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Tony's Irish Country and Craic PartyTony Irish Country and Craic Party Friday 5 April 24The Happiest Show On PodcastTony's Irish Country and Craic Party Tonight featuring the music of Billy Mcfarland, Anthony McBrien, Chelsea Evans, Gary Gillespie, Brendan Quinn, Alastair Coyles, Susan McCann, Gavin Gribben Music, Ceol, Claudia Buckley, Daniel Byrne, Liam Kelly, Gerry Guthrie Music, Cara McGillion, Steve Farlow, Curtis Magee, Gregory Donaghey and The Cadets, Louise Morrissey, Jimmy Buckley, Jim Devine, Lee Matthews, Chelsea Kelly, Dominic Kirwan, Mary Duff Official, Brandon McPhee, Foster And Allen, Derek Ryan Music, Johnny Brady, Michael English Music, Robert Mizzell, Nathan Carter, Mike Denver, Brendan Grace2024-04-052h 00
The Best Pick movie podcastCODA (2021)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 94: CODA (2021) Released 28 December 2022 For this episode, we watched the 2021 Best Picture winner CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder. It’s a remake of the French film La Famille Belier and the stars are Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and Troy Kotsur who won Best Supporting Actor and Heder also won for the screenplay. With this film, we’re going to press pause on the podcast, but we do have a few ideas about other things we might want to do, so w...2022-12-281h 34
The Best Pick movie podcastToy Story 3Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 232: Toy Story 3 Released 2 November 2022 For this episode we watched the 2010 Pixar sequel Toy Story 3, one of a handful of animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture. The screenplay is by Michael Arndt, from a story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, who also directed. Returning to their familiar characters are voice actors Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and John Morris and the guest cast includes Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton and Timothy Dalton. The film cost $200 million to make...2022-11-021h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastMulholland DriveBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 231: Mulholland Drive Released 19 October 2022 For this episode, we watched the 2001 David Lynch film Mulholland Drive, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster and Ann Miller. This film began life as a TV pilot and was eventually repurposed by Lynch as a one-off feature film. It was suggested by Patreon supporter Joel Aarons, made it on to our shortlist and came top of our Patreon poll, by a narrow margin. https://crooked.com/podcast/bros-dont-prefer-blonde-w-isabella-rossellini/ Brand New Cherry Flavor https...2022-10-191h 21
The Best Pick movie podcastMr Malcolm's ListBest Pick with Deborah Frances-White, Jessica Regan and special guest Emma Holly Jones Episode 227.5: Mr Malcolm’s List Released 26 August 2022 Mr Malcolm’s List is based on the novel by Suzanne Allain and directed by Emma Holly Jones. The film stars Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen Ashley Park and Theo James. It’s a period drama with a very modern feel and after a special screening, The Guilty Feminist’s Deborah and our own Jessica Regan sat down with its director Emma Holly Jones. BEST PICK – the book is out now...2022-08-2639 min
The Best Pick movie podcastApocalypto - with Joy WilkinsonBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Joy Wilkinson Episode 227: Apocalypto Released 24 August 2022 For this episode, we were joined by filmmaker Joy Wilkinson who brought us, of all things, a Mel Gibson film. Apocalypto was written by Farhad Safinia and Gibson directed by Gibson. It is a Mayan-language adventure film with a cast of unknowns. It cost $40m to make and brought in $120m at the box office, with decent reviews and Oscar nominations for its Makeup, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. It has a 65% rating on Rotten...2022-08-241h 26
The Best Pick movie podcastGoodfellasBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 222: Goodfellas Released 15 June 2022 For this episode, we watched and talked over Martin Scorsese’s crime classic Goodfellas, based on the book Wise Guys by Nicholas Pileggi, who wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. Thelma Schoonmaker handled the editing, the cinematography was by Michael Ballhaus and the cast includes Ray Liotta, Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. It cost $25m and made about $47m at the box office. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Di...2022-06-152h 33
The Best Pick movie podcastBP221 Jurassic ParkBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 221: Jurassic Park Released 1 June 2022 For this episode, we watched and talked over Jurassic Park, from the book by Michael Crichton, with a screenplay by Crichton and David Koepp. The director was Steven Spielberg, leading a team of effects technicians headed by Michael Lantieri, Phil Tippet, Dennis Muren and Stan Winston. Human actors include Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. It made over $900m on its first release from a budget of $63m and it picked up three Academy Awards...2022-06-012h 12
The Best Pick movie podcastTop GunBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 220: Top Gun Released 18 May 2022 For this episode, we watched and talked over Top Gun, the film which invented Tom Cruise. It also stars Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt and Val Kilmer. It was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr, directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. At the Oscars, it picked up Best Original Song from its four nominations and it currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 57%. BEST PICK – the bo...2022-05-181h 55
The Best Pick movie podcastTriangleBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 219: Triangle Released 4 May 2022 For this episode, we watched Triangle, a 2009 psychological thriller written and directed by Christopher Smith and with Melissa George leading the cast. From its budget of $12m it made back less than $2m and it has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www...2022-05-041h 03
The Best Pick movie podcastOscars 2022Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 216.5: Oscars 2022 Released 28 March 2022 For this episode, we reviewed events at the 94th Academy Awards, which John and Tom watched live and which Jess caught up on when she awakened. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434 Audio book https://www...2022-03-2827 min
The Best Pick movie podcastLes DiaboliquesBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 214: Les Diaboliques Released 23 February 2022 For this episode, we watched Les Diaboliques, from the novel by Boileau and Narcejac. The screenplay is by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jérôme Géronimi and the director was Cluzot. The cast includes Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. It won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for the Best Foreign Film of 1955, but it was completely overlooked at the Oscars. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96%. BEST PICK – the bo...2022-02-231h 01
The Best Pick movie podcastThe PianoBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 213: The Piano Released 9 February 2022 For this episode, we watched The Piano, written and directed by Jane Campion and produced by Jan Chapman. The cast includes Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin and Sam Neill and the music was by Michael Nyman. It was nominated for eight Oscars (including for Best Picture and Campion as Best Director) and won three. It also won the Palme d’Or at Cannes among a slew of other awards. It cost $7m and made $140m and it ha...2022-02-091h 25
The Best Pick movie podcastOscar nominations 2022Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 212.5: Oscar nominations 2022 Released 9 February 2022 For this episode, we gave our initial thoughts on the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards which were announced yesterday. Love of Cinema podcast https://podfollow.com/picturehouse-podcast BEST PICK – the book is out in February 2022 and is available now for pre-order. From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be...2022-02-0920 min
The Best Pick movie podcastAmerican PsychoBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 212: American Psycho Released 26 January 2022 For this episode, we watched American Psycho, adapted from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis with a screenplay by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner, and directed by Harron. The cast includes Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas and Samantha Mathis and it made $34m from its $7m budget. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 69%. Hatchet for the Honeymoon https://youtu.be/l81vtN94-yk Vampire’s Kiss https://youtu.be/XUi45XoiNm0 Business cards ht...2022-01-261h 14
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Godfather Part IIIBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 210: The Godfather Part III Released 15 December 2021 For this episode, we watched The Godfather Part III, or to be exact, we watched The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. The film was written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola and was directed by Coppola with cinematography by Gordon Willis and music by Carmine Coppola. The stars were Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton and Sofia Coppola. The original cut was released in December 1990...2021-12-151h 08
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/9Fd...2021-12-011h 24
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 Recruitment Intelligence PodcastThe Talent Intelligence Bonus: How Data Intelligence Delivers Insights to Optimise Your Hiring StrategyIn this bonus episode of The Talent Intelligence Podcast, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie explore the key insights and intelligence that have the ability to hugely impact your recruitment strategy and end results.Gavin also shares for the first time via screenshare ==> https://www.solutionsdriven.com/how-data-intelligence-delivers-the-critical-insights-you-need-to-optimise-your-future-hiring-strategy 2020-12-0319 min
The Hiring Enablement PodcastBonus: How Data Intelligence Delivers Insights to Optimise Your Hiring StrategyIn this bonus episode of The Talent Intelligence Podcast, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie explore the key insights and intelligence that have the ability to hugely impact your recruitment strategy and end results.Gavin also shares for the first time via screenshare ==> https://www.solutionsdriven.com/how-data-intelligence-delivers-the-critical-insights-you-need-to-optimise-your-future-hiring-strategy 2020-12-0319 min
The Recruitment Intelligence PodcastThe Talent Intelligence Bonus: The New Way to do Executive Search RecruitmentIn this bonus episode, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie dive deep into the world of 'Executive Search' recruitment to look at how this process traditionally works and why it's now time for a change.✔ We take a journey back in time to look at the 'old way' in which executive recruitment was - and still is - carried out...(unfortunately many recruiters are still using this outdated approach)✔ Why there's been a significant increase in recent months in executive level recruitment...✔ How the process for hiring executive level talent has change...2020-10-0521 min
The Hiring Enablement PodcastBonus: The New Way to do Executive Search RecruitmentIn this bonus episode, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie dive deep into the world of 'Executive Search' recruitment to look at how this process traditionally works and why it's now time for a change.✔ We take a journey back in time to look at the 'old way' in which executive recruitment was - and still is - carried out...(unfortunately many recruiters are still using this outdated approach)✔ Why there's been a significant increase in recent months in executive level recruitment...✔ How the process for hiring executive level talent has change...2020-10-0521 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 92 - Aaron Gillespie (Underoath)Erase Me. The absolute iconic drummer, vocalist and songwriter that is Aaron Gillespie is our guest on Episode 92 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Underoath creative visionary joins us for a set of honest, funny and in-depth conversations on his astonishing career as we cover everything from the bands impact to their genre defying sound, revisiting cult favorite records for The Observatory live streams, the reasoning for originally leaving and eventually rejoining, secretly recording new music, personal life in lockdown, the recent birth of his second child, cooking, religion, writing for other artists, his side project The Almost and much more...2020-08-281h 06
The Hiring Enablement PodcastBonus: Introducing Recruitment Process Intelligence™In this bonus episode from The Talent Intelligence Podcast we have not one, not two, but 3 huge announcements from Solutions Driven that will completely change the face of the recruitment industry.Our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie sit down to have a conversation about our new category - Recruitment Process Intelligence™ and what it means for the recruitment sector.We look at the shifts that have taken place in the recruitment industry over the last few years and the problem with the current recruitment models that have made Recruitment Process Intelligence™ an e...2020-08-2414 min
The Recruitment Intelligence PodcastThe Talent Intelligence Bonus: Introducing Recruitment Process Intelligence™In this bonus episode from The Talent Intelligence Podcast we have not one, not two, but 3 huge announcements from Solutions Driven that will completely change the face of the recruitment industry.Our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie sit down to have a conversation about our new category - Recruitment Process Intelligence™ and what it means for the recruitment sector.We look at the shifts that have taken place in the recruitment industry over the last few years and the problem with the current recruitment models that have made Recruitment Process Intelligence™ an e...2020-08-2414 min
The Hiring Enablement PodcastBonus: How The Best Hiring Teams Are Adapting Recruitment Processes For Top TalentWelcome to the first bonus episode of The Talent Intelligence Podcast. My name is Robert Gillespie and in today’s episode I catch up with Solutions Drivens CEO Gavin Speirs to find out what leading CEO’s, Talent Acquisition Leaders and Hiring Managers are doing to adapt their recruitment plans and processes during this challenging climate of COVID-19. We also look at and how they’re positioning their companies for success when this all ends.2020-04-0309 min
The Recruitment Intelligence PodcastThe Talent Intelligence Bonus: How The Best Hiring Teams Are Adapting Recruitment Processes For Top TalentWelcome to the first bonus episode of The Talent Intelligence Podcast. My name is Robert Gillespie and in today’s episode I catch up with Solutions Drivens CEO Gavin Speirs to find out what leading CEO’s, Talent Acquisition Leaders and Hiring Managers are doing to adapt their recruitment plans and processes during this challenging climate of COVID-19. We also look at and how they’re positioning their companies for success when this all ends.2020-04-0309 minThe Best Pick movie podcastCODA (2021)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 94: CODA (2021) Released 28 December 2022 For this episode, we watched the 2021 Best Picture winner CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder. It’s a remake of the French film La Famille Belier and the stars are Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and Troy Kotsur who won Best Supporting Actor and Heder also won for the screenplay. With this film, we’re going to press pause on the podcast, but we do have a few ideas about other things we might want to do, so w...2019-10-301h 34