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Where To Stick It
Episode 438 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Where To Stick It

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 47:55


Season 7 continues with this week's movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" Directed by Guy Ritchie. Eddy and his three friends pool their money together for a high stakes poker game against a local crime lord. Eddy loses and in the process ends up in 500K debt that the boys will have to pay back in a week. Eddy and his friends come up with a scheme to get the money quick, but a series of setbacks and mishaps connect a bunch of strangers to their demise at the hands of one another.Support the showCatch new episodes of the Where to Stick It Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon where we upload exclusive content each month for only $3 a month.

What Were They Thinking?
Doom (w/Ryan Gilbert)

What Were They Thinking?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 88:42


The March to Wrestlemania CONTINUES with Ryan Gilbert back in the saddle again to help us discuss 2005's Doooooooom! The Rock sure cusses a lot in this movie, doesn't he? Why did RFK portray Jessica Rabbit? Did that first-person scene need to be 12 hours long? All this and more! Next week: Wackyowski. What We've Been Watching: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes "Wacky Races" "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Doom stars Karl Urban, Dwayne Johnson, Rosamund Pike, Deobia Oparei, Ben Daniels, Raz Adoti, Richard Brake, Dexter Fletcher and Doug Jones; directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pop Culture Purgatory
Episode 296: The Elephant Man (1980)

Pop Culture Purgatory

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 111:18


Welcome back to purgatory!!! We continue of discussions on David Lynch and his work with his film The Elephant Man from 1980, the story of Joseph Carey Merrick and his life at the London Hospital after the side show and under the watch and care of Frederick Treves. The film is written by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch based on a chapter in The Elephant man and other reminiscences by Frederick Treves. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Hurt, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Hannah Gordon, Michael Elphick, Helen Ryan, Dexter Fletcher, John Standing, Lesley Dunlop and Phoebe Nicholls. Thanks for checkin us out, you can find our back catalog on Podbean.com and you can find us where all other podcasts are found. David Lynch Theme by Jeremy Mcfarlane   Intro "The Elephant Man Theme" by John Morris from The Elephant Man soundtrack https://youtu.be/V7QTw8iPPRI?si=UaU2eUx97ZLir15F Outro "Joseph Merrick" by Mastodon https://youtu.be/4Rt92sB2auA?si=5p0S2wGsq_-zUf_P David Lynch interview from the Bryn Mawr Film Institute  https://youtu.be/rwC1cYaIedI?si=3NrRl9spkUX295eX  

W2M Network
TV Party Tonight: The Offer (2022)

W2M Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 95:42


Alexis Hejna, Dorian Price and Mark Radulich present their The Offer Miniseries TV Show Review! The Offer is an American biographical drama television miniseries created by Michael Tolkin and developed by Tolkin and Nikki Toscano for Paramount+. The series follows the development and production of Francis Ford Coppola's landmark gangster film The Godfather (1972) for Paramount Pictures. Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks, Dan Fogler, Juno Temple, and Burn Gorman all star. It premiered on April 28, 2022, and ran 10 episodes through June 16.The project was announced in September 2020 to air on Paramount+, and for the story to be described from the perspective of producer Albert S. Ruddy. Armie Hammer was cast to play him in December 2020, but dropped out the following month; he was replaced by Miles Teller in May 2021. In April 2021, Dexter Fletcher was hired to direct several episodes. Matthew Goode, Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks, Dan Fogler and Juno Temple joined the production in June, and in July, Burn Gorman joined as Charles Bludhorn. Justin Chambers has a recurring role as Marlon Brando. In October, Eric Balfour, Michael Gandolfini and Zack Schor joined the cast, with Balfour playing production designer Dean Tavoularis.Filming for the series began in July 2021 but was paused on July 29 due to a positive COVID-19 test. On August 23, 2021, it was reported that plans to film at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles between August 25 and 27 were scrapped after learning about a labor dispute there. The miniseries was released on April 28, 2022, with the first three episodes of the ten-episode miniseries available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis on Thursdays.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59

Tread Perilously
Tread Perilously -- Misfits: Season 2, Episode 2

Tread Perilously

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 93:27


Tread Perilously's Summer Patreon request month leads to very British superpowers with Misfits Season 2, Episode 2. Simon's day of annoying the others is interrupted when his half-brother, Jamie, arrives to introduce himself for the first time. The two start to bond down the pub, but when Jamie's car is stolen, he reveals their father was bound and gagged in the boot. Meanwhile, the others get closer to discovering the masked man who has been following them. It all leads to a rave where Simon and Jamie decide which of them gets to pull the bartender they met earlier who happens to have ice powers. Will it lead to tragedy? Erik and Justin immediately fuss over the presence of Robert Sheehan -- who may have been playing Klaus from The Umbrella Academy for a very long time. Justin figures out where the series is meant to take place. Erik finds all the Britishisms he can recall. He also confuses the X-Man called Skin with another Mutant. The definition of "chav" comes up. The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics lead to some advance planning. Erik can't help but call Iwan Rheon "Ramsey Bolton." A special guest star distracts Justin. He is also surprised to see Dexter Fletcher, and Ruth Negga makes an unexpected appearance.

Movigilantes
Episode 197: Sweet Dreams (X-Men Apocalypse, Bryan Singer, 2016)

Movigilantes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 65:55


X-Men Apocalpyse war der letzte Film, der veröffentlicht wurde, bevor sich auch Regisseur Bryan Singer nicht mehr vor MeToo verstecken konnte. Die Welle schwappte über ihn herab, als er gerade Bohemian Rhapsody drehte. Das Queen Biopic wurde letztlich von Newton Thomas Sigel und Dexter Fletcher fertiggestellt. Hätten sie das bloß auch mal besser mit Apocalypse gemacht. Denn bis auf ein paar wenige nette Charaktermomente und weiterhin beeindruckende Quicksilver Special FX hat die Fortsetzung von Days of Future Past nicht mehr wirklich viel zu bieten. Halbherzig werden Cyclops, Storm und Jean Grey in die Handlung gepresst, halbherzig wird der Film mittendrin für eine unnötig lange Sequenz unterbrochen, damit ein Wolverine-Cameo mit der Brechstange eingefügt werden kann, und welches Potential verschenkt wurde, als einer der beliebtesten X-Men-Gegner, besetzt mit einem der besten Schauspieler in Hollywood, nicht wirklich viel machen kann außer steif in der Gegend herumzugucken, während um ihn herum Bilder aus dem Computer die Action ersetzen? Das ist alles ziemlich traurig. Trotz alledem ist X-Men Apocalypse auf handwerklicher Ebene durchaus souverän heruntergekurbelt. Was Mariella und Micha sonst so gefallen hat? Heute bei Movigilantes!

Radio UdeC Podcast
En Rodaje - mayo 03

Radio UdeC Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 29:32


Rocketman (2019) de Dexter Fletcher. Junto a Bastián Sepúlveda Saldaña.

Film Stories with Simon Brew
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and Sunshine On Leith (2013)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 59:32


Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin had been asked questions many times about making a sequel to their 1996 smash hit Independence Day. Several times they came close to doing so over the years, including an ambitious plan to shoot two films back to back at one stage. Yet when it came time to move forward, the big question they faced: would Will Smith want to return? And could 20th Century Fox afford him? The story of Independence Day: Resurgence is told here. As a director, Dexter Fletcher announced himself with the impressive low budget success Wild Bill. But he was on the lookout for something different, something out of his comfort zone for his next film. What, then, about a muscal movie set around the tunes of The Proclaimers? Enter stage left, Sunshine On Leith. Tales of both are told in this episode... --- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filmstories Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Black Belt Podcast
#16: Dexter Fletcher – Form Follows Function when Hunting Monsters

The Black Belt Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 78:47


“When you go into a Hostage Rescue you have to see it as if you are protecting or trying to save your own child, your own mother, your own brother.  If you can't put yourself in a situation to see it that way you can't do that job.  And that's the way Miami Dade SWAT SRT, that is what our perspective was.  The Job that we do is real, and you are going to have to perform.  You are going to be put in situations where you have to respond at the highest level, and if you fall short someone loses their life.  When you see the reality of life and death, and you are responsible for that, it puts a different level in you.  You have a mindset that you cannot fail, there is no failure in this, if you fail you die, your teammates die, and more importantly the person you are trying to save dies.” – Dexter FletcherMy guest this episode is Dexter Fletcher, who served for 35 years in the Miami Dade Police Department, and 30 of those years on S.W.A.T.  as part of their Special Response Team.  He is a multi-discipline martial arts master with a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Nisie Goju Ruyu Karate & Ju Jitsu and a 5th Dan Black Belt in Nagasudo Ju Jitsu and Combative Arts.  Mr. Fletcher specializes in training Police, SWAT, and Military Units Nationally and Internationally.  He has first-hand experiences protecting Presidents, Popes, and Dignitaries.  His highly decorated career has involved everything from frequent hostage rescue situations, to hunting fugitives, to protecting civilians from the monsters in this world.  This episode is all about the makings of a Guardian and what it takes to function at the highest levels in the most extreme and stressful environments.  My key takeaway is that Form must Follow Function.  In life and death situations when you are responsible for yourself, your teammates, and those you are protecting your training must prepare you to perform with zero room for failure.  Hero's like Dexter Fletcher are a very rare and humble bread, they are guardians who put the preservation of others over their own self-preservation.  I consider Dexter Fletcher to be a Modern-Day Samurai, who lives by a strict code of conduct driven by a definiteness of purpose and a selflessness dedicated to service and the preservation of life.    We can learn so much from being in the mere presence of such individuals, who truly walk the walk, I am humbled and honored to spend time with this remarkable man.  Tune in for a life changing episode.

Best in Fest
Create Your Own Career with Producer/Director Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin - Ep #148

Best in Fest

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 46:22


Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi-hyphenate - she is known as an accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. Having been in the film business for 30 years, Julia has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading independent producers, with over 36 critically acclaimed feature films produced to date. She founded and has been running Rough Diamond Productions since 1995.Some of the memorable, acclaimed theatrical releases and top film festival favorites Julia has produced, includes 2 Jacks, directed by Bernard Rose: the film starred Danny Huston, Jack Huston, Sienna Miller, Jacqueline Bisset, and Billy Zane; Stander, directed by Bronwen Hughes starring Thomas Jane, Deborah Unger, Dexter Fletcher, and David O'Hara; Sony Pictures Classics released The Merchant of Venice, directed by Michael Radford, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Joseph Fiennes; and Riding The Bullet based on a Stephen King story, directed by Mick Garris, and starring David Arquette, Jonathan Jackson, Erica Christensen, and Barbara Hershey. Julia's faith-based film, The Least Among You was a Lionsgate release, starring Lou Gossett Jr., Lauren Holly, and William Devane, and featured in major festivals, being nominated for two N.A.A.C.P awards. Julia also Executive Produced the 2015 Lionsgate release Born of War, directed by Vicky Jewson, starring James Frain and Sophia Black D'Elia.Julia's films have been selected for many major film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Venice, AFI, Raindance, Vancouver International, and London. As a director, her former acting background has given her the tools to support her actors and bring out amazing performances, and her producing background enables her to stay on budget while bringing out the best creative results.

Bad Dads Film Review
One Hour Photo & Press Gang

Bad Dads Film Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 59:59


Hello, film-loving Dads! Today on Bad Dads Film Review, we're zooming in on some of the most iconic photographs in movie history, exploring a thriller that'll make you rethink your next photo development, and reminiscing about a classic kids' TV show.Top 5 Photos in Movies:Photographs in films can be powerful – they can tell a story, evoke emotion, or even become iconic in their own right. Let's delve into some of the most memorable photos in cinema. Think of the haunting snapshots in The Shining, revealing the hotel's eerie history. Or the poignant Polaroid in Memento, a key piece in the protagonist's fragmented quest. How about the symbolic photo in Blade Runner, hinting at a replicant's memories? Then, there's the unforgettable final scene in Thelma & Louise – a freeze-frame that captures their spirit of freedom. And lastly, the mysterious picture in Vertigo, where a photo sparks an obsession. These images aren't just visuals; they're pivotal pieces of their film's narrative puzzle.Main Feature - One Hour Photo:Our main feature is the chilling One Hour Photo, where Robin Williams takes a stark turn from his usual comedic roles. He plays Sy, a photo technician who becomes disturbingly obsessed with a family whose pictures he develops. It's a gripping thriller that explores themes of loneliness, obsession, and the fine line between everyday life and underlying darkness. Williams delivers a performance that's both unsettling and deeply empathetic, and we'll dive into how this film showcases his incredible range as an actor.Kids TV - Press Gang:Then, for a bit of nostalgia, we're revisiting Press Gang. This late '80s and early '90s show was a gem, featuring a group of teenagers running a newspaper. It's a smart, witty series that tackled various issues, and it's where many of us got introduced to the talents of Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher. While not photography-centered, it's about capturing stories, and we'll discuss how shows like this influenced our understanding of the media and storytelling.So, get ready for a cinematic journey through iconic images, a deep dive into psychological thrills, and a blast from the past with some teenage reporters. It's all happening here on Bad Dads Film Review, where we bring a Dad's perspective to the best (and sometimes the bizarre) in movies and TV!

Collider Conversations
Gen V Interview: Meet Lizze Broadway - The Boys Spinoff Breakout Star

Collider Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 49:42


Back in April I was watching Dexter Fletcher's Ghosted. The majority of the movie focuses on Chris Evans and Ana de Armas' characters, Cole and Sadie, but at the beginning of the film, there's a delightful short sequence that unfolds at Cole's family home. That sequence includes some pitch-perfect interactions between Evans and the actor playing his sister — someone I was unfamiliar with at the time.About four months later, I began my Gen V journey and was instantly taken by the entire cast, but especially by the actor playing Emma. Who was it? It was the same artist. It's Lizze Broadway.Broadway shoulders one of the most complex storylines in The Boys spin-off series. Emma is a supe with the ability to get small, but in order to do so, she must purge to shrink to the size of an ant and then eat to grow tall again. Constant body image monitoring and pressure from her own mother leaves Emma with a warped perception of the value of her powers and feeling “unlovable, gross and ugly.” However, Broadway makes it abundantly clear that Emma is bubbling over with heart, strength and immense potential, and while the character doesn't get to live happily ever after at the end of Season 1 of Gen V, she certainly has begun a journey of finding and embracing self-worth, and understanding how she influences others for the better.There were a number of shows I was eager to circle back to via Collider Ladies Night when SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP. One was Gen V, and while I'd love to chat with every member of this wildly talented ensemble in the future, Broadway was at the top of the list. An actor who truly burst onto the scene with natural screen presence, an infectious energy, and the ability to make the most of every ounce of her range as an actor, crushing Emma's mic drop one-liners and commanding the screen in one of Gen V's most emotionally devastating scenes.It was an honor to have Broadway on Collider Ladies Night (her first interview ever!) to learn more about her journey to Hollywood and how she wound up delivering a scene-stealing performance in the hit Prime Video show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpyHards Podcast
148. Ghosted (2023)

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 101:58


Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Shayla Miller from YouTube's Sweet Time, take a wild and perilous bus ride with Chris Evans and Ana de Armas while decoding the 2023 action rom-com Ghosted. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Mike Moh, Tate Donovan, Amy Sedaris, Lizze Broadway, Tim Blake Nelson and Marwan Kenzari. Make sure to watch Sweet Time with Shayla & Chelsea on YouTube, and follow Shayla on Twitter. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes Theme music by Doug Astley.

Echoes From The Void
Echo Chamber - 276 - Part One

Echoes From The Void

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 109:41


We are coming at you with another 'Double Header' edition of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ this week!!! 'Part ONE' has a horror from Universal Pictures & FilmNation Entertainment and another from Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema & Wild Atlantic Pictures. There's a rom-com from ACE Entertainment & Netflix, a crime capper from Darius Films & Signature Entertainment. AND Lionsgate UK bring the guns and explosives out for a fourth outing!!! In 'Part One' we have: Knock at the Cabin Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/rOtvSgQRyMY Rose Hall, New York City: 30th January 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 3rd February 2023 Digital Release Date: 15th September 2023 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint Running Time: 100 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/gv_QhoUy-xc?si=rqGQ8w5tDycdWU_Y Website: Here. https://www.uphe.com/movies/knock-at-the-cabin ------------ Love at First Sight Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/9A929kLtCp8 Digital Release Date: 15th September 2023 Director: Vanessa Caswill Cast: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Rob Delaney, Katrina Nare, Jameela Jamil, Luke Whoriskey, Tom Taylor, Dexter Fletcher, Sally Phillips Running Time: 91 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/j0kro6SuwxM?si=F_85wS-67-SvJ5c4 Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/love-at-first-sight-release-date-news ------------ Evil Dead Rise Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/vXCJnfhHDBs South by Southwest: 15th March 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 21st April 2023 Digital Release Date: 21st September 2023 Director: Lee Cronin Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher, Noah Paul, Richard Crouchley, Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas, Jayden Daniels, Billy Reynolds-McCarthy, Tai Wano, Mark Mitchinson, Bruce Campbell Running Time: 96 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/rFxVoeXtOD8?si=5B0bDLYHOYy5fl_s Website: Here. https://www.evildeadrisemovie.net/ ------------ The Retirement Plan Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/_D1EjADhx1M Digital Release Date: 29th September 2023 Director: Tim Brown Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Thalia Campbell, Ron Perlman, Jackie Earle Haley, Joel David Moore, Ernie Hudson, Grace Byers, Rick Fox, Lynn Whitfield Running Time: 103 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/GQSrWR_MSwA Website: Here. https://www.theretirementplanmovie.com/ ------------ Expend4bles Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/d-TeWL-UtGE Beijing Premiere: 8th September 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 22nd September 2023 Director: Scott Waugh Cast: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis Jackson, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, Andy García Running Time: 104 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/jiGd7ntXxG8?si=7XLsRRhu0upFihLY Website: Here. https://www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk/releases/expend4bles ------------ *(Music) 'Not Tight' by Domi and JD Beck - 2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

BLOODHAUS
Episode 75: Gothic (1986)

BLOODHAUS

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 72:16


This week! A literature episode. The hosts are back on Ken Russell with his adaptation of the Mary Shelley adaptation, Gothic (1986). Drusilla watched Death Game (1977) and they talk all about Colleen Camp. She also watched Ken Russell's Tommy and Listzomania. They discuss Ken Russell's unproduced script for Dracula. Josh comes in with book recs. The Icelandic semi-adaptation of Dracula called The Powers of Darkness and Riley Sager's The Only One Left. Also mentioned: the tragic death of Julian Sands, the Romantic period, the year with no summer, Cabaret, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Altered States, Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful, Suburbia, different Shakespeare adaptations, Dexter Fletcher, Derek Jarman, and Sting, From Wiki: “Gothic is a 1986 British psychological horror film directed by Ken Russell, starring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont (Mary Shelley's stepsister) and Timothy Spall as Dr. John William Polidori. It features a soundtrack by Thomas Dolby, and marks Richardson's and Cyr's film debut.”NEXT WEEK: The Sentinel (1977) Website: http://www.bloodhauspod.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/BloodhausPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/Email: bloodhauspod@gmail.comDrusilla's art: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/Drusilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydesister/Drusilla's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/drew_phillips/Joshua's website: https://www.joshuaconkel.com/Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaConkelJoshua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/Joshua's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshuaconkel 

Pop Culture Purgatory
Guy Ritchie Gangster Films Part 1: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Pop Culture Purgatory

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 72:57


Welcome back to purgatory ya fooks!!! This week we start our Guy Ritchie gangster series starting with his first, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels from 1998 and written/Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Rowe, Vinnie Jones, Peter McNicholl, Lenny McLean, P.H. Moriarty, Frank Harper, Steve Sweeney, Vas Blackwood, Stephen Marcus, and Sting!!!  Thanks for checkin us out! If you'd like to find our back catalogue, go to www.podbean.com  Intro song by John Murphy and David Hughes-Zorba the Greek https://youtu.be/z89Au2sntRM  Outro song by James Brown-The Boss https://youtu.be/uZVMgM5QiiI  

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

After 50 years in TV, film and theatre, James O'Brien sits down with one of his heroes, actor turned big-time director, Dexter Fletcher to discuss the lows and soaring highs of his life and career.

24FPS
24FPS HS Mai 2023

24FPS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 322:47


Le joli mois de mai 2023 est terminé, et même si l'élection d'une reine de mai a déjà été abordée dans l'épisode précédent, il est temps pour 24FPS, le podcast ciné avec ou sans spoiler, de se pencher sur les films vus pendant cette période ! Voici la liste des 16 films abordés sans spoiler par Jérôme et julien dans cet épisode : Operation Fortune : Ruse De Guerre de Guy Ritchie (à partir de 0:06:25) Sanctuary de Zachary Wygon (à partir de 0:12:20) Ghosted de Dexter Fletcher (à partir de 0:16:14) Hypnotic de Robert Rodriguez (à partir de 0:28:23) The Mother de Niki Caro (à partir de 0:35:43) Fool's Paradise de Charlie Day (à partir de 0:41:14) Les Chevaliers Du Zodiaque de Tomek Baginsky (à partir de 0:59:44) Polite Society de Nida Manzoor (à partir de 1:12:28) AKA de Morgan S. Dalibert (à partir de 1:18:33) La Petite Sirène de Rob Marshall (à partir de 1:25:30) Blood & Gold de Peter Thorwarth (à partir de 1:39:40) Blackberry de Matt Johnson (à partir de 1:50:32) Air de Ben Affleck (à partir de 2:09:58) Les Gardiens De La Galaxie Vol. 3 de James Gunn (à partir de 2:43:49) Fast & Furious X de Louis Leterrier (à partir de 3:24:07) Spider-Man : Across The Spider-Verse de Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers et Justin K. Thompson (à partir de 4:07:21) Et ils reviennent, cette fois avec spoilers sur la fin de Fast & Furious X à partir de 4:42:58, puis sur la fin de Spider-Man : Across The Spider-Verse à partir de 5:11:47 Bonne écoute, et n'hésitez pas à partager votre avis sur le partage de comptes Netflix. Crédits musicaux : Creep (Acoustic Version) de Radiohead, issu de certaines versions du single du morceau Creep (1193), et We Care A Lot de Faith No More, issu de l'album Introduce Yourself (1987) 24FPS est un podcast du label PodShows

Trick or Treat Radio
TorTR #567 - Renfield, Bring Me My Cocaine

Trick or Treat Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 201:29


Renfield, the tortured aide to history's most narcissistic podcast is forced to feed his masters' debaucherous habits. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there's a life outside the shadow of The World's Most Dangerous Podcast. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency. On Episode 567 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our good buddy Rocky from the band Knowman to discuss Renfield from director Chris McKay! We also talk about the history of Dracula, the correct way to eat a hot dog, and we create AI art of ourselves. So grab your stakes, holy water, guns, and any other vampire killing paraphernalia you want, pick up a six-pack of Dracula Blood, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Happy Birthday Robert Englund, Nightmare on Elm St., Dead and Buried, Strangeland, improved Rocky, Rockenstein down by the docks, Awkwafina, extravaganja, Pixies, nitrous oxide shots, is a hot dog a sandwich?, eating tampons, sauerkraut and onions, favorite mustard, potato sticks, emo Bill Paxton, AI Art Generator, Emo Phillips, Dario Argento, old man buying a lottery ticket dance, Renfield, Chris McKay, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, The Dark Universe, Universal Studios, Dracula (1931), Dexter Fletcher, Christopher Lee, Vampire films, Monster Squad, CGI Blood, Ben Schwartz, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Van Helsing, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu, Ralph Ineson, Bill Skarsgard, Green Knight, Robert Eggers, Shadow of the Vampire, Godzilla, Smurfs, Bootsie Bunsie Pookie, codependent relationships with caterpillars, Wes Craven, Vampire in Brooklyn, What We Do In the Shadows, Wiccan Tumblr, Rocky Overhang, Time Bandits, The Story of Ricky, The Unbearable Weight of Talent, Frank Langella, Joe's Apt., BD Wong, Bela Lugosi, Brooklyn 45, Shudder, Ted Geoghegan, drunk Creepy Girl, severed limbs as javelins, The Blackening, Tim Story, Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, Knowman, Dr. Strangeballs, The Shadow Sausage Council, A Triumphant Ooze, and a Miscarriage of Draculas.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Soap From The Box
LUCY BENJAMIN

Soap From The Box

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 52:15


Season 5 continues with a soap icon who is returning to Albert Square for a new bombshell storyline. EASTENDERS very own Lisa Fowler, played by LUCY BENJAMIN joins Lee today to talk about all of her big storylines, including the infamous WHO SHOT PHIL? We go behind the scenes and hear stories never told before. Lee also looks at other work Lucy has done including PRESS GANG with Dexter Fletcher and Julia Sawahla There are over 80 episodes to now listen to of this chart topping podcast, so get your coffee (or your wine) settle down and join in the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rom Com Rewind Podcast
S4 E17: Ghosted

The Rom Com Rewind Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 65:37


Ghosted is a 2023 Romantic Action Adventure Comedy directed by Dexter Fletcher. This is the story of Cole Turner played by Chris Evans. Cole lives near Washington DC where he helps his parents at their family farm. At a local farmers market Cole runs into Sadie, played by Ana De Armas. After a flirty but anxious meet cute Cole and Sadie hit it off, have one great night and a fantastic next morning, but after that, Sadie has seemingly Ghosted Cole. In an attempt at a grand romantic gesture Cole flies to London (he knows where she is because he has a tracker on his inhaler which she still has), at which point Cole realizes that Sadie was not who she appeared to be. This film also stars Adrien Brody as Leveque, MULTIPLE surprise cameos and fun little roles that we will get into later.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That Film Stew Podcast
That Film Stew Ep 416 - Ghosted (Review)

That Film Stew Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 18:39


Apple TV+ reunites Chris Evans and Ana de Armas for this romantic action-adventure film directed by Dexter Fletcher. Salt-of-the-earth Cole (Chris Evans) falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie (Ana de Armas), but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world.

A Trip to the Movies with Alex Zane

The 'Rocketman' director pops in to talk about his brand new Apple TV+ action/rom-com 'Ghosted' and takes us on a trip that involves having to walk out of a movie because of Al Pacino, two little problems with 'Aliens' and 'Terminator 2' and screens for us one of the greatest musicals of all time.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies BetterFounded in 1930, ODEON is the largest and best-known cinema chain in the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in delivering the very best cinema experience and cutting-edge technology.Book now at your local ODEON cinema for some big-screen movie magic! http://bit.ly/3BRaPMT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Filmmakers Podcast
Dexter Fletcher: The 'Rockman' director talks filmmaking and his latest feature 'Ghosted'

The Filmmakers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 49:16


Dexter Fletcher, the award winning director join us to talk making Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rockeman and his latest feature Ghosted staring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.Dexter also chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about:-Pitching for movies.-First film vs studio movie .-Why is still has work to harder and harder. -Action and stunts.-Why rehearsals are v important .-Responding to notes. -Why he started directing as an actor. -Dealing with pressure situations. -Why directing is a lonely job .-Why he chooses his projects .-Advice for filmmakers.GHOSTED is out on APPLE TV now!PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Goggler Movie and TV Podcast
The Goggler Podcast #366: Ghosted Director Dexter Fletcher

The Goggler Movie and TV Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 14:18


Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Uma speaks to director Dexter Fletcher about his brand new action rom-com on Apple TV Plus, Ghosted.

Awards Chatter
Taron Egerton - 'Black Bird'

Awards Chatter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 57:45


One of the top young stars in Hollywood reflects on the importance to his career of Matthew Vaughn and Dexter Fletcher; the running thread that Elton John played in his life even prior to playing him in 'Rocketman'; and why he relished the opportunity to do longform television for the first time in Apple TV+'s acclaimed limited series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magic Rays of Light
Ghosted, Supply v Demand, Canal+

Magic Rays of Light

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 74:41


This week Sigmund and Devon discuss Ghosted, the latest Apple Original film from Dexter Fletcher. Devon shows off his French skills. Show Notes Send us a voice message all week via iMessage to mrolfm@screentimes.net. Subscribe to our Apple TV Release Calendar. ScreenTimes.net | Tweet Screen Times Sigmund Judge | Tweet Sigmund or Follow Sigmund on Mastodon Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon Highlight: Ghosted Apple TV Multiview Split Screen | ApplWatcher Hands-on with the new multiview split screen feature on Apple TV | Benjamin Mayo Trailer: City On Fire   Trailer: High Desert Trailer: Frog and Toad Teaser: Prehistoric Planet 2 Teaser: The Afterparty Season 2   First Look: Lessons in Chemistry Automation April: Creating Show Notes from GoodLinks | Devon Dundee Blank TV | The Iconfactory   New Release: Summon Quest on Apple Arcade   New Release: Jane   New Release: Sago Mini Friends Earth Day Special   New Release: The Last Thing He Told Me   New Release: Drops of God New Release: Big Beasts   Extra: Workouts to Believe In | Apple Fitness+ Included with Apple TV+ through May 31 (U.S. only) Knight and Day Romancing the Stone True Lies   Up Next: Beef | Netflix Up Next: Beavis and Butt-Head | Paramount+ Up Next: Waco: The Aftermath | Showtime Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass. Magic Rays of Light is a podcast from ScreenTimes.net  

Awesome Friday!
Episode 101: 65 & Ghosted

Awesome Friday!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 58:55


Greetings programs!  This week on the show, we dive head first into two.... well, two not-great films. First up is the Adam Driver Fights Dinosaurs sci-fi actioner 65.  Then we look at the new Chris Evans & Ana de Armas action rom-com Ghosted. BONUS CONTENT:     This week on our patron-subscriber bonus chat, we dive into the third seasons of The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Picard, how they're similar and how they're different and whether either of them is actually good.  Every tier of subscriber gets access! Check it out here!SUPPORT:             Patreon    Ko-Fi EPISODE HOMEPAGE:     You can find JustWatch-powered streaming links, our ratings, and all of our other content on this episode's homepage! CONNECT WITH US:      Matthew on Twitter: @SmatthewAF Simon on Twitter: @TemporaryPen Home:   AwesomeFriday.ca Awesome Friday on Twitter: @AwesomeFridayCa    Awesome Friday on Facebook: Awesome Friday Awesome Friday on Instagram: @AwesomeFridayCa AwesomeFriday on YouTube: Awesome Friday Email Awesome Friday: Contact Us SHOW LINKS: Awesome Friday on Apple Podcasts Awesome Friday on Amazon Music Awesome Friday on Deezer Awesome Friday on Goodpods Awesome Friday on Google Podcasts Awesome Friday on iHeartRadio Awesome Friday on JioSaavn Awesome Friday on Overcast Awesome Friday on Spotify Awesome Friday on Stitcher Awesome Friday on TuneIn Meanwhile, relax and enjoy your flight. 

ReelBlend
Talking Chris Evans And Ana De Armas In 'Ghosted' With Director Dexter Fletcher

ReelBlend

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 88:09


Chris Evans and Ana de Armas star in the new action, rom-com Ghosted, now streaming on Apple TV+. Director Dexter Fletcher joins the show this week to talk about the actors' natural chemistry, Ana de Armas taking on the role after Scarlett Johansson's exit, Chris Evan's natural comedic chops, and more. We also get his reaction to Taron Edgerton's snub at the Oscars for Rocketman, and even an update on the status of Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes 3, which Fletcher was once set to direct. Also this week, Jake shares praise for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, and we review the movies headed to theaters and streaming this weekend.ReelBlend PremiumSign up for an extra episode a week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean, and ad-free episodes at bit.ly/reelblendpremium.ReelBlend on YouTubeBe sure to subscribe to ReelBlend on YouTube (YouTube.com/ReelBlendPodcast) for full episodes of the show in video form.Follow The ShowReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacsTimestamps (approx. only)00:00:00 - Intro00:04:40 - Dexter Fletcher Talks Chris Evans and Ana De Armas In Ghosted' 00:34:25 - ‘Picard' Season 3 Is Awesome00:39:21 - Guy Ritchie's ‘The Covenant' Review00:51:44 - ‘Chevalier' Review00:57:34 - ‘Ghosted' Review01:02:01 - ‘Evil Dead Rise' Review01:13:38 - Our Favorite Sam Ramie Movies01:25:46 - OutroSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Film Stories with Simon Brew
In conversation with Dexter Fletcher - Ghosted, The Saint, The Green Cross Code Man and more

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 36:46


It's a very welcome return to the Film Stories podcast for the brilliant Dexter Fletcher, as he joins Simon for a special episode. In this one, they talk about Dexter's new film - Ghosted - and the challenges involved in making it. That, and his abandoned attempt to make The Saint, working alongside movie stars in nice jumpers, late casting replacements and a whole lot more. Plus, he still wants to make a James Bond picture...Ghosted is out now on Apple TV+. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show
The Marathon & the one with Dexter Fletcher

The Best of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 49:40


Directing don Dexter Fletcher shares news of his new Apple TV+ rom-com Ghosted, director of the TCS London Marathon Hugh Brasher gets us warmed up ahead of Sunday's race, and there's a very special surprise on the show!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Post-Credit Podcast
DEXTER FLETCHER Interview - Director of 'Rocketman', 'Ghosted', 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'The Offer'

Post-Credit Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 22:25


Eric (BroBible.com) sits down for a chat with Dexter Fletcher, an actor-turned-director known for his work on projects such as 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Rocketman', 'The Offer', and the new AppleTV+ film 'Ghosted', which stars Ana de Armas and Chris Evans. Thanks for listening to the Post-Credit Podcast! If you enjoyed the show, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could leave us a review. And if you want, leave any entertainment-related questions in your review and we'll answer them on air! Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter @postcredpod. This is the way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/postcredpod/support

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews
RENFIELD - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (Light Spoilers) podcast

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 14:26


Renfield is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed and produced by Chris McKay, and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, who also served as co-producer. Inspired by characters from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, it is a direct sequel to the 1931 film of the same name. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula. The film was announced on the 2014 focusing a story of the character Renfield in the classic monster universe, but untold the film's development limbo after commercial failure of The Mummy (2017), which it's swap to the original pitch by Kirkman and acquired the production rights by Skybound Entertainment. Dexter Fletcher announced that he could be director in 2019 but after success of The Invisible Man (2020), McKay had a negotiation to join as a director in the Ridley's script and Kirkman's original pitch. Many cast joined in August 2021 to January 2022 and filming began in February 2022 and wrapped on August 2022 with the $65 million on budget after taxing the filming. Renfield had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on March 30, 2023 and was released in the United States on April 14, 2023 by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Life in Film
Diretor / Actor - Dexter Fletcher #56

Life in Film

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 38:42


We are now partnering with and sponsored by BetterHelp to provide you access to the largest online therapy service in the world. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm/ - Dexter's acting career took off when he was only 10 years old when he starred as Baby Face in Alan Parker's 'Bugsy Malone', this was closely followed by appearances in 'The Long Good Friday' & 'The Elephant Man' , as an adult you will know him from Guy Richie's 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and Steven Spielberg's 'Band of Brothers' and many many more. Not only that, he is now one of the most exciting directors working today, he came in a saved 'Bohemian Rhapsody' from the brink of disaster or in his words 'Helped them finish it.' He's directed the brilliant Taron Egerton multiple times in the much loved 'Eddie the Eagle' and the Oscar winning Elton John biopic 'Rocketman'. We talk about the ups and downs of being in the industry for over 40 years, capturing the magic of action adventure comedies such as 'Romancing the Stone' and 'True Lies' in his new movie 'Ghosted' staring Chris Evens and Ana de Armas (April 21st Apple TV) and I admit my MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT involves him! - Host - Actor/Writer ⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠ (Scott Marshall Partners) - Thank you to our guest Dexter & thank you to Natalie and the rest of the team at Rowe PR If you enjoyed this episode, please review and follow us on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ and ⁠You Tube ⁠etc and please share. It makes a huge difference. - Join us on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Tik Tok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, @LIFEINFILMpod & For early and uncut episodes check of the Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/Lifeinfilmpodcast⁠ - #DexterFletcher #rocketman #BohemianRhapsody #theOffer #Lock Stock #bandofbrothers #taronegerton #ghosted #director #actor #chrisevens #AnadeArmas #lifeinfilmpodcast #elliotjameslangridge #foryou #fyp #film #podcast #mostembarrassingmoment #sixdegreesofkevinbacon BetterHelp is offering 10% off of your first month of therapy with our discount code betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/life-in-film-podcast/message

The 80s Movies Podcast
Vestron Pictures - Part Two

The 80s Movies Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 29:34


We continue our look back at the movies released by independent distributor Vestron Pictures, focusing on their 1988 releases. ----more---- The movies discussed on this episode, all released by Vestron Pictures in 1988 unless otherwise noted, include: Amsterdamned (Dick Maas) And God Created Woman (Roger Vadim) The Beat (Paul Mones) Burning Secret (Andrew Birkin) Call Me (Sollace Mitchell) The Family (Ettore Scola) Gothic (Ken Russell, 1987) The Lair of the White Worm (Ken Russell) Midnight Crossing (Roger Holzberg) Paramedics (Stuart Margolin) The Pointsman (Jos Stelling) Salome's Last Dance (Ken Russell) Promised Land (Michael Hoffman) The Unholy (Camilo Vila) Waxwork (Anthony Hickox)   TRANSCRIPT   From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   At the end of the previous episode, Vestron Pictures was celebrating the best year of its two year history. Dirty Dancing had become one of the most beloved movies of the year, and Anna was becoming a major awards contender, thanks to a powerhouse performance by veteran actress Sally Kirkland. And at the 60th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the films of 1987, Dirty Dancing would win the Oscar for Best Original Song, while Anna would be nominated for Best Actress, and The Dead for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Costumes.   Surely, things could only go up from there, right?   Welcome to Part Two of our miniseries.   But before we get started, I'm issuing a rare mea culpa. I need to add another Vestron movie which I completely missed on the previous episode, because it factors in to today's episode. Which, of course, starts before our story begins.   In the 1970s, there were very few filmmakers like the flamboyant Ken Russell. So unique a visual storyteller was Russell, it's nigh impossible to accurately describe him in a verbal or textual manner. Those who have seen The Devils, Tommy or Altered States know just how special Russell was as a filmmaker. By the late 1980s, the hits had dried up, and Russell was in a different kind of artistic stage, wanting to make somewhat faithful adaptations of late 19th and early 20th century UK authors. Vestron was looking to work with some prestigious filmmakers, to help build their cache in the filmmaking community, and Russell saw the opportunity to hopefully find a new home with this new distributor not unlike the one he had with Warner Brothers in the early 70s that brought forth several of his strongest movies.   In June 1986, Russell began production on a gothic horror film entitled, appropriately enough, Gothic, which depicted a fictionalized version of a real life meeting between Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, John William Polidori and Claire Clairemont at the Villa Diodati in Geneva, hosted by Lord Byron, from which historians believe both Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and John William Polidori's The Vampyre were inspired.   And you want to talk about a movie with a great cast. Gabriel Byrne plays Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Shelley, Natasha Richardson, in her first ever movie, as Mary Shelley, Timothy Spall as John William Polidori, and Dexter Fletcher.   Although the film was produced through MGM, and distributed by the company in Europe, they would not release the film in America, fearing American audiences wouldn't get it. So Vestron would swoop in and acquire the American theatrical rights.   Incidentally, the film did not do very well in American theatres. Opening at the Cinema 1 in midtown Manhattan on April 10th, 1987, the film would sell $45,000 worth of tickets in its first three days, one of the best grosses of any single screen in the city. But the film would end up grossing only $916k after three months in theatres.   BUT…   The movie would do quite well for Vestron on home video, enough so that Vestron would sign on to produce Russell's next three movies. The first of those will be coming up very soon.   Vestron's 1988 release schedule began on January 22nd with the release of two films.   The first was Michael Hoffman's Promised Land. In 1982, Hoffman's first film, Privileged, was the first film to made through the Oxford Film Foundation, and was notable for being the first screen appearances for Hugh Grant and Imogen Stubbs, the first film scored by future Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman, and was shepherded into production by none other than John Schlesinger, the Oscar winning director of 1969 Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy. Hoffman's second film, the Scottish comedy Restless Natives, was part of the 1980s Scottish New Wave film movement that also included Bill Forsyth's Gregory's Girl and Local Hero, and was the only film to be scored by the Scottish rock band Big Country.   Promised Land was one of the first films to be developed by the Sundance Institute, in 1984, and when it was finally produced in 1986, would include Robert Redford as one of its executive producers. The film would follow two recent local high school graduates, Hancock and Danny, whose lives would intersect again with disastrous results several years after graduation. The cast features two young actors destined to become stars, in Keifer Sutherland and Meg Ryan, as well as Jason Gedrick, Tracy Pollan, and Jay Underwood. Shot in Reno and around the Sundance Institute outside Park City, Utah during the early winter months of 1987, Promised Land would make its world premiere at the prestigious Deauville Film Festival in September 1987, but would lose its original distributor, New World Pictures around the same time. Vestron would swoop in to grab the distribution rights, and set it for a January 22nd, 1988 release, just after its American debut at the then U.S. Film Festival, which is now known as the Sundance Film Festival.    Convenient, eh?   Opening on six screens in , the film would gross $31k in its first three days. The film would continue to slowly roll out into more major markets, but with a lack of stellar reviews, and a cast that wouldn't be more famous for at least another year and a half, Vestron would never push the film out to more than 67 theaters, and it would quickly disappear with only $316k worth of tickets sold.   The other movie Vestron opened on January 22nd was Ettore Scale's The Family, which was Italy's submission to that year's Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The great Vittorio Gassman stars as a retired college professor who reminisces about his life and his family over the course of the twentieth century. Featuring a cast of great international actors including Fanny Ardant, Philip Noiret, Stefania Sandrelli and Ricky Tognazzi, The Family would win every major film award in Italy, and it would indeed be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but in America, it would only play in a handful of theatres for about two months, unable to gross even $350k.   When is a remake not a remake? When French filmmaker Roger Vadim, who shot to international fame in 1956 with his movie And God Created Woman, decided to give a generational and international spin on his most famous work. And a completely different story, as to not resemble his original work in any form outside of the general brushstrokes of both being about a young, pretty, sexually liberated young woman.   Instead of Bridget Bardot, we get Rebecca De Mornay, who was never able to parlay her starring role in Risky Business to any kind of stardom the way one-time boyfriend Tom Cruise had. And if there was any American woman in the United States in 1988 who could bring in a certain demographic to see her traipse around New Mexico au natural, it would be Rebecca De Mornay. But as we saw with Kathleen Turner in Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion in 1984 and Ellen Barkin in Mary Lambert's Siesta in 1987, American audiences were still rather prudish when it came to seeing a certain kind of female empowered sexuality on screen, and when the film opened at 385 theatres on March 4th, it would open to barely a $1,000 per screen average. And God Created Woman would be gone from theatres after only three weeks and $717k in ticket sales.   Vestron would next release a Dutch film called The Pointsman, about a French woman who accidentally gets off at the wrong train station in a remote Dutch village, and a local railwayman who, unable to speak the other person's language, develop a strange relationship while she waits for another train that never arrives.   Opening at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on New York's Upper West Side on April 8th, the film would gross $7,000 in its first week, which in and of itself isn't all that bad for a mostly silent Dutch film. Except there was another Dutch film in the marketplace already, one that was getting much better reviews, and was the official Dutch entry into that year's Best Foreign Language Film race. That film, Babette's Feast, was becoming something more than just a movie. Restaurants across the country were creating menus based on the meals served in the film, and in its sixth week of release in New York City that weekend, had grossed four times as much as The Pointsman, despite the fact that the theatre playing Babette's Feast, the Cinema Studio 1, sat only 65 more people than the Lincoln Plaza 1. The following week, The Pointsman would drop to $6k in ticket sales, while Babette's Feast's audience grew another $6k over the previous week. After a third lackluster week, The Pointsman was gone from the Lincoln Plaza, and would never play in another theatre in America.   In the mid-80s, British actor Ben Cross was still trying to capitalize on his having been one of the leads in the 1981 Best Picture winner Chariots of Fire, and was sharing a home with his wife and children, as well as Camilo Vila, a filmmaker looking for his first big break in features after two well-received short films made in his native Cuba before he defected in the early 1980s. When Vila was offered the chance to direct The Unholy, about a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans who finds himself battling a demonic force after being appointed to a new parish, he would walk down the hall of his shared home and offered his roomie the lead role.   Along with Ned Beatty, William Russ, Hal Holbrook and British actor Trevor Howard in his final film, The Unholy would begin two weeks of exterior filming in New Orleans on October 27th, 1986, before moving to a studio in Miami for seven more weeks. The film would open in 1189 theatres, Vestron's widest opening to date, on April 22nd, and would open in seventh place with $2.35m in ticket sales. By its second week in theatres, it would fall to eleventh place with a $1.24m gross. But with the Summer Movie Season quickly creeping up on the calendar, The Unholy would suffer the same fate as most horror films, making the drop to dollar houses after two weeks, as to make room for such dreck as Sunset, Blake Edwards' lamentable Bruce Willis/James Garner riff on Hollywood and cowboys in the late 1920s, and the pointless sequel to Critters before screens got gobbled up by Rambo III on Memorial Day weekend. It would earn a bit more than $6m at the box office.   When Gothic didn't perform well in American theatres, Ken Russell thought his career was over. As we mentioned earlier, the American home video store saved his career, as least for the time being.    The first film Russell would make for Vestron proper was Salome's Last Dance, based on an 1891 play by Oscar Wilde, which itself was based on a story from the New Testament. Russell's script would add a framing device as a way for movie audiences to get into this most theatrical of stories.   On Guy Fawkes Day in London in 1892, Oscar Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, arrive late at a friend's brothel, where the author is treated to a surprise performance of his play Salome, which has recently been banned from being performed at all in England by Lord Chamberlain. All of the actors in his special performance are played by the prostitutes of the brothel and their clients, and the scenes of the play are intertwined with Wilde's escapades at the brothel that night.   We didn't know it at the time, but Salome's Last Dance would be the penultimate film performance for Academy Award winning actress Glenda Jackson, who would retire to go into politics in England a couple years later, after working with Russell on another film, which we'll get to in a moment. About the only other actor you might recognize in the film is David Doyle, of all people, the American actor best known for playing Bosley on Charlie's Angels.   Like Gothic, Salome's Last Dance would not do very well in theatres, grossing less than half a million dollars after three months, but would find an appreciative audience on home video.   The most interesting thing about Roger Holzberg's Midnight Crossing is the writer and director himself. Holzberg started in the entertainment industry as a playwright, then designed the props and weapons for Albert Pyun's 1982 film The Sword and the Sorcerer, before moving on to direct the second unit team on Pyun's 1985 film Radioactive Dreams. After making this film, Holzberg would have a cancer scare, and pivot to health care, creating a number of technological advancements to help evolve patient treatment, including the Infusionarium, a media setup which helps children with cancer cope with treatment by asking them questions designed to determine what setting would be most comforting to them, and then using virtual reality technology and live events to immerse them in such an environment during treatment.   That's pretty darn cool, actually.   Midnight Crossing stars Faye Dunaway and Hill Street Blues star Daniel J. Travanti in his first major movie role as a couple who team with another couple, played by Kim Cattrall and John Laughlin, who go hunting for treasure supposedly buried between Florida and Cuba.   The film would open in 419 theaters on May 11th, 1988, and gross a paltry $673k in its first three days, putting it 15th on the list of box office grosses for the week, $23k more than Three Men and a Baby, which was playing on 538 screens in its 25th week of release. In its second week, Midnight Crossing would lose more than a third of its theatres, and the weekend gross would fall to just $232k. The third week would be even worse, dropping to just 67 theatres and $43k in ticket sales. After a few weeks at a handful of dollar houses, the film would be history with just $1.3m in the bank. Leonard Klady, then writing for the Los Angeles Times, would note in a January 1989 article about the 1988 box office that Midnight Crossing's box office to budget ratio of 0.26 was the tenth worst ratio for any major or mini-major studio, ahead of And God Created Woman's 8th worst ratio of .155 but behind other stinkers like Caddyshack II.   The forgotten erotic thriller Call Me sounds like a twist on the 1984 Alan Rudolph romantic comedy Choose Me, but instead of Genevieve Bujold we get Patricia Charbonneau, and instead of a meet cute involving singles at a bar in Los Angeles, we get a murder mystery involving a New York City journalist who gets involved with a mysterious caller after she witnesses a murder at a bar due to a case of mistaken identity.   The film's not very good, but the supporting cast is great, including Steve Buscemi, Patti D'Arbanville, Stephen McHattie and David Straithairn.   Opening on 24 screens in major markets on May 20th, Call Me would open to horrible reviews, lead by Siskel and Ebert's thumbs facing downward, and only $58,348 worth of tickets sold in its first three days. After five weeks in theatres, Vestron hung up on Call Me with just $252k in the kitty.   Vestron would open two movies on June 3rd, one in a very limited release, and one in a moderate national release.   There are a lot of obscure titles in these two episodes, and probably the most obscure is Paul Mones' The Beat. The film followed a young man named Billy Kane, played by William McNamara in his film debut, who moves into a rough neighborhood controlled by several gangs, who tries to help make his new area a better place by teaching them about poetry. John Savage from The Deer Hunter plays a teacher, and future writer and director Reggie Rock Bythewood plays one of the troubled youths whose life is turned around through the written and spoken word.   The production team was top notch. Producer Julia Phillips was one of the few women to ever win a Best Picture Oscar when she and her then husband Michael Phillips produced The Sting in 1973. Phillips was assisted on the film by two young men who were making their first movie. Jon Kilik would go on to produce or co-produce every Spike Lee movie from Do the Right Thing to Da 5 Bloods, except for BlackkKlansman, while Nick Weschler would produce sex, lies and videotape, Drugstore Cowboy, The Player and Requiem for a Dream, amongst dozens of major films. And the film's cinematographer, Tom DiCillo, would move into the director's chair in 1991 with Johnny Suede, which gave Brad Pitt his first lead role.   The Beat would be shot on location in New York City in the summer of 1986, and it would make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Market in May 1987. But it would be another thirteen months before the film arrived in theatres.   Opening on seven screens in Los Angeles and New York City on June 3rd, The Beat would gross just $7,168 in its first three days.  There would not be a second week for The Beat. It would make its way onto home video in early 1989, and that's the last time the film was seen for nearly thirty years, until the film was picked up by a number of streaming services.   Vestron's streak of bad luck continued with the comedy Paramedics starring George Newbern and Christopher McDonald. The only feature film directed by Stuart Margolin, best known as Angel on the 1970s TV series The Rockford Files, Newbern and McDonald play two… well, paramedics… who are sent by boss, as punishment, from their cushy uptown gig to a troubled district at the edge of the city, where they discover two other paramedics are running a cadavers for dollars scheme, harvesting organs from dead bodies to the black market.   Here again we have a great supporting cast who deserve to be in a better movie, including character actor John P. Ryan, James Noble from Benson, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs from Welcome Back Kotter, the great Ray Walston, and one-time Playboy Playmate Karen Witter, who plays a sort of angel of death.   Opening on 301 screens nationwide, Paramedics would only gross $149,577 in its first three days, the worst per screen average of any movie playing in at least 100 theatres that weekend. Vestron stopped tracking the film after just three days.   Two weeks later, on June 17th, Vestron released a comedy horror film that should have done better. Waxwork was an interesting idea, a group of college students who have some strange encounters with the wax figures at a local museum, but that's not exactly why it should have been more popular. It was the cast that should have brought audiences in. On one side, you had a group of well-known younger actors like Deborah Foreman from Valley Girl, Zack Gailligan from Gremlins, Michelle Johnson from Blame It on Rio, and Miles O'Keeffe from Sword of the Valiant. On the other hand, you had a group of seasoned veterans from popular television shows and movies, such as Patrick Macnee from the popular 1960s British TV show The Avengers, John Rhys-Davies from the Indiana Jones movies, and David Warner, from The Omen and Time after Time and Time Bandits and Tron.   But if I want to be completely honest, this was not a movie to release in the early part of summer. While I'm a firm believer that the right movie can find an audience no matter when it's released, Waxwork was absolutely a prime candidate for an early October release. Throughout the 1980s, we saw a number of horror movies, and especially horror comedies, released in the summer season that just did not hit with audiences. So it would be of little surprise when Waxwork grossed less than a million dollars during its theatrical run. And it should be of little surprise that the film would become popular enough on home video to warrant a sequel, which would add more popular sci-fi and horror actors like Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: The Next Generation, David Carradine and even Bruce Campbell. But by 1992, when Waxwork 2 was released, Vestron was long since closed.   The second Ken Russell movie made for Vestron was The Lair of the White Worm, based on a 1911 novel by Bram Stoker, the author's final published book before his death the following year. The story follows the residents in and around a rural English manor that are tormented by an ancient priestess after the skull of a serpent she worships is unearthed by an archaeologist.   Russell would offer the role of Sylvia Marsh, the enigmatic Lady who is actually an immortal priestess to an ancient snake god, to Tilda Swinton, who at this point of her career had already racked up a substantial resume in film after only two years, but she would decline. Instead, the role would go to Amanda Donohoe, the British actress best known at the time for her appearances in a pair of Adam Ant videos earlier in the decade. And the supporting cast would include Peter Capaldi, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, and the under-appreciated Sammi Davis, who was simply amazing in Mona Lisa, A Prayer for the Dying and John Boorman's Hope and Glory.   The $2m would come together fairly quickly. Vestron and Russell would agree on the film in late 1987, the script would be approved by January 1988, filming would begin in England in February, and the completed film would have its world premiere at the Montreal Film Festival before the end of August.   When the film arrived in American theatres starting on October 21st, many critics would embrace the director's deliberate camp qualities and anachronisms. But audiences, who maybe weren't used to Russell's style of filmmaking, did not embrace the film quite so much. New Yorkers would buy $31k worth of tickets in its opening weekend at the D. W. Griffith and 8th Street Playhouse, and the film would perform well in its opening weeks in major markets, but the film would never quite break out, earning just $1.2m after ten weeks in theatres. But, again, home video would save the day, as the film would become one of the bigger rental titles in 1989.   If you were a teenager in the early 80s, as I was, you may remember a Dutch horror film called The Lift. Or, at the very least, you remember the key art on the VHS box, of a man who has his head stuck in between the doors of an elevator, while the potential viewer is warned to take the stairs, take the stairs, for God's sake, take the stairs. It was an impressive debut film for Dick Maas, but it was one that would place an albatross around the neck of his career.   One of his follow ups to The Lift, called Amsterdamned, would follow a police detective who is searching for a serial killer in his home town, who uses the canals of the Dutch capital to keep himself hidden. When the detective gets too close to solving the identity of the murderer, the killer sends a message by killing the detective's girlfriend, which, if the killer had ever seen a movie before, he should have known you never do. You never make it personal for the cop, because he's gonna take you down even worse.   When the film's producers brought the film to the American Film Market in early 1988, it would become one of the most talked about films, and Vestron would pick up the American distribution rights for a cool half a million dollars. The film would open on six screens in the US on November 25th, including the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills but not in New York City, but a $15k first weekend gross would seal its fate almost immediately. The film would play for another four weeks in theatres, playing on 18 screens at its widest, but it would end its run shortly after the start of of the year with only $62,044 in tickets sold.   The final Vestron Pictures release of 1988 was Andrew Birkin's Burning Secret. Birkin, the brother of French singer and actress Jane Birkin, would co-write the screenplay for this adaptation of a 1913 short story by Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig, about a about an American diplomat's son who befriends a mysterious baron while staying at an Austrian spa during the 1920s. According to Birkin in a 2021 interview, making the movie was somewhat of a nightmare, as his leading actors, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Faye Dunaway, did not like each other, and their lack of comfort with each other would bleed into their performances, which is fatal for a film about two people who are supposed to passionately burn for each other.   Opening on 16 screens in major markets on Thursday, December 22nd, Burning Secret would only gross $27k in its first four days. The film would actually see a post-Christmas bump, as it would lose a screen but see its gross jump to $40k. But after the first of the year, as it was obvious reviews were not going to save the film and awards consideration was non-existent, the film would close after three weeks with only $104k worth of tickets sold.   By the end of 1988, Vestron was facing bankruptcy. The major distributors had learned the lessons independents like Vestron had taught them about selling more volumes of tapes by lowering the price, to make movies collectables and have people curate their own video library. Top titles were harder to come by, and studios were no longer giving up home video rights to the movies they acquired from third-party producers.   Like many of the distributors we've spoken about before, and will undoubtedly speak of again, Vestron had too much success with one movie too quickly, and learned the wrong lessons about growth. If you look at the independent distribution world of 2023, you'll see companies like A24 that have learned that lesson. Stay lean and mean, don't go too wide too quickly, try not to spend too much money on a movie, no matter who the filmmaker is and how good of a relationship you have with them. A24 worked with Robert Eggers on The Witch and The Lighthouse, but when he wanted to spend $70-90m to make The Northman, A24 tapped out early, and Focus Features ended up losing millions on the film. Focus, the “indie” label for Universal Studios, can weather a huge loss like The Northman because they are a part of a multinational, multimedia conglomerate.   This didn't mean Vestron was going to quit quite yet, but, spoiler alert, they'll be gone soon enough.   In fact, and in case you are newer to the podcast and haven't listen to many of the previous episodes, none of the independent distribution companies that began and/or saw their best years in the 1980s that we've covered so far or will be covering in the future, exist in the same form they existed in back then.    New Line still exists, but it's now a label within Warner Brothers instead of being an independent distributor. Ditto Orion, which is now just a specialty label within MGM/UA. The Samuel Goldwyn Company is still around and still distributes movies, but it was bought by Orion Pictures the year before Orion was bought by MGM/UA, so it too is now just a specialty label, within another specialty label. Miramax today is just a holding company for the movies the company made before they were sold off to Disney, before Disney sold them off to a hedge fund, who sold Miramax off to another hedge fund.    Atlantic is gone. New World is gone. Cannon is gone. Hemdale is gone. Cinecom is gone. Island Films is gone. Alive Films is gone. Concorde Films is gone. MCEG is gone. CineTel is gone. Crown International is gone. Lorimar is gone. New Century/Vista is gone. Skouras Films is gone. Cineplex Odeon Films is gone.   Not one of them survived.   The same can pretty much be said for the independent distributors created in the 1990s, save Lionsgate, but I'll leave that for another podcast to tackle.   As for the Vestron story, we'll continue that one next week, because there are still a dozen more movies to talk about, as well as the end of the line for the once high flying company.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again soon.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about the movies we covered this episode.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.

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For Screen and Country
Topsy Turvy

For Screen and Country

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 96:37


This week, the guys talk all about a Mike Leigh epic with his tale of Gilbert & Sullivan conceiving of their famous play The Mikado. Yes, that's right... it's time to talk all about Topsy Turvy. The guys talk about Leigh's use of artistic license with the real people portrayed in the film, the troubling aspects of the central play that don't play out so well in 2022, the dark aspects of Victorian society, the "new technology" introduced in the story and much more.   Next week: the final entry in a MAJOR franchise! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-british-films/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Topsy Turvy stars Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Kevin McKidd, Shirley Henderson, Allison Steadman, Dexter Fletcher and Andy Serkis; directed by Mike Leigh. Is It Streaming? USA: HBO Max and Criterion Channel Canada: Criterion Channel UK: N/A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Time Capsule
Ep. 234 - Gary Sinyor

My Time Capsule

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 48:22


Gary Sinyor is an award winning film-maker. His first feature film, Leon the Pig Farmer, won numerous awards, including the International Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the London Critics Circle and Evening Standard Awards and the Chaplin Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival. His next 2 British films were Solitaire for 2 and Stiff Upper Lips before moving to the US to direct The Bachelor with Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger. He subsequently returned to the UK and set up Magnet Films with Sir David Frost. After making family comedy Bob The Butler with Tom Greene and Brooke Shields, he made In Your Dreams with Dexter Fletcher and Linda Hamilton. He trained at the National Film and TV School and graduated with BAFTA nominated short The Unkindest Cut. His latest work is the sitcom Hapless on Netflix. Series 1 is available now and Series 2 was shot in 2022 starring Tim Downie, Jeany Spark, Sally Philips, Ronni Ancona, Josh Howie and our very own Mike Fenton Stevens. Gary Sinyor is guest number 234 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Gary Sinyor on Twitter: @garysinyor .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHLSTP with Richard Herring
RHLSTP 409 - Sally Phillips

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 68:37


#409 Di and Dodi Threesome - Recorded in the week of a tragic loss, at least there is good news for one of the podcast's favourite personalities. Richard's guest is the brilliant actor and writer and also his ex-girlfriend, Sally Phillips. They talk about the girl who smelled of spam and Sally's impressive performance in the film “How To Please A Woman”, but they can't avoid the elephant in the room and discuss there somewhat different memories of the break up of their relationship (and at least one of hers confuses a sketch with reality, but what is truth?) and how this impacted on their Edinburgh shows (and lives). Can they reach a place of forgiveness for their behaviour? Also Sally's side of the Princess Diana love triangle, how being in a comedy gang in the 1990s gave us all too much confidence, how she got the job in Alan Partridge, what led to her working with Mr Tumble and speculation on why Hugh Grant doesn't talk to her. Also the impact of disablist language (and an appearance from her son, Ol), grabbing the reins of power, being careful what you wish for, Dexter Fletcher and a tension that makes this one of the greatest and funniest RHLSTPs ever.SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITESee details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATES Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein
Dexter Fletcher • Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein #206

Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 53:36 Very Popular


LOOK OUT! It's only Films To Be Buried With!Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with actor and director DEXTER FLETCHER!Surely you will have come into contact with Dexter at one of the many stages of his career, from the young man in front of the camera to the full grown adult behind it. Wherever you met, consider yourself very lucky to have him in your life, as we all should! This is a great one with him and Brett, as the two meet and get up to speed on the whole existential mess frame by frame. Of course, within the mess, there's all the life and death goodness you could wish for, as well as all manner of detail into Dexter's many projects, processes, upcoming bits and pieces and everything besides. From Press Gang to Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman and beyond - you'll enjoy this one...IMDBTWITTERTHE OFFERROCKETMANBOHEMIAN RHAPSODYBRETT GOLDSTEIN on TWITTERBRETT GOLDSTEIN on INSTAGRAMBRETT GOLDSTEIN on PATREONTED LASSOSOULMATESSUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film)CORNERBOYS with BRETT & SCROOBIUS PIPDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/filmstobeburiedwith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For Screen and Country
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

For Screen and Country

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 100:30


Back to the Empire list with Guy Ritchie's feature film debut - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. After the show transitions into a grammar podcast for a few minutes, Brendan and Jason talk about the Tarantino comparisons to Ritchie, they marvel at the great performances by all the non-actors, Jason displays his knowledge of cockney rhyming slang, they learn about the Lock, Stock TV show and much more!   Next week: a huuuuuuuuuuuge sequel in a very popular franchise. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-british-films/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels stars Nick Moran, Jason Flemyng, Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Lenny McLean, P.H. Moriarty, Steven Mackintosh, Sting, Vas Blackwood, Stephen Marcus and Vinnie Jones; directed by Guy Ritchie. Is It Streaming? USA: available to rent on Amazon Canada: Amazon Prime, CBC Gem and available to rent on Apple TV UK: N/A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cerise And Vicky Rank The Movies
Episode 54 The Music Biopic Episode

Cerise And Vicky Rank The Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 98:28


Cerise & Vicky hit the road, alienate their loved ones and overcome their personal demons in the course of adding five entries from the most generic genre to the list – musical biopics. Is Baz Luhrmann's Elvis kinda good, actually? Why is Hal Ashby so unfairly forgotten? Does Todd Haynes' Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story live up to its illicit hype? And did Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story prove that this genre is unkillable? Tune in and find out! (Also, apparently an Elton John movie was watched and discussed. There's literal audio evidence that proves this. But we're still skeptical.) 11:05 - Elvis (2022, Baz Luhrmann) 28:17 - Bound For Glory (1976, Hal Ashby) 48:16 - Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987, Todd Haynes) 1:02:01 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007, Jake Kasdan) 1:15:39 - Rocketman (2019, Dexter Fletcher)

Cinephile with Adnan Virk
ELVIS JOINS US

Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 51:18 Very Popular


Elvis joins us to discuss his new movie. Tom Hanks as Fat Bastard in Austin Powers. Adnan's Mount Rushmore of male musicians. Lightyear. The most expensive concession stand snacks ever. Chris' trip to Denver. Beetlejuice. Director/actor Dexter Fletcher joins us to discuss The Offer. Chris' reporting on Twitter Roy Bellamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le Batard & Friends Network
CINEPHILE - ELVIS JOINS US

Le Batard & Friends Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 51:18


Elvis joins us to discuss his new movie. Tom Hanks as Fat Bastard in Austin Powers. Adnan's Mount Rushmore of male musicians. Lightyear. The most expensive concession stand snacks ever. Chris' trip to Denver. Beetlejuice. Director/actor Dexter Fletcher joins us to discuss The Offer. Chris' reporting on Twitter Roy Bellamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Film Stories with Simon Brew
In conversation with director Dexter Fletcher: The Offer, Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Wild Bill, Sherlock Holmes 3, The Saint and more

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 46:31


In a Film Stories special episode, director Dexter Fletcher returns to the podcast. He chats to Simon about his latest project, the Paramount+ series The Offer, about the making of The Godfather (it's streaming on Paramount+ now). They also find time to chat about projects as varied as Sherlock Holmes 3, Wild Bill, The Saint, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and his upcoming film Ghosted. And we try and land Dexter the Bond job as well...

Sonic The Comic The Podcast
#73 - Dexter Fletcher's Audible Smurf Train

Sonic The Comic The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 120:20


The Sonic strip that "shouldn't have gone to print,"* the 1st part of UK comics' only adaptation of a JRPG,** a Mars a day, and a trip on Pippa's train to Once Upon a Time

Sonic The Comic The Podcast
#73 - Dexter Fletcher's Audible Smurf Train

Sonic The Comic The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 120:20


The Sonic strip that "shouldn't have gone to print,"* the 1st part of UK comics' only adaptation of a JRPG,** a Mars a day, and a trip on Pippa's train to Once Upon a Time

Sonic The Comic The Podcast
#73 - Dexter Fletcher's Audible Smurf Train

Sonic The Comic The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 120:20


The Sonic strip that "shouldn't have gone to print,"* the 1st part of UK comics' only adaptation of a JRPG,** a Mars a day, and a trip on Pippa's train to Once Upon a Time

Britflicks.com Podcast
A VIOLENT MAN with ROSS MCCALL

Britflicks.com Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 35:56


Screenwriter Stuart Wright speaks to actor/director Ross McCall about his feature directorial debut A VIOLENT MANMcCall became known in the U.S after playing Cpl. Joseph Liebgott in HBO's Band of Brothers for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. He just completed principle photography on the London/New York based show, Suspicion, for Apple TV alongside Uma Thurman, and The Offer for Paramount Plus with Miles Teller and director Dexter Fletcher.A VIOLENT MAN is out now in selected cinemas and available on HD digitalIt stars Craig Fairbrass (Villain, Muscle, The Rise of the Footsoldier franchise), Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Zoe Tapper (Liar).  You can buy me a cup of coffee & support this independent podcast that I host and produce at https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ae030598-6b83-4001-8a29-5e5dd592ed26/sponsort Rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcastsCreditsIntro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)Podcast for www.britflicks.com. Written, produced and hosted by Stuart WrightSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/britflicks-com-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy