The Love Of Cinema

Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Guillermo del Toro about his new film, Frankenstein which is in cinemas now.  Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz shine in Guillermo del Toro’s imaginative and elemental retelling of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel. Don't miss del Toro's electrifying resurrection showing a week early at The Ritzy Picturehouse from Fri 17 Oct. Showing at Pictu...

Freda Cooper talks to director Derek Cianfrance about his new film Roofman, in cinemas now.  Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us...

Lara Peters talks to director Edward Berger (Conclave, All Quiet On The Western Front) about his new film, Ballad of a Small Player.  Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is lying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left.  Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming...

Sam Clements talks to screenwriter Brad Ingelsby about his new film The Lost Bus, as well as his hit HBO TV series, Task.  From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, The Lost Bus is a white-knuckle ride through one of America’s deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from th...

Sam Clements talks to filmmakers Greta Lee, Jodie Turner Smith and Joachim Rønning about their new film Tron: Ares.  TRON: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@pict...

Sam Clements talks to filmmakers Kirk Jones, Robert Aramayo and John Davidson about their new film I Swear.   I SWEAR is a frank, funny and powerful new film inspired by the life and experiences of John Davidson, MBE, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980’s Britain to present day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome. Diagnosed aged 15, John naviga...

Simi Cheema talks to director and actor Harris Dickinson, about his new film Urchin.  Urchin is the stunning directorial debut from Harris Dickinson, powered by an outstanding, award-winning performance from Frank Dillane. Mike (Dillane), a rough sleeper on the streets of London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Moving between short-term jobs and sm...

Sam Clements talks to director Benny Safdie about his new film, The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, in cinemas now.  From director Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time) comes The Smashing Machine: the tumultuous rise-and-fall story of legendary mixed martial arts champion Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), his rocky marriage to model Dawn Staples (a predictably excellent Emily B...

Sam Clements talks to Justin Tipping about his new film, HIM, in cinemas now.  From Oscar® winner Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, producers of the landmark horror films Get Out, Us, Candyman and Nope, comes a blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power and the pursuit of excellence at any cost From an acclaimed Black List screenplay by Zack Akers & Skip Bronkie (creato...

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Hannah Strong and Yasmine Kandil to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: Urchin...

Felicity Beckett talks to to director Nadia Fell about her new film, Brides.  Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown.  If you'd like to send us a v...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to Emma Thompson about her new film, The Dead of Winter.  A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehou...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director William Bridges about his new film, All Of You, starring Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots.  Best friends since college, Simon and Laura drift apart when she takes a test that finds her soulmate despite years of unspoken feelings between them.  Over the years, as their paths cross and diverge, neither can deny the feeling that they’ve missed out on a life toge...

Hope Hopkinson talks to Neil Alock , film critic and author of Hitchology , and Rose Butler, Picturehouse Film Programmer, about the new blockbuster ReDiscover season: Hitchcock, coming to your local Picturehouse this autumn.  Whether you're new to Alfred Hitchcock, or a big enough fan to know your Sabotage from your Saboteur, a season of his movies on the big screen is an unmissable event for fil...

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Nadia Latif, plus actors Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins and Anna Diop about their new film The Man In My Basement.  In the African American neighbourhood of Sag Harbor, New York, Charles Blakey (Corey Hawkins) is out of work, out of luck and on the verge of foreclosure on his ancestral home. A knock on the door from a mysterious businessman, Anniston Bennet (Willem Da...

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Leila Latif and Rafa Sales Ross to discuss some of the best films and events coming to Picturehouse Cinemas in September, includ...

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Darren Aronofsky about his new film, Caught Stealing.  Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to...

Sam Clements talks to director Jay Roach about his new film, The Roses.  Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids.  But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidd...

Hope Hopkinson talks to writer, director and star of Sorry, Baby Eva Victor about making their feature directorial debut.  Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Blending heartache, humour and healing, SORRY, BABY is the stunning and star-making debut from director, writer and actor Eva Victor, also starring Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges.  As sharp as...

Sam Clements speaks to director Ari Aster about his new film Eddington, in UK cinemas now after it's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.  In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, ple...

Sam Clements speaks to director Chris Columbus about his work directing the much aniticpated adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, produced by Steven Spielberg.  Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees - Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (...

Sam Clements speaks to actors Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor about working on Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck, adapted from the Stephen King story of the same name.  THE LIFE OF CHUCK is a life-affirming, genre-bending story, based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz. Adapted for the screen and directed by regular King c...

Sam Clements speaks to writer and director Celine Song about her new film Materialists, recorded live on stage at Picturehouse Central. Please note, this episode was recorded in front of an audience who had just watched Materialists and contains some plot spoilers.  From Celine Song, the Academy Award-nominated writer and director of Past Lives, comes Materialists: the story of a young, ambitious...

Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Akua Gyamfi and Victoria Thomas to discuss some of the best films coming to Picturehouse Cinemas in August, including: Sorry Bab...

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Claude Barras about his new film, Savages. In Borneo, at the edge of the tropical forest, Kéria is given a baby orangutan.  With the forest under greater threat than ever, Kéria, Selaï and the little primate, Oshi, will have to face many obstacles.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk . Subscri...