Cine-Lit

As cinemas are currently revisiting the early 90s with Pablo Larrain's Spencer, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the genre of the Biopic. A perennial favourite with filmmakers, audiences and Oscar voters, the Biopic is a unique genre of cinema that casts its net over the wealth of human experience, and includes lots of famous people playing other famous people. - Become a Cine-...

Jump in the back seat as Adam and Darrell slow down long enough to discuss the nitro-fuelled franchise that is Mad Max. From 1979's Mad Max, through 1981's Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior), beyond Beyond Thunderdome (1985) to 2015's insanely magnificent Mad Max: Fury Road, this car wrecking, fuel injected, dystopian nightmare of a series has thrilled audiences for over 40 years, wowing fans and wi...

Adam, Rebekah and our resident historian Darrell Buxton discuss the three films that Dean made before his untimely death in 1955 and why he is considered such a cultural icon to this day. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274 - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content a...

For the final podcast of the series, we talk to Sontenish Myers and Melanie Grant about their films Cross My Heart and The Book Of Jasmine, which were both featured in the Caribbean Calling shorts programme, screened as part of the Reforming The Image season at QUAD. Rebekah talks to them about what creatively influenced them growing up as well as the process of making their short films in the Car...

Cine-Lit turns its attention to one of the icons of British Cinema history, Hammer Films and the horror that it was predominantly known for. Adam is joined by resident expert Darrell Buxton and editor of the Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Film and Television, Kevin Lyons to discuss the series of Frankenstein films from the legendary company. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cine...

Rebekah talks to Caroline Wilson from UNDR LNDN about how she felt about on-screen representation growing up as a British Asian. We look at South Asian representation during the 1990s to now and the people that are changing the narrative. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274/ - Check ou...

Two films celebrating birthdays this year are John Carpenter's Escape films, with the seminal Escape From New York celebrating its 40th Birthday while its much-maligned offspring hits 25 in 2021. Adam and Darrell head into the future of 1997 and 2013 to spend some quality time with Snake Plissken. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://op...

Filmmaker Ian Harnarine, Director of Doubles With Slight Pepper, talks with Rebekah about the process of making his short film while also discussing Intersectional Representation. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274/ - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further r...

It has been the longest time between Bond films since the late 80s but finally, the latest 007 adventure will be hitting cinema screens. Adam and Cine-Lit's resident expert Darrell Buxton are joined by Director (and Bond Mega Fan) Dominic Burns to explore the history of the character from its introduction in the 1950s novels, to the big screen spectacles that established him in popular culture. -...

Rebekah Taylor (Film Officer at QUAD in Derby) and Louise Giadom from All3Media talk about what they felt about on-screen representation growing up Black British. Rebekah and Louise explore what films and television shows they were drawn to growing up and the people that are changing the narrative. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://o...

It is the 50th Anniversary of the Oscar-winning classic The French Connection. What better time, then, to take a look back and see if the film still holds up! Adam and Darrell head back to the mean streets of 1970s New York for William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971) before hopping the English Channel to France and the moyenne des rue of Marseilles for John Frankenheimer's The French Conne...

To coincide with Prano Bailey-Bond's film Censor, set during the height of the moral panic surrounding Videotapes in the 1980s, Cine-Lit takes a look at the time period when headlines like "Ban Video Sadism!" were commonplace and common sense seemed to go out of the window. Joining Adam and Darrell for this discussion is John Martin, author of the book on Video Nasties "Seduction Of The Gullible."...

Adam and Darrell are joined by film lecturer David Leicester to discuss that particular strand of film, the Summer Holiday movie. In a year where many people don't have the luxury of a summer holiday abroad, Cine-Lit will be your travel guide to an aural trip away. David picks out five British Summer Holiday films for discussion including Holiday Camp (1947), Summertime (1955), Bhaji On The Beach...

In this episode we take a look at the film career of director Robert Altman. In a film career starting in 1967 (after 16 years in TV), Altman's breakout film was M*A*S*H (1970) which was followed by a string of stellar films throughout his life (with 15 films between 1970 -1980 alone). It is a career rich in common themes and traits in movies like the stellar Nashville (1975), 3 Women (1977), The...

Some musicians take to acting like a duck to water... but then others hit the water and sink fast! For this episode of Cine-Lit, Adam and Darrell are joined by Rob Lane of the Straight To Video podcast (and an actual musician!) to talk about some of the best (and worst) examples of musicians attempting the crossover into acting.  You can check out more of Rob and the Straight To Video Podcast...

Now we all know that Bowie was a genius, right? A musical giant whose name will live on long after we're dust. But will his acting roles live on? Join Adam J. Marsh and self-confessed Bowie-nut Darrell Buxton as they explore the acting career of David Bowie. Covering films like The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976), The Hunger (1983), Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (1983), Absolute Beginners (1986) and p...

Steve Martin came out of the gate on the big screen and was pretty much an instant success (at least in the US). Four films in this initial six-year period (1979-1984) were directed by Carl Reiner. Join Adam and Darrell as they explore what made this partnership so special and led to the creation of The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Man With Two Brains (1983) and All Of Me (19...

For this podcast Adam and Darrell take a look at the film career of Kathleen Turner. She arrived on the film scene in 1981 and was an immediate success establishing her as an A-List actor. From the smouldering sexuality of Body Heat , to the mousey romance novelist of Romancing The Stone and outrageous roles for Ken Russell and John Waters, Turner has had a career that should be the envy of most H...

Adam sits down with Darrell Buxton, not just Cine-Lit's resident expert but also editor extraordinaire of two new short story collections. Darrell has assembled two collections of the BHF Book Of Horror Stories. Book Four is packed cover to cover with stories based on British Horror Films while Book Five is all killer no filler with horror stories based on song titles. Featuring interviews with au...

Cine-Lit heads back to the crime vault for this latest podcast. Adam & Darrell look at an unusual period in Walter Matthau's career. Known for his comedy roles in films like The Fortune Cookie and The Odd Couple , Matthau took a sharp turn into crime territory with a three-film run between 1973 and 1974. Cine-Lit looks at this short blip ( Charley Varrick , The Laughing Policeman and The Takin...

Adam and Darrell delve into the films of Norman J. Warren for this episode of the Cine-Lit podcast. Norman passed away in March 2021 so we thought it was only right to pay homage and look at the man who was, in many ways, a one-man British Horror Industry in the late 70s/early 80s. Norman was a regular at film festivals over the past thirty years where he was a familiar face and often challen...

After a couple of podcasts wrestling with cinema's greatest monsters, Adam and Darrell face down another Titan of Monster Cinema. Ray Harryhausen had a magical career bringing stop-motion life to films like the Sinbad trilogy, Mighty Joe Young , Clash Of The Titans , Hammer's One Million Years B.C. and the legendary Jason and the Argonauts . Sure, the actors played their part but you were really p...

The Cine-Lit team has been looking back at Oscar shortlists of years past and talking about some truly great movies. This episode we switch gears and head to the bottom shelf and take a look at some of the worst movies of the past 40 years. Cine-Lit joins forces with Johann and Edward from The Trash Tapes podcast to sift the rubbish from the gems as we look at the history of The Golden Raspberry A...

Adam and Darrell square up and take on the Terror of Tokyo in the latest episode of the Cine-Lit podcast. They are joined by Satori Screen's Peter Munford to turn their gaze back over the 36 film, 67 year history of Godzilla! From his debut in 1954's Gojira (aka Godzilla) through to 2019's Godzilla: King Of Monsters. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https:...

Adam and Darrell are joined by filmmaker Dominic Burns to discuss the films from 1994 that caught the attention of Oscar. From stone cold classics like Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption , to the British offering Four Weddings And A Funeral , the Robert Redford directed Quiz Show and eventual Best Picture winner Forrest Gump . Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and furthe...