Filibuster

Lee is joined by stand up comedian and Edinburgh Fringe Festival regular, Rik Carranza to discuss his Star Trek and Star Wars fandom and his two shows that are packing in audiences at this years festival.

Firstly Star Trek v Star Wars where Geek culture collides in a fight to see which is better: a galaxy far, far away or the final frontier. Hosting this passionate, explosive and heartfelt panel show, Rik  brings together different guests every day in this battle for sci-fi superiority. The panel enthuse, defend, debate – but the audience decide. 

In addition to his panel show, Rik also has a more personal show, I’m A Fan. Rik ask how far would you go to fit in? What happens when you deny the very thing that defines you? In this deeply personal show, Rik revisits a past that forced him to choose between embracing his passions or bowing to the expectations of others. A story about love, life, death and Star Trek. We’ve also got a special preview of next weeks interview when Rik shares with me about a special guest who appeared during this years show.

You can find Rik on Twitter - @rcarranza 

I'm A Fan -https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rik-carranza-i-m-a-fan

Star Trek V. Star Wars - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rik-carranza-presents-star-trek-vs-star-wars

'DUNKIRK' 

Matt Hansen (@mhansen0207) and Shawn Eastridge (@YayShawndorman) you could say are the Mulder and Scully of Christopher Nolan movies. Matt is a sceptic and doesn't believe that Nolan is worthy of his high praise from film fans but Shawn is a self proclaimed fan of the British auter filmmaker. They've come together to explore and review his latest movie 'Dunkirk' from their unique porspectives. 

The troops also look at the latest news and trailers that came out of the 2017 San Diego Comic Con. 

Queer TV

The LGBT television landscape has certainly changed over the past decade - Phillip Gilfus, Matt Hansen, and Joanne Spataro go through their favorite series and what the state of "Queer TV" is now. The trio discuss "Queer As Folk" (US), "The L Word," "Will & Grace," "The Golden Girls," "Cucumber" and more. With reboots/revivals currently in the works for "Will & Grace," "The L Word," and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," what awaits the next generation of LGBT television? 

Let us know what LGBT series you loved to watch, and which ones you hope will make it in the next generation of "Queer TV."

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This week, Shawn Eastridge, Matt Hansen, and Philip Gilfus talk the brand new entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the second Spider-Man reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming. 

Did the world need another Spider-Man reboot, and does Tom Holland pull off the duality of Peter Parker/Spider-Man better than his predecessors? What about Michael Keaton as the Vulture? How well does this new iteration work within the larger MCU? The boys discuss all this and more!

Babylon 5 - Season Three Overview

Phillip Gilfus (Ceti Alpha 3) and Charlynn Schmiedt (Punch It) get into the thick of their re-watch of Babylon 5. In this third installment of their six-part series, Phillip and Charlynn focus on the two wars - the conflict with Earth & President Clark and the Shadow War. So declare your independence, change into a new uniform, and enjoy this journey into season 3 of Babylon 5.


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'ENGLAND IS MINE' INTERVIEWS

Welcome to our final podcast interview from the Edinburgh International Film Festival. we’ve been so lucky to meet with some amazing acting talent and behind the scenes name and i’m excited to share our conversations about movies, the festival and cinema with you.

Today’s interviews are the director and stars of ‘England is Mine’ the morning after they closed the Edinburgh Film Festival. Set in the 1970s as Steven Morrisey’s  ambitions to be a musician developed, but before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths, this is Morrissey brimming with youthful arrogance, but searching to find his place in the musical world.

Firstly we have writer and director Mark Gill who talks about being nomianted for the Oscar, Morrissey, developing England is Mine, Blade Runner and future projects. 

Jack Lowden who plays the iconic Steven Morrissey speaks about a Scot taking on this iconic role, his career, working with Christopher Nolan, the need for a film studio in Scotland and his history with the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Jessica Brown Findlay who portrays Linder Sterling chats with Lee about strong and complex female characters in cinema, The Beautiful Fantastic, the art that inspires her and her experience working on period pieces like Downton Abbey & England is Mine. 

Laurie Kyniston starring as Johnny Marr shares his process for taking on this role, the work that is inspiring him, his career and what exciting roles he has ahead of him.

I hope you’ll enjoy your discussion and thanks again to Mark, Jack, Jessica and Laurie for joining me.

‘JUST CHARLIE’ INTERVIEW

Welcome to our latest podcast interview from the Edinburgh International Film Festival. we’ve been so lucky to meet with some amazing acting talent and behind the scenes name and i’m excited to share our conversations about movies, the festival and cinema with you.

Today’s interviews are the writer and star of Just Charlie, Peter Machen and Harry Gilby who plays the title character Charlie.

Charlie, a young football prodigy, has a bright future in front of them. But when they come out as transgender suddenly life for everyone is turned upside down. All Charlie now wants is her friends and family to accept her and to live as her own self, but some people take longer to accept this than others. 

I hope you’ll enjoy your discussion and thanks again to Harry and Peter for giving up time to talk with me. Enjoy

'MENASHE' INTERVIEW

Welcome to our latest podcast interview from the Edinburgh International Film Festival. we’ve been so lucky to meet with some amazing acting talent and behind the scenes name and i’m excited to share our conversations about movies, the festival and cinema with you.

Today’s interview is producer and writer, Alex Lipschultz, who talks to me about his work on the Yiddish-language movie, 'Menashe'.

Set In the ultra-Orthodox world of a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, strict religious traditions frown upon a child growing up in a home without a mother. By ignoring the precedent, widower Menashe risks ostracisation from the community he loves; worse, his son Rieven could even be refused access to school. 

I hope you’ll enjoy your discussion and thanks again to Alex for giving up his time to meet with me .

Steve Sanguedolce Interview

Welcome to the fourth in a series of interviews from the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival with the talent in front and behind the camera.

Steve Sanguedolce has been a member of Toronto's independent film community for over 35 years, winning numerous international awards. He has had retrospectives at the National Film Board in Toronto and the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video in Germany. Over the past 20 years he has been hand developing and hand colouring motion picture film to great acclaim.

Steve Sanguedolce’s experimental documentary, Land Of Not Knowing brings together four artists  who speak with refreshing honesty about how thoughts of suicide and depression have dominated their personal and creative lives. 

Keep up to date with Steve via his website - www.stevesanguedolce.com

BERNARD HILL INTERVIEW

Welcome to the third in a series of interviews from the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival with the talent in front and behind the camera.

Lee is joined by British acting legend Bernard Hill to discuss his early career, unfair treatment towards James Cameron from Hollywood, working on The Lord of the Rings series and the Edinburgh Film Festival 

Due to a quirk of fate we had to record this podcast interview in a busy pub enviroment, so the audio quality isn't the usual high standard you'd expect from The Nerd Party. However, i hope you enjoy our show.