Cine-Lit
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Welcome to Cine-Lit, a podcast from the film programming team at QUAD in Derby, United Kingdom.
Hosted by a cinema programmer with a resident cinema expert plus the occasional special guests, they will be exploring a variety of topics from mainstream cinema, the arthouses, and the history of cinema.
Films you know, films you don't know and films you don't know you don't know.
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David Bowie - Cracked Actor
June 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBNow we all know that Bowie was a genius, right? A musical giant whose name will live on long after we're dust. But will his acting roles live on? Join Adam J. Marsh and self-confessed Bowie-nut Darrell Buxton as they explore the acting career of David Bowie. Covering films like The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976), The Hunger (1983), Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (1983), Absolute Beginners (1986) and perhaps his most famous film, Labyrinth (1986). Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional ...
Steve Martin & Carl Reiner
June 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBSteve Martin came out of the gate on the big screen and was pretty much an instant success (at least in the US). Four films in this initial six-year period (1979-1984) were directed by Carl Reiner. Join Adam and Darrell as they explore what made this partnership so special and led to the creation of The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Man With Two Brains (1983) and All Of Me (1984). Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cinel...
Kathleen Turner
May 18, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBFor this podcast Adam and Darrell take a look at the film career of Kathleen Turner. She arrived on the film scene in 1981 and was an immediate success establishing her as an A-List actor. From the smouldering sexuality of Body Heat, to the mousey romance novelist of Romancing The Stone and outrageous roles for Ken Russell and John Waters, Turner has had a career that should be the envy of most Hollywood A-Listers. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading...
BONUS - BHF Book Of Horror Stories
May 14, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBAdam sits down with Darrell Buxton, not just Cine-Lit's resident expert but also editor extraordinaire of two new short story collections. Darrell has assembled two collections of the BHF Book Of Horror Stories. Book Four is packed cover to cover with stories based on British Horror Films while Book Five is all killer no filler with horror stories based on song titles. Featuring interviews with authors Ian Taylor, Selene Paxton-Brooks, Samantha Crosby and Neil Pike. The Fourth BHF Book O...
The Crime Films Of Walter Matthau
May 04, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBCine-Lit heads back to the crime vault for this latest podcast. Adam & Darrell look at an unusual period in Walter Matthau's career. Known for his comedy roles in films like The Fortune Cookie and The Odd Couple, Matthau took a sharp turn into crime territory with a three-film run between 1973 and 1974. Cine-Lit looks at this short blip (Charley Varrick, The Laughing Policeman and The Taking Of Pelham 123) in closer detail. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and furth...
Norman J. Warren
April 20, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBAdam and Darrell delve into the films of Norman J. Warren for this episode of the Cine-Lit podcast. Norman passed away in March 2021 so we thought it was only right to pay homage and look at the man who was, in many ways, a one-man British Horror Industry in the late 70s/early 80s. Norman was a regular at film festivals over the past thirty years where he was a familiar face and often challenged for the title of Nicest Man in Horror. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content...
Ray Harryhausen
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 94 MBAfter a couple of podcasts wrestling with cinema's greatest monsters, Adam and Darrell face down another Titan of Monster Cinema. Ray Harryhausen had a magical career bringing stop-motion life to films like the Sinbad trilogy, Mighty Joe Young, Clash Of The Titans, Hammer's One Million Years B.C. and the legendary Jason and the Argonauts. Sure, the actors played their part but you were really paying to see such cinematic monsters like The Kraken, The Hydra, sword-wielding skeletons, Gwangi...
The Razzies!
March 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThe Cine-Lit team has been looking back at Oscar shortlists of years past and talking about some truly great movies. This episode we switch gears and head to the bottom shelf and take a look at some of the worst movies of the past 40 years. Cine-Lit joins forces with Johann and Edward from The Trash Tapes podcast to sift the rubbish from the gems as we look at the history of The Golden Raspberry Awards, aka The Razzies. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further rea...
Godzilla!
March 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBAdam and Darrell square up and take on the Terror of Tokyo in the latest episode of the Cine-Lit podcast. They are joined by Satori Screen's Peter Munford to turn their gaze back over the 36 film, 67 year history of Godzilla! From his debut in 1954's Gojira (aka Godzilla) through to 2019's Godzilla: King Of Monsters. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cinelitpodcast.wordpress.com Produced and edited by Steve Woodward at PodcastingEditor.com....
Oscar Rewind - The Year 1994
February 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBAdam and Darrell are joined by filmmaker Dominic Burns to discuss the films from 1994 that caught the attention of Oscar. From stone cold classics like Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption, to the British offering Four Weddings And A Funeral, the Robert Redford directed Quiz Show and eventual Best Picture winner Forrest Gump. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cinelitpodcast.wordpress.com Produced and edited by Steve Woodward at Podcas...
KONG!
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 94 MBCine-Lit tackles the biggest leading man in cinema history as Adam and Darrell take a look at the legacy of King Kong! Following on from the podcast on RKO earlier last year, they look at the sequels, spin offs, Japanese Kaiju Kong films, the remakes and the new Kong films in Legendary's Monsterverse cinematic shared universe. Taking the new publication "Giant Monsters Of Filmland" (co-edited by a certain Cine-Lit podcaster) as a launching point, this jaunt through the history of Kong coin...
Oscar Rewind - The Year 1976
January 26, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBNormally at this time of year, Adam, Darrell and Rebekah would be discussing the Oscar nominations - the films that (deservedly or otherwise) were nominated and those that were overlooked. But because 2020 was… well, 2020, the Oscars for this year have been postponed. So this month the team are looking back to the year which produced arguably the strongest ever line-up of Best Picture nominees - 1976. Rocky, Taxi Driver, Network, Bound For Glory and All The President's Men - any of these f...
It's Christmassss!
December 09, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBAdam, Darrell and Rebekah bring the Christmas feels for this loose free form chat about their favourite (and not so favourite ) Christmas Movies. Expect all the yuletide faves as the team chat Home Alone, Muppets Christmas Carol, It's A Wonderful Life as well as some lesser known seasonal films like Cash On Demand, Don't Open Until Christmas and.... Silver Linings Playbook? Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cinelitpodcast.wordpress.com Pro...
Paracinema Film Festival - Exit with Director Michael Fausti
November 24, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBAs Paracinema barrells towards it's conclusion, Adam and Darrell catch up with Michael Fausti, director of Exit. Exit bowled over the Paracinema selection committee with its style, confidence and mesmerising performances. An erotic horror thriller that leaves you with as many questions after you've watched it as you have going in, it impressed Darrell so much that he compared it favourably with David Lynch. Exit screens at the Paracinema Film Festival website until midnight on Thursday a...
Paracinema Film Festival - Day Of The Stranger
November 18, 2020 10:20 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBCine-Lit goes festival crazy this episode as we celebrate the long-delayed return of Paracinema Film Festival and Derby Film Festival this November. We catch up with the director of Day Of The Stranger, Tom Lee Rutter, to talk about the film, it's troubled, unorthodox shoot and what possessed him to make an acid western in Kidderminster! See Day Of The Stranger on the Paracinema Film Festival website. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cine...
Paracinema Film Festival - Day Of The Stranger with director Tom Lee Rutter
November 18, 2020 10:20 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBCine-Lit goes festival crazy this episode as we celebrate the long-delayed return of Paracinema Film Festival and Derby Film Festival this November. We catch up with the director of Day Of The Stranger, Tom Lee Rutter, to talk about the film, it's troubled, unorthodox shoot and what possessed him to make an acid western in Kidderminster! See Day Of The Stranger on the Paracinema Film Festival website. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cine...
Director Steve McQueen
November 10, 2020 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBThe Cine-Lit team take a look at the filmmaking career of Steve McQueen, tracing the line from his art career and winning the Turner Prize, through to his film-making debut with the IRA Hunger Strike biopic Hunger, his follow up with Shame, then onto his Oscar winning triumph in 12 Years A Slave and Widows. Just ahead of his new anthology series debuting on the BBC iPlayer in November, this is the perfect time to get up to speed. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and f...
Halloween Special - Blacula and Scream, Blacula, Scream
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBAdam and Darrell welcome back Rebekah for a special Halloween edition of Cine-Lit where the team delve into the pair of Blaxploitation horror films. Made during the height of the Blaxploitation boom in US filmmaking, a touch of vampiric class is brought to the funky streets of LA as Blacula stalks his victims. While Blaxploitation legend Pam Grier arrives for the sequel as Voodoo raises its head and, indeed, the dead in Scream, Blacula, Scream. Check out the Cine-Lit website for additiona...
Dario Argento
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe nights are drawing in and thoughts turn to horror as Halloween fast approaches. This episode of Cine-Lit looks at the work of the Italian maestro of horror Dario Argento. From his early films - including his Animal Trilogy (Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Cat O' Nine Tails, Four Flies On Grey Velvet) which established the key characteristic of the giallo subgenre - to his Three Mothers films (Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother Of Tears) and everything inbetween. An auteur of horror, an in...
80s Comedy Movies with Director Dominic Burns
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAdam and Darrell are joined by film director and proud Derby lad, Dominic Burns, to explore an area of cinema that Dom is very passionate about. The 80s! As the world reels from the shockwaves of Lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever we need the power of a good comedy. The discussion here takes in 5 great films from the 1980s that may have escaped your notice. We look at Ruthless People (1986) with Danny DeVito and Bette Midler, Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions (1985), J...
Bill Murray
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBAdam and Darrell delve into the career of one of Hollywood's more enigmatic stars on the eve of his 70th Birthday. Bill Murray has been delighting audiences, wrongfooting Hollywood and forging filmmaking partnerships for over 40 years now. Cine-Lit explores his career, looking at the late 70s / early 80s, the mega pop culture hit Ghostbusters, Murray's sole directorial effort and his partnerships with some of the most exciting talents in the world of film like Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola an...
Doctor Who At The Movies
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBAdam sits down with Steve Hatcher, organiser of the Doctor Who Convention Whooverville, to talk about the Doctor's visits to the big screen. In the episode, we cover the two Amicus Dalek movies of the 1960s that starred British acting legend Peter Cushing as Doctor Who. We look at the 1970s efforts to bring Who to the big screen with Tom Baker, and explore the various ill-advised attempts in the 80s and early 90s that led to the making of Doctor Who - The Movie starring Paul McGann as the ...
East Asian Cinema With Satori Screen's Peter Munford
August 18, 2020 17:57 - 59 minutes - 42.2 MBCine-Lit's Adam Marsh is joined by Derby QUAD's Peter Munford to talk about his passion for East Asian cinema and the films that inspired him to set up the monthly film night Satori Screen. Covering a wide range of countries and genres we delve into Park Chan Wook's Vengeance trilogy, Jackie Chan's breakthrough movie, the most profitable movie ever made One Cut Of The Dead (2017), the incredibly influential anime Akira and an Indonesian ripoff film called Lady Terminator! Check out the Cin...
Five Reasons To Love... Julian Temple
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBAdam and Darrell pick another topic to explore through five films and this time they have chosen the career and work of director Julien Temple. Recorded on the weekend when Glastonbury 2020 was due to take place, we explore Temple's documentary on the famous festival as well as his Sex Pistols doc/propaganda exercise The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980). Rounding out the five are his day-glo, 80s musical/comedy Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), the film that almost broke the British Film In...
England's Screaming
July 21, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 37.1 MBCine-Lit take a left turn away from our historical deep dives, and this episode Adam and Darrell are delving into the fictional history of England's Screaming. The new book from the author Sean Hogan and the excellent PS Publishing, 'England's Screaming' attempts to weave together the fictional history of some of British horror's most fascinating characters. England's Screaming is available to buy from PS Publishing - https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/englands-screaming-hardcover-sean-hogan-50...
Five Reasons To Love RKO
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBCine-Lit host Adam Marsh is joined by resident expert Darrell Buxton to delve into the history of RKO studios through five films that are currently available to view for free on the BBC iPlayer. From the biggest star in Hollywood (King Kong) to, arguably, the greatest film ever made (Citizen Kane), RKO had a run from the late 1920s through to the mid 1950's and left an indelible mark on cinema history. Here are five reasons to love…. RKO! Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional cont...
Old Dark House movies
June 16, 2020 11:36 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBThe Old Dark House, the reading of the will at midnight, the secret panels, the hidden rooms, the murderous criminal…. All the clichés that are as familiar as your own hand appear in this subgenre of the crime film. We are talking Old Dark House mysteries covering James Whale’s iconic Old Dark House (1932), The Cat And The Canary, J B Priestley, Laurel And Hardy, Harold Lloyd and many more. With thanks to Steve Woodward at The Podcasting Editor for behind-the-scenes assistance. Check out ...
Crime Cinema #1 - Gangsters, Silent Cinema and Evil Criminal Masterminds
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBAdam and Darrell jump back to the earliest days of cinema and take a look at the birth of the crime film in the first in a series of podcasts about the crime genre. In this first podcast they cover the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes (1900), animal heroics in Rescued By Rover (1905), the significance of films like Underworld (1927), Fantomas (1913-1914), Dr Mabuse, Der Spieler (1922) before the sound of the Tommy Gun shattered the silence forever in films like Little Caesar (1931), The ...
Five Reasons To Love... Brian Trenchard-Smith
May 19, 2020 13:28 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBAdam and Darrell reunite for another Cine-Lit podcast this time looking into the work of a director that maybe not so many people are aware of. Inspired by Adam's comment that "There is always something to enjoy in a Brian Trenchard-Smith film." They are exploring the work of director Brian Trenchard-Smith, pioneer of the Ozploitation boom of filmmaking in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. In a career that comprises of action, drama, kung fu, family films, science-fiction, horror, thrillers...
Roger Corman - Most Important Filmmaker In Post-war Cinema?
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn our recent two-part series focussing on The New Hollywood movement, regular contributor Film Historian Darrell Buxton boldly claimed that Roger Corman was the most important American film maker in post-war cinema. So Adam decided to challenge Darrell to back up his argument in a wide-ranging conversation which focuses on Corman’s long career as a producer and director. Also covered is his role as a talent spotter and an influential cheerleader for some of the biggest names in modern c...
Single Location Movies
April 20, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBThis latest episode of Cine-Lit, Adam is joined by regular contributor Film Historian Darrell Buxton. In the midst of the lockdown that many are experiencing across the world, Adam and Darrell discuss Single Location movies. Movies where the protagonists are restricted to a single location, whether that be chained to a radiator in a dirty room (Saw) or trapped between a Rock and A Hard Place (127 Hours). They establish the parameters, the highlights and discuss why, if you are a low budget ...
New Hollywood: The Downfall
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBIn this second part of a two part Cine-Lit podcast, Adam, Rebekah and Darrell continue their discussion on the New Hollywood movement. This time they are moving into the final days of the scene and discussing some of the reasons and films that led to its downfall. They discuss the likes of Apocalypse Now, Star Wars, Jaws, Heaven’s Gate, Popeye and more, as well as the impact of figures like David Lynch, Robert Altman, Hal Ashby and Warren Beatty With thanks to Steve Woodward at The Podc...
New Hollywood: The Rise And Successes
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBIn this first part of a two part Cine-Lit podcast, Adam and Rebekah are joined by new regular contributor Film Historian Darrell Buxton. Together they tackle the New Hollywood movement that took over Hollywood in the late '60s, the 1970s and the early '80s. This wide-ranging discussion incorporates the beginnings of the movement with films like Easy Rider and Bonnie And Clyde, through to the major successes, both critically and commercially, of films like The Godfather and The Exorcist. Pl...
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) revisited
March 03, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBIn the latest episode of the Cine-Lit podcast, Adam and Rebekah are joined by film lecturer David Leicester. Together they discuss Elias Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), currently showing in cinemas in a new restoration by the BFI. As well as discussing the towering performances of Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, they talk about Tennessee Williams' original play and how it relates to the film. They also cover Elias Kazan's controversial 1952 testimony as a witness before the House ...
BONUS - Alejandro Jodorowsky
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBJoin Adam and Rebekah for a special episode of the Cine-Lit podcast. In this episode, together with QUAD’s resident film historian Darrell Buxton, they discuss the work of Alejandro Jodorowsky. From his early work to his breakout film El Topo, his Beatles-funded The Holy Mountain, his adaption of Dune that never got the green light and his 40+ years of comic book writing. With thanks to Steve Woodward at The Podcasting Editor for behind-the-scenes assistance. Subscribe to the Cine-Lit pod...
2020 Oscars Preview
February 04, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBAlways packed full of controversy, this week we’re discussing the 2020 Oscars nominations. We talk about the films that were nominated and those that weren’t, what would be on our ideal list, as well as what makes an acting role a Lead or a Supporting one. Featuring Adam Marsh (Cinema Programmer), Rebekah Taylor (Film Officer), Laura O'Leary (QUAD Assistant Curator) and resident cult film expert Darrell Buxton. With thanks to Steve Woodward at The Podcasting Editor for behind-th...
Cine-Lit Trailer
January 24, 2020 13:48 - 2 minutes - 4.03 MBWelcome to Cine-Lit, a new podcast from the film programming team at QUAD in Derby, United Kingdom. Hosted by two cinema programmers and a whole range of special guests, they will be exploring a variety of topics from mainstream cinema, the arthouses and the history of cinema. Films you know, films you don't know and films you don't know you don't know. Thanks to Steve Woodward at The Podcasting Editor for behind-the-scenes assistance. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See ...