Podcast appearances and mentions of ronan bennett

More Liane Moriarty and more Guy Ritchie this week, and the creators of Will and Grace are back with a new comedy. • The Last Anniversary (Binge/Foxtel, 6 episodes) The latest Liane Moriarty adaption for the small screen from the same team who also worked on Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. Filmed on the Hawksebury River north of Sydney with an impressive Australian cast plus Miranda Richardson. • MobLand (Paramount+, 10 episodes) Another British crime drama featuring two warring families. Created by Ronan Bennett who adapted the TV series The Day of the Jackal. Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren star with great support from Tom Hardy and Anton Boon among many others. • Mid-Century Modern (Disney+) 10 episodes Nathan Lane stars in this sitcom about three gay best-friends who move in together in Palm Springs. Created by Will and Grace’s David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, with veteran James Borrows directing. Lane’s co-stars are Linda Lavin in her final role before he death during production, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham. We also have a look at new streaming platform Max and Andrew has returned to 80s classic Moonlighting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ON THIS EPISODE - Ryan is in Colombia this week meeting some shady characters and getting up to no good. In his absence, Chris and Darren lead the charge with a new episode of The Cafe!On this episode, we take a look at the announced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4. Over in the Screenflow, Chris gives us a review on the Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalamet, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Darren takes us down memory lane with a review on the family classic Field of Dreams! We also take a look at the new Captain America movie and try to decide if it's a flop or not. A good time as always, so grab the empty seat by the crackhead, he won't bite, sit down, grab a coffee, relax and try not to fall asleep to the soothing sounds of Darren and Chris. It's your weekly round-up of what we're watching, playing and doing.Please give us a Sub, Review, or Rating and enjoy the show!PODCAST FRESH CAFE - Chris, Ryan, and Darren sit down once a week to discuss the latest video games, movies and other pop culture news! Between trailer previews, movie and game reviews and answering listener feedback, there's never a dull moment on the Cafe! Grab an espresso, sit back and enjoy! (Eddie, Eddie! Shorten this description). Drops WeeklyTAPED: March 5, 2025.--------------------RUN OF SHOW>INTRO>00:00 It's the Intro! The boys try to get through the intro and plugs in one piece. TRAILER ROUND-UP>We react to... MobLand!  | MobLand is an upcoming American crime drama television series created by Ronan Bennett, who is set to write the entire series. The series began as The Donovans, an origin story to the Showtime series Ray Donovan, following the Donovan family, but as it developed further, it was reworked into its own standalone story. (Wikipedia) SCREENFLOW>WHAT WE'RE WATCHING>We discuss Captain America and is it a certified flop or not? Is the Red Hulk and all the re-shoots enough to make this movie a success?Darren turns back the hands of time as he takes another look at the classic Field of Dreams. We also touch on other baseball movies like Angels in the Outfield and Major League. GAMEFLOW>This week's announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 no doubt has Ryan all giddy and possibly googley-eyed. But in his absence, Chris and Darren run through the game, what we know and expected drop date. PLUGS>The plugs! The plugs! Don't skip ahead and receive +240 good karma. SOCIAL MEDIAPodcast Fresh Network (@podcastfresh) • Instagram photos and videosTorres & Acapello Show (@torresandacapelloshow) • Instagram photos and videosChristopher Torres (@torresunlimited) • Instagram photos and videosΔ

Which essential sound effect is added to Gary Oldman's Slow Horses performance? And why could an eighties sitcom have inspired Succession? Alex Zane runs through the best dramas of the year with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst and film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon.The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website. In this episode we discuss the following nominees:DRAMA SERIESTHE GOLD Production Team - Tannadice Pictures / BBC OneHAPPY VALLEY Sally Wainwright, Sarah Lancashire, Jessica Taylor, Faith Penhale, Will Johnston, Fergus O'Brien - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC OneSLOW HORSES Production Team - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+TOP BOY Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind, Ronan Bennett, Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Tina Pawlik - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / NetflixINTERNATIONALTHE BEAR Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Matty Matheson, Tyson Bidner - FX Productions / Disney+BEEF Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun , Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich - A24 / NetflixCLASS ACT Bruno Nahon, Tristan Séguela, Olivier Demangel, Laurent Lafitte - Unité / NetflixTHE LAST OF US Production Team - Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, HBO / Sky AtlanticLOVE & DEATH Production Team - Lionsgate, David E. Kelley Productions, Blossom Films, Texas Monthly / ITVXSUCCESSION Production Team - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky AtlanticLIMITED DRAMABEST INTERESTS Toby Bentley, Jenny Frayn, Sophie Gardiner, Michael Keillor, Jack Thorne - AC Chapter One / BBC OneDEMON 79 (BLACK MIRROR) Charlie Brooker, Richard Webb, Jessica Rhoades, Bisha K. Ali, Annabel Jones, Toby Haynes - Broke & Bones / NetflixTHE LONG SHADOW George Kay, Lewis Arnold, Matt Sandford, Sarah Lewis, Sacha Szwarc, Willow Grylls - New Pictures / ITV1THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT Derek Wax, Brian Woods, Sarah Phelps, Saul Dibb, Frances du Pille - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest began his career writing novels informed by his experiences growing up in the troubles of 1970s Northern Ireland such as The Second Prison which was shortlisted for the 1991 Irish Times prize.Soon after, he began writing for television and film, again bringing signature realism to his work in later projects including Michael Mann's gangster pic Public Enemies, Gunpowder starring Kit Harrington and most notably his creation of cultural phenomenon, Top Boy, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA.My guest is Ronan Bennett.

The show “Top Boy” has had an interesting life. The gritty British drama about drug dealers on a low-income housing estate was originally cancelled in 2014 — until an unlikely saviour stepped in. Turns out, Drake was a big fan of “Top Boy” and he was able to get the show back on the air for three more seasons. Now, the drama is back again, but in a different form: a novel. “Top Boy” creator and showrunner Ronan Bennett joins Tom to talk about the history of the series, and why he wanted to write a book based on the show.

Masters of the Air creator John Orloff, Literary spin offs from film and TV with Ronan Bennet and Robert Lautner, and when does a hobby turn into art? with Miriam Elia and Hetain Patel. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Corinna Jones

Mind your P's and Q's when you come round the yard for food! Find out if the juice is worth the squeeze cause we ridin' out IMMEDIATELY with the complete Top Boy series this week.Themes explored:Ranking Top Boy amongst the greatsAnime rules - storylines dont matter Lauryn kills CuritsSully kills JamieWhat happened to AaronShelley catching a bodyDushane and his heartUndercover policeYard/GentrificationDeportationCharacters Married to the game (Sully) - "If man fucking buss shots at you and I know about it. It's fucking mad. I'm ridin out immediately"Wanting out of the game (Dushane) - “We ain't gotta dream no more, man. We got real shit. Real estate we can touch.” (Stringer Bell - The Wire)The new players (Jamie) - "You want it to be one way... But it's the other way" (Marlo - The Wire)Expanding story to distro etc (Lizzie & Co) - "This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business." (Nino Brown - New Jack City)Support the showWebsite | Rotten Tomatoes | Apple | Youtube | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram

Today's guest has one of the most varied resumes of anyone in the film and TV business. Having produced everything from megahit Top Boy to winning a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, making documentaries and more, I can't wait to hear his story and learn from his journey to success in the industry.He also has one of the coolest names of any guest I've ever had!My guest is Charles Steel.

The joys of live broadcasting played out on BEHIND THE LENS this week as we had to shift gears and deviate from our planned show celebrating South African filmmaking with live guests out of TIFF and "go global" with some exclusive prerecorded interviews with production designer GRANT ARMSTRONG talking MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 and filmmaking brothers THOMAS & CHARLES GUARD talking DEAD SHOT. Shot on location, Grant Armstrong did extensive location scouting for MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 on the island of Corfu and not only found multiple locations that service the story beautifully but had to build one key set piece and "marry it" with the actual locations. In this exclusive interview with Grant, he talks about his search for the perfect locations including the top of a mountain, the color palette, finding specific locations that include the village and town square where a good portion of the film takes place, the town fountain, and a 2000-year-old olive tree, not to mention a magical hillside wedding set. Then we head to the UK to speak with filmmakers THOMAS GUARD and CHARLES GUARD about their latest film DEAD SHOT. Best known for their freshman feature "The Uninvited", DEAD SHOT is as far away from that as one can get as the brothers adapt Ronan Bennett's book "Road to Balcombe Street", taking us into 1975 UK during the heat of The Troubles. Interestingly, with this adaptation, the film shies away from The Troubles itself and instead focuses on how individuals are affected and the cycle of violence that permeates and propels the situation. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the influence of David Simon and The Wire, as the Baltimore-set opus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Beginning his career as a police reporter for the much respected Baltimore Sun, David Simon eventually became disillusioned with changes being made at the paper and spent a year embedded with the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. That resulted in the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which became the basis for the TV show Homicide: Life On The Street. Simon followed that with another book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, which was adapted for TV as The Corner, and then created The Wire, which changed television forever. Simon has since been behind the shows Generation Kill, Treme, The Deuce and The Plot Against America. His latest project We Own This City sees him return to Baltimore, this time to tell the true story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it. Ellen looks at the influence of David Simon's work with a focus on unconventional casting - Simon repeatedly casts non-actors, and people with first hand experience of the subjects he explores. She speaks with casting director Pat Moran, who has worked alongside Simon on several projects. She also talks to Ronan Bennett and Gerry Jackson. Ronan is the creator and writer of Top Boy and Gerry is the series' story consultant. Gerry is a fitness trainer but his knowledge of Hackney and connection to the local community helped Ronan to write Top Boy, and to find local talent to feature in the show, in an echo of The Wire. And Mark goes back 20 years to speak to someone who was there when The Wire began. Actor Clarke Peters was on the show for all five seasons, playing fan favourite Detective Lester Freamon and delivering some of the show's greatest lines. Mark also talks to Professor Liam Kennedy, editor of The Wire: Race, Class, and Genre - a series of essays exploring the show's portrayals of race, drug war policing, deindustrialisation, and the inadequacies of America's civic, educational, and political institutions. Also, Top Boy star Ashley Walters shares what he's been watching. Screenshot is Radio 4's guide through the ever-expanding universe of the moving image. Every episode, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode journey through the main streets and back roads connecting film, television and streaming over the last hundred years.   Producer: Tom Whalley A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Qu'est-ce que l'extrême droite aujourd'hui ? Mathieu Molard, journaliste chez StreetPress, ausculte ses mouvements depuis 10 ans. À l'automne 2021, après la publication d'une enquête en lien avec Eric Zemmour, il a été la cible de cyberharcèlement de la part de ces différents visages et courants de l'extrême droite. Un récit glaçant mais essentiel à la veille des élections présidentielles. Enfants de la zone. L'omerta, l'honneur, la loyauté, le bonheur et les galères. “Top Boy : Summerhouse" raconte la banlieue londonienne de l'intérieur, à travers la vie de jeunes écorchés vifs. Les acteur·ice·s sont excellent·e·s, la réalisation réaliste, mais pas misérabiliste. Réalisée par Ronan Bennet et produite par Drake, la série est à voir sur Netflix. À voir donc | Top Boy : Summerhouse, série de Ronan Bennett disponible sur Netflix À voir aussi | Dans leur regard (When They See Us), mini-série d'Ava Duvernay également disponible sur Netflix depuis 2019 À écouter | Wilfried, d'Isabelle Coutant et Mehdi Ahoudig sur Arte Radio À lire | Tropiques de la violence, de Nathacha Appanah (éd. Gallimard, 2016) CRÉDITS La Dose est une production Binge Audio. Prise de son : Quentin Bresson. Réalisation : Adel Ittel El Madani. Musique : Alexandre Delmaere. Identité graphique : Upian. Auteur·ice·s : Mathieu Molard et Soraya Kercahoui-Matignon. Voix : Juliette Livartowski. Production : Charlotte Baix. Édition : Sirine Azouaoui. Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles.

What does it take to make generation-defining television? In this panel conversation we hear from Top Boy's top table. The show's creator Ronan Bennett, producer Alasdair Flind and the show's star and executive producer Ashley Walters.A live recording from Top Boy Live, a day of talks and workshops supporting the next generation of British talent in film, TV, music and beyond. Recap the day with advice, insights and assignments here: https://crackm.ag/3IVeqei See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Awright, geezers!  Chris and Rob have gone all cockney and had a good old chin-wag over a cuppa Rosie Lee in Chris' lock-up about the 1997 gangster movie FACE.  We hope you'll be 'avin a larf by the end of it.  Erm ... you slaaaaaaags!WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS QUITE A BIT OF EFFIN' AND BLINDIN', PLUS SOME RATHER APPALLING COCKNEY ACCENTS."Still Any Good?" logo designed by Graham WoodCrap poster mock-ups by Chris WebbTheme music ("The Slide Of Time") by The Sonic Jewels, use with kind permission(c) 2021 Tiger Feet ProductionsFind us:Twitter @stillanygoodpodInstagram stillanygoodpodEmail stillanygood@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/stillanygoodpod)

Best remembered for containing Damon Albarn's one film acting performance, as wet-behind-the-ears aspiring gangster Jason, this week's Pop Screen argues that Antonia Bird's 1997 movie Face deserves more credit. A British gangster movie made in that brief moment before Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels inspired every screenwriter in the country to write a gangster movie, it's a brutal postmortem on eighteen years of Conservative government disguised as a brutal heist-gone-wrong thriller. Those unexpected political grace notes - including an eyebrow-raising opening cameo! - are among the topics discussed by Mark and Graham in this episode, along with the film's savvy use of genre icon Ray Winstone, the rise and fall of the Blair-era London gangland thriller, and the baptism of fire Albarn received at the hands of Quadrophenia's Phil Davis. We also praise the late, much-missed Bird and her writer Ronan Bennett, and if that sounds like we've not left much room for discussion of Blur... ...well, you're right, but that's a fine reason to donate to our Patreon where we're about to release an exclusive episode about the band's 1993 documentary Starshaped. It's the latest in our monthly Pop Screen bonuses; we've also just put out an episode of our other exclusive podcast Director's Lottery about Robert Wise, covering his films The Day the Earth Stood Still and Odds Against Tomorrow. For more information about these and other exclusives, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. #popscreen #moviereviews #face #antoniabird #gangsterfilms #raywinstone #blur #damonalbarn #robertcarlyle #lenaheadey #phildavis #ronanbennett

The ladies discuss whether there are positives to pornography and if we should ban porn websites in the UK, whether it's acceptable for non-Black people to own or manage Black platforms or if they should be cancelled, why so many women feel ashamed following a miscarriage and how we can normalise open conversations around a common experience, following the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's opinion piece for the New York Times, and whether there's too much pressure on kids to live up to the success achieved by their parents or if it's impossible to avoid comparisons being made.Subscribe to our newsletter for your weekly dose of Extra Ethnic:https://mailchi.mp/c2749d9238ee/extraethnic--------------------------------------- FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION #EthnicallySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedmelanincoFacebook: https://facebook.com/unitedmelanincoTwitter: https://instagram.com/unitedmelanincoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmelaninco/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnitedMelaninGroupGet in touch with us: ethnicallyspeaking@unitedmelaningroup.com---------------------------------------- LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es025(Website – Show notes and links to support for those affected by a pregnancy or child loss)https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(20)30032-1/fulltext(Publication – High-Frequency Pornography Use May Not Always Be Problematic – Beáta Bőthe, PhD, István Tóth-Király, PhD, Marc N. 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In this episode Hugh and Jenna explore the 2017 BBC miniseries Gunpowder, directed by J Blakeson, written by Ronan Bennett and staring Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss and Liv Tyler. This time, Hugh and Jenna discuss the gunpowder plot, and what lead up to it including the transition from Tudor to Stuart Rule, religion of the period, and what happens when people are given hope, and then it is taken away, plus alcohol. There is also the question on the effect from Game of Thrones on Historical properties, and the addition of extreme violence and nudity.

Journalist and writer Kieran Yates hosts a keynote talk with Ronan Bennett, creator, writer and executive producer of Top Boy and iconic series star Ashley Walters. Recorded live in front of an audience at Top Boy Academy.

Actors Ashley Walters, Little Simz and writer Ronan Bennett are here! The trio join Reece Parkinson to discuss the brand new season of Top Boy, youth violence, black representation on screen and what role a show like Top Boy plays in the current political climate.

Six years since it last aired, the TV series Top Boy is back. Although the show, which revolves around an east London estate and the people who live there, is entirely fictional it was lauded for depicting the reality of inner-city life. But even though its second series premiered to critical acclaim, Channel 4 cancelled Top Boy. It was only after an intervention by the Canadian rapper Drake that Netflix decided to bring it back. The creator Ronan Bennett came to the Beyond Today studio to talk about why he wanted to write Top Boy, the show’s revival and Drake’s involvement. We also speak to the rapper Kano about his character Sully and why the show is more relevant than ever. Producers: Seren Jones, Alicia Burrell Mixed by Andy Mills Editor: John Shields

Jessie Buckley talks about Wild Rose, the story of a Country And Western singer from Glasgow, in which she stars and sings and writes her own songs. She tells Antonia Quirke what was it was like to reach the final of talent show I'd Do Anything in 2008, and why she gave up a career on the West End stage to go back to drama school. Author and screenwriter Ronan Bennett reveals the moment he saw himself reflected on screen, in the prison drama The Jericho Mile. Writer Iain Sinclair pitches a 1960's London novel as a suitable case for the movie treatment. Industry insiders Clare Binns, Rowan Woods and Lizzie Francke pass judgement on the pitch. Antonia reflects on her recent encounter with the legendary director Agnes Varda, whose death was announced last week

Ronan Bennett is a novelist and screenwriter whose latest drama series on the BBC, "Gunpowder", dramatizes the story of Guy Fawkes from the point of view of the Catholics, who were persecuted in England at the time. All through his substantial body of work Ronan Bennett has explored the roots of violence and terrorism, something he knows about from personal experience, having grown up as a Catholic in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. He was imprisoned twice as a young man, accused of IRA terrorist offences, but was acquitted both times, not before spending a total of almost three years in prison, sometimes in solitary confinement. After he came out of prison for the second time, Ronan Bennett made the decision to study history at King's College London, and went on to do a PhD on crime and law enforcement in 17th-century England. In Private Passions he talks about how studying history is a way of trying to make sense of his own painful experience. He looks back on his childhood and chooses Berlioz's opera "The Trojans" for his mother; he includes, too, choices for his own children, who have widened his musical tastes, with Chopin and the grime artist Kano. He talks movingly about the death of his wife, the journalist Georgina Henry, and about the music which he listened to as she died - and which then gave him hope. Musical choices include Thomas Tallis, the Chieftains, Jessye Norman singing from Strauss's "Four Last Songs", and Bon Iver. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3 Produced by Elizabeth Burke.

Antonia Quirke presents a special edition on the thriller. She hears some tricks of the trade from Ronan Bennett, writer of Face, Public Enemies and Gunpowder, who reveals why he thinks thrillers should really be called "tensers". Award-winning editor Walter Murch takes us through a key scene in the classic conspiracy thriller The Conversation and explains how to build paranoia in the audience by embedding subsonic frequencies in the soundtrack. Composer Rachel Portman explains how music can achieve the same effect with the application of low strings and alto saxophone. Alexandre O. Philippe reveals the secrets of the shower scene in Psycho in his new documentary 78/52, including the identity of the painting that covers Norman Bates' peep-hole. Woman In Black director James Watkins reveals how he took screen grabs of fifty of the greatest supernatural thrillers in movie history and dissected their key moments shot by shot in order to learn how to chill the audience to the marrow.

Stars Kit Harrington and Liv Tyler, writer Ronan Bennett and director J Blakeson discuss how they brought a new side of the gunpowder plot to light with their new BBC three-part series.

The Gunpowder Plot in a new tv dramatisation by Ronan Bennett plus presenter Rana Mitter explores anti-Catholic prejudice in Britain today with Catherine Pepinster and Tim Stanley, and historians Richard McGregor and Hans van de Ven discuss relations between Japan, US and China. And the Icelandic poet and songwriter Sjón on hisrole in Poetry International as it celebrates its 50th anniversary since it was founded in 1967 by former poet laureate Ted Hughes. Richard McGregor is former Beijing bureau chief for The Financial Times and the author of Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century. Hans van de Ven has written China at War: triumph and tragedy in the emergence of the new China 1937 - 1952. He is Professor of Modern Chinese History, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. 'Gunpowder' a 3-part TV series developed by Ronan Bennett, Kit Harington and Daniel West will air on BBC TV Poetry International is on London's Southbank from Friday 13th-Sunday 15th October as part of the London Literature Festival. Catherine Pepinster has written The Keys and the Kingdom: The British and the Papacy from John Paul II to Francis. You can hear Ronan Bennett's Private Passions on BBC Radio 3 on November 5th. Producer: Fiona McLean.

With Francine Stock Director Antonia Bird, one of the few female directors to carve out a career in the British film industry, is remembered by friends and colleagues Ronan Bennett, Mark Cousins and Kate Hardie. The only female director to be nominated for a feature film in this year's Oscars, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, discusses Mustang, her controversial drama about the treatment of young girls in rural Turkey. Critic Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns reveal what they're looking forward to in this year's Cannes film festival.

Today's guest Gabriel Valjan lives in New England. Ronan Bennett short-listed him for the 2010 Fish Short Story Prize. Gabriel's short stories continue to appear in print and online literary journals. He recently won ZOUCH Magazine's inaugural Lit Bits Contest.  His debut book "Roma Underground"  the first in a series has been described as "provocative thriller with a riveting and surprising plot. Looking forward to having this chat with a very much up and coming author.

With John Wilson, including an interview with novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, whose new TV drama series Top Boy focuses on young drug dealers in Hackney, London. Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals the winners of the first English Heritage Angel Awards, which he founded earlier this year to celebrate the efforts of people attempting to rescue historic buildings or places. He discusses the future funding of restoration projects with Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage. Jack Goes Boating is the directorial debut of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. He also stars in the film as a shy and awkward limousine driver who is set up on a blind date. Andrew Collins reviews. And to mark Halloween, Jeremy Summerly - conductor and lecturer at the Royal Academy of Music - explains how composers create spooky and scary effects in classical music and film scores. Producer Claire Bartleet.