ScreenTalks Archive
204 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to the Barbican's ScreenTalks Archive where we dust off the tapes and release rarely heard recordings of live conversations with some of the world's leading filmmakers and film fans from across the decades. We curate conversations with important voices in the cinema industry and beyond, to learn more about the film and unpack the issues it raises. See upcoming ScreenTalk events at the Barbican: https://www.barbican.org.uk/screentalks
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Episodes
Five-star directors: Frears, Hadzihalilovic, White, Stone and Ergüven
May 09, 2016 10:00 - 41 minutes - 66 KBThe low-down on five fantastic films, from Stephen Frears and Nicholas Martin (Florence Foster Jenkins), Lucile Hadzihalilovic (Evolution), Susanna White (Le Carré's Our Kind of Traitor), Simon Stone (The Daughter) and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Mustang) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
The best international filmmaking, including Audiard’s Dheepan, Victoria and Son of Saul
April 01, 2016 10:00 - 38 minutes - 66 KBA brilliant line up of international directors: Sebastian Schipper on one-shot-wonder Victoria, Jacques Audiard on Palme d'Or winner Dheepan, Pablo Larrain on The Club, Hirokazu Koreeda on Our Little Sister and László Nemes on the Oscar-winning Son of Saul For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
All about Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson
March 10, 2016 10:00 - 14 minutes - 66 KBWe spoke to co-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson about their amazing Oscar-nominated animated film. In Anomalisa, David Thewlis and Jennifer Jason Leigh play two lost souls finding each other in a sea of similar faces (all played by Tom Noonan.) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Catching the Speed Sisters, with Amber Fares and Maysoon Jayyusi
March 10, 2016 10:00 - 10 minutes - 66 KBIn this special edition, our own Young Programmer Kat Kourbeti talks to filmmaker Amber Fares and Speed Sisters team manager Maysoon Jayyusi to talk about what it's like to be a female rally-car driver in Palestine and making this incredible documentary. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise, talking Human Rights Watch Film Festival and legendary producer Jeremy Thomas
March 07, 2016 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66 KBThe amazing Ben Wheatley talks about the anticipated High-Rise, starring Tom Hiddleston; we get the low-down on this year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival and cath up with producer Jeremy Thomas ahead of Kinoteka 2016, celebrating Jerzy Skolimowski. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Making A Bigger Splash with Luca Guadagnino
February 11, 2016 10:00 - 13 minutes - 66 KBWe speak to the Italian director of I Am Love about his new film set on the island of Pantelleria, starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson and Matthias Schoenarts. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Youth, Normal Love and all about Awards
February 03, 2016 10:00 - 33 minutes - 66 KBWe face the music with Andre de Ridder and discuss Paolo Sorrentino's Youth, starring Michael Caine; writer Juliet Jacques talks about Jack Smith's Normal Love ahead of 14 Feb; and we discuss the best, worst and most shocking of awards season. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Emma Donaghue's Room, the science of The Social Network and classic RSC productions
January 08, 2016 10:00 - 29 minutes - 66 KBEmma Donaghue and Lenny Abrahamsson take you inside Room, starring Brie Larson; Michelle Girvan explains the science behind Facebook with The Social Network; and John Wyver explores the Bard on the box ahead of screenings of classic RSC productions. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Terence Davies’ Sunset Song, Kurt Cobain’s favourite cult film, The Peanuts Movie, Sinatra and making films against the odds
December 09, 2015 10:00 - 41 minutes - 66 KBThis month’s packed podcast includes the lowdown on the Peanuts Movie; a in-depth interview with legendary director Terence Davies; an interview with cult director Bruce La Bruce; Destiny Ekaragha’s tips on directing; and Frank Sinatra’s centenary. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
The Lady in the Van with Nicholas Hytner and Alex Jennings
November 11, 2015 09:00 - 15 minutes - 66 KBThe Lady in the Van is the true story of Alan Bennett and the homelessMiss Shepherd, who lived 'temporarily' in his driveway for 15 years. We caught up with director Nicholas Hytner and actor Alex Jennings about working with the wonderful Maggie Smith. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Brookyln, Bronze sculptures and the best of the BFI LFF
November 04, 2015 09:00 - 46 minutes - 66 KBGet the scoop on this year's BFI London Film Festival, with its director Clare Stewart; Little White Lies' Sophie Monks Kaufman and Film4.com's Michael Leader; Brooklyn director John Crowley; and Francesco Clerici on sculpture documentary Hand Gestures. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Suffragettes and inspiring women, Woody Allen and Lee Hazlewood’s unusual Swedish movies
October 13, 2015 09:00 - 40 minutes - 66 KBAbi Morgan and Sarah Gavron tell us why it’s time for the story of the Suffragettes; we meet South India’s first female taxi driver in Driving With Selvi; Jason Solomons waxes lyrical on Woody Allen; and we learn about Lee Hazlewood’s Swedish tv films. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
September 2015: Kray twins drama Legend, The Colour of Money and Tarkovsky’s Stalker
September 15, 2015 09:00 - 30 minutes - 66 KBWe talk to Kray twins biographer John Pearson about new Tom Hardy drama Legend, discuss The Colour of Money with Patricia MacCormack and Ben Lewis and explore Tarkovsky’s Stalker with scientist J Doyne Farmer. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
August 2015: Podcast Special
August 06, 2015 09:00 - 16 minutes - 66 KBDirector Andrew Haigh joins us to discuss his new film 45 Years, starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, his filming techniques and the difference between film and television. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
July 2015: Amy Winehouse, Love and Mercy, Nan Goldin and Friends and Richard Heslop
July 01, 2015 12:00 - 27 minutes - 66 KBDirector Asif Kapadia shows us the real Amy Winehouse; Bill Pohlad explores the life of Beach Boy Brian Wilson; we discover photographer Nan Goldin and her filmmaker friends; and we talk to Richard Heslop about radio play with Simon Armitage. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
June 2015: Station to Station, Lisa Dwan and Slow West
June 03, 2015 12:00 - 28 minutes - 66 KBArtist Doug Aitken talks about his creative film Station to Station ; actress Lisa talks about the importance of Samuel Beckett, ahead of our Beckett on Screen series; and John Maclean discusses new film Slow West, starring Michael Fassbender. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2015 Podcast Special: Clouds of Sils Maria with director Olivier Assayas
May 12, 2015 12:00 - 13 minutes - 66 KBWe talk to director Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours) about his new film Clouds of Sils Maria. Starring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz, this is a film about female power, self-image and the Hollywood eco-system. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2015: Roy Andersson, Moomins on the Riviera and stories from the Middle East
May 01, 2015 12:00 - 26 minutes - 66 KBWe interview director Roy Andersson about A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence; talk to Mais Darwazah and Sara Ishaq about their personal films from the Middle East ; and meet the team behind the animated film, Moomins on the Riviera For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
April 2015: Noah Baumbach, Jon Ronson, Ruben Östlund, This Made Me Laugh and ReCollections
March 31, 2015 12:00 - 36 minutes - 66 KBWe talk to Noah Baumbach about smart comedy While We’re Young starring Ben Stiller and Adam Driver; Ruben Östlund discusses avalanche drama Force Majeure; Jon Ronson talks comedy and we explore collecting with Zoe Mendelson and Johanna Sunder-Plassmann. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
March 2015: The Face of an Angel, Cinderella, Focus Film Festival 2015 and Hip-Hop Matters
March 05, 2015 16:00 - 30 minutes - 66 KBThis month, we talk to composer Harry Escott about making music for Michael Winterbottom's The Face of an Angel; introduce Focus Film Festival 2015, programmed for teens; and find out why Hip-Hop Matters with BFI’s Dylan Cave and journalist Emerson Forde. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
February 2015: Oscar® Week, Sherlock Holmes, The Duke of Burgundy and My Twisted Valentine
February 04, 2015 16:00 - 39 minutes - 66 KBThis month, Oscar Week comes to the Barbican; we investigate silent films on Sherlock Holmes; director Peter Strickland discusses The Duke of Burgundy; and film writer Sophie Monks Kaufman and academic Lucy Bolton discuss My Twisted Valentine. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
January 2015: The Theory of Everything, Decoder, National Gallery and the Best of 2014
December 30, 2014 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66 KBWe speak to James Marsh and Anthony McCarten about The Theory of Everything, Dazed's Carmen Grey discusses Berlin film Decoder; cinematographer John Hooper reveals all about National Gallery; and we round up the best (and worst) films of 2014 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
December 2014: Paddington, Mania Akbari and alternative Christmas films
November 28, 2014 10:00 - 28 minutes - 66 KBWe discover the origins of London’s most loved bear, Paddington; speak to Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari about cine-letters and living in exile; and we round up the best alternative Christmas films for the season, including our own Freezing Cold Movies For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
November 2014: BFI London Film Festival, The House of Walker and Christopher Nolan retrospective
October 24, 2014 10:00 - 42 minutes - 66 KBWe discover the best new cinema at the BFI London Film Festival with Rachel Williams from The London Word, Cigarette Burns Cinema's Josh Saco introduces the films in our series The House of Walker and Birds Eye View’s Sonia Zadurian discusses Christopher Nolan’s career in anticipation of Interstellar. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
October 2014 Special: Björk: Biophilia Live - Interview with directors Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland
October 17, 2014 10:00 - 10 minutes - 66 KBTo celebrate the release of Björk’s spectacular concert film Biophilia, recorded at Alexandra Palace, we catch up with directors Nick Fenton (editor Submarine, The Selfish Giant) and Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke of Burgundy) at the BFI London Film Festival. Together, the directors discuss the amazing visuals, what it’s like working with Björk, and how you can always tell when an Eastenders director wants to work in the movies. Contains one instance of swearing. For info...
October 2014: Yann Demange, Max Hattler and Barbicania
October 01, 2014 10:00 - 23 minutes - 66 KBThis month, we meet debut film director Yann Demange to talk about working with Jack O’Connell on the highly-anticipated drama ’71; animator Max Hattler drops by to talk about all things creative ahead of this year’s London International Animation Festival, returning to the Barbican this month, and filmmakers Ila Beka and Louise Lemoine discuss filming the secret life of the Barbican’s towers for their new film commission, Barbicania, which is screened at the Barbican on 28 October and 2 Nove...
September 2014 – City Visions, Pride, Desperate Housewives and 20,000 Days on Earth
September 05, 2014 10:00 - 38 minutes - 66 KBWriter and broadcaster Bonnie Greer discusses Spike Lee's inner city drama Do The Right Thing, part of our autumn season City Visions. We catch up with director Matthew Warchus to talk about new film Pride, which tells the story of how the LGBT community and miners came together to fight for acceptance. Plus, Birds Eye View contributors Manish Agarwal and Elhum Shakerifar debate domestic troubles of our Desperate Housewives classic film series, and directors Jane Pollard and ...
August 2014 – Interview with David Gordon Green
July 23, 2014 10:00 - 13 minutes - 66 KBIn this month’s podcast short, we talk to the director of hit comedy Pineapple Express David Gordon Green, about his new film Joe, a gripping drama starring Academy Award-winner Nicholas Cage, about a hardened ex-con who takes a young boy under his wing. The film was talk of the town at last year’s Venice Film Festival For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
July 2014 – Mid Year Review, Beasts of the Southern Wild Dan Romer Interview
July 02, 2014 10:00 - 21 minutes - 66 KBWe round up the best of the year’s new releases so far and look forward to what’s coming later in 2014. Plus, we talk to Beasts of the Southern Wild composer Dan Romer to discover how he made the soundtrack to one of 2012’s most magical movies. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
June 2014 – Gumshoe America, East End Film Festival and Performance Cinema
June 03, 2014 10:00 - 34 minutes - 66 KBWe go on the trail of cinema's greatest private detectives in our new film series, Gumshoe America; we preview the East End Film Festival programme for 2014; and we discuss the growing popularity of live cinema broadcasts of theatre, opera and live music. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2014 – Oscar Isaac and Hossein Amini
May 19, 2014 10:00 - 11 minutes - 66 KBActor of the moment Oscar Isaac and writer/director Hossein Amini join us to talk about their new crime thriller, The Two Faces of January. Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, the film also stars Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2014 – Jean Paul Gaultier and Domhnall Gleeson
April 29, 2014 15:00 - 29 minutes - 66 KBAhead of his self-curated film season at the Barbican, we speak to the enfant terrible of French fashion about his love of cinema. Plus, we speak to rising star Domhnall Gleeson about his new film, Frank. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
April 2014 – Steven Knight, Joanna Hogg and Cinema's Baddest Girl Gangs
April 02, 2014 11:00 - 33 minutes - 66 KBWriter/director Steven Knight discusses his thrilling new film, Locke, emerging filmmaker Joanna Hogg tells us about her latest work, Exhibition, and we speak to Bev Zalcock and Lucy Bolton to preview our new series of classic movies: Cinema's Baddest Girl Gangs. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
March 2014 – Jonathan Glazer
March 12, 2014 14:30 - 12 minutes - 66 KBAhead of the release of his new film Under the Skin, we catch up with visionary director Jonathan Glazer to discuss sci-fi, Scotland and Scarlett Johansson. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
March 2014 – Human Rights Watch Film Festival
March 07, 2014 14:40 - 17 minutes - 66 KBWe welcome the Human Rights Watch Film Festival to the Barbican for this first this March, so we sat down with Deputy Director, Andrea Holley, to delve deeper into the diverse mix of films included in this year’s programme, including documentaries, features and live debates. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
March 2014 – The Wind in the Willows
February 28, 2014 14:00 - 8 minutes - 66 KBWe talk to director Dave Unwin about his 1995 animated version of Kenneth Grahame's classic story, ahead of our sold out screening. He tells us how he brought the story to life and reveals what it was like to work with a voice cast that included Alan Bennett, Michael Palin and more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
February 2014 - BAFTA Awards Special
February 18, 2014 10:00 - 15 minutes - 66 KBJon Lyas from film blog HeyUGuys joins us to discuss the major talking points from the 2014 Bafta awards ceremony, in which 12 Years a Slave won the Best Film category and Gravity was controversially claimed the Outstanding British Film award. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
February 2014 – Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto
February 05, 2014 10:00 - 26 minutes - 66 KBWe hear from Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto as they discuss their new film Dallas Buyers Club. Plus, we’re joined by regular contributor Jon Lyas from HeyUGuys film blog to run through the biggest releases ahead of the awards season. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
The Railway Man and Steve McQueen Directorspective
January 03, 2014 10:00 - 40 minutes - 66 KBDirector Jonathan Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer Frank Cottrell Boyce discuss their new film, The Railway Man, and Sonia Zadurian delves deeper into the career of director Steve McQueen ahead of the release of his new film, 12 Years a Slave. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
December 2013 – End of Year Review, Little White Lies magazine reaches 50
December 03, 2013 12:00 - 40 minutes - 66 KBFilm critics Sonia Zadurian, Nick Duncalf and David Jenkins join us to discuss the highs and lows of this year's new releases, we look forward to 2014, and we ask them for their favourite festive film. Plus, we talk to the editor and creative director of the beautiful film magazine, Little White Lies, as they celebrate reaching their 50th issue. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
November 2013 - Ingmar Bergman, EFG London Jazz Festival and Custard Pie Centenary
October 31, 2013 12:00 - 41 minutes - 66 KBThis month we discuss the importance of women in the work of director Ingmar Bergman, we preview a series of jazz films as part of the EGF London Jazz Festival, and we learn about the history of the humble custard pie on film. Plus Jon Lyas from movie blog HeyUGuys gives us the low-down on the November new releases, including the eye-popping Gravity. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
October 2013 –Slavoj Žižek, Clio Barnard and London International Animation Festival
October 02, 2013 12:00 - 32 minutes - 66 KBDirector Clio Barnard discusses her new film, The Selfish Giant, we speak to the founder of the London International Animation Festival about this year’s 10th anniversary line-up and philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek talks movies. Plus film critic and editor of HeyUGuys movie blog Jon Lyas gives us a run-down of the October new releases. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
September 2013 – Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Iain Sinclair and John le Carré
September 04, 2013 12:00 - 39 minutes - 66 KBDirector David Lowery tells us about his new film, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, biographer Adam Sisman examines the film adaptations of crime novelist John le Carré, and Iain Sinclair discusses his film choices for our major autumn season, Urban Wandering. Plus critic Nick Duncalf talks us through this month's big releases. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
August 2013 - Nicholas Winding Refn Directorspective
July 31, 2013 10:30 - 40 minutes - 66 KBFilm critics' Nick Duncalf from 60SecondReviews and Sonia Zadurian from Bird's Eye View discuss the best and worst films of the year so far, plus we look at the work of director Nicholas Winding Refn ahead of the release of his new film starring Ryan Gosling, Only God Forgives. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
July 2013 – Mark Kermode, Drake Doremus and Architecture on Film
July 02, 2013 17:40 - 38 minutes - 66 KBFilm critic and broadcaster Mark Kermode joins us to talk about his film music event in the Barbican Hall, as well as his two favourite things: The Exorcist and Jason Isaacs. Also, director Drake Doremus discusses his new indie-romance Breathe In, curator Justin Jaeckle talks us through the long-running series, Architecture on Film, and Jon Lyas from HeyUGuys looks ahead to the latest new releases For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
June 2013 – Neil Jordan, Neil Brand and Shakespeare on film
May 30, 2013 17:40 - 35 minutes - 66 KBInterview with the Vampire director Neil Jordan talks about his new film, Byzantium, silent film musician and composer Neil Brand champions the enduring charm of Laurel and Hardy ahead of a special screening, we discuss the legacy of Shakespeare on film with two experts from Kings College London, and we catch up on the gossip from Cannes Film Festival with Jon Lyas from HeyUGuys. Contains some strong language For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2013 Special Edition – Something in the Air
May 24, 2013 11:40 - 16 minutes - 66 KBTo mark the release of his new film, Something in the Air, we talk to director Olivier Assayas about the revolutionary spirit of 1970s Europe which inspired the story For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2013 – Sir David Attenborough Special Edition
May 14, 2013 11:40 - 14 minutes - 66 KBThe highlights from our ScreenTalk with filmmakers Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield and special guest Sir David Attenborough at an exclusive family screening of Disneynature Chimpanzee. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Jason and the Argonauts ScreenTalk – Ray Harryhausen Special
May 08, 2013 15:00 - 40 minutes - 66 KBIn April 2012 we marked the publication of a new book on Ray Harryhausen's career with a screening of one of his most celebrated works, Jason and the Argonauts. After the film, animation experts Merlin Crossingham and Mark Waring joined the curator of the Harryhausen Foundation, Tony Dalton in conversation on the Cinema 1 stage. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
May 2013 – Michael Winterbottom, Sir David Attenborough and the Palestine Film Festival
May 01, 2013 14:00 - 14 minutes - 66 KBDirector Michael Winterbottom joins us to talk about his new film, The Look of Love, starring Steve Coogan as the so-called ‘King of Soho’ Paul Raymond; and on their return to the Barbican for the ninth time, Sheyma Buali takes us through the programme for this year’s Palestine Film Festival For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy