Podcasts about electric cinema

This week we'll be debuting a brand new feature on the show: "The Rob Reiner Test". We'll be discussing the director's top 5 films and debating how many filmmakers even come close to matching such greatness, with co-presenter Rory taking it upon himself to be the grand adjudicator of objective artistic quality. Alongside movie news, including an update on the fate of The Electric Cinema and Messi (the dog), we'll also be reviewing Drive Away Dolls and the 25th anniversary re-release of Fight Club. So please feel free to break the first two rules of Fight Club and tell all your friends to listen! ---Email us at pictureshow@brumradio.com---Listen live to The Brum Picture Show with Screen B14 on Saturdays at 4pm (UK Time) on www.brumradio.com.---Follow the team at Screen B14  https://www.instagram.com/screenb14And find out about the latest Screen B14 events here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/screen-b14Online | Smart Speaker | iTunes | TuneIn | Brum Radio App And check out Brum Radio's profile for a whole plethora of shows, from electronic to punk, jazz to hip-hop and more —> www.mixcloud.com/BrumRadio

It's time for a Marty party at Brum Radio this week as we celebrate the legendary director Martin Scorsese! We'll be discussing his life and career and his recent success at the prestigious Brum Picture Show Awards. Will he come down to the studio to collect his trophy? Tune in to find out. Alongside reviews of Origin and Scala!!!, we'll be discussing the sad news of the closure of The Electric Cinema, and what you can do to help save it. But don't worry, it's not all sombre news, as we'll also be talking about that rubbish Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow. Sweet. Listen live to The Brum Picture Show with Screen B14 on Saturdays at 4pm (UK Time) on www.brumradio.com.Follow the team at Screen B14  https://www.instagram.com/screenb14And find out about the latest Screen B14 events here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/screen-b14Online | Smart Speaker | iTunes | TuneIn | Brum Radio App And check out Brum Radio's profile for a whole plethora of shows, from electronic to punk, jazz to hip-hop and more —> www.mixcloud.com/BrumRadio

Mandy Kean is Founder + CEO of Mustard Studio Pioneer of cinema's wow factor, Founder & CEO Mandy Kean, knows about personalised experiences. Previously International Director of Cinema for Soho House & Co, including the world-renowned Electric Cinema brand, Mandy is well versed in the value of elevated hospitality and cinema. Her approach and vision were echoed in her international operations from Berlin to Hong Kong ensuring complete consistency from brand to delivery. As a creative producer of sensory and visual events, she is also the Immersive Cinema Director for Dirty Soup, trailblazers in creating content that will shape the course of sonic experiences to come. Mandy's fundamental understanding of cinema is unique. Her ambition to create experiential events fusing music, film and food and her attention to detail has resulted in unique and memorable experiences in the cinemascape. Kate Gerova is Founder + Creative Director of Mustard Studio and comes from an exhibition and distribution background, most recently as Group Director of Brand and Marketing for boutique cinema circuit Curzon Cinemas. Whilst there, she blended strategy, numbers and customer-centric campaigns to increase membership, spearhead the brand identity and combine the vision for cinemas and the Home Cinema platform. Previously creative director of the Bird's Eye View film festival, Kate launched Filmonomics, a training development programme for female filmmakers.  She has recently completed a 10-month programme in UX and UI strategy and design to enhance her understanding of customer behaviour and implement better experiences. Find our more about Mandy and kate's work here: https://www.mustardstudio.co.uk/

The Movies That Made Me… Episode 6: Trial By Jury Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 6 features…  Lee Apsey is an award-winning writer, director, producer and performer across film, theatre and digital media. His accomplishments range from critically acclaimed feature films and TV pilots to multiple sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe and Leicester Square Theatre atop a multi-million viewership across online projects.  As an improviser he has taught and performed in the UK, Europe, Asia and United States for over a decade. He is the co-founder of CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation (“A Spectacular must see” - ☆☆☆☆☆ Bunberry Magazine) as well as currently performing Your Flaws: The Musical and freestyle rap show Slice of Rhyme. Susie Labinjoh is a civil liberties and human rights solicitor. She specialises in: civil actions against the police and other public bodies; related human rights claims;  compensation claims for victims of miscarriage of justice and public law challenges related to these areas.  In her spare time she enjoys film, theatre and podcasts amongst other things! Trials By Jury... JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2000) d Gale Edwards Possibly the most famous miscarriage of justice, this time presented as a rock opera. Made washing your hands in public a trope 2000 years before Covid. Contrasts: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) d Norman Jewison; The Passion of the Christ (2004) d Mel Gibson; The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) d Martin Scorsese MRS DOUBTFIRE (1993) d Chris Columbus Alongside Aladdin. and Good Morning Vietnam a fantastic platform for the comedic talent of Robin Williams. And by no means as sentimental as some of Williams' subsequent films. Contrasts: Kramer vs Kramer (1979) d Robert Benton; Tootsie (1982) d Sydney Pollack TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) d Robert Mulligan A classic movie (adaptation of Harper Lee's classic book) which is particularly interesting to revisit with a post-Black Lives Matter perspective. Racism, justice, community – all through the gaze of a child. Contrast: In the Name of the Father (1993) d Jim Sheridan JUST MERCY (2019) d Destin Daniel Cretton Jamie Foxx reminds us how incredibly versatile he is in this searing true story about a black man falsely convicted of a murder that takes place in the Harper Lee's home town. Contrast:  A Few Good Men (1992) Rob Reiner A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946) d Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger A wonderfully rich film that is both truly of its time – just after World War 2 – and yet its playing with form and dealing with diversity are so relevant today. Contrast: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) d Robert Wise TWELVE ANGRY MEN (1957) d Sidney Lumet The quintessential movie about a jury which actually started out as a TV drama ( and you can literally see why). The group is all ready to condemn and to punish… until a single individual quietly suggests they take one more look. Contrast: Lord of the Flies (1963) d Peter Brook End Credits Luke Sorba: Host Twitter: LukeSorbaLabour Andrew Paine: Producer & Audio Engineer Twitter: ItPainesMe

The Movies That Made Me… Episode 5: Screen Partnerships Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 5 features… Lesley Ann Albiston is a comedy playwright, theatre director, actor improviser, teacher and fine artist. Her recent plays Chop Me Up Or Let Me Go and A Slice Of Eel Pie have been performed on the London Fringe to great reviews. Lesley Ann shares her birthday with one of her favourite film directors, Alfred Hitchcock.  Twitter: @LesleyAnnAlbist Neil Cole is an actor, playing several roles in Amazon Prime horror anthology series Dark Ditties Presents… and lead roles in forthcoming feature films The Chain and Sentinel. He is a also an award-winning comedian and presenter (MTV, National Geographic, Eurosport) Twitter: @neilcole https://theneilcoleshow.com   Howdy Partners... WAY OUT WEST   d James Horne (1937) Peak sound era Laurel and Hardy, the template for so many male comedy double acts from Abbott and Costello to Dumb and Dumber. Contrast: Stan and Ollie (2018) FIGHT CLUB   d David Fincher (1999) Edward Norton in a study of toxic masculinity from before the term was coined and when Brad Pitt was still a screen actor (and a good one!) rather than just a screen persona. Contrast: A Beautiful Mind (2001) when Russell Crowe was still a screen actor (and a good one!) rather than just a screen persona. SOME LIKE IT HOT d Billy Wilder (1959) The second Billy Wilder movie to be chosen by a guest on The Movies That Made Me… and why not? Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, this is genuine Hollywood gold (albeit based on an obscure French movie from 1935 called Fanfare of Love). Contrast: Shakespeare in Love (1998) See below… SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE d John Madden (1998) More cross-dressing and disguises (see above) this time with Joseph Fiennes. One of the best ever representations of theatre on film. Plus one of a tiny number of movies in which you don't wish Gwyneth Paltrow had been replaced by another actress. Contrast: Stage Beauty (2004) THE PRODUCERS d Mel Brooks (1967) Quite simply my favourite comedy ever, with career-defining performances from Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Though originally scheduled to star Peter Sellers and Dustin Hoffman! Contrast: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) Inter-generational satire from Hal Ashby more famous for box office hits Being There and Shampoo, critically-acclaimed The Last Detail and Best Picture Oscar winner Coming Home. Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon star in his most original film. Contrast: The Mother (2003) End Credits Luke Sorba: Host Twitter: LukeSorbaLabour Andrew Paine: Producer & Audio Engineer Twitter: ItPainesMe

The Movies That Made Me… Episode 4: Want To Change The World Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 4 features… Stella Duffy is a writer and psychotherapist. She is an award-winning writer of seventeen novels, over seventy short stories and fourteen plays. Stella worked in theatre for over thirty-five years as an actor, director, facilitator and improvisor and received the OBE for Services to the Arts in 2016. She is also a yoga teacher and runs yoga-for-writing workshops. Alongside her private psychotherapy practice, Stella works for a low-cost community mental health service. She is in the third year of a doctorate training in Existential Psychotherapy and her research is in the embodied experience of postmenopause. Twitter: @stellduffy Web: https://stelladuffytherapy.co.uk/ Anshu Srivastava spent twenty-five years training and working as an architect, before changing direction and becoming a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Web www.mra.co.uk Web www.srivastavatherapy.co.uk The Movies That Made Them Want To Change The World GREGORY'S GIRL (d Bill Forsyth) 1981 A film that is sweet without being sentimental, hopeful without being naïve, with an object of desire that subtly takes control. A remarkable portrait of an unremarkable teenager. Contrast - The Inbetweeners Movie BOY (d Taika Waititi) 2012 A father and son re-unite, two cultures join across an ocean, and innocence is on the line in 1980's Aotearoa / New Zealand. Waititi's blend of humour and pathos, of optimism and discovery is already laid out in his most autobiographical movie. The end credits sequence is outstanding! Contrast - Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2 THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (d Gillo Pontecorvo) 1966 So realistic some audiences thought they were watching a documentary. Banned in France for being to honest about its colonial past. Proudly political it is simultaneously gripping as a human drama, thriller and war movie. Contrast – The Wind that Shakes the Barley DESERT HEARTS (d Donna Deitch) 1985 A landmark movie as Queer Cinema meets the mainstream, putting Jane Rule's 1964 romantic novel on screen – stunning landscapes, honest performances with actors and director putting their careers on the line. It was viciously attacked by the New York Times but is now a deserved cult classic. Contrast – Lianna THE FLORIDA PROJECT (d Sean Baker) 2017 The most sublime final sequence I have witnessed this century. And the movie before that is pretty darn great too! It excels across more than one genre and is one of the best movies centred on a single building, in cinema. Contrast – Les Quatre Cents Coups FIVE EASY PIECES (d Bob Rafelson) 1970 Full of sound and fury signifying… a great deal. My favourite performance by Jack Nicholson in my favourite film from the Easy Rider / Raging Bull era. Karen Black is a revelation in a classic “going home” movie. Contrast – The Royal Tenenbaums The Movies That Made Me… credits Luke Sorba: Host Twitter: LukeSorbaLabour Andrew Paine: Producer & Audio Engineer Twitter: ItPainesMe  

The Movies That Made Me… Episode 3: LOVE Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions.   Episode 3 Features... Martha Julier is a film graduate, and a Script Editor working in TV Drama. Despite this, she has somehow retained her love of Film & TV.  As a freelance script editor, Martha's worked on projects for BBC, ITV and FX/Disney+. Dan O'Connor is one of the world's foremost innovators in unscripted theatre. He is a multifaceted actor, improviser, writer, and director performing on television and stage around the world. His training includes the American Conservatory Theater and extensive work with Keith Johnstone (Author of Impro) since 1986. He is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.  Dan is the founder of the critically acclaimed Impro Theatre and is a co-founder of BATS Improv in San Francisco and LA Theatresports. Dan has been teaching internationally for 30 years training writers, actors and directors about narrative storytelling and exploring the future of theatre. In that time he has also worked with corporate clients using improvisation as tool for adaptation and change. He has been guest performer with everyone from Second City to Groundlings. Most recently he has developed the "LIVING STORY BOARD" with Stephen Kearin an ongoing development process for animators, storyboard artists and writers at Disney and Dreamworks Animation. He co-wrote Life UnScripted: Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life published by North Atlantic Books. You can watch Dan's TED Talk titled “Improvising a Better World” by clicking here.   Love Is In The Air... IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 (Frank Capra) Post-war America in need of healing finds family man and community leader, Jimmy Stewart on the precipice of self-destruction. Can love pull him back? The movie that most defines Capra-esque. Contrast: A Christmas Carol (1951) MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE 1985 (Stephen Frears) Race, Class, Sexuality and Toxic Masculinity all explored with candour and passion decades before “woke” meant anything more than what you did before eating breakfast. Hanif Kureishi's best screenplay, the launch of Daniel Day-Lewis as a movie star. Against a backdrop of heartless Thatcherite Britain. Contrast: Loving (2016) STRICTLY BALLROOM 1992 (Baz Luhrmann) The movie that gave the BBC the title (well, half) of its most popular TV show of the last twenty years. Outsiders from different worlds come together in the Australian auteur's first film. The sequence using Cindy Lauper's True Colours is sublime. Contrast: Romeo + Juliet (1996) LA BELLE E LA BETE 1946 (Jean Cocteau) Poet, playwright, artist, novelist, Cocteau's live action telling of the classic tale ask the eternal question: can true love redeem? Magical. Contrast: Beauty and the Beast (1991) BEFORE SUNRISE 1995 (Richard Linklater) The most romantic film inspired by a railway station since Brief Encounter. Semi-improvised dialogue between Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as lovers thrown together by chance adds authenticity and intelligence to a film that launched the most unlikely movie franchise. Right person, wrong time, wrong place…. can love survive? Contrast: The Lady Vanishes (1936) CASABLANCA 1942 (Michael Curtiz) When love of justice and romantic love collide, one must be sacrificed? Bogart. Bergman. And a world of talent on and off-camera. Luke's favourite film. Film's most romantic song. Contrast: There is none. It's a non-pareil.

Movies That Made Me… Episode 2: Creative Artists Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 2  features… Tai Campbell is a writer, director, comedian, celebrity impressionist and life long film fan. A founding member of the UK's first all Black improv team Do The Right Scene, he has credits include BBC One, BBC Three and Vice. He enjoys pretty much anything that can make him laugh and is a real sucker for a great story Suki Webster most recently starred in “Motorhoming with Merton and Webster” a six part travel show on Channel 5. Suki is a founder member of the critically acclaimed “Paul Merton's Impro Chums”. She is a regular guest with The Comedy Store Players and appeared in the West End run of One Word Improv co-starring with Eddie Izzard and ‘Whose Line is It Anyway Live'. She also has her own Improv show ‘Suki Webster's Guest Speaker.' In 2018/19 Suki wrote and starred in a Radio 4 sitcom ‘My Obsession.' Film & TV work includes: Comic Act (Gemini Films). The New Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner Brothers, US TV), Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes To Glastonbury (BBC2) and Baby Father (BBC2). Radio: Just A Minute (R4) The Impro Musical (R2). Theatre Work: Court In The Act and Passport to Danger (Watford Palace Theatre & Chichester) A Visit From Miss Prothero, Mon Droit and Making News. (Edinburgh Festival.) Our Creative Artists come from… MY FAVOURITE YEAR 1982 (Richard Benjamin) Set in the 1950's heyday of live television with a tour de force from Peter O'Toole and based on the memories of Mel Brooks and the shock he got when he met his screen idol, Errol Flynn in real life. Contrast: Last Action Hero (1993) THE JACKSONS – AN AMERICAN DREAM 1992 (Karen Arthur) Five hour epic biopic of one of the most talented and famous musical families in history and a look at the pain offstage as well as the genius on it. Contrast: The Sound of Music (1965) SUNSET BLVD 1950 (Billy Wilder) The most famous street in cinema houses a fallen silent movie star from a bygone era and a hack Hollywood screenwriter feeding off each other to survive in an industry that consumes everyone. Contrast: Singing in The Rain (1952) THE SHINING 1980 (Stanley Kubrick) Wannabe great American novelist Jack Nicholson gets writer's block holed up off season in creepy Overlook Hotel and his family suffer the consequences. Contrast: The Haunting (1963) A MIGHTY WIND 2003 (Christopher Guest) Affectionate parody of the 60's US Folk Revival scene in particular and Band Reunions in general. Featuring the late, legendary Fred Willard who once said to Luke “you are very funny” and he has treasured this ever since. Contrast: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Movies That Made Me: Episode 1: Heroes Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 1 features… Talal Karkouti Talal is a British-Syrian comedian and actor. He is the co-host and producer of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and just won 2nd place in The Musical Comedy Awards 2022. He also co-hosts the music review show DJARBIC with his brother on the Tarboosh Records YouTube channel. Pippa Evans Pippa is an award-winning performer specialising in improvisation and musical comedy. You may have heard her on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on Radio 4 or seen her creating instant musicals with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Pippa is the author of Improv Your Life: An Improviser's Guide To Embracing Whatever Life Throws At You and can be found teaching improv workshops online via her website pippaevans.com. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and her cat. Twitter/Insta @iampippaevans  Our Heroes ALADDIN 1992 (d. John Musker, Ron Clements) Classic Disney from its 90's revival era with Robin Williams at his peak, and centred around a street kid from Agrabah negotiating love, magic and the spite and might of the Grand Vizier. APOCALYPTO 2006 (d. Mel Gibson) Having shot Passion of the Christ in ancient Aramaic, Gibson's next was entirely in Yucatec. One Mayan tribe fights for survival against another while the invading Conquistadors approach to change the land forever. THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 (d. Victor Fleming) The most famous shoes in movie history propel Judy Garland on an unforgettable adventure that is part fable, part nightmare and fully merits its legendary status. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994 (d. Frank Darabont) iconic prison movie with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman trying to stay alive on the inside. While secretly planning life on the outside. CASABLANCA 1942 (d. Michael Curtiz) Humphrey Bogart has retired from, while Ingrid Bergman is facing up, the epic struggle to save Europe from fascism. They meet again… in Casablanca. TAKEN 2008 (d. Pierre Morel) Unofficial remake of “An American in Paris”. With killing instead of dancing.      (Trivia: Maggie Grace who played 55 yr old Liam Neeson's teenage daughter was actually 24. Leslie Caron who played 38 yr old Gene Kelly's love interest was only 19).   Links Luke Sorba (Host) : Twitter @LukeSorbaLabour Andrew Paine (Producer & Audio Engineer) : Twitter @ItPainesMe  

Composer and musician Neil Brand brings a live show to the Electric Cinema as part of Flatpack Festival - Neil Brand Presents Laurel and Hardy is touring around the country, giving audiences a taste of Stan and Ollie's work before they were paired together, and showing us what their double act was like before the development of sound cinema. The show culminates in screenings of two of their silent shorts, Big Business and Liberty, accompanied on the piano, of course, by Neil. It's a great introduction to both Laurel and Hardy and silent comedy in general, which thrives when accompanied live. Neil's own passion for the duo, whose films he grew up with, is evident, describing their appeal to him and showing a clip of Stan, a drama he wrote about Stan visiting Ollie on his deathbed. He introduces us to the term "reciprocal destruction", a term that brilliantly distills something you immediately realise you associate with both Laurel and Hardy and the cartoons their comedy inspired: when someone attacks an opponent, the assailant must then wait for the victim to attack them in return, only then returning fire, each volley increasing in aggression and destructive power, until chaos reigns. And although we take issue with one of the chosen clips, of an early Stan Laurel film that includes a gay stereotype that is used uncritically here to earn laughs, it's a blip in an accomplished, well-constructed and entertaining show that we recommend you see. Recorded on 21st May 2022.

We are back! We've missed you over our summer break, but we've spent the time finding brilliant recommendations for you. Today we're talking entertainment, gift ideas, holiday suggestions and art experiences. Find us @makingthecutpodcast on instagram to send us your recommendations and for the best experience listen on the Entale app.01:15 - The Lake District - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District03:21 - Not the Nine O'Clock News - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080253/07:14 - Total Adventure Bike Hire - https://total-adventure.co.uk/07:41 - San Pellegrino Orange - https://www.sanpellegrinofruitbeverages.com/uk/beverages/fruit/aranciata08:03 - Go Ape - https://goape.co.uk/10:09 - Windermere Wakesurfing - https://windermerewakesurfing.co.uk/10:30 - Suicide Squad - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6334354/16:27 - Dawn O'Porter - https://www.instagram.com/hotpatooties/?hl=en17:03 - Choose Love - https://choose.love/17:37 - Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/24:16 - The Courier - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368512/30:12 - Electric Cinema -https://www.electriccinema.co.uk/30:34 - Odeon Luxe - https://www.odeon.co.uk/experiences/odeon-luxe/32:00 - JR Saatchi Gallery - https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/jr__chronicles37:53 - Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539744/39:54 - Coder - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366460/41:05 - The White Lotus - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/42:00 - Tubing Mascara - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/g28691358/tubing-mascara/43:13 - Swans Teasmade - https://shop.swan-brand.co.uk/collections/teasmades43:19 - Zyliss - https://zyliss.co.uk/43:27 - The Parisian Agency - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14746934/44:18 - Motel Makeover - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15128558/45:33 - Ted Lasso - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/46:37 - The Famileigh - https://www.instagram.com/thefamileighx/?hl=en See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back Remakers! It's Ready Steady Remake time with your hosts Rich & Tomo.  This weeks episode we are revisiting the cult classic musical sci-fi comedy THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW starring Tim Curry & Susan Sarandon. This week in the studio we have Wilson & Jordan from The Liverpool Arts Society. Join us as we love it, hate it and then REMAKE it. Plus Top 10 Cult Movies, a Quiz and of course a very special guest on the line. Make sure to get your Tickets to see ROCKY HORROR part of Electric Cinema nights down at Hangar 34 on the 22nd March. Follow Liverpool Arts Society to buy online! Let's do the Time Warp & STAY SAFE! Don't forget to RATE & REVIEW us on iTunes if you LOVE or HATE the show!! You can also tweet or email Rich & Tomo with your REMAKE. Twitter: @Reeeemake  Instagram: readysteadyremakepodcast Facebook: Ready Steady Remake Podcast Email: readysteadyremake@hotmail.com

It's Valentine's weekend and we take a romantic trip to The Electric Cinema to see It Happened One Night, Frank Capra's 1934 romantic comedy that is one of only three films to win all Big Five Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay). As usual, Mike hasn't seen it before, while José's seen it plenty. Does it hold up? José talks of its democratic appeal, set largely in the American South during the lowest point of the Great Depression and showing people coming together despite hardship, lack of work and even fainting from hunger. We discuss the development of the relationship between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, including the wisdom of sharing a motel room with a man you just met, the propriety depicted (such as forgoing a lucrative reward, instead only claiming your expenses), and of course, the madness of Alan Hale's singing. Recorded on 17th February 2019.

0926 Artistic Wanderings : Crazy Multiply, Electric Cinema

First of all, huge thanks to the Electric Cinema in Birmingham for not only screening a preview of irresistible hangout flick Skate Kitchen, but for hosting a Q&A with director Crystal Moselle and some of the cast - not professional actors, but girls who genuinely hang out and skate in New York City under the name "Skate Kitchen", and whose daily lives form the basis of the film. A chance meeting on a train led to Moselle shooting a short film with them and ultimately this feature. Moselle has been here before: her debut, The Wolfpack, also came about due to her curiosity about a group of people she came across in New York, but that was a documentary, and Skate Kitchen is narrative fiction. Indeed, the narrative works to bring out the best of the setting and people, structuring the documentary aspects to avoid losing much focus while bringing out observations of these girls' lives that feel deeply authentic, pointed, and original. It follows a teenage skater with a rebellious streak becoming part of the Skate Kitchen collective, the changes to her life as she grows up away from home, and the inevitable conflicts between the girls and the boys who dominate the skate culture they want a part of. We discuss the nuances in the film's construction of a divorced family in which both parents are nonetheless present, and in which the child is given agency over her relationships with them; the wholesomeness of the girls' interactions, particularly with one of their dads; the dimensionality of the boys, particularly in terms of sexual desire and their interactions with girls - and the way the girls' bodies are displayed not as passive, simply intended to look sexy, but as active and really, really fucking talented. Watching them skate is, just like watching the horse breaking in The Rider - also played by non-professional actors using their real-life skills - a pleasure in which the film allows us to indulge deeply. Finally, Mike wants to apologise for the sound quality in this episode. He forgot to plug the mic in. Recorded on 17th September 2018.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's two dummies trying to figure out what the movie is. We return in give or take 2 weeks. Excited for SPOOKTOBER? We sure are! Concerns, questions, rants and raves? Email us at couplesmovienight@gmail.com tweet at us: @MovieCoupleCast Itunes Link: apple.co/2CUcAZh Music: www.bensound.com Track- Enigmatic

Why read the movie descriptions some writer came up with for our favorite movies when we can just make our own? Bad movie descriptions brought to you by Electric Cinema! We return in 2 weeks! START GETTING EXCITED FOR SPOOK-TOBER!!! Feel free to comment, like and make sure to subscribe for the latest episodes as soon as we post them. Concerns, questions, rants and raves? Email us at couplesmovienight@gmail.com tweet at us: @MovieCoupleCast Itunes Link: apple.co/2CUcAZh Music: www.bensound.com Track- Enigmatic

Stuck in the limbo world where the Purge series continues to put out new films, we decided to examine what works and what doesn't work about the Purge series ! Be back in 2 weeks! Feel free to comment, like and make sure to subscribe for the latest episodes as soon as we post them. Concerns, questions, rants and raves? Email us at couplesmovienight@gmail.com tweet at us: @MovieCoupleCast Itunes Link: apple.co/2CUcAZh Music: www.bensound.com Track- Enigmatic

0328 Artistic Wanderings : Seoul Players perform The Imaginary Invalid; Crazy Multiply's Electric Cinema hosts short film director Gonzo Torres

1122 Artistic Wanderings : Crazy Multiply & Mini Print Presents Electric Cinema and sp.38 Exhibition

http://youtu.be/ajDZDWdjOfQ This week, we're talking to Scottish actress Carina Birrell about her new film 'Wandering Rose'. Carina stars in the new Psychological thriller Wandering Rose, taking the title role of Rose.  The feature length thriller also stars Emmerdale’s Bhasker Patel and The Dark Knight Rises, Waterloo Road actor Cameron Jack. This exciting film has already gained a cult following and will premiere at the Electric Cinema in London’s trendy Notting Hill. In Wandering Rose - Rose and her fiancé Theo (David Wayman) escape the city for a weekend away to the idyllic Scottish Highlands. Theo sees it as a last chance to have some romantic alone time with Rose before she gives birth to their first child.  The couple's peace disintegrates as Rose is confronted with chilling memories of her secret past.  The weekend descends into a living nightmare as Rose is forced to confront her demons. Wandering Rose is directed by Corrie Greenop and has a respected budget of 1.7... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jarvis Cocker stars in his own horror movie as he continues his nocturnal examination of the human condition, exploring the battle between the forces of darkness and light. He hears from horror movie goers at the Electric Cinema in Birmingham, keen to turn the lights off and let the scares begin; the National Grid control room which is charged from keeping the lights on; and Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel - where the electricity switches off at midnight. What is lurking in the basement as Jarvis approaches the darkest hour? Producer: Laurence Grissell.