Alasdair and Ellen are in the same room this episode, talking about Sinners, Minecraft jollity and a brief dip into tariffs.  E-mail us on [email protected]

Ellen & Alasdair talk about independent cinemas, animation and intervals/intermissions.  E-mail [email protected]

In this episode we speak to the wonderful actor, and potentially the nicest man in the world, Michael Therriault.  

Michael has a huge number of credits to his varied career including, on stage, The Producers, Lord of the Rings, Fiddler on the Roof, Parade and seasons at Shaw and Stratford Festivals and on screen in Cult of Chucky, Chucky the TV series, Here For Blood, Reign and a billion other things.   We spoke to him about how he approaches roles, his relationship with audiences and being killed a lot in horror films.

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Ellen and Alasdair discuss a recent incident at CPH, silly but fun horror films and David Lynch.  Contact us on [email protected] 

Ellen and Alasdair return after an unintended hiatus to talk about clowning, stars on stage and the state of UK cinema (again). Contact us on [email protected]

Apologies for our long absence.  Alasdair and Ellen talk about Small Things Like These, Paddington in Peru and dialect cinema.  

Ellen and Alasdair talk about recent box office successes, how much you can buy a cinema for and films going straight to streaming.

Ellen and Alasdair really knuckle down to do an optimistic episode talking about some of the new initiatives at the Picture House.  

Ellen & Alasdair talk about the closure of Oban Phoenix Cinema, watching Lawrence of Arabia on a phone and Ellen's hopefully brief foray into TikTok notoriety. Contact us on [email protected]

Alasdair derails the podcast before we've even finished the introduction with some talk about naked clowns.  Once that's done, Ellen & Alasdair talk about the current economic climate and how cinemas are faring.