Filmotomy Podcast

As we still adjust to the new year that is 2019, the Filmotomy Podcast focuses some attention on the eagerly awaited cinema release in the months ahead. Bianca Garner is joined by Audrey and Jonathan to discuss which films they are most intrigued by in 2019. Included in the discussions are Disney rehashes, more from the thriving horror genre, a kind of serial killer trend, and much more. As always enjoy the show, subscribe on SoundCloud and iTunes - and we always welcome ratings and reviews.

And so begins a new series of audio recordings, where I grill, or at least prod at, various film-loving folk. The Filmotomy Seminar opens with four Oscars pundits (not counting myself) plucked from the movie writer's wilderness. A kind of roundtable, a film critics circle - only an audio version. Here are today's guests:

Thelma Adams - Film critic, and author of The Last Woman Standing, and new novel Bittersweet Brooklyn. "I remember being around at the beginning, with Tom O'Neil at GoldDerby, when there were not many reporters on the beat. So I have seen a huge growth."

Nathaniel Rogers - Founder and Editor of The Film Experience. "It started as a hobby. I was an armchair pundit until I went online. I got going with the Moulin Rouge year. And by the time of Brokeback Mountain, my site broke through in a big way."

Tom Beasley - Freelance film journalist for The Guardian and Flickering Myth. "I started as a "real" journalist, in the newsrooms, did a degree in Journalism. This is my favourite time of year, I get the rare chance to be nerdy and granular. A complete circus, and love being part of it."

Paddy Mulholland - Film writer for Awards Daily, Editor of Screen on Screen. "[Oscar season] satisfies the nerd in me. The game of it all - the strategising, the statistics - always being surprised by that, and how it actually unfolds, not conforming to what you expected."

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It's that time of year again. And with it comes the year end podcast declaring some of our top 10 films of 2018. And it's a bumper show this one. The five culprits from Filmotomy this episode are Bianca, Audrey, Doug, Jonathan, and Jeremy. They each take it in turns counting down from 10 through 1 of their very favourite movies of 2018. Have a listen, leave a review, rating, and subscribe via iTunes and SoundCloud.

With Christmas just around the corner, this week's podcast looks at what makes a Christmas film. Bianca Garner, our hostess with the mostess, is joined by a jolly band of helpers - Lucy from Lucy Goes to Hollywood, our very own Jonathan, and brand new to the show, Ryan McQuade from In-Session Film. The gang, of course, discuss the festive merits of Die Hard, but also what makes a Christmas movie, the good and bad, and some great on-screen Santas. Have a listen, subscribe via SoundCloud and iTunes. We'd love your ratings and comments too.

It's Oscars podcast time again. This time a trip to 1994. Bianca hosts, and is joined by Robin, and first-timer Jeremy Robinson. Was Pulp Fiction a dead cert for Best Original Screenplay? Is Tom Hanks to win his second consecutive Best Actor award? Would Dianne Weist grab another Best Supporting Actress win under Woody Allen? Can Jessica Lange add Best Actress to her Best Supporting Actress win from the 80s? What would be the ratio of laughs to cringes from the audience reacting to host David Letterman? We might just have the answers. Certainly plenty to talk about. Have a listen, leave us your thoughts, and subscribe at SoundCloud and iTunes.

It's the Thanksgiving podcast at Filmotomy. Bianca jumps back in the hot seat to host this week's episode, where she is joined by two Americans, Audrey and Jonathan, as well as Doug and JD. The pilgrims come to the table with their own notions of the Thanksgiving holiday, and each pick a dysfunctional family from the movies. Please subscribe on SoundCloud and / or iTunes.

Music by Justin Hurwitz from First Man

A bumper Academy Awards edition of the Filmotomy podcast, as we scan the 90 year history for some of our favorite Best Picture Oscar winners. As Bianca takes a well-earned week off, Robin hosts, and invites prestigious members to join him on the nostalgic awards back-catalog - they are Audrey, Jo, Kira, and Doug. The branch each put forward 5 Best Picture winners at the Oscars - perhaps sentimental picks, guilty pleasures, even downright bigging up of the winners with perhaps an unfair bad rep. Have a listen to this exclusive episode, subscribe on iTunes / SoundCloud, as well as leaving us your comments about your own Best Picture shout-outs.

Media Sources:

All About Eve

Amadeus (music, Requiem Lacrimosa, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

The Apartment

The Artist (music by Ludovic Bource)

Casablanca

Chicago (music by Danny Elfman)

Dances with Wolves (music by John Barry)

The Deer Hunter (music by Stanley Myers, John Williams)

The Godfather (music by Nino Rota)

The Last Emperor (music by David Byrne)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (music by Howard Shore)

Million Dollar Baby (music by Clint Eastwood)

Moonlight (music by Nicholas Britell)

No Country For Old Men

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (music by Jack Nitzsche)

Ordinary People

Schindler's List (music by John Williams)

The Silence of the Lambs (music by Howard Shore)

The Sound of Music (music by Richard Rodgers)

Spotlight

The Sting (music by Marvin Hamlisch)

Titanic (music by Gaelic Storm)

Unforgiven (music by Lennie Niehaus)

West Side Story

The eeriness appears to continue where Halloween left off for Episode 51 of the Filmotomy Podcast. The topic of discussion this week is the 1980 chiller masterpiece, The Shining, and the corresponding documentary, Room 237, on some of the varied conspiracy theories surrounding the picture. Host Bianca makes a very welcome return, and she checks in with Doug, Jonathan, and the ever-unforgettable Joel also makes a comeback. Have a listen, send us your comments, and subscribe on iTunes and SoundCloud - if you haven't already.

Podcast 50 was planned to be a very special event for Filmotomy. However, on the night of the recording things didn't go to plan. And with Robin and Bianca indisposed / missing / too busy to be online etc, I've taken the recording from the shared drive to share with you all. I'm sure Robin won't mind, and will likely pull it if so. Probably needs to be re-recorded. But you might as well enjoy this unedited recording anyway. Thanks for your understanding everyone, Shannon.

On the eve of our hotly anticipated 50th podcast, we talk some more Academy Awards with number 49. Robin is the host for the second week in a row (but rest assured, Bianca returns for the next one), and he is joined by fellow nominees, Jonathan, Doug, and yet another new-comer to the show, JD Grant. The discussion is the endless debate of the acting categories at the Oscars. From leads nominated in Support, and supporting players landing in Lead. The terms category fraud, co-lead, unbelievable, are just a few of the remarks thrown about. Go have a listen. Subscribe, rate, review, you get the picture.

Sources - - - Academy Awards footage: Best Actor, Anthony Hopkins, 1991; Best Actor, Geoffrey Rush, 1996; Best Actress, Nicole Kidman, 2002; Best Supporting Actor, George Clooney, 2005; Best Supporting Actress, Alicia Vikander, 2015, Trailer: The Favourite (2018)