The Horror Cut

Welcome to 064 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

It’s time to cross the border, listen to some political jargon, and avoid getting your head blown off as we discuss 'Sicario".

Rebecca and Gary are joined by Cinephile & Film Critic Jim Ross to breakdown the best bits of Denis Villeneuve's tense, gritty and violent film

Synopsis
After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment. Recruited by mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), the team travels back-and-forth across the U.S.-Mexican border, using one cartel boss (Bernardo Saracino) to flush out a bigger one (Julio Cesar Cedillo).

Links In Conversation
Twitter - @JimGR
Twitter - @TAKEONECinema
Website - TAKEONECinema.net
Twitter - @cinetopia
Twitter - @ehfm_live
Website - ehfm.live

Creative Recommendations
 
Film Shortage
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa2QppVwCuivaWe5qfVY_Q

John McFarlane - Composer
https://soundcloud.com/john-colin-mcfarlane?fbclid=IwAR1aee-Ub6xfH0WPYJRdmIB-1xDN0dkzSjbnRlBMjNiVUEUUjnXe6qcHHcA

EHFM
https://www.ehfm.live

Jim's Bio
Jim is a freelance film critic and the Editor-in-Chief of TAKEONECinema.net, which covers festivals and independent cinema year-round. He hosted a fortnightly radio show on Cambridge 105FM from 2011-2013, and has co-produced Cinetopia on Edinburgh's EH-FM since January 2019. He has served on multiple film festival juries, the Cambridge Film Festival submissions panel for short and feature films since 2011, and is a former Deputy Director of Cambridge African Film Festival."

Welcome to episode 063 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Join Rebecca and Gary as they wrap up the 'DATE NIGHT' season and discuss their perfect date nightmovie choices, followed by  the listeners reel. 

Welcome to 062 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

It’s time to hold up your local bookstore, steal some petty cash and try a life on the run as we discuss Wes Anderson’s debut feature Bottle Rocket with writer & director Paul Morris.

Synopsis
Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run. Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former.

Links In Conversation
Twitter - @MarloFilms
Insta - @marlofilms
https://www.angryyoungmen.co.uk

Short Film -- Crook
Director: Ozan Biron
https://vimeo.com/100390430

Short Film -- Infection Nihilism 
Director: James price
https://directorsnotes.com/2022/03/29/james-price-infectious-nihilism/

Writer's Block -- Radio Hour
https://www.facebook.com/thewritersblockradio/

Paul Morris Bio
Paul Morris is a writer and director, known for Angry Young Men (2022), VideoGaiden (2005) and Burnistoun (2009).

Welcome to 061 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

Find a cupboard, clench your fists and travel back in time as we discuss Richard Cutis' heartwarming classic 'About Time. Gary and Rebecca are joined by actor Gwilym Roberts to discuss this lovable time-travelling classic. 

Synopsis 
When Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) is 21, his father (Bill Nighy) tells him a secret: The men in their family can travel through time. Although he can't change history, Tim resolves to improve his life by getting a girlfriend. He meets Mary (Rachel McAdams), falls in love and finally wins her heart via time travel and a little cunning. However, as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds that his special ability can't shield him and those he loves from the problems of ordinary life. 

Links In Conversation 
Twitter - @GwilymNHRoberts
Twitter - @talkabout_pod
Insta - @focusfilmmovies
Insta - @gwilym_roberts

My Hero Academia Conceptual Spin Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPMw8ftL6w

Angry Young Men - Dir. Paul Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQkRrCfpEQQ

Cafe Flicker: Ukrainian Showcase
https://www.facebook.com/events/1851624395022118?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

Gwilym Bio
Gwilym is an actor based in London. Although most of his experience is with theatre, he’s always loved film and the emotions it can create. He has a podcast “talkabout” where he talks about all things film with his mate, and mentions marvel too many times

Welcome to 060 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

Stage a breakout, stick it to the man and fall in love with an aquatic creature as we discuss  Guillermo del Toro's bizarrely, beautiful 'The Shape Of Water' with editor, writer and fellow podcaster Mary Palmer.

Synopsis
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist.

Links In Conversation

Twitter - @MissMaimePeas
Twitter - @moviescramble
Twitter - @JumpCut_Online
Insta - @missmaimepeas
Insta - @moviescramble

One Of Us (Book) - Thomas Simpson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Us-families-traditions-hunted/dp/1692102834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NY8PGLI4GQA7&keywords=thomas+simpson&qid=1646079687&sprefix=thomas+simpson%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-1

Blackened (Book) - Thomas Simpson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackened-Thomas-Simpson/dp/B08QRXTZ9T/ref=sr_1_2?crid=NY8PGLI4GQA7&keywords=thomas+simpson&qid=1646079687&sprefix=thomas+simpson%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-2

Savage Mansion - Golden Mountain, Here I Come (album)
https://www.lostmap.com/products/savage-mansion-golden-mountain

ORPHANS - National Theatre of Scotland
https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/orphans

Mary's Bio
Mary Palmer is an editor, writer and podcaster. She's also an unapologetic lover of classic Hollywood musicals, contemporary European cinema and will always maintain that the book was better than the film.

Welcome to 059 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

Get yourself a single vodka cranberry, get back on the dating scene and wait for Ryan Gosling to chat you up,  as we discuss  2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love with Scottish Actor and Writer Jamie Thorburn.

SYNOPSIS
Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily (Julianne Moore). Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Links In Conversation
Twitter - @JamieThorburn1
Insta - jamie_thorburn1

Creative Recommendations
Fabulous (app)
https://www.thefabulous.co/

Fire - Mavica (song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjSqcB7pp0o

Behind The Mask (short film)
https://klipist.com/title/behind-the-mask/

Welcome to 058 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

Grab your watermelon,  pull on your dancing shoes and practice your lift as we discuss DIRTY DANCING. Gary and Rebecca are joined by Actor Sky Sinclair to discuss this feel-good classic romcom.

Synopsis
Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she's disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor, Johnny (Patrick Swayze), enlists Baby as his new partner, and the two fall in love. Baby's father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she's determined to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.

Links In Conversation
Website: https://www.spotlight.com/8130-5646-4475
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sinclairactor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaycrinkle/

Creative Recommendations
Hello Sidney - Podcast
://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hello-sidney-the-scream-podcast/id1599569072

Land Of Mine - Feature Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kao3t0NBMU
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841424/

Frank Film Club - podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/frank-film-club-with-maisie-williams/id1565563311

Sky's Bio
Sky Sinclair is an actress based in Glasgow. Sky’s acting experience has been mostly in film and voiceover and she is keen to venture into the world of theatre soon too! In addition to acting Sky writes poetry and loves creating art. She is also a fully qualified clinical hypnotherapist, reiki master and primary school teacher. Spotlight- https://www.spotlight.com/8130-5646-4475

Welcome to 057 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

Dust out the old typewriter, grab your axe and take a trip to the Overlook Hotel as we discuss The Shining. Gary and Rebecca are joined by Actor and Voice Over Artist Vivien Taylor to discuss Stanley Kubrick's horrifying classic.

Synopsis
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.

Links In Conversation
Spotlight Profile: https://www.spotlight.com/0294-8971-7461
Website: www.vivientaylor.com
IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.me/vivientaylor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivientayloractress
Showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apSc_NOOHuU
Twitter: @vivientaylor
Instagram: @thevivientaylor

Creative Recommendations
Where’s My Sandwich? - Short Film 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGEdmZyVyY

Tea Light - Short Film
Dir. Matt Taylor
Crowd Funder - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tealight-short-horror-film#/

James McAvoy in Cyrano de Bergerac | New 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnnYlloLf94

VIVIEN TAYLOR Biography
Vivien is no stranger to a film set or stage, having been performing since the age of three. In 2018 she received BEST LEAD ACTRESS nominations at The Madrid International Film Festival  and The Amsterdam International Filmmaker Festival for her role as Jennifer in UK feature film, 'TRAIN SET' in which she starred opposite Patrick Bergin. Best known for her role as the zombie Matron in action horror feature film, ‘OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN’, Vivien was delighted to play the Nurse in the prequel, ‘OUTPOST III: RISE OF THE SPETSNAZ’ which has been released worldwide. She also played a strong supporting role in UK feature film, ‘SHADOWLAND’ which has been released in the UK and the United States.
Playing Sheena in the Edinburgh black comedy feature film, ‘A SPANKING IN PARADISE’ was also a career highlight as it was awarded ‘Best of the Fest’ at the Edinburgh International Film Festival alongside the world’s first audio movie, ‘THE DUNWICH HORROR‘ in which she voiced the character of Lavinia Whateley, the lead character’s mother. Both projects have been released worldwide.
In complete contrast, children’s television has always been a huge passion of Vivien’s having played Lady Millicent Montague in CBBC’s ‘SPOOK SQUAD’ as well as having played an array of characters in CBBC’s comedy programme ‘HEDZ’. Possessing a young-sounding, vivacious voice, Vivien has provided the voice of various youth orientated TV commercials, jingles and voiced the educational series ‘THE POPPY STORY’ which was viewed by every school-aged child in Scotland. Most recently she provided the majority of the female voices in CBBC’s Bafta award-winning ‘OOGLIES FUNSIZE.’
Vivien recently completed filming psychological horror short, ‘TEALIGHT’ in which she was the protagonist Evelyn, as well as appearing as Leila in the UK television drama, ‘ANNIKA’ which was recently shown on Alibi TV.

Welcome to episode 056 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.

We are just a duo of podcasters.... recording an episode....  asking you to listen"

We are onto a new season "DATE NIGHT"!!!!
Rebecca and Gary are joined by Filmbusters Film Critic Ben Murray to discuss the delightfully heartwarming Notting Hill.

Synopsis
William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

Links in conversation
Twitter - @filmbustersben
Twitter - @FilmBustersPod
https://www.filmbusterspod.co.uk
Insta - @filmbusterspod

Creative recommendation
Short film - Lie detector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVVNuraly8

The Other Side of Darkness: A Seinfeld Parody Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-other-side-of-darkness-a-seinfeld-parody-podcast/id1570447488

Debating Dating: Podcast
https://twitter.com/debatingdating
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/debating-dating/id1550468265

Ben's Bio
Ben is a BA Film & Television Studies graduate who has spent the past decade or so directing short films. His influences range from David Lynch to David Mamet (all the David's!). When he's not behind the camera you can find him co-hosting the FilmBusters podcast (now in its fifth year) or on the film festival circuit providing press coverage.

Welcome to episode 055 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Join Rebecca and Gary as they wrap up the 'MAGIC' season and discuss their magic movie choices, followed by  the listeners reel.

The Change-Up (Director: David Dobkin)
Once inseparable pals, Dave (Jason Bateman) and Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) have drifted apart over the years. Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while Mitch has thus far avoided most of the normal responsibilities of adulthood. Each is envious of the other's life, and following a drunken binge, the men awake to find they have somehow switched bodies. Dave and Mitch soon discover that things are not as rosy as they seemed and try to find a way to return their lives to normal.

Practical Magic (Griffin Dunne)
Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.