Groovy Movies

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Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford.

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April 24, 2025 Following (1998): Christopher Nolan's first film
Who better to wrap the season finale with than Christopher Nolan? But it would be too easy to go for Tenet or Inception, we’re going back to where things all began, with his very first film. Made for just £6000 (!) but with all the hallmarks of his later movies, it’s a great one to watch to see where it all began.

References
The Vine’s top 10 movies made on a shoestring
Nolan on Following
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April 17, 2025 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
What better way to celebrate Lily’s imminent nuptials than by watching a family musical based on a Roman legend about sexual assault? If you haven’t seen it, think Hollywood’s golden era with catchy tunes, luminous Metroscope (a rival to technicolor) and yes, some problematic gender politics. Enjoy.

References
Making-of featurette with Ruth Lee raving about corsets
An American Cinematographer article on shooting Seven Brides by George Folsey

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April 11, 2025 Fatal Attraction (1987)
We’re feeling nostalgic for sexy sex scenes and the villainisation of single women. Enter, Fatal attraction. Prepare for spoilers as we discuss the controversy around the axing of the original ending and look back on an era where it was possible for a film to be dubbed “the zeitgeist movie of the decade.”

References
The original ending
You Must Remember This podcast’s ‘Erotic 90s’ series
‘Fatal Attraction’ Oral History: Rejected Stars and a Foul Rabbit’, by Bruce Fretts for The NY Times
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April 04, 2025 In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
If you’re in the mood for a time capsule of 1967, In The Heat Of The Night is the movie for you. We discuss how this iconic civil rights infused detective drama-cum-social thriller should have won Sidney Poitier an oscar - if only he hadn’t already won one 3 years before - and the pros and cons of deploying the camera’s zoom function.

References
Making of featurette
Sidney Poitier on In The Heat Of The Night
‘In the Heat of the Night: The Double Bind’, essay by K. Austin Collins
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March 27, 2025 Seven Samurai (1954)
Our run of classics continues with Akira Kurosawa’s genre-creating, hero-assembling action/comedy/drama, Seven Samurai. Don’t let the 3.5 hour runtime put you off (or watch at 2x speed - we don’t endorse this), it is considered one of the best films ever made for a reason and we discuss why. See where you can catch it below.

Where to watch
BFI Player
Check out this website for links to cinema screenings of Seven Samurai

References
Check out the Stockport Plaza
The eventful production story of Seven Samurai by Collier Jennings on collider.com
An analysis of the opening minutes of Seven Samurai by Arttective on YouTube
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March 20, 2025 In The Mood For Love (2000)
This week we discuss the self-declared cinephile’s favourite, Wong Kar Wai’s In The Mood For Love. If you live near London and want to catch it, check out showtimes at The Prince Charles - it’s screening this Sunday (23rd) as it happens. We get into Kar Wai’s eccentric directorial method and the many versions of the film there could have been - but thank the film gods for this one.

References
“The Troubled Production of In The Mood for Love” production film for 20th anniversary
Beautifully formatted New Yorker article about In The Mood For Love
That cut dance scene
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March 13, 2025 Anora (2024)
You may have heard something about Mikey Madison’s shining, star-making performance as Anora? Or perhaps that Sean Baker made Oscar-history by winning four awards at this year's ceremony for said film? Well if you haven’t seen it yet, now is the moment, it’s back in cinemas and will soon be available on streaming.
This week we discuss what makes the story so kinetic, shooting on film with a tiny budget and that intimacy coordinator controversy.

References
Sean Baker and Mikey Madison break down a scene by Vanity Fair
Sean Baker’s 30 year journey to Anora by Neon
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March 06, 2025 The Oscars and The Brutalist (2024)
As the set comes down from the biggest celebration of the least-viewed cinematic triumphs of the year, we take stock of Sean Bakers success with Anora and attempt to map the blueprints of The Brutalist's anticlimatic awards season. Was it a grand failure or a misunderstood masterpiece? Probably neither but listen to find out.
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February 20, 2025 Se7en (1995)
It’s the 30 year anniversary of David Fincher’s Seven, otherwise known as the OG unboxing video. Be prepared for spoilers as we discuss the iconic ending that almost wasn’t and why real serial killers never live up to the hype.
References
Seven’s script
Seven’s cinematography by David E. Williams for theasc.com
Behind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of 'Se7en' by Mike McGranaghan for ranker.com
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February 13, 2025 Babygirl (2024)
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like age-gap office affairs and BDSM, so with that in mind, we bring you Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. It may have been snubbed at the Oscars but we shant be overlooking this orgasm-forward, kink-celebrating homage to the 90s erotic thriller.

References
Vanity Fair piece on Babygirl by David Canfield
Halina Reijn on Bridging Hollywood’s “Orgasm Gap” by Scott Roxborough
Cinematographer Jasper Wolf on working on Babygirl
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36min

FAQs about Groovy Movies:

How many episodes does Groovy Movies have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.