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Last Take

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We remember our greatest directors for the films they made at their peak. But how often do we remember their Last Take? In this podcast, author and podcaster A. J. Black and cinephile Sam Stokes examine the final, often under-seen artistic work of creatives who have now left us. From Hitchcock's Family Plot to Wilder's Buddy Buddy, each such film carries their own story linked to the overall career and work of cinema's enduring legends. Join Tony and Sam as they venture across the last century and explore cinema's Last Take... A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.c...

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Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut 10.02.2026 1:43:01

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by author A. J. Black and podcaster Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this episode, a crossover with the AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s podcast where co-host Mark McManus joins them, they go back to 1999 and look at Eyes Wide Shut,...

Agnès Varda's Faces Places 13.01.2026 1:20:42

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by author A. J. Black and podcaster Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this episode, they go back to 2017 and look at Faces Places, the final directorial effort of Belgian/French artist and director, Agnès Varda. Varda for dec...

Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America 16.12.2025 1:23:30

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by author A. J. Black and podcaster Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this episode, they go back to 1984 and look at Once Upon a Time in America, the final directorial effort of Italian auteur Sergio Leone, with Robert de Nir...

Charlie Chaplin's A Countess from Hong Kong 25.11.2025 1:19:11

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors and actors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this episode, they go back to 1967 and look at A Countess from Hong Kong, the final directorial effort of American screen icon Charlie Chaplin, a romanti...

Billy Wilder's Buddy Buddy 14.10.2025 1:15:44

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors and actors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this episode, they go back to 1981 and look at Buddy, Buddy, the final film of American directing giant Billy Wilder, starring classic duo Jack Lemmon an...

Last Take: Season 1 14.10.2025 31:18

Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors and actors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place. In this opening episode, they introduce themselves, discuss why they created the podcast, and outline which directors and actors they plan to cover across t...