This week, Pop Screen is showing you Dick. As part of our ce-e-le-bration of the fortieth anniversary of Madonna’s breakthrough single Holiday, we’re taking you back to 1990, when Warren Beatty became one of the few men to ever tell her what to do as he directed his then-partner in […]
Podcasts
Frightfest 2023 (Raging Grace, River and Suitable Flesh) – S03E02
A little bit late but no less great, it’s time for 2023’s Frightfest special. Rob is joined by Kat, Amber, Bel & Becci to talk about the UK’s premiere horror film festival. Together they talk about Horny Horror, Fluting on the rooftops, Yorkshire being spooky, Hot blooded action and so much more. It’s an action-packed and […]
X Ray Spex in I am a Cliche – Pop Screen 102
Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard, but Pop Screen says: welcome to our episode on Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche! Co-directed by Celeste Bell in collaboration with Paul Sng, it follows Bell’s journey to explore her late mother’s iconic time with the punk band […]
The Old Dark House & Bride of Frankenstein – James Whale: Series 3 Episode 1
We are back and with a new name to boot! In this inaugural episode of series 3, the newly dubbed Uncut Network heads into the world of classic Horror royalty and the Universal Monsters cycle with James Whale. Joined by Graham (Pop Screen) & Robyn (Twitter), the trio discuss the […]
Austin Butler in Elvis – Pop Screen 101
This week, Mark Harrison from Film Stories rejoins Pop Screen to taunt Graham about one of his most extravagantly failed predictions. Remember our The Dead Don’t Die episode? Where we looked at that film’s star Austin Butler’s upcoming movies and decided there was no way an Elvis biopic was going to make bank in […]
Olivia Newton John in Xanadu – Pop Screen 100
It’s our 100th episode! And what better way to celebrate than to look back at one of the great musical flops of all time, 1980’s Xanadu. Starring Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly and a guy from The Warriors, it’s the story of a Greek Muse sent to Earth on a mission […]
Diana Ross & Scott Walker in Beach Ball – Pop Screen 99
After last week’s voyage into self-importance courtesy of U2, Pop Screen tackles a film that couldn’t possibly be more lightweight – the 1965 teen comedy Beach Ball. Strange, as it features one of the most tortured souls in ’60s pop – Scott Walker – and one of its defining divas, […]
U2 in Rattle and Hum – Pop Screen 98
It’s a story we keep running into here on Pop Screen: a band are so big, so acclaimed, that they think “We could make a film, how could that go wrong?” and the universe then demonstrates exactly how that could go wrong. Coming just one year after their worldwide smash […]
Martin Kemp in Embrace of the Vampire – Pop Screen 97
Vampires! Undead creatures of the night who people also find really hot! If you think fancying a walking corpse is #problematic, wait until you see the actions of Vampire, the imaginatively-named vampire played by Martin Kemp in 1995’s Embrace of the Vampire. In Anne Goursaud’s film, he’s looking to get […]
Ben Wheatley (Kill List & In the Earth) – Series 2 Finale PODCAST
And with this, Series 2 is done and dusted. To close out this sophomore series, we looked at British fan favourite, Ben Wheatley, with the debuting Caitlyn and Faye, as well as the returning Kat and Mike. For this episode we get deep into the weeds of 2011’s evergreen Hitman/Gangster/Cult/Folk Horror, Kill List. And by deep I […]