The Curzon Film Podcast
Interviews and discussion about the latest high quality and independent film releases from Curzon Cinemas in the UK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Kleber Mendonça Filho, the director of Aquarius, and collaborator Juliano Dornelles have come up with a politically loaded riff on The Most Dangerous Game scenario. It’s a thrilling blend of genre thrills and shocks, and smart satire. Bacurau, a settlement in rural Brazil, is shaken by its matriarch’s death. But something strange is happening, the water supply has been cut off, and the village has disappeared from sa...
Beware, there's spoilers ahead!
Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE is the film that keeps on giving. To complement our deep dive into the #BongHive, we have a very special bonus episode featuring Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver's Edgar Wright in conversation with the Academy Award-winning Director Bong.
This Q&A was recorded at Curzon Bloomsbury, before the PARASITE ma...
We’ve dedicated an entire episode to the film that, for many many months, has been infecting audiences more than any other. Created by South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019, Parasite has spread its way to box office success, BAFTA nominations and even a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Over the course of the show, you’ll get expert insights on Bong Joon Ho’s...
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On this week's episode, we see out 2019 with Greta Gerwig's Little Women, and we welcome in 2020 with Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit.
In Little Women, Greta Gerwig couldn't have chosen a more beloved classic to adapt for her second feature as director, matched only by the strength of cast she's corralled. Playing the four leads on the verge of womanhood are Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Sharp Objects' Eliz...
It's that time of year when we make endless lists of the most wonderful things we have seen at the cinema over the past 12 months. Tune in to hear about our favourites!
Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell and Ella Kemp
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Edited by Mark Tow...
In this episode we welcome a true legend of cinema on to the podcast, the man, the myth... Werner Herzog
As well as talking to Mr Herzog, we round up the results of the European Film Awards where Herzog was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement. Along with this, we take a look at the Next Level of the Jumanji series.
Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell and Ella Kemp
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On the pod this week, we welcome Alma Har'el, director of Honey Boy, the Shia LaBeouf biopic written by the man himself. Plus we delve in to Chinese heartbreaker So Long My Son
So Long My Son explores the impact of China's one child policy. It spans from the 1980s to the present day, regularly shifting back and forth in time. The story details the changing fortunes of a family and those around them, and how government polic...
Murder! This week we're joined by writer-director Rian Johnson who tells us about his new whodunnit Knives Out, and we discuss the controversial revenge thriller The Nightingale.
Knives Out is an entertaining old-school murder mystery, boasting an incredible cast including Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Don Johnson amongst many others. The Nightingale is director Jennifer Kent's follow-up to her acclaimed horror...
'Tis the season (nearly) so we unwrap our presents early and discuss Paul Feig's festive comedy Last Christmas, as well as take a look at offbeat animation I Lost My Body.
Written by Emma Thompson, Last Christmas stars Emilia Clarke (aka Daenerys Targaryen) as Christmas shop worker Kate, a down-on-her-luck Londoner who meets handsome stranger Tom, who seems too good to be true. I Lost My Body tells the bizarre story of a severed...
In this episode we get the report on The Report from director Scott Z. Burns. Plus, the amazing Amazing Johnathan Documentary...
The Report is about Daniel Jones (played by Adam Driver), who is tasked by Senator Dianne Feinstein (that’s Annette Bening) with delivering a definitive report on the CIA's use of torture after 9/11. What he uncovers will shake America. But, under constant threat from the US security forces, will their...
In this episode we soar into new heights, with guest Felicity Jones, and her new film The Aeronauts. Plus, we get in to the story of Noah Baumbach's new one on marriage.
Noah Baumbach, director of The Squid and the Whale and The Meyerowitz Stories, returns with a new family drama that ranks among his very best, and is a front runner for acting awards over the coming months. This one’s about a stage director (played by Adam Drive...
This week, we take delivery of Ken Loach's latest, Sorry We Missed You and talk to the director himself. Plus, 37 years later, we return to the Overlook Hotel for The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep
Director Ken Loach teams once again with I, Daniel Blake screenwriter Paul Laverty for another indictment of the capitalist forces shaping modern Britain. Ricky is dreaming of better things for his family when he becomes a delivery van d...
In this episode, for the first time, we welcome a guest for the third time. François Ozon, director of Swimming Pool, In The House and L'amant Double, joins for a hat-trick appearance on the podcast to talk about his new film By The Grace of God
Francois Ozon's gripping true-life drama tells the story of three men who come together to dismantle the code of silence around historic abuse cases within the Catholic Church. Alexa...
In this episode we pull a new page from Olivier Assayas's filmography, as we discuss Non-Fiction. Plus, we share our final highlights from the 2019 edition of the London Film Festival.
Non Fiction begins when an affair between actress Selena (that’s Juliette Binoche) and writer Léonard (Vincent Macaigne) is nearly discovered thanks to Léonard’s recent thinly veiled autobiographical novel. Fortunately, Alain (Guillaume Canet), wh...
In this episode we welcome Marchánt Davis, breakout star of The Day Shall Come, Chris Morris' return to film, a decade after Four Lions. Plus we delve in to our highlights from the London Film Festival so far.
In The Day Shall Come, an impoverished preacher, played by Marchant Davis, who’s attempting to bring hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. However, he’s got no clue that his sponsor w...
In this episode we travel from Gotham City to the Emerald one as we cover Joker and Judy, with special guest Rufus our Sewell in the crown.
Judy Garland became one of the undisputed icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But behind that success was a darker tale, one of innocence exploited. In Rupert Goold’s new biopic, Renée Zellwegger plays Judy in the twilight of her career. Battered but not beaten, financial ruin forces Garla...
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