear that Q&A.Listen for...
2018-08-0200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastMAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAINHere we go again, with a new episode of The Curzon Film Podcast, this week we're chatting about the much anticipated sequel (and prequel) to smash hit musical adaptation 'Mamma Mia!'Ten years after the wildly successful first film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again picks up the story with Sophie pregnant, and not sure how she’s going to cope. But her mother’s story might give her some pointers... Moving between past and present, we follow Sophie as she tries to come to terms with her situation, and also see...
2018-07-2000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastINCREDIBLES 2 | feat. Nicole Grindle & John Walker + Cinemile CrossoverAfter a 14 year wait, The Incredibles are finally back on our cinema screens in Pixar’s long awaited sequel and we were lucky enough to chat to the film’s producers Nicole Grindle and John Walker. PLUS in the superhero crossover event of the summer, Dave Corkery - one half of British Podcast Award winning show The Cinemile - joins the Curzon team for this incredible episode.Having hung up their capes, Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob navigates the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life at h...
2018-07-1300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastMARY SHELLEY | feat. Haifaa al-MansourThe tempestuous romance that inspired one of Gothic literature’s most influential works is brought to life in 'Mary Shelley'. Starring Elle Fanning as the titular author, 'Mary Shelley' is the directorial follow up to 'Wadjda' from Saudi Arabian director Haifaa al-Mansour, and we were lucky enough to sit down with her to talk about her latest work.With a strong ensemble cast including Douglas Booth, Bel Powley and Maisie Williams, this rousing and exquisite biopic balances sumptuous period detail with a timely feminist message. The film is a vivid tribute to Shelley’s pass...
2018-07-0400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE BEST FILMS OF 2018 SO FARThis week we decided to do something a bit different to mark the halfway point of the year - discuss our favourites films of the first half of 2018 and preview our most anticipated releases for the next 6 monthsCelebrate the solstice with Sam, Kelly, Jake and Kambole as they chat about recent favourites You Were Never Really Here, 120 BPM, Phantom Thread, Zama and Hereditary as well as some excited previewing of Disobediance, Incredibles 2, Blackkklansman and more.Follow the team on Twitter:@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@kambolecampbell...
2018-06-2900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastJURASSIC WORLD FALLEN KINGDOM | feat. Colin TrevorrowThis week we welcome one of the directors of one of the biggest films all time on to our tiny little podcast. Colin Trevorrow directed ‘Jurassic World’ in 2015 and joins us having just written its sequel ‘Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom’, this time passing the directors chair to JA Bayona (‘The Orphanage’, ‘The Impossible’, ‘A Monster Calls’). We talk about taking the series in to new genres, just how important JA’s body of work to date was to that and why he decided to blow up Isla Nublar.Set three years after the destruction of Jurassic World, Owe...
2018-06-0700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastL'AMANT DOUBLE | feat. François OzonThis week we welcome our very first returning guest, the great François Ozon, who has returned to screens with his erotic thriller 'L'amant Double'NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstance the audio quality in this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast is not to our usual standard. We apologise for the alteration. 'L’Amant Double' is a sleek but gleefully irreverent erotic thriller that sees the prolific French auteur ramping up the sexual tension while keeping his tongue firmly in his cheek. Marine Vacth (Jeune et Jolie) plays Chloé, a young woman who falls in l...
2018-06-0100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastZAMAZama Mia, here we go again with another Curzon Film Podcast. This time we're discussing Lucrecia Martel's modern masterpiece 'Zama'. Joining Jake in the studio is Little White Lies' Social Producer Hannah Woodhead, regular contributor Kelly Powell and Curzon's Programming Manager Ben Lyndon.Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. The years go by and...
2018-05-2500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastMCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART | feat. Sir Ian McKellenWe welcome perhaps the most prestigious guest we’ve ever had on to the podcast this week. He’s Gandalf, he’s Magneto and he’s the subject of Joe Stephenson’s new documentary; it’s only Sir Ian McKellen!Built around one 14 hour long interview, ‘McKellen: Playing the Part’ is a fascinating and deftly handled portrait of one of the most important actors to ever grace both stage and screen. Through some highly impressive editing, the film highlights Sir Ian’s work as a Shakespearean actor, his big blockbuster roles and his passionate and exceedingly im...
2018-05-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastLEAN ON PETE | feat. Charlie PlummerAfter impressing with supporting roles in 'All the Money in the World' and 'Boardwalk Empire', Charlie Plummer walks his own path in 'Lean on Pete' and is this week's guest on the Curzon Film Podcast.Proving himself to be one of the most gifted, insightful and versatile directors working today, Andrew Haigh ('45 Years', 'Weekend') returns with 'Lean on Pete' a powerfully moving and deeply emotional story about a young boy’s search for belonging on the fringes of contemporary American society.Discussing the film are Sam Howlett, Ka...
2018-05-0300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBEAST | feat. director Michael PearceMichael Pearce’s hugely impressive first film Beast is an unsettling thriller that holds you in suspense until its final moments - and we're lucky enough to welcome Michael on to the show to discuss his intoxicating debut.Moll (Jessie Buckley) is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally br...
2018-04-2700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastISLE OF DOGS | feat. Animation Director Mark WaringThis week we hop in our tiny metal plane to Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs. Locked in to the recording kennel to discuss Anderson’s latest stop motion passion piece, Sam and Jake are joined by Beth Webb, film journalist and programmer for Bechdel Test Fest, and writer of the Isle of Dogs feature in the latest Curzon Magazine. Plus, Mark Waring, the director of animation for the film shares his insights into creating this furry beautiful isle.In Wes’s fully realised world, canine flu has caused widespread panic...
2018-03-2900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastUNSANE | The Curzon Film PodcastShot using an iPhone, Steven Soderbergh's second film since retiring might look like an exercise in no-budget filmmaking, but it's more than just cheap thrills. Kambole Campbell (Little White Lies, Crack Magazine) and Steph Watts (Film4, One Room With a View) join Jake to talk about why this entrapment horror hasn't just been phoned in.Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy) has been the victim of a stalker. Having moved to a new city, she still thinks she sees him everywhere. It's understandable, considering her trauma. But when she attempts to receive help, her doctors have...
2018-03-2300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE SQUARE | feat. Ruben Östlund & Claes BangWe're thrilled to welcome, Ruben Östlund, the director of the Palme D'or winning 'The Square' on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week, as well as the magnetic Claes Bang who plays Christian, a gallery curator stuck in the centre of Östlund's maelstrom of social anxiety and dark comedy.Ruben Östlund's Palme d’Or winner The Square is a knife-sharp satire on art, culture and communication in the digital age, starring Claes Bang (The Bridge), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Men) and Dominic West (The Wire). Christian (Bang) is a divor...
2018-03-1600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastDARK RIVER | feat. Clio BarnardWe're thrilled to welcome one of Britain's most visionary current directors, Clio Barnard, on to the Curzon Film Podcast to talk about her new film 'Dark River'. After blending documentary and narrative form with 'The Arbor' in 2010, Barnard's 2013 follow up 'The Selfish Giant' found her thrust on to the international stage with acclaim from Cannes. Five years later she returns with 'Dark River', a muddy, muted and hugely powerful film set in rural England starring Ruth Wilson.Produced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic supplied by incompetech.com
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2018-02-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastLADY BIRD | feat. Greta GerwigWe are so excited to welcome the one and only Greta Gerwig on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week. After writing the incredible 'Frances Ha' and 'Mistress America', Greta's directorial debut 'Lady Bird' finally flies into UK cinemas and we couldn't wait to talk about it. Discussing the film are Harriet Hall, Head of Digital Features at Stylist and Louisa Maycock, co-director of Girls on Tops 'a t-shirt celebration of female voices in film', along with podcast regulars Jake Cunningham and and Ryan Hewitt.Produced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic...
2018-02-1500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTWELFTH NIGHT | feat. Adrian EdmondsonIn this bonus episode of the Curzon film podcast we get to have a short chat with the legendary Ade Edmundson, star of 'Bottom', currently manning battleships in a galaxy far, far away in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and now on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Conducting the interview is Sam Howlett.Produced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Sam Howlett and Jake CunninghamMusic supplied by incompetech.com
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2018-02-0900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastCALL ME BY YOUR NAME | Q&A with Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer & Luca GuadagninoWe were thrilled to welcome Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer & director Luca Guadagnino to Curzon Soho for a special Q&A screening of 'Call Me By Your Name'; and now we're bringing that conversation to you, in hopefully the first in an ongoing series of Q&A episodes of The Curzon Film Podcast.Produced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic supplied by incompetech.com
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2018-02-0800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastPHANTOM THREAD | The Curzon Film PodcastIn this episode we get wrapped up in the fabrics and foods of 1950s haute couture with Paul Thomas Anderson's latest 'Phantom Thread'.
Set in the glamour of post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the centre of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by...
2018-02-0100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE POST | The Curzon Film PodcastStop the presses! This week we delve from the headlines to the letters of Steven Spielberg's latest 'The Post.
In June 1971 The New York Times, the Washington Post reported on the Pentagon Papers, government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents.
At the time, the Post's Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep) was still finding her footing as the country's first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks), the paper's volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper.
Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and...
2018-01-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE BEST FILMS OF 2017 | The Curzon Film PodcastWe finish up the podcast in 2017 with a round up of the very best films the year has had to offer. After collecting lists from Curzon Cinema staff from all around the country, from head offices, to box offices, in this episode we figure out what has been the No.1 film of 2017 - as well as talking to the writer of the winning film. On the podcast are Irene Musumeci, Jake Cunningham and Sam Howlett, as well as guests Kate Gerova, Cate Kane, Ryan Hewitt, Kelly Powell and Steven Ryder.
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2017-12-1900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2017 | feat. William Oldroyd and Roger MainwoodThe 30th European Film Awards took place on 9 December in Berlin where they were born 30 years ago. Podcast hosts Jake Cunningham and Sam Howlett attended the ceremony on behalf of Curzon Home Cinema, to report on the prestigious Awards and, celebrating achievements in European cinema. Listen to their round up of the nominees and winners from this star-studded ceremony. Featuring in the nominees are ‘The Square’, ‘On Body and Soul’ ‘120BPM’ and many more acclaimed European films. The show also Includes interviews with Roger Mainwood, director of ‘Ethel and Ernest’ and William Oldroyd, director of ‘Lady Macbeth’.
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2017-12-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastHAPPY HANEKE | feat. Mathieu Kassovitz - #99In this special episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we speak to Mathieu Kassovitz about his new film 'Happy End' directed by Austrian auteur Michael Haneke; as well as discussing the overarching themes of the film that travel through Haneke's filmography, in to works like 'Caché', 'The White Ribbon', 'Time of the Wolf' and 'The Seventh Continent'. Discussing the film are Irene Musumeci, Michael Garrad, James King, Ryan Hewitt and Jake Cunningham.
The 'Happy Haneke' retrospective, a series of Haneke films projecting from 35mm, runs at Curzon Soho throughout December. https://curzoncinemas.com/haneke
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2017-11-3000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBATTLE OF THE SEXES | feat. Andrea Riseborough + Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris #98In this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast we welcome Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton, one of the finest doubles teams in filmmaking, to discuss their new tennis film 'Battle of the Sexes'. In addition, star Andrea Riseborough, joins us to serve up her thoughts on this ace film as well. Following 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Ruby Sparks', Faris and Dayton's new film tells the story of the infamous tennis match between ex-pro Bobby Riggs and Women's Number One Bille Jean King, as well the personal battles both were fighting in their private lives too. Discussing the film are Sam Howlett and J...
2017-11-2300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastGOOD TIME | feat. Josh Safdie #96In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we race along with the Safdie Brothers pulsing, neon all-nighter 'Good Time', as well as talking to one of the films directors Josh. A nightmare odyssey, but still inherently fun, the hype for 'Good Time' has been buzzing since its debut at Cannes, and now finally arrives in cinemas and on demand on Curzon Home Cinema. Discussing the film are Sam Howlett and Ryan Hewitt.
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2017-11-1600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastPADDINGTON 2 | feat. Hugh Bonneville #95Paddington Bear is the hero the world needs right now, and he's back filling cinema screens with marmalade and joy from Friday 10th November. On this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast we speak to one of the lead actors, Hugh Bonneville, about the lovable bear from darkest Peru, what he has come to symbolise in the post-Brexit age, and what fun Paddington 2 is going to be for kids and adults alike. Also, discussing the film this week are the podcast producer Jake Cunningham, Dr. Irene Musumeci Klein and Ryan Hewitt.
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2017-11-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastI AM NOT A WITCH + Birds Eye View Q+A | feat. Rungano Nyoni + Mia Bays - #91Birds Eye View has been championing female filmmakers and tackling gender inequality in film since 2002. This week we welcome Birds Eye View director Mia Bays on to the podcast to discuss Rungano Nyoni's striking first feature 'I Am Not a Witch'. As well as Mia's discussion with podcast host Daniella Verektinidi, we have a recording from Rungano's Q&A taken from a recent screening at Curzon Soho hosted by Birds Eye View.
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2017-10-2000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastDAPHNE - The Curzon Film Podcast #87In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we chat about Peter Mackie Burns' feature debut Daphe, starring Emily Beecham as a thirty-something Londoner who, after witnessing a traumatic event, comes to an emotional crossroads in her life. A welcoming but still raw portrait of city life that sobers as much as it warms, Daphne is in cinemas now and playing on demand on Curzon Home Cinema. Discussing the film this week are Irene Musumeci and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-09-2900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastINSYRIATED | feat. director Philippe Van Leeuw #85In this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast, we welcome Philippe Van Leeuw, director of the acclaimed, war drama Insyriated, which is released in cinemas and on demand this week.
Winner of the Panorama Audience Award at this year's Berlin Film Festival, Insyriated is an intimate insight, in to the way the war in Syria has effected the homes and dynamics of the families trapped amongst the destruction. Discussing the film are Sam Howlett and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-09-0900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastGODS OWN COUNTRY | feat. Director Francis Lee & Alec Secareanu #84We welcome Francis Lee, director of 'God's Own Country', on to the Curzon Film Podcast, as well as one of the film's stars.
After receiving rave reviews at Berlin Film Festival in February, 'God's Own Country' is now being released in the UK. A quiet, tender and romantic film set amongst the Yorkshire hills, it's one of the year's best, as well as being a remarkable entrance from debut director Francis Lee. Discussing the film this week are Irene Musumeci, Ryan Hewitt and Jake Cunningham
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2017-08-2400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastFINAL PORTRAIT | The Curzon Film Podcast #83This week we discuss 'Final Portrait', a character sketch of artist Alberto Giacometti, directed by the great Stanley Tucci.
Featuring Geoffrey Rush as the great artist and Armie Hammer as James Lord, the journalist who modelled for Giacometti for an afternoon, which soon turned in to weeks. It's a film that's full of life and humour, but also manages to produce an acute and intimate insight in to the workings of one of the greatest 20th century artists. Discussing the film are Sam Howlett, Jake Cunningham and Ryan Hewitt.
Features an exclusive audio clip from the film.
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2017-08-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastA GHOST STORY | feat. director David Lowery & special guest Charlie LyneWe're thrilled to welcome David Lowery, director of 'A Ghost Story' on to the Curzon Podcast this week, as well as 'Beyond Clueless' and 'Fish Story' director Charlie Lyne, to discuss his new film about aspect ratios 'Frames and Containers'.
'A Ghost Story' is one of the most original and powerful films of the year. Starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, it features a white-sheeted ghost as he watches his wife and home move through time and perhaps further. Discussing the film are Sam Howlett, Irene Musumeci and Ryan Hewitt.
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2017-08-1100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE GHOUL | feat. Alice Lowe & director Gareth Tunley #81In this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast, we speak to Alice Lowe ('Prevenge', 'Sightseers') and director Gareth Tunley, about their new psyhco-thriller 'The Ghoul'.
As well as speaking to Alice and Gareth, we spoke to Jack Guttman, staff member of Curzon Wimbledon, who in between selling tickets, acted as producer on this low budget, British picture.
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2017-08-0400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastCITY OF GHOSTS | feat. director Matthew Heineman #80After a screening at Curzon Soho, we're thrilled to bring you a Q&A with Matthew Heineman, director of 'Cartel Land', discussing his latest documentary 'City of Ghosts'.
Huge thanks to Danielle Peled of the Institute of War and Peace Reporting for conducting the interview, as well as to DocDays and Dogwoof for helping put this special event together.
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2017-07-2800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastHOWARDS END | feat. Sam West #79In anticipation of the stunning new 4k restoration of 'Howards End', we speak to star Sam West
Released in 1992, 'Howards End' was directed by James Ivory and starred, along with West, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave and Anthony Hopkins. It went on to receive nine Academy Award nominations and the award for Best Film at the BAFTAs. Discussing the film with Sam West is Curzon's own Irene Musumeci
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2017-07-2600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBABY DRIVER | The Curzon Film Podcast #77This week we strap the seat-belts of our recording studio chairs on tight and drive full speed in to Edgar Wright's new film
'Baby Driver' finds talented music loving getaway driver Baby - played by Ansel Elgort - trying to get out of a life of crime, by doing one last job for Kevin Spacey's Doc. Hailed as a masterpiece by some, we discuss whether 'Baby Driver' gets the chequered flag or a DNF. As well as 'Baby Driver' there's also a brief discussion about Bong Joon-Ho's 'Okja' which is playing our cinema screens, as well as on Netflix. On...
2017-06-3000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastJULIUS CAESAR | feat. dir Phyllida Lloyd (Donmar Warehouse Production)In this extra episode of The Curzon Film Podcast we have a change of pace and tread the boards with Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia, The Iron Lady), to discuss her production of Julius Caesar, which will soon be playing in Curzon Cinema screens.
Phyllida speaks about the all-female cast she has put together, as well as working with new young talent, alongside legends like Harriet Walter. She also tells us how this play has been filmed specifically for cinema, rather than a traditional 'live screening'. Conducting the interview with Phyllida is Curzon's own Irene Musumeci.
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2017-06-2800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBERLIN SYNDROME | The Curzon Film Podcast #75We return from our nice tourist break holiday, to discuss Cate Shortland's nightmarish tourist break kidnap thriller, 'Berlin Syndrome'. Scratching and gnawing at the lines between intimacy and captivity, Shortland's film can be as romantic as it is nerve-wracking, but it's always exhilarating at ever step of the way. Discussing the film this week are Jenna Hobbs and Helen Seymour.
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2017-06-0900 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE | The Curzon Film Podcast #74In this episode we dock in the port of Helsinki for Aki Kaurismäki's latest film 'The Other Side of Hope'
A deadpan comedy drama that follows the unlikely relationship between a Syrian refugee and an ageing restaurateur, 'The Other Side of Hope' is a loving, poignant, human story that won Kaurismäki the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival. On the podcast this week are Helen Seymour, Jenna Hobbs and Jake Cunningham, and making her pod debut is Sam Alexander.
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2017-05-2500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastBECHDEL TEST FEST | + Ginger & Rosa and 8 1/2 #73In a special episode, this week we talk to the team behind the Bechdel Test Fest, ahead of their screening of Sally Potter's 'Ginger & Rosa', at Curzon Aldgate on the 27th of May
We also have eight and a half reasons why Federico Fellini's '8 1/2' is one of the best films ever made, along with our regular chat, this time with Harry Chapman, Dani Verektinidi and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-05-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastHEAL THE LIVING | feat. director Katell Quillévéré #70We welcome Katell Quillévéré on to the podcast this week to talk about the tapestry of stories behind her new film 'Heal the Living'
Out in our cinema screens and on Curzon Home Cinema, Quillévéré's film shows us the world of organ transplants, through three stories bound by body. Quillévéré spoke to Helen Seymour about the film, who reviews it this week, with Harry Chapman.
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2017-04-2800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHEIR FINEST | feat. Bill Nighy & Gemma Arterton - Podcast #69We're joined by Bill Nighy and Gemma Arterton, on the Curzon Film Podcast this week, to discuss their period comedy drama 'Their Finest'.
'Their Finest' is a fascinating insight in to the world of British filmmaking during World War Two. Arterton plays an up and coming screenwriter, and Nighy as one of the stars of her new script. 'Their Finest' is funny, poignant and startlingly relevant. On the podcast this week are Jenna Hobbs and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-04-2100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE HANDMAIDEN | The Curzon Film Podcast #68In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we discuss Park Chan Wook's remarkable erotic thriller 'The Handmaiden'. We also discuss the new adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel 'The Sense of Ending', starring Jim Broadbent.
Adapted from Sarah Waters novel 'Fingersmith', but moving the action to Korea, it is Park Chan Wook's return to his native cinema, after making the acclaimed 'Stoker' in 2013. Discussing this hugely acclaimed film are Sam Howlett, Daniella Verektenidi and Helen Seymour.
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2017-04-1300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastI AM NOT YOUR NEGRO + RAW | feat directors Raoul Peck +Julia Ducournau #67We welcome Raoul Peck, director of Oscar nominated doc 'I Am Not Your Negro' on to the show; as well as director Julia Ducournau, whose feminist cannibal horror 'Raw' has people fainting in the aisles.
As well as this we also preview Pablo Larrain's new film 'Neruda', along with the entirety of the Pablo Larrain collection, now available on Curzon Home Cinema. On the podcast this week is Harry Chapman, Ersi Kalentzi and Sam Howlett.
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2017-04-0700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastFREE FIRE | with Ben Wheatley + GRADUATION with Cristian Mungiu #66We're extremely excited to welcome Ben Wheatley on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week, to talk about his new film, 'Free Fire'. Plus, we also have Cristian Mungiu, director of '4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days' in to talk about his new film 'Graduation'.
As a special treat, Lawrence Jackson, University of Kent MA Film Practice Lecturer(and overall Wheatley super fan) joins the podcast team this week to talk about the 90 minute, non-stop shoot out that is, 'Free Fire' - and why Wheatley is essential viewing for his students.
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2017-03-3100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastTHE LOST CITY OF Z | The Curzon Film Podcast #65This week we go up river, in search of James Gray's new feature 'The Lost City of Z'
Based on a true story, Gray's film follows Percy Fawcett, an explorer in search of a mythic, lost, Amazonian city. It is a film of unending scope, bringing to mind the likes of David Lean and Stanley Kubrick. Steering the good ship Curzon Podcast this week is Sam Howlett and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-03-2400 min
The Curzon Film PodcastPERSONAL SHOPPER | feat Olivier Assayas - The Curzon Film Podcast #64Acclaimed director of 'Irma Vep' and 'Clouds of Sils Maria', Olivier Assayas, joins us to talk about his new film 'Personal Shopper'.
Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen, a young American living in Paris, working as a shopper for a celebrity. The film follows Maureen through the mundanity of her working life, whilst she moonlights as a medium and tries to communicate with her recently deceased brother in the afterlife. On the podcast this week are Jake Cunningham, Daniella Verektenidi and Harry Chapman.
Produced and edited by Jake Cunnningham
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2017-03-1700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastELLE | The Curzon Film Podcast #63In this episode of The Curzon Film Podcast we attempt to anaylse Paul Verhoeven's astonishing, labyrinthine character study 'Elle'.
'Elle' is the latest from provocative director Paul Verhoeven ('Showgirls', 'Basic Instinct, 'Robocop') and won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Golden Globes - lead actress Isabelle Huppert also took home the award for Best Actress on the same night. It's a remarkable film that warrants multiple viewings and multiple discussions; to start off your conversation about it we have Daniella Verektinidi, Jenna Hobbs and Jake Cunningham
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2017-03-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastCERTAIN WOMEN | The Curzon Film Podcast #62In this episode we discuss Kelly Reichardt's quietly moving drama 'Certain Women'. Winner of Best Film at the London Film Festival.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Laura Dern and Lily Gladstone (in a remarkable breakout performance)as four women who each face their own battles, whilst unknowingly intersecting each others lives. On the podcast this week is Sam Howlett, with Harry Chapman.
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2017-03-0300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastFENCES | Another Take - The Curzon Film Podcast feat. Grant GosizkAnother Take, with the Curzon Film Podcast brings a new, special episode to the Curzon schedule. In this episode, Grant Gosizk of the University of Kent, brings his unique insight to Denzel Washington's 'Fences'.
Grant is is an Assistant Lecturer in the Centre for American Studies and the School of English at the University of Kent. His dissertation investigates the legacies of temperance propaganda in mid-twentieth century American theatre, and he is particularly familiar with 'Fences' and all of August Wilson's 'Pittsburgh Cycle'.
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2017-02-1200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastJACKIE | The Curzon Film Podcast #55We discuss Pablo Larrain's staggeringly intimate portrait of Jackie Kennedy in this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast.
Starring Natalie Portman, as the first, First Lady to open the White House to the people, 'Jackie' is a stunning film, stunningly made. On the podcast this week are Harry Chapman, Helen Seymour and Jake Cunningham
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2017-01-2000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastMANCHESTER BY THE SEA | The Curzon Film Podcast #54In this edition of The Curzon Film Podcast we tackle Kenneth Lonergan’s emotional drama ‘Manchester by the Sea’
After Lee Chandler’s brother Joe dies, he is forced to go back to the home town that he had exiled himself from, as Joe has placed him as the guardian for his son Patrick. Touching, heartbreaking and surprisingly funny, discussing ‘Manchester by the Sea’ this week are Harry Chapman, Sam Howlett and Jake Cunningham.
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2017-01-1300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastLA LA LAND | The Curzon Film Podcast #53We welcome in 2017 on the Curzon Podcast with Best Picture front-runner LA LA LAND.
From the writer and director of 'Whiplash', Damien Chazelle, comes 'La La Land', a love letter to old age musicals, and the city of Los Angeles. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, the film is stunningly choreographed, with visuals to match and will leave you dancing out of the cinema screen. On the podcast this week are Jenna Hobbs, Daniella Verektinidi and Jake Cunningham
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2017-01-0600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 41: London Film Festival - Review Round UpFeaturing reviews of: Manchester By The Sea, Paterson, Raw, The Handmaiden, Christine, Voyage of Time, Bleed for This, Arrival, Ascent, Graduation, It's Only the End of the World, Elle, Free Fire and loads more. It's the LFF Round Up show of the Curzon Film Podcast.
Hosted by Sam Howlett and Jake Cunningham and featuring Curzon staff members Cate Kane, Rob Kenny, Kate Gerova, Ryan Hewitt, Irene Musumeci, Ally Clow and Michael Garrad, this is a comprehensive review of the highlights of LFF 2016 - and a preview of what you can look forward to seeing in cinema screens over the next...
2016-10-1600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 35: Captain Fantastic (With special guest Matt Ross)With special guest, Captain Fantastic director Matt Ross
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This week on the Curzon Film Podcast we are delighted to welcome Matt Ross, director of the acclaimed 'Captain Fantastic', on to the show to talk about his new film. Starring Viggo Mortensen, the picture follows an isolated family, who are forced to face the real world. Also starring George MacKay (Pride), Kathryn Hahn (Transparent...
2016-09-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 33: JulietaIn this edition of the Curzon Film Podcast we discuss the latest offering from Pedro Almodovar, the gorgeous 'Julieta'. The Spanish master of melodrama has created a saturated, guilt-ridden drama that stands up with his very best, and to talk about it we have regular host Helen, and Curzon staff Freddie and Ersi.
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2016-08-2600 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 30: All About AlmodóvarWith his latest film Julieta hitting cinema screens at the end of August and with Curzon Bloomsbury at the beginnings of their Almodóvar retrospective, this week on the Curzon Film Podcast we focus on the Spanish melodrama master. Winner of multiple academies awards, Almodovar has brought out astonishing performances by Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz; in this episode Sam and Dani discuss his best work, his most controversial, and his role in modern cinema.
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2016-08-0500 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 28: The BFGThis week on the Curzon Film Podcast we enter Giant Country, to meet its biggest, friendliest resident. Steven Spielberg's second collaboration with Mark Rylance in less than a year (after 'Bridge of Spies'), sees the Oscar winning actor fill the large shoes of one of Roald Dahl's greatest creations. Hosted by Sam Howlett, with guests Helen Seymour and Jenna Hobbs, grab a glasss of Frobscottle and settle down to the Curzon Film Podcast.
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2016-07-2200 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 25: Note On Blindness (with directors James Spinney & Peter Middleton)Featuring interviews with the 'Notes on Blindness' directors James Spinney and Peter Middleton
One of the stand out films of 2016 so far, comes in the experimental documentary 'Notes on Blindness'. A reconstruction of John Hull's cassette recordings during his loss of sight, the film has been praised for its sensitivity, story telling and importantly, its accessibility for those with partial or complete loss of sight. Our hosts Helen and Jenna discuss the intimate moments that make this film truly outstanding, as well as talking to the directors of the film themselves.
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2016-07-0100 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 22: Fire at Sea (with director Gianfranco Rosi)Featuring an interview with Gianfranco Rosi, director of 'Fire at Sea'
In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we discuss 'Fire at Sea', a documentary following a small minority of people living on a small island, that has found itself at the centre of the European migrant crisis. Director Gianfranco Rosi won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in February for the film, and we were lucky enough to sit down and talk to him about this touching, thought provoking and profound work.
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2016-06-1000 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 21: SolarisWith Andrei Tarkovsky's films currently being screened in cinemas, as part of the 'Sculpting Time' retrospective, the Curzon Podcast team couldn't pass up the opportunity to discuss one of his most influential and successful films, 'Solaris'. Tarkovsky's least favourite of his own films, this existential fable would go on to influence the genre of Science Fiction as much as Kubrick's 2001 and as we find out, could be endlessly discussed and interpreted.
Watch 'Solaris' on Curzon Home Cinema here: https://www.curzonhomecinema.com/#!/film/CRZ_SOLARIS
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2016-06-0300 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 20: Love And Friendship (Feat. Whit Stillman)Featuring an interview with director Whit Stillman
In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we don our finest corsets and cummerbunds for Whit Stillman's new Jane Austen adaptation 'Love and Friendship'. Expanded from the short novella 'Lady Susan', Stillman's new film is one of the stand out comedies of the year, whilst remaining faithful to it's Austen roots. Die hard Austen fans, and die hard haters would do well to dislike it.
We also spoke to the film's director Whit Stillman about adapting Austen, expanding the film into a novel and a lot more.
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2016-05-2700 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 19: DheepanWith Cannes 2016 in full swing at the moment, this week the Curzon Podcast team took the opportunity to revisit Jacques Audiard's Palme D'or winning film 'Dheepan' which was recently shown as part of the Curzon Curates season. Following a Sri Lankan refugee who flees to France, 'Dheepan' is a deeply poignant film that holds intense relevance and importance for the modern world.
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2016-05-1800 min
The Curzon Film PodcastEpisode 1: RoomIn the first episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, Curzon Canterbury staff member Sam Howlett and spoken word artist and writer Helen Seymour discuss (and unanimously love)Room, directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
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2016-01-2200 min