Felicity Beckett talks to director Steve McQueen about his new film, Blitz. Blitz follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son. If...

Sam Clements talks to filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about thier new film Super/Man: A Christopher Reeve Story, in cinemas now. The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range...

Bonus pod! Sam Clements talks to writer-director Sean Baker and actor Mikey Madison about their new film Anora, in cinemas now. Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email [email protected]. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to writer and director Jacques Audiard about his new award-winning feature film, Emilia Pérez. From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an...

Lara Peters talks to actor Julianne Moore about her new film, The Room Next Door, in cinemas now. Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were friends in their youth, going on to creative success – Ingrid as a novelist, and Martha as a war reporter – but separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, the pair reunite and rekindle their companionship in an extreme but strangely sweet situation, where Martha asks Ingrid to assist her with a complicated,...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to writer and director Chris Sanders about his new animated feature, The Wild Robot. The Wild Robot follows Rozzum 7134 (“Roz” for short), a futuristic robot that washes ashore on a deserted island. A tale of survival and discovery begins when she becomes the unexpected protector to an orphaned gosling, which she names Brightbill. Together they struggle to survive the harsh environment, but only succeed with the help of a close-knit group of misfit animals, who...

Felicity Beckett talks to director Pablo D'Ambrosi about his new film Food For Profit.  Food For Profit is the first feature documentary that exposes the links between the meat industry, lobbying, and the corridors of power. A five-year investigation that denounced how Europe is transferring hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money into the hands of intensive farms, which mistreat animals, pollute the environment, and pose a potential danger for future pandemics. Directors Giulia Innocenzi...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to Alice Lowe, the writer, director and star of Timestalker, as well as the film's leading men, Nick Frost and Aneurin Barnard. Timestalker is a bawdy reincarnation rom-com romp that will take you back to the past, and then into the future.  From the creative team behind Prevenge comes a romantic comedy about the eternal humiliation that is the search for love, spanning the most romantic epochs of history right into the future. Timestalker follows hapless heroine...

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Lillian Crawford and Manuela Lazić to discuss 3 brand new releases coming to Picturehouse Cinemas this October: Timestalker, The Apprentice, Joker: Folie à Deux. We're also joined by Transformers One filmmakers Josh Cooley...

Sam Clements talks to writer-director Todd Phillips about his new film, Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Arthur Fleck is institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy...

Freda Cooper talks to director Nora Fingscheidt and writer Amy Liptrot about their new film The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, in cinemas now. Based on the best-selling memoir by Amy Liptrot, THE OUTRUN is set in the otherworldly Orkney islands of Scotland. A brutally honest drama about addiction and recovery, strength and survival, mental health and the ability of the sea, the land and of people to restore life and renew hope. After a decade away in London, 29-year-old...

Lara Peters talks to actor Maisy Stella about her new film, My Old Ass, in cinemas now. In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella) face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realises she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.  If you'd...

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Shuchi Talati and actor Preeti Panigrahi about their new film, Girls Will Be Girls, in cinemas now. The film follows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email [email protected]. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram...

Sam Clements talks to director Josh Greenbaum, director of Will & Harper, in cinemas now. When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email [email protected]. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us...

Felicity Beckett speaks to filmmaker Iain Softley about his classic film, Backbeat. Coming to Picturehouse at FACT and Duke Of York's Brighton for special 35mm screenings + Q&A this month. In 1960, close friends Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), along with bandmates Paul McCartney (Gary Bakewell), George Harrison (Chris O'Neill), and Pete Best (Scot Williams), move to Hamburg, Germany, in search of success. Their tireless performing schedule and charismatic...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to director Gil Junger about his feature debut 10 Things I Hate About You, which celebrates it's 25th anniversary this year, and his current work at The Breakthru Company. On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for the popular Bianca. But his uncool status as the new kid in town isn’t the only thing preventing him from asking her out: Bianca is forbidden to date until her older sister Kat does too – and the fiery feminist Kat’s got no plans to...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to director Ellen Kuras about her new film Lee, cinemas now, starring Kate Winslet. LEE tells the story of Lee Miller, American photographer.Determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime, and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, Lee captured some of the most important images of World War II, for which she paid an enormous personal price. The film is not a biopic, instead it explores the most significant decade of Lee Miller’s life.As a...

Freda Cooper talks to director Anand Tucker and co-stars Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton about their new film, The Critic, in cinemas now. THE CRITIC is a deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London ‘theatreland’ featuring an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai and Lesley Manville.When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town Jimmy Erskine (McKellen), finds himself suddenly in the crosshairs of...

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema.  This month we're joined by guest film critics Rògan Graham and Scott J. Davis to discuss 3 brand new releases coming to Picturehouse Cinemas this month: Lee, The Critic and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Sam also talks to writer-director Azazel Jacobs about his new film His...

Hope Hopkinson talks to actor Willem Dafoe, about his new film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, in cinemas right now! Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy.Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife.Michael Keaton returns to the titular role in the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice, with Winona...

Sam Clements talks to actor Alicia Vikander, star of Firebrand, in cinemas right now! In blood-soaked Tudor England, Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII, is named Regent while tyrant Henry is fighting overseas.Katherine has done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs.When an increasingly ailing and paranoid King returns, he turns his fury on the radicals, charging Katherine’s childhood friend with treason and burning her at...

Hope Hopkinson talks to filmmaker Greg Kwedar about his new film, Sing Sing, in cinemas now. Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.  When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated...

Felicity Beckett speaks to filmmakers Polly Steele and Ed Jackson, about their new film The Mountian Within Me. When faced with life changing injuries, Ed Jackson harnessed the power of positivity and determination to deliver a future for himself that most thought impossible. After suffering a catastrophic and almost fatal spinal cord injury, professional rugby player Ed Jackson's world changed forever. The Mountain Within Me follows Ed's journey on his recovery as he achieves the...

Lara Peters talks to filmmaker Nathan Silver about his new film, Between The Temples, in cinemas now. A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email [email protected]. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram...