Dr Kino's Film Emporium

Dr Kino's Film Emporium

Film academics, curators and serious cinema fans talk about the under-appreciated flicks, hidden gems and under-the-radar classics that may have passed you by. All recording and broadcasts © Temonos Productions Ltd. All rights reserved.

Episodes

November 25, 2021 54 mins

Marvellous things in this episode...Dr Kino and Empire magazine's Editor-At-Large Helen O'Hara discuss The Contender, Shut Up and Sing and Brotherhood of the Wolf.  Also under their scrutiny are: the position of women in film, film criticism, Joan Allen's actorly skills, magazine internships, film festivals and Jennifer Aniston's shoulders.

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Drs Kino and Mattingly discuss Alex Cox's cult fave Repo Man (1984) and Curtis Hanson's underrated Wonderboys (2000). Expect musings, wonderings, the Tipp-Ex connection, the appeal of cult cinema, the perils of adaptation, Harry Dean Stanton and a brief mention of Shane MacGowan...enjoy, darlings!

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Welcome back good listeners! For the first episode of Season 2, Dr Kino and Marie Findley (Mediaeval Baebe, TV writer, film fan, and all round Good Egg) discuss Altman's Images (1972), French zombie horror The Grapes of Death (Rollin, 1978) and Times Square (Moyle, 1980). They also wax lyrical about bad puns, the joys of underground cinema nights, performing arts degrees, and appearing in a Ken Russell film. Enjoy responsibly.

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December 23, 2020 40 mins

Dr Kino and the Panic Pixie Scream Girls (Holly and Becky) discuss and dissect the cinematic treats that filmmakers have variously bestowed upon us over the years. Also on the radar, in no particular order, are: psychedelic reindeer urine, Xmas slasher films, Joan Collins, Richard Curtis, The Box of Delights, and why Xmas has to be so damned eerie to be enjoyable. Enjoy, and seasons greetings to you all!

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December 4, 2020 40 mins

Dr Kino and film writer Sean Wilson discuss Shane Meadows' under-rated 2004 masterpiece Dead Man's Shoes. Also under their beady gaze are, in no particular order: the superhuman normalcy of Paddy Considine, school VHS players, Nietzschean quotes, and the unadorned brilliance of the original Ghostbusters. Go on, you know you want to!

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Drs Kino and Degouveia discuss John Boorman's much maligned 1977 effort, Exorcist 2:The Heretic. Also mentioned are imaginary muscle cars, the dangers of too many script re-writes, Richard Burton's actorly voice, Manichean battles, ripping off horror film endings, and the perils of not giving Mark Kermode what he wants. Over to you, darlings!

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November 20, 2020 45 mins

Dr Kino and uber-Whovian/Professional Anorak Toby Hadoke discuss Sidney Lumet's underappreciated classic The Hill  from 1965. Also in their sights are: mud-rolling in Shropshire, education via the telly, sweaty masculinity, the unstoppable rise of geekdom, Dr Who jokes, and Barbara Dickson. Oh yeah.

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November 13, 2020 42 mins

Dr Kino and C20th Flicks legend Dr Paul Green discuss Marc Forster's underrated 2006 effort Stranger Than Fiction. Also under their scrutiny (but in no particular order) are: invisible circuses, the power of manifestos, bad New Jersey impressions, Dungeons and Dragons, cast-off Gandalf beards, RD Laing and accountancy porn. As always, enjoy!

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November 6, 2020 40 mins

Drs Kino and Williams discuss Billy Wilder's underrated 1964 effort Kiss Me Stupid. Also of interest is: the Catholic Legion of Decency and counter-productive censorship, a Greta Garbo faux-pas, school film clubs, the inspirational intensity of Tarantino, Donald Sutherland impressions, Phillip Larkin, and phallic cactuses. Have a good 'un!

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Dr Kino and the legendary Panic Pixies chat about Brian de Palma's bizarre horror-comedy-musical Phantom of the Paradise. Also discussed are Zooey Deschanel, the Shining, feminist boobs, the Muppet Christmas Carol, characters called Beef, and Abba lookalikes. As always, enjoy carefully.... 

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October 23, 2020 45 mins

Drs Kino and Singh look at bromance comedy I Love You Man  from 2009. Also included, free of charge, are chats about Haverfordwest, Canadian power trios, what makes a good cult movie, drug dealer impressions, the Zen of James Franco and what it was like to be taught by Carol Bainbridge and Andy Butler. Go for it!

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October 16, 2020 37 mins

Dr Kino and Dr Miriam Kent discuss Blade (1998, Norrington), the film that may have saved Marvel Studios and funded Lord of the Rings. Also the subject of their laser-like focus are: inspirational film lecturers from Turkey, Norwich, Chadwick Boseman, tractors, holographic comic covers and why Stephen Dorff is not seen as much as he should be. Have a good time, all the time!

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Toby Reynolds and Daisy Steinhardt from Twentieth Century Flicks talk about Eric Thompson's psychedelic children's film from 1972, Dougal and the Blue Cat. Also mentioned in no particular order are: the strangely comforting nature of Lars Von Trier's misanthropy, Margaret Thatcher, auteur directors, the importance of independent video stores, the dubious honour of being the first generation of COVID-19 film students,...

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October 2, 2020 33 mins

Toby and Dr Mikel Koven discuss Demon (2015) by Marcin Wrona along with Newfoundland, burning volcanoes, academic conference punch-ups, Richard Dyer, Jewish ghosts, the Coen brothers, psychogeography, and Polish directors. Enjoy.....

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September 25, 2020 25 mins

Dr Lisa Stead and Toby talk about her choice Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) along with sideways steps into Y2K campness, Virginia Woolf, why Denise Richards is a natural comedian, the dullness of small town life, and a whole heap more besides.

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September 18, 2020 53 mins

Toby Reynolds and Dr Pete Falconer discuss Brian Trenchard Smith's Ozploitation effort Turkey Shoot from 1982. Expect an in-depth exploration of lesbian decadents, Australian werewolves, surprisingly insightful political awareness, machetes, gore, and the critical role that a Southampton art cinema plays in the life of a young film student. 

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Toby Reynolds and filmmaker and academic Jax Griffin muse on Stan Brakhage's 1971 effort The Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes. Expect philosophy, Maya Deren, the occasional dog whimper, Vogon poetry, Six Foot Under and a whole heap more besides...

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September 4, 2020 40 mins

Toby Reynolds and Ti Singh dissect Breck Eisner's 2005 action dud Sahara, along with why it flopped, why you still really should watch it, bad films and why we love 'em, Rainn Wilson impressions, and the legendary Other BBFC....BTW, apologies for the audio quality that makes Ti sound occasionally like a Doctor Who villain from 1983.

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August 28, 2020 44 mins

Toby Reynolds and Dr Rayna Denison discuss the Japanese/UK/USA animation The Last Unicorn (1982), along with Studio Ghibli, why the Muppets are actually British (no, really), harpies, Ralph Bakshi, the 1980s fantasy boom, and much more besides...

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August 21, 2020 34 mins

Toby Reynolds and Dr Vincent Gaine discuss Michael Mann's 2015 digital cyber-actioner Blackhat, along with existential philosophy, auteur theory, Russell Crowe's best performance and the only scene between De Niro and Pacino that is any good. Allegedly.

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