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Film critic, teacher and author JOHN BLEASDALE gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!John tells us all about his new book, The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick, including why he chose the famously fame-shunning director as his subject. We also talk about how even the worst job you've ever done is improved by being a man in the 1980s, we get reacquainted with a band that are fast becoming Hellish regulars, and discuss whether or not Timothée Chalamet is any good. John also chooses his Infernal Playlist, one song of which has a surprising tie to Malick...You can hear John's excellent podcast, Writers on Film, in which he discusses film books with their authors, here.Head to https://www.patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department!BUY US A COFFEE! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at https://www.ko-fi.com/hellishpodHellish has a bookshop! Order from https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hellish to help us out!Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on John's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far. https://tinyurl.com/hellishpodYou can find us/beg for absolution on social media...Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_podBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.comThreads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_podFacebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcastTwitter: www.twitter.com/hellishpod (we're still there, though you're best off getting us at one of the others.)TikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the latest LGM podcast Erik and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview John Bleasdale, author of The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terence Malick from the University Press of Kentucky. I heartily recommend the book, which for the most part takes a film-by-film approach to Malick's career. We weren't able […] The post LGM Podcast: The Magic Hours appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
On the latest LGM podcast Erik and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview John Bleasdale, author of The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terence Malick from the University Press of Kentucky. I heartily recommend the book, which for the most part takes a film-by-film approach to Malick’s career. We weren’t able […] The post LGM Podcast: The Magic Hours appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
"In this world, a man, himself, is nothing. And there ain't no world, but this one." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus are joined by Terrence Malick scholar and film critic John Bleasdale to discuss Malick's only 90s film, his cinematic return after a 20 year absence, WW2 philosophical epic The Thin Red Line... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Mark McManus Guest John Bleasdale Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by John Bleasdale. John is a writer and film critic whose work has appeared in Sight & Sound, The Guardian, Variety, The Economist and many other outlets. He's also a prolific podcaster, with series such as Writers on Film, Cinema Italia and The James Bond Book Club.John talks to Pasquale about his latest book The Magic Hours (2024), a fascinating biography of the acclaimed American filmmaker Terrence Malick which was recently described by New Yorker critic Richard Brody as ‘a rapturously detailed, sensitively observed, critically insightful account.' John and Pasquale talk about what makes for a great filmmaker biography and then discuss Malick's background, his brief but eventful stints in academia and journalism and his beginnings as a screenwriter. Also covered are his first two features as director - 1970s American classics Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978) as well as the much talked about gap of two decades between Days of Heaven and his third feature, The Thin Red Line (1998). Just what was Malick up to during this time? How much truth is there in this image of Malick as the reclusive auteur?The conversation also takes in key aspects of the Malick methodology and film style, including his work with actors, his editing approach and his use of voiceover.The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick is out now via the University Press of Kentucky.
Tom Shone - author of The Nolan Variations and Martin Scorsese a Retrospective - joins John Bleasdale to talk about the work of David Lynch, following his passing. An article by Tom for Prospect Magazine can be read here: "Who could possibly follow in his footsteps? His impact went over the head of Hollywood and under the feet of his fellow filmmakers—cutting a zig-zagging path wide enough for one. The only person who could do Lynchian was Lynch. But the impact of his films went far and deep. The tremendous warmth of recollection that has surged on social media in the days after his death testifies to the many blessings he brought his collaborators—“I'm yelling from the bullhorn, Godspeed buddy Dave,” wrote Naomi Watts, his Mulholland Drive star, on Instagram—and also to the note of transcendence struck by even the darkest of his films. “I'm pretty sure I'm connected to the moon,” he tweeted in 2010. The Lady in the Radiator brings glad tidings. David Lynch was always out of this world." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jem interviews John Bleasdale, author of 'The Magic Hours The Films and Hidden Life of Terence Malick' about the subject of the book, Terence Malick himself!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hello! Welcome to another edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. For this episode, I'm delighted to welcome critic John Bleasdale, author of The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick for an informed and informative walk through Malick's 1973 masterpiece Badlands, starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. Comments? Feedback? Suggestions? Email David *at * Rogue-Commentary *dot* com or send us a tweet. We have lots of exciting episodes in the works, so if you like what you hear – or just the idea – please subscribe, and remember to rate us wherever you hear this podcast – it'll really help us to keep going. Oh, and follow us on X and/or Instagram to stay up-to-date on our forthcoming releases. Thanks for listening! A Synchronicity production, conceived and presented by David Hughes. Produced by Sam Ibrahim. Music by Olli Oja. All content © 2024 Synchronicity II Ltd. All rights reserved.
It's Showtime! St Mirren fans were just one group that put out a stunning pre-match display in support of their club last week in Scottish football. But do these displays, especially pyro ones, go too far?On the pitch, we're heading for yet another Old Firm final, as both Rangers and Celtic saw off their semi-final opponents to reach the Premier Sports Cup Final in December. Was it a missed opportunity for Aberdeen and Motherwell though?And we look ahead to the big European fixtures concerning our clubs this coming midweek, as well as rounding up all the best action from around the domestic leagues.Join Melbourne City's Findlay Marks, Scottish Football Forum's John Bleasdale and Sky Sports' Andrew Dickson for the latest news and stories.RUNNING ORDER:00:00 - INTRO02:31 - INDUSTRY QUESTION - How do clubs operate when surrounded in off-field negativity?09:29 - PYRO & FAN CULTURE - St Mirren's epic Beetlejuice tifo, and why pyro continues to be a concern for some in the stands16:21 - FUNNIES - Stranraer striker remixes and the best Scottish football Halloween outfit of all time19:35 - NEWS - Lewis Ferguson returns from injury and why that's great news for Scotland22:57 - PREMIER SPORTS CUP - Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen27:40 - PREMIER SPORTS CUP - Motherwell 1-2 Rangers42:19 - SCOTTISH TEAMS IN EUROPE - Can Hearts give a hiding to Heidenheim?49:26 - SPFL ROUND-UP - All the best facts and stats from the Prem down to League Two54:30 - OUTROGET IN TOUCH:• Follow us on X: @tsfspodcast• Follow Findlay Marks on X: @findlaymarks• Follow John Bleasdale on X: @jbleasdale81• Follow Andrew Dickson on X: @mrandrewdickson
Dr. Benjamin Halligan joins John Bleasdale to talk about Hotbeds of Licentiousness, the first substantial critical engagement with British pornography on film across the 1970s, including the “Summer of Love,” the rise and fall of the Permissive Society, the arrival of Margaret Thatcher, and beyond. By focusing on a series of colorful filmmakers whose work, while omnipresent during the 1970s, now remains critically ignored, author Benjamin Halligan discusses pornography in terms of lifestyle aspirations and opportunities which point to radical changes in British society. In this way, pornography is approached as a crucial optic with which to consider recent cultural and social history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Euronews journalists David Mouriquand and Amber Bryce are joined by Sarah Bradbury of the UpComing to talk the 81st Venice Film Festival with myself, John Bleasdale.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Mouriquand from EuroNews and Nicholas Bell from Eye on Cinema join John Bleasdale to talk about Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the opening film of the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Panic in Needle Park was Al Pacino's first starring role in the movies. It's a story of Heroin addict Bobby (Pacino) and his clean-cut girlfriend Helen (Kitty Winn) as they frequent the area in New York known as Needle Park. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg and written by husband/wife duo John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. Released in North America in 1971. The film and it's director were nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival. Actor Kitty Winn won Best Actress at the same festival. Film Critic and Author John Bleasdale joins the podcast to discuss the film. John talks about why he doesn't see it as a depressing film, how well-rounded an actor Pacino is already and what he thinks happens to Bobby & Hellen. All About Al: The Pacino Podcast is written, edited and presented by Mark Searby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to all the best bits of Saturday and Sunday's Off the Ball shows - this week's podcast features Mixed Emotions; Germany XI; Bob MacIntyre vs Taylor Swift; Football Analysis and Terracing Teaser. Darren Jackson, John Bleasdale and John Walker join Stuart Cosgrove, Tam Cowan and Ray Bradshaw
It's another Euro 2024 special but we're going to deviate away from Scotland and put the focus on our Group A rivals Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. John Bleasdale spoke to Jorg Jakob, Editor of German Football Magazine Kicker, Lucas Werder from Swiss publication Blick Sport, and Aaron Aranyossy of Hungarian online newspaper 24.hu. Lucas and Aaron reflect on their nations respective routes to the finals whilst Jorg explains how the Germans went from looking like a poor side in 2023 to being dark horses again following an upturn in results under Julien Nagelsmann. We then look ahead to the three games, how many Swiss and Hungarian fans are expected in Germany, and what we can expect from the hosts. The guys then give their favourite moments following their national teams and what their favourite kits are from years gone by. Intro Music - Glasgow to Berlin by PG Ciarletta Outro Music - Whatever it Takes by Scott McGill Intro Voiceover - Rory Hamilton Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
It's another Euro 2024 special but we're going to deviate away from Scotland and put the focus on our Group A rivals Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. John Bleasdale spoke to Jorg Jakob, Editor of German Football Magazine Kicker, Lucas Werder from Swiss publication Blick Sport, and Aaron Aranyossy of Hungarian online newspaper 24.hu. Lucas and Aaron reflect on their nations respective routes to the finals whilst Jorg explains how the Germans went from looking like a poor side in 2023 to being dark horses again following an upturn in results under Julien Nagelsmann. We then look ahead to the three games, how many Swiss and Hungarian fans are expected in Germany, and what we can expect from the hosts. The guys then give their favourite moments following their national teams and what their favourite kits are from years gone by. Intro Music - Glasgow to Berlin by PG Ciarletta Outro Music - Whatever it Takes by Scott McGill Intro Voiceover - Rory Hamilton Thank you to supernovaterracewear.com who are sponsoring our Fantasy Football Scotland league for the third season running. You can find them on Twitter Supernova Terracewear or Instagram @supernovaterracewear Tweet us @sffpodcastInstagram - sffpodcastFacebook - Scottish Football ForumsMastodon - @sffpodcast@mastodon.scotEmail - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
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Fred Ponsard and David Mouriquand from EuroNews join John Bleasdale to talk Wild Diamond and the Cannes Film Festival.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bumper episode this week as Martin and Neil are joined by Aberdeen fan John Bleasdale as we talk about Neil and Johns book launch in May 'We're Going To Wembley: Scotland Euro 96 Journey as well as a treble win over the Dons. Restorers: A Water Street PodcastOver these short episodes, we will be introducing you to the heroes who are working in...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Be careful when choosing a new hairstyle just in case you end up causing a madcap reality storm as detailed in a wonderful collaboration between Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett. 2000AD writer James Peaty returns to the book club to discuss a classic from the late 1980s. Get your copy from the 2000AD store. And check out James' work on Amazon, at 2000AD, and on the Writers on Film podcast with John Bleasdale.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram and Threads, or email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.
Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a sex worker in a Rome on the edge of La Dolce Vita. Massina won Best Actress at Cannes and the film was the second Oscar in a row for Fellini.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The first chapter of a new series CONNERY - A Fiction.Connery was written by John Bleasdale, performed by Cai Ross with music by Two Minute Noodles. Their music is available here.Further episodes are available from wherever you get your podcasts.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scotland will open Euro 2024 against the hosts Germany. Nae bother. We've also drawn Hungary and Switzerland. Is this a group to look forward to?Join Andrew Slaven, Melbourne City FC's Findlay Marks & Tartan Army foot soldier John Bleasdale as they assess Steve Clarke's side's chances of making history and progressing out of the group stages, as well as all the other major talking points from the past week in Scottish football.Clyde FC's Media Correspondent, Paul Shanks, joins the show to discuss Clyde's recent fall to the foot of the SPFL pyramid and the impact new manager Ian McCall needs to make at the Bully Wee if they are to survive the dreaded drop out of the SPFL this season.And with the news that just two Scottish players under the age of 21 made a starting lineup in the top flight last weekend, we ask if it's time for the league and the clubs to be help accountable for the lack of talent breaking through.RUNNING ORDER:00:00 - INTRO02:40 - FUNNIES // Aberdeen fans told off for throwing snowballs04:04 - FUNNIES // The Monster Derby's monster pre-match poster05:00 - FUNNIES // The ultimate 'Auld Da' selfie with Steve Clarke06:13 - FUNNIES // Craig Levein's photoshopped Sky Sports pose08:14 - EURO 2024 // Draw reaction19:26 - NEWS // ViaPlay are...back?23:18 - NEWS // Should we drinking beer be allowed in Scottish grounds?30:05 - NEWS // Do young Scots get enough game time in the Premiership?37:36 - CLYDE FC // Paul Shanks on the past, present and future for The Bully Wee48:42 - CLYDE FC // Reaction to interview50:29 - OUTROGET IN TOUCH:• Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsfspodcast• Follow Andrew Slaven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewslaven7• Follow Findlay Marks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/findlaymarks• Follow John Bleasdale on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbleasdale81
Ep 278: International football returns. England have an away double header, firstly in Poland against Ukraine, then a short trip to Glasgow to face Scotland. I'm joined by Andrew Todos to talk Ukraine, Robert Wojtczak guides us around Wroclaw and we round up talking Scotland with John Bleasdale from the Scottish Football Forums Podcast. Running Time: 1:10:23 Join the debate in our Facebook group at http://bit.ly/2hnHBzi http://www.threelionspodcast.com http://www.Twitter.com/3LionsPodcast http://www.Twitter.com/Russell_Osborne
James Peaty and John Bleasdale talk about the summer release and particularly the success of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.Peaty has written for publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in the US as well as Rebellion Publishing and Titan Comics in the UK. During that time he has written for titles including The Batman Strikes!, X-Men Unlimited, Green Arrow. Supergirl, Justice League Unlimited and Doctor Who. For 2000AD he wrote and co-created Skip Tracer (with artist Paul Marshall), while for The Judge Dredd Megazine he wrote and co-created Diamond Dogs (with artist Warren Pleece).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to a host of great writers attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It includes Wendy Ide, Leigh Singer, Hugo Emmerzael and Marcus Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes Scotland's Swedish Adventure author John Bleasdale & Alan Risk from the Air Force Wan Twitter page to discuss how the second half of the season has gone for those in, or on the cusp of, the Scotland squad. KT's limited game time, Gilmour getting starts, Ferguson flying... and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two men who both know so much about the Scotland national team, they've written books on major tournaments! John Bleasdale and Neil Doherty contest the Hampden Roar Scotland quiz final, created and hosted by Andy Bargh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wow! One of the great Hampden nights. Scotland 2-0 Spain. Another Scott McTominay double secures three points against one of Europe's best and gets us off to a flyer in Group A. Creator and host Andy Bargh welcomes John Bleasdale (author of Scotland's Swedish Adventure), Gordon Sheach (The Tartan Scarf) and Alan Risk (Air Force Wan) to take great joy in chatting about Tuesday's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's an action packed lineup with regulars John, John B, Erin, Scott J being joined by Iain from The Famous Tartan Army Magazine. The latest edition of the magazine is out and can be found at https://tartanarmymagazine.com/ where you'll find some excellent articles including from her very own author John Bleasdale. There was plenty of controversy in relation to VAR on Saturday in the Premiership so we discuss some of the decisions and our thoughts on the technology and how it is used. We move on to briefly chat about the quality of the league as teams struggle to find consistency and what could be the cause of this. This leads on to discussion around the lack of young Scottish talent getting opportunities in the Premiership. League action is on hold now as we look ahead to the international break. There is chat about squad selection, who is likely to start and we answer a range of questions from followers of the podcast on Twitter. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
It's an action packed lineup with regulars John, John B, Erin, Scott J being joined by Iain from The Famous Tartan Army Magazine. The latest edition of the magazine is out and can be found at https://tartanarmymagazine.com/ where you'll find some excellent articles including from her very own author John Bleasdale. There was plenty of controversy in relation to VAR on Saturday in the Premiership so we discuss some of the decisions and our thoughts on the technology and how it is used. We move on to briefly chat about the quality of the league as teams struggle to find consistency and what could be the cause of this. This leads on to discussion around the lack of young Scottish talent getting opportunities in the Premiership. League action is on hold now as we look ahead to the international break. There is chat about squad selection, who is likely to start and we answer a range of questions from followers of the podcast on Twitter. Thanks to our Fantasy Football Scotland league sponsors Supernova Terracewear supernovaterracewear.com and Surprise Shirts Surprise Shirts are currently offering 10% off their products at surprise shirts.co.uk with the code SFF. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
These two were impressive in the quarter-final stage, but how about the semis? Gordon Sheach and John Bleasdale clash for a place in the final. Created and hosted by Andy Bargh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's the first Hampden Roar Scotland quiz! Eight regular Hampden Roar contributors and pundits will scrap for the title between January and the March qualifiers, with the man behind the podcast, Andy Bargh, putting the quiz together. First up is John Bleasdale (author of Scotland's Swedish Adventure) against Barry Anderson (Edinburgh Evening News & The Scotsman) Categories include career paths, higher or lower, line-ups, goalscorers before the specialist subject round to finish. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Football film-maker Findlay Marks is on hosting duties once again this week, where he's joined by author & podcaster John Bleasdale and BBC commentator Andy Bargh to discuss all the latest happenings in Scottish football. In the wake of the first Old Firm clash of 2023, we deep dive into Bealeball and examine the impact of Rangers' new manager with 'Gerrard's Blueprint' author Adam Thornton, as well as all the usual reviews and previews around the SPFL. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Intro, which Scottish stadium should be named after Pelé (00m 38s)• PART 2: Michael Beale's impact at Rangers, with Adam Thornton (07m 40s)• PART 3: SPFL Round-up (19m 16s)• PART 4: SPFL Preview (39m 47s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Twitter • follow Findlay Marks on Twitter• follow John Bleasdale on Twitter• follow Andy Bargh on Twitter• follow Adam Thornton on Twitter
Football film-maker Findlay Marks is on hosting duties this week, joined by author & podcaster John Bleasdale and BBC commentator Andy Bargh. As the Premiership (kind of) came back after a month off, we head to Pittodrie to attempt to unpack the recent visits of Rangers and Celtic and how Aberdeen's season has unfolded so far under Jim Goodwin.We round up all the rest of the SPFL action that survived the weather and look ahead to the busy Christmas schedule praying that more games than not will survive the big freeze! RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Intro, including which SPFL side Leo Messi would most like sign for (00m 44s)• PART 2: SPFL & Aberdeen review (06m 08s)• PART 3: Best of the rest SPFL round-up (26m 26s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Twitter • follow Findlay Marks on Twitter• follow John Bleasdale on Twitter • follow Andy Bargh on Twitter
A stunning international break ends with a Scotland promotion to League A of the Nations League and with that comes a guaranteed play-off for Euro 2024... and we'll be seeded second for the qualifying draw! Hickey brilliant, Porteous superb, Hendry collosal, Adams unreal.... just all the boys. Host Andy Bargh welcomes Scotland's Swedish Adventure author John Bleasdale and Alan Risk of the @_Airforcewan Twitter page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Venice Film Festival dispatch. Critic and author John Bleasdale joins Christina to review and discuss their first reactions to Noah Baumbachs 'White Noise'... hint... they both LOVE it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Bleasdale travels to the 75th Locarno film Festival where he talks to writers Leonardo Goi, Joseph Owens and Nanna Frank Rasmussen as well as first time film director Tom Hardiman about their festival experiences and their favourite film books. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In part 1 of our Venice Film Festival special we are joined by writer, critic & host of the podcast 'Writers of Film' John Bleasdale. We talk about the incredible line-up this year at Venice & what we are most looking forward to! In part 2 Christina & John will meet up at Venice Film Festival for further discussions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scotland impressed against a weak Armenia side at Hampden and now travel to Dublin for our second group game of the campaign. Andy Bargh welcomes Barry Anderson of the Scotsman and John Bleasdale, author of Scotland's Swedish Adventure, onto the pod to chat. Anthony Ralston's first start and first goal John Souttar the RCB Che Adams up-front The midfield energy Chances for fringe players The challenge ahead against Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a treat in store for you in our latest episode as we discuss the biggest event that happened at Hampden last week. John Bleasdale, our co-host had the launch of his superb debut book, Scotland's Swedish Adventure. The other John hosts and is joined by Alan, Neil and of course John himself. John discusses the event at the Scottish Museum at Hampden last week, how the book came about and gives us an insight in to some of the quality content. He answers questions from the panel and also friends and listeners to the podcast. There is an appearance at Off The Ball to chat about too as John promoted his book on the show. We discuss memories from the tournament, best kits and much more in Scotland's first ever appearance at the Euros. The podcast concludes with John picking a best Scottish eleven from the Euro tournaments that Scotland have participated in. If you want a copy of the book then check out Amazon, Waterstones, Pitch Publishing or contact John direct @jbleasdale81 to purchase a signed copy. Thanks to all our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors this season: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Congratulations to our prize winners! Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
We have a treat in store for you in our latest episode as we discuss the biggest event that happened at Hampden last week. John Bleasdale, our co-host had the launch of his superb debut book, Scotland's Swedish Adventure. The other John hosts and is joined by Alan, Neil and of course John himself. John discusses the event at the Scottish Museum at Hampden last week, how the book came about and gives us an insight in to some of the quality content. He answers questions from the panel and also friends and listeners to the podcast. There is an appearance at Off The Ball to chat about too as John promoted his book on the show. We discuss memories from the tournament, best kits and much more in Scotland's first ever appearance at the Euros. The podcast concludes with John picking a best Scottish eleven from the Euro tournaments that Scotland have participated in. If you want a copy of the book then check out Amazon, Waterstones, Pitch Publishing or contact John direct @jbleasdale81 to purchase a signed copy. Thanks to all our Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors this season: Supernova Terracewear, Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Congratulations to our prize winners! Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
Where Were You In 92?; Excuses; There Was A Young Lady From Yoker; Video Games XI and Terracing Teaser with Stuart, Tam and Chris Scullion and John Bleasdale.
In this episode, Neil records an audio diary from the 2022 International Festival de Cannes. He reflects on being part of the team presenting Mark Jenkin's Enys Men to the world, the weirdness of Cannes, and some of the films he saw while there. Titles discussed are Patricio Guzmán's My Imaginary Country, Mia Hansen' Løve's One Fine Morning, the 1972 anthology film about the Munich Olympics Visions of Eight and De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel (who directed the experimental fishing documentary Leviathan). Guests include critic and podcaster John Bleasdale, academic and producer Kingsley Marshall and some of the team behind Enys Men, director Mark Jenkin and actor Mary Woodvine. Elsewhere Neil and Dario discuss Patricio Guzmán, the film festival bubble and some recent positive comments from listeners, as well as Neil's reflection on the final film he saw in Cannes, Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot's The Super 8 Years. Although, Neil forgot to tell his Louis Garrel story, so that will have to wait until the next episode. Also, some of the diary entries are a bit peaky due to mediterranean winds, so please bear with some of the audio segments of the diary. ——— You can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts: click here to follow. We also produce an extensive monthly newsletter and bonus/extended content that is available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists. You can become a member for only £2. We really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and sharing on Social Media is the lifeblood of the podcast so please do that if you enjoy the show. _____ Music Credits: ‘Theme from The Cinematologists' Written and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing
Actress and model Charlbi Dean talks about working on Triangle of Sadness; Harka star Adam Bessa explodes onto the scene; and critics John Bleasdale, Jo Titmarsh and BBC's Emma Jones join me for a round up.Music by Lee Rosevere See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We've saved the best until last in our Euro '92 throwback series as John Bleasdale looks at the success of the two Scandinavian sides in the tournament, hosts Sweden and late entrants, and surprise winners, Denmark. He is joined by 96-capped Swedish internationalist Patrik Andersson, Danish journalist Sebastian Stanbury, and Danish commentator Niels Harild. Patrik broke into the Sweden side at the turn of 1992 and impressed enough in pre-tournament friendlies and with Malmo to become a starter at the Euros. He talks about the expectation for the host nation to do well in the tournament, and they delivered by topping their group, including a famous 2-1 win over England to send them home before the postcards. However, Patrik missed the Semi Final with Germany through suspension, and watched in agony as his side went down 3-2 to the Germans that ended their fairy-tale of Euro glory on home soil. It would form part of a good era for the Swedes as they went onto finish third at the USA '94 World Cup. As Denmark were the ones who won the tournament, it was only right that we allowed two Danish guests in Sebastian and Niels. They both go through the remarkable zero to hero tale of Richard Moller Nielsen, who recovered from such a bad start that saw the Laudrup brothers quit international football to lead his nation, with Brian Laudrup back in the fold, to European Championship glory. What makes their success even more remarkable was that they weren't even in the tournament until ten days before, then only picked up one point from two games, then they beat France, Netherlands and Germany to lift the trophy. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
We've saved the best until last in our Euro '92 throwback series as John Bleasdale looks at the success of the two Scandinavian sides in the tournament, hosts Sweden and late entrants, and surprise winners, Denmark. He is joined by 96-capped Swedish internationalist Patrik Andersson, Danish journalist Sebastian Stanbury, and Danish commentator Niels Harild. Patrik broke into the Sweden side at the turn of 1992 and impressed enough in pre-tournament friendlies and with Malmo to become a starter at the Euros. He talks about the expectation for the host nation to do well in the tournament, and they delivered by topping their group, including a famous 2-1 win over England to send them home before the postcards. However, Patrik missed the Semi Final with Germany through suspension, and watched in agony as his side went down 3-2 to the Germans that ended their fairy-tale of Euro glory on home soil. It would form part of a good era for the Swedes as they went onto finish third at the USA '94 World Cup. As Denmark were the ones who won the tournament, it was only right that we allowed two Danish guests in Sebastian and Niels. They both go through the remarkable zero to hero tale of Richard Moller Nielsen, who recovered from such a bad start that saw the Laudrup brothers quit international football to lead his nation, with Brian Laudrup back in the fold, to European Championship glory. What makes their success even more remarkable was that they weren't even in the tournament until ten days before, then only picked up one point from two games, then they beat France, Netherlands and Germany to lift the trophy. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
We're onto the penultimate episode of our Euro '92 throwback series, and it's onto the fortunes of the two home nations England and Scotland. In this episode, John Bleasdale talks to England striker Alan Smith, and leading Scottish Sports Writer Hugh MacDonald. Alan talks about England's tight qualifying group where they sneaked through ahead of Republic of Ireland by one point, and his part in the campaign with the winning goal against Turkey at Wembley. He then goes into detail about why this England side didn't have the same expectation of winning the tournament, with injuries in certain areas playing a part, before analysing their sub-standard performances in Sweden, culminating in a 2-1 loss to the hosts that sent them home. Alan goes into detail about that substitution where he replaced Gary Lineker and how he felt at replacing a man he was expecting to partner, and also how the stick for manager Graham Taylor was over the top. It was a tournament to forget for England, added by the riots of a section of their fans, but for Alan it was still an honour to represent his country at a major tournament having missed out on Italia '90. Scotland were making their debut appearance at the European Championships, which was remarkable given they'd qualified for the previous five World Cup Finals. Hugh talks about the journey that took Scotland to Sweden, the team spirit forged amongst the group, spirited performances against the European and World Champions Netherlands and Germany, and rounding off the campaign with a resounding 3-0 victory over CIS. There might be a few plugs to John's upcoming book thrown in along the way… Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
We're onto the penultimate episode of our Euro '92 throwback series, and it's onto the fortunes of the two home nations England and Scotland. In this episode, John Bleasdale talks to England striker Alan Smith, and leading Scottish Sports Writer Hugh MacDonald. Alan talks about England's tight qualifying group where they sneaked through ahead of Republic of Ireland by one point, and his part in the campaign with the winning goal against Turkey at Wembley. He then goes into detail about why this England side didn't have the same expectation of winning the tournament, with injuries in certain areas playing a part, before analysing their sub-standard performances in Sweden, culminating in a 2-1 loss to the hosts that sent them home. Alan goes into detail about that substitution where he replaced Gary Lineker and how he felt at replacing a man he was expecting to partner, and also how the stick for manager Graham Taylor was over the top. It was a tournament to forget for England, added by the riots of a section of their fans, but for Alan it was still an honour to represent his country at a major tournament having missed out on Italia '90. Scotland were making their debut appearance at the European Championships, which was remarkable given they'd qualified for the previous five World Cup Finals. Hugh talks about the journey that took Scotland to Sweden, the team spirit forged amongst the group, spirited performances against the European and World Champions Netherlands and Germany, and rounding off the campaign with a resounding 3-0 victory over CIS. There might be a few plugs to John's upcoming book thrown in along the way… Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
It's the second instalment of our Euro '92 throwback series, where John Bleasdale looks at two sides who underperformed in the tournament – France and CIS, formerly known as Soviet Union and now Russia. He is joined by journalists Pierre-Etienne Minonzio of French newspaper L'Equippe and Russian correspondent for ESPN, Sky Sports and The Guardian amongst others Artur Petrosyan. France arrived in Sweden as one of the pre-tournament favourites having won all eight of their qualifiers, but Pierre explains that part of it was down to luck rather than design. He goes into tremendous detail as to why France performed so poorly at Euro '92, culminating in their exit at the hands of Denmark in the final group game. From an unfocussed group of players believing their path to the Final was mapped out, to an unfocussed manager in French legend Michel Platini, who announced pre-tournament he was leaving to focus on an ambassador role for the France '98 World Cup, it was a recipe for their disastrous early exit in the group stages. Soviet Union qualified for the Euros ahead of third place at the World Cup Italy, but the country split on 31 December 1991, casting doubt on the teams participation in the tournament. Artur explains how the Soviet president fought a case to allow the squad to compete under the guise of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Artur then reveals that the squad were more motivated by money and not the pride of representing their country, which were a contribution to their performances. Despite getting draws against World Champions Germany and European Champions Netherlands, CIS crashed out of the tournament with a resounding 3-0 defeat by Scotland in the final game, and Artur admits they underestimated the Scots that night. He gives an insight into unhappy the Russian media were to the early exit, which to them was a surprise given they were beaten finalists in Euro '88. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
It's the second instalment of our Euro '92 throwback series, where John Bleasdale looks at two sides who underperformed in the tournament – France and CIS, formerly known as Soviet Union and now Russia. He is joined by journalists Pierre-Etienne Minonzio of French newspaper L'Equippe and Russian correspondent for ESPN, Sky Sports and The Guardian amongst others Artur Petrosyan. France arrived in Sweden as one of the pre-tournament favourites having won all eight of their qualifiers, but Pierre explains that part of it was down to luck rather than design. He goes into tremendous detail as to why France performed so poorly at Euro '92, culminating in their exit at the hands of Denmark in the final group game. From an unfocussed group of players believing their path to the Final was mapped out, to an unfocussed manager in French legend Michel Platini, who announced pre-tournament he was leaving to focus on an ambassador role for the France '98 World Cup, it was a recipe for their disastrous early exit in the group stages. Soviet Union qualified for the Euros ahead of third place at the World Cup Italy, but the country split on 31 December 1991, casting doubt on the teams participation in the tournament. Artur explains how the Soviet president fought a case to allow the squad to compete under the guise of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Artur then reveals that the squad were more motivated by money and not the pride of representing their country, which were a contribution to their performances. Despite getting draws against World Champions Germany and European Champions Netherlands, CIS crashed out of the tournament with a resounding 3-0 defeat by Scotland in the final game, and Artur admits they underestimated the Scots that night. He gives an insight into unhappy the Russian media were to the early exit, which to them was a surprise given they were beaten finalists in Euro '88. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
John Bleasdale talks to Matthew Page about his new book 100 Bible Films.From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from first time the Höritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant garde not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic. Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories ever told, delighting some and infuriating others.100 Bible Films is the indispensible guide to this wide and varied output, providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills, this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion.Matthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and Luis Buñuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share it with lovers of cinema the world over.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Leon Hunt, the author of Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur.The blurb from Bloomsbury: How do we approach a figure like Mario Bava, a once obscure figure promoted to cult status? This book takes a new look at Italy's 'maestro of horror' but also uses his films to address a broader set of concerns. What issues do his films raise for film authorship, given that several of them were released in different versions and his contributions to others were not always credited? How might he be understood in relation to genre, one of which he is sometimes credited with having pioneered?This volume addresses these questions through a thorough analysis of Bava's shifting reputation as a stylist and genre pioneer and also discusses the formal and narrative properties of a filmography marked by an emphasis on spectacle and atmosphere over narrative coherence and the ways in which his lauded cinematic style intersects with different production contexts. Featuring new analysis of cult classics like Kill, Baby … Kill (1966) and Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur sheds light on a body of films that were designed to be ephemeral but continue to fascinate us today. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's been 30 years since Scotland's inaugural appearance at a European Championship Finals, and to commemorate the occasion, John Bleasdale takes a look at the fortunes of each side who participated at the tournament held in Sweden. He begins by assessing two of Scotland's heavyweight rivals in Group Two – defending European Champions Netherlands and reigning World Champions Germany, who reunified from the West and East split just shy of two years earlier. John is joined by Dutch international Bryan Roy, who started all of Netherlands' games at Euro '92 alongside Marco Van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp in attack. Bryan gives an in-depth view of the Dutch side from their qualifying campaign through to the finals, with the expectation being to defend their trophy. He recalls the pain and anguish of going out in the Semi Finals to eventual surprise winners Denmark. In part two, John is joined by podcaster for The Yellow Wall Podcast Matthias Suuck to assess the Germans campaign. Matthias picks the bones as to why the Germans had a mixed qualification campaign and how they stumbled their way to the final without looking overly impressive, which included a rather fortunate victory over Scotland. Having got through to the Final in Gothenburg, Matthias then summarises the shock that the World Champions then lost 2-0 to Denmark and missed out on adding the European Championship trophy to the World Cup won in Italy two years earlier. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
It's been 30 years since Scotland's inaugural appearance at a European Championship Finals, and to commemorate the occasion, John Bleasdale takes a look at the fortunes of each side who participated at the tournament held in Sweden. He begins by assessing two of Scotland's heavyweight rivals in Group Two – defending European Champions Netherlands and reigning World Champions Germany, who reunified from the West and East split just shy of two years earlier. John is joined by Dutch international Bryan Roy, who started all of Netherlands' games at Euro '92 alongside Marco Van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp in attack. Bryan gives an in-depth view of the Dutch side from their qualifying campaign through to the finals, with the expectation being to defend their trophy. He recalls the pain and anguish of going out in the Semi Finals to eventual surprise winners Denmark. In part two, John is joined by podcaster for The Yellow Wall Podcast Matthias Suuck to assess the Germans campaign. Matthias picks the bones as to why the Germans had a mixed qualification campaign and how they stumbled their way to the final without looking overly impressive, which included a rather fortunate victory over Scotland. Having got through to the Final in Gothenburg, Matthias then summarises the shock that the World Champions then lost 2-0 to Denmark and missed out on adding the European Championship trophy to the World Cup won in Italy two years earlier. Music – “The Sesh” by PG Ciarletta (@PGCiarletta) Intro - Paul Mitchell (@pwmcomms) This podcast is sponsored by Supernova Terracewear, who are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off their next order. Visit www.supernovaterracewear.com and enter EURO92 in the discount code option when you checkout. We thank Supernova Terracewear for their continued support of the podcast. Remember you can get free shipping and 20% off any product at uk.manscaped.com with the code SFF20. #ad Thanks also to our other Fantasy Football Scotland prize sponsors: Surprise Shirts and Mind, Body and Sole UK. Tweet us @sffpodcast Instagram - sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Email - scottishfootballforumspodcast@gmail.com
John Bleasdale talks to Kim Newman, journalist, film critic and fiction writer. He is author of numerous books on film including Nightmare Movies as well as novels such as Anno Dracula and his latest Something More than Night. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a special episode of Campbells Footballs, I am joined by Scottish Women's Football expert John Bleasdale as the two of jointly speak to Glasgow City striker Kerry Beattie. Kerry has recently made the transition from Glentoran Women in the Northern Ireland Football League to Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Professional League. We discuss the transition from part time to full time football and also chat about working with Eileen Gleeson so far. We chat about Kerry's previous times at the Glens, winning trophies and league titles, playing in Europe against Servette and breaking into the Northern Ireland international setup. We chat about Kenny Shiels, qualifying for the European Championship finals this summer and World Cup qualifying so far. An insightful interview with one of Northern Ireland's up and coming top talents. In association with Toby Johnson and Rory Hope Music.
John Bleasdale talks to Isaac Butler the author of The Method How the 20th Century Learned to Act. “Entertaining … a remarkable story.”--The New Yorker“Delicious, humane, probing.”--Vulture, Most Anticipated Books of 2022"The best and most important book about acting I've ever read."--Nathan LaneFrom the coauthor of The World Only Spins Forward comes the first cultural history of Method acting--an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood.On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? More than a century ago, amid tsarist Russia's crushing repression, one of the most talented actors ever, Konstantin Stanislavski, asked these very questions, reached deep into himself, and emerged with an answer. How his “system” remade itself into the Method and forever transformed American theater and film is an unlikely saga that has never before been fully told.Now, critic and theater director Isaac Butler chronicles the history of the Method in a narrative that transports readers from Moscow to New York to Los Angeles, from The Seagull to A Streetcar Named Desire to Raging Bull. He traces how a cohort of American mavericks--including Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and the storied Group Theatre--refashioned Stanislavski's ideas for a Depression-plagued nation that had yet to find its place as an artistic powerhouse. The Group's feuds and rivalries would, in turn, shape generations of actors who enabled Hollywood to become the global dream-factory it is today. Some of these performers the Method would uplift; others, it would destroy. Long after its midcentury heyday, the Method lives on as one of the most influential--and misunderstood--ideas in American culture.Studded with marquee names--from Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, and Elia Kazan, to James Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Dustin Hoffman--The Method is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to J Blake Fichera author of Scored to Death and Scored to Death 2, available here.Scored to Death collects 14 info-packed, terrifyingly entertaining interviews with renowned film composers who have provided music for some of the horror genre's greatest films and franchises, including Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, Maniac, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, Cujo,Dawn of the Dead, Deep Red, Suspiria, Santa Sangre, Zombie, The Beyond, Insidious, The Conjuring, Hostel, The Strangers, House of the Devil, and many more!Interviewed are director-composer John Carpenter; sound designer-composer Alan Howarth; Italian composers and members of the band Goblin (known for their scores for Dario Argento films) Claudio Simonetti and Maurizio Guarini; Hollywood composers Christopher Young, Tom Hajdu (of the composing team tomandandy), Charles Bernstein, Jay Chattaway, and Nathan Barr; as well as horror notables Fabio Frizzi, Simon Boswell, Joseph Bishara, Jeff Grace, and Harry Manfredini.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Venice based Nathan Sutherland series. We talk about Venice, Horror and specifically Italian Horror as well as Philip's recommended book Euro Gothic by Jonathan Rigby. Visit Philip's website for more information. At the end of the episode there are bonus film book recommendations from Kaleem Aftab, Łukasz Knap and Anders Emblem, which I recorded while attending Tromsø film festival. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to John Rosenthal, an actor, musician and writer, known for Ted K (2021), Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007) and Out of Our Minds (2009).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Noah Isenberg about his book We'll Always Have Casablanca. Here's the blurb:For the 75th anniversary of its premiere—the incredible story of how Casablanca was made and why it remains the most beloved of Hollywood films.Casablanca was first released in 1942, just two weeks after the city of Casablanca itself surrendered to American troops led by General Patton. Featuring a pitch-perfect screenplay, a classic soundtrack, and unforgettable performances by Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and a deep supporting cast, Casablanca was hailed in the New York Times as “a picture that makes the spine tingle and the heart take a leap.” The film won Oscars for best picture, best director, and best screenplay, and would go on to enjoy more revival screenings than any other movie in history. It became so firmly ensconced in the cultural imagination that, as Umberto Eco once said, Casablanca is “not one movie; it is ‘movies.'”We'll Always Have Casablanca is celebrated film historian Noah Isenberg's rich account of this most beloved movie's origins. Through extensive research and interviews with filmmakers, film critics, family members of the cast and crew, and diehard fans, Isenberg reveals the myths and realities behind Casablanca's production, exploring the transformation of the unproduced stage play into the classic screenplay, the controversial casting decisions, the battles with Production Code censors, and the effect of the war's progress on the movie's reception. Isenberg particularly focuses on the central role refugees from Hitler's Europe played in the production (nearly all of the actors and actresses cast in Casablanca were immigrants).Finally, Isenberg turns to Casablanca's long afterlife and the reasons it remains so revered. From the Marx Brothers' 1946 spoof hit, A Night in Casablanca, to loving parodies in New Yorker cartoons, Saturday Night Live skits, and Simpsons episodes, Isenberg delves into the ways the movie has lodged itself in the American psyche.Filled with fresh insights into Casablanca's creation, production, and legacy, We'll Always Have Casablanca is a magnificent account of what made the movie so popular and why it continues to dazzle audiences seventy-five years after its release.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Patrick McGilligan, biographer, film historian and writer. His biography on Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light was a finalist for the Edgar Award. He is the author of two New York Times Notable Books, and he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also wrote an amazing biography on Clint Eastwood, Clint: The Life and Legend. In addition to Hitchcock and Eastwood, he has written biographies on Robert Altman, James Cagney, George Cukor, Fritz Lang, Oscar Micheaux, Jack Nicholson, Nicholas Ray, Orson Welles and Mel Brooks. He is also an editor of Backstory, which features interviews of Hollywood screenwriters and is published by the University of California Press.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, hosts of the podcast Ghibliotheque, now a beautiful book. Ghibliotheque offers a well-balanced and highly informed critique of some of the greatest animated movies of all time, including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke.From Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to Earwig and the Witch, authors Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham review every Studio Ghibli feature film, providing insightful background information on how the films were made, and considered film-fan reactions to the works themselves. Beautifully illustrated with stills and posters, portraits of the creative team and the Studio itself, this is a comprehensive, engaging guide to the wonderfully complex, mysterious and entertaining worlds of the legendary, Oscar-winning animation company.The book is available here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Michael Benson on his book Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke and the Making of a Masterpiece.Buy the Book Here.The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey , acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke- "a tremendous explication of a tremendous film....Breathtaking" ( The Washington Post ).Fifty years ago a strikingly original film had its premiere. Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion pictures ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted the first contacts between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence. The movie was the product of a singular collaboration between Stanley Kubrick and science fiction visionary Arthur C. Clarke. Fresh off the success of his cold war satire Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick wanted to make the first truly first-rate science fiction film. Drawing from Clarke's ideas and with one of the author's short stories as the initial inspiration, their bold vision benefited from pioneering special effects that still look extraordinary today, even in an age of computer-generated images.In Space Odyssey , author, artist, and award-winning filmmaker Michael Benson "delivers expert inside stuff" ( San Francisco Chronicle ) from his extensive research of Kubrick's and Clarke's archives. He has had the cooperation of Kubrick's widow, Christiane, and interviewed most of the key people still alive who worked on the film. Drawing also from other previously unpublished interviews, Space Odyssey provides a 360-degree view of the film from its genesis to its legacy, including many previously untold stories. And it features dozens of photos from the making of the film, most never previously published."At last! The dense, intense, detailed, and authoritative saga of the making of the greatest motion picture I've ever seen ... Michael Benson has done the Cosmos a great service" (Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Jonathan Melville author of A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander. When two American producers took a chance on a college student's script, they set in motion a chain of events involving an imploding British film studio, an experimental music video director still finding his filmmaking feet, a former James Bond with a spiralling salary, and the unexpected arrival of low-budget production company, Cannon Films.Author Jonathan Melville looks back at the creation of Highlander with the help of more than 60 cast and crew, including stars Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown, as they talk candidly about the gruelling shoot that took them from the back alleys of London, to the far reaches of the Scottish Highlands, and onto the mean streets of 1980s New York City.With insights from Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor on the film's iconic music, exclusive screenwriter commentary on unmade scripts, never-before-seen photos from private collections, and a glimpse into the promotional campaign that never was, if there can be only one book on Highlander then this is it!Visit the Writers on Film bookshop Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Clark Collis, the author of You've Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead was Brought to Life.How did a low-budget British movie about Londoners battling zombies in a pub become a beloved global pop culture phenomenon?You've Got Red on You details the previously untold story of 2004's Shaun of the Dead, the hilarious, terrifying horror-comedy whose fan base continues to grow and grow. After consulting dozens of the people involved in the creation of the film, author Clark Collis reveals how a group of friends overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to make a movie that would take bites out of both the UK and the US box office before ascending to the status of bona fide comedy classic.Featuring in-depth interviews with director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, and cast members Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Lucy Davis, and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, the book also boasts a treasure trove of storyboards, rare behind-the-scenes photos, and commentary from famous fans of the movie, including filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth, Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero, and World War Z author Max Brooks.As Pegg's zombie-fighting hero Shaun would say, “How's that for a slice of fried gold?”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Anna Cale author of The Real Diana Dors. The story of Swindon-born film star Diana Dors is one of fame, glamour and intrigue. From the moment she came into the world, her life was full of drama. Her acting career began in the shadow of the Second World War, entering the film world as a vulnerable young teenager and negotiating the difficult British studio system of the 1940s and 50s. Yet she battled against the odds to become one of the most iconic British actors of the 20th century.This book follows her remarkable story, from childhood in suburban Swindon, to acting success as a teenager and finding fame as the ‘the English Marilyn Monroe'. Many remember her as an outspoken and sometimes controversial figure, grabbing headlines for her personal life as often as her film roles. For Diana, image seemed to be everything, but there was more to her than the ‘blonde bombshell' reputation suggested. A talented actor, she worked on numerous film and television projects, building a fascinating career that spanned decades.Set against the backdrop of the changing social landscape of twentieth century Britain, this book charts the ups and downs of her diverse acting career and her tumultuous private life, to build a fascinating picture of a truly unique British screen icon.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Ian Nathan about Peter Jackson and his book Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle Earth. The definitive history of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be done, through the highs and lows of making the films, to fan adoration and, finally, Oscar glory.LightsA nine-year-old boy in New Zealand's Pukerua Bay stays up late and is spellbound by a sixty-year-old vision of a giant ape on an island full of dinosaurs. This is true magic. And the boy knows that he wants to be a magician.CameraFast-forward twenty years and the boy has begun to cast a spell over the film-going audience, conjuring gore-splattered romps with bravura skill that will lead to Academy recognition with an Oscar nomination for Heavenly Creatures. The boy from Pukerua Bay with monsters reflected in his eyes has arrived, and Hollywood comes calling. What would he like to do next? 'How about a fantasy film, something like The Lord of the Rings...?'ActionThe greatest work of fantasy in modern literature, and the biggest, with rights ownership so complex it will baffle a wizard. Vast. Complex. Unfilmable. One does not simply walk into Mordor - unless you are Peter Jackson.Anything You Can Imagine tells the full, dramatic story of how Jackson and his trusty fellowship of Kiwi filmmakers dared take on a quest every bit as daunting as Frodo's, and transformed JRR Tolkien's epic tale of adventure into cinematic magic, and then did it again with The Hobbit. Enriched with brand-new interviews with Jackson, his fellow filmmakers and many of the films' stars, Ian Nathan's mesmerising narrative whisks us to Middle-earth, to gaze over the shoulder of the director as he creates the impossible, the unforgettable, and proves that film-making really is 'anything you can imagine'.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Glenn Frankel author of books on The Searchers, High Noon and Midnight Cowboy. Glenn worked for many years at the Washington Post, where he served as bureau chief in London, Jerusalem and Southern Africa, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for International Reporting. He taught journalism at Sanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he directed the School of Journalism. He has won the National Jewish Book Award and was a finalist for the Lost Angeles Times Book Prize. His books on The Searchers and High Noon were bestsellers that have won critical acclaim, and he is a Motion Picture Academy Film Scholar for his book, Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic.His books are available here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scotland's win over Denmark on the final match day means we are seeded for the World Cup play offs, avoiding teams like Italy, Portugal and Russia in the semi final and securing a home draw but a tough match still lies ahead with Poland, Turkey, Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine and North Macedonia all an option for the semi. Andy Bargh, Gordon Sheach and John Bleasdale discuss the potential routes ahead of Friday's draw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Bleasdale talks to Julie Salamon the author of The Devil's Candy, The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood. The book is available here. The book was also the basis for the podcast series The Plot Thickens which you can listen to here.“So much better, so much more fun, than the movie it is about that one must be thankful to the filmmakers for producing such a spectacle, if only so that this book could be written.”—Vogue When film director Brian De Palma invited author Julie Salamon to follow him on the set of The Bonfire of the Vanities, he had no idea that the fifty-million-dollar movie would become one of Hollywood's biggest flops. The Devil's Candy is the juicy, bestselling exposé that sent Hollywood honchos running for cover. Who was responsible for the last-minute casting change that cost four million dollars? Who knew that Melanie Griffith would show up halfway through the filming with a new set of breasts? Settle down in your front-row seat for a story that has more drama, hilarity, greed, folly, and ego than the movie that eventually ended up on the screen. Expertly reported and elegantly written, The Devil's Candy is irresistible fun, a classic insider's look at the movie business.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Tom Shone, author of Blockbuster, The Nolan Variations and Martin Scorsese a Retrospective. Marvel, Dune, No Time to Die and Last Duel discussed as the Blockbusters Strike Back. There are SPOILERS. Here's the blurb from the book: It's a typical summer Friday night and the smell of popcorn is in the air. Throngs of fans jam into air-conditioned multiplexes to escape for two hours in the dark, blissfully lost in Hollywood's latest glittery confection complete with megawatt celebrities, awesome special effects, and enormous marketing budgets. The world is in love with the blockbuster movie, and these cinematic behemoths have risen to dominate the film industry, breaking box office records every weekend. With the passion and wit of a true movie buff and the insight of an internationally renowned critic, Tom Shone is the first to make sense of this phenomenon by taking readers through the decades that have shaped the modern blockbuster and forever transformed the face of Hollywood.The moment the shark fin broke the water in 1975, a new monster was born. Fast, visceral, and devouring all in its path, the blockbuster had arrived. In just a few weeks Jaws earned more than $100 million in ticket sales, an unprecedented feat that heralded a new era in film. Soon, blockbuster auteurs such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron would revive the flagging fortunes of the studios and lure audiences back into theaters with the promise of thrills, plenty of action, and an escape from art house pretension.But somewhere along the line, the beast they awakened took on a life of its own, and by the 1990s production budgets had escalated as quickly as profits. Hollywood entered a topsy-turvy world ruled by marketing and merchandising mavens, in which flops like Godzilla made money and hits had to break records just to break even. The blockbuster changed from a major event that took place a few times a year into something that audiences have come to expect weekly, piling into the backs of one another in an annual demolition derby that has left even Hollywood aghast.Tom Shone has interviewed all the key participants -- from cinematic visionaries like Spielberg and Lucas and the executives who greenlight these spectacles down to the effects wizards who detonated the Death Star and blew up the White House -- in order to reveal the ways in which blockbusters have transformed how Hollywood makes movies and how we watch them. As entertaining as the films it chronicles, Blockbuster is a must-read for any fan who delights in the magic of the movies.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Mark Searby, author of Al Pacino The Movies Behind the Man. His recommended book is Lawrence Grobel's biography of Al Pacino.Here's a blurb from the book:Al Pacino: The Movies Behind The Man is the ultimate insider's guide to the filmography of the legendary Hollywood actor.Consistently recognised as one of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino has a huge legacy within film and an equally impressive archive of awards to his name. Unlike many other books that hold a sole character in their title, whether you're a fan of his repertoire or not, Al Pacino: The Movies Behind The Man gives a remarkable and often unexplored insight into film and one of it's key actors, making this an accessible and inspiring read.Giving an in-depth look at the films made by this icon throughout his career, Al Pacino: The Movies Behind The Man explores his legacy from his breakout performance in The Panic in Needle Park through to the early highs of the 1970s and 80s with The Godfather Parts I and II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Scarface. Each chapter of this book guides the reader through the inception, pre-production and filming of Al Pacino's entire film catalogue, delving in to previously unearthed critique and opinions of those that worked so closely with him.Readers can explore the reviews and the box office returns and digest a critical analysis on every film Pacino has ever worked on. His big box office hits such as Heat, The Devil's Advocate and Donnie Brasco through to the smaller, independent and personal productions including The Local Stigmatic, Looking For Richard and Chinese Coffee make for an inspirited variation of accounts and insight into the workings of such a highly regarded character.Featuring over fifty exclusive interviews from actors, directors, producers and writers, interviews include the likes of Stephen Bauer (Scarface), Jerry Schatzberg (The Panic in Needle Park), Israel Horovitz (Author! Author!), Hugh Hudson (Revolution), Bruce Altman (Glengarry Glen Ross), Lowell Bergman (The Insider), Jay Mohr (S1m0ne), Cary Brokaw (Angels in America), Kris Marshall (The Merchant of Venice), Lawrence Grobel (Salome and Wilde Salome) and many more.Giving a unique insight and depth to the workings behind a film icon, Mark Searby presents, AL PACINO: THE MOVIES BEHIND THE MANAvailable to purchase now. Click for Amazon UK, Amazon US, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashword, iBooks and other e-book retailers.Paperback edition available hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Alan Dean Foster, the poet laureate of the novelisation as well as a novelist of original fantasy and science fiction. He has recently published his memoirs The Director Should've Shot You available here. For more information and updates visit his website. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to author Jason Bailey about his new book, described below. You can also hear his podcast at this link. In Fun City Cinema: New York and the Movies That Made It, author Jason Bailey digs through New York's last century via one quintessential New York film of each decade: The Jazz Singer, King Kong, The Naked City, Sweet Smell of Success, Midnight Cowboy, Taxi Driver, Wall Street, Kids, 25th Hour, and Frances Ha.In doing so, Bailey crafts two intertwining histories: of a great American city in flux, and the classic films and legendary filmmakers that took their inspiration from its grittiness and splendor, creating what we can now view as “accidental documentaries” of the city's moods and modes.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Lynne Sachs, the Memphis born, Brooklyn based filmmaker on the eve of a season of her works being streamed on the Criterion Channel. Since the 1980s, Sachs has created cinematic works that defy genre through the use of hybrid forms and collaboration, incorporating elements of the essay film, collage, performance, documentary and poetry. Her films explore the intricate relationship between personal observations and broader historical experiences. With each project, she investigates the implicit connection between the body, the camera, and the materiality of film itself. Over her career, Sachs has been awarded support from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NYFA, and Jerome Foundation. Sachs has made 40 films (including Tip of My Tongue, Your Day is My Night, Investigation of a Flame, and Which Way is East). Her films have screened at the Museum of Modern Art, Wexner Center, the Walker, the Getty, New York Film Festival, and Sundance. In 2021, Edison Film Festival and Prismatic Ground Film Festival at Maysles Documentary Center awarded Sachs for her body of work. Sachs is also deeply engaged with poetry. In 2019, Tender Buttons Press published her first book Year by Year Poems. In 2020 and 2021, she taught film and poetry workshops at Beyond Baroque, Flowchart Foundation, San Francisco Public Library, and Hunter. www.lynnesachs.comAfter comprehensive career retrospectives at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 and the Museum of the Moving Image in 2021, the Criterion Channel is delighted to announce that director Lynne Sachs' films will join the Channel in October 2021 along with a newly recorded director interview exploring her works. Sachs will be making her the Criterion Channel debut with seven earlier works followed by her latest feature, Film About a Father Who, recently released theatrically by Cinema Guild and receiving its exclusive streaming premiere with the Criterion Channel. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Paul Duncan author and editor of The James Bond Archives: The ultimate companion to all things 007, covering the making of every single movie in the James Bond franchise, from Dr. No to No Time To Die. With more than 1,007 images and an oral history featuring 150 members of cast and crew, this comprehensively updated XXL edition will delight fans of the most successful and longest-running film franchise in cinema history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to actor, producer, director and author Gabriel Byrne about his autobiography. Walking with Ghosts is the stunningly evocative memoir by Irish actor and Hollywood star, Gabriel Byrne.'Dreamy, lyrical and utterly unvarnished' – Colm TóibínAs a young boy growing up in the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Born to working-class parents and the eldest of six children, he harboured a childhood desire to become a priest. When he was eleven years old, Byrne found himself crossing the Irish Sea to join a seminary in England. Four years later, Byrne had been expelled and he quickly returned to his native city. There he took odd jobs as a messenger boy and a factory labourer to get by. In his spare time he visited the cinema, where he could be alone and yet part of a crowd. It was here that he could begin to imagine a life beyond the grey world of '60s Ireland.He revelled in the theatre and poetry of Dublin's streets, populated by characters as eccentric and remarkable as any in fiction, those who spin a yarn with acuity and wit. It was a friend who suggested Byrne join an amateur drama group, a decision that would change his life forever and launch him on an extraordinary forty-year career in film and theatre. Moving between sensual recollection of childhood in a now almost vanished Ireland and reflections on stardom in Hollywood and on Broadway, Byrne also courageously recounts his battle with addiction and the ambivalence of fame.Walking with Ghosts is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking as well as a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that ultimately shape our destinies.‘Make no mistake about it: this is a masterpiece . . . poetic, moving and very funny' – Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World SpinSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Ian Nathan, one of the UK's best known film writers. A former editor and executive editor of Empire magazine, is the author of Alien Vault, the worldwide best-selling history of Ridley Scott's masterpiece, Quentin Tarantino: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work, a gorgeous study of the acclaimed director; studies of The Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, the adaptations of Stephen King; plus the best-selling Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth, the filmmaking history of The Lord of the Rings films. You might also have seen him on the popular Sky Arts Discovering Film and The Directors series.Follow him on Twitter: @iannathan2Visit his blog: https://iannathanblog.wordpress.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Wendy Mitchell, journalist, author and editor. Wendy is a contributing editor for Screen International. She has been a staff writer and editor at Entertainment Weekly, IndieWire, and Rolling Stone and has written for The Guardian, Variety, Time Out New York, Glamour, and Billboard. She consults for the San Sebastian and Zurich film festivals. She is also the author of Citizen Canine, available from all good book outlets. This charming and adorable collection of the best cinematic dogs is sure to delight dog lovers and movie-goers alike. The Citizen Canine pack includes sixty of the bravest, cutest, and furriest pooches ever to grace the silver screen. From top-billed hounds like Lassie and Benji to comedic scene-stealers like Asta from Bringing Up Baby and Puffy from There's Something About Mary, all your favorite furry friends are here. Whether you have a canine companion or just wish you did, Citizen Canine is your perfect guide to dogs, movies, and the magical moments when they come together.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to part two of our Venice Film Festival dispatch! Critic, writer & host of the ‘Writers on Film' podcast John Bleasdale joins Christina, in Venice, to talk about the the 2021 festival and review & discuss the films they have seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Bleasdale talks about Paul Verhoeven, the Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher and film bros with Adam Nayman, author of Paul Thomas Anderson Masterworks and The Coen Brothers. Adam talks about his beginnings as film critic in Toronto. He also tells John his thoughts on the current state of film criticism, including the impact on social media on the film discourse. Adam's recommended film book is Un-American Psycho: Brian De Palma and the Political Invisible by Chris Dumas.Buy Adam's latest book here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In part 1 of our Venice Film Festival special writer & critic John Bleasdale (The Guardian, Sight & Sound) talks to Christina about some of the movies, directors and performances they are most looking forward to at the festival: Almodovar, Sorrentino, Campion, Ridley Scott! Pablo Larraín imagines the days leading up to Diana and Charles divorce. The premiere of the much anticipated Dune. A LOT is discussed on this episode ahead of the fest next week. And in part 2 Christina & John will meet up at Venice Film Festival for further discussions! Don't miss John Bleasdale's new podcast Writers on Film! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Bleasdale talks to Ed Potton of The Times and freelance journalist and Manson/Tarantino expert Damon Wise about Quentin Tarantino's first novel: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. They discuss the film and its relationship to the book and Damon fills us in about the Manson conspiracy theories and how Bruce Lee was once suspected. We also address some of the issues of generational change in Hollywood and how and when Tarantino might retire. Ed's recommended book is Anthony Lane's Nobody's Perfect.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to author Mark Harris about his books Pictures from the Revolution and his recent biography of Mike NIchols.Mark's recommended book is Jason Bailey's Fun City Cinema, available here.Here's the blurb to Mark's most recent book:An instant New York Times Bestseller!A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges--some of the worst largely unknown until now--by the acclaimed author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came BackMike Nichols burst onto the scene as a wunderkind: while still in his twenties, he was half of a hit improv duo with Elaine May that was the talk of the country. Next he directed four consecutive hit plays, won back-to-back Tonys, ushered in a new era of Hollywood moviemaking with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and followed it with The Graduate, which won him an Oscar and became the third-highest-grossing movie ever. At thirty-five, he lived in a three-story Central Park West penthouse, drove a Rolls-Royce, collected Arabian horses, and counted Jacqueline Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Leonard Bernstein, and Richard Avedon as friends.Where he arrived is even more astonishing given where he had begun: born Igor Peschkowsky to a Jewish couple in Berlin in 1931, he was sent along with his younger brother to America on a ship in 1939. The young immigrant boy caught very few breaks. He was bullied and ostracized--an allergic reaction had rendered him permanently hairless--and his father died when he was just twelve, leaving his mother alone and overwhelmed.The gulf between these two sets of facts explains a great deal about Nichols's transformation from lonely outsider to the center of more than one cultural universe--the acute powers of observation that first made him famous; the nourishment he drew from his creative partnerships, most enduringly with May; his unquenchable drive; his hunger for security and status; and the depressions and self-medications that brought him to terrible lows. It would take decades for him to come to grips with his demons. In an incomparable portrait that follows Nichols from Berlin to New York to Chicago to Hollywood, Mark Harris explores, with brilliantly vivid detail and insight, the life, work, struggle, and passion of an artist and man in constant motion. Among the 250 people Harris interviewed: Elaine May, Meryl Streep, Stephen Sondheim, Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Tom Hanks, Candice Bergen, Emma Thompson, Annette Bening, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Lorne Michaels, and Gloria Steinem.Mark Harris gives an intimate and evenhanded accounting of success and failure alike; the portrait is not always flattering, but its ultimate impact is to present the full story of one of the most richly interesting, complicated, and consequential figures the worlds of theater and motion pictures have ever seen. It is a triumph of the biographer's art.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Paul Cronin about his books on Werner Herzog and Abbas Kiarostami and his work on Alexander MacKendrick. We also talk story structure, the history of the Faber Film Books and screenwriting. In many ways this becomes a much broader conversation and encompasses much about storytelling and what makes a film a film. Check out Paul's website hereHis recommended book is Amos Vogel's Film as Subversive Art and Alexander McKendrick's On Filmmaking.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Bleasdale talks to Paul Duncan about his writing. From his first efforts to his amazing Taschen books, he describes his encounters with famous filmmakers such as Michael Mann and George Lucas and his work on the Ingmar Bergman Archives. His recommended book is John Boorman's Money into Light.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Andy Bargh, the SFSA's Ben Ramage and John Bleasdale from the Scottish Football Forums preview Scotland's must-not-lose game against England at Wembley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 154: Join us as we look back on England's opening victory against Croatia with Aidan Smith from ThreeLions.net and look towards the big Scotland fixture with John Bleasdale from Scottish Football Forum Podcast, plus we get your reaction to the Croatia result. Running Time: 43:10 Join the debate in our Facebook group at http://bit.ly/2hnHBzi http://www.threelionspodcast.com http://www.Twitter.com/3LionsPodcast http://www.Twitter.com/Russell_Osborne
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas hit cinemas thirty years ago like a shot to the back of the head. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and an amazing Ray Liotta, the film climbed the crime ladder of hits wrong by wrong, now standing toe to toe with The Godfather and The Sopranos. New York journalist and film critic Glenn Kenny has written the definitive book on the film – Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas – an essential read for all you mooks out there. John Bleasdale talked to him about the film, his book and its impact and we got on like The Bamboo Lounge on fire.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There's no getting around it. The comedies the 1980s were some of the best films Hollywood produced in that weird decade. The likes of John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Candy, Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy morphed from SCTV and SNL and spread throughout the filmic world with blockbusting comedies. It's a wild and fascinating story, told by Nick de Semlyen in his book: Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever. John Bleasdale talks to Nick about the book, the wildness of the period and some of his favourite films. You can buy Nick's book from all good bookshops/sites.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film writer and critic John Bleasdale (The Guardian, The Independent, Sight & Sound) joins us for a conversation about some of the very interesting, upcoming biopics about iconic figures and films about Hollywood. From Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín's ‘Spencer' to Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in Ridley Scotts ‘House of Gucci'. We also discuss ‘Francis and The Godfather' Barry Levinson's film about the making of ‘The Godfather ‘ starring Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck directing the film about the making of Chinatown. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joining Glen on this Scotland special episode is Scottish Football Forum podcaster John Bleasdale. John contributes to the successful Tartan Army Magazine. In this episode the guys look back at Scotland's 2-2 draw with Austria at Hampden, before dissecting another dismal result against Israel. Is all hope for Qatar lost? Or can we be hopeful of reviving the campaign? Hear what Glen and John have to say.
Alex Billington (firstshowing.net) and Mike Eisenberg reconnect for a discussion about about two small scale, contained sci-fi films: Vivarium, directed by Lorcan Finnegan, and also The Platform (aka El Hoyo in Spanish), directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, on this latest episode of The First Word Podcast. Featuring film writer John Bleasdale as our guest discussing both films and their commentary on modern society.
Alex Billington (firstshowing.net) and Mike Eisenberg embark on a discussion about Ad Astra, directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a secret mission, on this latest episode of The First Word Podcast. Featuring film writer John Bleasdale as our guest to examine this movie, critique it, and attempt to figure out what it all means.
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