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The Film Stage PresentsThe B-Side Ep. 164 – Mike Leigh (with Alex Heeney)Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.
Today we discuss Mike Leigh, one of our greatest living filmmakers. Born in England in 1943, Leigh remains an artist for the everyday person more than most. And this descriptor is quite reductive, as the writer/director’s aesthetic is deceivingly simple and incredibly effective. Our B-Sides are Life is Sweet, Career Girls, All or Nothing, and Peterloo. Our guest is Alex Heeney, Editor-in-Chief of The Seventh Row, co-author of Peterloo in Pro...2025-06-201h 40
The B-Side: A Film Stage PodcastEp. 164 – Mike Leigh (feat. Alex Heeney)Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.
Today we discuss Mike Leigh, one of our greatest living filmmakers. Born in England in 1943, Leigh remains an artist for the everyday person more than most. And this descriptor is quite reductive, as the writer/director’s aesthetic is deceivingly simple and incredibly effective. Our B-Sides are Life is Sweet, Career Girls, All or Nothing, and Peterloo. Our guest is Alex Heeney, Editor-in-Chief of The Seventh Row, co-author of Peterloo in Pro...2025-06-201h 40
In Your Head with Leigh RichardsonEpisode #269: Dopamine, Decision-Making & Meaning with Mike Long and Dr. Leigh RichardsonOn the latest episode of In Your Head Radio, I sat down with Mike Long, co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More and sole author of the powerful sequel Taming the Molecule of More. We dove into the science and psychology of dopamine—that feel-good neurotransmitter tied to the brain’s reward circuit and pleasure center. But as Mike explains, dopamine isn’t just about experiencing pleasure—it’s also about chasing it. There are two ways we encounter dopamine: The pleasure of the moment and the anticipation of what might happen. When it comes to decision-making, this dual natur...2025-04-2530 min
Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh BrownThe 15-Year House That Wouldn’t Budge—Until Mike Stepped InAn overgrown, collapsing house sat untouched for 15 years until Mike Lovelace decided to do something about it. In this episode, you'll learn how one determined agent used old-school tools, a petition, and a builder’s mindset to restore value and dignity to a forgotten neighborhood. The payoff? A heart-wrenching story of lost memories found again. Tune in, and you might just be inspired to take action in your own community! Key takeaways to listen for How one neighbor’s frustration turned into a community-led effort to restore property value and safety Why Mike chose an ol...2025-04-2441 min
Better Health Bookshelf: Discover New Health and Wellness Books to Help You Look, Feel, and Live YoungerEliminate Adult Acne for Good and Clear Your Skin Naturally | Leigh BrandonWhat if your adult acne is actually your body trying to tell you something important?On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Eliminating Adult Acne for Good. I’m joined by author Leigh Brandon, a functional medicine expert, holistic health coach, and author who's helped people overcome skin issues, gut problems, and chronic pain since 1996.Leigh knows the pain of adult acne firsthand. After battling it for 18 years and being stuck on antibiotics that never solved the root problem, he finally cleared his skin—and has stayed cl...2025-04-0228 min
Moovy PodcastTop 5: Mike Leigh (Svære sandheder, Naked, Secrets & Lies, m.fl.)Den britiske auteur er tilbage med et hårdtslående drama, og i den anledning hylder Moovy Podcast instruktøren og kårer hans 5 bedste film.Store kunstnere og store film har de sidste episoder været i fokus – fra en draft af “Bedste Film”-Oscarvindere til en rangering af Bong Joon-hos filmografi. Moovy Podcast bliver i samme spor med mesterinstruktøren Mike Leigh.Den 82-årige brite er aktuel med “Svære sandheder”, et drama der tager fat i alle de dejlige Leigh-tematikker, som hans trofaste fans elsker. Den ubarmhjertige menneskelige eksistens; et liv defineret af din s...2025-03-211h 42
CriterionCastCriterion Reflections – Episode 153 – Mike Leigh’s Hard Labour
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of Season 5: 1973 features a discussion about films that were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint, whether published on physical media or made available on their streaming platform. In this episode, David and guest Ethan Magnan review Hard Labour, directed by Mike Leigh. The film is part of the Criterion Channel streaming library and included in Mike Leigh at the BBC, a bundle of eight teleplays he directed for th...2025-02-0200 min
Criterion ReflectionsCriterion Reflections – Episode 153 – Mike Leigh’s Hard Labour
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of Season 5: 1973 features a discussion about films that were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint, whether published on physical media or made available on their streaming platform. In this episode, David and guest Ethan Magnan review Hard Labour, directed by Mike Leigh. The film is part of the Criterion Channel streaming library and included in Mike Leigh at the BBC, a bundle of eight teleplays he directed for th...2025-02-0200 min
Criterion Cast: Master Audio FeedCriterion Reflections – Episode 153 – Mike Leigh’s Hard Labour
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of Season 5: 1973 features a discussion about films that were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint, whether published on physical media or made available on their streaming platform. In this episode, David and guest Ethan Magnan review Hard Labour, directed by Mike Leigh. The film is part of the Criterion Channel streaming library and included in Mike Leigh at the BBC, a bundle of eight teleplays he directed for th...2025-02-0200 min
ScreenshotMike LeighEllen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the visionary world of veteran British filmmaker Mike Leigh, as he returns with Hard Truths - his first film in six years. Born in 1943 and raised in Salford, Leigh started his career in the theatre, before moving to TV in the 1970s, making a string of plays and films for the BBC. Since his very first film Bleak Moments in 1971, Mike Leigh has been at the cutting edge of British screen culture, creating a diverse body of work which ranges from the exquisitely excruciating 1970s comedy of manners A...2025-01-2442 min
Kermode & Mayo’s TakeThe Brutalist + Mike Leigh & Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths‘The Brutalist’ is the epic structure on the horizon of this week’s movie releases; Mark reviews this fictional biopic of Hungarian architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Holocaust survivor who arrives in America as an immigrant in 1947. Bauhaus trained and revered in his home country, László finds himself anonymous in a sometimes hostile USA—but gets a commission from a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce) that looks like the break he needs.
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ hits cinemas too this week—a ghost story in a troubled family home, shot from the perspective of the...2025-01-231h 11
Seventh Row Podcast156. Three myths about Mike Leigh's process debunked***Join the Seventh Row newsletter to stay updated on myfrenchfilmfestival and other unique opportunities to watch under-the-radar films: http://email.seventh-row.com Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh has a new film out in cinemas called Hard Truths, which is one of the best films of the year. What makes Mike Leigh's films so good and so uniquely Mike Leigh Films is inextricable from the process he uses to make them. But there are quite a few common myths and misconceptions about his process, including that his films are improvised and, confusingly, that his films are re...2025-01-1720 min
The Film Comment PodcastMike Leigh on Hard TruthsA new film from Mike Leigh is always a cause for celebration. Starting with his first feature Bleak Moments in 1971, Leigh has carved out a singular place in British and global cinema for his beautifully sensitive and detailed portraits of the lives of his largely working-class characters. His latest, Hard Truths, arrives six years after his previous release, the 2018 historical drama Peterloo. The new film reunites Leigh with the great actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, with whom he worked on the Oscar-nominated Secrets & Lies in 1996. In Hard Truths, Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a middle-aged Londoner teetering on the verge of a nervous breakdown...2025-01-1434 min
The Parting Shot with H. Alan ScottMarianne Jean-Baptiste on Finding ‘Compassion’ for Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’Nearly 30 years after Marianne Jean-Baptiste received an Oscar nomination for her first collaboration with director Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies, the pair are back together with Hard Truths. “It’s been so nice to just spend time with him,” Jean-Baptiste tells Newsweek’s Parting Shot. Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a depressed, angry, middle-aged woman who seems to find conflict with everyone. “I’m not too worried about her not being likable, but I was worried about people not having compassion for her.” Part of what makes a Leigh film so unique is the preparation that goes into crafting a character. “He is the only one...2025-01-1036 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#567 - Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Tuwaine Barrett on Hard TruthsThis week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Hard Truths director Mike Leigh and cast members Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Tuwaine Barrett.
Hard Truths opens at Film at Lincoln Center for an exclusive one-week running beginning December 6. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/truths
Mike Leigh returns to a contemporary milieu for the first time since Another Year for this raw, uncompromising domestic drama that continues the great British filmmaker’s inquiries into the possibility for happiness and the limits of human connection. In a gutsy, excoriating performance, Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Oscar nominee for Leig...2024-11-2328 min
Primal QuestionCoaching Breakthroughs: How the Primal Question Model Transforms Lives with Ben and LeighLearn the one thing that drives everything. ➡️ https://www.primalquestion.com/primal-book Do you ever wonder why you are the way you are? → Do you ever feel like you don’t quite understand your emotions and behaviors? → Do you want to change your life but don’t want a super complicated method for doing so? → Do you see a future where you’re healed from your past and ready to grow — you just aren’t sure how to get there? ENTER...2024-10-221h 03
FRED Film Radio - English ChannelSSFF - "Hard truths", Interview with the Director Mike LeighIn this exclusive interview, in collaboration with Kinótico, we speak with legendary English director and screenwriter Mike Leigh and actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, the duo behind Hard Truths. Leigh, the winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Golden Lion at Venice, teams up once again with Jean-Baptiste, whom he previously directed to an Oscar nomination in Secrets & Lies. The film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim before arriving in San Sebastián, where Leigh competes for the first time for the Golden Shell. Hard Truths is set to release in Spain on Ja...2024-09-2710 minPrimal QuestionYour Primal Gift: How to Use Your Core Strengths to Transform Relationships and Impact Lives with Leigh SmithLearn the one thing that drives everything.➡️ https://www.primalquestion.com/primal-bookDo you ever wonder why you are the way you are?→ Do you ever feel like you don’t quite understand your emotions and behaviors?→ Do you want to change your life but don’t want a super complicated method for doing so?→ Do you see a future where you’re healed from your past and ready to grow — you just aren’t sure how to get there?ENTER: The Seven Primal Questions 📚Your Primal Question ex...2024-09-101h 01
Seventh Row PodcastTIFF24 #4: British social realism - Andrea Arnold's Bird and Mike Leigh's Hard TruthsIn this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses two new films from masters of British social realism: Andrea Arnold's Bird and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths. Bird had its world premiere at Cannes in May; Hard Truths had its world premiere at TIFF. Alex finds similarities in subject matter and storytelling approach between the films, including the very strong performances from some Seventh Row favourites, and discusses what each of them is individually doing that's worth noting. Alex wrote the book on Mike Leigh's Peterloo and his process, so her discussion of Hard Truths...2024-09-0840 minPrimal QuestionOvercoming Misunderstandings and Deepening Intimacy with Jennifer Johnson and Leigh SmithLearn the one thing that drives everything.➡️ https://www.primalquestion.com/primal-bookDo you ever wonder why you are the way you are?→ Do you ever feel like you don’t quite understand your emotions and behaviors?→ Do you want to change your life but don’t want a super complicated method for doing so?→ Do you see a future where you’re healed from your past and ready to grow — you just aren’t sure how to get there?ENTER: The Seven Primal Questions 📚Your Primal Question ex...2024-08-2046 min
Higgle: The B2B Sales ClubOffice Dynamics and Sales Strategy in London's Business World with Robert Leigh Robert Leigh is the innovative founder of DeVono, a leading firm that advises on office space in London. He's an industry leader with deep insights into the post-pandemic evolution of work environments and office dynamics. His expertise extends to sales strategies, with a particular focus on the real estate sector. In this episode, we’re talking all about office dynamics and sales strategy. Robert explains the challenges of the post-pandemic office landscape and the irreplaceable vibrancy of physical workspaces. Later, we hear about how strategic timing and providing value can build la...2024-06-0337 min
The Inner Wealth PodcastEp148. Choreographing Business Success with a Spouse - a Discussion Between Leigh Shultis and Angie Kitko.Send me a Text Message!When Angie Kitko, the organizational maestro of Inter Wealth Global, swaps her backstage role for the microphone, a new kind of synergy ignites. In a heart-to-heart with Leigh Shultis, they unravel the intricate tapestry of entrepreneurial partnership and marriage, sharing the triumphs and trials that come when life partners navigate the business world together. Angie reveals the transformative power of stepping into her role as a female entrepreneur, juggling finances, speaking engagements, and mastermind retreats, while Lee brings her own insights to this rich dialogue about the intersection of love and enterprise.2024-05-3039 min