Black Hole Cinema
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsOnline film critic and wannabe raconteur Tony Black brings you his very own personal movie podcast, BLACK HOLE CINEMA.
In this show, Black talks film - pure and simple. He'll be delivering thoughts on the newest films out there & talk movies in all their forms. Tune in and let his silky Midlands voice entertain you, with the help of certain film loving friends & colleagues - online, in real life and maybe even imaginary.
Dim the lights, cue the projector, and roll camera...
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Episodes
EPISODE 34 - Legend, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 16.9.15
September 16, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBTony Black hosts once again and this week is joined by Leslie Byron Pitt and, making his podcast and Black Hole Cinema debut, Kane Richards. They chow down on the latest NEWS, including Sam Smith belting out the latest Bond theme, the new Hardcore trailer & the upcoming King Kong vs Godzilla recently announced, before getting into the films of the day... LEGEND, the new Tom Hardy starring biopic of the Kray brothers, which Les & Kane get into... We take a joint look at both the UK...
SUMMER 2015 SPECIAL - Inside Out, Maggie, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Pixels, Fantastic Four, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Absolutely Anything, Trainwreck, Paper Towns, Hitman: Agent 47 - 9.9.15
September 09, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn our first podcast since July, Tony hosts and is joined by co-hosts Emma Platt & Dan Taylor to catch up on what we've missed over the summer blockbuster season.... We hash through successes such as Pixar's latest INSIDE OUT, the fifth impossible mission ROGUE NATION and slick spy fun THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E... ...while we also dissect the failures including controversial superhero flick FANTASTIC FOUR, misfire retro adventure PIXELS and video game reboot HITMAN: AGENT 47... ...pl...
EPISODE 33 - Ant-Man, The Gallows, Self/Less - 25.7.15
July 23, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBEmma Platt hosts and is joined this week by Chris Byrne to discuss the UK Box Office Top Ten, along with... ...digesting this weeks NEWS, dissecting new trailers for SUICIDE SQUAD, BATMAN vs SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE & FANTASTIC FOUR... Chris leads discussion on found footage horror THE GALLOWS, plus Tarsem Singh's new sci-fi piece SELF/LESS, both slipping through under the wings of... ANT-MAN, which Emma leads analysis on - find out why she and Chris were satisfied but not overwh...
EPISODE 32 - Ted 2, Love and Mercy - 14.7.15
July 14, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBDan Taylor hosts and is joined this week by Leslie Byron Pitt & Chris Wilson to discuss the UK Box Office Top Ten, plus... ...chow down on this weeks news, including an RIP to Omar Sharif, how James Bond is about to become a musical, and the end of The Dissolve leads Les on a tirade against modern film criticism... Dan then leads analysis of TED 2, Seth MacFarlane's comedy sequel, which gets a lukewarm reception... Chris dissects LOVE & MERCY, the unorthodox Beach Boys biopic star...
T-SPECIAL - The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys - 8.7.15
July 08, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBTony Black hosts a special episode, alongside guest Lee Chrimes, to discuss the TERMINATOR franchise, with a sneaky look at the UK Box Office along the way... They begin with an examination of THE TERMINATOR, James Cameron's original 1984 classic... TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY is up next, Cameron's 1991 sequel, which Lee judges as 'better than The Godfather Pt 2'... Onto TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, from Jonathan Mostow in 2003, which Tony argues is much better than people g...
BLACK HOLE CLASSICS #3 - Blade Runner - 5.7.15
July 05, 2015 00:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBTony Black hosts another Black Hole Classic, this time joined by Matt Latham to discuss his designated classic movie... BLADE RUNNER, the cult 1982 Ridley Scott sci-fi adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novella 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', which divided critics on release - why over three decades later is it considered such a great movie?
EPISODE 31 - Minions, Knock Knock - 1.7.15
June 30, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBEmma Platt hosts alongside guests Chris Haigh & Chris Byrne, as they chow down on the current UK Box Office as well as... ...digesting the latest NEWS, including sad RIP's to Patrick Macnee & James Horner, plus chatter about the big new SPIDER-MAN casting revelation. Also find out which retro TV star Emma is named after! Chris B then lends his lukewarm thoughts about Eli Roth's twisted thriller KNOCK KNOCK, while Chris H & Emma both reveal how MINIONS disappointed them - seems the ...
EPISODE 30 - Entourage, Mr. Holmes - 24.6.15
June 24, 2015 20:44 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBDan Taylor hosts and is joined by Matt Latham & Tony Black, to discuss the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus: -- This weeks NEWS, including Sony's controversial leaked SPIDER-MAN memo & the US success of Pixar feature INSIDE OUT... Latham has mixed feelings toward the big screen adaptation of TV show ENTOURAGE... Tony gets the game afoot by discussing the classy MR. HOLMES... And finally, in a brand new fun section called OSCAR HALL OF FAME, Dan asks the lads to name their best...
JURASSIC SPECIAL - Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World - 17.6.15
June 17, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBTony Black hosts this Jurassic Special and is joined by Luke Asquith & Pete D. Gaskell to chew over the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus: -- This weeks NEWS, including an interesting new male cast member joining the all female GHOSTBUSTERS, and a tribute to the late, great Sir Christopher Lee & Ron Moody... Tony begins a look back at Steven Spielberg's legendary 1993 blockbuster JURASSIC PARK... Pete discusses the divisive Steven Spielberg sequel, 1997's THE LOST WORLD: JURASSI...
EPISODE 29 - Spy, Insidious: Chapter 3 - 11.6.15
June 11, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBEmma Platt hosts and is joined by Chris Haigh, Ian Austin & Tony Black, to discuss the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus: -- This weeks NEWS, including responses to controversial FIFA biopic UNITED PASSIONS, the truth about Eddie the Eagle's biopic, and why Josh Trank *really* quit Star Wars Anthology 2... Ian--possibly possessed by Pazuzu--gives his scathing thoughts about INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3... Chris & Tony both chat about how much they enjoyed Paul Feig's action comedy SPY.....
BLACK HOLE CLASSICS #2 - 2001: A Space Odyssey - 7.6.15
June 07, 2015 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBTony Black hosts another Classic special, focusing on the greatest movies as chosen by special guests. This time around, Owen Hughes of Failed Critics discusses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, the seminal and groundbreaking 1968 science-fiction film from Stanley Kubrick, and why it's a serious contender for the greatest motion picture ever made...
EPISODE 28 - Poltergeist, Tomorrowland, Man Up, San Andreas - 3.6.15
June 03, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBEmma Platt hosts and is joined by guests Chris Byrne & Leslie Byron Pitt to give their thoughts on the weeks new movies including: The remake of 1982 classic horror POLTERGEIST... Brad Bird & Damon Lindelof's new Disney adventure TOMORROWLAND... MAN UP, a romantic comedy with Simon Pegg & Lake Bell... And finally Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson vs an earthquake in SAN ANDREAS...
CROSSOVER SPECIAL - Episode II: The Failed Black Hole Word of Friction Wikishuffle Critics Quizcast - 25.5.15
May 25, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBIn this super special podcast crossover special, Tony Black takes over hosting duties from Failed Critics for the second film 'quiz cast', featuring: Emma Platt & Chris Byrne representing reigning champions BLACK HOLE CINEMA... Owen Hughes & Steve Norman representing FAILED CRITICS... Pete D. Gaskell & Chris Haigh combining forces to represent THE WORD OF NERD & FAN FRICTION respectively... And finally Jack Stevens, Chris Wallace & Phil Sharman representing WIKISHUFFLE... Who will ...
EPISODE 27 - The Age of Adaline, Top Five, Big Game, Spooks: The Greater Good - 15.5.15
May 15, 2015 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBEmma Platt hosts and is joined by guests Chris Haigh & Owen Hughes to give their thoughts on the weeks new movies including: THE AGE OF ADALINE, a romantic mystery starring Blake Lively... Chris Rock's directorial debut TOP FIVE... Big Sam as the President in BIG GAME... And finally SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD, adapting the hit BBC tv series for the big screen...
EPISODE 26 - Far From the Madding Crowd, Unfriended, Everly, Monsters: Dark Continent - 6.5.15
May 06, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBDan Taylor hosts and is joined by guests Chris Byrne & Andrew Corvero to talk the UK Box Office Top Ten, chat fresh movie news (including Robert Downey. Jr's latest media controversies) and give their thoughts on the weeks new movies including: The new adaptation of Thomas Hardy's FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD... UNFRIENDED, a brand new techno-horror... Salma Hayek kicking ass in EVERLY... And finally creature sequel MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT...
BLACK HOLE CLASSICS #1 - The Night of the Hunter - 3.5.15
May 02, 2015 11:52 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBTONY hosts the first Black Hole Classics series, featuring looks at nominated classic movies. Today he's joined by LESLIE BYRON PITT, who discusses his love of the 1955 Charles Laughton directed THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, starring Robert Mitchum...
EPISODE 25 - Child 44, The Last Five Years, Woman in Gold - 22.4.15
April 19, 2015 13:51 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBDan Taylor hosts and is joined by guest Leslie Byron Pitt to talk the new trailers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens & Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, the UK Box Office Top Ten, and give their thoughts on the weeks new movies including: Tom Hardy's dark drama CHILD 44... Anna Kendrick in THE LAST FIVE YEARS... And finally WOMAN IN GOLD, which teams Helen Mirren & Ryan Reynolds...
AVENGERS SPECIAL - Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers Assemble, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron - 29.4.15
April 07, 2015 00:36 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBTony returns as host for the biggest Black Hole podcast yet with guests Dan Taylor, Emma Platt, Lee Chrimes, Matt Latham, Pete D. Gaskell, with a contribution from Tom East, as they discuss the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe to date and lend their thoughts on: IRON MAN, the first MCU entry... Jon Favreau's polarising sequel IRON MAN 2... THE INCREDIBLE HULK, the troubled solo feature... Kenneth Branagh's THOR... CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER set in WW2... Joss Whedon's epic A...