STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast

STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast

STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast is a monthly movie show, celebrating and exploring exceptional films and series with a deep dive into STUDIOCANAL’s renowned and world-spanning library, including titles available on the streaming channel, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS. Host Simon Brew is joined each month by a special guest, and will be exploring classic movies, new theatrical releases, and a fair few hidden gems as well. We dig into films you’ve seen and films you haven’t, and hopefully add a few titles to your watchlist along the way.

Episodes

June 12, 2025 27 mins
Academy Award-winning director Michel Hazanavicius joins regular host Simon Brew for a special episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast.

After winning Oscar for The Artist, Michel spent many years realising the extraordinary The Most Precious Of Cargoes. He tells Simon about the challenge of making the film, and what animation afforded him that live action wouldn't. That, and about the power of Alexandre Desplat's...
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A British war movie classic comes into focus in the latest episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast, as The Dam Busters celebrates its 70th birthday. 

Host Simon Brew is joined by Dr Matthew Sweet as the pair chat about the film, drawing parallels with work as far and wide as Apocalypse NowStar Wars, Dunkirk and even a dab of Top Gun Maverick. Also, why a version of the film written by Roald Dahl and directed by ...
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Few filmmakers can ever match the output of the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a German filmmaker who died at the age of just 37, with several lifetimes of work to his name. He's in the spotlight in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, with two movies in particular - In A Year Of 13 Moons and Lola - going under our microscope.

Regular host Simon Brew, of Film Stories, is joined by film writer and curator Sarah Cleary...
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Welcome to the brand new season of STUDIOCANAL Presents, kicking off in style as Paul Merton joins regular host Simon Brew to talk about comedy legend Tony Hancock.

In particular, two films that Hancock made at a pivotal point in his career: 1961's The Rebel and 1963's The Punch & Judy Man, both arriving on STUDIOCANAL's Vintage Classics DVD and Blu-ray label. 

Wearing terrific socks, which might not come...
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December 10, 2024 32 mins
In the final episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents for 2024, regular host Simon Brew is joined by film historian and critic Henry K Miller. Between them, they're digging into some of the early work of Alfred Hitchcock.

They pick out the highlights from a brand new Blu-ray boxset of Hitchcock films, not least the film that straddled the line between silent cinema and talkies. Plus, there's time too for a double bill recommen...
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November 12, 2024 29 mins
The work of the late screen legend Alain Delon is the focus of the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents. Regular host Simon Brew is joined by broadcaster and journalist Christina Newland to chat about Delon's films, with Plein Soleil and Mr Klein in particular a focus of conversation.

There's also time for more news from the world of STUDIOCANAL, and a fresh double bill recommendation too...
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A real treat in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as host Simon Brew gets to go behind the scenes of the eagerly-awaited Paddington In Peru!

He heads to a top secret location in London where the film was having its final touches put to it. He also finds out more from producer Rosie Alison, and the film's director, Dougal Wilson. Just enough time too for a news round-up from STUDIOCANAL as well.

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September 3, 2024 30 mins
The work of Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar moves into the limelight in this episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast - in particular, a pair of his earlier movies.

Kayleigh Donaldson joins regular host Simon Brew, examining and discussing both Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown and Kika. There's also time for the latest STUDIOCANAL news, as well as a fresh double bill recommendation as well...
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Founded back in 1999 by Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey, Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has earned a worldwide reputation off the back of films such as The Secret Of Kells, Song Of The Sea and The Breadwinner.

In a very special episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, the trio join regular host Simon Brew to talk about the story of Cartoon Saloon, its films, and its birthday. It's quite the tale...
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A real treat in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as regular host Simon Brew is joined by Academy Award winner Walter Murch to talk about the 1974 classic The Conversation.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Conversation was the movie he made between the first two Godfather films, and for actor Gene Hackman, he called it one of his favourite roles. No wonder: a superb, paranoid thriller, The Conversation also m...
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Creature features have been omnipresent in cinema since its early days, and in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, we're putting them firmly centre stage.

Joining regular host Simon Brew is a man who's just directed a creature feature of his own: Kiah Roache-Turner. He's the man behind the newly-released rampaging spider film Sting. As you're about to discover, he's scared of spiders - but he does have a host of rec...
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April 30, 2024 27 mins
The spotlight falls upon the Oscar-nominated animated film Persepolis for this episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast. Regular host Simon Brew is joined by writer and critic Kambole Campbell, and the pair delve into a modern animated classic.

They chat about the source comic book, the mix of dark and light in the film, and its distinctive animation style. That, and the telling of Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographica...
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March 25, 2024 35 mins
The rich history of Ealing Studios comes into the spotlight in this latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, and in particular two of its comedies that are amongst the finest films in British cinema history: Kind Hearts & Coronets, and The Lavender Hill Mob.

Host Simon Brew is joined by Ealing expert and fan Dr Benedict Morrison, and the pair explore the history, importance and joy of the films – whilst namecheckin...
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Now playing in cinemas, Wicked Little Letters brings together Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, and an awful lot of foul language! Shepherding it to the screen? That’d be director Thea Sharrock, who joins Simon for this episode of the STUDIOCANAL Podcast.

They talk about the making of the film, the true story underpinning it, and getting the tone right. As much as the film is a comedy, it’s got a resonant true story at t...
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February 7, 2024 30 mins
It may not have got the recognition it deserved on its original release, but Michael Powell's stunning 1960 film Peeping Tom is now rightly regarded as a flat-out classic. It's also the subject of the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents.

Regular host Simon Brew is joined by film critic Lillian Crawford to talk about the film, its legacy, and the impact it had on Michael Powell's career.

Plus, there's time...
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December 19, 2023 34 mins
Just in time for Christmas, our latest delve into the STUDIOCANAL catalogue salutes a festive treat from yesterday: The Holly & The Ivy. Often overlooked, it’s a film that’s a firm favour of Sir Christopher Frayling.

He joins regular host Simon Brew to talk about the film, and also to dig into a few further treats from the catalogue. Some of which have more of a festive edge than others…

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October 30, 2023 36 mins
We’re deep in spooky season at the time of this latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents – and that was all the reason we needed to invite podcaster, musician, writer, actor, and huge movie fan Scroobius Pip to join us.

Along with regular host Simon Brew, the focus of the chat this time is primarily on Joe Cornish’s modern favourite Attack The Block, and just why it continues to endure so well. Plus a few words too for ...
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The Old Oak, which is playing in UK cinemas as this podcast is released, is the final collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty. The pair join regular host Simon Brew for a very special episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast.

Ken and Paul take us into the making of the film, why those chose to tackle it in the first place, and how they went about putting it together. The far-reaching ...
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September 12, 2023 31 mins
This time on the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast, we’re joining in the birthday celebrations for the chilling The Wicker Man, that’s enjoying its 50th birthday year!

We’ve recruited a very special guest to explore the film too, with the acclaimed director of Bait and Enys Man – Mark Jenkin – joining regular host Simon Brew as they light a fire and settle down to discuss Robin Hardy’s iconic movie. 

Has Christoph...
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July 26, 2023 29 mins
Queer cinema takes centre stage in the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, a podcast that pours through one of the most extensive and varied film catalogues in the world.

Regular host Simon Brew is joined by author and critic Stephen Bourne (who wrote the book Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema, 1930-71), and the pair of them discuss a broad range of queer favourites from the STUDIOCANAL catalog...
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