Pick a Flick!

Alien vs Predator... who wins? Not the creatures, but the franchises...Dave Bond hosts this week, joined by PAF first timers Matt Lambourne & Elton McManus, to talk Ridley Scott's ALIEN & John McTiernan's PREDATOR - plus give their ideas for a perfect meeting of these two characters.TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2

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It's all about Christopher Nolan this week as guest host Steven Bateman is joined by returning guest Jane Douglas-Jones, and all new guest Ben Beck, to discuss two key films in his oeuvre.THE PRESTIGE and INTERSTELLAR, with a broader look at Nolan's work in cinema, are discussed and dissected - join us to hear more.TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2

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Like a bad penny that always turns back up, PICK A FLICK! sees Matt Latham (of The Bottle Episode) return as a guest this time for the second Pick a TV Show! episode, hosted by Tony Black - this time talking all things Friends.Tony & Matt get into the storylines, the characters, and what made Friends the biggest TV sensation of the 90's, as they wonder if the show has ever truly gone away...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2

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We head across the world for some South Korean ultraviolence this week, as PICK A FLICK! focuses on the celebrated 'Vengeance Trilogy' which proved a landmark in Korean cinema. Paul Field hosts, alongside Andrew Brooker, as both take an occasionally filthy but always entertaining look at three Korean movies.SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE, the first in the 'trilogy', the most famous OLDBOY (which was of course remade for US audiences), and finally SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE, perhaps the least seen of the three - as nominated by Malfrey's Movie Madness & Kevin Wight.Also Paul & Brooker take a look at their own Top 5 Korean movies - what will their recommendations be?TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2

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Dim the lights! Cue the music! For PICK A FLICK! is going off the reservation once again, and moving away from movies altogether for the 'backdoor pilot' of a brand new, possible spin-off show - PICK A DISC!The brainchild of Matt Latham (of The Bottle Episode), it follows the same rules as PAF - you pick an album, we talk about it, simple. Joining Matt to talk about the nominated album in this episode is old friend and music afficionado, Lee Chrimes.On the agenda? 'Murder Ballads' from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, as nominated by Kevin Wight. Listen to Matt & Lee chew through the songs, the history, and you may well listen to it with renewed fascination...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.com

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Modern horror is the order of the day in this weeks PICK A FLICK! Our own horror maestro, Emma Platt, journeys over from her horror-dedicated podcast DEAD MEAT to host this creepy episode, alongside debutante Clint Thiele - popping in from the Geekdig Podcast.On the menu, they discuss Jennifer Kent's breakout 2014 horror hit, The Babadook, and also memorable found footage British creepster The Borderlands - one of those films with a celebrated twist in the tale.Also, amidst looking at these films, Emma & Clint discuss what makes a modern horror film, and what newer outings have scared them recently...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.com

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We pay a visit to the Master of Suspense this week as Chris Haigh, a long time lover of Alfred Hitchcock, steps up for his first attempt as host - joined by seasoned film podcaster Mike White, of The Projection Booth, and classic film blogger Ruth Kerr, both in debut appearances on PICK A FLICK!Films on the agenda are REAR WINDOW, Hitch's 1954 classic as nominated by WHIST? Podcast, and VERTIGO - nominated by FilmMeIn - a 1958 outing for Hitch, both starring James Stewart as two very different kinds of men.Chris, Mike & Ruth also explore in detail Hitchcock's career, delivering some fascinating information about the legendary director to boot. Join them for a foray into the very heart of fear...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.comTHE PROJECTION BOOTH: http://projection-booth.blogspot.co.ukSILVER SCREENINGS: https://silverscreenings.org

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How's this for a slice of fried gold? PICK A FLICK! tackles three (or should that be two?) modern classics this time around, with returning host Dave Bond (of Do You Expect Us to Talk?) joined by two show debutantes - Paul Hawkins (one half of the Blokebusters Podcast) and Andrew Dodderidge, in his first ever podcast experience - to talk the 'Cornetto Trilogy'.First, SHAUN OF THE DEAD--the first team up of old friends Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost--followed by HOT FUZZ, and finally THE WORLD'S END. Our trio examine each picture before theorising on what might make a good fourth Cornetto movie if they ever chose to make it.Dave also presents the results of a Twitter poll over what the best Cornetto film is - who reigns victorious. Join them and find out!TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.comBLOKEBUSTERS: http://blokebusters.webs.com

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"Avengers... A--"The Earth's mightiest heroes are put under the spotlight for this experimental episode of PICK A FLICK! this week, as Tony "Stark" Black and "The Mighty" Andrew Brooker try and 'fix' 2015's epic Marvel sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron.Nominated by Brooker to be fixed, he and Tony tackle the film in three stages: what they liked about it, where it went wrong, and finally how they could go about fixing it. On the eve of Captain America: Civil War being released, can they improve Joss Whedon's misfiring sequel?Join them and find out more!TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.com

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PICK A FLICK! gives the middle finger to the Establishment and the whole of the Cannes Film Festival as we focus on the unique, hugely divisive and often difficult auteur this week that is Mr. Lars von Trier.Host Philip Sharman (1/3rd of the award-winning Wikishuffle podcast) is joined by friend Ruth Bradley and in her first time podcasting, Jane Douglas-Jones, undertaking the impressive 500 Days of Film project which she discusses at length.Nominated by Jane herself, they first examine von Trier's 2011 film MELANCHOLIA, take a deeper look at the director's work including his controversial Dogme manifesto, and finish up--nominated by The Comic Roast--with EUROPA, a film so hard to find Jane didn't even get to see it!They also take in audience feedback on Lars along the way. Join them and find out more!TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pickaflickpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p1ckaflick/?ref=hliTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pick-a-flick!/id1054428004?mt=2WEBSITE: www.blackholepodcasts.com

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