Podcasts about desert island flicks

Join Patch and Rich as we talk to BBC Radio Bristol presenter Adam Crowther.  Adam grew up in Birmingham and has had a variety of roles in the media.  We walk through Adam's life and career utilising the new segment of Desert Island Flicks!  Don't miss this one!

The Godfather of the the podcast Sean Whiteley-Ross joins Patch and Rich from Portland, Oregon for the first outing of a new segment Desert Island Flicks.  We each walk through our favourite movies from each decade we lived through.

Terrence Malick has been a filmmaker we've talked a lot about but haven't reviewed one of his film's since 2011's The Tree of Life.  The reclusive director returned to a more (relative) narrative structure in 2019 with A Hidden Life, a period film set in Austria during World War II.  Now available on VOD, we look at the Malick's storied career and our thoughts (and feelings) about his unique filmmaking technique.   Then, taking a page from Cast Away, we make some hard decisions on the films we'd choose if we were stuck on a desert island. 

All good things, and mediocre podcasts must come to an end. For our 100th and final episode, Moid, Dave, Russ and Chris present their Desert Island Flicks before cutting the head off the snake.

Should the Doctor Strange film have been more like this early 90s rip-off? Low budget studio Full Moon entertainment held the movie rights to Marvel’s Doctor Strange for a short period. When they lost the rights, they thought “well we’ve done all this pre-production work, might as well do something with it”. The result is Doctor Mordrid, a low budget fantasy action movie starring horror and B-movie legend Jeffrey Coombs in the title role. The Blu-Ray edition that one of us bought was definitely not released as cash grab. Team BFGC are on hand to investigate a curious . This episode was recorded shortly after consuming a large amount of Kentucky branded fried chicken. Joining us in the studio is semi-irregular co-host Dave. Before we tackle the movie, Dave is subjected to a rigorous Q&A and gives us his own Desert Island Flicks. But can Coombs play a heroic role and not come across as creepy? Can stop motion dinosaurs ever be rubbish? And does this film actually exist or is it a meat sweat induced fever dream? Join us as we soak in a bucket of KFC gravy to see if this comic book knock-off has Cumberbatch quaking, or if it should have stayed in the Nth dimension. WARNING: This episode contains some rather juvenile humour. Have you even heard of this film, let alone seen it? Get in touch and let us know: Email: bfgccast@gmail.com Twitter: @bfgcpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/BFGCPodcast/ iTunes: apple.co/1R4SNZJ

Just who do we think we are? Find out more about your hosts in Episode Zero. Discover what makes us qualified to chat about movies, both good and bad. We then ask each other the only questions that matter in a special Q&A section. Finally, you can all find out which 6 films, and TV boxset, we would happy to be stranded with in Desert Island Flicks. Basically this is the one we should have put out two years ago when we first started. But will a werewolf film make Foz’s list? Who does Ben hate less, Bale or Nolan? And what films unite Team BFGC? Join us for a special getting to know us episode to find out if we are cinematic scholars or home video hacks. Intro and Qualifications - 0.00:00 - 0.08.41 Question Time - 0.08:41 - 0.35:10 Desert Island Flicks - 0.35:10 - End Get in touch and let us know what you think: Email: bfgccast@gmail.com Twitter: @bfgcpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/BFGCPodcast/ iTunes: apple.co/1R4SNZJ

Waffle On Desert Island Flicks... A Special Edition. Hello Waffle listeners, on this episode Meds and Kell are being sent to spend time on a desert Island courtesy of regular guest host Peter Coleman. The lads pick six films each that have some meaning to them. They are not their all time favourite films but films with a story. So sit back, grab a bottle and listen to them sail away never to be seen again....until next month. If you want to buy any of the films mentioned in this podcast then why not use our Amazon link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&link_code=hom&placement=home_multi.gif&tag=wafonpod-21

Even writers go to the movies. And sometimes, when the movie is really, really, good (or really, really bad), they write about them. In this very special edition of Desert Island Flicks, five writers will share their favourite films and the work these films have inspired. Taking the concept of the Top Five film list and turning it on its head, ACMI and the Emerging Writers' Festival are sending not one but five castaways to the desert island. Once stranded with nothing but their favourite films, these writers will need to choose their number one favourite film of all time. The writers will then spend a lively evening discussing why these stories mean so much to them and exploring their own works that these films have inspired. Co-presented by ACMI and the Emerging Writers' Festival. Recorded on 3/5/2014

Back with a collection of man-friendly movies - Hangover 2, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Senna. Desert Island Flicks this week is "best films set in Thailand". Difficulty - no porn.

Plenty of movies on tap this week, with Twilight Eclipse, Shrek Forever After, Get Him to the Greek, and the remake of Death at a Funeral. Plus Jen edges ever-closer towards becoming a Bond villain, and Desert Island Flicks covers best fairytale movie.

The only major film reviewed this week is Prince of Persia, but that doesn't stop other movie-related banter flowing freely, including discussing why we've not watched Sex and the City 2, Brendan Fraser losing his way, and the chances of replacing Jenny with Gemma Arterton (SPOILER ALERT: slim to none). Desert Island Flicks is "best car chase", and of course your emails, tweets, and Facebook comments.

The Bantercast crew take aim at at Robin Hood, cower from Four Lions, and clamber into a Hot Tub Time Machine. We also muse on whether Shia LaBeouf should have criticised the latest Indiana Jones, get confused by the meaning of "spelling Nazis", and Desert Island Flicks covers best non-BTTF time-travel movie. Plus of course your emails, tweets, and Facebook comments, and a healthy dose of other banter.

The Ghost (Writer), Date Night, Nanny McPhee 2 and documentary Erasing David are all covered in the second half of our two-parter, plus emails and tweets from youse guys and Desert Island Flicks looks at the best Roman Polanski film. What would yours be? Do email us and tell, and we may mention it, with any other of your movie thoughts, on episode 67.

This week Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore fight Greek gods, while Sam Worthington lies about his age to join a roller derby team. Something like that anyway. Clash of the Titans and Whip It get reviewed by the Bantercast team, together with chat about the future of Bond, your emails and tweets, This Week in Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks focuses on best film featuring a volcano, after Eyjafjallaj

Kick-Ass and How To Train Your Dragon are up for review this week, plus your emails and tweets spark chat of Total Recall, the Dollars trilogy, Titanic in 3D, and Desert Island Flicks covers best Gene Hackman movie.

The second half of our double-bill is just as movie-packed as the first, with Green Zone, Shutter Island, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Chloe. There's also a special feature in the form of Paul's Oscar quiz, but the flipside is him unleashing a fair few hideous puns on us all - apologies. We've also got your emails, and Desert Island Flicks covers best Martin Scorsese film.

We've hit the big 6-0, and to celebrate we go on a pun-ridden journey of The Lovely Bones, A Single Man, The Crazies, Leap Year, and Micmacs. We also muse on the BAFTAs, the Odeon/Alice in Wonderland saga and the pluralisation of mathematics, plus of course This Week in Movie History. Desert Island Flicks this week is best French film.

From werewolves to the World Cup, from Harlem to harmless romcoms, our 59th episode is packed full of The Wolfman, Invictus, Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire), Valentine's Day and It's Complicated. Plus a look at the Oscar nominations, proper film critic Andrew Collins recommends his favourite undiscovered gem of a film from last year, In This Week In Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks features the best Clint Eastwood films.

Edge of Darkness, Daybreakers, Up in the Air, and 44 Inch Chest are under scrutiny from the Banterers this week, together with tangents into scary foreplay, skinning a groundhog, and whether Mel Gibson can still speak English. And of course This Week in Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks covers Mel Gibson's best film.

Golden Globes, The Book of Eli, The Road, Exam, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, and ways an agent could annoy Colin Salmon all come up for discussion from Jon, Paul and Jen this episode, plus In This Week In Movie History, your emails and tweets, and Desert Island Flicks looks at the best post-apocalyptic movies of all time.

A bumper episode - we cover New Moon (terrible), The Box (weird), and Law Abiding Citizen (more fun than it should be). Paul somehow conjures up the idea of giant mechanical spider porn, Jon turns an intended compliment into something a bit creepy, and Jen gets worked up over vampires, but probably not how you expect. We've also got an interview with journalist and podcasting legend Andrew Collins, This Week in Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks covers "best box movie" because the idea amused us.

Paranormal Activity comes under the MB spotlight this week, together with discussing the Twilight phenomenon (proper review of New Moon next time), and the second half of our interview with screenwriter David Bloom. We also narrowly skirt a libellous discussion about Silvio Berlusconi, talk about Crank 2, Tropic Thunder, The Prestige, and Stuck, plus This Week in Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks covers best "found footage" movie.

We're one year old! So an epic podcast with 2012 and a discussion of the best disaster films on Desert Island Flicks. Plus reviews of Harry Brown and The Men Who Stare At Goats, a morbid This Week In Movie History, a slamming of film publicists on Newsdesk, and your many lovely birthday wishes and film recommmendations. Week off next week, and if you're after part 2 of the interview with Donkey Punch screenwriter David Bloom, we bantered so much we ran out of room, so next time. Roll on Movie Banter, year 2!

An exclusive interview with Donkey Punch screenwriter David Bloom, plus Jon & Paul review An Education, 9 and Cold Souls. Plus the Movie Banter Newsdesk, reports on Mel Gibson's growing brood, Joss Whedon's take on the Terminator series, a discussion on the relative easiness of CGI, and Desert Island Flicks features best actor playing themselves. This episode also includes some of the worst links you will ever hear, but we're proud of them.

A bumper week for our 50th, as we cover Saw VI, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Triangle, and Bottle Shock. We also muse on the possibility of a British Saw film, the genius of Terry Gilliam, Paul somehow mixes up laughing and vomiting, In This Week in Movie History, Desert Island Flicks (this week: "best horror franchise"), and an interview with comedian Phil Butler. Oh, and when Paul mentioned the movie "Unlawful Entry", Jenny barely stifled a laugh so filthy we had to edit it out, but think of that when you hear the title and it'll hopefully make you smile.

Paul, Jon and Jenny float away on Up, through weather which is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, before landing in a Couples Retreat, and taking the Transsiberian to Eden Lake. Along the way there are some diversions via Jon's bizarre operating hours, the potential of a dialogue-free animated movie, Paul's confusing toilet story, and much more. This week's Desert Island Flicks is "best Pixar movie".

Paul, Jon and Jenny dig into the brains of Zombieland, try and debug Surrogates, theorise on Creation, and suffer Pandorum. Along the way we get distracted by the idea of a Zombie cannon, Jenny's shrine to Chris Pine, trailers that ruin movies, DVDs given away in newspapers, and muse on how zombifying The Crying Game might have livened it up a bit. Also In This Week in Movie History, and Desert Island Flicks covers our favourite zombie movies.

Paul, Jon and Jenny lavish praise on Away We Go and Fish Tank, heap scorn on Gamer and the prospect of the forthcoming Love Happens, and banter tangentially about toilet-based romantic comedies, best pregnancy films in Desert Island Flicks, what the writers of The Pink Panther 2 did next, a squirrel in Paul's garden mistreating its nuts, In This Week In Movie History, plus your emails and tweets via twitter, which are always welcome.

Dorian Gray's the main movie up for discussion this week, together with Adventureland, Ocean's 11/12/13, Brassed Off, and more. We've also got a new feature based around mis-describing films, together with regulars This Week in Movie History and Desert Island Flicks, which this week sees us picking our favourite Patrick Swayze movie.

A packed episode, as up for bantering are District 9, 500 Days of Summer, Funny People, and Julie and Julia. Desert Island Flicks focuses on best film about food, and of course This Week in Movie History. [Apologies for a couple of moments of mobile phone interference in this episode. Won't happen again.]

This week Paul, Jon and Jen banter their way through The Final Destination, including ideas on where to take the franchise given that the makers have clearly run out of steam. Also reviewed are The Hurt Locker and Broken Embraces. Desert Island Flicks covers the best modern World War 2 film, and This Week in Movie History centers around the third installment of a certain time-travelling film.

The Inglourious Basterds (Jon & Paul) return with The Time-Traveler's Wife (Jenny) to face The Ugly Truth about all these current releases, plus Coco Before Chanel, I Love You Man, and, via some godforsaken tangent, The Princess Diaries 2. Plus This Week In Movie History, Desert Island Flicks featuring the best Tarantino film, and plenty of emails from you to read out - of which more are always welcome. So drop us an email about anything movie-based.

This week the focus is mostly on cautious praise for GI Joe and less-cautious taking to pieces of The Taking of Pelham 123, plus a chat with comedian Patrick Monahan, and Desert Island Flicks is "favourite John Hughes movie."

Plenty to banter about this week - movie-wise Moon, The Proposal, and The Game, also Twitter, age gaps between costars in movies, whether sequels should stand alone or be tied closely to their originals, Desert Island Flicks covers "most consistent franchise", and more.

Ach! Ish habe Hogwarts auf mein Wand! That's right: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince and Bruno come under fire from Jon, Jen and Paul, plus This Week In Movie History, three film recommendations from Delorean car owner Stuart Nicholls (and Back To The Future isn't one of them), plus Desert Island Flicks looks at the best child actor performances.

Jon and Paul weigh into Public Enemies, My Sister's Keeper, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, plus discussing whether 3D is the future, Desert Island Flicks covers best documentary, and This Week in Movie History.

Normal movie bantering is resumed - Transformers 2, Year One, and Man on Wire all under scrutiny, prompting discussions on the merits (or lack thereof) of big dumb action films, and also bemoaning ill-thought-out comedies. Paul mentions his Delorean experiences, we're unusually mocking towards Jen (maybe becase she had a week off) and Desert Island Flicks covers vampire movies. Oh, and of course This Week in Movie History.

Paul, Jon and Jenny banter about The Hangover, Sunshine Cleaning, marvel at Amy Adams, and muse on whether the reality of The Terminator or future-setting of Terminator Salvation make for more engrossing viewing. Also a chat with comedian George Egg, Desert Island Flicks covers "best trailer", and as always, This Week in Movie History.

This week up for bantering by Paul, Jon and Jen are more bad ideas for movie prequels, musings on which of the new acting generation could replace the old guard, a review of 12 Rounds, discussing the recently-announced remake of Total Recall, the TV movie of Discworld novel The Colour of Magic, and thoughts about books that should and shouldn't be made into movies. Also a chat with UK comic Andy Kind, This Week in Movie History, and last but not least, Desert Island Flicks covers our most hated movies.

Paul's back! He and Jon celebrate with a desperately-crowbarred episode title (one for fans of Roman numerals), plus reviews of Star Trek, Coraline, and I Love You, Man. Also the return of This Week in Movie History, Desert Island Flicks, and more.

A 2nd episode in a week? We're too generous. As Paul moves house, Jon and Jennifer help sift through his DVD box, unearthing treasures from Swingers to Top Secret to Russian Ark to Chums with Ant & Dec. Desert Island Flicks is your Most Watched Film, and there's a chat about the first 18-rated films we saw.

This week Paul, Jon and Jennifer cover Marley & Me, Knowing, Bronson, Interstate 60, and A Prarie Home Companion. There's also the return of "this week in movie history", and Desert Island Flicks covers the best TV to movie adaptation.

A bumper week for movies - Revolutionary Road, Valkyrie, Frost/Nixon, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and more. Plus "this week in movie history", Desert Island Flicks focuses on snow, and Paul and Jon start wondering if a Movie Banter curse might exist for anyone whose name gets mentioned...

This week Paul covers Australia (the film, not the entire country), Jon covers The Spirit, and leaves slightly more confused than before he saw it, and they both review The Reader, which doesn't warrant a flippant addition because it's a serious film. "Desert Island Flicks" asks for their favourite black and white movie, producing an unexpected choice on both counts, and Paul hopes he hasn't caused the death of someone he knows by mistake. Or deliberately, come to think of it.

Paul and Jon discuss the new Clint Eastwood-directed Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, as well as sharing views on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Sweeney Todd, Waz (or W Delta Z), Day Watch, and Waltz With Bashir. Plus they somehow go off on a tangent about Steve Guttenberg, and wonder why subtitled movies put some people off. The "Desert Island Flicks" category this week is musicals, and there's a guest appearance by Paul's housemate Jenny.