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Poetry To Your Ears35 - Roy McFarlaneTune in to hear us chat about the legacy of slavery, erasure poems, Roy’s role as Birmingham’s poet laureate, Canal poet ambassador and Brighton Book Festival’s poet-in-residence, & more.Watch this episode on YouTube.“Living by Troubled Waters is the third poetry collection by Roy McFarlane – an extraordinary, uncompromising book exploring slavery, colonialism, and the continued tragedies visited upon Black bodies whilst these legacies remain unresolved. In his close examination of the horror of racialised violence, McFarlane examines how the strong currents of the past and present flow side by side. His poems a...
2023-08-281h 08
Poetry To Your Ears34 - Elizabeth M Castillo'Not Quite an Ocean' by Elizabeth M. Castillo is a paean to the feminine, to motherhood and to the natural world. At once these poems are both unabashed in their celebration of womanhood, and are searing in their unflinching confrontation with darker undercurrents that threaten to break and destroy. The poems in 'Not Quite an Ocean' are beacons, are rallying calls, and are ultimately a roars of strength, pride and hope that cannot be silenced or subdued: To be woman is to be everything All things bound together and, if you can manage it that little bit...
2023-07-1948 min
Poetry To Your Ears33 - Kathryn MillingtonIn this stunning pamphlet of quietly moving and poignant poems, Kathryn Millington guides her reader through the grief that comes as a result of involuntary childlessness, an issue which can affect up to 1 in 5 women.“You will know someone like me. We are everywhere: at your workplace, within your family, subsumed in your friendship groups. It’s such a lonely place. I want to inhabit that place and be that voice, to show that we can create.”“Kate’s poems move me, make me laugh, make me reflect on this strange business we call life and feel m...
2023-07-051h 10
Poetry To Your Ears32 - Joelle Taylor“The female body is a political space.”At Brighton Fringe’s event of Queer The Mic, we sat down in a dark den and talked to Joelle about performing Blue Now, from the film by Derek Jarman, with Russell Tovey, Travis Alabanza and Jay Bernard; her thoughts on spoken word vs poetry and its class divide, the gay scene in the 80s and now, founding SLAMbassadors and OutSpoken London as well as mentoring young poets.Watch our dramatic set on Youtube.Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright and author. A fellow of the Ro...
2023-06-2153 min
Poetry To Your Ears31 - Reanna ValentineListen to this episode if you’re interested in learning about how poetry can help cope with grief, Reanna’s relationship with their nan, the influence that Carolyn has had in Reanna becoming a poet, sharing poems about queerness and sex to their grandmother, editing the filthy poems, the process of editing and pairing poems written by two authors, what it means to perform poems written by someone else, and more!About Fragmented Light: Written across the span of 50 years, these poems passed between a grandmother and grandchild are twined together, becoming an enlightening conversation on family, love...
2023-05-3148 min
Poetry To Your Ears30 - Lyra Festival ft Hollie McNish, Michael Pederson, Malaika Kegode & Kat LyonsIn this episode, we reflect on Bristol city poets, the Bristol City of Words exhibition and talk to Michael Pederson, author of Boy Friends (Faber), Hollie McNish, Sunday Times bestseller and author of Slug, Malaika Kegode, Festival poet and Kat Lyons, current Bristol city poet. This incredible line-up should be enough to get you to listen or watch this episode, but if you need more incentive, you can hear us talk about friendship, translating dogging to French, starting Milk poetry, changing gender identity after writing a spoken word show, and some advice on starting your journey as a poet!
2023-05-1732 min
Poetry To Your Ears29 - Séamus FoxListen to this episode if you’re interested in Séamus’ personal journey towards sobriety and the role that writing played in it, the British cultural relationship with alcohol, the process of becoming a spoken word poet, writing and publishing No Homeless Problem and other poems by going to various Emmaus communities, and the role poetry has in personal and social change. You can also watch this episode on Youtube.Follow Séamus on Facebook: No Homeless Problem and Other Poems. Poetry To Your Ears is a podcast sent as a newsletter. Subscr...
2023-04-2550 min
Poetry To Your Ears28 - Rebecca FaulknerPermit Me to Write My Own Ending is a collection spanning generations and timescapes - from gritty, defiant explorations of a London adolescence, to haunting poems detailing love and adulthood in the US. Faulkner’s language and form dissects the emotional impact of historical trauma, navigating and sharply reframing nationality and memory, interiority and history. Depictions of London during the Blitz and post-war Berlin sit alongside poems about motherhood and childhood from the perspective of one of Freud’s most famous patients. In this defiant debut collection, the act of writing boldly confronts a landscape dominated by patriarchal notions of t...
2023-03-281h 01
Poetry To Your Ears27 - Devjani BodepudiWe talked about balancing the duality of Devjani’s South Asian heritage with growing up in the UK, her grandmother’s experience as an Indian immigrant, increasing the diversity of the literary canon in school, links between poetry and prose, form, voice and the use of the second person in poetry.‘For the daughters brought here on the hips of their mothers‘ attempts to bear witness to the stories of women throughout generations who find themselves balancing on a winding timeline from the 1960s to the present day, spanning from India to Britain. Through stunning poetic craft and stor...
2023-03-2058 min
Poetry To Your Ears26 - Verve Poetry FestivalLoulou & Tom went to the Verve Poetry Festival edition 2023 in Birmingham, a festival of poetry and spoken word. This episode is also a video on Youtube, check it out here.We interviewed:Andrew McMillan, author of Pandemonium and co-editor of 100 Queer PoemsEric Yip, the youngest winner of the National Poetry CompetitionWayne Holloway-Smith, author of Lobsters and editor of The Poetry ReviewStuart Bartholomew, co-founder and director of the Verve Poetry Festival.Poets featured include:Harana Poetry: Kostya Tsolakis, Leo Boix, Lisa Kiew, Lulia DavidImogen Stirling100 Queer Poets: Mary Jean Chan, Andrez McMillan, Jay Gao, R...
2023-03-0232 min
Poetry To Your Ears25 - Romina RamosWe talked about writing in English compared to Portuguese, how Romina’s working-class roots inspire their poetry, growing up in-between Portugual and England and how that is expressed in Sardines, creating her poetry event Natter Bolton and the benefit of having a poetry community, and getting in touch with Rebecca, the founder of Bent Key Publishing. “In this stunning collection of poetry, Romans Ramos explores the nature of displacement and the experiences of a young person new to British shores. Uncovering their own feelings of isolation, their connections to their family history and customs and, ultimately, their acce...
2023-02-171h 07
Poetry To Your Ears24 - Mayor & Zayden LindsayLoulou & Tom talk to Mayor & Zayden Lindsay, father and son poets from Nottingham. Mayor Lindsay is a poet originally from Jamaica, now living in Nottingham, England, where he performs about racism, knife crime, poverty and more recently, the cost of living crisis. Zayden’s poetry deals with bullying, growing up, compassion ansd race. Zayden is fifteen and started writing poetry when he was nine. We talked about their article in the BBC, performing poetry as father and son, organizing the event Power in Poetry, talking about race as Black people to a broad audience, the difference between li...
2023-02-0349 min
Poetry To Your Ears23 - Maggie BowyerListen to our conversation with Maggie Bowyer about their latest poetry collection Allergies, poems about grief and love. (Maggie Bowyer, 2023)We talked about Maggie’s mother’s death and their first love’s death, the process of writing about grief, why this collection is relevant for all of us after two years in a pandemic, writing from home about home as a chronically ill person, finding beauty in the specific, writing list poems, self-publishing, the different poetry scenes in the South of the United States, and much more. Maggie Bowyer (they/them/theirs) is a poet...
2023-01-121h 04
Poetry To Your Ears22 - Loll PerkinListen to our conversation with Loll Perkin, author of Fewmin (Bent Key, 2022).“One of Manchester’s most passionate poets and a massive name on the poetry scene, Loll Perkin is here and she has something to say. Combining politics and pride with a hefty dose of the forthright attitude she is known for, this is not your nana’s poetry — this is an exclusive tour through a complicated, candid and clever mind that has fought its demons and come out the other side. Using words as her weapon and raw vulnerability as her shield, this collection explores family t...
2022-12-2252 min
Poetry To Your Ears21 - Kofi AchinaKofi is a London-based spoken word artist and self-proclaimed storyteller. He'll speak on anything, from sunsets to fascism. Kofi performed from Brighton seafront to Islington. He managed to worm his wayinto a Hammer and Tongue slam final and got a piece published when hewas 9.In this episode, we talked about winning the Queer The Mic feature slot, writing in lockdown, Kofi’s journey from making hip-hop beats with his sister to becoming a spoken word artist, and the London poetry scene.Watch the video podcast on YouTube here. You can follow Kofi on In...
2022-12-0839 min
Poetry To Your Ears20 - Loulou & Sprigs of HeatherFirst birthday and 20th episode of Poetry to your Ears! Loulou, co-host and Sprigs of Heather, a previous guest, discuss the publishing of their respective poetry books Pink Goo and Woman of Nature, on the eve of their book launch at The Queery in Brighton.Pink Goo is about a spiral down to anxiety and depression and the following journey to find peace. After trying to shed light on social injustice, sexual harassment and the climate collapse, the poet finds herself in the darkness and explores many corners within herself, rough and soft. In the...
2022-11-2237 min
Poetry To Your Ears19 - Georgina LangfordGeorgina Langford is a Brighton writer who focuses on the millennial experience. She is a former music journalist turned poet and author, whose debut novel is a coming-of-age story set in 2005, due to be published next year. She runs a Substack called Millenial Horror Story publishing essays steeped in mid-2000s nostalgia and subculture. She is also working on her debut poetry collection.You can subscribe to Georgina’s Substack Millenial Horror Story here and follow her on Instagram @by_georginalangford.This episode is sent as part of a Susbtack newsletter, come subscribe and receive al...
2022-11-1632 min
Poetry To Your Ears18 - Charlotte Shevchenko KnightCharlotte Shevchenko Knight is a British-Ukrainian poet with a Masters from Goldsmiths University. She was recently commended in the National Poetry Competition, and forms part of the Poetry Translation Centre’s Undertow Eight. Her work centres on womanhood, Ukrainian history, and folklore. She has written pieces for the United Nations, Magma, and bath magg, amongst others.Ways of Healing is an embodied collection with a distinctive and tough but tender voice. Charlotte Shevchenko Knight explores themes of longing, of loss, and of pain and its remedies. These poems are alive with their own vulnerability, are at...
2022-10-3046 min
Poetry To Your Ears17 - Kimberly NguyễnKimberly Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American poet and the author of ghosts in the stalks and Here I Am Burn Me. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska but currently living in New York City. She is a graduate of Vassar College where she holds a degree in both English and Russian Studies. Additionally, she studied abroad at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. She is a recipient of the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize for excellence in poetry and two Best of the Net nominations, and she was a finalist for Kundiman’s 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writ...
2022-10-1554 min
Poetry To Your Ears16 - Queer The MicCW: a lot of F-bombs in this episode. ExplicitThis episode is a bit of a special one, it is a recording of a live poetry event in Brighton. It’s called Queer The Mic, it was in July and it was their first one!Note: This episode is sent as part of a Susbtack newsletter, come subscribe and receive all episodes in your inbox! Subscribe There is a paid subscription option that supports us in affording transcripts in order to make our podcast more accessible.Queer The Mic is a glittery community st...
2022-09-0826 min
Poetry To Your Ears15 - Bassie GracieOn today’s episode, we are having a conversation with Bassie Gracie. Note: This episode is sent as part of a Susbtack newsletter, come subscribe and receive all episodes in your inbox! Subscribe There is a paid subscription option that supports us in affording transcripts in order to make our podcast more accessible. Bassie Gracie is a punk performance poet known for her musical musings, feel-good feminism and general silliness. Frequently found shoeless on the Monday of a music festival telling a 70-year-old geezer ‘punk was better in my day’.You can follow Gracie...
2022-08-0846 min
Poetry To Your Ears14 - Pete StrongPete Strong is a poet and performance artist whose work explores memory, landscape and identity. He creates theatrical performances and installations using film, movement, spoken word, audio recordings and found sound. He has previously been shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize, performed at the Hammer & Tongue Spoken Word National Final, and been a runner up in the Brighton Comedy Squawkers Award.In May, Pete performed at Brighton Fringe Festival with his show Greenfinch. Greenfinch is an autobiographical piece of poetry and performance that explores how we make sense of memories and the past, and...
2022-07-1453 min
Poetry To Your Ears13 - Simon MaddrellSimon Maddrell is a queer Manx poet thriving with HIV based in Brighton. He is the author of "Throatboane", "Queerfella" and co-author of "All about our mothers". He recently performed at Brighton Fringe with his show "Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems". You can find Simon on Instagram @SimonMaddrell, on Twitter @QueerManxPoet or on Facebook "Simon Maddrell Spoken Words & Poetry". You can purchase on (or all!) of his collections here: https://instabio.cc/110303n4LxIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and...
2022-06-3050 min
Poetry To Your Ears12 - Ali MalekAli Malek is our special guest today. Ali is a queer poet from Dubai, based in Brighton. 'Baby Teeth' is the second poetry book by Ali Malek, published in March 2022. Following 2020's 'Traditional Kids', Ali makes it clear that they have found their voice as a story teller through poetry. Described as a book about acknowledging, accepting and moving through mistakes, its the new handbook on beginning your 20's and the settlement it is going to bring. 'Baby Teeth' is available on Amazon and Lush Brighton.You can follow Ali on Instagram @h...
2022-06-1435 min
Poetry To Your Ears10 - One Inky QueerIn this episode, we are delighted to have One Inky Queer with us - trauma poet keeping it light. Serving you queer cripple realness, honey. Big stylistic range, or possibly just quite confused. Insistently and unstoppably intimate and inappropriate, but not in the fun way. Also does children's poems (no, really). "Poetry that makes you horny" @IAmSophieReidThat sums it up, right?If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured i...
2022-05-1650 min
Poetry To Your Ears9 - Explicit content warningWelcome to the ninth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We are back to a conversation between us two co-hosts, Tom & Lulu. We discuss Kae Tempest’s new album, ‘The Line Is A Curve’, Lulu’s latest performances at poetry events in Brighton, and how we can play around between written poetry and spoken word. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: P...
2022-04-1838 min
Poetry To Your Ears8 - Ella Sadie GuthrieWelcome to the eighth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Ella Sadie Guthrie. She is a Brighton-based poet, co-founder of WRIOT collective and Words by the Water poetry night. She writes about love and is releasing her first poetry book this August '22, that is all about her love fantasies with Pete Davidson. You can follow her on Instagram @poetrytoyourears.If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be...
2022-04-0646 min
Poetry To Your Ears7 - AFLO. the poetWelcome to the seventh episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview AFLO. the poet. She created a community in Brighton of Black poets from marginalised genders. Her work focuses on race, gender and mental health. We hope you will enjoy this interview!You can follow her on Instagram and Youtube @aflo.the poet. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out!
2022-03-1243 min
Poetry To Your Ears6 - Aphrodites’ teachingsWelcome to the sixth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Elly, who goes by Aphrodites’ teachings, a Brighton-based poet. She writes about love and sexuality from a female gaze; and is inspired by nature to create. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse A...
2022-02-1436 min
Poetry To Your Ears5 - pink gooWelcome to the fifth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! It features a poem about the pandemic amongst a selection of nonsensical poetry. Poems read in the episode:The Shadow Voice by Margaret Atwoodpink goo by Éloïse Armarytwo years later by Éloïse Armary213th Chorus by Jack KerouacThe Jabberwocky by Lewis CarrollIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out!
2022-01-2731 min
Poetry To Your Ears4 - hold me tightlyWelcome to the fourth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! This is our post-Christmas themed episode. Poems read in the episode:December 26 by Kenn Nesbittgift giving by Éloïse ArmaryChristmas Tree lots by Chris Greenhold me tightly by Éloïse ArmaryThe Christmas Letter by John N MorrisrIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to you...
2021-12-2930 min
Poetry To Your Ears3 - i read a poem out loudWelcome to the second episode of poetry to your ears podcast!Poems read in the episode:‘The Butter Festival’ by Mary Ruefle‘i read a poem out loud’ by Éloïse Armary‘A female cry' by Dareen Tatour'The People Upstairs' by Ogden NashFollow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out!CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the Universit...
2021-12-1539 min
Poetry To Your Ears2 - halloween is for ghostsWelcome to the second episode of poetry to your ears podcast! In this episode, we talk about TW: sexual assault.Poems read in the episode:‘Start Close in’ by David Whyte‘halloween is for ghosts’ by Éloïse Armary‘milk and honey’ by Rupi KaurFollow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out!CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded a...
2021-12-0126 min
The Best Pick movie podcastDr No - with Garrett MillerickBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Garrett Millerick Episode 209: Dr No Released 1 December 2021 For this episode, we watched the first James Bond film, Dr No from 1962. The script was adapted from Ian Fleming's 1958 novel (the sixth to feature 007) by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood and Berkely Mather and it was directed by Terence Young. Familiar Bond stars include Sean Connery, Lois Maxwell and Bernard Lee as well as Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and John Kitzmiller. The Rock is a James Bond film. https://youtu.be/9FdnevXjqdc...
2021-12-011h 24
Poetry To Your Ears1 – A land that was once freeWelcome to the first episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We’re very excited to launch this podcast with you and hope you will enjoy it. In this episode, we talk about climate change at the occasion of the Cop26 in Glasgow. Poems read in the episode:‘The Peace of Wild Things’ by Wendell Berry‘a land that was once free’ by Éloïse Armary‘Blood of the Past’ by Kae Tempest x The Comet is ComingFollow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears t...
2021-11-2229 min
The Best Pick movie podcastBrazilBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 206: Brazil (commentary) Released 20 October 2021 For this episode, we watched Brazil written by Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown and Terry Gilliam and directed by Gilliam. The cast include Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Robert de Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Ian Richardson and Peter Vaughan. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded it Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Director but it won no Oscars despite nominations for its screenplay and art direction. It has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
2021-10-202h 33
The Best Pick movie podcastBP204 The LadykillersBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 204: The Ladykillers Released 22 September 2021 For this episode, we watched The Ladykillers, written by William Rose and directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The cast includes Alec Guinness, Katie Johnson, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Cecil Parker and Jack Warner. It was one of the last of the "Ealing Comedies" and it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1956 Academy Awards. It has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our...
2021-09-221h 36
The Best Pick movie podcastWild TalesBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 202: Wild Tales Released 25 August 2021 For this episode, we watched Wild Tales written and directed by Damián Szifron and starring Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Darío Grandinetti. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards but lost to Paweł Pawlikowski's Ida. The Man with the Golden Arm titles. https://youtu.be/PhwsLS1XolU SNL New Year's Eve Sequel. https://youtu.be/kL3Ysd6sNAk To send i...
2021-08-251h 38
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Taking of Pelham 123Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 201: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Released 11 August 2021 For this episode, we watched The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, written by Peter Stone based on the 1973 novel by John Godey. It was directed by Peter Stone and released by United Artists. The stars are Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo and Earl Hindman. Lumières cause panic. https://youtu.be/MjufyLPKsEw Nick of Time directed by John Badham. https://youtu.be/q4PYXMpYJ28 To send in y...
2021-08-111h 08
The Best Pick movie podcastExit InterviewBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and Deborah Frances-White Episode 92.5: Exit Interview Released 4 August 2021 Our journey having concluded (we'll record an episode looking at Nomadland later in the year), we sit down with friend of the pod Deborah Frances-White to look back on our experience with the help of some listener questions. To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
2021-08-041h 08
The Best Pick movie podcastThe King's Speech (2010)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 92: The King's Speech (2010) Released 28 July 2021 For this episode, we watched The Kings Speech, written by David Seider and directed by Tom Hooper. It starred Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce and from a very impressive twelve Oscar nominations it scored four wins – for Colin Firth, for Tom Hooper as director, for the screenplay and of course Best Picture. Seth Meyers Oscar Bait trailer: https://youtu.be/HjE9Fl4zKNs Big Speeches: https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/ That co...
2021-07-281h 15
The Best Pick movie podcastSlumdog Millionaire (2008)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 91: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Released 14 July 2021 For this episode, we watched Slumdog Millionaire, written by Simon Beaufoy, from the book Q & A by Vikas Swarup. It was directed by Danny Boyle and starred Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapur and Irrfan Khan. It won a tremendous eight Oscars including for Danny Boyle as director and for the screenplay, but none of its cast was even nominated. Tom Cruise on Graham Norton https://youtu.be/Uu1PK5HAgho Texting on film https://youtu.be...
2021-07-141h 12
The Best Pick movie podcastSpotlight (2015)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 90: Spotlight (2015) Released 30 June 2021 For this episode, we watched Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The stars were Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams (nominated), Mark Ruffalo (nominated), Brian d'Arcy James and Stanley Tucci. It was also nominated for its editing and McCarthy as Best Director but apart from Best Picture, it won only for its screenplay. https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/spotlight/ https://twitter.com/ClooneyDisciple/status/1377390544117063680 Next time we will be discussing Slumdog Millionaire. If...
2021-06-301h 19
The Best Pick movie podcastA Beautiful Mind (2001) - with Thom TuckBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Thom Tuck Episode 89: A Beautiful Mind (2001) Released 16 June 2021 For this episode, we watched A Beautiful Mind, which won Oscars for its screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, its director Ron Howard and Jennifer Connelly as Best Supporting Actress. It did not win an Oscar for its star Russell Crowe and the cast also included Paul Bettany, Ed Harris and Christopher Plummer. Music was by James Horner and the cinematography was by Roger Deakins. https://twitter.com/turlygod Next time we...
2021-06-161h 22
The Best Pick movie podcastGandhi (1982)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 88: Gandhi (1982) Released: 2 June 2021 For this episode, we watched Gandhi, written by John Briley and directed by Richard Attenborough. It starred Ben Kingsley as Gandhi with support from Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, Pradeep Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox and John Gielgud, among many others. From its 11 nominations, it managed to win eight Oscars including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor for Kingsley, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. Disclosure on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81284247 Next...
2021-06-021h 32
The Best Pick movie podcastNo Country for Old Men (2007)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 87: No Country for Old Men (1987) Released 19 May 2021 For this episode, we watched No Country for Old Men. This is the only film directed by the Coen Bros to win Best Picture, but the second of their four nominations in this category. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson and Kelly Macdonald – Bardem winning Best Supporting Actor. As well as the film winning Best Picture, the Coens also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Next ti...
2021-05-191h 18
The Best Pick movie podcastParasite (2019)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 86: Parasite (2019) Released 5 May 2021 For this episode, we watched Parasite, the first film not in the English language ever to win Best Picture. Director Bong Joon-ho also won Best International Feature, Best Director and shared Best Original Screenplay with Han Jin-won giving it a total of four awards. None of its cast was nominated. Audrey Hepburn flogs Dove Chocolate. https://youtu.be/sB44n4ADg2Y Marilyn Monroe and others recreated for Dior. https://youtu.be/eyA71PGUNYM Parasite average shot length...
2021-05-051h 17
The Best Pick movie podcastAn American in Paris (1951)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Matheus Carvalho Episode 83: An American in Paris (1951) Released 24 March 2021 For this episode, we watched An American in Paris, written by Alan Jay Lerner, inspired by and featuring the music of George Gershwin. The director was Vincente Minnelli and the stars were Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch. It was nominated in eight categories and won six Oscars, plus a special award for Gene Kelly. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk https://letterboxd.com/matcarvalho https://w...
2021-03-241h 25
The Best Pick movie podcastOscar Nominations 2021Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82.5: Oscar Nominations 2021 Released 16 March 2021 For this episode we discussed the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards which were announced on 15 March 2021 at 12:15 GMT by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas. Next time we will be discussing An American in Paris. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). To...
2021-03-1624 min
The Best Pick movie podcast12 Years a Slave (2013)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82: 12 Years a Slave (2013) Released 10 March 2021 For this episode, we watched 12 Years A Slave, written by John Ridley, from the memoir by Solomon Northup. The director was Steve McQueen with music by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Sean Bobbitt and the stars were Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, and Lupita Nyong'o. As is fairly typical for this period, as well as Best Picture it only won two other awards – adapted screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong'o. ht...
2021-03-101h 21
The Best Pick movie podcastYou Can't Take it With You (1938) with Sam BainBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Sam Bain Episode 81: You Can't Take it With You (1938) Released 24 February 2021 For this episode, we watched You Can't Take it With You, written by Robert Riskin, adapted from the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Frank Capra and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, and Spring Byington. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards but only won Best Picture and Best Director. The Stand In https://youtu.be/v4XEpOxEvLs...
2021-02-241h 06
The Best Pick movie podcastMillion Dollar Baby (2004)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 80: Million Dollar Baby (2004) Released 10 February 2021 For this episode we watched Million Dollar Baby, written by Paul Haggis, based on stories by FX Toole. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Hilary Swank, Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. As well as Best Picture, Eastwood won Best Director and Swank and Freeman both won acting awards. Eastwood was nominated as Best Actor but lost to Jamie Foxx. It was also nominated for its screenplay and its editing. Next time we will be...
2021-02-101h 12
The Best Pick movie podcastMrs Miniver (1942) - with Helen O'HaraBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Helen O'Hara Episode 78: Mrs Miniver (1942) Released 13 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Mrs Miniver based loosely on the 1940 novel by Jan Struther. It starred Greer Garson (won), Walter Pidgeon (nominated), Henry Travers (nominated), May Whitty (nominated) and Theresa Wright (won) and was directed by William Wyler (won). It also won for its screenplay and cinematography. Helen O'Hara https://twitter.com/HelenLOHara The real Helen O'Hara https://youtu.be/8vBUUfO_m5Q Bette Davis hawks war bonds https://youtu.be...
2021-01-131h 06
The Best Pick movie podcastChristmas Quiz 2020 with special guest quizmaster Thom TuckBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest quizmaster Thom Tuck Episode 76.5: Christmas Quiz 2019 Released 23 December 2020 For this episode, writer, actor and comedian Thom Tuck joins us with a quiz he has set, testing us on what we have said over the last twelve months' worth of episodes. Feel free to play along at home but be warned – it's not easy. https://twitter.com/turlygod Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy th...
2020-12-2344 min
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Hurt Locker (2009)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 76: The Hurt Locker (2009) Released 16 December 2020 For this episode, we watched The Hurt Locker, written by Mark Boal (won) and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (won). The stars were Jeremy Renner (nominated), Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce. In total it was nominated in nine categories and it also won for its editing, sound mixing and sound editing. Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the...
2020-12-161h 14
The Best Pick movie podcastMutiny on the Bounty (1935)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 75: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Released 2 December 2020 For this episode, we watched Mutiny on the Bounty, written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson based on the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It was directed by Frank Lloyd and starred Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone (all nominated). It was also nominated for its screenplay, its music, its editing and Lloyd as Best Director but Best Picture was its only win, making it the third and most recent...
2020-12-021h 03
The Best Pick movie podcastDiscussing "Moonlight" with Syrus LoweBest Pick with Jessica Regan and Syrus Lowe. Episode 74.5: Discussing "Moonlight" with Syrus Lowe Released 25 November 2020 For this extra episode, we caught up with friend of the pod Syrus Lowe to get his take on Moonlight and matters arising. https://twitter.com/SyrusLoweDown https://www.instagram.com/syruslowedown Jay-Z Moonlight https://youtu.be/FCSh48OlvMo Next time we will be discussing Mutiny on the Bounty. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com...
2020-11-2521 min
The Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...
2020-11-181h 13
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Godfather Part II (1974) with Phill JupitusBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Phill Jupitus Episode 73: The Godfather Part II (1976) Released 4 November 2020 For this episode, we watched The Godfather, Part II, written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Puzo and it was directed by Coppola with music by Carmine Coppola. It starred Al Pacino, Robert de Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Michael V Gazzo, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg. Five of the cast were nominated for acting Oscars, with de Niro winning. It also won for...
2020-11-041h 47
The Best Pick movie podcastRocky (1976)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 72: Rocky (1976) Released 21 October 2020 For this episode, we watched Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Avildsen. It also featured Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Stallone was nominated for his screenplay and Stallone, Shire, Meredith and Young were all nominated as actors but all it won was Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. Angel (Every Boxer's Girlfriend) https://youtu.be/x_iGcnTm3Z8 Next time we will be discussing The...
2020-10-211h 23
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Films of Stanley Kubrick - with Garrett MillerickBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Garrett Millerick Episode 71.5: The Films of Stanley Kubrick Released 14 October 2020 For this episode, we watched the films of Stanley Kubrick (or at least most of us watched most of them). Kubrick directed 13 feature films between 1953 and 1999 which between them were nominated for 27 Oscars, winning nine. Kubrick himself was nominated 14 times and won once (Best Special Effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey). Sunflower: Live in London https://800pgr.lnk.to/MillerickWE https://twitter.com/millerickcomedy Radiohead support group. https://youtu.be/Zkvhszm...
2020-10-141h 42
The Best Pick movie podcastMy Fair Lady (1964)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 71: My Fair Lady (1964) Released 7 October 2020 For this episode, we watched My Fair Lady, the movie adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical, itself based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Actor for Rex Harrison, Best Director for George Cukor and Best Adaptation Score for Andre Previn. Leading lady Audrey Hepburn was not nominated. Thurl Ravenscroft "Ghosting" as Stewpot in South Pacific https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Jim Cummings on "Be...
2020-10-071h 24
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Felicity Ward Episode 70: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Released 23 September 2020 For this episode, we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson from the book by JRR Tolkein. It was directed by Jackson and starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and many others. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won every single one, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best...
2020-09-231h 44
The Best Pick movie podcastWings (1928)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 69: Wings (1928) Released 9 September 2020 For this episode, we watched Wings, written by John Monk Saunders, Hope Loring, Louis D Lighton, Julian Johnson; directed by William A Wellman and starring Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper. As well as Best Picture, Wings also won for its Engineering Effects. Next time we will be discussing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy...
2020-09-091h 30
The Best Pick movie podcastDriving Miss Daisy (1989)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 68: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Released 26 August 2020 For this episode, we watched Driving Miss Daisy, written by Alfred Uhry from his play, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jessica Tandy (won), Morgan Freeman (nominated) and Dan Aykroyd (nominated). It also won for its screenplay and its make-up. Beresford was not even nominated as Best Director – very rare for a Best Picture winner. Kim Basinger sticks up for Do the Right Thing. https://youtu.be/vbePj-sKV8w?t=367 Newness on Netflix. https://www.netflix.co...
2020-08-261h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastGentleman's Agreement (1947)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 67: Gentleman's Agreement (1947) Released 12 August 2020 For this episode, we watched Gentleman's Agreement, written by Moss Hart (nominated) from the novel by Laura Z Hobson and directed by Elia Kazan (won) and starring Gregory Peck (nominated), Dorothy McGuire (nominated), John Garfield, Anne Revere (nominated) and Celeste Holm (won). Those wins were the only categories in which it triumphed, although it was also nominated for its editing. http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2019/10/21/six-degrees-of-song-of-the-south-episode-1-disneys-most-controversial-film Joker – Honest Trailer. https://youtu.be/0fOCZS0J3qM https://ww...
2020-08-121h 20
The Best Pick movie podcastGoing My Way (1944)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 66: Going My Way (1944) Released 29 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Going My Way, written Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Risë Stevens. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven including Best Director for McCarey and Best Actor for Crosby. Captain Planet Saves Belfast https://youtu.be/a9tg4NZbyhY https://play.acast.com/s/hollywoodcrimescene/episode146-bingcrosby The Priests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03HhnaJAOY8 A Canterbury T...
2020-07-291h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastTom Jones (1963)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: Tom Jones (1963) Released 15 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Tom Jones, written John Osbourne, based on the novel by Henry Fielding. It was directed by Tony Richardson and it stars Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans and Joan Greenwood. It was nominated in ten categories and it won four awards: Best Director, Best Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and, of course, Best Picture. Sammy Davis Jr has the wrong envelope. https://youtu.be/mmmi9ksOtt4 The List of Adrian Messenger...
2020-07-151h 50
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Life of Emile Zola (1937)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: The Life of Emile Zola (1937) Released 1 July 2020 For this episode, we watched The Life of Emile Zola, written by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg (won), directed by William Dieterle (nominated) and starring Paul Muni (nominated), Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard and Joseph Schildkraut (won). It was also nominated for its art direction, score, sound and assistant director. That Ain't Jean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T413rxpceA (body double Mary Rees, voice artist Paula Winslowe) When They See...
2020-07-011h 19
The Best Pick movie podcastOut of Africa (1985)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Deborah Frances-White Episode 63: Out of Africa (1985) Released 17 June 2020 For this episode, we watched Out of Africa, written by Kurt Luedtke (won) based on the books Out of Africa, Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller and Silence Will Speak. It was directed by Sydney Pollack (won) with music by John Barry (won) and it stars Robert Redford, Meryl Streep (nominated) and Klaus Maria Brandauer (nominated). It also won for its Cinematography, Art Direction and Sound. Here's to the Losers...
2020-06-171h 15
The Best Pick movie podcastAmadeus (1984)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 62: Amadeus (1984) Released 3 June 2020 For this episode, we watched Amadeus, written by Peter Shaffer (won), based on his play. It was directed by Milos Forman (won). It starred Tom Hulce (nominated), F Murray Abraham (won), Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow and Jeffrey Jones. It also won for its Sound, Art Direction, Costume Design and Makeup. Norbert Smith – A Life. https://youtu.be/uD0yDWzX_BM?t=285 Reeve on Brando. https://youtu.be/QDeJcN45F7E Grumpy Guardian article. https://www.theguardian.co...
2020-06-031h 24
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Deer Hunter (1978)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 61: The Deer Hunter (1978) Released 20 May 2020 For this episode, we watched The Deer Hunter, written Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker and directed by Cimino. It stars Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken. The Academy rained Oscars upon it, awarding Cimino Best Director, Walken Best Supporting Actor, and giving it Best Sound and Best Editing as well as Best Picture. There were also nominations for de Niro and Streep as well as for the...
2020-05-201h 27
The Best Pick movie podcastCitizen Kane (1941)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Tish Potter Episode 60.5: Citizen Kane (1941) Released 13 May 2020 For this episode, we watched Citizen Kane, written by Herman J Mankiewicz and Orson Welles, directed by Welles and starring Welles, Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead. It did not win Best Picture (the only Academy Award it won was for its screenplay) but how could we overlook it? We're joined by friend of the pod Tish Potter who hasn't seen it before. https://www.tishpotter.co...
2020-05-131h 39
The Best Pick movie podcastHow Green Was My Valley (1941)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 60: How Green Was My Valley (1941) Released 6 May 2020 For this episode, we watched How Green Was My Valley, written by Philip Dunne, from the novel by Richard Llewellyn and directed by John Ford who won his third Best Director Oscar for it. It starred Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp (won Best Supporting Actor), Roddy McDowall and Sara Allgood (nominated). It also won Best Black-and-White Cinematography and Best Black-and-White Art Direction and it was nominated for its screenplay, its editing, its score and...
2020-05-0655 min
The Best Pick movie podcastOliver! (1968)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 59: Oliver! (1968) Released 22 April 2020 For this episode, we watched Oliver! the movie version of the Lionel Bart stage musical directed by Carol Reed, based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The screenplay was by Vernon Harris and it won five Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Musical Adaptation Score, Best Art Direction and Best Sound. Ron Moody (Fagin) and Jack Wild (Dodger) were both nominated but neither of them won. Be Kind Rewind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ly_iAmEOE
2020-04-221h 21
The Best Pick movie podcastGreen Book (2018) with special guest Kobi OmenakaBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky with special guest Kobi Omenaka Episode 58: Green Book (2018) Released 8 April 2020 For this episode, we watched Green Book, written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly and directed by Farrelly. It stars Vigo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali who won Best Supporting Actor. Apart from Best Picture, its only other Academy Award was for the screenplay, but it was also nominated for its editing and Mortensen for Best Actor. White Savior. https://youtu.be/T_RTnuJvg6U Flixwatcher podcast. https://podfollow.com/flixwatcher...
2020-04-081h 09The Best Pick movie podcastParasite (2019)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 86: Parasite (2019) Released 5 May 2021 For this episode, we watched Parasite, the first film not in the English language ever to win Best Picture. Director Bong Joon-ho also won Best International Feature, Best Director and shared Best Original Screenplay with Han Jin-won giving it a total of four awards. None of its cast was nominated. Audrey Hepburn flogs Dove Chocolate. https://youtu.be/sB44n4ADg2Y Marilyn Monroe and others recreated for Dior. https://youtu.be/eyA71PGUNYM Parasite average shot length...
2019-10-161h 17The Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...
2019-09-251h 13The Best Pick movie podcastSpotlight (2015)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 90: Spotlight (2015) Released 30 June 2021 For this episode, we watched Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The stars were Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams (nominated), Mark Ruffalo (nominated), Brian d’Arcy James and Stanley Tucci. It was also nominated for its editing and McCarthy as Best Director but apart from Best Picture, it won only for its screenplay. https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/spotlight/ https://twitter.com/ClooneyDisciple/status/1377390544117063680 Next time we will be discussing Slumdog Millionaire. If...
2019-09-181h 19The Best Pick movie podcast12 Years a Slave (2013)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82: 12 Years a Slave (2013) Released 10 March 2021 For this episode, we watched 12 Years A Slave, written by John Ridley, from the memoir by Solomon Northup. The director was Steve McQueen with music by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Sean Bobbitt and the stars were Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, and Lupita Nyong’o. As is fairly typical for this period, as well as Best Picture it only won two other awards – adapted screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong’o....
2019-09-041h 21The Best Pick movie podcastThe King's Speech (2010)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 92: The King’s Speech (2010) Released 28 July 2021 For this episode, we watched The Kings Speech, written by David Seider and directed by Tom Hooper. It starred Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce and from a very impressive twelve Oscar nominations it scored four wins – for Colin Firth, for Tom Hooper as director, for the screenplay and of course Best Picture. Seth Meyers Oscar Bait trailer: https://youtu.be/HjE9Fl4zKNs Big Speeches: https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/ That...
2019-08-141h 15The Best Pick movie podcastThe Hurt Locker (2009)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 76: The Hurt Locker (2009) Released 16 December 2020 For this episode, we watched The Hurt Locker, written by Mark Boal (won) and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (won). The stars were Jeremy Renner (nominated), Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce. In total it was nominated in nine categories and it also won for its editing, sound mixing and sound editing. Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the...
2019-08-071h 14The Best Pick movie podcastSlumdog Millionaire (2008)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 91: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Released 14 July 2021 For this episode, we watched Slumdog Millionaire, written by Simon Beaufoy, from the book Q & A by Vikas Swarup. It was directed by Danny Boyle and starred Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapur and Irrfan Khan. It won a tremendous eight Oscars including for Danny Boyle as director and for the screenplay, but none of its cast was even nominated. Tom Cruise on Graham Norton https://youtu.be/Uu1PK5HAgho Texting on film https://youtu.be...
2019-07-311h 12The Best Pick movie podcastNo Country for Old Men (2007)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 87: No Country for Old Men (1987) Released 19 May 2021 For this episode, we watched No Country for Old Men. This is the only film directed by the Coen Bros to win Best Picture, but the second of their four nominations in this category. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson and Kelly Macdonald – Bardem winning Best Supporting Actor. As well as the film winning Best Picture, the Coens also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Next ti...
2019-07-241h 18The Best Pick movie podcastMillion Dollar Baby (2004)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 80: Million Dollar Baby (2004) Released 10 February 2021 For this episode we watched Million Dollar Baby, written by Paul Haggis, based on stories by FX Toole. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Hilary Swank, Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. As well as Best Picture, Eastwood won Best Director and Swank and Freeman both won acting awards. Eastwood was nominated as Best Actor but lost to Jamie Foxx. It was also nominated for its screenplay and its editing. Next time we will be...
2019-07-031h 12The Best Pick movie podcastThe Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Felicity Ward Episode 70: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Released 23 September 2020 For this episode, we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson from the book by JRR Tolkein. It was directed by Jackson and starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and many others. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won every single one, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best...
2019-06-261h 44The Best Pick movie podcastA Beautiful Mind (2001) - with Thom TuckBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Thom Tuck Episode 89: A Beautiful Mind (2001) Released 16 June 2021 For this episode, we watched A Beautiful Mind, which won Oscars for its screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, its director Ron Howard and Jennifer Connelly as Best Supporting Actress. It did not win an Oscar for its star Russell Crowe and the cast also included Paul Bettany, Ed Harris and Christopher Plummer. Music was by James Horner and the cinematography was by Roger Deakins. https://twitter.com/turlygod Next time we...
2019-06-121h 22The Best Pick movie podcastAmadeus (1984)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 62: Amadeus (1984) Released 3 June 2020 For this episode, we watched Amadeus, written by Peter Shaffer (won), based on his play. It was directed by Milos Forman (won). It starred Tom Hulce (nominated), F Murray Abraham (won), Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow and Jeffrey Jones. It also won for its Sound, Art Direction, Costume Design and Makeup. Norbert Smith – A Life. https://youtu.be/uD0yDWzX_BM?t=285 Reeve on Brando. https://youtu.be/QDeJcN45F7E Grumpy Guardian article. https://www.theguardian.co...
2019-02-131h 24The Best Pick movie podcastGandhi (1982)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 88: Gandhi (1982) Released: 2 June 2021 For this episode, we watched Gandhi, written by John Briley and directed by Richard Attenborough. It starred Ben Kingsley as Gandhi with support from Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, Pradeep Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox and John Gielgud, among many others. From its 11 nominations, it managed to win eight Oscars including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor for Kingsley, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. Disclosure on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81284247 Next...
2019-01-301h 32The Best Pick movie podcastRocky (1976)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 72: Rocky (1976) Released 21 October 2020 For this episode, we watched Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Avildsen. It also featured Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Stallone was nominated for his screenplay and Stallone, Shire, Meredith and Young were all nominated as actors but all it won was Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. Angel (Every Boxer’s Girlfriend) https://youtu.be/x_iGcnTm3Z8 Next time we will be discussing Th...
2018-12-191h 23The Best Pick movie podcastThe Godfather Part II (1974) with Phill JupitusBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Phill Jupitus Episode 73: The Godfather Part II (1976) Released 4 November 2020 For this episode, we watched The Godfather, Part II, written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Puzo and it was directed by Coppola with music by Carmine Coppola. It starred Al Pacino, Robert de Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Michael V Gazzo, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg. Five of the cast were nominated for acting Oscars, with de Niro winning. It also won for...
2018-12-051h 47The Best Pick movie podcastMy Fair Lady (1964)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 71: My Fair Lady (1964) Released 7 October 2020 For this episode, we watched My Fair Lady, the movie adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical, itself based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Actor for Rex Harrison, Best Director for George Cukor and Best Adaptation Score for Andre Previn. Leading lady Audrey Hepburn was not nominated. Thurl Ravenscroft “Ghosting” as Stewpot in South Pacific https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Jim Cummings on “Be Prepar...
2018-09-261h 24The Best Pick movie podcastTom Jones (1963)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: Tom Jones (1963) Released 15 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Tom Jones, written John Osbourne, based on the novel by Henry Fielding. It was directed by Tony Richardson and it stars Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans and Joan Greenwood. It was nominated in ten categories and it won four awards: Best Director, Best Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and, of course, Best Picture. Sammy Davis Jr has the wrong envelope. https://youtu.be/mmmi9ksOtt4 The List of Adrian Messenger...
2018-09-191h 50The Best Pick movie podcastAn American in Paris (1951)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Matheus Carvalho Episode 83: An American in Paris (1951) Released 24 March 2021 For this episode, we watched An American in Paris, written by Alan Jay Lerner, inspired by and featuring the music of George Gershwin. The director was Vincente Minnelli and the stars were Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch. It was nominated in eight categories and won six Oscars, plus a special award for Gene Kelly. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk https://letterboxd.com/matcarvalho https://w...
2018-06-271h 25The Best Pick movie podcastMrs Miniver (1942) - with Helen O'HaraBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Helen O’Hara Episode 78: Mrs Miniver (1942) Released 13 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Mrs Miniver based loosely on the 1940 novel by Jan Struther. It starred Greer Garson (won), Walter Pidgeon (nominated), Henry Travers (nominated), May Whitty (nominated) and Theresa Wright (won) and was directed by William Wyler (won). It also won for its screenplay and cinematography. Helen O’Hara https://twitter.com/HelenLOHara The real Helen O’Hara https://youtu.be/8vBUUfO_m5Q Bette Davis hawks war bonds https...
2018-04-251h 06The Best Pick movie podcastHow Green Was My Valley (1941)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 60: How Green Was My Valley (1941) Released 6 May 2020 For this episode, we watched How Green Was My Valley, written by Philip Dunne, from the novel by Richard Llewellyn and directed by John Ford who won his third Best Director Oscar for it. It starred Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Donald Crisp (won Best Supporting Actor), Roddy McDowall and Sara Allgood (nominated). It also won Best Black-and-White Cinematography and Best Black-and-White Art Direction and it was nominated for its screenplay, its editing, its score an...
2018-04-1855 minThe Best Pick movie podcastYou Can't Take it With You (1938) with Sam BainBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Sam Bain Episode 81: You Can’t Take it With You (1938) Released 24 February 2021 For this episode, we watched You Can’t Take it With You, written by Robert Riskin, adapted from the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Frank Capra and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, and Spring Byington. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards but only won Best Picture and Best Director. The Stand In https://youtu.be/v4XE...
2018-03-281h 06The Best Pick movie podcastThe Life of Emile Zola (1937)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: The Life of Emile Zola (1937) Released 1 July 2020 For this episode, we watched The Life of Emile Zola, written by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg (won), directed by William Dieterle (nominated) and starring Paul Muni (nominated), Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard and Joseph Schildkraut (won). It was also nominated for its art direction, score, sound and assistant director. That Ain’t Jean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T413rxpceA (body double Mary Rees, voice artist Paula Winslowe) When They Se...
2018-03-211h 19The Best Pick movie podcastMutiny on the Bounty (1935)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 75: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Released 2 December 2020 For this episode, we watched Mutiny on the Bounty, written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson based on the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It was directed by Frank Lloyd and starred Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone (all nominated). It was also nominated for its screenplay, its music, its editing and Lloyd as Best Director but Best Picture was its only win, making it the third and most recent...
2018-03-071h 03The Best Pick movie podcastWings (1928)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 69: Wings (1928) Released 9 September 2020 For this episode, we watched Wings, written by John Monk Saunders, Hope Loring, Louis D Lighton, Julian Johnson; directed by William A Wellman and starring Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper. As well as Best Picture, Wings also won for its Engineering Effects. Next time we will be discussing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the...
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