Friday Film Showcased

From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at Brian De Palma's American giallo Dressed to Kill. Or is it a giallo? Yes. Is it transphobic? Probably. Is it a great film? Definitely. What's Brian De Palma's deal? I guess we'll never know. Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full episodes too daunting, this one's for you....

From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at the rise and rise of sports gambling, a horrifying epidemic that has taken over the USA and the world, as predicted in the Tony Scott / Shane Black Christmas classic The Last Boy Scout. Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full episodes too daunting, this one's for you. You could bet on it,...

What have WE done to Solange? Originally released in two parts, this special omnibus edition of Friday Film Showcased (FFS) collects Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan's discussion about their giallo season into one big bite. Films discussed: Deep Red, Stagefright Aquarius, Bay of Blood, Blood and Black Lace, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Dressed to Kill, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin,...

Friday Film Showcased (FFS) returns with part one of a two part special on adaptations of Kenneth Fearing's novel The Big Clock. We are doing this as a tribute to the late Gene Hackman, who is not in the movie discussed in this episode, but was alive when it came out. But was he a child? Listen and find out! Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan discuss topics including: Ray Milland (man), ray-milland...

Heart and Souls. We fell in love with this film: Heart and Souls. We fell in love, except Dean thought... that it was just okay. Things discussed: The 1990s' VHS rental market The van-based secondary market for VHS in the form of Video Van Men Film tricking you into feeling things or into perceiving motion Insanely bad marketing campaigns: When Counterprogramming Goes Wrong Robert Downey Jr: a...

🎶Hey hey, we're Friday Film Showcased, and people say we don't showcase around, but we're too busy editing to load any podcasts up... 🎶 From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at Bob Rafelson's almost-forgotten existential Monkees movie, Head (1968), written by Jack Nicholson! Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full e...

For the ninth day of Christmas, Friday Film Showcased gave to me: a podcast episode about The Last Boy Scout, written by Mr. Christmas himself, Shane Black! Theme Music: Bach J.S. Christmas Oratorio. BMV 248. Part 4.

Following a hiatus, we at Spotify* are delighted to welcome Ciara and Conor back for season 2 of Friday Film Showcased. In this excellent episode, they set out their plans for the upcoming season. Is this the first episode of the season they discuss? Is this the trailer/preview for said season? Though shorter than usual, we at Spotify* lean towards the former. Highly recommended. Five Stars. Song...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...

NOTE : We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect. The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet mu...