EPISODE 15 Onwards and upwards with the great Patreon Migration, this week it’s the turn of one of Clint Eastwood’s biggest directorial inspirations, Don Siegel. Rob is joined by Graham and Aidan to talk about 1956’s iconic and landmark sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers which isn’t quite as […]
Podcasts
Sharon Van Etten in Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Pop Screen 64
When Graham and Sarah decided to do an episode on Never Rarely Sometimes Always, it was not a topical film. Its storyline, about a young girl crossing state lines in order to get an abortion, now puts it at the forefront of a major American news story, but there’s much […]
Iggy Pop & Selena Gomez in the Dead Don’t Die – Pop Screen 63
Can you believe this is our first Jim Jarmusch episode? The white-haired director’s habit of casting musicians means pretty much all of his films qualify for this show, with regular collaborators including Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and RZA. All of them turn up in this, his ensemble zombie comedy from […]
Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still & Odds Against Tomorrow)
EPISODE 14 Motorboating our way through the Patreon archive, slowly but surely. This week, I am joined by Andrew (BEHOLD) and Graham (POP SCREEN) to talk about a true master of cinema who spanned all the genres and styles – Robert Wise. With a filmography that covers everything from the […]
Makoto Shinkai (Your Name & Journey to Agartha)
EPISODE 13 The Patreon migration continues, this time we have our first ever anime episode with Makoto Shinkai. A man whose career started with his bold and ambitious debut, 5 Centimeters per Second and continues to this day with his latest film, Weathering with You. Rob is joined by Graham […]
Kelly Clarkson & From Justin to Kelly – Pop Screen 62
We’re returning to the pop landscape of the early 2000s this week, a pop landscape that had your host Graham wondering whether there was any point being a pop cartographer any more. The dominant feature of said landscape was TV talent shows, usually run by either Simon Cowell or his […]
Rene Laloux (Fantastic Planet & Time Masters)
A perfect follow up to Alejandro Jodorowsky, we dip back into the Patreon archive and head to the badlands of European animation with Rene Laloux. Rob is joined by Aidan and Graham to talk about Rene Laloux, best known for “one of the greatest animated films of all time”, Fantastic […]
Barbara Streisand & The Prince of Tides – Pop Screen 61
Pop Screen is going into hardcore auteur territory this week, with a film directed by and starring the one and only Barbara Streisand. A story of hidden family secrets, illicit affairs, licit affairs, quasi-licit affairs – look, there’s a lot of affairs, alright? – it was nominated for Best Picture […]
Alejandro Jodorowsky (Holy Mountain & Santa Sangre)
This week is a brand new episode, featuring a man that you could describe as the king of surrealism – he certainly has the credentials. Alejandro Jodorowsky, A bewildering director to talk about at the best of times, but I was joined by two excellent guests – Jonathan (Kino Lorber […]
Manfred Mann & Privilege – Pop Screen 60
Pop Screen is going a bit off the beaten track this week, but rewardingly so. Peter Watkins is a maverick British director whose previous film The War Game was banned on the instruction of then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson, so when he was hired by Universal to make a teen-focused rock […]