Filmotomy Podcast

It's the Thanksgiving podcast at Filmotomy. Bianca jumps back in the hot seat to host this week's episode, where she is joined by two Americans, Audrey and Jonathan, as well as Doug and JD. The pilgrims come to the table with their own notions of the Thanksgiving holiday, and each pick a dysfunctional family from the movies. Please subscribe on SoundCloud and / or iTunes. Music by Justin Hurwitz f...

A bumper Academy Awards edition of the Filmotomy podcast, as we scan the 90 year history for some of our favorite Best Picture Oscar winners. As Bianca takes a well-earned week off, Robin hosts, and invites prestigious members to join him on the nostalgic awards back-catalog - they are Audrey, Jo, Kira, and Doug. The branch each put forward 5 Best Picture winners at the Oscars - perhaps sentimenta...

The eeriness appears to continue where Halloween left off for Episode 51 of the Filmotomy Podcast. The topic of discussion this week is the 1980 chiller masterpiece, The Shining, and the corresponding documentary, Room 237, on some of the varied conspiracy theories surrounding the picture. Host Bianca makes a very welcome return, and she checks in with Doug, Jonathan, and the ever-unforgettable Jo...

Podcast 50 was planned to be a very special event for Filmotomy. However, on the night of the recording things didn't go to plan. And with Robin and Bianca indisposed / missing / too busy to be online etc, I've taken the recording from the shared drive to share with you all. I'm sure Robin won't mind, and will likely pull it if so. Probably needs to be re-recorded. But you might as well enjoy this...

On the eve of our hotly anticipated 50th podcast, we talk some more Academy Awards with number 49. Robin is the host for the second week in a row (but rest assured, Bianca returns for the next one), and he is joined by fellow nominees, Jonathan, Doug, and yet another new-comer to the show, JD Grant. The discussion is the endless debate of the acting categories at the Oscars. From leads nominated i...

Fresh from the London Film Festival, we have a quick review podcast of the event so far. Robin takes hosting duties for today, and Bianca puts her feet up to tell us about her festival adventures. Also guesting, and new to the show, is Londoner born and raised, Amanda. The threesome chat about some of the highlights so far, including not just the movies themselves, but panels, Q and As, interviews...

We're traveling back in time for the first of our Oscars podcasts. This week we're meeting up in the year 2000, to discuss gladiators, dragons, tigers, the contenders, the almost famous. Delving into this crazy year, are Bianca, Robin, Doug, and Audrey, they tell us where they were, and how things have changed. Have a listen as we scan through the major categories that year, nitpick and embrace to...

Podcast 46 pays a loving tribute to an actor we lost ten years ago now. Hostess Bianca Garner has Jonathan Holmes, and new-to-the-show Chris Regan over to discuss the life and legacy of the late, great Heath Ledger. An extremely talented actor taken from us way too soon. The trio talk about their first encounters of Ledger, the work that impressed them the most, and perhaps where the actor would b...

Exclusive interview with director of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion. With the release of her insightful, essential documentary, Adrion was kind enough to speak to Bianca Garner, deputy editor at Filmotomy. The 30 minute audio interview has Adrion discuss her film account of the current female filmmaker climate, the many talented woman directors she spoke to, as well as her own insight into the still...

Podcast 45 brings together Robin and host Bianca once again, along with yet another new, fresh face to proceedings. Audrey Fox of 1001moviesandbeyond.com jumps in as this week we have a look at just a few of our favorite films directed by women. There's stories about children, the relationship with the parents, and also baseball, film noir, and a vampire. Have a listen, subscribe via SoundCloud an...

Episode 44 marks the very first time the Filmotomy Podcast has an all female line-up. The topic of conversation is the history of female filmmakers, so going back to the beginning, looking at where we have come, and what the future might hold for the ladies of the film industry. Bianca, our ever present hostess, is joined by new relatively new faces - both Jo and Kira complete the trio of girls. G...

Yet another podcast special during the Femme Filmmakers Festival. This time it is the turn of Australian filmmaker, Kate Lefoe. Host Bianca and Robin ask her about both her short films in competion, Plunge and Somersault Pike.

It was sheer coincidence, or perhaps a touch of fate, that the day we scheduled Fry Day in the Femme Filmmakers Festival, director Laura Moss would feature in Deadline with the news that Fangoria acquired what will be her first feature. Filmotomy took the opportunity to pull Moss from her busy schedule, and hurl her into a last-minute Q&A about Fry Day and filmmaking. I was joined by Bianca and Ch...

Another special guest for Podcast 42. This time the female writer-director of the brilliant short film, Aria, in competition at the Femme Filmmakers Festival, Myrsini Aristidou. Hostess Bianca, and editor-in-chief Robin, talk to the talented filmmaker about Aria, her previous short film Semele, as well as some of her charitable ventures outside of the film world. Please have a listen, this is not...

Episode 41 of the Filmotomy Podcast lands on the opening day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2018. Ten days of over fifty films showcasing is upon us. Our hostess Bianca is reunited with Robin, and the special guest this week is Barbara Ann O'Leary, the founder of Directed by Women initiative. The trio find time in their busy schedules to discuss female filmmakers, as well as looking ahead to the...

Our latest podcast hits the 40 mark with a bang. With the summer almost over, and the autumn falling ever closer, the focus turns to a quick scan of the recent summer films. And then a look at what we might be looking forward to in the coming months, as the awards season begins to heat up. Our regular hostess with the mostess, Bianca, is joined by Jonathan and Doug, to give their perspectives of t...

The podcast returns after a short break. Not exactly a scandal broke out, but we had our very own mystery to deal with. Episode 39, then, we finally delve into some of the unsolved Hollywood mysteries of yesteryear. Host Bianca invited Doug back all the way from Australia, and a first-time on the show for another Brit, Lucy from Lucy Goes To Hollywood. They each bring to the table one of their, ca...

The British are coming in the latest podcast from Filmotomy. The many compounds of the UK film industry is examined by two Brits, Bianca Garner and Robin Write, and they are joined by Rob Motto from America, and Doug Jamieson from Australia. Discussion looks out how we might class a film as British, including how the BFI determine what a British film is on the way to BAFTA consideration. The gang...

WARNING: Some listeners may find this material disturbing. Good! The new podcast at Filmotomy delves into the murky waters of uncensored cinema. Blood and guts, racism, controversy, political incorrectness, the grotesque, the strange, the horrific - you get the picture. Bearded Bianca Garner hosts the gore-fest, with nympho Jonathan Holmes, blasphemous Rob Motto, and blood-soaked Robin Write. In a...

The Filmotomy Podcast takes a trip to the movie theater this week, wondering why the auditorium is not full. Host Bianca Garner has the projector running, with Rob Motto, Mark Ziobro, and new-to-the-show Doug Jamieson from The Jam Report, handing out popcorn and peanuts. The discussion looks at why cinema-going has become more and more frequent over the years. Too expensive? The movies have gotten...

The Ingmar Bergman podcast feels like a truly special occasion. To celebrate his centennial year, and to join the rest of the vast Bergman coverage at Filmotomy, this week's recording is all about the great Swedish filmmaker. Host Bianca Garner, fresh off her own Bergman binge, is joined by Robin Write, and a recently acquired Ingmar super-fan in Aaron Charles. The discussion looks at the legend f...

This timely podcast episode hits the halfway mark of the year 2018. So we are due a half-time report, to assess the year in film so far. Bianca is in the hosting chair once again, and joined by Robin and Rob. Here they chat about their favorite films of the year so far, some disappointments, and the performances that impressed also. Of course, there is plenty of banter, and lots of laughs. You sho...

Podcast 33 is dedicated to the one and only Robert Altman. Part of the 10 Days of Altman series, we brought the publishing date forward especially. Steve hosts the show, with Bianca and Robin adding to the mix to discuss the filmmakers incredible journey. We can't do him justice in under an hour, but there's plenty here to sing about. Enjoy the show, and please leave your comments, and subscribe o...

After a week off, the podcast returns with a bang. Host and Deputy Editor Bianca Garner is joined by fellow Deputy Steve Schweighofer, regular film nut Rob Motto, and a special invite was accepted by Mark Ziobro from TheMovieBuff. Net. To celebrate Meryl Streep's birthday, the gang try to encapsulate a quite magnificent acting career. Discussion then turns to the plight of the strong lead roles fo...

Animation is the topic of discussion for the podcast this week. And just how child-friendly the genre has been over its cinematic evolution. Our fair maiden, and host, Bianca Garner helps paint the picture with Daniel Smith-Rowsey, Rob Motto, and Jonathan Holmes. And they all put forward their notions of the animated film, how it has changed over the years, the various contexts of the stories told...