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Freda Cooper talks to screenwriter Luke Davies about his new film Tenzing, in cinemas now.  In 1953, Tenzing Norgay was at the heart of the successful British Everest expedition as leader of the Sherpas whose hard work brought victory and as one of the two lead climbers to reach the top.   But behind Tenzing's radiant smile is an untold story of courage, tragedy, and ambition, of a man who overcame incredible odds just ...

Freda Cooper talks to director Paul Greengrass about his new film The Uprising, in cinemas now.  The Uprising tells the story of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 — when ordinary people stood against the might of a kingdom.

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Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to writer and director Aaron Sorkin about his new film The Social Reckoning, in cinemas now.  A companion piece to the hit film The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay is based on the events that gave rise to the Wall Street Journal’s shocking exposé The Facebook Files.  

The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enli...

Freda Cooper talks to director Michael Showalter about his new film, Verity.  Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity.   After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographi...

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Molly Manners about her new film Extra Geography.  In an English girls boarding school, two teenage best friends grapple with the challenges of girlhood — friendship, boys, studies, and growing up — and embark on their school project, falling in love.

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Lara Peters speaks to Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu about his new film Digger, starring Tom Cruise.  Oil tycoon Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) is the most powerful man in the world.  When one of his Arctic drilling platforms unleashes a potentially catastrophic environmental disaster, he embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour – or, at least, convince the population he is &...

Hope Hopkinson speaks to the director of - and a selection of cast members from - the new big-screen adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; Georgia Oakley, Esme Creed-Miles, Herbert Nordrum and Frank Dillane.  A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood, Sense and Sensibility is an irresistible new take on Jane Austen's classic novel, from acclaimed filmmaker Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean).   In Geor...

Hope Hopkinson talks to actor Juliette Binoche about her new film Queen at Sea, co-starring Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall.  As dementia erodes a woman's ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interest, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection, and autonomy.

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Hope Hopkinson talks to actor Saoirse Ronan about her new film, Bad Apples. 

Maria, a primary school teacher doing her best to inspire a class of 10-year-olds, is stifled by one unruly and chaotic student.   With her career in question and the child's behaviour spiralling, she makes a series of bad decisions that lead to her accidentally taking and locking this "bad apple" in her home.   Maria tries desperately to ...

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 Victoria Luxford and Amon Warmann to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehouse Cinemas, including: Pressure, Bad Apples, Leviti...

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to the filmmakers behind the new film Pressure; co-stars Andrew Scott and Damian Lewis, as well as director Anthony Maras and screenwriter David Haig. 

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, PRESSURE follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg as they face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous invasion in ...

Sam Clements and Hope Hopkinson talk to filmmakers Steven Knight, Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace about their new film, Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger. 

Don’t Look Back In Anger charts Liam and Noel Gallagher’s triumphant reunion tour, Oasis Live ‘25, one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks of our time. The film is an unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical e...

Lara Peters talks to writer and director Michael Sarnoski about his new film, The Death of Robin Hood. 

THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD is a darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale.

Set of its time, the film sees the title character grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder; a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last.

In the hands of a mysterious woman...

Hope Hopkinson talks to writer and director Gregg Araki about his new film, I Want Your Sex.

I WANT YOUR SEX tells the story of Elliot (Cooper Hoffman), a kind-hearted if unmotivated twentysomething whose fantasies quickly come true when he lands a job with renowned artist and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde).

When Erika breaks down office boundaries and takes Elliot on as her sexual muse and subordinate, their sexually cha...

Hope Hopkinson talks to writer and director Jane Schoenbrun about their new film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. 

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection.

But when she visits the original movie’s star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files, Sex Education), a now-reclusive actress s...

Picturehouse's Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Adam Shankman about his new film, STOP! THAT! TRAIN!

STOP! THAT! TRAIN! follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express.

When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Los Angeles, the duo in coach must...

Guest hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Lucy Fenwick Elliott, 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 Kambole Campbell and Leila Latif to discuss discuss some of the best new films...

Picturehouse's Lucy Fenwick Elliott (armed with Burger Rings) catches up with writer-director Taika Waititi to celebrate the record-breaking Kiwi classic Hunt for the Wilderpeople, starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, and Rachel House.   Hunt for the Wilderpeople is back on Picturehouse screens in 4K to celebrate its 10 year anniversary!  Ricky (Julian Dennison) is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run wi...

Guest hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Hope Hopkinson, 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 Hanna Flint and Anna Smith to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to P...