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90 Minutes Or Less Film FestSupernova with Tim RobeySam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 136 Sam is joined by film critic and author Tim Robey. Tim's book Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops is available now in all good bookshops.
Tim has chosen Supernova (90 mins) from 2000. With five uncredited directors, including Walter Hill and Francis Ford Coppola, the film stars James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Peter Facinelli.
Sa...2025-04-1143 min
Radio LabyrinthTim Dillon's L.A. Fires DebateThis week, the Radio Labyrinth crew dives into Tim Dillon’s controversial jokes about the L.A. fires, featuring sleeper agents and homeless conspiracies. Tim and Steph found it hilarious, while Dustin and Jeff were less impressed—but not offended. Who’s right? Join us for the debate and decide for yourself!
We also discuss:
Neil Gaiman’s response to new allegations
Mel Gibson’s house burning during his Joe Rogan interview
FEMA’s response to natural disasters
Rage Against the Machine’s Spotify milestone
What We’re Watching/Listening To:
American Primeva...2025-01-1852 min
Chaz and AJ In The MorningTuesday, Dec. 3: Women Scream at Lake, Brian Foley on Naked Diner, Box Office Poison with Tim RobeyChaz and AJ spoke with Brad Wells of Fairview Tree Farm about Christmas tree care,a nd the common mistakes to avoid before setting a tree up in your home. (0:00)
In Dumb Ass News, a group of women in Wisconsin gathered together to scream at a lake. (8:17)
A man in Tolland, CT cleared out a restaurant during dinner time, when he walked in naked. Brian Foley was on the phone to talk about the incident, and his history dealing with naked people as a Hartford police officer. Plus, a conversation about the new details being uncovered in...2024-12-0344 minChaz and AJ In The MorningTuesday, Dec. 3: Women Scream at Lake, Brian Foley on Naked Diner, Box Office Poison with Tim RobeyChaz and AJ spoke with Brad Wells of Fairview Tree Farm about Christmas tree care,a nd the common mistakes to avoid before setting a tree up in your home. (0:00)
In Dumb Ass News, a group of women in Wisconsin gathered together to scream at a lake. (8:17)
A man in Tolland, CT cleared out a restaurant during dinner time, when he walked in naked. Brian Foley was on the phone to talk about the incident, and his history dealing with naked people as a Hartford police officer. Plus, a conversation about the new details being uncovered in...2024-12-0344 min
Best of the SpectatorThe Edition: SAS betrayal, the battle for Odesa & in defence of film flops
This week: SAS SOS
The enemy that most concerns Britain’s elite military unit isn’t the IRA, the Taliban or Isis, but a phalanx of lawyers armed with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), writes Paul Wood in The Spectator. Many SAS soldiers now believe that if they kill a terrorist during an operation, they’ll spend decades being hounded through the courts. Paul speaks to former SAS soldiers who say that stories of men being ‘dragged back to be screamed at in interview rooms’ are ‘flying around the canteens now’. Soldiers feel like ‘the good guys have become...2024-11-2847 min
The EditionSAS betrayal, the battle for Odesa & in defence of film flopsThis week: SAS SOSThe enemy that most concerns Britain’s elite military unit isn’t the IRA, the Taliban or Isis, but a phalanx of lawyers armed with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), writes Paul Wood in The Spectator. Many SAS soldiers now believe that if they kill a terrorist during an operation, they’ll spend decades being hounded through the courts. Paul speaks to former SAS soldiers who say that stories of men being ‘dragged back to be screamed at in interview rooms’ are ‘flying around the canteens now’. Soldiers feel like ‘the good guys have become...2024-11-2847 min
Front RowEdward Berger on Conclave, Ganavya performs, Tim Robey on film flopsDirector Edward Berger joins Tom Sutcliffe to talk about his thriller Conclave, staring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, which focuses on the election of a new pope. Berger's previous film All Quiet on the Western Front won four Oscars - this success contrasts with a century of film flops which critic Tim Robey wrote about in his book Box Office Poison and discusses with Signature Entertainment's Ben Jacques. We also have New York born and Tamil Nadu raised singer and musician Ganavya who performs and speaks about her musical style and influences.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire...2024-11-2642 min
Kermode on FilmSusan Wokoma on extramarital sex in CHEATERS and Tim Robey on notable Hollywood flopsThis week's episode was recorded live at the BFI Southbank last night, Monday 18th November 2024.In this 96th edition of the MK3D show, Mark talks to Susan Wokoma about her role in short-form sitcom Cheaters. Series 2 releases tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and the first series is on BBC iPlayer now.Mark also talks to fellow film critic Tim Robey, whose book Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops was released by Faber earlier this month. Mark and Tim catch up about the most entertaining and deserving...2024-11-1944 min
MUBI PodcastSORCERER — William Friedkin’s heart of darknessIn the mid-’70s, legendary director William Friedkin — fresh off THE EXORCIST — helicoptered into South America with tens of millions of dollars… and emerged with malaria and a bleak, thrilling masterpiece called SORCERER. The only problem was the competition: A little movie called STAR WARS.Host Rico Gagliano tells the story of how SORCERER crashed and burned at the box office — with help from the film’s screenwriter Walon Green (THE WILD BUNCH), Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson (THE HOLDOVERS), and more.The latest season of The MUBI Podcast – BOX OFFICE POISON — d...2024-11-1441 min
The SchmearCast44 - 'Juror #2' and 'Box Office Poison' with Author Tim RobeyFirst some thoughts on the troubled release of Clint Eastwood’s new legal drama, 'Juror #2,' starring Nicholas Hoult (4:43). Why did Warner Bros. seemingly bury the film, and is it worth a watch?
Then, Daily Telegraph critic and author Tim Robey joins to chat about his delightful new book, 'Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops.' (13:27)
He and Schmear dive into the wild behind-the-scenes egos and chaos on films ranging from William Friedkin’s ambitious 'Sorcerer' to David Lynch’s ill-fated 'Dune,' and many more. They wrap up with a look a...2024-11-0754 min
Unlock the Magic of Words with Free AudiobookBox Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops Audiobook by Tim RobeyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 758935
Title: Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops
Author: Tim Robey
Narrator: Tim Robey
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 11-05-24
Publisher: HarlequinAudio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Art & Music
Summary:
A riotous and revealing story of Hollywood’s most spectacular flops and how they ended careers, bankrupted studios and changed film history.
"Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag…”
From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Box Office Poison tells a hugely entertaining alternative history of Hollyw...2024-11-0512h 00
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentBox Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops by Tim RobeyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops Author: Tim Robey Narrator: Tim Robey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 5, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: "A wild success." — Publishers Weekly "A surefire hit." —Library Journal STARRED review "A brilliant star turn." —Andrew O’Hagan A riotous and revealing story of Hollywood’s most spectacular flops and how they ended careers, bankrupted studios and changed film history. "Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag…” From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous seque...2024-11-0505 min
The Hustle Daily ShowThe business of Hollywood flopsWhen most people think of the movies, they think of Oscar-winning classics and popular summer blockbusters. But Hollywood's failures — its flops — are often more significant. Over the years, flops have bankrupted studios and forced Hollywood to modify its business model — and recent superhero flops may cause yet another evolution. Tim Robey, a longtime film critic at The Telegraph and the author of Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops, joins to discuss the business of movie failures.Join our host Mark Dent, for an in-depth conversation with Tim Robey.2024-11-0325 min
Unequal SequelTim RobeyUNEQUAL SEQUEL - S07 EP02 - TIM ROBEY ~Joining Dave and Rich on this episode to discuss his best ever sequel, worst ever sequel and dream sequel is the incredible Tim Robey. Tim is a film critic for the Telegraph and you may also know him from BBC Radio 4's front Row. Tim has very recently written a book all about big ole box office flops called Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops which is out in early November 2024. If you like what you hear and w...2024-10-141h 25
Radio LabyrinthTim Dillon, This Is Jerry SpringerThe gang is back for another deep dive into the Labyrinth! This week, we're covering the heartbreaking flooding in Appalachia and its devastating effects. Special guest Garrett Phillips joins us to share his personal story after recently escaping Asheville, NC. Plus, we discuss the chemical fire in Conyers, GA, which hits close to home for some of our crew.
We also review Tim Dillon's latest Netflix special, “Tim Dillon: This is Your Country!”—you don't want to miss our thoughts on this one! And while we're at it, we take a look back at how Jerry Springer’s iconic t...2024-10-051h 10Front RowKristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collectionThe Independent’s chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdict on Apple TV’s drama Palm Royale, in which a former beauty queen longs to join the super-rich ladies who lunch in 1960s Florida. And on World Poetry Day the author of The English Patient Michael Ondaat...2024-03-2142 min
Kingdom RadioDonald Trump in New Hampshire | Jan 19th | Tim Scott EndorsementNew Hampshire votes Tuesday. But Donald Trump is increasingly focused on the contest coming up at the end of next month: South Carolina.The former president brought a slew of top Palmetto State officials onstage with him in Manchester on Saturday night, including Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson.“We’re going to be there in three weeks. So you know what I’m doing? I’m kissing ass,” Trump said.It was a show of force by the former president, who has many of South Carolina’s top Republ...2024-01-211h 36
Monocle on CultureReview: ‘The Boy and the Heron’Film critics Simran Hans and Tim Robey join Robert Bound in the studio to review Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, ‘The Boy and the Heron’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-01-0129 min
ScandalesHugh Grant : coups de foudre, Notting Hill et prostituéeAu commencement, il y a un jeune homme en costume trois pièces, la raie au milieu, des lunettes de vue d’étudiant en histoire. Et est-ce que ça fait rêver ? Pas vraiment. Quand on le découvre dans 4 mariages et un enterrement, Hugh Grant a 34 ans et s’apprête tranquillement à rester dans les limbes de l’anonymat. Sauf que c’est tout le contraire. En fait, c’est même sa coiffure de collégien, son regard inoffensif et sa confiance inexistante qui vont soudain faire de lui le prototype du séducteur à l’anglaise, capable de faire tomber n’impor...2023-11-2039 minMonocle on CultureReview: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Critics Hannah Strong and Tim Robey join Robert Bound in the studio to review Martin Scorsese’s latest film. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is an American epic based on David Grann’s book of the same name. It tells the true story of a series of murders of members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-10-2327 min
Radio LabyrinthMOAR Trivia with CEO Tim EdwardsWelcome to Radio Labyrinth Podcast! In this episode we're shaking things up a bit as we're missing Tim and Steph this week. But fear not, because we've got something special in store for you.
We're thrilled to welcome Tim Edwards, the CEO & Co-founder of the Moar Platform, home to the incredibly popular online trivia game that's taking the world by storm, including our very own Jeff Leiboff. Tim Edwards joins us to dive deep into the exciting world of Moar Trivia and its rapid growth in the online gaming community.
And, of course, we've got our...2023-09-0941 minFront RowDaisy Jones & The Six on TV. Lukas Dhont’s film Close. Edmund De Waal on potter Lucie RieRiley Keough and Sam Claflin star in the 10-part adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel Daisy Jones And The Six, the story of a fictional 70s band loosely inspired by Fleetwood Mac. Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s film Close, about two teenage boys whose close friendship is challenged by their schoolmates, won the Grand Prix at Cannes. Critics Tim Robey and Kate Mossman join Front Row to review both.Plus Edmund de Waal on late fellow potter Lucie Rie's life and work as a new retrospective opens at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge.Presenter: Shahidha Bari...2023-03-0242 min
Vampire VideosThe Lost Boys with Tim Robey[3x1] Season III launches with a fang-favourite! It's Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys, starring Jason Patric and Corey Haim as two brothers who move to Santa Clara with their mother (Dianne Wiest), only to discover a gang of vampires led by David (Kiefer Sutherland) is the reason their new home is referred to as "the murder capital of the world"...Arriving by podcasket to talk about this '80s classic, particularly its gay subtext, is The Telegraph's resident film critic Tim Robey...Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStayGuest: Tim RobeyEditor...2023-02-061h 04Front RowThe Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley reviewed, Artist Alexander CreswellCritics Tim Robey and Rhianna Dhillon join Front Row to watch the murder-mystery gothic horror film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson and Harry Melling, as Edgar Allan Poe, and the return of Happy Valley starring Sarah Lancashire and written by Sally Wainwright for what will be its final series. After the Windsor Castle fire in 1992, the artist Alexander Creswell was commissioned by the Queen to initially chart the destruction and five years later to capture the restoration of the castle. It was the only series of paintings that the Queen ever commissioned. Alexander...2022-12-2241 minFront RowLord of the Rings: Rings of Power; Three Thousand Years of Longing; Nick Drnaso; the Edinburgh FestivalsLord of the Rings: Rings of Power is a prequel and in keeping with the epic scale of Tolkein’s books and their film versions it doesn’t begin a two years before The Hobbit but two thousand. Sci-fi novelist Temi Oh and film critic Tim Robey review the Amazon Prime series. They also consider the merits of another millennia spanning work, George Miller’s film Three Thousand Years of Longing. It’s a radical departure for the director of the Mad Max films; an adaptation of a short story by A. S. Byatt staring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, wh...2022-09-0142 min
Fantasy/AnimationSpeed Racer (2008) (with Tim Robey)Strap in for Episode 104 of the podcast as the thrill ride that is Lilly and Lana Wachowski’s Speed Racer (2008) provides the focus for this latest instalment in all its unwieldy and unruly CG glory. Chris and Alex’s special guest for this episode is Tim Robey, renowned film critic and author who has written widely on all kinds of cinema for The Daily Telegraph for over the last 20 years. He is also the co-editor of the book The DVD Stack: The Best DVDs of the Best Movies from Around the World (2006) - a guide to the best versions of m...2022-08-221h 02
The Evolution of HorrorVAMPIRES: Pt 7 - Dracula (1979) & Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)This week Mike is joined by Telegraph critic Tim Robey to discuss two Dracula adaptations from 1979…John Badham’s DRACULA and Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE. Music by Jack Whitney. Come and see NOSFERATU (1922) on the big screen in London! We're hosting a very special 100th annivesary screening at the Regent Street Cinema in London on Tuesday 21st June, with a live organ accompaniment, followed by a special post-screening panel including Kim Newman, James Swanton and Pamela Hutchinson. TICKETS HERE Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our next upcom...2022-06-171h 24Front RowThe Art of Burning Man, dementia on stage, dogs on screen at CannesRadical Horizons: The Art of Burning Man is an outdoor exhibition on the Chatsworth House estate - a series of monumental sculptures from the festival in the Nevada Desert. Geeta Pendse speaks to Chatsworth’s Senior Curator, Dr Alex Hodby, and to Burning Man artist Dana Albany from San Francisco, who has come to Chatsworth to make a Burning Man sculpture with local material and the help of local children. Sanctuary is another Burning Man inspired structure that can be seen at the Miners’ Welfare Park in Bedworth - a public memorial for the losses experienced in the...2022-05-2541 minFront RowSonia Boyce, Cellist Laura van der Heijden, the OscarsArtist Sonia Boyce discusses her new video work, the product of being embedded with social services in Barking and Dagenham, which addresses domestic violence. She also reveals her process as she prepares to represent the UK at the Venice Biennale.After a dramatic Oscars ceremony, film critics Anna Smith and Tim Robey join us to discuss the Academy Award winning films, the success enjoyed by British contenders, and the slap that was heard around the world.BBC Young Musician Winner Laura van der Heijden is in the studio to talk about her new album with...2022-03-2842 minFront RowCat Power performs live. Amanda Gorman poetry, Sex And The City follow up and Drive My Car reviewedWhat makes a good cover version? And is it an underrated musical genre? American singer-songwriter and queen of the cover-version Cat Power AKA Chan Marshall joins Samira live in the studio to discuss and perform from her forthcoming album, Covers.Critics Hadley Freeman, Jade Cuttle and Tim Robey join our review panel to discuss Call Us What We Carry, a new volume of poetry by Amanda Gorman, the film C’mon C’mon and the latest instalment from Sex and the City, And Just Like That….Photo credit: Mario SorrentiPresenter: Samira Ahmed
Produc...2021-12-0942 minFront RowVenice and climate change, the story that inspired Dostoevsky, Dean Stockwell rememberedThe unique cultural heritage of Venice is under threat from increasingly frequent flooding and rising sea levels. Anna Somers Cocks OBE, founding editor of the Art Newspaper and Fellow of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, signed a letter appealing to the Italian Prime Minister to safeguard the city, on the eve of COP 26. She’s joined by Francesco da Mosto, Venetian architect and author, to tell us what’s at stake in the World Heritage Site he calls home.In his new book Kevin Birmingham investigates the true story that inspired Crime and Punishment. Mark...2021-11-0942 min
The Film ExperienceSmackdown '37: Stage Doors and Dead Ends in Old ChicagoOn the 1937 edition of the Supporting Actress Smackdown we discuss Best Picture nominated classics Stage Door and Dead End, plus the blockbuster disaster epic In Old Chicago and acting nominated mysteries and melodramas with Night Must Fall and Stella Dallas. Thanks to Chelsea Eichholz, Pamela Hutchinson, Boyd Van Hoeij, and Tim Robey for being fabulous and very funny guests. 2021-10-0800 minFront RowGiles Terera, Chi-chi Nwanoku, The 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Reviewing Another RoundActor Giles Terera tells us about his new book Hamilton and Me: an Actor’s Journal, his inside account of preparing for, rehearsing and performing in the West End production of the smash hit musical, Hamilton, in which Terera played Hamilton’s rival and, ultimately, killer Aaron Burr.George Bridgetower was a mixed-race violin virtuoso, patronised by royalty, a pupil of Haydn and friend of Beethoven - who was so inspired by Bridgetower that he wrote one of his greatest pieces for him - the Sonata Op.47, which is now known as the Kreutzer Sonata. In a new...2021-07-0241 minFront RowCinemas Reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, Festival TicketingChloe Zhao’s Nomadland, which recently won best film at both the Oscars and Baftas, is leading the pack as cinemas reopen next week. Film critic Tim Robey and Chinese arts journalist Yuan Ren discuss Nomadland and what else we have to look forward to.St Vincent’s latest album Daddy’s Home is inspired in part by her father’s release from 10 years in prison. The artist discusses getting personal for her sixth record, returning to the sound of the '70s and the female artists that paved the way for her.A lack of comme...2021-05-1441 min
Film Club with Caspar19. Day of the Outlaw
Special guest Tim Robey joins the show to discuss André de Toth’s 1959 Western, Day of the Outlaw.
2021-04-0846 minFront RowChick Corea, Barbellion Prize winner Riva Lehrer, Sia's film Music reviewed & Schneel MalikBritish jazz pianist and broadcaster Julian Joseph joins us to look at the life and music of his good friend; pianist and composer Chick Corea. Chick began his career in the early 60’s, released his first album in 1968 and over more than 5 decades he played with just about every big name in jazz, winning 23 Grammy awards and was still composing and performing new work just months ago – most recently a concerto inspired by the music of Bela BartokElusive pop sensation Sia makes her film directorial debut with Music, the story of a troubled older sister learning to l...2021-02-1241 min
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Facebook...2021-02-0257 minFront RowYazz Ahmed, Lucy Bailey, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael CorleoneYazz Ahmed, trumpeter and composer, and winner of the Innovation Award at tonight’s Ivors Awards, joins us in the studio. Yazz’s music blends jazz, arabic scales and rhythms, electronics, and the music of Bahrain, where she spent her childhood.Francis Ford Coppola's first two Godfather films are considered cinematic masterpieces, but The Godfather Part III never received such acclaim. Thirty years after its release, Coppola has recut the film and renamed it The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Film critic Tim Robey gives his verdict. When Oleanna was first staged in 1992 it p...2020-12-0128 min
Categorically OscarsBest Supporting Actor 1993 (with Tim Robey)Film critic at The Daily Telegraph, Tim Robey, joins Cal and Chris to discuss the 1993 nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which were Leonardo Di Caprio (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive), John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire) and Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father).
Leonardo Di Caprio: 05:07 – 15:26
Ralph Fiennes: 15:27 – 25:27
John Malkovich: 25:28 – 34:11
Pete Postlethwaite: 34:12 – 42:32
Tommy Lee Jones: 42:33 – 54:06
Listener Questions: 54:07 – 1:01:37
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:01:38 – 1:12:56
Exit music: Schindler’s List theme by John Williams2020-11-141h 15Front RowSam Smith, Turner's Modern World, Cold War Steve, US elections on filmWhen the singer Sam Smith came out as non-binary last year it was headline news around the world. After two global number one albums, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, multiple Grammys and 3 Brit awards, the 28-year-old singer is very much an international household name. And yet, as they release their third album, Love Goes, they are still beset by self-doubt. Sam Smith talks to Front Row about fame, heartbreak and songs to put a smile on your face.Turner’s Modern World, a new exhibition at Tate Britain in London, explores how the painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) re...2020-10-3041 min
Oxide FilmOxide Film, Episode 28: Rosemary's BabyTom and Colette discuss the horror-drama classic Rosemary's Baby, and share their thoughts on horror films in general.
CW: sexual assault, pregnancy, gaslighting, and scenes of bloody violence.
Rosemary's Baby (1968): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
It Follows (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Hereditary (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Slumber Party Massacre (1982): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
First Reformed (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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GUYS: SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS!. If your local area allows, please support local restuarants like our friends, Atlanta Pizza & Gyro in Conyers, GA. New hours: M-F 11a-9p, Sat 12n...2020-04-071h 29Oxide FilmREDUX II: Tim RobeyIn another bonus episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Telegraph film reviewer Tim Robey. Tim studied Classics at Oxford (just like Tom!), so we had a chat about watching film at Oxford, Tim’s career, the awards season, and so much more.
Tim’s page on the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/tim-robey/
Catch Tim on Twitter @trim_obey
Oscars 2020 nominations list: https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2020-list-nominees-by-category
Tim’s picks of the past decade:
Under the Skin (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/?ref_=n...2020-02-0554 min
The Film ProgrammeFlorence PughWith Antonia Quirke.Florence Pugh reveals why her characterisation of Amy in Little Women is so different from the numerous adaptations that have gone before, and why it's particularly ironic that a film about women not being recognised in American society was not recognised by the Golden Globe awards.Christmas has come early for Tim Robey, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Clare Binns as they swap presents around a virtual tree, including some of the best DVDs of the year. They also hear from Pablo Helman, the technical wizard who de-aged Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro in...2019-12-1937 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere To Begin With... Ken LoachLarushka Ivan-Zadeh, Tim Robey and Caitlin Benedict present a start-up guide to Ken Loach2019-12-0417 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere To Begin With... Rosalind RussellLarushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey tell Caitlin Benedict all about Rosalind Russell2019-10-2814 min
Futility ClosetKidnapped by North Korea In 1978, two luminaries of South Korean cinema were abducted by Kim Jong-Il and forced to make films in North Korea in an outlandish plan to improve his country's fortunes. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of Choi Eun-Hee and Shin Sang-Ok and their dramatic efforts to escape their captors. We'll also examine Napoleon's wallpaper and puzzle over an abandoned construction. Intro: In 1891, Robert Baden-Powell encoded the locations of Dalmatian forts in innocent drawings of butterflies. Legal scholar Mark V. Tushnet suggests how...2019-10-2834 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere to begin with... TarkovskyWhere does a film novice start with an art cinema giant like Andrei Tarkovsky? Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey are here to help Caitlin Benedict discover his work.2019-09-2325 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere to Begin With... Pedro AlmodovarWith Raifa RafiqRaifa Rafiq, of the Mostly Lit podcast, hosts three summer specials called Where To Begin With...In the third edition, she enlists the help of critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey to find out where she should begin with the films of Pedro Almodovar, whose autobiographical drama Pain And Glory is released this month.2019-08-2227 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere to Begin With... Tilda SwintonWith Raifa Rafiq.In a series of three summer specials, Raifa Rafiq, from the Mostly Lit podcast, hosts a new series called Where To Begin With...In part two, she enlists the help of critics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to find out where she should begin with the films of Tilda Swinton, who is about to star with her daughter Honor in The Souvenir, released in cinemas later this month. They discuss Tilda Swinton's collaborations with Derek Jarman and Luca Guadagnino, her Oscar winning role in Michael Clayton, and her gender-switching performance...2019-08-1527 minThe Film ProgrammeWhere to Begin With... Quentin TarantinoRaifa Rafiq, of the Mostly Lit podcast, hosts three summer specials called Where To Begin With...In the first edition, she enlists the help of critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey to find out where she should begin with the films of Quentin Tarantino.2019-08-0827 minThe Film ProgrammeOlivia WildeWith Antonia Quirke.Actor turned director Olivia Wilde talks about her debut feature a high school comedy Booksmart, and reveals why she asked her two leads to live together before they started filming.The Film Programme follows husband and wife team Geoff and Sarah Bird as they set up their first film festival, and take over the town of Skipton, showing movies on a barge, in the castle and down the pub.Film buyer Clare Binns and movie critic Tim Robey report from this year's Cannes Film Festival.2019-05-2338 min
RADIO FESTIVAL - The Cannes ReviewA Hidden Life, Portrait of a lady on Fire and Diego Maradona - 20th MayThree films today ! "A hidden Life" by Terrence Malick, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" by Celine Sciamma and Asif Kapadia's "Diego Maradona" with Dave Calhoun, Tim Robey and Nicolas Rapold. Hosted by Jason Solomons2019-05-2000 minThe Film ProgrammeMind The Gap: Barbara StanwyckLarushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey review Barbara Stanwyck's Mad Miss Manton2019-02-1212 minThe Film ProgrammeChristmas PresentsWith Antonia QuirkeCritics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and cinema programmer Clare Binns swap gifts around the imaginary Film Programme tree and discuss the best films of 2018.Among their favourites are Black Panther, Cold War, Summer 1993, Mission Impossible 6, The Happy Prince, Shoplifters, McQueen and The Rider.2018-12-2038 minThe Film ProgrammeUtoya, Some Like It HotWith Antonia Quirke.Utoya director Erik Poppe talks about his one-shot re-enactment of the right-wing terrorist attack in Norway in 2011, and reveals why he had three survivors by his side at all times during filming.As Some Like It Hot returns to cinemas, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey discuss the best last lines in cinema history. Or at least try to, because nobody's perfect.2018-11-0137 minThe Film ProgrammeMind the Gap: North Korean Monster MoviesTim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh plug the gap in their knowledge of monster movies by finally catching up on the North Korean epic Pulgasari, which was made by a married couple who were kidnapped from South Korea on the orders of Kim Jong-Il.2018-09-1815 minThe Film ProgrammeMind the Gap: Argentinian New WaveCritics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey on the Argentinian New Wave.2018-06-1810 minThe Film ProgrammeSaoirse RonanWith Francine Stock.Saoirse Ronan discusses her role in On Chesil Beach, as a young bride whose wedding night goes disastrously wrong with unforeseen consequences, and explains why Ian McEwan didn't mind her ditching some of his dialogue, even though he wrote both the novel and the screenplay.Critic Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns report on the classics and calamities they've witnessed at the Cannes Film Festival this week.The ever-controversial A to Z of film-makers ends this week with Z, appropriately enough. And Francine has another odd couple to choose...2018-05-1732 minThe Film ProgrammeGodard, RevengeWith Francine StockThe Artist director Michel Hazanavicius discusses his bio-pic about Jean-Luc Godard, Redoubtable, and reveals whether it's meant to be tribute or insult.Matilda Lutz and Coralie Fargeat, the director and star of Revenge, discuss the ethics of their feminist horror filmFilm buyer Clare Binns and critic Tim Robey take their pick of the movies on offer at this year's Cannes Film Festival.2018-05-1032 minThe Film ProgrammeMind The Gap: Merchant IvoryCritics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh plug the gap in their knowledge of Merchant Ivory, the team that brought us Room With a View and The Remains of The Day. Their choice is the film that brought together famous Hollywood husband and wife Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman as Mr and Mrs Bridge. But is it a gap worth filling?2018-04-2010 minThe Film ProgrammeShirley Henderson, Maxine PeakeWith Antonia Quirke.Shirley Henderson reveals the meticulous research she conducted for her role as a woman in the advanced stages of Parkinson's Disease for her new film Never Steady, Never Still.Maxine Peake and Tony Pitts on why they found working men's clubs impossibly glamorous in the 70s and 80s.Midwives Kate Jackson and Christine Kelly reveal what the movies get wrong about their jobs.Director Justin Edgar writes three rules that other film-makers should follow when making dramas with disabled characters.And there is a podcast exclusive...2018-04-1942 minThe Film ProgrammeTalking Pictures TVWith Antonia QuirkeAntonia talks to Noel Cronin, the man behind cult channel Talking Pictures TV, which specialises in those old movies you used to catch on afternoon telly, often when you were ill from school. He explains how he runs a TV station from his home in the Hertfordshire countryside.As Clint Eastwood growls his way back into cinemas as The Man With No Name in A Fistful Of Dollars, poet Bridget Minamore and critic Tim Robey discuss the appeal of the Strong, Silent Type.Ex-submariner Justin Beattie plumbs the depths of...2018-04-1239 min
ICAPlayback 2018, Cinematography MasterclassExperienced directors of photography Stuart Bentley, Rina Yang and Nicola Daley give a masterclass on the cinematographic process by analysing film clips and sharing advice. Discover how to tell a story, present a character through visuals and learn about the on-set experience and collaborations with other members of crew. Chaired by Tim Robey.
https://www.ica.art/whats-on/playback-cinematography-masterclass
This workshop was part of ICA’s Playback Festival 2018, which exhibited the work of over 300 emerging artists in the Playback exhibition, alongside five days of screenings, live spoken word performances, discussions and practical workshops. Find out more: ica.art/playback2018-04-041h 39The Film ProgrammeAva DuVernayAva DuVernay talks to Francine Stock about her new pre-teen, sci-fi fantasy film A Wrinkle In Time based on the award winning novel by Madeleine L'Engle. There's another episode of Pitch Battle and the search for a hidden figure of history who might be a suitable candidate for a bio-pic. Greg Jenner Horrible Histories writer and public historian makes the case for the celebrated Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean.In this week's A to Z of film-makers Y is for Edward Yang and Yuen Woo-Ping. Tim Robey of The Telegraph and Scott Jordan Harris, Roger Ebert's...2018-03-2232 minThe Film ProgrammeAlison Janney, Sally PotterWith Francine StockAlison Janney discusses her award winning role as Tonya Harding's mother in real-life ice-skating drama I, Tonya, and reveals why she's happy that she never met the real Mrs Harding.Sally Potter talks about her latest film The Party, as it's released for home entertainment, and explains why she thinks there are so few female film-makers in this country and what can be done about the situation.Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh present a beginner's guide to Greta Gerwig, as the actor's directorial debut Lady Bird is released in cinemas.2018-02-1534 minThe Film ProgrammeChristmas PresentsLarushka Ivan-Zadeh is joined by Clare Binns and Tim Robey as they look back at the best films of 2017 and look forward to things to come from 2018.2017-12-2127 minThe Film ProgrammeStar Wars: The Last JediInside Science presenter Adam Rutherford joins Francine Stock to assess the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga, while critic Gavia Baker-Whitelaw takes us through the various fan theories about what is going to happen in The Last Jedi, and who is going to die.Director Daniel Rezende discusses his Brazilian drama Bingo: The King Of Mornings, based on a real-life clown and TV sensation who lead a disastrous double life as children's entertainer and drug addict.Perfume expert Dariush Alavi presents another edition of his series The Scent Of Cinema, and this week he...2017-12-1439 minThe Evolution of HorrorSLASHERS Pt 13: It Follows (2014) Feat. Tim RobeyThis week Mike is joined by Telegraph film critic Tim Robey to review David Robert Mitchell's superb 2014 modern horror masterpiece It Follows... Music by Jack Whitney Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the FB Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456/ Tim Robey is film critic for the Telegraph. He can be found on Twitter (@Trim_obey). Mike Muncer is a podcaster and producer and can also be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike). It Follows (2014) Dir...2017-12-081h 04The Film ProgrammeMichael HanekeFrancine Stock meets Michael Haneke, award winning director of Funny Games, The White Ribbon, Amour and his latest, Happy End. He tells her why our modern obsession with screens should not replace real life.Critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey present a beginnner's guide to the films of Michael Haneke.Perfume expert Dariush Alavi presents the latest in his series The Scent Of Cinema with an olfactory analysis of Martin Scorsese's florid costume drama The Age Of Innocence.2017-11-3027 minThe Film ProgrammeThe GraduateWith Francine Stock.As The Graduate celebrates its 50th anniversary, Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh have one word for us. Just one word. Plastics.Korean director Bong Joon Ho explains why he teamed up with Welsh journalist Jon Ronson to make a vegetarian epic about a race of super-pigs that will save the planet.Larushka Ivan-Zadeh returns to slug it out with fellow critic Simran Hans for the honour of getting their director in the A to Z of film-makers.2017-06-2333 minThe Film ProgrammeDavid MichodWith Francine StockFrancine talks to director David Michod about War Machine, his big budget satire on the U.S. military starring Brad Pitt, which is having its premiere on-line. He tells Francine why he really doesn't mind that it's only playing in a handful of cinemas.The debate about big screen versus small screen raged this year at the Cannes film festival when the logo of an on-line film and TV company was booed at a premiere. Film buyer Clare Binns and critic Tim Robey tell Francine if they joined in the booing.2017-05-2632 minThe Film ProgrammeLa La LandWith Francine Stock.The Oscar winning composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, reveals why he wrote 1,900 pieces of music for the film and how he narrowed them down to just a handful.Critic Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns discuss the movies and the controversies at this year's Cannes film festival.Comedian Rosemary Fletcher reveals the various ways that her love life has not matched up to expectations raised by watching romantic comedies for the last couple of decades. Why, for instance, her "meet cutes" haven't always been so cute. And...2017-05-1828 minThe Film ProgrammeSarah Waters on The HandmaidenSarah Waters tells Francine Stock what she thinks of the Korean adaptation of her novel FingersmithLarushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey unlock some of the mysteries of David Lynch's Mulholland DriveWriter Shawn Levy reveals some of the real-life stories about the paparazzi that inspired La Dolce Vita, including an infamous striptease at a high society party that made headlines across the western world.2017-04-1330 minThe Film ProgrammePaul VerhoevenWith Francine StockThe controversial director of Basic Instinct and Robocop, Paul Verhoeven, tells Francine Stock why Isabelle Huppert agreed to star in his latest contentious movie, Elle, after he had been turned down by several Hollywood actresses.Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh recommend a few films for anyone wishing to have their own Isabelle Huppert festival this weekend.Director Kelly Reichardt explains why her films are light on plot and dialogue and often end in the middle of a scene.2017-03-0232 minThe Film ProgrammeThe Crying GameWith Francine Stock.Stephen Woolley, producer of The Crying Game, reveals why the film almost never got made and the lengths he went to keep the movie's famous twist a secret.Critics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh talk about twists that work and twists that don't, without giving away the twist.Sandra Hebron and Ceyda Uzun slug it out to get their chosen director into The A To Z Of Film. This week it's James Cameron versus Jane Campion in the battle of the weepies - Titanic versus The Piano.2017-02-2332 minThe Film ProgrammeGoodfellasWith Francine StockOscar winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker takes Francine behind the scenes of one of the great set-pieces in Martin Scorsese's classic gangster picture Goodfellas. And reveals why the director once considered burning all copies of the movie.The Film Programme begins a new series about cinema history that hopefully will change cinema history - The A to Z of Film. Two critics slug it out to get their chosen film-maker into the programme's alphabet of movie directors. This week, critic Naima Khan and Jonathan Romney face off as Andrea Arnold takes on Michelangelo...2017-01-1932 minThe Film ProgrammeLa La LandWith Francine StockFrancine takes a trip to La La Land, the musical which has just swept the board at the Golden Gobes, with critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey.Another awards contender Manchester By The Sea is released this week, and Francine talks to its writer/director Kenneth Lonergan, who explains why he thinks Hollywood scripts are getting worse and have to explain everything to audiences "as if they're idiots".Comedian Lucy Porter discusses her love for Colleen Moore, the highest paid actress in Hollywood in 1927, whose lasting legacy is a fourteen...2017-01-1230 minThe Film ProgrammeJodorowskyWith Francine Stock.Francine meets Alejandro Jodorowsky, the cult director, mime artist and graphic artist, who was discovered by John Lennon and who once attempted to make a version of Dune in which Salvador Dali was paid one million dollars a minute to play a hyper-realistic robot.Animator Jason Stalman takes us behind the scenes of The Corpse Bride and Fantastic Mr Fox and reveals why he sometimes wants to strangle the puppets he works with.As the awards seasons begins in earnest with The Golden Globes on Sunday, industry experts Clare Binns...2017-01-0530 minThe Film ProgrammeBlue VelvetFrancine Stock revisits the manicured lawns and gothic horror of Blue Velvet as David Lynch's surreal masterpiece celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. She is accompanied on her journey to the heart of suburban darkness by critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey.2016-12-0129 minThe Film ProgrammeTom FordWith Francine StockFashion designer and movie director Tom Ford discusses his film-within-a-film Nocturnal Animals, and explains why he doesn't like to mix his two professions.As The Light Between Oceans has audiences weeping in the aisles, director Derek Cianfrance talks tear-jerkers and tragedy.Critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey reveal the films that have made them blub like babies.2016-11-0329 minThe Film ProgrammeJacqueline BissetWith Francine Stock.Jacqueline Bisset looks back at Day For Night, Francois Truffaut's Oscar-winning movie about movie-making. She reveals why she refuses "to whinge" about the roles offered to older women.Critics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh enter the strange world of the film within a film, from Singin' In The Rain to Hail Caesar.FanGirl Quest, aka Tiia Ohman and Satu Walden, explain why they have travelled the globe from their native Finland to seek out famous locations and practice something they call "scene framing".2016-10-2728 minThe Film ProgrammeAndrea ArnoldWith Francine Stock.British director Andrea Arnold discusses her own trip across the United States that inspired her road movie American Honey, and reveals how she discovered her star, Sasha Lane, on a beach in Miami.Critics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh get their motors running and head out on the highway as they chart the progress of the American road movie.Producer Rebecca O'Brien discusses her collaboration with Ken Loach that has spanned a quarter of a century and is marked by a new, typically hard-hitting and award-winning drama I, Daniel Blake.2016-10-1329 minThe Film ProgrammeTim BurtonFrancine Stock enters Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children with Tim Burton. The director reveals why he loves Blackpool so much and why its pleasure beach reflects his state of mind.Director Babak Anvari reveals how much his horror movie, Under The Shadow, set in the Iran-Iraq war, is autobiographical.The director of When Marnie Was There discusses the popularity of British children's literature in Japan.Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey takes us through the history of peculiar children in cinema.2016-09-2928 minThe Film ProgrammeKubo And The Two Strings, Hell Or High WaterWith Francine Stock.The spirit of Ray Harryhausen is invoked in a new stop-motion animation Kubo And The Two Strings, which boasts the largest stop-motion puppet in animation history, standing 16 feet tall. The director Travis Knight explains why the film took five years to make.Scottish director David Mackenzie reveals how he came to make an all-American crime thriller set deep in the heart of Texas, Hell Or High Water. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey follow the trail of the film's antecedents.Screenwriter Paul Mayersberg explains why the film studio pulled out of...2016-09-0929 minThe Film ProgrammeFinding DoryWith Francine Stock.Director Andrew Stanton and producer Lindsey Collins reveal why they took the plunge with the sequel to the 2003 hit Finding Nemo. They reveal how to cast a fish for a movie, what they look for in a sub-aquatic species and how to make an octopus more aesthetically pleasing.Critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey go head-to-head in the quest to find the best space opera - Aliens versus Starship Troopers. Let battle commence.2016-07-2132 minThe Film ProgrammeGhostbusters RevisitedWith Francine Stock.The Comedians Cinema Club present their unique take on Ghostbusters.Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the award-winning and controversial documentary about Indonesian death squads , The Act Of Killing, reveals why he refuses to demonise mass murderers, and why he went undercover as an alien abductee for an expose of American militia.Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh go head to head in the referendum that really matters - Watership Down or The Lion King: which is the better animated classic ?2016-07-1430 minThe Film ProgrammeRebecca Miller on Maggie's PlanWith Francine StockRebecca Miller, the writer/director of Maggie's Plan, discusses the ways in which academia is like the mafia.Josh Kriegman discusses his fly-on-the-wall documentary about the attempted come-back of disgraced politician Anthony Weiner, which goes horribly wrong.Critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey offer some alternatives to the sequels, prequels, re-makes and re-boots that dominate our cinemas over summer.2016-07-0731 minThe Film ProgrammeNotes on BlindnessFrancine Stock talks to James Spinney and Peter Middleton, the makers of a ground-breaking documentary, Notes On Blindness, that's also showing in Virtual Reality.Composer Neil Brand on the chord that defined film noir, which made its first appearance in Double Indemnity.In a season of sequels, prequels, remakes and re-boots, critics Tim Robey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh are on hand to help us watch better movies this summer.2016-06-3029 minThe Film ProgrammeTom HanksWith Francine Stock.Tom Hanks talks about A Hologram For The King, why America is still great, and Hollywood's relationship with China. He reveals the advice he was given about what you need to have a hit film in the People's Republic.Director Pablo Larrain discusses The Club, his controversial drama set in a safe house for disgraced priests in Chile and the reaction of the Catholic church to the film.Film reviewer Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns assess the hits and misses of this year's Cannes festival, including Ken Loach's...2016-05-1932 minThe Film ProgrammeRemembering Antonia BirdWith Francine StockDirector Antonia Bird, one of the few female directors to carve out a career in the British film industry, is remembered by friends and colleagues Ronan Bennett, Mark Cousins and Kate Hardie.The only female director to be nominated for a feature film in this year's Oscars, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, discusses Mustang, her controversial drama about the treatment of young girls in rural Turkey.Critic Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns reveal what they're looking forward to in this year's Cannes film festival.2016-05-1127 min
Kermode UncutCritical CommentsI talk to fellow journalist Tim Robey about the recent
disagreements by filmmakers Ben Wheatley and Alex Proyas with critics
and ask if they have a point…2016-03-2404 minThe Film ProgrammeThe Oscars, A video shop in GreenlandWith Antonia Quirke.Clare Binns and Tim Robey assess the runners and riders in this year's Academy AwardsAntonia talks to Nikolene, an Inuit in Greenland, about why her local video shop is still popular, especially in Winter, and hears from Simon Brzeskwinski, whose decision to close his video shop, Video City, in Notting Hill led to very public displays of grief.2016-02-2527 minThe Film ProgrammeThe Best Films of the YearFrancine Stock presents a festive edition with the best films of the year, as chosen by critic Tim Robey, film buyer and programmer Clare Binns and critic and producer Catherine Bray.2015-12-2427 minThe Film ProgrammeEverest, Hitchcock and the Royal Albert Hall, Toronto Film FestivalWith Francine Stock.A new drama Everest depicts what happened to a group of mountaineers on Everest when a storm struck in 1996. Film-maker and climber David Breashears was on the mountain at the time and discusses the practicalities and the problems of recreating the fatal expedition with director Baltasar Kormakur.Alfred Hitchcock loved the Albert Hall so much that he filmed there three times, including a boxing movie The Ring, inspired by his frequent visits to see fights in the auditorium. Francine follows in the footsteps of James Stewart and Doris Day in The Man...2015-09-1729 minThe Film ProgrammeGreta Gerwig, Judd Apatow, Open-air screeningsWith Antonia QuirkeGreta Gerwig, writer and star of Mistress America, talks about what it's like to write with her romantic partner Noah Baumbach and her life as a teenage fencer and dancer.Judd Apatow discusses his bad taste comedy Trainwreck and why Hollywood has a problem with potty-mouthed, sexually unfettered womenAs someone whose ideal cinematic experience is watching a movie in an empty auditorium on a Tuesday afternoon, Antonia has never understood the appeal of the outdoor screening. So to find out just what all the fuss is about, she braves...2015-08-1328 minThe Film ProgrammeTomorrowland, Iranian Vampire Spaghetti Western, Abderrahmane Sissako, CannesWith Francine Stock.Director Brad Bird discusses Tomorrowland, in which George Clooney searches for a mythical city of the future created by the finest minds of their generation.Director Ana Lily Amirpour discusses her Iranian vampire spaghetti western, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.Abderrahmane Sissako talks about the political context of his drama Timbuktu, in which an African town is taken over by a jihadist group.Tim Robey and Clare Binns report from the Cannes Film Festival.2015-05-2127 min