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April 3, 2025 41 mins
John Currie on Movies That Changed Your Life: Cabaret, Manhattan, Arrival Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Beeston Film Festival director John Currie, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Cabaret analysis, Manhattan influence, and Arrival impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. John also discusses how he founded the Beeston Film Festival. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about why John Currie founded the Beeston Film, the growing pains of running it for eleven year, and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast. Beeston Film Festival [2:00] How would you describe the Beeston Film Festival  [6:46] Why start the Beeston Film Festival? [9:22] What are some of the growing pains of running a film festival for eleven years? [16:24] What are some of the fond memories of the festival from the last eleven years?  [20:10] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Cabaret Analysis  [22:20] John Currie shares how Cabaret is a wonderful film that touches on so many things from his life. In particular, growing up in Liverpool with a German mother. Manhattan impact  [27:50] John Currie shares memories of watching Manhattan in the Southport Arts Centre Arrival Influence   [33:18] John Currie talks about how Arrival is the first film he had come across that gets anywhere near touching the emotions involved in parenthood.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how John Currie founded and evolved the Beeston Film Festival - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Cabaret (1972), Manhattan (Manhattan), Arrival (2016)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   John Currie is the director of the Beeston Film Festival Official website https://www.beestonfilm.com   Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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