The HOME Film Podcast: Recent Episodes
The HOME Film Podcast
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Enjoy this special interview with prosthetics designers Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez as they talk about new release Crimes of the Future.
Enjoy this special interview with prosthetics designers Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez as they talk about new release Crimes of the Future.
Enjoy this special interview with prosthetics designers Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez as they talk about new release Crimes of the Future.
Not Just Bollywood returns this Autumn with a focus on films from South India, a diverse region that brings together four major film industries – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Curated by Omar Ahmed, UK–based film scholar and Rachel Hayward, HOME’s Interim Creative Director: Film, this podcast special covers the films coming up as part of this season.
The season includes a screening of Kummaty, restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, The Film Heritage Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Govindan Aravindan. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.
Not Just Bollywood returns this Autumn with a focus on films from South India, a diverse region that brings together four major film industries – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Curated by Omar Ahmed, UK–based film scholar and Rachel Hayward, HOME’s Interim Creative Director: Film, this podcast special covers the films coming up as part of this season.
The season includes a screening of Kummaty, restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, The Film Heritage Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Govindan Aravindan. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.
Not Just Bollywood returns this Autumn with a focus on films from South India, a diverse region that brings together four major film industries – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Curated by Omar Ahmed, UK–based film scholar and Rachel Hayward, HOME’s Interim Creative Director: Film, this podcast special covers the films coming up as part of this season.
The season includes a screening of Kummaty, restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, The Film Heritage Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Govindan Aravindan. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.
The HOME Film Podcast: July 2022
Episode aired Tue 2 August 2022
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Rachel Hayward, Prof. Andy Willis, Philip Kennedy, Chris Salewicz, Lee Haven Jones, Niamh ThorntonThis month we discuss the new release highlightsOfficial Competition(26 Aug) and Free Chol Soo Lee(19 Aug). Rachel Hayward interviews director Lee Haven Jones about his upcoming Welsh language horror The Feast(19 Aug), while Karen speaks to Chris Salewicz on the re-release of The Harder They Come (5 Aug), celebrating its 50th anniversary. Besides its credentials as an explosive action thriller with a killer soundtrack, it is universally credited with introducing reggae and the roots movement to the world as a serious cultural proposition.
We also speak to Andy Willis on the upcoming Flying Fighters of Taiwan(Sat 6 – Wed 31 Aug), a film season of sword-wielding warriors and epic wuxia action! Niamh Thornton, Reader in Latin American Studies and the University of Liverpool, joins us to discuss Mexican Golden Age Cinema(Sun 14 – Wed 24 Aug), a season of Mexican classics, film noir and screen goddesses in newly restored and digitised prints.
All this and more on the HOME Film Podcast! To view our full film programme click here. Music by Mica Millar.
The HOME Film Podcast: July 2022
Episode aired Fri 8 July 2022
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Rachel Hayward, Prof. Andy Willis, Andy Murray, Omar Ahmed, Jim ArcherThe HOME Film Podcast returns, reviewing June 2022’s film highlights with our host Karen Gabay. New release films discussed are Hit the Road (Fri 29 Jul), Robust(Fri 22 Jul), and The Big City (Fri 22 Jul) - back in cinemas as part of the BFI’s delayed Satyajit Ray centenary celebration. Rachel Hayward also sat down Brian and Charles (Fri 8 Jul) director Jim Archer to talk through making the hilarious and heart-warming new feature.
We also spoke to Andy Murray and Andy Willis about some of the special one-off events coming up in Jul, including the screening of classic film Hell is a City (Mon 25 Jul), in celebration of the life of Cornerhouse and HOME contributor CP Lee. We spoke to Andy Murray about our upcoming Dr Who Classic TV Double Bill(Sun 10 Jul), and we also sat down with Omar Ahmed to talk through Cinema Rediscovered: When Europe Made Hollywood classic film season, where we're screening titles such as Casablanca and The Killers, to name a few.
All this and more, on this month’s HOME Film Podcast. You can find our full film programme here.
The HOME Film Podcast: June 2022
Episode aired Fri 27 May 2022
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Rachel Hayward, Prof. Andy Willis, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Juice Vamosi, Roz Mortimer, Jessica Beshir
The HOME Film Podcast returns, reviewing June 2022's film highlights with our host Karen Gabay. We are joined by HOME regulars Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator) as we discuss Swan Song (Fri 10 Jun), Leave No Traces (Fri 10 Jun) and Faya Dayi (Fri 24 Jun) as well as our next Taiwan Film at HOME, The Rice Bomber (Wed 15 Jun) . Karen also spoke to Faya Dayi director Jessica Beshir about the new release, while our Interim Creative Director: Film Rachel Hayward interviewed director Lucile Hadzihalilovic about her mesmirising English language feature debut Earwig (Fri 17 Jun).
Plus, we're joined by Romani language expert Juice Vamosi and director Roz Mortimer about her new feature The Deathless Woman, following the ghost of a Roma matriarch as she leads audiences through the history of the Roma people and how its impact is still important today. We are hosting a Romani Language Workshop on Sat 18 Jun, which is FREE to attend, however booking is required. Then join us straight after for a special one-off screening of The Deathless Woman - tickets for both events are sold separately.
All this and more, on this month's HOME Film Podcast. You can find our full film programme here.
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Music by Mica Millar.Timings:Swan Song: 02:02
Leave No Traces: 09:54
Faya Dayi: 19:34
Faya Dayi interview with Jessica Beshir: 28:34
Elvis: 42:33
The Rice Bomber: 46:24
Earwig interview with Lucile Hadzihalilovic: 48:40
The Deathless Woman and Romani history discussion (Juice Vamosi and Roz Mortimer): 1:07:12
The HOME Film Podcast: May 2022
Episode aired Fri 29 Apr 2022
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Rachel Hayward, Prof. Andy Willis and Terence Davies
The HOME Film Podcast returns, reviewing May 2022's film highlights with our host Karen Gabay. We are joined by HOME regulars Rachel Hayward (Interim Creative Director: Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator) as we discuss The Drover's Wife(Fri 13 May), The Innocents(Fri 20 May) and The Quiet Girl(Fri 13 May).
In a special segment, Rachel interviews director Terence Davies to discuss his newest release Benediction(Fri 20 May). We also take a deep dive into our upcoming season Hollywood Blacklistees in Europe, a season of films from American cinema's exiled generation, including The Bridge on the River Kwai(Sun 29 May) and Zulu(Sun 22 May).
All this and more, on this month’s edition of The HOME Film Podcast! You can find our full film programme here.
Music by Mica Millar.
Join our host Karen Gabay, as well as special guests Nuradin Abdi, Rachel Hayward and Andy Willis, as we tackle April 2022's film highlights!
New release titles discussed are Casablanca Beats(Apr 29), All I Can Say(Apr 8), Playground (Apr 22) andBenedetta (Apr 15), plus we have a special interview with All I Can Say directors Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould and Colleen Hennessy, from HOME's Interim Creative Director of Film Rachel Hayward.
We also welcome back HOME film family Fraser Elliott to discuss our upcoming series of Taiwan Films at HOME, and Andy takes us through our May Day film season Resistance and Protest.
All this and more, on this month's edition of The HOME Film Podcast! You can find our full film programme here.
En este episodio especial nos acompañan Carmen Herrero (Manchester Metropolitan University), Ana Valbuena (Instituto Cervantes) y Jessie Gibbs (Coordinadora del Festival ¡Viva!) para un resumen de nuestro 28º festival de cine español y latinoamericano.
Charlamos sobre algunos de los eventos especiales que acompañan al festival, que incluyen cuatro coloquios con invitados españoles y una gran cantidad de presentaciones, además del regreso del Language Lab y el Café Cervantes.
Para ver el cartel completo del festival y reservar entradas, haz clic aquí.
In this special episode we're joined by Rachel Hayward (Interim Creative Director: Film) Andy Willis (HOME Senior Visiting Curator) and Jessie Gibbs (¡Viva! Festival Coordinator) for a round-up of our 28th Spanish and Latin American Film Festival.
We also delve into some of the special events accompanying the festival, including four director Q&As and a host of introductions, plus for our Spanish speaking audiences the return of Language Lab and ¡Viva! 2022 Café Cervantes.
For the full festival line-up and to book tickets, click here.
Join our host Karen Gabay, as well as the special guests and HOME regulars for a round-up of film highlights in March 2022.
We're discussing Great Freedom, Rebel Dread, Ali & Ava andThe Worst Person in the World, plus we pick apart the this year's Oscar nominations and have a surprise interview segment with the music legend himself, Don Letts (Rebel Dread).
We've also got a special segment looking at our Cinema Palestino film Between Heaven and Earth with Anandi Ramamurthy, Professor of Media and Culture at Sheffield Hallam University, and we're joined by Head of Film Rachel Hayward and ¡Viva! Festival Coordinator Jessie Gibbs, for a round-up of highlights showing at this year's Spanish and Latin American Film Festival.
For HOME's full film programme, click here.
The HOME Film Podcast: February 2022
Episode aired Fri 28 Jan 22
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Samhar Gowhar, Dr Steve Henderson, Rachel Hayward, Felicia Chan, Andrew Moor
On this month's HOME Film Podcast our host Karen Gabay sits down with freelance journalist Samhar Gawhar and director of Manchester Animation Festival Dr Steve Henderson, to talk through some of the cinema highlights in February 2022. Films discussed are Lingui, The Sacred Bonds, Flee, La Mif and Petrov's Flu.
We're also joined by HOME Head of Film Rachel Hayward and Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies Felicia Chan, to talk through the selection of films screening as part of our Chinese New Year 2022 season, where they also delve into the origin of the Chinese New Year film genre. Andrew Moor, Reader in Cinema History at Manchester Metropolitan University, also sits down with Karen and Rachel to take us through the late great filmmaker Derek Jarman, as they pick apart Jarman's life and work in the context of our upcoming retrospective film season Jarman at HOME.
And finally - in a special surprise segment and HOME Film Podcast exclusive, we're joined by CEO Dave Moutrey as he interviews Jason Wood, Creative Director: Film & Culture, to reflect on and celebrate his past six years with the organisation, as Jason prepares to move into his new role as Director of Public Programmes and Audiences at the BFI.
Music credits
Track name: Preacher Man
Artist: Mica Miller
Label: Golden House Music
The HOME Film Podcast: January 2022
Episode aired Fri 07 Jan 2022
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Andy Murray, Rachel Hayward, Andy Willis, Maria Torres and Jason Wood
On this month's HOME Film Podcast our host Karen Gabay discusses the new releases Ailey, Nightmare Alley, Memoria and Parallel Mothers with special guests Andy Murray, Rachel Hayward, Andy Willis and Jason Wood. We also joined by broadway choreographer Maria Torres as she discusses her time as a student of legendary dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey.
We also take a deep dive into some of the specially curated seasons hitting HOME cinemas this month - British Writers/ Nigel Kneale: Into the Unknown, looking at Kneale's contribution to our screens (both big and small), as well as our new Cult Strand, where we'll be showcasing a cult classic every month.
For HOME's full cinema programme, click here.
The HOME Film Podcast: December 2021
Episode aired Fri 26 Nov 2021
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Nadia Ahmed, Maria Torres and Jason Wood
On this month's HOME Film Podcast we discuss the new releases Titane, There is no Eviland Lola and the Sea with special guests Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn and Nadia Ahmed. Plus, we have some exclusive clips from the upcoming filmHouse of Gucci starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, releasing today, Fri 26 Nov, and Karen is joined by acclaimed choreographer Maria Torres (Enchanted, Swing, In the Heights) to discuss Steven Spielberg's newest film West Side Story, an adaptation of the hit broadway classic.
We also spoke to co-curator Sorcha about our upcoming festive film season Merry 80s Christmas (you heard that right) and why these 80s classics get us full of festive cheer (even Nightmare on Elm Street!). HOME Director of Film & Culture Jason Wood joins us to discuss our special one-off screening of Nadjain 35mm print, with an introduction from Jason himself and Geoffrey M. Badger, MA Curation at the National Film and Television School.
We also discuss everyone's top film picks of 2021 in what has been, against all odds, a fantastic year for cinema.
For HOME's full cinema programme, click here.
The HOME Film Podcast: November 2021
Episode aired Fri 29 Oct 2021
Hosted by Karen Gabay
Special guests Rachel Hayward, Andy Willis and Chris Berry.
In this month's HOME Film Podcast we are super excited to introduce our new host Karen Gabay, plus we delve into some November 2021 film highlights with HOME's Head of Film Rachel Hayward and Senior Visiting Curator Andy Willis.
We take a deep dive into the upcoming Taiwan's Lost Commercial Cinema: Rediscovered and Restored season, with special guest and season co-curator Chris Berry, as well as a closer look at the Mike Leigh Retrospective season, coming up early November. Also included is an interview with Spencer star Kristen Stewart, where she talks about making the film and portraying such an iconic character.
Films discussed are: Rebel Dykes, Naked, Bad Luck Banging, Spencer and Petite Maman.
For HOME's full cinema programme, click here.
The HOME Film Podcast: FilmFear 2021 Special
Episode aired Fri 15 Oct 2021
Hosted by Jason Wood, with special guests David Cox, Jorge Walsh and Lily Callaghan.
FilmFear returns to HOME and the Film4 channel for the sixth year, with a line-up of horror, dark fairy-tales, eerie thrillers and chilling tales for the Halloween period. In this special episode, HOME's Director of Film & Culture Jason Wood speaks to Film4's David Cox about our upcoming horror season, as well as to Jorge Walsh and Lily Callaghan, two of HOME's Young Film Programmers, about their film selection, John Carpenters 'In the Mouth of Madness'.
Films discussed are: A Banquet, We're All Going To The World's Fair, Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes, Bull, Kill List 10th Anniversary, The Scary of Sixty-First and Titane.
FilmFear runs at HOME from Thu 28 - Sun 31 Oct.
For tickets and information on the FilmFear season, click here.
For HOME's full cinema programme, click here.
Join Rachel Hayward (HOME Head of Film) and Andy Willis (HOME Senior Visiting Curator) for this month's round-up of cinema new releases and special curated seasons, all showing at HOME in September.
Films discussed are: Annette, Copilot, Rose Plays Julie and Gagarine. Rachel and Andy also delve into this year's Not Just Bollywood season and Japan '70: Cinema on the Edge.
For the full HOME film programme, see our website here.
Rachel Hayward (Head of Film), Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator, Film) and Jessie Gibbs (Viva Festival Coordinator) discuss this year's Spanish and Latin American Film Festival! Taking you through some of their festival highlights, join the team as they give you a whistle-stop tour of our 27th annual ¡Viva! Festival.
The festival runs from Fri 6 Aug – Sun 22 Aug.
For the full festival line-up and to book your tickets, head to our website here.
Jason Wood (Director of Film & Culture), Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator: Film) get together once again to discuss the new releases in cinema this August, all available to watch in our cinemas.
Films discussed are: Now, Voyager, Wildland, Censor and Souad.
For our full film programme, see our website here.
Cinemas are back! And picking things up where they left off, Jason Wood (Director of Film & Culture), Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator) meet on zoom to give us their highlights in June.
Films discussed are After Love, Sweat, The Reason I Jump and Mandabi.
To take a look at the full cinema programme at HOME, click the link - https://bit.ly/3hJ6rXX
In this episode, Jason Wood (Director of Film & Culture) Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator: Film) the 2021 virtual film festival experience, from pausing the TV for cups of tea to the joys of no queuing.
With a focus on the Berlin International Film Festival, the team discuss titles such as Surge, Memory Box, Petite Maman, My Favourite War, My Brother's Keeper, Azor, to name a few.
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Join Jason Wood (Director of Film & Culture) Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator: Film) as they discuss this year's cinema highlights, and look forward into 2021 at some of the titles to look out for.
Some of the films discussed are: Vitalina Varela, County Lines, Talking Abut Trees, You Will Die at Twenty, The Woman Who Ran, Girlhood, Mangrove, Muscle, Gunda and First Cow.
Subscribe to our channel for monthly film content, and take a look at our website for our full upcoming programme.
Merry Christmas, and see you in 2021.
Jason Wood (Artistic Director: Film and Culture), Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator: Film) discuss our upcoming programme of films in November.
Featuring About Endlessness, Martin Eden, Another Round and Possessor, as well as our specially curated seasons Not Just Bollywood and The Reverse Gaze.
To view our full programme of upcoming films visit our website homemcr.org.
To coincide with Black History Month at HOME, our dedicated programme of theatre, film, art and events, we spoke to three guests taking part to talk about their work, perspective and views on the annual celebration.
Joined by film programmer, critic and curator Liz Chege, writer, performer and spoken word artist Ella Mcleod and musician, actor and activist To!u A¡ayi, one half of To!u x Aden. Megan McGurk, part of the HOME team, hosted the podcast.
Summary:
01:19 - Introduction of events and guests
02:40 - What role does arts and culture have in Black History Month?
09:55 - Has there been a shift in Black representation on screen? (Liz) Continues into representation throughout music and literature.
26:58 - Having a sense of pride and identity through writing and literature (Ella)
32:30 - Is there still a pressure on Black creatives and producers to assimilate to get noticed within film? (Liz)
35:18 - How can art be used as a tool for rebellion? (To!u)
47:08 - Bringing different languages into your art. (Ella)
52:25 - Are we aiming to get to a point where we don’t need to have a Black History Month?
54:57 - HOME Sound Sessions and To!u x Aden's music. (To!u)
58:00 - Back History Month in lockdown: has there been an impact?
If you'd like to check out our full Black History Month programme, head to our website - homemcr.org/blackhistorymonth2020
This podcast contains references to violence against Black people. If this is an issue that affects you, you may find the following organisations helpful:
- The Black, African & Asian Therapy Network Group: call 020 3600 0712 or email connect@baatn.org.uk
- Black Minds Matter by filling out their contact form.
to!u a¡ayi - Website, @toluajayimusic
Liz Chege - @elchronicle, africa-in-motion.org.uk
Ella McLeod - @McLeodandAngry
Jason Wood (Director of Film) Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator) discuss our upcoming programme of films in October.
Featured are: St Maud, I Am Greta, Shirley and Mogul Mowgli, as well as our upcoming Film Fear season and the BFI London Film Festival.
For more information on our entire programme and to book your seat, visit our website homemcr.org/cinema
This month Rachel, Jason and Andy discuss what you can expect from our reopening film programme, and why they've missed the experience of going to the cinema.
This month Rachel, Andy and Jason discuss On The Record, Lynn + Lucy, Make Up and Proxima, plus Jason chats to special guest Julie Pearce, from the BFI.
The HOME film podcast is back with our second lockdown edition to guide you through your at-home viewing while our doors are closed.
This month Jason Wood, Rachel Hayward and Andy Willis are joined by special guest Irene Musumeci who will be sharing her thoughts on Federico Fellini as MUBI launch a month dedicated to this director.
The films discussed this month are The County, The Assistant and a film that doesn't begin with "The" - Never Rarely Sometimes Always. The team are also sharing their picks for HOME's celebration of #GreenJune
After a short break while we all reconfigure ourselves to lockdown, the HOME film podcast is BACK to guide you through your at-home viewing while our doors are closed.
Find out what Jason Wood, Rachel Hayward and Andy Willis think about the temporary closure of cinemas due to coronavirus, why Jason thinks the release of "Trolls: World Tour" is a seminal moment for the industry and why the lockdown has provided film fans with opportunities as well as challenges.
The films discussed this month is Calm With Horses which opened before lockdown but had its run curtailed and is now available to watch at home, the South African film Moffy, which has both shocking moments and incredible performances, and Women Make Film, Mark Cousins' epic 14-hour roadtrip through overlooked women filmmakers, which Rachel says "encourages us to feel delight that we have this opportunity to discover these films."
We are joined by HOME Head of Film Rachel Heyward and Senior Visiting Curator Andy Willis for this month's film round-up.
Films discussed are: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Bacurau, The Truth and The Painted Bird.
To see our full film programme, click here - http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
Escucha a Jessie Gibbs (HOME Film Team), Carmen Herrero (Manchester Metropolitan University) y Ana Valbuena (Instituto Cervantes Manchester) para un resumen de nuestro 26º festival anual español y latinoamericano, ¡Viva! 2020. Nota: este podcast está en español. Para ver nuestro programa completo, haz clic aquí: http://bit.ly/382fefO
Join Jessie Gibbs (VIVA Project Coordinator), Reba Martin (VIVA 2020 Film Intern), Rachel Heyward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator) for our 26th annual VIVA Festival round-up.
For our full 2020 festival programme, click here - http://bit.ly/382fefO
HOME Director of Film & Culture Jason Wood is joined by Steve Coogan for a special Q&A on Thu 20 Feb, following a preview screening of his new film Greed, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Greed is on general release from Fri 21 Feb 2020. You can book tickets to see the film at HOME here - http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
HOME was delighted to welcome back Armando Iannucci for a special preview of The Personal History of David Copperfield, plus a post screening Q&A with the director himself on Mon 6 Jan 2020.
This is a part recording of that Q&A. For more information on upcoming cinema events, including Q&As, introductions and post-screen discussions, see our website.
Jason Wood (HOME Director of Film & Culture) Rachel Hayward (Head of Film) and Andy Willis (Senior Visiting Curator, Film) join forces once again to discuss their top picks in cinema for Feb 2020.
Discussed are: Parasite, Little Joe, Mr Jones & Portrait of a Lady on Fire, plus some insider info on a couple of specially curated seasons we've got coming up at HOME in Feb.
For more information on our film programme please see our website - http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
HOME's Creative Director of Film & Culture Jason Wood takes us through his film highlights of January 2020, all screening in our cinemas.
Films include JoJo Rabbit, Uncut Gems & The Personal History of David Copperfield. Take a look at our website for full listings and to book - https://homemcr.org/cinema/
Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford and HOME’s Senior Visiting Curator Andy Willis gives his introduction to our upcoming Robert Bolt Season - featuring A Man for All Seasons, Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter, Doctor Zhivago & The Mission.
Showing at HOME from Sun 5 Jan - Wed 22 Jan 2020. Tickets available on our website - bit.ly/35D0bY8
Visiting Curator at HOME Andy Willis sits down with Andrew Biswell, Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Met University and Director of the Anthony Burgess Foundation to talk all things Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut.
HOME Head of Film, Rachel Hayward; Senior Visiting Curator, Andy Willis and Fraser Elliott, Film Team Member and expert on Chinese Cinema discuss the new releases for the month including Her Smell, Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Lady Improper and So Long my Son.
This month Jason and Andy talk us through Chained for Life, Non Fiction, The Day Shall Come and Joker, plus a round up of festivals coming your way.
All film details are here: https://bit.ly/2lzfKgT
On Sat 7 Sep, 18:00 we were joined by co-director and Shiny Shrimp Cédric Le Gallo and actor Geoffrey Couët for a Q&A following this screening.
One question from an audience member seemed particularly relevant.
Our regular Not Just Bollywood annual season returns (11 Sep - 2 Oct) with a special emphasis on Celebrating Women In Global Cinema. Curated by Omar Ahmed, UK-based film scholar and Rachel Hayward, HOME’s Head of Film, who discuss the programme and the season's developments.
All films in Not Just Bollywood are listed here: https://bit.ly/2KosZuC
It's back to school and September's podcast, our 50th, sees Jason and Andy talking about new releases, looking forward to some big films coming our way, and special guests Rachel and Omar talking about our Not Just Bollywood season. All film details are here: https://bit.ly/2lzfKgT
Director William McGregor and actors Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox joined us for a Q&A following the screening of Gwen on Mon 22 July 2019 at 20:35.
For August, Jason, Rachel and Andy discuss Almodovar's new film, Pain and Glory, Animals, The Souvenir and Leto. Keep up with all of HOME's cinema releases https://bit.ly/2lzfKgT
For July, Jason and Andy talk all things Cannes, plus HOME screenings of Gwen, The Dead Don't Die, Vita and Virginia and The Chambermaid. Plus, someone has a big birthday coming up... Keep up with all of HOME's cinema releases https://bit.ly/2lzfKgT
**Part of Refugee Week 2019
Presented by Community Arts North West and HOME
15-21 June**
Welcome to Horizons Festival 2019. As part of International Refugee Week we will be celebrating with a full programme of theatre, film, art, performance, workshops and debate.
Here we chat to some of the artists bring their work to the Festival.
This month, it’s a Salford Uni takeover as Jason was out and about in Cannes. Join Andy, Kirsty and Ellen as they review Dirty God, The Hummingbird Project, In Fabric plus round up other June highlights.
Learn more about the films screened at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
This month, Jason and Andy turn their attention to May releases Vox Lux, Amazing Grace, High Life and Birds of Passage plus, Andy speaks with Girls on Film pod-host Anne Smith.
Learn more about the films screened at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
Not sure what to watch on the big screen over April? This month Jason and Andy discuss Happy as Lazzaro, A Deal with the Universe, Ash is Purest White and Eighth Grade.
Want to know more about HOME's film programme? Visit our cinema page https://homemcr.org/cinema
In this special edition of the HOME Film podcast, host Andy Willis speaks with his fellow Viva 2019 curators Rachel Hayward and Jessie Gibbs and Festival Assistant Ellie White about what's in store for this year's event and their favourite moments from Viva's 25 year history.
¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2OjHhy2
In celebration of International Women's Day 2019, guest hosts Rachel Hayward, Head of Film at HOME and Salford University's Dr Kirsty Fairclough sit in to discuss a selection of March releases, including The Kindergarten Teacher, At Eternity's Gate, Ray & Liz and Border. Enjoy!
Learn more about HOME's film programme by visiting our cinema page http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
As awards season heats up, Jason and Andy turn their attention to a quartet of February releases including Green Book, Burning, Capernaum and If Beale Street Could Talk.
Learn more about the films shown at HOME by visiting our website: http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
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It's (not) Jason and Andy's favourite time of the year - awards season! Find out who our podcast duo are putting their money on as the Academy Awards edge ever closer. Who do you want to snap up an Oscar this year?
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New year, new podcast! Jason and Andy are back to discuss a selection of January releases including The Favourite, The House by the Sea, Destroyer and Bergman: A Year in the Life. Hit play to hear what they had to say!
Find out more about the films show at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
What's this? Looks like an extra Christmas present hiding in your stocking... It is! Jason, Andy and special guest Ellen Smith return to the podcast booth for a year-end chat to discuss their stand out films (and film event moments) of 2018. Enjoy!
Find out more about films at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
Ho-Ho-How about another film podcast? Jason and Andy return just in time for Christmas to discuss a selection of December releases including Free Solo, Lizzie, The House That Jack Built and The Old Man and The Gun. Plus, they spill details on all the special screenings and events that we've got planned for the festive period. Enjoy!
Find out more about the films screened at HOME here https://homemcr.org/cinema/
Winter has arrived and with it, a new film podcast! This month, Jason and Andy are joined by Salford University student and HOME Young Film Programmer Ellen Smith to discuss the new edition of Suspiria, while our film pod hosts continue to review Peterloo, Shoplifters and Disobedience. What are you waiting for? Hit play!
Learn more about films at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
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It's October. It's cold. It's the perfect time to head back into the cinema. Lucky for you, Jason and Andy are back with more tips on what to see this month. Hit play to hear their thoughts on A Star Is Born, Dogman, Columbus and Possum. Enjoy!
Find out more about HOME's film offering here https://homemcr.org/cinema/
Desiree Akhavan and co-screenwriter and producer Cecilia Frugiuele discuss adapting The Miseducation of Cameron Post to the screen during their recent visit.
Learn more about the film events at HOME here: https://homemcr.org/cinema/
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In this special bonus episode of The HOME Film Podcast, Jason Wood talks to Director Terence Davies during his recent visit following a screening of his personal debut Distant Voices, Still Lives.
Learn more about the film offering at HOME here https://homemcr.org/cinema/
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In this special additional episode of the HOME Film Podcast, host Andy Willis sits down with Omar Ahmed, Curator of Not Just Bollywood, our returning film season that celebrates Indian independent cinema. Hit play to find out what we have in store this year's event...
Not Just Bollywood runs from Tue 11 Sep - Sun 30 Sep. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2jSs4r6
Hello September, ready for a new film podcast? You better be because Jason and Andy have whipped up a brand new episode featuring reviews of the New York-set Skate Kitchen, heartwarming indie The Rider, Agnès Varda's roadtrippin' latest Faces Places and Desiree Akhavan's retro-yet-timely The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
Want to know more about the films at HOME? Easy! Head here https://homemcr.org/cinema/
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In this special episode of The HOME Film Podcast, host Andy Willis talks to Director Mark Cousins about creating his new documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles.
Find out more about the film events at HOME here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
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August is here, and with it comes another HOME film podcast. In fact it's been 3 years to the month we started it! This month Jason and Andy (the Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer of film podcasts!) review The Heiresses, The Eyes of Orson Welles, BlacKkKlansman and Cold War. Happy listening…
To find out more about the films showing this month & to book tickets, head here https://homemcr.org/cinema/
Not a fan of all this sunshine? Get yourself into our cinemas! Here's Jason and Andy to discuss a handful of July's big releases, including First Reformed, Apostasy and a re-release of Wim Wenders' The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick. They've even thrown in some extra chit-chat about our upcoming seasons. Hit play and get involved!
This month, Jason and Andy discuss My Friend Dahmer, Andrew Kötting's Lek And The Dogs, the archive-tastic Arcadia and Leave No Trace, hot off the back of its appearance at this year's Cannes Festival.
To find out more about the films showing this month & to book tickets, head here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
This month, Jason and Andy discuss Andrew Haigh's drama Lean on Pete, Raoul Peck's The Young Karl Marx, Jean-Luc Godard bio Redoubtable and Lucrecia Martel's Zama.
To find out more about the films showing this month & to book tickets, head here http://bit.ly/2jwafeT
It's spring and Jason and Andy are back to discuss a selection of April film releases including 120 Beats Per Minute, Ghost Stories, Let The Sunshine In and Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts. Hit play to hear their reviews!
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With award season out of the way, Salford University's Andy Willis rejoins his co-host Jason Wood to discuss a quartet of March releases including Sweet Country, You Were Never Really Here, The Square and A Fantastic Woman.
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It's (not) Jason and Andy's favourite time of the year - Awards season! They've seen all of this year's big contenders, now find out who our podcast duo are putting their money as the BAFTA and Academy Awards edge ever closer.
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This month, pod-host Jason Wood is joined by a special guest, with the University of Salford's Dr Kirsty Fairclough sharing her thoughts on February releases Dark River, Lady Bird, Loveless and The Shape of Water.
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The road to awards season has begun and Jason and Andy are back to discuss a selection of this month's contenders. Hit play to hear them discuss our latest HOME Artist Film Rey, Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Winston Churchill epic Darkest Hour and Portuguese drama The Nothing Factory.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Festivals, seasons, special guest Q&As - what a year it's been! Pod hosts Jason and Andy return to reflect on their personal highlights from another jam-packed year on screen here at HOME.
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For the final film podcast of 2017, Jason and Andy focus their attention on Takeshi Miike's splatter-fest Blade of the Immortal, Michael Haneke's Happy End, uplifting drama Menashe & the unmissable indie The Price of Nothingwood.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Jason and Andy provide an extra hit of podcast-goodness to offer a guided tour of our new film season States of Danger & Deceit: European Political Thrillers in the 1970s.
To find out more about States of Danger & Deceit: European Political Thrillers in the 1970s, head here: http://bit.ly/2hYAdr8
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Jason and Andy are back with some more film reviews. This month, the duo look at Eliza Hittman's Brooklyn drama Beach Rats, the 40th anniversary re-release of William Friedkin's Sorcerer, Sean Baker's low-fi The Florida Project and Yorgos Lanthimos's follow up to The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer...
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Miss Armando Iannucci's recent visit for The Death of Stalin? Not to worry - listen back to our exclusive post-screening Q&A session with the director in this podcast special.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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It's October and Jason and Andy are here to discuss a selection of the month's best releases. Expect thoughts on drama I Am Not A Witch, The The doc The Inertia Variations, a portrait of Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and Armando Iannucci's razor sharp satire The Death of Stalin.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Our Not Just Bollywood film season celebrates India's often-under-sung independent cinema scene, featuring exclusive screenings of award-winning films and a host of special guests.
To find out more, Salford University's Andy Willis speaks to season curator Omar Ahmed about what's on offer and why it's a great time to be celebrating Hindies.
Not Just Bollywood runs from Thu 14 Sep - Sat 30 Sep. Find out more & book tickets here http://bit.ly/2jSs4r6
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This month, Jason and Andy discuss off-beat indie Daphne, rural drama God's Own Country, Aronofsky's surprise horror Mother! and Ildikó Enyedi's On Body and Soul.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Not sure what to watch on the big screen this month? Let Jason and Andy give you a helping hand in our August film podcast. This month they review The Ghoul, Tom of Finland, The Untamed and Hotel Salvation.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Jason and Andy return for another round of reviews. This month it's A Change in the Weather, David Lynch: The Art Life, The Beguiled, The Death of Louis XIV that get the review treatment. Which will come out on top? Best listen to find out...
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Blockbuster season may be fast approaching but there's more to see this summer than just a load of superheroes.
Don't believe us? Listen to pod-hosts Jason and Andy discuss a quartet of ace June releases including A Man Called Ove, Daughters of the Dust, Edith Walks and Whitney 'Can I Be Me'.
Technical gremlins made the final few minutes of this month's episode sound a little off but don't worry, they were unable to stop Jason and Andy from dishing out their Siskel & Ebert-level film tips . That deserves, two thumbs up, we say.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Another month, another round of film reviews from Salford Uni's Andy Willis and HOME's very own Jason Wood. This month, the duo track down the truth about Mindhorn, contemplate the complexity of Harmonium, talk rural relationship drama The Levelling and inspect The Other Side of Hope.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Jason and Andy are back to review even more films. For April's edition, the duo discuss period piece A Quiet Passion, powerful doc I Am Not Your Negro, erotic thriller The Handmaiden and William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Jason and Andy are back and this month they're discussing Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, Paul Verhoeven's Elle, Anna Biller's The Love Witch and Kleber Mendonça Filho's Aquarius. Want to find out which one they liked best? Better hit play...
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Jason and Andy sit down to discuss a murderous mother in Prevenge, Barry Jenkins' Oscar front-runner Moonlight, coming-of-age drama The Fits and odd-ball German comedy Toni Erdmann. Planning your month of movies? Look no further.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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The nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards have been revealed but who should you put your money on to win the most coveted gold bloke in Hollywood? Luckily, our podcast hosts Jason Wood and Andy Willis are here to clue you in on who and what might win big.
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2017 has arrived and Jason and Andy are back to kick off a brand new year of movie reviews. With the Oscar season fast approaching, this month the duo discuss heavy-hitters La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Jackie and Christine while offering a sneak peek at their ones-to-watch for the year ahead.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Thought Jason and Andy were gone for the year? You're not getting off that easy. The duo return to discuss their favourite films of 2016. Will yours make their list? There's only one way to find out...
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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For their final review podcast of the year, Jason and Andy discuss Spike Lee's Chi-Raq, the Dardenne Brothers' crime thriller The Unknown Girl, stage-to-screen adaptation The Pass and Aaron Brookner's doc Uncle Howard.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Jason and Andy discuss Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, Afghan rap doc Sonita, French period doc mash-up Francofonia and Jim Jarmusch's Paterson but which one did the like the most? There's only one way to find out...
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Jason and Andy discuss Ken Loach's latest I, Daniel Blake, weigh in on Werner Herzog's new doc Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, appreciate Andrea Arnold's American Honey and get greasy with Jim Hoskin's off-beat comedy The Greasy Strangler. Be wary though, this episode contains a little bit of NSFW language.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month Andy and Jason discuss Viggo Mortensen's paternal turn in Captain Fantastic, Ira Sachs' Little Men, Iranian horror Under the Shadow and a few other choice picks from the month ahead.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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Jason returns to the podcast, joining Andy to discuss a selection of this month's new releases. Expect reviews of Todd Solondz's Wiener Dog, Almodóvar's Julieta and Brady Corbett's Childhood of a Leader, alongside details of our Soundtrack film season curated by Barry Adamson.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Andy is joined by Dave Petty to discuss the powerful doc Notes on Blindness, Nicolas Winding Refn's fashionably controversial The Neon Demon, George Amponsah's The Hard Stop and Danish drama The Commune.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Jason and Andy discuss the reissue of John Huston's Fat City, migrant crisis doc Fire at Sea, Matteo Garrone's fantastical Tale of Tales and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery of Splendour. They even find time to sneak in a quick review of powerful French drama The Measure of a Man.
To find out more about this month's films, head here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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This month, Jason and Andy discuss the reissue of John Huston's Fat City, migrant crisis doc Fire at Sea, Matteo Garrone's fantastical Tale of Tales and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery of Splendour. They even find time to sneak in a quick review of powerful French drama The Measure of a Man.
Find out more about this month's films here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
This month, Jason and Andy review the topical Turkish film Mustang, Laurie Anderson's Heart Of A Dog, the satire Love & Friendship and Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room. You can find out more about May's films, here: http://bit.ly/1BPDayV
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In this month’s podcast, Jason and Andy discuss one take wonder Victoria, I Am Belfast, Our Little Sister and Oscar-winner Son or Saul. They'll also touch on ¡Viva! our Spanish & Latin American Festival taking place throughout April.
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In this month's podcast, Jason and Andy discuss Anomalisa, The Club, The Pearl Button and Next To Her. Find out more about the films screening in March, here: http://bit.ly/1k6Wd02
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This month, Andy and Jason discuss Rams, Bone Tomahawk, Chronic and A Bigger Splash. Find out more about the films screening in February, here: http://bit.ly/1k6Wd02
In this special edition of our film podcast, Jason Wood and Andy Willis discuss this year’s Oscar nominees and predict the winners. There's still time to catch many of this year's shortlist films, including Room, The Revenant and Spotlight. Visit homemcr.org for details. Image by Robert Cause-Baker on Flickr CC.
This month, Jason and Andy discuss Jean-Luc Godard's Le Mepris, Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Assassin, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, and our retrospective of the work of British screenwriter, Jim Allen. You can find out more about January's films, here: http://bit.ly/1k6Wd02
This month, Jason and Andy discuss Sunset Song, Peggy Gugenheim: Art Addict, The Forbidden Room and Love is the Perfect Crime. You can find out more about the films on our podcast, and book tickets here: http://bit.ly/1k6Wd02
This month, Andy and Jason discuss My Nazi Legacy, Carol and Steve Jobs. Plus, Kirsty Fairclough-Isaacs joins us for a love-themed quiz, to celebrate the BFI's Love season. You can find out more about the films on our podcast and book tickets, here: http://bit.ly/1k6Wd02
This month, Jason and Andy talk about Macbeth, The Lobster, Taxi Tehran and the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Find out more about the films and buy tickets, here: http://bit.ly/1I636Hr
In this month's film podcast, Jason and Dave discuss Nanni Moretti's new film Mia Madre; B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1970 - 1989; 99 Homes, starring Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon; and Willem Dafoe's astonishing performance in Abel Ferrara's new film, Pasolini.
Tune in to our inaugural film podcast. Artistic Director: Film, Jason Wood and AV Supervisor, David Petty discuss the films hitting our screens in August, including Andrew Haigh's #45Years and Spanish detective thriller Marshland. You can find out more about the films at www.homemcr.org