Luke Allen and Robert E G Black discuss with guests the 2013 Richard Curtis film About Time, two minutes of the film per episode.
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About Time's composer, Nick Laird-Clowes, joins the show in this bonus episode to discuss his experience working on About Time. Recorded and released as part of the 2021 movies-by-minutes convention, MxM@Home2. Contains a specially recorded version of the About Time theme just for the show!
The show comes to an end with an interview with Richard Curtis, with a special appearance by Emma Freud, and then we say our goodbyes.
Former guests Curtis Bloes, Helen Mae Austin, and Reece Ord join us as we watch the whole film together one more time. Note: commentary is timed to the Blu-ray and Netflix, not the DVD.
Former guests Katie Proctor, Helen Mae Austin, Johann Joseph, Bryon Lockhart, Curtis Bloes, and Reece Ord join us again to look back at a few randomized minutes of About Time.
Luke goes a little nuts as we discuss the end credits, Luke calls set decorator Liz Griffiths, and we get in shoutouts to Unstable and Groundhog Day Project once again. Also, special thanks to Ben Millington.
Location Manager Steve Mortimore joins us to discuss About Time's filming locations, and we get into the above the line end credits and the cast as the credits roll.
Luke and Robert are interviewed by Mark Elliott on BBC Shropshire to discuss the ending of Two Minutes About Time and to announce a big guest for next week's final episode. From 'Evenings on BBC Shropshire - Recorded on 12/10/2020. Released with permission from Mark Elliott.
Director Aisling Walsh joins us to discuss Elizabeth Is Missing, having one day left on Earth, Richard Curtis writing women, morning rituals, a montage of strangers, Tom Hollander, Dylan Thomas, An Inspector Calls, and creativity during lockdown.
Eddie O'Keeffe joins us one more time to discuss Jeff's problems, Tim's extraordinary ordinary life, Mary's jarring moment, Unstable, Ireland, accents, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Kingdom Hearts, Paddington, and Cats.
Eddie O'Keeffe (who doesn't like Kit Kat) joins us to discuss Butterfly Effect, the big emotional scene, the beach, Keeping Mum, Bill Nighy, Community, Chevy Chase, making your own mistakes (like choosing not to like Kit Kat), Vicar of Dibley, and erasing Jeff.
Comedian Eddie O'Keeffe joins us to discuss being trapped in a Richard Curtis film, Animal Crossing, Oedipus, Les Miserables, Cats, and the last table tennis match.
Brad Mendenhall is with us one more time to discuss podcast editing, Mary convincing Tim to have another child, the deleted Abbey Road scene, Pete Best, and best man speeches.
Brad Mendenhall joins us again to discuss Bonfire Night, how children are made, casting Rachel McAdams, and being positive.
Brad Mendenhall joins us to discuss normalizing time travel, Bill Nighy, Mary's perspective, and Charles Dickens.
Bryon Lockhart joins us to discuss Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Reverntum... ...and introductions, pronoun mishaps, After Life, what Nick Cave believes in, secret CD tracks, Desmond's impeccable dress, and checking sadness in the mirror. Plus a bonus moment with Set Decorator Liz Griffiths regarding that Nick Cage painting and commonly-used props.
Bryon Lockhart joins us again to discuss convenience store meals, courtroom sets, Rory as a lawyer, the Graham Curries, not stopping the music, Gary Allen's feel good music, and Rachel McAdams, as Mary and Tim lie in bed.
Luke interviews singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith about his song "Gold In Them Hills" and about his own interests in music and film.
Bryon Lockhart joins us to discuss gaining pop culture knowledge from memes, sandwich trays that look like sandwich trays, the Pret A Manger lady, Luke's lessons in theology, Clint Eastwood's entourage, Michael Myer's mother, Mary's poor manuscript storage, Tim vibrating in bed, Time Freak, and a preview of Luke's Ron Sexsmith interview.
Andy Jay joins us again to discuss the dying father, the real mothership, the bad trailer, The Time Traveler's Wife, and living each day as it is.
Andy Jay joins us again to discuss the penny drop moment, being on the... receiving end of time travel, needing a hug, knowing you're going to die, and making the moment about someone else.
Andy Jay joins us to discuss downplaying grief to make it resonate more.
Film teacher Kate Smith joins us one last time to discuss sound and the use of silence, a clear sky on a bad day, the cast, and color schemes.
Film teacher Kate Smith joins us again to discuss self confidence, the romcom audience, the trying-on-outfits scene, and Quicksilver at the therapist, before we get to the chaos in Mary's office.
Luke's former film teacher Kate Smith joins us to discuss camera angles, lighting, the film's color palette, screaming babies, rustic chaos, plus a bad review and Tim as misogynist narrator.
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us again to discuss Kit Kat, responsibility, maturity, Jay vs Rory, the perfection of Bill Nighy, and valuing what is.
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us again to discuss the chances of any of us existing, learning the lessons of time travel, stoicism, Groundhog Day, and knowing when you can't control the world around you.
Mentalist Derren Brown joins us to discuss reacting to extreme situations, remembering different versions of time, explaining the mechanics vs telling a story, and the treatment of women in the film.
Callum Read joins us again, to discuss Jimmy, the butterfly effect, having no plot, not being a romcom, fandom rewatches, Doctor Who, and Bill Nighy.
Filmmaker Callum Read joins us again to discuss the faller, Tim revealing his secret, fixing your own problems, Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas, the TARDIS, and grounding the film in reality (i.e. no time travel).
Filmmaker Callum Read joins us to discuss needing to watch this film twice; Tiamat, Mother of Dragons,; repercussions of time travel; Kit Kat's relationship with Posy; Richard Curtis' memorable characters; The Time Traveler's Wife. Plus a new segment: negative reviews from letterboxd.
Podcaster Sean German joins us again to discuss Sunscreen, Australia, Kit Kat's car accident, Tim's Oedipal Complex, and New Year's traditions.
Sean German is our guest. Posy is born. Kit Kat is sad. Luke is wrong. Jay is rude. Babies are messy. Time travel is unnecessary. The bear is Horace. Harry is jealous.
Podcaster Sean German joins us to discuss our origin stories, marketing time travel romcoms, getting Harry's autograph, Tim's love life, Spiegel im Spiegel, Tim's fixation on fixing things, and the deleted Abbey Road scene.
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us again, this time to discuss generic questions about The Office, NEW UNRELEASED FACTS ABOUT THE OFFICE, Mile High, calling someone kind, loving B.B. King, and crying at films.
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us to discuss Harry fuming, Rory standing in for Hugh Grant, Owen Wilson standing in for Woody Allen, Tom Hiddleston standing in for Owen Wilson, Canadian accents, The Office, age ratings, and wedding speeches.
Actor Ewen MacIntosh joins us to discuss, in no particular order, Wes Anderson, Vincent and the Doctor, Bill Nighy, Donnie Darko, Il Mondo, The Office, John Hughes, Rev, Timecrimes, The Tall Guy, Yesterday, Richard Curtis tropes, and avoiding every Richard Curtis film since Notting Hill.
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to discuss pants vs trousers, Mary's red wedding dress, intimate lighting, looking forward, simple moments, and upcoming projects.
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to discuss repeated jokes, blundering characters, Mary's nihilism, Richard Curtis' style, and the zeitgeist of Englishness, as Tim makes some announcements and Mary starts to get her kit off.
Filmmaker Joe Archer joins us to talk about a quaint British summer in movie form, a painting of Nicolas Cage, and figuring out character relationships from just these few minutes.
Reece Ord joins us again to discuss behind the scenes scheduling, great conversations, Mary=Mary so Superman=Batman?, and Reece's short film 'Connor' as we rush to show relationships.
Reece Ord joins us again to discuss The Time Traveler's Wife, Rachel McAdams' look, proposals in film, one of Robert's favorites line in About Time, location shooting on Hood, and saying 'no' to tea.
Reece Ord joins us to discuss Hood: The Legend Reborn, Rachel McAdams' variety of films, watching About Time twice, running across London while fleeing temptation, and proposing marriage.
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us again to discuss Charlotte's confidence, the walk homing after dinner, Tarantino's final film, charity shop DVDs, Margot Robbie in a RomCom, going from Harry Potter to Swiss Army Man, narration in film, being too British, and getting started as an actor.
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us to discuss the joy of being Rory, Richard Curtis' extensive oeuvre, characters brought to life, rewatchability, Unstable, attraction, (not) objectifying Charlotte, and going to meals by yourself.
Actress Helen Mae Austin joins us to discuss the joy of Rory, the National Theatre, obsessing about filming locations (or maybe that's just Robert), time traveling Rachel McAdams (#RachelMcAdamsIsTheDoctor), Groundhog Day, and Charlotte and her "girlfriend" Tina.
Johann Joseph joins us one more time to discuss Mary being pregnant already, Rory not getting a smash cut, Jay and Rory being redundant, and what Tim really wants from time travel.
Johann Joseph joins us again to talk color-coordinated book storage, sex talk with parents, as well as manners and power dynamics as Luke tries to one up the tension of Tim meeting Mary's parents by having computer problems and illogical sound issues.
Podcaster Johann Joseph joins us to discuss the soundtrack, buskers, the subway montage, handheld camerawork, director credits, cliched parental visits, and American violence.
Simon Fisher-Becker joins us one more time to talk about repeat sex, time travel jet lag, post-coital editing, becoming a controversial podcast, contract riders, laughing at yourself, Luke's attention span, and lockdown.
Set Decorator Liz Griffiths and Production Designer John Paul Kelly join us to talk about the Cornwall house, Mary's crazy flat, others sets, other props, and working on a great production.
Actor Simon Fisher-Becker joins us again, to discuss making the first move, modern relationships, American prudery, sex scenes, controversial films, censorship, Christian films, and writing, as Tim and Mary have sex for the first time, and then for the first time.