The Horror Cut

THIS SEASON’S THEME: Cinematic Classics

Welcome to episode 025 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. On Rebecca's debut episode as a co-host, her and Gary are joined by Scottish Actor and Model Sarah Meikle to discuss Gore Verbinski's adventure classic Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

SYNOPSIS
Capt. Jack Sparrow arrives at Port Royal  without a ship or crew, later that evening the town is besieged by a pirate ship. The pirates kidnap the governor's daughter, Elizabeth, who's in possession of a valuable coin that is linked to a curse that has transformed the pirates into the undead. A gallant blacksmith in love with Elizabeth allies with Sparrow in pursuit of the pirates.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
https://www.spotlight.com/0217-3420-4402
https://vshowcards.com/profile/sarah-meikle/
Spotlight - 0217 3420 4402
Instagram - @sarahcmeikle
Facebook - @sarahcmeikleactor
Twitter- @meikle_sarah

SHORT FILMS

Wither - is a British folk lore film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed9a5O69g88

Lights Out  - Horror Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lykiTPUbtgs&t=62s

Howl - A writer with a deadline tries to write, but her thoughts refuse to play nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk6kTVXJvzc

SARAH'S BIO
Sarah is an Actress based in Scotland. She has a theatre background but has recently moved into film & TV. Sarah has recently been cast in the feature film "Skinjacker" and web series "Cavendish" which is now available on amazon prime. Sarah has just launched her own Ebook called "First Time Freelancer" which is designed to help creatives stay motivated and organised. 

Welcome to episode 024 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. In this bonus episode we discuss Ashley exiting the show and welcome our new co-host Rebecca Riddell

We also discuss some of our top films, Rebecca decides to quiz Gary & Ashley on the podcast so far and of course we finish off with our Listeners Reel. 

Enjoy

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 023 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by Scottish Filmmaker Chris Quick to discuss one of the best classic folk lore horror film, The Wicker Man

SYNOPSIS
Sergeant Howie, an uptight Calvinist policeman who travels to Summerisle, a remote island off the west coast of Scotland, to investigate reports of a local girl's disappearance. Once there, he finds his solid Christian beliefs confronted by a community dabbling in all manner of dubious pagan practices

LINKS IN CONVERSATION

Twitter @FantasticMrQ
Instagram @FantasticMrQ
Autumn Never Dies trailer -  https://vimeo.com/396293588
Chris Quick Website - http://chrisquickfilm.com/

SHORT FILMS

BODY ISSUES
By Interabang Productions 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpNr__w3fFE

Never Have I Ever
https://youtu.be/LVEu_xOTfJ0

The Lost Purse Short Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQv307m6JxY

Chris Bio:
Chris Quick is a Scottish film editor and producer from Glasgow. Primarily working in the comedy genre, he is probably best known for the films, The Greyness of Autumn, Autumn Never Dies and Electric Faces which was nominated for a Bafta Scotland award. He is also the co-founder and current director of the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance.  

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 022 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by Scottish Actor Joshua Haynes to discuss the disgusting, the horrible, Irvine Welsh’s Filth. 

SYNOPSIS 
A corrupt, junkie cop attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
Twitter @Joshua_p_haynes

SHORT FILMS
Wait For Me (3 Minute Documentary)
https://vimeo.com/3013863

After The Beep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ3cQpRgu70&ab_channel=InterabangProductions

Shed
https://vimeo.com/272348843

Josh Bio:
Joshua Haynes is an up-and-coming actor based in Glasgow. Starring in the Cbeebies hit show "Molly and Mack" he can also be seen in notable short films such as "Shed" and "UFO" as well as many other top local projects.

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 021 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by Scottish Actor Rebecca Riddell to discuss our first animation, Pixar’s Brave.

SYNOPSIS 
Merida, an independent archer, disobeys an ancient custom which unleashes a dark force. After meeting an elderly witch, as she journeys to reverse the curse, she discovers the real meaning of bravery.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
Insta @lockdownlinks
Twitter @LinksLockdown
Insta @RiddellRebecca
Twitter @RiddellR

SHORT FILMS
Coin Operated" is an award-winning 5 minute animated short film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L4DQfVIcdg

Factory Talk
Factory Talk is an intergenerational conversation about identity, sexuality and masculinity in a rural factory.
https://vimeo.com/416042843

Pink and Blue - GILR
A girl struggles with the side effects of the contraceptive pill.
https://youtu.be/isdcjna_c4o

Rebecca’s Bio
Rebecca Riddell is an actor who recently graduated from the BA Acting for Stage and Screen course at Queen Margaret and Edinburgh Napier University. Alongside acting, Rebecca also has a great love and interest in directing and has also dabbled in writing. Over lockdown, Rebecca has used this opportunity to launch a networking platform, Lockdown Links, to help creatives come together, meet, connect and perhaps work together one day. Rebecca also loves listening to podcasts and is starting to draw again.

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 020 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by broadcaster and presenter Laura McLuckie to discuss Peter Mullan's 2010 NEDS.

SYNOPSIS
Set in the 1970s. Encompassed by violent street gangs, neglectful parents, bullying teachers and a lack of positive role models, a studious but emotionally abandoned kid turns thug.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
https://twitter.com/LauraMcLucki
https://www.instagram.com/laura_mcluckie_jeon/
https://www.wellmi.net

SHORT FILMS
The Clue - A girl finds a mysterious note with an invitation to go on a treasure hunt and unraveling a mystery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ASOd2iazo

Cautionary Tales - A bizarre incident left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement. Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts"
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEsoDFBdQeU&ab_channel=Us

Cosmonuat - character study about a lonely Cambodian exchange student who struggles to connect with the world in the only way she knows how - by leaving it.
https://vimeo.com/192807840

LAURA'S BIO
Laura McLuckie is a broadcaster, MC, presenter and the host of a radio travel show called ‘On the Road Busan’. She is the CEO of WellMi Wellness Solutions, a company that develops and delivers boutique wellness seminars, corporate wellness training programs and wellness tourism experiences, utilizing the stunning natural surroundings of Busan, South Korea. She is a wellness tourism researcher at Youngsan University, an ambassador for global sustainability NGO MSC Korea, and serves on the advisory council for the Busan International Tourism City Fostering Project. 

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 019 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary discuss their Top Scottish Performances and also what to watch this coming Valentine's Day.

Succession End Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQh0_CzjKko&ab_channel=TVClips

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 018 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by local film director Michael Hines  to discuss Bill Forsyth's 1983 Local Hero.

SYNOPSIS

Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his colorful boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after a taste of country life Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION

Michael Hines https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197959/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
https://twitter.com/MrMHines

SHORT FILMS

Asynchronous a film by Nicholas Afchain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bizgxgdQD9E&ab_channel=TwinAtlantic

Unbreakable -- Roof Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6uI9ZQyJvU

Michael's Bio

Michael Hines is an award winning director, based in Scotland, UK. He has directed for over 20 years across many genres, specializing in comedy. His best know work is Still Game, the BBC networked sitcom, directing every one of the 62 episodes and producing some series. He also directed the stage plays that drew in 210,000 people over 21 nights in 2014 and 150,000 over 15 nights in 2016. He has his own production company, The Woven Thread as well as lecturing in filmmaking and occasionally composing for film and television.

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 017 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by film blogger (& Irvine Welsh fan) Lucy Buglass to discuss the classic Trainspotting.

SYNOPSIS
Heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Begbie (Robert Carlyle), Spud (Ewen Bremner) and Tommy (Kevin McKidd). He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane (Kelly Macdonald), along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
https://twitter.com/LGTHBlog
https://muckrack.com/lucy-buglass
https://lucygoestohollywood.com

SHORT FILMS
Dolby film  - Silent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA6azZALMiE

THE BRIDGE PARTNER - Director / Writer: Gabriel Olson
https://vimeo.com/188568367

DON'T PEEK - Julian Terry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51jIrunYuY

LUCY'S BIO
Lucy Buglass is the creator of film blog Lucy Goes to Hollywood. She loves all film genres, but has a particular interest in horror, thriller and anything true crime related. On her blog, she shines a spotlight on independent short film via her Short Film Saturdays column.

THIS SEASON’S THEME: FEEL GOOD

Welcome to episode 016 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by TV & AAA Game Writer Kim MacAskill to discuss 2019's hilarious comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit.

SYNOPSIS
Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.

Links in Conversation
https://twitter.com/kimmacaskill1
https://www.instagram.com/kimjester1/

SHORT FILMS
Ticky Tacky
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Brian Petsos
https://vimeo.com/147472417

Herring Road
Written, Produced and Directed by Glen Shepherd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB14kpXrxp4&ab_channel=GlenShepherd

The Black Hole" | DUST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijEfmJLV5PE

Kim's Bio
Kim is a Writer, Producer and Developer for AAA Games, TV and Film with a love for superheroes, horror and comedy.