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Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast038: The Time Machine (1960): A Mini Excellent Adventure with Guest Jamie DyerJoin Ellen and special guest Jamie Dyer, founder of Old Time Review and host of The Quo-Cast and Vintage Animation Millennial, as they embark on a mini excellent adventure through the classic 1960 film The Time Machine, directed by George Pal.
In this episode, Ellen and Jamie delve into a broad discussion of the film’s enduring appeal, from its imaginative take on time travel to Pal’s pioneering stop-frame animation. They also take a closer look at three key scenes: the mesmerising first journey through time, the unsettling arrival in 1966, and the poignant discovery of crumbling books in t...2025-07-1835 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast037: Tomorrow I'll Wake Up & Scald Myself With Tea (1977): An Excellent AdventureThis Czech comedy-drama by Director Jindřich Polák had Ellen & Paul in giggling fits, what with a parrot squawking "Heil Hitler," a funky score & a tight script that really knew how to play with the fun of looping over & over your own Timeline.
Join them to find out what the Nazi plan involving a nuclear bomb was all about & how a circus family with a trampoline & skeleton-eating washing-up liquid get involved!
2025-07-0448 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast036: The Shining (1980): A Mini Excellent AdventurePaul finally gets off his chest a decades-long theory about Kubrick's classic, & finds all new aspects of the film to (maybe) support it.
This kicks off a l'il sideline of episodes in which he poses the question: Is it Time Travel or Not? There will be more. As with all such things, it's just a matter of making the time!
2025-06-2019 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast035: Edge of Tomorrow (2014): An Excellent AdventureJames & Paul storm the beach with Tom Cruise & Emily Blunt for this fantastic sci-fi action movie. It features one of the most intriguing reasons for Time Travel as plot device, which Paul traces back to the the Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
It's an unusual role for Cruise, scripted by multiple-movie collaborator Christopher McQuarrie.
11 years later. Where have movies like this gone?
2025-06-0654 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast034: Looop Lapeta (2022): A Mini Excellent AdventurePaul puts his trainers back on for this Indian Hindi-language comedy-thriller film directed by Aakash Bhatia. It's an official adaptation of the award-winning German film Run Lola Run by Tom Tykwer, and stars Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin in the lead roles.
2025-05-1611 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast033: Run Lola Run (1998): An Excellent AdventureThe gang learn some choice German words from this dazzling - & surprisingly short - fast-paced drama from director Tom Tykwer. The movie put Franke Potente on the movie map & made everyone wanna go jogging.*
*Last part may not be true.
2025-05-0246 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast032: Time Travel is Dangerous (2025): A Mini Excellent Adventure with Director Chris ReadingFor this mini adventure episode, James has a conversation with director Chris Reading about his new movie, Time Travel Is Dangerous. Their conversation takes in the delights of the time travel genre, the ways in which the movie developed and the challenges involved in bringing it to the screen. Time Travel Is Dangerous had its big screen release in the UK and Ireland in March 2025 and is scheduled for screenings in America this spring.
The movie’s website can be reached here: https://www.timetravelisdangerous.com
2025-04-1818 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast031: Premonition (2007): An Excellent AdventureThe trio all know a good Sandra Bullock Time Travel movie when they see it. Which raises some discussion about this tragic tale of a wife living a week of days out of chronological order. The real tragedy being that one day her husband is alive. The next he's not. Then he is again. And so on. Sort of.
Featuring Ellen's all-time favourite trope of the surprise-house-gift, this was a fun one to record!
2025-04-0428 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast030: Time Cut (2024): A Mini Excellent AdventurePaul dissects another in the teen-girl-sent-back-in-time-to-stop-serial-killer sub-genre, linking back to episode 24, about It's a Wonderful Knife. The pitch of Scream meets Back to the Future is already feeling a little tired, but these aren't likely to disappear any time soon.
2025-03-2107 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast029: Time Loop (2019): An Excellent AdventureThe trio travel to a hilltop in radiant Italian countryside to a Lab where a portal is playing havoc on a Father/ son relationship & who did what first - & when.
The film by writer/ director Ciro Sorrentino is also known as Time Perspectives.
2025-03-0740 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast028: Arrival (2016): A Mini Excellent Adventure with filmmaker Mat BraddyEllen chats with filmmaker Mat Braddy about his award-winning short film Deus Otiosus, which explores themes similar to time travel, and discusses one of his favourite time manipulation films, Arrival.
Formerly the Global CMO of Just Eat, Mat has since completed a Master’s in Film at Raindance, earned acclaim at international festivals, and is currently developing an audio drama about the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin.
@matbraddy.bsky.social
https://frenzyfilms.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alMS8VfK1SY
2025-02-2136 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast027: Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007): An Excellent AdventureThe time-travelling trio delve into the chaos and charm of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. Amidst the magical mishaps and fractured fairy tales, they uncover the heartfelt themes of love, resilience and second chances. Despite the twists and turns, the discussion highlights the humour and heart of this underrated gem in Disney's sequel canon.
2025-02-0741 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast026: The Time Traveller's Wife - The Musical: A Mini Excellent AdventureIn October 2023, Ellen and Paul recorded their impressions of The Time Traveller's Wife: The Musical, performed at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. The musical featured music by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics fame) and lyrics by Joss Stone. Despite its high-profile contributors, the show received mixed-to-poor reviews and ran for only a limited number of weeks.
Listen to one of the songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dtkFQKLszY
2025-01-1708 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast025: The Time Traveler's Wife (2009): An Excellent AdventureEllen & Paul discuss the film in comparison to the book, & allude to the TV show. 'cos this idea's been around a wee bit! Do they think Eric Bana & Rachel McAdams make the perfect couple to deal with the oddity of time travel with remarkable ease? Tune in to find out!
2025-01-031h 03Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast024: It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) - A Mini Excellent AdventurePaul goes solo for a bit of a worried whinge about a spate of Horror/ Comedy/ Time Travel films forming their own little sub-genre.
2024-12-2009 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast023: It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - An Excellent AdventureThe trio had to make the trip to Bedford Falls at some point to discuss all things Jimmy Stewart in this Christmas classic.
2024-12-1454 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast022: Timecop (1994) - A Mini Excellent Adventure with Guest James SwallowPaul travels back to the height of Jean Claude van Damme's career to chat with special guest, author James Swallow.
James is a British author. A BAFTA nominee and a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 best-seller, he is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as short fiction, numerous audio dramas and video games.
From the 18th onwards through December, he’s releasing MOSCOW RULES, a free 10-part serial novella from his Marc Dane thriller series, available first through his Reader’s Club mailing list https://mailchi.mp/2d6bae5d...2024-11-1531 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast021: Wild Strawberries (1957): An Excellent AdventureThe trio explore the meaning & mysteries of Ingmar Bergman's classic old man journey. For all the bittersweet & tragedy of the piece, the chat manages to find the happy & the humorous in what often features upon lists of Greatest Films of All Time.
2024-11-0157 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast020: Back to the Future the Musical: A Mini Excellent AdventureRecorded in November 2022, Ellen & Paul enthuse over the Laurence Olivier Award-winning show at London's Adelphi Theatre.
2024-10-1810 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast019: Back to the Future (1985): An Excellent AdventureOf course the gang would get here eventually, but there's just so much to talk about. This is therefore Part One of Ellen, James & Paul discussing the first part of the trilogy. Paul Hosts - with a susprise in format for the others...
2024-10-041h 05Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast018: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986): A Mini Excellent Adventure with Guest Karen McCreedyPaul is joined by Karen McCreedy, author of the Unreachable Skies sci-fi trilogy. Both are keen Star Trek fans - which may just show... For Ellen's benefit: it's the one about whales!
2024-09-2035 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast017: Celine & Julie Go Boating (1974): An Excellent AdventureThe trio of time travel chatters put their minds to making some start & end to Jacques Rivette's amazing tale set in the lesser know streets of Paris of the early 70s. Allusions to Alice's wonderland, boiled sweets, cats & murder all swirl into something any fan of David Lynch ought to find great affinity with.
2024-09-0659 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast016: Time Addicts (2023) A Mini Excellent AdventureEllen & Paul throw around some immediate thoughts, immediately following a joint viewing. It's a mini excellent adventure, but an enthusiastic one: both having been pleasantly surprised by everything about this Australian production.
2024-08-1614 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast015: Timescape (1992): An Excellent AdventureBack to the 1990s - where Paul loves to lurk for Time Travel that splurged onto the scene in the wake of Back to the Future. This stars Jeff Daniels with a young Ariana Richards (Jurassic Park) as his daughter - hosts to a strange busload of tourists...
Released on video under the name "Grand Tour: Disaster in Time" - it packs in some great Time Travel twists & a super central couple (!) of performances by Daniels.
2024-08-0251 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast014: Back to the Future Part III (1990) A Mini Excellent Adventure with Guest Nigel SmithIn this week’s mini excellent adventure, Ellen Cheshire is joined by special guest Nigel Smith of Nigel Smith Walking Tours. Together, they step back in time to the nostalgic memories of "Back to the Future Part III," the film that ignited Nigel's lifelong passion for movies, cinemas, and classic Westerns.
Walk with us as we explore how this cinematic journey set Nigel on a unique path, blending his love for the silver screen with the rich, historical landscapes of London.
Book a walking tour... https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nigel-smith-guided-walking-tours-51402283783
Nigel's so...2024-07-1934 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast013: Petite Maman (2021): An Excellent AdventureThe trio nip across The Channel to La Belle France with a box of tissues, to get rather misty eyed with the very, very sweet & wonderful feature film by Céline Sciamma.
A complete surprise for Paul & James; this tale of the friendship between 2 small girls tests the chaps, while Ellen nods knowingly.
2024-07-0544 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast012: Jubilee (1978): A Mini Excellent Adventure - with Special Guest Joy CheshireEllen & Extra Special Guest Joy Cheshire (Mum) watch & discuss this Derek Jarman cult classic & debate the Time Travel framing device. Adam Ant! Toyah! Richard O'Brien! Little Nell! It's back to the Seventies for a dose of Punk!
2024-06-2120 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast011: Bill & Ted (& Ellen & James & Paul)'s Excellent Adventure (1988)The most non-heinous origin of the Podcast's charm, mini-Golf scores & the name above the door.
The Time Travel Trio do their research for a History Report for your listening pleasure.
How do you get so many personages of historical significance into one phone booth?
What is a Geek?
Who stole Ted's Dad's keys?
Listen in & find out.*
*Listening in not guaranteed to provide answers.
We acknowledge that our logo is AI-generated. Currently, we are not making any money from this podcast; in...2024-06-071h 05Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast010: The Terminator (1984) - An Excellent AdventureThe chums chat about the franchise world-setter, Schwarzenegger, 80s hair, the FX & the tight script that created the most iconic Arnie character of all Time.
2024-05-031h 07Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast09: Orion & the Dark (2024): A Mini Excellent AdventureA solo adventure for James, enjoying the penmanship of Chalie Kaufman for this Dreamworks Animation movie, with a Time Travel twist.
2024-04-1904 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast08: Groundhog Day: The Musical - A Mini Excellent AdventureAdventurers Ellen & Paul take in the show in London, giggling at the tomfoolery & gasping at the stage tricks for Phil Connors living his day over & over.
Posted in advance of The Olivier Awards, for which it was Nominated for Best Musical Revival.
2024-04-1207 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast07: Somewhere in Time (1980) - An Excellent AdventureThe Adventurers explore Time Travel by hypnosis - aka staring into Christopher Reeves' eyes while John Barry's romantic score plays. Join them on a trip to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, where the power of love gets everyone all misty eyed.
2024-04-051h 21Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast06: 12:01 (1993) - A Mini Excellent Adventure with Guest - Author Paul IndigoA special chat between Host Paul Tonks & guest - author Paul Indigo ("Love Deleted"), about the 1993 TV movie 12:01, starring Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater, Jeremy Piven & Martin Landau. Recorded on a very relevant day, the chat inevitably turns to the chicken & egg of who can say they had their Time Loop/ Bounce first...?
Paul Indigo's website
2024-03-1534 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast05: Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny (2023) - An Excellent AdventureThe Ark of the Covenant, The Sankara Stones, The Holy Grail, The Crystal Skulls, & now Archimede's Dial. Do the Excellent Adventurers think it's time for Indy to hang up his hat? What is teh end result of him spending a life digging into the past?
2024-03-0112 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast04: The Time Machine - A Comedy (Play) - A Mini Excellent AdventureEllen & Paul get all audience-participatory at the Park Theatre in London.
Where is the past?
Behind you!
What they said:
"HG Wells’ comic deadly serious masterpiece will never be the same again as this hapless highly skilled group of actors embark on a journey of a lifetime!"
2024-02-1606 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast03: Groundhog Day (1993) - An Excellent AdventureThe Adventurers laff it up at the one we'd all love to have a go at: eating & mucking about day after day with no consequences. Apart from endlessly meeting Ned Ryerson that is...
2024-02-021h 07Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast02: The Time Machine (1960) - An Excellent AdventureThe Adventurers enjoy chatting about George Pal & his inestimable contribution to the Time Travel genre.
2024-01-2752 minExcellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast01: An Introductory Episode: Your Hosts Talking Time Travel TwaddleWho are they? Why are they? And the appropriate question: when the Hell are they?
Ellen Cheshire, James Clarke & Paul Tonks. These three great gentlefolk are dedicated to a proposition that has stayed true throughout time; watch excellent movies, then party on chatting about them.
This is a simple turn-the-mike-on & see what happens introduction.
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