Podcasts about Glasgow Film Festival

During this year's Glasgow Film Festival, we caught up with Cornish filmmaking don Mark Jenkin to discuss his excellent new feature Rose of Nevada, an intriguing time-loop puzzle starring George Mackay and Callum Turner as two young men who find themselves in a time warp when they volunteer to help crew the eponymous fishing boat.  Rose of Nevada is released 24 April by the BFI and Jenkin is currently on a Q&A tour with the film, which includes a stop in Edinburgh at the Cameo on 21 April. Full tour details at roseofnevada.co.uk Interview recorded at Glasgow Film Festival 2026. If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow us on Instagram @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week Marc is joined by actor, director and producer Natasha Halevi. Natasha discusses her experience in the film industry while in town for the Glasgow Film Festival, recounts being cast in the latest Superman film, and what it was like when her wedding to Gilmore Girls star Sean Gunn was officiated by his director brother James. Plus, they discuss how AI is going to impact the movie business (and the benefits of going offline), how art can be used as a positive response to the problems of the world, and Natasha reveals some of her embarrassing moments on set.Natasha is a producer of the film "I've Seen All I Need To See" which played at the Glasgow Film Festival and is in UK theatres this April: https://bulldog-film.com/films/ive-seen-all-i-need-to-see/See Marc at the Edinburgh Fringe this August: https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/Sign up to our Patreon for fortnightly bonus eps plus footage from all the Some Laugh Live shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/somelaugh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Some Laugh Merch Available Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/some-laugh-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch the boays' stand-up specials for free here on the Some Laugh YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM6lKn8dnMK5bOtlX-3XlCpZSf-B_qweQ&si=JjKknRTZvvza5l55⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stand-Up Tickets:Marc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MarcJenko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stu: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/StuartMcP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/stephenbuchanan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We've an actual, bona fide Hollywood movie star on the podcast this week: Professor X himself, James McAvoy. At this year's Glasgow Film Festival, the PR gods granted us ten meagre minutes with McAvoy to discuss his directorial debut, the boisterous stranger-than-fiction tale California Schemin', about two lads from Dundee who convinced the London music industry they were a rapping duo from LA. McAvoy is joined by one of his film's stars, Lucy Halliday, and they discuss the Scottish accent, McAvoy's filmmaking influences and how he goes about directing his fellow actors.  On the review front, meanwhile, we discuss two very different new features. One is Orwell: 2+2=5, Raoul Peck's serious-minded essay film on George Orwell and how his writing predicted the double-speak of the modern world. The other is Fuze, David Mackenzie's fat-free thriller set in contemporary London starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James trying out a rather silly accent. Don't say we don't have range on this pod! TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching: Project Hail Mary, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Netflix documentary The Dinosaurs (02:24) Fuze review (21:08) The Good Boy review (32:34) Interview with James McAvoy and Lucy Halliday (45:57) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow us on Instagram @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-

https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-in-conversation-with-creative-producer-laura-mcnicholas-spilt-milk/In this Film Ireland Podcast, we're delighted to be chatting with creative producer Laura McNicholas, as her film Spilt Milk hits cinemas across the country.Founder of 925 Productions, Laura has been doing exciting work developing and produces television drama and feature films. Following a series of acclaimed shorts and extensive work across the industry, now her debut feature, Spilt Milk, has enjoyed a successful festival run, picking up major awards including the MUBI Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival, the Golden Slipper for Best Film at the Zlín International Film Festival, and a top prize at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, alongside many others.We chat with Laura about her career journey, bringing Spilt Milk to the screen, and her approach to developing strong, character-driven stories.Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-in-conversation-with-creative-producer-laura-mcnicholas-spilt-milk/Spilt MilkIn a gritty 1980s Dublin inner city neighbourhood, 11-year-old Bobby (Cillian Sullivan - Blue Moon) idolises TV detective Kojak and sets up a private eye agency with his best friend. However, when Bobby's rebellious older brother goes missing, their investigations turn chillingly real — leading them into secrets and danger far beyond what children are ready to face. Nevertheless, Bobby's brave, loving and inspirational Mother (Danielle Galligan -House Of Guinness) leads him through these tough times.The filmmaking team includes Cathal Watters (The Dry, Peaky Blinders, Foundation), director of photography; Shane McEnroe (Foundation, Abigail, Disenchanted), production designer; Gwen Jefferes Hourie (Sing Street, Abigail, I Kill Giants); Colin Monie (Hallam Foe, The Magdalene Sisters), editor; Scott Twynholm (Vanilla Sky) as composer and Áine O'Sullivan (The Tourist). Spilt Milk is in cinemas from 20th March 2026. Laura McNicholasLaura established and runs 925 Productions, which develops and produces television drama and feature films. Her debut feature, Spilt Milk, had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and was nominated for four Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Spilt Milk went on to win the MUBI Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival, the Golden Slipper for Best Film at the Zlín International Film Festival, and a top prize at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People. It also received audience awards at the Mediterranean Film Festival Split, the British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg, and the Kerry International Film Festival. Further festival selections included its US premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival and a screening at Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival.Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Film Ireland Podcast, we're delighted to partner with the Foyle Film Festival, which takes place in the Nerve Centre in Derry each year. An Academy Awards® and BAFTA-qualifying festival, Foyle Film Festival is celebrating its 39th year this November. First, we chat to from Eavan King, Head of Film Programming at the Foyle Film Festival & Nerve centre, about how the festival began, how it has evolved and how much fun it is to visit.Then, at 10:08, we catch up with David Pope, an internationally renowned script consultant, who was working with screenwriters at the festival as part of their comprehensive industry programme. Finally at 17:12 we host a live discussion on presenting local stories to an international market, recorded live and featuring producer Dearbhla Regan from Wild Atlantic Pictures and Louise Gallagher from Hat Trick Productions and Gallagher Films.Submissions have just opened for the Foyle Film Festival, so get yours in.https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-david-pope-dearbhla-regan-louise-gallagher-at-foyle-film-festivalFoyle Film FestivalThis vibrant film festival takes place in venues across Derry each November to bring the best of international cinema and industry players to the city. The festival also delivers screenings, events and workshops throughout the year, including Reel Lives which has replaced the Intercultural and Anti-Racism Festival, as well as Educational and Community Outreach Screenings. The prestigious Light In Motion (LIM) competition is open to filmmakers and animators across the world, with winners qualifying for consideration in the Live Action and Animated Short Film categories of the Academy Awards® and BAFTA.Louise GallagherLouise has been working in the media industry for 30 years, with 23 of those years spent at the BBC in Belfast in various production roles across Radio, TV and Online services. In 2011 she flew the BBC nest and moved into the independent film and TV sector, working on independent shorts and features. Louise went on to found Gallagher Films in 2018. Major recent projects for Gallagher Films include BAFTA award-winning ‘Blue Lights', a BBC drama series set against the backdrop of policing in Northern Ireland, on which Louise is Co-Creator / Executive Producer. Her first feature film, ‘A Bump Along The Way', had a successful cinema release and won several awards at home and internationally. Written by Tess McGowan, directed by Shelly Love and produced by Louise, it starred Bronagh Gallagher and Lola Petticrew. ‘A Bump Along the Way' was developed with the assistance of Northern Ireland Screen through their New Talent Writers and New Talent Focus programmes. Louise recently received an IFTA for best short film ‘Rough' written and directed by Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson.David PopeDavid is a script consultant and screenwriter working internationally. Script consultation projects include Obraz, candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2026; Tiger Stripes, winner of the Jury Prize Critics' Week Cannes Film Festival 2023 and candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2024; Take It or Leave It, candidate for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award 2019; and Truth or Justice, candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2020. Other recent projects as script consultant include the feature films Natatorium; Last Sentinel; Splendid Isolation and the drama series Imperial Spy for Fremantle (American Gods, Deutschland 83). David was Creative Producer on feature film The Goat. In addition to designing and delivering for Stowe Story Labs, he is the long-standing annual advisor & facilitator for Rotterdam Lab at IFFRPro for producers. David has been a creative consultant on Rawi Screenwriting Lab for Royal Film Commission - Jordan, facilitated the Convergence programme funded by Screen Scotland & British Film Institute, and is the script consultant for Funny Features delivered by Glasgow Film Festival and funded by British Film Institute.Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FrightFest yet again descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner cover the event (for the 5th year running) remotely alongside input from 'horrorspondent' Mal Jutley!Covering films including but not limited to Jailbroken, Bury the Devil, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, The Curse, Boorman & The Devil, Violence, The Convenience Store and Red Riding.00:00 Intro 13:44 Horror News 19:30 What We've Been Watching38:45 Jailbroken46:25 Bury the Devil51:19 Bone Keeper1:04:47 Boorman & The Devil1:08:59 The Restoration At Grayson Manor1:09:56 The Curse1:15:09 Violence1:24:46 The Trick1:26:55 The Convenience Store1:29:42 Red Riding1:36:22 Deathkeeper1:49:49 Outrowww.horrorhangout.co.ukhttps://frightfest.co.uk/2026Glasgow/Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangoutPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/horrorhangoutFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutpodcastX - http:/x.com/horror_hangout_TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@horrorhangoutpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/horrorhangoutpodcastBen - https://x.com/ben_errington​​​Andy - https://www.instagram.com/andyctwrites/Mal - https://www.instagram.com/maljutley/Audio credit - Taj Eastonhttp://tajeaston.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Crawley speaks to Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani about US and Israel air strikes on the country she fled as a teenager, when the Islamic revolution was taking place.He also hears from Iranian academic Roxane Farmanfarmian and Anshel Pfeffer, Israel Correspondent for The Economist.A new film about a sacred Scottish tradition premieres at the Glasgow Film Festival. 'Psalms of the People' follows Rob MacNeacail on a personal journey as he explores the cultural heritage of Gaelic psalm singing. The Christian poet Harry Baker has written 100 poems for the first 100 days of his newborn son's life, an ode to modern fatherhood in all its chaos, tenderness and bleary-eyed wonder. The book is called "Tender: 100 Poems for the First 100 Days of Life".PRESENTER: WILLIAM CRAWLEY PRODUCERS: CATHERINE MURRAY AND KATY DAVIS STUDIO MANAGERS: KELLY YOUNG AND BEN HOUGHTON PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: DAVID BAGULEY EDITOR: CHLOE WALKER

Poet Laureate of the United States, Arthur Sze is one of the most admired poets of the past five decades influencing the work of Poet Laureates and Nobel Physicists. His work focusses on imagery from nature and he will talk about his latest collection and his first UK publication, Into The Hush.The Glasgow Film Festival opening film, Everybody to Kenmure Street tells the story of the community response to a dawn raid by Immigration Officers on Kenmure Street, a diverse community in the southside of Glasgow in May 2021. Director Felipe Bustos Sierra joins Kirsty.Artist Ilana Halperin on her exhibition 'What Is Us and What is Earth' that blends sculpture, drawing and photography to explore the connection between human life and geological time. Curator Susanna Beaumont will also join the discussison to talk about the exhibition, 'Earth Matters' that marks 300 years since the birth of James Hutton, the Edinburgh born geologist whose radical ideas gave us the first sense of deep time and changed how we see the Earth

The iconic ash tree on Glasgow's Argyle street won UK Tree of the Year last year and is now nominated for European Tree of the Year. Mark looks up at the giant ash with arborist David Treanor and discovers why the 170-year-old tree is so cherished.Fresh efforts are underway to save critically endangered fresh water pearl mussels in the Cairngorms National Park. Rachel catches up with Freshwater Restoration Manager Dr Sally Mackenzie on the River Spey to discuss the fascinating life cycle of the species and the projects aiming to save it.New research suggests that tawny owls, which normally rely on sound to hunt, are adapting to noisy urban roadsides by hunting in areas lit by streetlights. Mark meets Glasgow University PhD Researcher Giuseppe Orlando in Milngavie to find out how he studied the bird's nocturnal movements.In this week's midweek podcast excerpt, Rachel takes a wander in the Kinrara Estate near Aviemore with storyteller Sarah Hobbs to discover how women have shaped the Cairngorms.A Brush with Fungi is a compilation of new watercolours produced by artist David Mitchell. Mark joins David in Kirriemuir to explore the process behind painting the intricate detail of hundreds of species of fungi.Glasgow Film Festival will host the Scottish premiere of nature documentary, Super Nature, directed by Ed Sayers. The film was shot collaboratively across 25 different countries using Super 8 cameras, including footage from Richard Davies who filmed Atlantic Salmon in Scotland. Rachel and Mark are joined by Director Ed Sayers.Fyrish Hill, close to Alness in the Highlands, entered the wider public consciousness recently when it featured in the Traitors. Morven Livingstone meets Fiona Stephenson who was inspired to write a poem about Fyrish.

In this February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, Amanda is joined by Cinetopia contributors Garry Arnot and Rosie Beattie for reviews of new releases.This month's reviews include Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights, Kristen Stewart's The Chronology of Water, and Max Keegan's documentary The Shepherd and the Bear.The episode also features an interview conducted by Veronica Buccino with Tom Bryant from MOVE Summit, Scotland's animation and VFX gathering, which is taking place this week in Edinburgh.Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.[00:00] Introduction & Awards Season Check-InAmanda welcomes listeners, introduces Cinetopia contributors Garry Arnot and Rosie Beattie, and shares Oscar and awards season predictions. The team also previews the Glasgow Film Festival 2026[13:05] Review: "Wuthering Heights" — dir. Emerald Fennell[40:05] Review: The Chronology of Water — dir. Kristen Stewart[47:28] Review: The Shepherd and the Bear — dir. Max Keegan[01:01:00] Interview: Tom Bryant — MOVE SummitInterview conducted by Veronica Buccino.[01:19:30] Closing - Final thoughts and wrap-up.

With the return of Glasgow Film Festival, we review a quartet of films from the programme. Listen in for our thoughts on Gus van Sant's 70s crime thriller, Mark Jenkin's existential fishing boat time-hopper, Pauline Loquès' small but well-formed debut drama, and Jim Jarmusch's award-winning ‘parents eh what are they like' anthology. As a little treat, Anahit slags off "Wuthering Heights", also we get interrupted by some building work in the office and we all become very cold to the point that Peter gets the sniffles at one stage. We're talking the full Slavoj Žižek, but we think we caught them all in the edit…  TIMESTAMPS: "Wuthering Heights" review (1:50) Dead Man's Wire review (10:00) Rose of Nevada review (21:00)  Nino review (32:20) Father Mother Sister Brother review (45:00) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow us on Instagram @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-

We've a bumper show for you this week. The soul-destroying crush of capitalism is laid bare in Park Chan-wook's sharp and deliriously funny black comedy No Other Choice. Two of our favourite pretty white boys, Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, find a deep connection over folk music in 1910s America in The History of Sound. And fresh from the Glasgow Film Festival press launch, the team pick out some of the titles that jump out to us ahead of our full GFF preview in a few weeks' time.  CHAPTERS: What We've Been Watching: Marty Supreme (again), Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (5:05) The History of Sound review (14:32) No Other Choice review (32:21) GFF 2026: First Look at the Programme (44:23) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow us on Instagram @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Daniel V. Masciari is an award-winning filmmaker who unearths magic in seemingly mundane moments of the human experience. Daniel's passion for directing and editing runs through all his work, captivating critics with his first feature film, Stationed At Home. When it premiered internationally at the Glasgow Film Festival in March 2025, critics hailed it as "an alternative Christmas classic," with many echoing the sentiment that it "could well go down in the history of independent cinema." STATIONED AT HOME tells the story of a solitary taxi driver on the graveyard shift who, on a clear and frigid Christmas Eve in 1998 in a small, forgotten city, breathlessly awaits the sight of the International Space Station. As the hours count down, a parade of offbeat misfits derail his plans, propelling the story to its exhilarating climax. In this poetic, hilarious and often absurd tale, complete strangers discover unexpected unity and a newfound understanding of their place among the stars. "STATIONED AT HOME is made in the spirit of 70s and 80s independent films, with a raw and unfiltered approach that captures the essence of storytelling without compromise," said filmmaker Daniel V. Masciari. "It is a personal and unique embrace of creative freedom, resulting in a truly uplifting, one-of-a-kind cinematic experience."   Stationed at Home Rotten Tomato link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stationed_at_home   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

On this episode of the podcast, host Dr Pasquale Iannone sits down with Scottish writer-director (and University of Edinburgh alumnus) John Maclean to talk about his second feature Tornado (2025). The film had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in February and went on general release in the UK in mid-June.Set in late 18th century Scotland, Maclean's film tells of a young Japanese woman (Kōki) who makes a living performing Samurai puppet shows with her father Fujin (Takehiro Hira). One day, their paths cross with a rag-tag group of criminals led by the ruthless, stone-faced Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). Events then take a more sinister turn.Beautifully shot in widescreen by John's regular collaborator Robbie Ryan, Tornado is lean, muscular filmmaking - a heady, inventive Scottish take on the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa and the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone.John tells Pasquale about his entry into filmmaking via the lo-fi music videos he made for The Beta Band, the group he co-founded in the 1990s. He also discusses his influences, his preference for storyboarding, his approach to casting, music and much more.

In this episode of the Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh sits down with FrightFest co-director Greg Day. She also catches up with filmmakers Ali Cook and Paul Boyd, whose films both premiered at this fantastic and terrifying strand of horror at the BAFTA-qualifying Glasgow Film Festival. Dubbed “the Woodstock of Gore” by Guillermo del Toro, Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is the UK's leading horror and fantasy film festival.  A seasoned film and television publicist, Greg Day has worked with icons such as Dario Argento and George A. Romero, represented Columbia Pictures, and served as Head of Entertainment Publicity at Channel 4. After Greg, we hear from comedian and magician-turned-filmmaker Ali Cook, who discusses The Pearl Comb, his fantastical mermaid-themed short. Then, Scottish filmmaker Paul Boyd joins us to talk about Scared to Death, his darkly comic haunted house feature, which had its international premiere at the festival The 26th FrightFest edition takes place in the heart of London's Leicester Square and runs 21st - 25th August 2025. https://www.frightfest.co.uk/ THE PEARL COMB Director: Ali Cook. Cast: Beatie Edney, Ali Cook, Simon Armstrong, Clara Paget, Roxana Cook, Thomas Stocker. UK 2024. 21 min. A doctor – hell bent on proving a woman's place is in the home and not practising medicine – discovers the source of a woman's unearthly power when investigating her miraculous claim to be the first person to cure tuberculosis. SCARED TO DEATH Director Paul Boyd. Cast: Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley, Rae Dawn Chong, Olivier Paris. USA 2024. 1h38m N/C 18+ Thanks to Brick Lane Entertainment Jasper is a young opportunistic filmmaker yearning to climb the Hollywood ladder. Working as a lowly production assistant, he seizes his chance to be a ‘real' director when he suggests to his cantankerous boss that the crew and actors from their upcoming horror film attend an actual séance in an old, haunted house for research. They choose an abandoned children's shelter closed for 70 years since the mysterious murders of five children in 1942, apparently discovered scared to death. Once the séance begins, the motley crew find themselves trapped and haunted by the children . . . and something possibly worse.

"Tornado" is the latest film from director John Maclean, who previously directed "Slow West" a decade ago. The western film follows Tornado (Kōki), a young woman who vows to seek vengeance for her father against a notorious gang and forge her own destiny by stealing their ill-gotten gold. The film additionally stars Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, and Joanne Whalley and received positive reviews after its world premiere at the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival. Lowden was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience making the film, which you can listen to below! Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Independent Film Company. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a saying that the At The Flicks management live by – it's “better late than never”.  Actually, it's more of a reality than a motto! Take this show.  We were lucky enough to get Tessa to join us to give us her views on the Academy Awards and her impressions of this year's Glasgow Film Festival.  And then what happened – we took our time in releasing it! However, it might be late, but it's still great. It's a show of two halves.  In the first part we dissect the Oscar winners and talk about what gems from 2024 were left out or ignored.   In the second half Tessa speaks about some of the impressive films she saw at the Glasgow Film Festival.  Movies such as The Return, On Falling, Ebony And Ivory and the very powerful From Hilde, With Love. Check it out, we think you'll enjoy it. Until next time, see you At The Flicks

On the March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot and Robert Ewing, who cover this year's Glasgow Film Festival - including reviews of Nocturnal, Peacock, Homegrown, and Stealing Pulp Fiction. We also review new release films currently out in cinemas including Mickey 17, On Falling, and The Last Showgirl.Amanda also talks with Allison Strauss, Founder and Festival Director of HippFest, Scotland's first and only festival of silent film with live music, which s happening right now from 19th-23rd of March -https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/Don't forget to check out our Kim's Video Film Tour across the UK popping up in 20+ venues across the UK- https://cinetopia.co.uk/kimsvideoand also subscribe to our Substack, Cinetopia's regular round-up of film-related happenings, opportunities, and insights - helping the film community stay connected! -https://cinetopia.substack.com/

In this special episode recorded at the Glasgow Film Festival, Jessica Lange joins Girls On Film host Anna Smith to reflect on her extraordinary career across stage and screen. She discusses her latest film, Long Day's Journey Into Night, which premiered at the festival, and shares insights into her rural Minnesota upbringing, early years studying mime in Paris, and her upcoming role as Marlene Dietrich. Jessica also revisits some of her most iconic roles, from portraying Frances Farmer in the heartbreaking biopic Frances to starring alongside Dustin Hoffman in the genre-defying comedy Tootsie. She also explores her more recent work on American Horror Story, which not only cemented her status as an acting legend but also introduced her to a new generation of fans. Beloved by Gen X and Gen Z alike, Jessica's performances continue to captivate audiences across film, television and stage. Acclaimed as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, Jessica is the 15th Oscar winner to appear on Girls On Film. The conversation was recorded on 1 March 2025. http://eepurl.com/iEKaM-/ or email girlsonfilmsocial@gmail.com to be signed up. Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Lornie Archbold Producer: Charlotte Matheson Intern: Anna Swartz Audio editor: Alex Jones House band: MX Tyrants Principal Partners: Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer © HLA Agency

We discuss this year's FrightFest Glasgow as part of the Glasgow Film Festival, and chat about all the films screened at this years fest!

FrightFest yet again descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and so do hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner alongside special guest and friend of the show, Emma Cownley!Covering films including but not limited to House of Ashes, The Last Sacrifice, By The Throat, The Doom Busters, In Our Blood, A Mother's Embrace, The American Backyard, Scared to Death and Rumplestiltskin.00:00 Intro 16:10 Horror News 29:50 What We've Been Watching46:22 House of Ashes59:50 The Last Sacrifice1:05:35 By The Throat1:14:06 The Doom Busters1:22:24 In Our Blood1:29:35 A Mother's Embrace1:39:12 Short Film Showcase1:52:36 The American Backyard2:05:15 Scared to Death2:11:40 Rumplestiltskin2:27:03 FrightFest Favourite2:30:32 Outrowww.horrorhangout.co.ukhttps://frightfest.co.uk/2025Glasgow/Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangoutPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/horrorhangoutFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutpodcastX - http:/x.com/horror_hangout_TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@horrorhangoutpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/horrorhangoutpodcastBen - https://x.com/ben_errington​​​Andy - https://www.instagram.com/andyctwrites/Emma - https://www.tiktok.com/@ejcownleyAudio credit - Taj Eastonhttp://tajeaston.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of The CineSkinny we take a look at two of the most anticipated Scottish films of the year. First we review On Falling, the deeply impressive feature debut from Edinburgh-based director Laura Carreira.  And fresh from his second feature Tornado having its world premiere at Glasgow Film Festival, we have an interview with John Maclean who talks about westerns, samurai films, and the challenges of indie filmmaking in Scotland.  Elsewhere there are a couple of great film festivals (Glasgow Short Film Festival, HippFest) we wanted to give shout-outs to, and we take a look at some filmmakers who are attempting different distribution models that involve taking their films on intimate tours of the country. We also briefly chew over the Oscar results. TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching: Walking & Talking, Disney Channel original movies, Common Side Effects and more (1:49) On Falling review (14:18) GSFF, HippFest, The People's Joker and Hundreds of Beavers (32:30) Interview: John Maclean on Tornado (50:10) Oscar chat (1:07:50) Get us on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram and Letterboxd  @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this Film Ireland Podcast, award-winning writer director and documentary filmmaker Roisin Kearney talks to actor Travis Nelson. Travis has been acting internationally since 2009 and has starred in Netflix's The Recruit, and Amazon's The Lake. Recently he's been working in Ireland, having starred in dlr First Frames funded short Conveyance, and Blumhouse horror Drop, which hits cinemas 11th April 2025. One of only seven shorts in the FrightFest Showcase, Conveyance screens at Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March 2025 at 1pm in Glasgow Film Theatre.

In this episode of Girls On Film, recorded at the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival, host Anna Smith is joined by co-founder and Executive Producer of the podcast, Hedda Lornie Archbold, to bring listeners exclusive interviews with some of the festival's stars. They welcome insights from Festival Director Allison Gardner, star of opening gala film Tornado, Kōki, and two of the creative minds behind The Extraordinary Miss Flower. Allison Gardner talks about her highlights of her final year leading the Glasgow Film Festival. Kōki, the rising star of Tornado, opens up about her role as the daughter of a Japanese puppeteer in John Maclean's thriller. And Emiliana Torrini and Caroline Catz dive into their work on The Extraordinary Miss Flower, a genre-blending love letter to love letters, set to Torrini's dreamy soundtrack. The Extraordinary Miss Flower will be released in the UK on 9 May 2025. Tornado will be available in cinemas from 23 May 2025. Glasgow Film Festival 2025 runs from 26 February to 9 March 2025. For more information on screenings and tickets, visit the Glasgow Film Festival website https://www.glasgowfilm.org/home March is International Women's Month, and this year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Birds Eye View Festival, now Reclaim the Frame, a charity championing women filmmakers. The festival will host a Weekender from 7–9 March 2025 at BFI Southbank and Regent Street Cinema, featuring events, screenings, and a special showing of Lollipop, which featured in episode 181 of Girls On Film. For more details, visit reclaimtheframe.org.Sign up to the Girls On Film newsletter below: http://eepurl.com/iEKaM-/ or email girlsonfilmsocial@gmail.com to be signed up. Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Lornie Archbold Producer: Charlotte Matheson Intern: Anna Swartz Audio editor: Benjamin Cook House band: MX Tyrants Principal Partners: Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer © HLA Agency

Kirsty Wark talks to Anjelica Huston about playing a magnificent matriarch in the adaptation of Agatha Christie's Towards Zero, which begins on BBC One this weekend. The director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, talks about the appointment of an architectural firm who will be redeveloping the Museum's galleries, about the pressures of running a national cultural institution and about recent controversies. And actors Tim Roth and Koki discuss their roles in the opening film at the Glasgow Film Festival, director John MacLean's reinvention of the samurai movie tradition, Tornado. Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Mark Crossan

Glasgow Film Festival is one of the most exciting times in Scottish cinema, so this week we dive headfirst and two-footed into the GFF programme with a trio of reviews and some additional chat. We discuss Marie Losier's art doc Peaches Goes Bananas; talk through the excellent Austrian comedy Peacock; and luxuriate in the lo-fi animation of Boys Go To Jupiter. Elsewhere, there's a weird smell, Jamie gets annoyed by people taking their jackets off too slowly, and Peter starts the campaign for a new podcast. It's The Cineskinny, drink it in. TIMESTAMPS: GFF: A beginner's guide (2:20) Peaches Goes Bananas (6:40) Peacock (15:05) Boys Go To Jupiter (24:10) More GFF picks 33:40 GFF, 26 Feb - 9 Mar, glasgowfilm.org Get us on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram and Letterboxd  @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

George Mackay is one of the most interesting young actors from these shores and a firm CineSkinny favourite. We were massive fans of Mackay's recent film, Femme, from last year, and barely an episode goes by on the pod without us mentioning the wonderful Pride. Back in March, we sat down with Mackay while he was visiting Glasgow Film Festival for the UK premiere of The Beast, a heady sci-fi romance spread across three timelines. We chat to him about The Beast, AI, his favourite film roles and having to act in French opposite Léa Seydoux. Have a listen! TIMESTAMPS: Introduction (0:05) How Mackay chooses his roles (1:58) How he got the part of Louis in The Beast (4:55) Working with writer-director Bertrand Bonello (9:15) What Mackay took away from the script (9:58) Learning French for the role (15:05) Working with Léa Seydoux (18:38) The rise of AI (20:30) His favourite of his own films (24:00) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Recorded on location at Glasgow Film Festival Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

It's been sunny in Edinburgh for the first time in weeks. We recorded two hours later than usual. Challengers is a very hot film. One or more of these may explain the slightly feral nature of this week's podcast, in which we review freewheeling US 'satire' The Sweet East and Luca Guadagnino's latest, as well as playing the film nerd equivalent of Fantasy Football in honour of the Glasgow Film Festival's 50th anniversary (fans of Kurosawa, Panahi and Rex the Dinosaur, we will programme your cinema, speak soon xx).  TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching: Next Goal Wins, Civil War, Men In Black (2:00) The Sweet East review (16:20) Challengers review (29:10) GFT at 50, Filmhouse, and our perfect day at the cinema (38:40) Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk; recorded at EHFM, Summerhall – ehfm.live Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

We're back and it's a special episode we have for you. It's our first live podcast panel event. Which was in collaboration with Short Circuit. We are over the moon with this collab as it's allowed us the bring you The Women In Film: Braking Barriers and Changing Narratives panel discussion with three incredible women. Nikki Parrott, Raisah Ahmed and Sarah Grant. Statement on the future of Short Circuit shortcircuit.scot/delivery-statement Nikki Parrott Tigerlily Productions is a multi-award-winning independent production company with a reputation for tackling powerful subject matter with sensitivity and artistry. Their output covers scripted and non- scripted documentaries, arts and music, history and current affairs across a range of media. In 2018, Tigerlily Two in Scotland was formed with the purpose of exploring new talent and stories outside London, and to be a prominent co-producer for international projects and teams. It is run out of Glasgow and headed by Nikki as Managing Director. In their first three years, they co-produced two feature documentaries POLY STYRENE I AM A CLICHÉ, which won two BIFAs including best documentary, IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? which premiered at Sundance, and produced HONG KONG MIX TAPE, which premiered at Glasgow Film Festival this year and Hot Docs Toronto. WBSITE RAISAH AHMED Raisah Ahmed is a Screenwriter and Director who works across film and television. She has been working with Producer Zorana Piggott and Film4 on a feature project called Half-Moon Camp which looks at the journey of Indian Muslim Soldiers in WW1 as well as developing Safar a cross generational female road trip film with Zorana. Other credits include directing on CBBC's Sparks, Princess Mirror-Belle and Molly & Mack, BBC3's The Break and writing on BBC The Social's phone drama Control, CBBC's Molly & Mack and the recently announced WB Discovery animated series 'Toad and Friends'. She has been part of the writers room for Season 1 and 2 of Ch4 Series ‘We Are Lady Parts' and often consults on tv and film projects with a focus on Muslim and South Asian characters. She is currently developing the adaptation of Martin Sixsmith's ‘Ayesha's Gift' for television with Freedom Scripted, on which she's also an EP. She is also developing 'Nur' a 6 part original romcom for television with Channel X Hopscotch. As well as writing and directing, Raisah also sits on the BAFTA Scotland Committee, the board of the Scottish Youth Film Foundation and Bijli Productions, and chairs the Glasgow Film Festival Industry Advisory Group. WEBSITE:www.raisahahmed.com SARAH GRANT Sarah is a writer, director and performer based in Glasgow. She has a number of BAFTA qualifying shorts under her belt, and has created short-form work for BBC The Social and BBC Short Stuff, gaining tens of millions of views across digital and social media. She is moving towards writing and directing long form for film and television, shadowing Jack Clough as part of the BBC Comedy Bursary, and other programmes such as Young Films Residency, BAFTA Flare, the EIFF Talent Lab, and UKTV Comedy 50:50 pilot initiative. She also has work in development with BBC Studios, Candle and Bell, and Northbridge Media. Sarah is committed to creating body positive, sex positive and inclusive female-led stories that are honest, feminist and fearless. WEBSITE: www.sarahgrantcreative.com OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership

Claire and Gavia review the much-hyped queer thriller Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brien. Plus, a multi-genre selection of highlights from this year's Glasgow Film Festival, including indie hits La Chimera and The Beast, and some excellent upcoming horror movies.

Our March episode is maybe our most film-packed episode yet! We review big cinema releases, Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part II and Radu Jude's Don't Expect Too Much from The End of the World, both out in cinemas this month. Plus we give our full coverage of this year's Glasgow Film Festival 2024 including a review of Tummy Monster, La Chimera, and an interview with John Archer, director of Janey, the festival's closing film.

Frightfest descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and so do hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner!This special episode includes interviews with Mike Capes, Tiago Teixeira, Samantha Steel, Federico Zampaglione, Lauren LaVera, Paul Duane, Charlie Maher and friend of the show, John Crinan.Covering films including but not limited to You'll Never Find Me, The Soul Eater, The Deep Dark, The Invisible Raptor, Custom, Mom, The Well, All You Need Is Death, Wake Up, Last Straw, Kill Your Lover, and The Funeral.00:00 Introduction02:30 You'll Never Find Me Review06:06 The Soul Eater Review07:58 The Deep Dark Review10:50 The Invisible Raptor Review24:25 Interview w/ Mike Capes (Writer/star of The Invisible Raptor)36:27 Interview w/ Tiago Teixeira (Director of Custom)41:13 Interview w/ Samantha Steel (Star of Custom)46:27 Mom Review50:56 Interview w/ Federico Zampaglione (Director of The Well)54:14 Interview w/ Lauren LaVera (Star of The Well)56:50 Interview w/ Paul Duane & Charlie Maher (Director and star of All You Need Is Death)1:00:10 Wake Up Review (w/ John Crinan)1:07:28 The Well Review (w/ John Crinan)1:11:58 Last Straw Review (w/ John Crinan)1:26:52 Kill Your Lover Review1:35:11 The Funeral Review1:43:33 Custom Review1:51:04 All You Need Is Death Review2:01:11 FrightFest Glasgow Awards / Top 32:28:28 OutroFrightFest - https://www.frightfest.co.uk/Podcast - https://podlink.to/horrorhangout​​​Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/horrorhangoutFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/horror_hangout_TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@horrorhangoutpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/horrorhangoutpodcast/Website - http://www.hawkandcleaver.com​​​Ben - https://twitter.com/ben_erringtonAndy - https://twitter.com/AndyCTWritesAudio credit - Taj Eastonhttp://tajeaston.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival nearing its close, we sat down with two of our favourite critics, Carmen Paddock and Rory Doherty, to discuss this year's proceedings We also review GFF's blistering opener Love Lies Bleeding, share our Viggo Mortensen stories and review the mind-bending new film from Bertrand Bonello, The Beast. Plus Rory and Carmen pick out some of their GFF highlights. Glasgow Film Festival runs 28 Feb-10 March, get full details at glasgowfilm.org TIMESTAMPS: Self-care, After Hours and retrospectives (1:15) Love Lies Bleeding review (9:37) Viggo Mortensen loves Glasgow and The Dead Don't Hurt review (18:55) The Beast review (29:34) Rory and Carmen's favourite films of GFF 2024 (39:21) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow Rory and Carmen on Twitter @CarmenChloie and @roryhasopinions, get us on TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recently, Craig had the opportunity to talk to writer/actor Jonas Chernick, actor Sara Canning, actor Christian Meer and director Sean Garrity about their new film The Burning Season which recently enjoyed its international premiere at the 2024 Glasgow Film Festival. The conversation covers writing and playing potentially unlikeable characters, telling a story in reverse and the joy of filming outdoors. Show Notes Jonas' IMDb Jonas' website Jonas' Twitter Sara's IMDb Sara's Twitter Sara's Instagram Christian's IMDb Sean's IMDb Craig's previous interview with Jonas The referenced story of artist Tom Thomson's death If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we'd love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord.

We delve into Kristen Stewart's much-anticipated return to A24 in "Love Lies Bleeding." Stewart takes on the role of Lou, a gym manager whose life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Jackie, a dedicated bodybuilder on her way to a competition in Las Vegas.But that's not all – we had the opportunity to speak with Rose Glass, the co-writer and director, on the opening night of the Glasgow Film Festival and Glass shares insights into her sophomore feature with us.

Another missive from the Glasgow Film Festival. On this one, we chat with the mighty Viggo Mortensen. Yes, Aragorn himself! The Lord of the Rings and A History of Violence star was in town for the UK premiere of The Dead Don't Hurt, a sinewy western that Mortensen wrote, directed, composed the music for and starred in.  Set in the 1860s in a small Nevada outpost, The Dead Don't Hurt is both a beautiful homage to the great westerns of the past and a subversion of this most macho of film genres. It centres on the romance between Mortensen's character Olsen, a Danish carpenter, and Vivienne, a fiercely independent French-Canadian woman who grew up dreaming of being Joan of Arc, played by Vicky Krieps. Mortensen and Krieps are an acting match made in heaven. They're ably supported by a cast that includes Danny Huston, Garret Dillahunt, and the young Scottish actor Solly McLeod, who plays a brutish psychopath who will change Vivianne and Olsen's lives forever.  The day after The Dead Don't Hurt's UK Premiere, we sat down with Viggo Mortensen and his young co-star Solly McLeod to discuss the film.  TIMESTAMPS: Jamie introduces The Dead Don't Hurt (0:05) Viggo and Solly's first impressions of Glasgow (1:40) Viggo's love of classic westerns (3:00) How Solly got cast (4:30) The film's non-linear structure (7:30) Working with Vicky Krieps (12:10) What Viggo learned from observing other directors (16:10) Sparks of inspiration on set (18:20) What Viggo and Solly are doing next (20:30) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Recorded on location at Glasgow Film Festival Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode Girls On Film is at the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival. Anna Smith sits down with Festival Director Allison Gardner, then has an exclusive interview with the director of Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass, with Oscar-nominated director of The Teacher Farah Nabulsi, and with BAFTA-nominated director of Edge of Summer Lucy Cohen. First up, Director of GFF Allison Gardner picks out some of her festival highlights, from Ava DuVernay's Origin to Viggo Mortensen's The Dead Don't Hurt which she describes as a ‘feminist western'. Allison talks about the unique programming at GFF with 126 films included at the festival this year. She picks out the ‘Love is sweet oh!' strand programmed by Tomiwa Folorunso, the ‘Gestures of Memory' strand programmed by Natasha Thembiso Ruwona, and ‘What Will the Men Wear?' programmed by Rosie Beattie. Next up Anna welcomes back Rose Glass to Girls On Film, who first appeared in Episode 60 to discuss her debut Saint Maud, which also showed at GFF in 2019. This year Rose is back with her hotly-anticipated second feature, Love Lies Bleeding, which had its UK premiere as the Opening Gala film at GFF. With Anna, Rose talks about the ‘dream' casting of Kristen Stewart as moody heartthrob Lou, who meets amateur bodybuilder Jackie when she turns up in Lou's sleepy hometown. The pair fall hard for one another and Rose describes crafting their fantastical love story, with co-writer Weronika Tofilska, which has ‘one foot in reality, and one foot somewhere stranger'... Anna also speaks to Oscar-nominated director Farah Nabulsi, whose debut feature The Teacher is showing at GFF. Anna asked Farah about her journey into filmmaking, from a background in business to directing her first short The Present, which went on to be nominated for the 2021 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Finally, Anna speaks with BAFTA-nominated director Lucy Cohen, whose coming-of-age film Edge of Summer tells the story of 11-year-old Evie on holiday in Cornwall in the early 1990s. When she meets local boy Adam, a mysterious discovery down an old tin mine changes everything. Lucy talks to Anna about her influences in exploring childhood on screen, citing Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsay, 1999) and Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1771), and about her excitement to be showing the film at Glasgow Film Festival. Thank you to our partners for this episode, Glasgow Film Festival. The festival runs from 28 February to 10 March. To buy tickets visit the Glasgow Film Festival website glasgowfilmfest.org/home/ Love Lies Bleeding is in UK cinemas from 3 May 2024. You can watch The Teacher in Glasgow on Monday 4 March 2024 at 6pm and Tuesday 5 March 2024 at 3.15pm. You can watch Edge of Summer in Glasgow on Friday 8 March 2024 at 8.30pm and Saturday 9 March 2024 at 3.45pm. Other films mentioned in the podcast: The Mask (Charles Russell, 1994) Origin (Ava DuVernay, 2023) The Dead Don't Hurt (Viggo Mortensen, 2024) Lousy Carter (Bob Byington, 2023) The Teacher's Lounge (Ilker Catak, 2023) Thelma and Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991) Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971) Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsay, 1999) The Present (Farah Nabulsi, 2021) Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2019) Girl (Adura Onashile, 2023) Daisies (Vera Chitylova, 1966) The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the organisation or its affiliates. Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Producer: Charlotte Matheson House band: MX Tyrants © HLA Agency

We're back at Glasgow Film Festival for some special episodes made on the ground at the festival. First up, we have a chat with Saint Maud director Rose Glass, whose blistering second feature, Love Lies Bleeding, opened the festival.  Love Lies Bleeding is a wonderfully lurid neo-noir thriller starring Kristen Stewart as Lou, the owner of a grimy gym in Nowheresville New Mexico, who begins a passionate romance with Jackie, an itinerant wannabe bodybuilder who walks into Lou's gym one day, played by Katy O'Brian. Lou and Jackie's whirlwind romance is short-lived though, as Lou's dysfunctional family, murky past and some roid rage combine to send the couple's life into a tailspin. Before Love Lies Bleeding's UK Premiere, we sat down with Glass to discuss this hugely entertaining 80s noir throwback. Take a listen. TIMESTAMP The initial idea for Love Lies Bleeding (2:07) Films that influenced on Love Lies Bleeding (5:24) Glass's obsession with the body and body horror (8:45) The writing process with co-writer Weronika Tofilska (10:42) Why Kristen Stewart was perfect for the role of Lou (12:05) Finding an actress who could play an 80s bodybuilder (13:26) Making a film that's unabashedly queer (17:25) How Glass likes to surprise her audience (20:12) If you like The Cineskinny, tell your pals! Leave us a five-star review! Share the episode on socials! Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Recorded on location at Glasgow Film Festival. Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod  (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

On our February edition of the Cinetopia Show, our team Amanda Rogers, Simon Bowie, and Garry Arnot, preview the IberoDocs Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival plus review the recent films AMERICAN FICTION, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, and OCCUPIED CITY. Amanda also sits down with the director of THE CASTLE, Martin Benchimol, to discuss his award winning documentary-fiction hybrid film set in the Argentinian Pampa region.

The gang's all back, and this week we're talking all things Glasgow Film Festival. We've got vampires! Gunfights! Drag queens! Orthodox monks doing kung-fu! Other stuff! Ellie, Jamie, Anahit and Peter also have a chat about upstart film competition 'The Oscars', aka 'The Academy Awards'. See, they haven't even settled on a title yet, amateurs. Peter has a coughing fit, Anahit is jet-lagged and buzzed on Red Bull so won't stop playing with the sound effects, Ellie talks us through the finer points of animation studio politics, and Jamie tells us all about why Bradley Cooper shouldn't win an Oscar. It's The Cineskinny. TIMESTAMPS: The Oscars, aka 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Slag Off Maestro' (2:50) Glasgow Film Festival overview (12:35) The Vourdalak review (15:15) Jericho Ridge review (24:15) Solo review (30:50) The Invisible Fight review (43:00) Additional GFF picks (49:35) CINESKINNY FILM CLUB TICKETS: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/tickets Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk; recorded at EHFM, Summerhall – ehfm.live Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

We are back for Episode 53 Don't mention Taylor (we mentioned it once but we think we got away with it). In this episode we cover the first two weekends of the Six Nations, that big sporting event in USA (plus some Taylor chat) . Also gig reviews of Depeche Mode and The 1975, the Glasgow Film Festival and an Irish album special with reviews of Conchur White, The Sprints, New Dad and Problem Patterns. The live return of AC/DC gets a mentioned as we worry about gig prices. So a packed show , thanks for listening.

This week, we take a long hard look at Jonathan Glazer's excellent new film The Zone of Interest, then have a chat about some of the more unsettling films we've watched. In the middle, we talk through literary/race/politics satire American Fiction, and up top there's a bit of The News to shout out Glasgow Film Festival and Manipulate Festival. TIMESTAMPS: Manipulate, GFF and the Cineskinny Film Club (1:45) The Zone of Interest review (10:25) American Fiction review (25:45) Unsettling Cinema: Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad God, Titane (41:20) CINESKINNY FILM CLUB TICKETS: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/tickets Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk; recorded at EHFM, Summerhall – ehfm.live Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Film Hub North's very own Ben Taylor, a BFI Talent Exec. With BFI Network funding being one of the most widely accessible funding pots for aspiring filmmakers in England, we decided to bring on one of the people who has a say in which projects are successful, all in an effort to demystify that process for each one of you. This chat covers:   -What is the job of a talent exec? -When should you be reaching out to a talent exec? -The barrier of having to apply with a producer. -What criteria do you look for in the successful applicants? -Is the industry becoming more diverse? -What level of support do they offer filmmakers at various levels? -How are you bridging the gap between shorts and features? -The North/South divide. -We also cover a bunch of (fun) questions from you guys!   Ben Taylor went to college in Nottingham and then migrated to Sheffield University to study, and it is here that he became involved in the Sheffield Doc fest. He then migrated again, but this time to Scotland when he took on the role of a Screen Executive at Screen Scotland, working across scripted and factual funding for film and television alongside supporting festivals, distribution and training. He has also held roles as BIFA's Talent and Training Manager, Creative Europe MEDIA Officer for Scotland and was responsible for launching Glasgow Film Festival's Industry Focus strand and at Crossover Labs managed the Interactive section at Sheffield's programme. Now he is a BFI Talent Executive at Film Hub North supporting filmmakers in the region through funding, events and guidance.   Nuggets of the week Marcus: Short Hand: A guide to making a short film Podcast Oz: Nathan Bryon - Black Prose Podcast  Ben Taylor: Krzysztof Kieślowski: Three Colours Trilogy Dark Matter: Independent Filmmaking in the 21st Century by Michael Winterbottom German Artist Hanz Hemmert   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Instagram: @TheDirectorsTakePodcast Twitter: @DirectorsTake Ben's Twitter: @imbentaylor   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com.

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! Today we're bringing you a bonus episode where we're discussing all the films we watched at this year's Glasgow Film Festival! During the episode we discuss the likes of I Like Movies, Riceboy Sleeps, Nightsiren, God's Creatures, Lullaby, and much more. Email us at horror.cult.trash.other@gmail.com and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary's old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Dallas and Lee review Scream VI and share their experiences of the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival.

FrightFest is the UK's No.1 horror & fantasy film festival and was back from 9th - 11th of March at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 18 years has been FrightFest's second home, as part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival.Listen as Ben and Andy cover an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, which includes World, International and UK premieres. 00:00 Intro10:29 Horror News 21:32 What We've Been Watching41:28 FrightFest Glasgow47:41 #CHADGETSTHEAXE55:17 Mother Superior58:32 Pensive1:10:02 Little Bone Lodge1:17:19 Winnie the Pooh - Blood & Honey1:44:49 OutroPodcast - https://podlink.to/horrorhangout​​​Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/horrorhangoutFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutTwitter - https://twitter.com/horror_hangout_Website - http://www.hawkandcleaver.com​​​Ben - https://twitter.com/ben_errington​​​Andy - https://twitter.com/AndyCTWritesAudio credit - Taj Eastonhttp://tajeaston.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer and director Adura Onashile chats to Janice about her debut feature film, 'Girl'.

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Recently Craig had the opportunity to talk to actor, writer and producer Jonas Chernick following the debut of his new film Ashgrove at Glasgow Film Festival. The discussion covers creating your own work, portraying relationship breakdowns and extensive time travel research. Show Notes Jonas' IMDb page His Twitter account His website Aaron's interview with Joseph Mallozzi If you enjoyed what you heard here then please do subscribe to Kneel Before Pod . If you have any feedback then we'd love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter or just make yourself known in the comments section below.

Glasgow Film Festival returned as a hybrid of in-person and at-home screenings,Dallas and Lee were there and share their reactions to this years festival.