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Screen Brum take a leap into the darkness, with our Dark Futures special. We discuss the movies that deal with dystopias, darkness and despair, but we do it with a twinkle in our eyes and the best music in our ears. With special guest, filmmaker Joel Blackledge, we look into our dingy crystal ball and [...] The post Screen Brum – Dark Futures with Joel Blackledge appeared first on Brum Radio.

This week, Niki and Morten chat all the latest movie news, including the new trailers for I Feel Pretty and Venom. Morten gives the lowdown on what’s happening at our partnership cinema Genesis. With reviews of The Shape of Water, Black Panther and Cloverfield Paradox. Joel Blackledge is our guest this week for In Defence Of... Hook. Joel defends the 1991 Stephen Spielberg film that is loved by generations but panned by critics. This week’s soundtrack of the week is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature. The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Hook is an interesting choice as it has 6.7 on IMDB but just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes meaning it seems to hold a special place in the hearts of the general movie-going public but is lambasted by critics. Filmmaker and writer Joel Blackledge discusses the merits of Hook and why he feels it deserves to be his In Defence Of...

From swearing vicars to Yuletide arson, via a museum of sacred & profane marvels, awkward Christmas visits and belligerent snowmen, our Christmas event was a mouthwatering selection box of short story goodness! WINNING STORIES for SACRED & PROFANE Strange Heart by Jean Rover *NEW AUTHOR* - read by Max Berendt Flitter by Emma Hutton *NEW AUTHOR* - read by Annalie Wilson It Never Snows at Christmas by Peter Higgins - read by Gloria Sanders MVP AWARDS & BUMPER FESTIVE BOOK QUIZ! The Corollary Museum by Joel Blackledge - read by Louisa Gummer (MVP Acting, 2017) St John's 23rd December - Forgiveness by Anna Savory - read by Paul Clarke

Not just dashing swordplay and deadly duels, but the stab of a stiletto, the slice of a scalpel, the bloody blade of betrayal and the glory of a gladiator star in this month's stories. Also features knitting sleuths and creepy bunny masks. WINNING STORIES for CUT & THRUST Intuitive to the Stars by John Istel *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Silas Hawkins Balanced on the Blade by Aileen O'Farrell *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Katy Darby Duello Crapula by Joel Blackledge, read by Cliff Chapman INTERVAL & INFAMOUS BOOK QUIZ Snake Pit by Joshua James Jordan, read by Grace Cookey-Gam Sick Face by LMA Bauman-Milner *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Lois Tucker Death in the Drawing Room by Alan Graham, read by Louisa Gummer

The stories this month feature baby rats, traumatised soldiers, uppity moths, self-consuming metafiction, 80s action figures, and a very sinister housing committee. No narrator is too unusual, no story too strange for our Us & Them event, as we hand over the mike to collective voices, extraordinary viewpoints and life-or-death clashes and connections. WINNING STORIES in order of reading We/She by J. A. Hopper, read by Charlotte Worthing Sharing by Judy Birkbeck *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Carrie Cohen PT Fuckin' SD by Richard Jay Goldstein *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Nick Delvalle INTERVAL & BOOK QUIZ The Reading by David Guy *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Peter Kenny Five Baby Rats by Michael Sano *NEW AUTHOR*, rad by Silas Hawkins Letters from the Housing Committee by Joel Blackledge, read by Louisa Gummer

Six stories of creativity & insanity: naked artists & obsessive scientists, Apple "geniuses" & prog-rock guitarists, ingenues & surrealists, crazy love & beautiful misfits ... WINNING STORIES - RUNNING ORDER Last Night by Peter Higgins, read by Jim Cogan I Married a Lunatic by Thomas Kearnes, read by David Mildon 1% Inspiration by Brigid Mahony, read by Grace Cookey-Gam & Tim Larkfield INTERVAL The Persistence of Mnemosyne by Michael Skansgaard, read by Gabriel Moreno The Schoendecker Archive by Joel Blackledge, read by Gloria Sanders The Island of Kevin Quickfingers by Alan Graham, read by Tony Bell