Last month at Curzon Soho we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the release of Whit Stillman's Last Days of Disco with a repertory screening of the film on 35mm with Q&A from Whit himself. While Whit was in town, the following day he joined us for a further Q&A, for his 2016 film Love & Friendship plus stars Tom Bennett (Sir James) and Justin Edwards (Charles Vernon). In this special episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, you're now able to hear that Q&A. Listen for insights on...
Aug 02, 2018•33 min
Written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo , a former Jehovah's Witness, ' Apostasy ' is a remarkable and authentic debut film that provides rare insight into the complex nature of faith, family, duty and love - and we're lucky enough to have Daniel on the podcast to talk through his assured and compelling first feature. As devout Jehovah's Witnesses, sisters Alex and Luisa and their mother, Ivanna, are united in The Truth. But when Luisa starts to question the advice of the Elders, she makes a li...
Jul 26, 2018•39 min
Here we go again, with a new episode of The Curzon Film Podcast, this week we're chatting about the much anticipated sequel (and prequel) to smash hit musical adaptation 'Mamma Mia!' Ten years after the wildly successful first film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again picks up the story with Sophie pregnant, and not sure how she’s going to cope. But her mother’s story might give her some pointers... Moving between past and present, we follow Sophie as she tries to come to terms with her situation, and a...
Jul 20, 2018•26 min
After a 14 year wait, The Incredibles are finally back on our cinema screens in Pixar’s long awaited sequel and we were lucky enough to chat to the film’s producers Nicole Grindle and John Walker. PLUS in the superhero crossover event of the summer, Dave Corkery - one half of British Podcast Award winning show The Cinemile - joins the Curzon team for this incredible episode. Having hung up their capes, Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob navigates the day-to-day...
Jul 13, 2018•57 min
The tempestuous romance that inspired one of Gothic literature’s most influential works is brought to life in 'Mary Shelley'. Starring Elle Fanning as the titular author, 'Mary Shelley' is the directorial follow up to 'Wadjda' from Saudi Arabian director Haifaa al-Mansour, and we were lucky enough to sit down with her to talk about her latest work. With a strong ensemble cast including Douglas Booth, Bel Powley and Maisie Williams, this rousing and exquisite biopic balances sumptuous period deta...
Jul 04, 2018•47 min
This week we decided to do something a bit different to mark the halfway point of the year - discuss our favourites films of the first half of 2018 and preview our most anticipated releases for the next 6 months Celebrate the solstice with Sam, Kelly, Jake and Kambole as they chat about recent favourites You Were Never Really Here, 120 BPM, Phantom Thread, Zama and Hereditary as well as some excited previewing of Disobediance, Incredibles 2, Blackkklansman and more. Follow the team on Twitter: @...
Jun 29, 2018•37 min
Critically acclaimed filmmaker Fatih Akin ('The Edge of Heaven') returns with In the Fade, a gripping, edge-of-your-seat contemporary thriller exploring the lengths one woman would go to seek retribution after a brutal terrorist attack. Inspired by shocking real-life events, the film tells the story of Katja (Diane Kruger), whose life is torn apart when her husband and young son are suddenly killed in a bomb attack. Winner of the Best Actress award at Cannes 2017, the 2018 Golden Globe Award for...
Jun 21, 2018•37 min
In this episode we welcome Ari Aster, the director of ‘Hereditary’ on to the podcast, to talk about ‘this generation’s The Exorcist’ - PLUS Rupert Everett joins us to discuss his directorial debut, ‘The Happy Prince’. ‘Hereditary’ begins when Ellen, the reclusive grandmother of the Graham family, passes away and her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinis...
Jun 16, 2018•1 hr
This week we welcome one of the directors of one of the biggest films all time on to our tiny little podcast. Colin Trevorrow directed ‘Jurassic World’ in 2015 and joins us having just written its sequel ‘ Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom ’, this time passing the directors chair to JA Bayona (‘The Orphanage’, ‘The Impossible’, ‘A Monster Calls’). We talk about taking the series in to new genres, just how important JA’s body of work to date was to that and why he decided to blow up Isla Nublar. Set ...
Jun 07, 2018•41 min
This week we welcome our very first returning guest, the great François Ozon, who has returned to screens with his erotic thriller ' L'amant Double ' NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstance the audio quality in this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast is not to our usual standard. We apologise for the alteration. 'L’Amant Double' is a sleek but gleefully irreverent erotic thriller that sees the prolific French auteur ramping up the sexual tension while keeping his tongue firmly in his cheek. Marine ...
Jun 01, 2018•42 min
Zama Mia, here we go again with another Curzon Film Podcast. This time we're discussing Lucrecia Martel 's modern masterpiece ' Zama '. Joining Jake in the studio is Little White Lies ' Social Producer Hannah Woodhead, regular contributor Kelly Powell and Curzon's Programming Manager Ben Lyndon. Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate...
May 25, 2018•27 min
On the last weekend of Cannes, Jake and Damo round up their favourite final watches, including Hirokazu Kore-eda's ' Shoplifters ' and Matteo Garrone's ' Dogman '. For discussion on the Semaine Award winning ' Diamantino ', Pawel Pawlikowski's ' Cold War ' and ' Leave No Trace ' - Debra Granik's acclaimed follow up to 'Winter's Bone', go back and listen to our previous episodes of Our Man In Cannes. For some in-depth conversation on the latest releases, check out our latest, full-length episodes...
May 19, 2018•10 min
First-time filmmaker Léonor Serraille and the dazzling Laetitia Dosch burst onto the scene with ' Jeune Femm e', a raucous and playful portrait of a woman in her early 30s in Paris, that arrives in cinemas and on demand this week. Following in the footsteps of ' Frances Ha ' and ' Fleabag ' , it’s a sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious and always relatable nod to the chaos and candour of modern life. Neurotic and manic, bold and magnetic, Paula (Dosch) is a muddle of contradictions. Fresh fr...
May 18, 2018•24 min
Jake and Damo get together again to discuss some of the weekend highlights from La Croisette, including: Lukas Dhont's Un Certain Regard and Camera d'or nominated debut 'Girl', 'Leave No Trace' Debra Granik's follow up to 'Winter's Bone' and 'Diamantino' the giant puppy, football, government conspiracy film you never knew you needed until now. Follow the team on Twitter: @damospandley - Damo @jakehcunningham - Jake Produced and edited by Jake Cunningham Music supplied by incompetech.com Hosted o...
May 14, 2018•15 min
The world's greatest film festival is in full swing and our man in Cannes , Head of Programming Damo Spandley, is here to guide us through the programme. Over a few micro-podcast episodes, he'll be revealing his most anticipated films and highlights so far as well (including Asghar Farhadi's ' Everybody Knows ' and Pawel Pawlikowski's ' Cold War ') trying to explain just what a programmer does. Follow the team on Twitter: @damospandley - Damo @jakehcunningham - Jake Produced and edited by Jake C...
May 12, 2018•19 min
We welcome perhaps the most prestigious guest we’ve ever had on to the podcast this week. He’s Gandalf, he’s Magneto and he’s the subject of Joe Stephenson’s new documentary; it’s only Sir Ian McKellen ! Built around one 14 hour long interview, ‘ McKellen: Playing the Part’ is a fascinating and deftly handled portrait of one of the most important actors to ever grace both stage and screen. Through some highly impressive editing, the film highlights Sir Ian’s work as a Shakespearean actor, his bi...
May 10, 2018•53 min
After impressing with supporting roles in 'All the Money in the World' and 'Boardwalk Empire', Charlie Plummer walks his own path in 'Lean on Pete' and is this week's guest on the Curzon Film Podcast. Proving himself to be one of the most gifted, insightful and versatile directors working today, Andrew Haigh ('45 Years', 'Weekend') returns with 'Lean on Pete' a powerfully moving and deeply emotional story about a young boy’s search for belonging on the fringes of contemporary American society. D...
May 03, 2018•41 min
Michael Pearce’s hugely impressive first film Beast is an unsettling thriller that holds you in suspense until its final moments - and we're lucky enough to welcome Michael on to the show to discuss his intoxicating debut. Moll (Jessie Buckley) is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first ti...
Apr 27, 2018•44 min
We welcome one of the most iconic names in European cinema, Claire Denis, on to the podcast to talk about her latest film Let the Sunshine In. Plus, Little White Lies Contributing Editor Sophie Monks Kaufman joins the team in the studio to proclaim her love for this magical film. Isabelle (Juliette Binoche) is a stylish and accomplished artist living in Paris. Divorced and looking to find true love at last, she meets a handsome, kind and intelligent younger man who she thinks might finally be th...
Apr 19, 2018•46 min
Winner of prestigious awards at the 2017 Venice Film Festival, including the Silver Lion for best director, Custody is a gripping, tension-filled drama that heralds a stunning new cinematic voice in Xavier Legrand. The film stars Denis Ménochet ( Inglourious Basterds ) who we were lucky enough to speak to on the podcast. After a bitter divorce, Miriam (Léa Drucker) and Antoine (Denis Ménochet) battle for sole custody of their son, Julien (Thomas Gioria). Miriam claims the father is violent but l...
Apr 12, 2018•36 min
120 BPM is a portrait of the early 90s Act Up AIDS activists in Paris and a stunningly intimate romance. It's one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last 12 months and it finally arrives on UK shores this week and we were lucky enough to speak to its director, Robin Campillo. Joining Sam in the studio to discuss the film are Irene Musumeci and Julien Allen (Reverse Shot) As the AIDS epidemic tears through their community, the members of ACT UP Paris are fighting for survival. While th...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 3 min
This week we hop in our tiny metal plane to Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs . Locked in to the recording kennel to discuss Anderson’s latest stop motion passion piece, Sam and Jake are joined by Beth Webb, film journalist and programmer for Bechdel Test Fest, and writer of the Isle of Dogs feature in the latest Curzon Magazine. Plus, Mark Waring, the director of animation for the film shares his insights into creating this furry beautiful isle. In Wes’s fully realised world, canine flu has caused wi...
Mar 29, 2018•1 hr
Shot using an iPhone, Steven Soderbergh's second film since retiring might look like an exercise in no-budget filmmaking, but it's more than just cheap thrills. Kambole Campbell (Little White Lies, Crack Magazine) and Steph Watts (Film4, One Room With a View) join Jake to talk about why this entrapment horror hasn't just been phoned in. Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy) has been the victim of a stalker. Having moved to a new city, she still thinks she sees him everywhere. It's understandable, consid...
Mar 23, 2018•36 min
We're thrilled to welcome, Ruben Östlund, the director of the Palme D'or winning 'The Square' on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week, as well as the magnetic Claes Bang who plays Christian, a gallery curator stuck in the centre of Östlund's maelstrom of social anxiety and dark comedy. Ruben Östlund's Palme d’Or winner The Square is a knife-sharp satire on art, culture and communication in the digital age, starring Claes Bang ( The Bridge ), Elisabeth Moss ( The Handmaid's Tale , Mad Men ) and D...
Mar 16, 2018•55 min
Over the course of four films, Lynne Ramsay has certified herself as a unique filmmaker with a consistent and complete vision. She is truly an auteur, and one who we were lucky enough to welcome on to the podcast to talk about her new film You Were Never Really Here. A senator's daughter has been kidnapped. The authorities can do nothing. So ex-soldier Joe (Joaquin Phoenix), who has a reputation for resolving impossible situations, is contracted to return the girl safely home. However, things do...
Mar 09, 2018•50 min
We're thrilled to welcome Sebastián Lelio on to the podcast this week to talk about A Fantastic Woman , his stunning new film that debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in 2017, and a year later finds itself heading to the Oscars. Gloria director Sebastián Lelio returns with A Fantastic Woman , a groundbreaking, captivating and deeply humane story about a trans woman’s fight for acceptance. Anchored by a powerhouse central performance from rising star Daniela Vega, this Oscar-nominated film is an ...
Mar 01, 2018•54 min
We're thrilled to welcome one of Britain's most visionary current directors, Clio Barnard, on to the Curzon Film Podcast to talk about her new film 'Dark River'. After blending documentary and narrative form with 'The Arbor' in 2010, Barnard's 2013 follow up 'The Selfish Giant' found her thrust on to the international stage with acclaim from Cannes. Five years later she returns with 'Dark River', a muddy, muted and hugely powerful film set in rural England starring Ruth Wilson. Produced and edit...
Feb 22, 2018•41 min
We are so excited to welcome the one and only Greta Gerwig on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week. After writing the incredible 'Frances Ha' and 'Mistress America', Greta's directorial debut 'Lady Bird' finally flies into UK cinemas and we couldn't wait to talk about it. Discussing the film are Harriet Hall, Head of Digital Features at Stylist and Louisa Maycock, co-director of Girls on Tops 'a t-shirt celebration of female voices in film', along with podcast regulars Jake Cunningham and and Ry...
Feb 15, 2018•50 min
In this bonus episode of the Curzon film podcast we get to have a short chat with the legendary Ade Edmundson, star of 'Bottom', currently manning battleships in a galaxy far, far away in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and now on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Conducting the interview is Sam Howlett. Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Sam Howlett and Jake Cunningham Music supplied by incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2018•16 min
We were thrilled to welcome Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer & director Luca Guadagnino to Curzon Soho for a special Q&A screening of 'Call Me By Your Name'; and now we're bringing that conversation to you, in hopefully the first in an ongoing series of Q&A episodes of The Curzon Film Podcast. Produced and edited by Jake Cunningham Music supplied by incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 08, 2018•38 min
