Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast

Hello film fans, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and your host for this latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast. I’m here to bring you news of our next screening, H is for Hawk. Before we go any further, I think we should just take a moment to celebrate a momentous landmark. No, i’ve not cleaned the bathroom, but it’s the podcast’s 1-year anniversary, so Happy Birthday to us!...

Hello film fans, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and your host for this latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast. I’m delighted to bring you news of our next screening, Hamnet, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Irish actress, Jessie Buckley. More on that later, but before I welcome my co-hosts… Joining Keith and I, as Keith was swanning off when we had the screening of...

Hello and welcome to the foyer of Eccleshall Community Cinema Club's podcast. I’m delighted to bring you news of our next screening, The Choral . Penned by Yorkshire-born playwright and national treasure, Alan Bennett, The Choral stars a slew of British acting talent including Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Alun Armstrong, and Simon Russell Beale - all celebrated stage, film, and television actors in...

Welcome to the Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast, today we review this month's screening of The Roses (Jay Roach, 2025), and we look forward to March's screening Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is the third and final film in the Downton Abbey franchise, wrapping up the stories of the Crawley family and their staff. The film is set in 1930, two years after Downton...

Hello there and a very happy 2026 to you all. Today we're taking a look back at the films we saw and the converstations we had in 2025, as well as taking a look forward to what we have in store for 2026. We'll be talking about the films we loved, as well as well as speculating on what the summer and Christmas films might be this year. I'm pleased to say that Keith is back from his travels and he j...

We’re back with an exciting new episode about screening the Bob Dylan biopic, entitled A Complete Unknown. First, I’m delighted to welcome my guest co-host, for this episode, Barbara Mitchellhill. Barbara is a committee member of the cinema group and many of our listeners will have had their tickets checked by her. She has written for BBC children's television and is an award winning author of man...

The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of The Penguin Lessons, including a dive into the film’s political-historical background, and more generally, films featuring wild animals.  We briefly welcome Keith back from his travels and ask him where he has been, and then we reflect on the success of September's screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum. Please subs...

The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum. The podcast discusses the political background of the film, as well as other films about the topic, and political action films of the 1970s. We also take a look back and discuss our reactions to last month's film, A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024). Keith is away on a yacht at the moment, so o...

In this episode we discuss the upcoming film A Real Pain , a comedy-drama about two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour in Poland, exploring themes of grief and identity with humor. The film, written by Jesse Eisenberg, balances heavy themes with comedic moments, reflecting on "dark tourism" and the complexities of memorializing the Holocaust. We also look back at our summer outdoor screening of Wic...

Grab your broomsticks and your besties Eccleshall, because this summer, something Wicked this way comes… I’m here with my co-host, Keith Winstanley, MBE to discuss Eccleshall Community Cinema’s summer screening, all things musical, and painting yourself green. This is your chance to defy gravity with Elphaba and Glinda like never before—with our outdoor screen, epic sound, and just the right amoun...

Hello and welcome back to Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast, with your hosts Kris & Keith. Coming up on Thursday, June 19th, 2025, Eccleshall Community Cinema is proud to screen Mr Burton by the Welsh director, Marc Evans. Set in 1940s Port Talbot, Wales, the narrative follows an unruly young man, named Richard Jenkins (portrayed by Harry Lawtey). Richard struggles to navigate poverty, press...

Welcome to the Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast. We’re here because great films deserve great company. We want to share stories, spark conversation, and bring our local community together, one film at a time. Whether you’re a lifelong cinephile or just love a good movie night, you’ve come to the right place. So, grab your popcorn, and let’s talk film. Hi, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and...