Episodios

  • 'Nothing could move me less than your affection.' Winter Sun 5 - The Match Factory Girl

    'Nothing could move me less than your affection.' Winter Sun 5 - The Match Factory Girl
    Mar 14 2025

    Winter Sun 5 is hear with Kaurismäki's 1990 masterpiece 'The Match Factory Girl' .

    The final, and bleakest, film in the Loser Trilogy.

    Drum beats various rock+blues close miked by bigjoedrummer -- https://freesound.org/s/213339/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    12 m
  • 'Living on the never never' - Ariel- Winter Sun Ep. 4

    'Living on the never never' - Ariel- Winter Sun Ep. 4
    Mar 8 2025

    We get political (sort of) and poetic and even romantic (and of course violent) in this episode on Aki Kaurismäki's 'Ariel' from 1988.


    Poems by Berholt Brecht

    Music by the Croutons and a small clip of Taisto Tammi
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    28 m
  • 'no desire to win...' Shadows in Paradise; Aki Kaurismäki (Winter Sun 3)

    'no desire to win...' Shadows in Paradise; Aki Kaurismäki (Winter Sun 3)
    Feb 28 2025

    This is the second episode in our occasional series on the films of Aki Kaurismäki.

    Today we are discussing 'Shadows in Paradise' from 1986.

    Masterful performances, direction and a fine example of making a film the right length.Additional audio attribution -

    Applause and whispering before jazz concert.wav by tom_woysky -- https://freesound.org/s/219449/ -- License: Attribution 4.0


    Jazz Background Music Loop by Migfus20 -- https://freesound.org/s/559850/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    24 m
  • Everything is there, all the times - David Lynch Remembered 1

    Everything is there, all the times - David Lynch Remembered 1
    Feb 14 2025

    The first of two (maybe three) episodes celebrating the work of David Lynch.

    I am joined by Anthony Litton (33mins in), Ali Catterall (39mins in) and Billy Stanton (41mins in), all valued friends of and contributors to, the podcast to talk about the work of David Lynch and what it has meant and continues to mean for us.

    You can listen to Billy discuss Jean Vigo's L'Atalante here -

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/62yLb9c3dUQf8dYSPEyop4?si=040e12af084647e3


    You can hear Ali and Jean Giles discuss their documentary 'Scala....' here -

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rrbY5X8fCGnFjGYVpEEnv?si=05709c9792d348b8


    You can hear Anthony talk about Billy Liar back on one of our first episodes -

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eeObDoYZTe9nkvU9xdVpc?si=9c0109d9a6c84a4a


    And Anthony and I gently disagree on some things Lynch related here -

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qrYjoewYXIjpbbsFJEJWp?si=5c34441a830c427a


    And you will find signs of David Lynch all over the back catalogue.


    Music in this episode by The Croutons

    My short film 'Severance' has a website here -

    https://sites.google.com/view/severancefilm/home

    Look out for it at festivals. I will keep you informed (incessantly!)
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  • Longing for a home you have never known. L'Atalante (1934) with Billy Stanton

    Longing for a home you have never known. L'Atalante (1934) with Billy Stanton
    Dec 12 2024
    In this episode I talk to Billy Stanton. Billy is a writer, filmmaker and the organiser of the Noli film festival. He introduced me to both L’Atalante and Jean Vigo and is a passionate advocate for a free and creative cinema. Links: https://steelcathedrals.wordpress.com/- This is Billy’s blog with links to his short fiction and some of his film writing. https://nolishortfilmfestival.wordpress.com/- this is the festival website. https://filmfreeway.com/NoliTheTooLongTooDifficultTooRawShortFilmFestival- this is the Film Freeway page. https://shop.bfi.org.uk/l-atalante-bfi-film-classics.html?srsltid=AfmBOopHBa-0kvtyJG8doL3BNcU8K7zw8OlwRmcvzM4keHjfVecrdHCb- this is the Marina Warner book on L'Atalante that Billy mentioned a few times https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Jean_Vigo.html?id=6LDHQgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y - this is Paulo Gomes' beautiful biography of Jean Vigo https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/feature-articles/kapo_daney/ - this is a reprint of the Serge Daney's piece on Kapo (and Jacques Rivette) that Billy mentioned when we were talking about After Hours. Probably my favourite piece of film criticism ever! https://sergedaney.blogspot.com/ - there's been two amazing translations of Serge Daney's books in the last couple of years by Semiotext(e), but until then, this site and a translation of Postcards From the Cinema were the only ways to read Serge in English.
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    1 h y 19 m
  • 24 fps - A short fiction

    24 fps - A short fiction
    Nov 26 2024

    This episode is a reading of a short fiction inspired by my conversation with Sheridan Seraphim about Robert Bresson.

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    13 m
  • Begging money for a new Mercedes Benz - Winter Sun 2 - Calamari Union

    Begging money for a new Mercedes Benz - Winter Sun 2 - Calamari Union
    Nov 19 2024

    Episode two in occasion series on the films of Aki Kaurismaki. In this edition we talk about 'Calamari Union' from 1985, the second feature written and directed by our favourite Finn.

    It's the story of 15 (or is it 17?) men called Frank and their doomed great escape to the good part of town.

    And ok, everything reminds me of Beckett.
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    12 m
  • Experimental film-making was the friends we made along the way - Last Days in a Lonely Place - Phil Solomon (2007)

    Experimental film-making was the friends we made along the way - Last Days in a Lonely Place - Phil Solomon (2007)
    Oct 12 2024

    A mediation on mortality and friendship inspires a mediation on friendship and form.


    You can see 'Last Days in a Lonely Place' here:

    https://youtu.be/eoSI9_I3sO8?si=tYlblCyqp9Z0egL2


    Alex Cox's Introduction to Film:

    ALEX COX'S INTRODUCTION TO FILM | KAMERA BOOKS Kickstarter for Alex Cox's Last Film:

    MY LAST MOVIE by Alex Cox — Kickstarter


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    28 m