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Comedy is inherently personal so we dissect two comedy films we called wrong - or did we? This week we examine The Other Guys from 2010 and What We Do In The Shadows from 2017.The timings for this week are:The Other Guys (03:32)What We Do In The Shadows (35:58)Next week’s theme will be films about a Sean or an Andy. Follow us on social media:Instagram: frametoframepodTwitter: frametoframepodLetter...

This week to mark Armistice by looking at World War I films with famous long single takes. We look at the Stanley Kubrick film Paths of Glory and Sam Mendes’ 1917.The timings for this week are:Paths of Glory (01:28)1917 (33:35)Next week’s theme will be films we called incorrectly.
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This week we go on a real journey from 1992’s Live Wire to 2018’s Hereditary as we’re discussing spontaneous combustion in films - owing to the upcoming Bonfire Night in the UK.The timings for this week are:Live Wire (02:29)Hereditary (28:50)Next week’s theme will be World War I films with long single takes.
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This week, Andy and Sean examine schlocky 80s horror films with the Bristol institution, the legendary Ti Singh from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and the Bristol Bad Film Club. The films they look at this week are the 1981's The Burning and 1982's The Slumber Party Massacre. The timings for this week are:The Burning (10:24)The Slumber Party Massacre (36:56)Next week’s theme will be spontaneous c...

Andy and Sean examine Bad Mother Truckers where they look at two films that focus on trucks pursuing their prey. The films are Spielberg’s Duel and 2001’s Joy Ride. The timings for this week are:Duel (00:56)Joy Ride (25:52)Next week’s theme will be Schlocky 80s horror films with Ti Singh from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and the Bristol Bad Film Club. Find out more about Forbidden Worlds at http...

This week, Andy and Sean are joined by overseer of the We Made This Podcast Network and author of The Cinematic Connery: The Films of Sir Sean Connery, A.J. Black. They delve into without giving too much away, the sublime and then the ridiculous with films that could be confused with other media. The films are 1965’s The Hill and 1998’s The Avengers. The Cinematic Connery can be found at Polaris P...

This week look at fighting with the large entities. Two films that see the little man standing up for what they believe is right regardless of the odds being stacked against them. Naturally the two films are Michael Mann’s The Insider and the Billy Connolly 2001 vehicle The Man Who Sued God. The timings for this week are:The Insider (03:56)The Man Who Sued God (30:50)Next week’s theme will be the...

This week we mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II by discussing two films with her as a character. We examine her life and legacy through the prism of The King’s Speech which depicts her fathers struggles and The Queen which depicts a key turning point in her reign. The timings for this week are:The King’s Speech (03:38)The Queen (26:14)Next week’s theme will be the little man vs large entities....

In tribute to the greatest film director of all time*, we examine two films that have 114 within. Dr Strangelove and Welcome to Marwen both contain this Easter egg and are the films the boys examine this week. The timings for this week are:Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (03:00)Welcome to Marwen (31:54)Next week’s theme will be suing large entities. *Andy’s opin...

In preparation for Andy’s trip to WWE’s Clash at the Castle, we discuss real life wrestling films where we examine 2014’s Foxcatcher and 2018’s Fighting With My Family. Two very different types of wrestling with two very different films but both celebrating the sport and art form of wrestling. The timings for this week are:Foxcatcher (05:09)Fighting With My Family (35:02)Next week’s theme will be...

This week are honoured to welcome writer and podcaster, Tony Black in a crossover episode with the Partisan podcast - also on the We Made This network - to discuss Richard Nixon films based on stage plays. We discuss Secret Honor and Frost/Nixon. The timings for this week are:Secret Honor (4:35)Frost/Nixon (24:51)Next week’s theme will be Wrestling films based on true events. Find Tony and Partisa...

This week we discuss films influenced by the works of George Orwell. Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is very reminiscent of 1984 whilst Children of Men takes influences from a number of works including Animal Farm and 1984.The timings for this week are:Brazil (3:10)Children of Men (31:29)Next week’s theme will be Richard Nixon in films where we will be joined by Tony Black from many We Made This podcasts i...

This week we are honoured to be joined by Adam Murray from the Bristol Black Horror Club to discuss socially conscious horror films. The films this week are the George A Romero ghoul classic, Night of the Living Dead and Jordan Peele’s beautifully subversive Get Out. We delve into some of the exciting and wonderful places around Bristol to take in films such as the wonderful Waterfront cinema (wit...

Impressions and accents galore in this week as we explore model villages in films with Tim Burton's 1988 Beetlejuice (we say it far more than 3 times... he... kind of appears) and Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz. Naturally, this is all done for the greater good....The timings for this week are:Beetlejuice (03:42)Hot Fuzz (29:57)Next weeks theme will be socially conscious horror films with Adam from the Br...

Bright light city's gonna set our soul, gonna set our soul on fire... This week we visit the gaming capital of the world in the heat of Nevada, we drop by Las Vegas. The two very different sides of Las Vegas from the perspectives of the Elvis and Ann-Margaret led Viva Las Vegas and Martin Scorsese's Casino. The timings for this week are:Viva Las Vegas (04:59)Casino (23:51)Next weeks theme will be...

This week, Andy and Sean delve into one of their great loves in Monty Python to examine Pythons making movies. The films they looked at were John Cleese's A Fish Called Wanda and Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King. The timings for this week are:A Fish Called Wanda (04:09)The Fisher King (24:59)Next weeks theme will be two sides of 60's Las Vegas. Follow us on social media:Instagram: frametoframepodTw...

This week, up becomes down, left becomes right and logic becomes irrelevant we explore foliage in films. First up is one of Sean’s childhood favourites in the 1993 adaptation of The Secret Garden followed by M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (or maybe What’s Happening?).The timings for this week are:The Secret Garden (02:33)The Happening (26:10)Next weeks theme will be Python’s make movies. Follo...

Sean, Andy and returning guest Bo Nicholson examine Bo's personal theme of Autistic siblings in films. We delve into the complex legacy of Rain Man and the Australian comedy-drama The Black Balloon. Every effort has been taken to use appropriate language and sensitivity with the subject we discuss. The timings for this week are:Rain Man (05:13)The Black Balloon (28:11)Next weeks theme will be Pyth...

Returning to the water this week, Andy and Sean examine animated turtles in films by looking at the Pixar classic Finding Nemo and the Studio Ghibli film The Red Turtle. The timings for this week are:Finding Nemo: (02:29)The Red Turtle: (28:07)Next weeks theme will be Autistic siblings. Follow us on social media:Instagram: frametoframepodTwitter: frametoframepodLetterboxd: frametoframeFacebook: Fr...

This week we celebrate the publication of Sean’s first book: The Sound of Cinema Hollywood Film Music from the Silents to the Present. As such we delve into the Frame to Frame archives and pull out some of the conversations about specifically the scores of some key films that also make an appearance in the book. It also functions as a soundtrack lesson as we hear all about spotting, temp track and...

Still celebrating turning 100, we look back at our favourite reviews that we’ve done. This Week Andy chose Taken and Sean chose Cure. The timings for this week are:Taken: (03:38)Cure: (26:30)We will return in 2 weeks with the theme announced on social media. Follow us on social media:Instagram: frametoframepodTwitter: frametoframepodLetterboxd: frametoframeFacebook: Frame to FrameEmail: frame.to.f...

In the second of our series about turning 100, we look at films with 100 year old characters in them. This week sees us examine Titanic - because Rose is 100 - and the obvious one of The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window and Disappeared. The timings for this week are:Titanic: (02:42)A 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared: (32:01)Next week's theme will be look...

We turn 100! To celebrate this, we choose two films from the Rotten Tomatoes 100% club and we chose two absolute favourites and classics - Singin’ In The Rain and Before Sunrise. The timings for this week are:Singin in the Rain: (04:49)Before Sunrise: (27:11)Next week's theme will be films with 100 year old characters. Follow us on social media:Instagram: frametoframepodTwitter: frametoframepodLet...

1 week away from the big 1-0-0 we examine dogs that stole the show with The Artist and John Wick. Many different divergences on this one including the start of film scores as we know them to Brian Butterfield's Shooting Agency. The timings for this week are:The Artist: (4:49)John Wick (25:59)Next week's theme will be films in the Rotten Tomatoes 100% ClubFollow us on social media:Instagram: framet...

This week, Andy and Sean delve into foolish characters that are anything but with the Peter Sellers Comedy/Drama film, Being There (1979) and the most profitable Irish film of all time, The Guard (2011). We also come to a shocking Pink Panther related revelation...The timings for this week are:Being There: (03:31)The Guard: (25:12)Next week's theme will be Dogs That Stole The Show. Follow us on so...