Have You Scene This?

The gents haven't exhausted the Picturehouse rolodex quite yet as they have another legend on in the virtual pod-booth, Codie Entwistle! They chat to him about film programming, his love of going to the movies and his extremely controversial guilty pleasure pick! The gang take a light dip into some Hollywood happenings, talk about best onscreen drunks and review - 'The Tomorrow War' & 'Another Round'.

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Episode links below:-

The Tomorrow War [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-War-Chris-Pratt/dp/B093CNX974

Another Round [Studio Canal/In Cinemas] - film.list.co.uk/listing/1599052-another-round

For this EP the HYST squad are most certainly 'coming home' as they pull up a comfy chain in their local virtual cineplex to chat with the awesome Ben French from Paramount Pictures! They speak to him about his role, his love of cinema and what's on the release radar for the studio. They also talk film news, discuss the best musical movies ever made and review - 'In The Heights' & 'The Mitchells vs the Machines'.

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Episode links below:-

The Mitchells vs the Machines [Netflix] - https://www.netflix.com/title/81399614

In The Heights [Warner Bros/In Cinemas] - https://film.list.co.uk/listing/1665684-in-the-heights/

Ben French [Instagram] - https://www.instagram.com/cinenerd_/

Paramount Pictures UK [Website] - https://www.paramount.co.uk/

It's all happening! In this much delayed episode Breen, Hammond & Mercer are accompanied by the extremely pleasant Alex Evans! He tells the group how his cinematic journey began, what he loves about film and what he gets up to day by day at Picturehouse Cinemas. The gang talk about the (now not so recent) exhibition headlines, choose their worst/best onscreen villains and pick apart two fresh turkeys Hammond unleashed upon them - 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' and 'Without Remorse'. *Shudder* #spoileralert 

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Episode links below:-

The United States vs. Billie Holiday [Now TV] - www.nowtv.com/watch/the-united-states-vs.-billie-holiday-2021/A5EK6sKrAayd5vbCrvAvf

Without Remorse [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Clancys-Without-Remorse-Michael-Jordan/dp/B08VNT7DQL

Picturehouse [Website] - www.picturehouses.com

In this fresh audio delight, the abstract pod artists known as Breen, Hammond & Mercer are accompanied by the super lovely Stuart Holdsworth! He chats to them about all things art & film and how he started the fantastic 'Inspiring City' art blog. They find hidden meaning in the latest exhibition headlines, choose their top onscreen musicians and pass judgement on two brand new features - 'The Mauritanian' and 'Sound Of Metal'.

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Episode links below:-

Sound Of Metal [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Metal-Riz-Ahmed/dp/B08L4WFQJZ

The Mauritanian [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Mauritanian-Jodie-Foster/dp/B08ZNQRH1H

Inspiring City [Website] - https://inspiringcity.com

Inspiring City [Instagram] - www.instagram.com/inspiringcity

Art Related Noise [Podbean] - entergallery.podbean.com

In this new instalment of HYST, The Fellowship Of Breen, Hammond & Mercer are joined by the mighty wizard Jon Perry! He talks to the team about what he gets up to as Head Of Operations at Picturehouse Cinemas, where his love of film began and how he got into collecting vintage film posters. They also stare directly into The Eye of Sauron to discuss what evils lurk in the latest film news, choose their favourite comedies with a sci-fi twist and unpack some fresh opinions on two more movies - 'Concrete Cowboy' and 'Palm Springs'.

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Episode links below:-

Concrete Cowboy [Netflix] - www.netflix.com/title/81368729

Palm Springs [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Palm-Springs-Andy-Samberg/dp/B09233TQ9T

Picturehouse [Website] - www.picturehouses.com

In this fresh slice of film fun the crew of the good ship 'HMS Scene This' keep proceedings well under 90 minutes as they have cap Sam Clements of the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast on board to keep things trim. They have a good ol' natter with him about films of all lengths but especially features under the 1 hour and a half mark which is the focus of Sam's excellent podcast. 

As is custom the latest film happenings are discussed including 'Godzilla Vs Kong's overseas box office triumph, Curzon cinemas radical reopening plan for 'vaccine only screenings' & Disney pushing 'Black Widow' onto Disney +.  

The gang also go below deck to pick their fave movies with a short runtime and unleash some fresh opinions on 'Creation Stories' & the Oscar winning doc 'American Factory'. 

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Episode links below:-

American Factory [Netflix] - www.netflix.com/title/81090071

Creation Stories [Sky Cinema/Now TV] - www.nowtv.com/watch/creation-stories-2021/A5EK6sKrAayd4MRRcd6fQ

90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest [Website] - www.90minfilmfest.com

Sam Clements [Twitter] - twitter.com/sam_clements

90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest [Twitter] - twitter.com/90minfilmfest

In the latest episode the crew chat to the mighty Clare Binns (Joint Managing Director of Picturehouse Cinemas) about her early days at Ritzy Cinema, where her love of film began, the impact of Covid on the industry and what she gets up to day to day as MD.

Mercer takes a dive into the film headlines including 'Raya And The Last Dragon's' moderate Box Office Success, the 2021 Oscar nominations and Cineworld's new deal with Warner Bros. As is customary, two new films get the guys critical judgement 'Coming 2 America' and 'The White Tiger'.

Finally, the team pick their fave 'rags-to-riches' movies and decide which franchise films are the ones which 'jump the shark'.

**PLEASE NOTE**

Clare Binns had to jump off the pod half-way through so unfortunately the gang didn't get her take on the films in review or the 'in-scene' questions.

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Episode links below:-

Coming 2 America [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-2-America.../dp/B08QZYBRW4

The White Tiger [Netflix] - www.netflix.com/title/80202877

Picturehouse Cinemas [Website] - www.picturehouses.com

Clare Binns [Twitter] - www.twitter.com/ClareLBinns

Clare Binns [Instagram] - www.instagram.com/clare_binns

For the latest HYST joint the HAMMONDLESS (gasp!) group are joined by regular contributor Tristian Cooper (Film Buyer) as co-host and chat to the super lovely Laura Jean Marsh about her love of film, acting, writing, directing and doing a combination of all the above for her new film 'Giddy Stratospheres'.

Despite the new line up the episode is filled with the usual waffle - the team pick apart the film headlines (which include the new streaming kid on the block - Paramount+, an opening date for UK cinemas and 'Nomadland' heading straight to Disney+), they pick their fave journalism related film/tv show, pitch their own pandemic related features and of course review two brand new films - '76 Days' and 'News Of The World'. Enjoy :)

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Episode links below:-

76 Days [Dogwoof/VOD] - watch.dogwoof.com/film/76-days

News Of The World [Netflix] - www.netflix.com/gb/title/81210670

Giddy Stratospheres [Website] - www.giddystratospheresfilm.com

Giddy Stratospheres [Instagram] - www.instagram.com/giddystratospheresfilm

Laura Jean Marsh [Instagram] - www.instagram.com/laurajeanmarsh

For this hot new slice of pod action we talk film distribution and buying with our charming guest Paul Sweeney. Sweeney is a dab hand at the industry having worked for the likes of Cineworld, VUE and now works freelance for his own Ad Hoc Consultancy company. We have a good natter with him about his route into the world of film exhibition and run through a load of hot cinematic topics. As is the norm we review two new(ish) films 'The Dig' and 'The Lie'

We also discuss Disney Plus' overnight streaming success, 'Black Widow' being delayed again, pick our fave Ralph Fiennes performances and decide which film the end of the world should most resemble!

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Episode links below:-

The Lie [Amazon Prime] - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lie-Joey-King/dp/B08DWYL314

The Dig [Netflix] - https://www.netflix.com/title/81167887

Ad Hoc Consultancy [Website] https://adhoccinema.co.uk

During this episode the HYST team take a deep dive into the world of special effects with our guest Conor O'Mara who is a VFX wiz and has worked on a LOAD of film & TV including Dark, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Jumanji: The Next Level, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and many more. 

They also tackle two new features for review - the rather gruesome 'The Call' [Netflix 2020] and the equally grizzly 'The Rental' [Amazon Prime 2020]. 

Finally, they settle which single location film or TV episode is TOP TRUMPS, get to grips with Kristen Stewart actually looking like Princess Diana and, reeling from the recent news of a 'Risk' board game movie, decide which game should be adapted into a film or TV series.

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Episode links below:-

The Rental [Amazon Prime] - https://www.amazon.com/Rental-Alison-Brie/dp/B08D9D7XNB 

The Call [Netflix] - https://www.netflix.com/title/81342505