Filibuster

After the success of Scream in 1996, the slasher genre was back in the mainstream. Lee Hutchison and Kim Morrison discuss five very different slasher movies that followed Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Urban Legend, Cherry Falls and Valentine.

Check out Kim's writing at www.thatsnotcurrent.com/author/kim-morrison/

Lee Hutchison is joined by horror blogger Kim Morrision to discuss the legacy of the Scream movie series. We look at the casting, characters, iconic imagery, the rules and it's impact on the genre that made this such a breakout franchise.

Check out Kim's writing at www.thatsnotcurrent.com/author/kim-morrison/ & https://screen-queens.com/2019/02/17/ginger-snaps-and-periods-the-cycle-of-the-werewolf/

Lee and Dallas discuss the latest but first Marvel Cinematic Universe romp to have a female lead as it continues to break records all around the world.

We also review Fighting With My Family, Little Italy and Border.

After another year of record breaking attendances and an incredibly diverse selection of films, the 2019 Glasgow Film Festival came to an end on Sunday. Lee Hutchison and Dallas King review the films they watched at the festival, events attended and share their experiences.

Dallas also interviews comedian and writer/director of Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham from the red carpet of the Scottish premiere.

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King catch up with the rest of the film world and weigh in on their Academy Award hot takes and look at the diverse winners at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Dallas also drops his theory on how Green Book came to win the Best Picture award on the night!

Dallas and Lee pick their favourite streaks of a director's work and review If Beale Street Could Talk

Lee Hutchison and Jamie Mackay sit down to talk with writer/director Joe Cornish about his new film, The Kid Who Would Be King.

Joe shares with us how the film went from an idea he had at age 11 to big screen adventure, shooting action scenes with child actors, the importance of the casting process, the legacy of Attack the Block and the challenges and excitement of working in Hollywood.

Founded in 2011 by Megan Ellison, Annapurna Pictures has been one of the most exciting film producers and distributors with films from Richard Linklater, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kathryn Bigelow, Barry Jenkins and the Coen Brothers. Lee Hutchison and Dallas King pick their top 5 films released to date and examine the success of Annapurna Pictures.

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King pick out their 10 must see films at the Glasgow Film Festival which launches on February 20th.

We also review Vice, the RSNO's Sci-Spectacular concert and share our #52FilmsByWomen recommendations for the week.

Book tickets for the Glasgow Film Festival at http://glasgowfilm.org

M. Night Shyamalan's Glass arrived in cinemas this week, Lee and Dallas review the film and cast their eyes back upon Unbreakable and Split.

Our duo also discuss the film that is ironically making waves on social media this week, FYRE and launch a new feature highlighting films in cinemas and streaming directed by women for listeners to take part in the #52FilmsByWomen pledge.

We also have a special offer for listeners thanks to our friends at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, you can get 20% off tickets to their Sci-Fi Spectacular concert. (Fri 25 Jan in Edinburgh and Sat 26 Jan in Glasgow) It will feature music from Star Wars, Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Avatar and Alien. More info: rsno.org.uk/film

Enter the code JEDI20 and it will give customers a 20% discount on all tickets.