Episodes
Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Henry Selick and actor Terri Hatcher about their classic animation, Coraline, which is now being re-released 15 years after it first opened. This August, celebrate the 15th anniversary of the acclaimed stop-motion epic that has enchanted fans across the globe since its release back in 2009.Combining the visionary imaginations of celebrated author Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and groundbreaking film studio LAIKA (Kubo and the Two Strings, ParaNorman, the upcoming...
Published 08/16/24
Felicity Beckett speaks to director Wei Shujun about his award-winning new film, Only The River Flows, in cinemas now. Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is assigned the case of a series of horrific murders in a rural Chinese town. As the investigation progresses, pressure from his superiors to find the suspected serial killer mounts, leading to a hasty arrest. But while his colleagues rush to celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own – leading...
Published 08/16/24
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 Rachel and Montana from Women in Film and TV to discuss 3 brand new releases coming to Picturehouse Cinemas this month: Deadpool & Wolverine, Only The River Flows and Kneecap. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for...
Published 08/15/24
Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to director M. Night Shyamalan about his new film Trap, cinemas now. Cooper (Josh Harnett) is a doting father accompanying his daughter to her favourite pop star's concert. The arena’s packed and the stage is set, but there’s trouble afoot...Cooper soon learns that the show is actually a sting operation designed to capture a serial killer, who’s made megastar Lady Raven’s countless screaming fans a target – but the role he plays in the machinations is more...
Published 08/09/24
Issy Macleod  talks to Rob Delaney, who plays Peter in Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine - in cinemas now. Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. 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 with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema...
Published 07/26/24
Hope Hopkinson talks to writer and director Sean Wang about his new feature film Dìdi, following it's UK premiere at the Sundance Film Festival: London. Dìdi (弟弟) is written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang. The film, set in 2008 in California’s Bay Area, is a funny, irreverent, and affecting ode to first-generation teenagers navigating the joy and chaos of adolescence as seen through the lens of a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy, played by Izaac Wang (Good Boys,...
Published 07/26/24
Issy Macleod  talks to Maika Monroe and Osgood Perkins about their new film Longlegs, in cinemas now. When rookie FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is placed on an unsolved serial killer case, her assignment takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a personal connection to the killer.   As occult clues mount and the terrifying murderous spree escalates, Harker must face her fears and stop the killer known only as 'Longlegs' (Nicolas Cage) before he strikes again.   If you'd like to...
Published 07/12/24
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 Laura Venning and Billie Walker to discuss 4 brand new releases comong to Picturehouse Cinemas this month: About Dry Grasses, Orlando My Political Biography, MaXXXine and Thelma. For the big interview this month, Freda...
Published 07/08/24
Lara Peters talks to filmmakers Sally El Hosaini & James Krishna Floyd about their new film, Unicorns, in cinemas now. Unable to deny the spark between them the pair are forced down the unexpected path of transformation, where they must question their identities and confront their individual truths.Co-directed by Sally El Hosaini and filmmaker-actor James Krishna Floyd, the film alternates between the thrill of raw desire, the gravity of familial responsibility, and the transformative...
Published 07/05/24
Lara Peters talks to filmmaker Ti West about his new movie, MaXXXine, in cinemas now. The long-awaited third chapter in Ti West's masterful horror trilogy (X, Pearl), MaXXXine sends one now-iconic final girl into the heart of a dark, dangerous Los Angeles for a spectacular final showdown. In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) – the lone survivor of a Texan film shoot turned murderous – finally gets her big break: a role in a horror sequel. However,...
Published 07/05/24
Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and actor Jesse Plemons about their new movie, Kinds of Kindness. KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.Starring Emma Stone, Willem...
Published 06/28/24
Felicity Beckett speaks to director Eleanor Church and producer Verity Wislocki, the filmmakers behind X Trillion - coming to Picturehouse Green Screen across the UK. Details: X Trillion at Picturehouse X Trillion follows the gruelling journey of eXXpedition’s all-women crew led by Emily Penn as they sail 3,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean through the densest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet to make the unseen, seen.   The 14-strong international crew of scientists,...
Published 06/28/24
Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Jeff Nichols about his new film, The Bikeriders - in cinemas now. Taking inspiration from Danny Lyon’s 1968 photo collection ‘The Bikeriders’, Jeff Nichols’ latest invites us to 1960’s Chicago, where the Vandals – a motorcycle club whose membership includes leader Johnny (Tom Hardy), Benny (Elvis’ Austin Butler), Cal (Boyd Holbrook), and Zipco (Michael Shannon) – evolves from being a place for local outsiders into something decidedly more sinister.One such...
Published 06/21/24
Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to the Zellner brothers, David and Nathan, about their new film Sasquatch Sunset, recorded in the bustling Members' Bar at Picturehouse Central, following it's UK premiere at Sundance London in June 2024. In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they...
Published 06/15/24
Freda Cooper talks to actors Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham about their new film, Treasure, which is in cinemas right now.TREASURE is an impactful and moving film from writer/director Julia Von Heinz based on the book Too Many Men by Lily Brett. The film is the third in von Heinz’s ‘Aftermath Trilogy’ exploring the legacy of Germany’s Nazi past following 2013’s Hanna’s Journey and And Tomorrow the Entire World, Germany’s 2020 Oscar submission. It stars Lena Dunham (“Girls,” Sharp Stick) and...
Published 06/14/24
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 Christina Newland and Savina Petkova to discuss 4 new releases, coming Picturehouse Cinemas this month: Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga, The Bikeriders, Sasquatch Sunset and Rosalie. For the big interview this month, our very own...
Published 06/07/24
Picturehouse’s Hope Hopkinson talks to actor Nadia Tereszkiewicz about her new film, Rosalie, in cinemas now! Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth? If you'd...
Published 06/07/24
Felicity Beckett speaks to Isabella Tree, author of Wilding, about how her story is now a film showing at Picturehouse Cinemas across the UK. Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, WILDING tells the incredible story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. They set to work with their groundbreaking vision, battling entrenched tradition and major forces along the way, daring to place the fate of their farm in...
Published 06/05/24
Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Richard Linklater about his new film, Hit Man - in cinemas now, and coming to Netflix for the summer. Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) is a straight-laced professor with a dangerous secret identity: he's a hitman. Sort of. Working undercover to entrap criminals for the local police department, Gary falls into the role of 'hitman' with surprising ease. But his talents for disguises hit a roadblock when he meets, and starts to fall for, prospective client Madison...
Published 05/31/24
Sam Clements talks to filmmaker George Miller about his new film, Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga - in cinemas now. As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. If...
Published 05/23/24
Picturehouse’s Hope Hopkinson talks to director Bertrand Bonello about his brand new film, The Beast - coming to Picturehouse Cinemas this May. In a near-future world dominated by artificial intelligence, where human emotions are perceived as a threat, Gabrielle (Lea Seydoux) embarks on a journey to purify her DNA by revisiting her past lives. During the process, she reconnects with Louis (George MacKay), her great love. However, a sense of foreboding and fear grips her as she anticipates an...
Published 05/17/24
Freda Cooper talks to director Wes Ball about his new film, The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, in cinemas now.  Centuries have passed since Caesar's reign, and planet Earth is now dominated by apes – who live in harmony while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. However, as a new tyrannical ape leader is building his empire, one young ape starts to question everything he thought he knew about the past. Determined to uncover the truth, he embarks on a dangerous journey, where...
Published 05/10/24
Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast is proudly supported by Kia. The show 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 Amon Warmann and Ada Enechi to discuss 4 new May releases at Picturehouse Cinemas: Love Lies Bleeding, The Fall Guy, Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace and La Chimera. We’re...
Published 05/08/24
Picturehouse’s Hope Hopkinson talks to director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick about their new film, The Fall Guy. Colt Seavers (Oscar® nominee Ryan Gosling – Barbie, Drive) is a battle-scarred stuntman who, having left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by his ex, Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place)—goes missing.   While the film’s...
Published 05/02/24
Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast is proudly supported by Kia. On this mini episode, guest host Lara Peters speaks to actor Daisy Ridley about working on Rachel Lambert’s new film, Sometimes I Think About Dying.  Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself. If you'd...
Published 04/17/24