Podcasts about My Week with Marilyn

JILL TAYLOR (Costume Designer) was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne and studied Fashion Design at Northumbria University where she obtained her degree. After graduating she moved into television, primarily working for the BBC as an Assistant Costume Designer, eventually designing her own projects, most notably the BBC's prestigious Screen One and Screen Two series of one off films. Jill's films have included “The Full Monty”, “Sliding Doors”, “Johnny English”, three films for Woody Allen, “Matchpoint”, “Scoop” and “Cassandra's Dream”, and “My Week With Marilyn” Jill has received a BAFTA film nomination for her work on “My Week With Marilyn”, and a BAFTA tv nomination for “The Mill On The Floss”. She has won a Costume Design Guild Award for “The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers” and was also Emmy nominated for the same project. Other films include, “Jack Ryan” with Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin Costner. “The Gunman” with Sean Penn and Javier Bardem, “Criminal” with Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman, “Me Before You” with Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, “The Commuter” with Liam Neeson, “Military Wives” with Kristin Scott Thomas, and “Infinite” with Mark Wahlberg. For the past three years, Jill has been working on the Mission Impossible franchise with Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, and is currently now working on Part two.

Michelle Williams is one of Hollywood's most respected actors. Her latest film SHOWING UP will be released in theaters April 7th and is her fourth collaboration with writer-director Kelly Reichardt. Most recently she starred in Steven Spielberg's THE FABELMANS for which she received her fifth Academy Award nomination as well as a Golden Globe and Critics Choice nomination. Her other films include Marvel's VENOM and the sequel, VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE; MANCHESTER BY THE SEA; MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; BLUE VALENTINE; BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN; WENDY AND LUCY and a many other critically acclaimed, award-winning films. She's won an Emmy for playing Gwen Verdon in FX's “Fosse/Verdon.” And she's also a Tony-nominated actor who made her Broadway debut in CABARET. Please join Michelle and I for this in-depth, honest, emotional conversation about family, life, love, loss, grief and of course her incredible acting journey through film, television and theater. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy and Matty Rosenberg @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Associate producer Jennifer Hammoud Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel

We're havin' a heat wave, ya'll! This week the siblings break down the film adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir, My Week With Marilyn (2011). Carie rolls her eyes over the fact that we can't have a Marilyn Monroe movie without the male gaze, Ross gets tickled by the sass of Sir Lawrence Olivier, and the siblings examine what it must have been like to be the most famous woman in the world. 

While Blonde is becoming a hot point of discourse, the Oscar-winning trash from 2011, My Week With Marilyn, is also a disrespectful look at Marilyn Monroe's legacy.Mentioned in episode:5 Reasons Kim Kardashian Should Have Never Worn Marilyn Monroe's Dress (and 1 reason we should cut her some slack)‘Slut Pop' and ‘Pam & Tommy': sex positivity at the expense of victims

On this episode of the OETA Movie Club Podcast, host Robert Burch and producer Jeff Morava do a deep dive into the 2011 drama "My Week with Marilyn."  The film stars Michelle Williams—who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Marilyn Monroe. The film also stars Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, and Judi Dench.

The Movie Amigos attempt to stump each other with a lump of trivia. We like movies and we're amigos. Join us and be our movie amigos. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movieamigospodcast/ Find us wherever you listen to podcasts! Letterboxd profiles: Gila https://letterboxd.com/gilasantos1/ Josh https://letterboxd.com/joshman972/ Juve https://letterboxd.com/mrfalcon/ Movies mentioned this episode: The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) Parasite (2019) Captain America (1990) It's A Wonderful Life (1946) La Dolce Vita (1960) Toy Story (1995) Toy Story 2 (1999) Highlander (1986) Finding Nemo (2003) Coco (2017) Roma (2018) Y Tu Mamá También (2001) Amorres Perros (2000) How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) Machete (2010) La Misma Luna / Under The Same Moon (2007) Instructions Not Included (2013) Nosotros los Nobles / The Noble Family (2013) No Manches Frida / El Profesor Sustituto (2016) No Manches Frida 2: Paraíso Destruido (2019) Mirreyes contra Godínez / Mirreyes vs Godínez (2019) ¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Niño? / Don't Blame the Kid (2016) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Cinderella (1950) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Taxi Driver (1976) Some Like it Hot (1959) Midnight Cowboy (1969) The Graduate (1967) Kramer vs Kramer (1979) Meet the Fockers (2004) My Week With Marilyn (2011) The King's Speech (2010) The Iron Lady (2011) Shakespeare in Love (1998) Lincoln (2012) The Room (2003) The Passion of the Christ (2004) Halloween (1978) The Thing (1982) Titanic (1997) Schindler's List (1993) The Godfather (1972) Jaws (1975) The Kid (1921) City Lights (1931) Citizen Kane (1941) Casablanca (1942) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Courageous (2011) I Believe (2017) God's Not Dead (2014) Fireproof (2008) Left Behind: The Movie (2000) Left Behind (2014) Deadpool 2 (2018) Speed (1994) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Mary Poppins (1964) Stuart Little (1999) Osmosis Jones (2001) Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Paddington (2014) Hop (2011) Peter Rabbit (2018) Tom and Jerry (2021) Air Bud (1997) Space Jam (1996) The Jungle Book (2016) Planet of the Apes (1968) Christopher Robin (2018) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel / Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 (2009) Avatar (2009) Teenage Mutant Nunja Turtles (2014) Ted (2012) The Smurfs (2011) Bring It On: All or Nothing / Bring It On Yet Again (2006) 1917 (2019) Victoria (2015) Enter the Void (2009) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Russian Ark (2002) Rope (1948) Macbeth / The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) The Last Airbender (2010) Both intro and outro music: Beat provided by https://freebeats.io Produced by White Hot RELEASE CODE: 55514 For any inquiries: Email us at movieamigospodcast@gmail.com

The No-Name Cinema Society's discussion of indies from 2011 continues with MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - a look behind the scenes of the 1957 film THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL starring Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Kenneth Branagh and Michelle Williams play those stars respectively and our boys will tell you what they thought of the film in this video... Originally aired on YouTube in May 2016.

Surprise! Nelly’s gonna play Chuck Berry... only in Hollywood! Things we talked about include: Breaking on camera and Caitlin’s bad auditionEllen Chenoweth, casting director (True Grit, A Bronx Tale, Meet the Parents, Doubt - the list goes on!) The Buddy Holly biopic “Clear Lake” with Colin Hanks, Ruairi O'Connor and NellyThat Thing You Do! (1996)Our endless ongoing discussion of Almost Famous (2000). What a biopic? Franklin Leonard and The Black ListElizabeth Shapiro, actress, writer, singer - multi hyphenate AF! Impact Creative Systems, Imagine Entertainment’s incubator program Walk the Line (2005) and Rocketman (2019)Actors who sing in music biopics versus ones who don’t. Beyond the Sea (2004) Ray (2004) and Jamie Foxx’s singing bits in his stand-upSelena (1997 movie) and Selena (2020 Netflix series) John Llyod Young and the Jersey Boys (2014 musical film adaptation)Straight Outta Compton (2015)Guest appearance by Brittany’s cat, Boots - meow! Love & Mercy (2014) and the Wrecking Crew, session musicians (Here’s a cool doc on them!)Are biopics better or worse with the artist and their families being involved?Elyse Hollander, screenwriter and her Madonna biopic screenplay “Blonde Ambition” Madonna to direct and co-write her own biopic at Universal. Diablo Cody to co-write project (Juno, Tully, Young Adult)When are you being a control freak and when are you taking control of your narrative? Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)“13 Reasons Why” actress Ann Winters dresses up as Madonna to get the role in her biopic and... knocks it out of the park. (Instagram)Our music biopic “People Like Us” - the rise and fall of the Mamas and the Papas. Telling the story of the band from the POV of Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot. Michelle Phillips autobiography (California Dreamin': The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas) and the Vanity Fair article A Dolly Parton biopic - Megan Hilty, Reese Witherspoon or Scarlett Johansson? Marilyn Monroe biopics - My Week With Marilyn (2011), SMASH (2012) and Blonde (2021)Jenna Evans Welch, author and her book series “Love & Gelato”, “Love & Luck” and “Love & Olives”Regina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami” (trailer here!)

Den här veckan har vi ett avsnitt fullspäckat med nyheter, till stor del från helgens avslöjanden om den kommande streaming-tjänsten Disney+. Vi guidar dig igenom vad vi fått veta i dagsläget, med allt från Disney- till Marvel- och Star Wars-nyheter. Och, vilka ingredienser gör egentligen en riktigt bra biopic? Har du hört produceras av Elina Hansi och Fanny Johansson. Frågor, feedback och förbättringsförslag tas tacksamt emot på något av följande sätt:Mail: harduhortpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Har du hört (https://www.facebook.com/harduhort/)Instagram: @harduhortpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/harduhortpodcast/)Stort tack till Moa Holma som illustrerat loggan!Musik gjord av Michael Gary Brewer / QCCS Publishing. LÄNKARBild på Emma Stone som Cruella De Vil: https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios/status/1165327099428630530 Trailer till Lady och Lufsen (1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD9a8pc0KfgTrailer till Lady och Lufsen (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2ZDDU34gYw Trailer till High School Musical (2006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn075_DMilsTrailer till High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlaV8sJGhfcTrailer till Onward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DKg_fsacMTrailer till Noelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBDnQkQUTGUTrailer till Saving Mr. Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvKcwNyOnWoTrailer till Walt Before Mickey (dvs. filmen om Walt Disney): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOZiu-hnTMTrailer till Walk the Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFO0rUjXIATrailer till Bohemian Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP0VHJYFOAUTrailer till Rocketman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vO8E2e6G0Trailer till Monica Z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7qb41FaTXwTrailer till Cornelis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpxDrF2NlmgTrailer till My Week With Marilyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeHDZODFKNwTrailer till Steve Jobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEr6K1bwIVsTrailer till Wolf of Wall Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6ATrailer till Into the Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ArZ7VD-QQTrailer till The Theory of Everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Salz7uGp72cTrailer till Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn2-GSqPyl0Trailer till Eat Pray Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjay5vgIwt4Trailer till Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-DiOyxCQQITrailer till 127 Hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQTrailer till Elizabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGBwrtIamwTrailer till Nowhere Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lAIGGK8O4Trailer till Judy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98t7aXRaA6wTrailer till First Man (dvs. filmen om Neil Armstrong): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoRx87OO6kTrailer till Jackie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pW3B8Ycc4Trailer till The Iron Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX398kx-OCMTrailer till Titanic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6klONCq4sTrailer till Twin Peaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwn9ou_nf-ITrailer till Ford v Ferrari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYgDtY2AMYTrailer till Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzNbGH1oZJcTrailer till Vice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSGFt6w0wokTrailer till Outlander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFKjptRr7Y LJUDKLIPP I AVSNITTETCruella DeVil Mega Laugh Compilation (https://youtu.be/NRktrDJ3feM) Obi-Wan Series Stage Reveal with Ewan McGregor - D23 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOO4bEgmK-4) "Once A Wildcat, Always A Wildcat.." Clip (https://youtu.be/1GjIXorHY) 127 Hours (3/3) Movie CLIP - Radio Show Breakdown (2010) HD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KqG8CYcMKk) Nowhere Boy (Meeting Paul/ Paul's Audition) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbQzWhScW9c) JACKIE | OFFICIAL TRAILER | FOX Searchlight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pW3B8Ycc4&t=6s) The Godfather - I'm Gonna Make Him An Offer He Can't Refuse (HD) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmX2VzsB25s)

We are thrilled to share our conversation with composer/orchestrator/conductor Conrad Pope. Known throughout Hollywood for his deep musical knowledge and artistry, Conrad is an outstanding composer for cinema and one of the most in-demand orchestrators and conductors in the business. He has participated in well over a hundred films, working for composers John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, John Powell and Hans Zimmer.

A small sampling of the truly classic cinema Pope has contributed to: the Star Wars series, the Harry Potter series, The Hobbit series, Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix films, Argo, The Rocketeer, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Polar Express, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Life of Pi, Sleepy Hollow, The Tree of Life, The Adventures of Tintin and most recently, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.His acclaimed work as a composer includes My Week With Marilyn, The Wolfman, Ghost Ship and the documentary Tim’s Vermeer, to name but a few scores. In addition to his very busy schedule composing, orchestrating and conducting (in studio and on stage), Conrad will be once again teaching courses this summer for the Hollywood Music Workshop outside of Vienna, in Baden Austria. We are extremely pleased to invite Conrad to the show. What transpires in today's episode is a Film Music conversation that is riveting, hilarious and deeply moving. Enjoy!                                                                                                       Listen to Interview: Conrad Pope Pavillion of Women - Conrad Pope - Universal Focus (Yim Ho, dir.)  -Together ForeverEmpire of the Sun - John Williams - Amblin Entertainment (Steven Spielberg, dir.)  -The PlaneProject: Metalbeast - Conrad Pope - Prism Pictures (Alessandro De Gaetano, dir.)  -Deadly ChaseGhost Ship - Conrad Pope - Sandtrap Productions (James T. Flocker, dir.)  -All's WellThe Boss Baby - additional music by Conrad Pope - Dream Works Animation (Tom McGrath, dir.)  -LoveTim's Vermeer - Conrad Pope - Sony Pictures Classics (Teller, dir.)  -Tim's ThemeMy Week With Marilyn - Conrad Pope - The Weinstein Company (Simon Curtis, dir.)  -Marilyn on the TownPavillion of Women - Conrad Pope - Universal Focus (Yim Ho, dir.)  -The Embrace http://conradpopemusic.com/http://hollywoodmusicworkshop.com/For score reductions, additional links and more,the discussion continues at: www.underscorepodcast.com  

(NOTE: There are a few audio issues during this episode that unfortunately we could not fix. We apologize.)Well, nobody's perfect.On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1959 Billy Wilder classic: SOME LIKE IT HOT! On today's discussion:AMC Best Picture ShowcaseThe Best way to watch a movie is to know nothing about itWhy Mark can't drink Red BullDiscussing the 2016 Oscar contendersHow we didn't take notes for this screeningHow open-minded Some Like It Hot is about “Alternative lifestyles”How we first experienced Some Like It HotThe funniest movie ever madeJoe E Brown & Jack Lemmon: The MVPs of the movieBilly Wilder's epic careerThe unlikely origins of SOME LIKE IT HOTA remake of a remake of a remakeFrank Sinatra in drag?Marilyn Monroe's delays to the production schedule47 takes for 3 wordsWhy Tony Curtis had to be perfect on every takeWhy Marilyn Monroe was underrated as an actressThat weird Cary Grant accentHow the film addressed multiple issues that are prevalent today: homosexuality, transgender issues and the objectification of womenThe film is half a gangster movieGeorge Raft: Tango DancerOh boy, am I a boy.Our terrible Cary Grant impressionsGreat gangster castingWhy the film was shot in black and whiteAdolfo doesn't get Jerry Lewis' humorMore Simpsons references (of course)The final line was almost cutA discussion on Alamo Draught House and dine-in theaters.Coke is better than PepsiIs there a funnier comedy than Some Like It Hot?The Funniest movies of all time according to AFIPLUS REFERENCES TO:SAFETY LAST! (1923)SCARFACE (1932)DUCK SOUP (1933)IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)MURDER MY SWEET (1944)THE LOST WEEKEND (1945)SUNSET BLVD. (1950)ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)ACE IN THE HOLE (1951)SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)STALAG 17 (1953)GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953)FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)DUCK AMUCK (1953)SABRINA (1954)THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955)WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)RAINTREE COUNTY (1957)SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)BEN-HUR (1959)THE APARTMENT (1960)THE MISFITS (1961)JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)MARY POPPINS (1964)THE GRADUATE (1967)2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)M*A*S*H (1970)A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)THE GODFATHER (1972)BLAZING SADDLES (1974)ANNIE HALL (1977)CADDYSHACK (1980)MANIAC (1980)THE SHINING (1980)AIRPLANE! (1980)GANDHI (1982)TOOTSIE (1982)FULL METAL JACKET (1987)MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)AMOUR (2012)ZERO DARK THIRTY (2012)MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)LA LA LAND (2016)LION (2016)MOONLIGHT (2016)HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)SILENCE (2016)LINKS:The Essential Films: essentialfilmspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIATWITTER: @EssentialFilms, @FPMoviePodcast, @Adolfo_Acosta, @Sportsguy515FACEBOOK: The Essential Films: https://www.facebook.com/The-Essential-Films-130585803634489/?fref=ts

Main Review: Scary Movie 5 Top 5 Spoof Movies Film Club Review: Parenthood What Else We Watched (Amour, Trance, Antiviral, No, Hitch, My Week With Marilyn, Emporer, Big Brother) News Next Week Preview: Pain and Gain, Top 5 Michael Bay Movies

DANCER | SINGER | ACTOR - This week our guest is Sean V. Sean was the last artist signed to Lou Pearlman, a boy band impresario who discovered the bands "NSYNC" and "The Backstreet Boys." Sean was a dancer for "Michael Jackson," "Whitney Houston," "The Pussycat Dolls" as well as in many blockbuster films like "My Week With Marilyn" and "Burlesque." His original songs can be found on soundtracks for films, such as "Bring It On Again: All Or Nothing." SeanV is about to release his new album entitled "The Doctor" in October, 2012. SeanV's first single "Shoulda" is taking the music world by storm. The music video has become extremely controversial because of its ending. It is part 1 of a "To Be Continued" video which will be out in October, 2012. DISCUSSION TOPICS: What was it like working with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and "The Pussycat Dolls?" What advice can you give a musical artist on a tight budget about how to make a quality CD? SEAN V's WEBSITE: seanvmusic.com

This week, we lace up the gloves and step into the ring with Robert Wise's boxing-theme noir from 1949, The Set-Up. In this one, the great Robert Ryan plays an ill-fated, over the hill pugilist. Is the film itself over the hill, or can the team of Wise and Ryan still teach us some new tricks? Tune in to find out. We also share our quick thoughts on Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, A Dangerous Method, My Week With Marilyn, Murder My Sweet and Eat, Pray, Love. You can reach us at marriedwithclickers@gmail.com or 206-338-0793. We'd love to hear from you.

Judy is a UK set decorator with over 25 years in the film and television industry with experience working in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, CZ. Republic, Romania, Ireland, Borneo, Morocco, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden.Judy has worked on a variety of films over the years including: Shine, The Red Violin, Hannibal Rising, Bright Young Things, the original Death At A Funeral, and Eastern Promises. for David Cronenberg, featuring a about a Russian mob family in London and their family restaurant cover up. Judy has also worked as a set decorator on the award winning film Ondine, the story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a Selke, for Neil Jordan.  Judy was recently the set decorator as part of the Academy Award nominated Art Direction team for The King’s Speech for Tom Hooper, about the King George VI of Britain's ascension to the throne and his speech therapist who helped him become worthy of it. Judy has more recently worked on My Week With Marilyn for Simon Curtis about Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, about the tense interaction between Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.  She was also the set decorator for the Golden Globe nominated TV Series, Downton Abbey.

Today we go over some of the DVD and Blu Ray releases for the week including Young Adult, The Descendants, The Three Musketeers, The Adventures of Tin Tin, Melancholia, Happy Feet 2, and My Week With Marilyn.

"My Week With Marilyn", starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh, was nominated at this year's Academy Awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Did either of these two actors deserve to win, did the film deserve more accolades than it received, or was it overrated?  Alan and Chris discuss "My Week With Marilyn" as their main review in this episode of "Footcandle Films". After the main review, Chris and Alan discuss some of the latest movie news.  Topics in this episode include:  "Biopics: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?", "Found Footage: Love It or Hate It?", and "Robert DeNiro: Love Him or Hate Him?"  (Maybe we need to have our MESH intern to start writing our show descriptions.) Running time: 43 minutes 

We take a look at the DVD/Blu-Ray top 10 and review Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1, The Help, My Week With Marilyn, Straw Dogs, Monte Carlo, Evidence.The first DVD Alternative is South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut.

Steven Spielberg er en af de største nulevende instruktører, hvis ikke dén største. I anledning af premieren på hans film War Horse, smøger vi ærmerne op og dykker ned i denne produktive instruktørs filmhistorie. Vores velforberedte, timelange, kronologiske filmekspedition starter fra første øjeblik Steven får et kamera i sine hænder og slutter med de mange projekter han netop nu har i støbeskeen. Undervejs spiller vi masser af filmklip og -musik, mens vi får tænkt og snakket os frem til en række pointer, der forhåbentlig skitserer et billede af hvad det præcist er som Steven kan, der er så specielt. Derudover anmelder vi The Darkest Hour, Attack the Block, J. Edgar, Real Steel, This Must Be the Place, My Week With Marilyn og (naturligvis) War Horse. Vi har en håndfuld dugfriske filmnyheder, en robot-reklame, samt et par inspirerende tv-serie-anbefalinger og så har Casper aldrig grinet så ukontrolleret, som når Jesper serverer sin Top 10 bedste og mest hestepigede hestefilm ifølge brugerne på heste-nettet.dk og fuldblodsaraber.dk. Lad os afslutte med lidt bag scenerne-nyheder, for det går rigtigt godt på Hjørnet. Podcast 50 er i skrivende stund blevet downloadet af 7.500 lyttere, hvilket er STORT! Det går stadig fremad og vi er glade for alle jer nye fans. Mindst lige så meget som vi er glade for alle jer gamle Hjørne-rotter. God fornøjelse!

Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol" "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" "The Adventures of Tintin" and "My Week With Marilyn."  Originially aired on December 30, 2011.

This week Libby Purves is joined by guests Winnie and Frank Tovey, Simon Russell Beale, Noo Saro-Wiwa and Anne Wallace. Winnie and Frank Tovey spent sixteen years in the fifties and sixties in India where Frank was a medical missionary. They were active in providing clinics to cure leprosy, surgery and physiotherapy to restore function and treat deformity and have written about their experiences in the book 'Cor Blimey! Where 'ave you come from?, published by Little Knoll Press. Simon Russell-Beale is the acclaimed stage and screen actor who has played every major Shakespearean and classical drama lead over the last twenty years. He is currently playing Stalin in the National Theatre production of 'Collaborators' by John Hodge. He can also be seen in the films Deep Blue Sea and My Week With Marilyn. Noo Saro-Wiwa is a travel writer and daughter of the political activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was murdered in Nigeria in 1995. She was brought up in the UK but used to hate visiting Nigeria every year on holiday as a child. In her book 'Looking for Transwonderland', she describes her own journey back, ten years after his death. Looking for Transwonderland is published by Granta. Anne Wallace has worked in the fish and chip shop business in Stockport for the last forty-five years. She recently won a NatWest Everywoman Gaia Award for Enterprise. When the recession hit and neighbouring shops closed down, she bought the shop next door and opened it as a coffee shop, Startpoint, where they offer everything from providing IT skills to the elderly, to courses in Tai Chi and crochet. Producer: Annette Wells.

RowThree.com writer and Cinecast co-host Andrew James returns to the show to discuss the very prolific Steven Soderbergh.  We parse two of his most acclaimed films for this first look into what makes Soderbergh more than just a "dabbler" whose filmography happens to be all over the map, mostly for better than for worse.  The three of us discuss his Palme D'Or Winning debut, SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE as well as his 2nd film in the year 2000, TRAFFIC, which lead to Soderbergh's first Academy Award for Best Director.  In addition, Andrews reviews MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, Jim proclaims his adoration for MELANCHOLIA, while Patrick defends and stands by his praise for MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE.  Things get a bit heated for the first time in a long time, since everyone had different reactions to two interesting films about mental illness.  We elaborate a bit more on a couple other Soderbergh films after the two main reviews, but expect us to return to this man's work for a 2nd look possibly sometime late next year. About ten days before Christmas, our third returning guest, Kurt Halfyard of RowThree.com and TwitchFilm joins us to talk about a filmmaker that Patrick might very well despise although he's only seen one film (a film that Jim happens to love).  The incredibly quirky Hal Hartley will be looked at, and although he's not a filmmaker everyone knows about, much is to be said about his love-it-or-hate-it style. Until next time, please send us your suggestions as well as any comments about Argento or any director we’ve discussed or will discuss on a future episode. Drop us a line if you’re a movie blogger/podcaster and would like a guest spot on the show to talk about a filmmaker whose work you admire (or despise). Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our updated upcoming schedule in the sidebar to see which directors we’ll be talking about soon! Leave us a voicemail to play on the show at 224-366-9528. Questions are always welcome via email: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films HUGO and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; plus new films coming soon to the Coolidge Corner Theatre (coolidge.org) -  THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) in 3D, 12 MONKEYS, and FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM - and the ArtsEmerson Paramount (artsemerson.org) - THE SWELL SEASON. http://www.post-movie.net

With John Wilson. Kate Bush talks about 50 Words for Snow, her first album of brand new material for six years. She discusses her fears about the demise of the album as a format, and reveals that she is already working on new songs. The film My Week With Marilyn stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier. It tells the story of Colin Clark's experiences working in a lowly position on the set of The Prince And The Showgirl, which disastrously paired Monroe and Olivier. Antonia Quirke gives her verdict. This week sees the publication of what's billed as Jack Kerouac's 'lost' novel, The Sea Is My Brother. 2011 has also seen 'lost' works by C S Forester, Daphne du Maurier and Arthur Conan Doyle arrive in our bookshops. Benedicte Page, associate editor of The Bookseller, explains why publishers are so keen on tracking down missing texts. Producer Georgia Mann.

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo present the week's film reviews, UK Box Office top 10, plus Kenneth Branagh on his new film, My Week With Marilyn.