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Movie Week: Jennifer Lawrence
February 15, 2021 00:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIt's Radio 1 's Movie Week and to celebrate, Ali has chosen some of his favourite interviews from the archives. Here he chats to Jennifer Lawrence about her biggest roles, from Katniss in The Hunger Games and Mystique in X-Men to her Oscar winning performance in Silver Linings Playbook.
Elizabeth Olsen Interview Special: Becoming Wanda
February 14, 2021 00:30 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWith WandaVision still revealing more and more of its sitcom-superhero mystery week by week on Disney+, he's the second part of Ali's interviews with its stars, namely Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda herself), Kathryn Hahn (Agnes) and Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau). No spoilers contained herein, just to be clear - though there is so much to talk about, in this particular podcast we try to keep things surface level. Just wait until all of the episodes land though and then, trust us, there's a spoiler...
Ali’s Film Club: The Mummy
February 12, 2021 16:39 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBOn this week's Friday episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, there's a bursting bag of news to dig through, with details on the Super Bowl trailer drops, the Last Of Us TV adaptation and much more. And after much fanfare, Ali finally awakens The Mummy - the 1999 edition, to be clear - with friend of the podcast and all-round excellent person Rose Matafeo stopping back to talk about her love of Brendan Fraser. So make sure you've seen it recently and get ready for some spoilerific discussion of on...
Russell T Davies Interview Special: It's A Sin
February 07, 2021 00:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIf you're a TV buff, Russell T Davies will need no introduction, being as he is the man behind Queer as Folk, Casanova, the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years and now his universally lauded HIV/AIDS drama It's A Sin. A five-part Channel 4 miniseries set between 1981 and 1991, it's a heartbreaking semi-autobiographical story that deserves every award going, and here Ali does his best not to cry halfway through the actual interview.
Ali’s Film Club: Karate Kid
February 05, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThis week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice is Self-proclaimed superfan Dan Schreiber - of QI, No Such Thing As A Fish and Museum of Curiosity fame - returns to Radio 1's Screen Time to sling karate facts at Ali, as well as professing his enduring love for Elizabeth Shue. He's only human, after all.
Dave Franco Interview Special: Rental
January 31, 2021 00:30 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBYou know Dave Franco as an actor from appearing in the likes of The Disaster Artist, the Now You See Me movies and much, much more but now he's writing and directing his own films, kicking things off with The Rental, now available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video, a horror thriller about two couples who go on holiday to a rented home and get that uncomfortable feeling they are being watched. Press play to hear Franco talking about putting it all together, his love of Paddington 2 and much muc...
Ali’s Film Club: Air Force One
January 29, 2021 18:10 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBFriend of the podcast and MTV movie veteran Josh Horowitz returns for a '90s action movie special of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' centring around Friday night classic Air Force One. Expect plenty of chit chat about improvised weaponry, film title suffixes (more fun than it sounds) and the best movie presidents. Oh, and 'Die Hard clones', which are 100% a thing. And all this is on top of the news section, which features Harry Potter, John Boyega in a Formula 1 car and King Kong fighting Godzilla, ...
Rose Matafeo Interview Special: Baby Done
January 24, 2021 00:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBRose Matafeo is one of those excellently excellent actor-comedian-writer-performers that is going to be HUGE so, so soon - in part no doubt to her starring role in the new New Zealand pregnancy rom-com (not a genre but hey) called Baby Done, where her dry humour and amazing screen presence just beam off your TV. Here she talks to Ali about New Zealand comedy vs. UK comedy, the strangest scenes to shoot and all of her amazing lockdown crafting creations. You're going to love this one, promise.
Ali’s Film Club: Jumanji & Hook
January 22, 2021 17:04 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBA twofer for Ali Plumb's Film Club this week: Hook and Jumanji, with Matt Edmondson joining Ali for a '90s Robin Williams special. Plus a decent chunk of movie news to discuss, including all those unavoidable movie release delays, lots of Marvel bits and bobs, plus a few of your very best answers to the question "What's the weirdest way your parents have ever reviewed a film?" It's great fun, promise.
Paul Bettany Interview Special: WandaVision
January 17, 2021 00:30 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBWandaVision, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first foray into the world of movie-stars-in-their-own-Disney+-TV-show, stars Paul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, and it's finally - finally! - here. In this Sunday interview special of Screen Time we have Paul and his director, Matt Shakman, talking about the origins of the show as well as the character of Vision himself in all his purple, cowled, flying, phasing, superintelligent glory.
Ali’s TV Club: The Mandalorian Season 2
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBConfession time: Ali Plumb's Film Club is, for one week only, a TV club. About a TV show that's based on a film series, sure - that's The Mandalorian, in case you were wondering - but it's worth admitting the discrepancy early doors. We've also got the news section, discussing tonnes of MCU news, as well as release date changes and what is going on (ish) over in New Zealand for that Lord Of The Rings show.
Hailee Steinfeld Interview Special: Dickinson
January 10, 2021 00:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBDickinson, the historical comedy-drama based around the life and times of the beloved 19th century American poet, returns for a second season on AppleTV+, and with it - of course - Hailee Steinfeld, its star. In this interview you'll hear about some of the more surreal moments from the show - dancing with bees and so on - as Ali and Hailee discuss a comedy-drama that is truly like no other. Oh, and they ever find time to explain exactly who Emily Dickinson is, just in case you missed that le...
Ali’s Film Club: Soul
January 08, 2021 16:55 - 53 minutes - 49 MBRadio 1's Screen Time is back back back for 2021 and you'll be pleased to hear that Ali Plumb's Film Club is going nowhere, no sir or madam. This week friend of the podcast Arielle Free returns to talk about Pixar's latest, Soul, and as it's about, well, the meaning of existence, there's SO MUCH TO SAY - so this film club could well be a record-breaking length. Then there's a very brief news section, as well as a whole bunch of different movie and TV recommendations on top of the answer to t...
Jenna Coleman Interview Special: The Story So Far
January 03, 2021 00:30 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBJenna Coleman is best known for her work on Emmerdale, Doctor Who and Victoria but she's soon to be seen in something distinctly different: BBC One's serial killer true-crime drama The Serpent, where she plays the seemingly complicit other half to the infamous 'Bikini Killer' Charles Sobhraj (played by A Prophet's Tahar Rahim) in the 1970s. In this audio version of her Story So Far interview, she talks about shooting in Thailand, mastering the Quebecois accent and what mementos she managed t...
Cobra Kai Interview Special
December 27, 2020 00:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAfter two seasons on YouTube, Karate Kid TV follow-up Cobra Kai was snapped up by Netflix and now, at long last, a third instalment is here. It tells the continuing stories of one-time teenage rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and well as a host of their young students, including Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser) and Hawk himself, played by Jacob Bertrand. They all spoke to Ali through the magic of the internet to talk about ...
A Christmas Greeting
December 25, 2020 09:30 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBAli has his feet up watching a Christmas Movie (who woulda guessed!) So no news or reviews this week. However look out for some great interview special podcasts coming up in the next week, including the cast of Cobra Kai and the brilliant Jenna Coleman talking about her role in the upcoming BBC drama The Serpent.
Jamie Foxx Interview Special: Soul
December 20, 2020 00:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThis year, we've had two Pixar movies. One was Onward, which came out in cinemas back in March and the second is Soul, which is forgoing cinemas and instead opting for a Disney+ release on Christmas day. Talking us through how they made this incredible music-cum-meaning-of-life movie about a middle school band teacher (Jamie Foxx), his unfortunate accident and trip to "the great before" (where he meets lsot soul Tina Fey) are producer Dana Murray, director Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out) and th...
Ali’s Film Club: Love Actually
December 18, 2020 16:31 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBSo here it is, merry Christmas - nearly, anyway - and everybody's watching tonnes of festive films. One on everyone's list is Love Actually, 2003's star-studded Christmassy chocolate box movie from Richard Curtis. In this very special episode, the man himself, the writer-director behind it all, drops by to talk about the movie and a new Comic Relief quiz they've put together. Plus Lucy Ford's back for bonus Love Actually fun, and there's the news section as well, which while not quite as who...
Wonder Woman 1984 Interview Special
December 13, 2020 00:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWonder Woman 1984 finally hits cinemas here in the UK on the 16th of December, significantly earlier than in the US, where it'll land over Christmas. Here in this interview special all about the DC Comics sequel, you'll hear from its lead, Gal Gadot, about her brand new golden set of winged armour, shooting some extraordinary action set-pieces (in London, some of the time) and - believe it or not - what her favourite British food is. Plus, there's the amazing Pedro Pascal and director Patty ...
Big Movie News And Ali's Film Club: Elf
December 11, 2020 17:45 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBAli tries to wrestle with ALL THE HUGE MOVIE AND TV NEWS that's landed lately, touching on the ongoing HBO Max situation, Better Call Saul's action thriller (sort of), the return of Doc Ock (and many more) in the upcoming Spider-Man Far From Home sequel - oh, and all of the incredible, nigh-on unbelievable headlines coming out of the Disney Investors event on Thursday night. So many big stories. So little time. Oh, and there's also the Elf 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' chat in the second half of t...
Rachel Brosnahan Interview Special: I'm Your Woman
December 06, 2020 00:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBRachel Brosnahan has appeared in the likes of House Of Cards, Manhattan, Gossip Girl and The Good Wife - not forgetting her career-changing role as Midge in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - and now she stars in her own Amazon movie I'm Your Woman (out on December 11) about a mother on the run with her child after her husband betrays his fellow mobsters. Here she talks to Ali about all of the above, all whilst Ali's other half - called Ally, by the by - completes a jigsaw in the other side of the ...
Ali’s Film Club: Klaus
December 04, 2020 16:23 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBKlaus! What do you mean, you haven't seen it? You better watch it before you listen to this week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' as it's our Christmassy choice this time around. You've also got the movie news section, where we tackle a massive bombshell dropped on us by Warner Bros over in the US, as well as a few other titbits involving Mads Mikkelsen, Jason Statham and Small Axe.
Interview Special: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
November 29, 2020 00:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBWe've dug through the Ali Plumb interview archives to put together a special Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Sunday special where you can hear snippets from previous interviews with the likes of Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino (whoever they are) as they talk about QT's latest.
Ali’s Film Club: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
November 27, 2020 16:24 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAce is back on the podcast this week to talk about the latest entry in 'Ali Plumb's Film Club': Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Look forward to two very geeky men being highly overexcited, just the way you like it. Plus a quick hop, skip and a jump (or three) over the biggest news stories of the week, including The Last Of Us getting a series order from HBO and when we might be able to see Wonder Woman 1984 in the UK.
Kristen Stewart & Mackenzie Davis Interview Special: Happiest Season
November 22, 2020 00:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBChristmassy rom-com Happiest Season arrives in the UK on November 26th, and to celebrate Ali got to speak to its stars, Mackenzie Davis and Kristen Stewart, about ice-skating on camera, their favourite comfort food movies and tv shows, and of course - what with it being the main topic of the movie in question - the perils of coming out to your conservative parents over the holidays. As if being with all your family over the holiday season wasn't stressful enough, eh?
Ali’s Film Club: Parasite
November 20, 2020 16:18 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBWith Steve McQueen's Small Axe film series, The Mandalorian, Star Trek: Discovery, His Dark Materials and so much else dropping of late, there's a lot going on in the world of movies and TV for Radio 1's Screen Time - still, that's not going to stop us from carrying on with 'Ali Plumb's Film Club', with friend of the podcast and Bong Joon-ho Karen Han stopping by to talk about the Best Picture-winning dark comedy drama. After the news section of course, what with the whole Wonder Woman 1984 ...
Gillian Anderson Interview Special: The Crown
November 15, 2020 00:30 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBGillian Anderson plays Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the latest season of The Crown on Netflix and here she talks to Ali about working alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman in the higher-than-high-end big budget drama, plus a tiny, tiny bit on her X-Files memories and what it's like to be recognised for her work in Sex Education...
Oh, The Good Life!
November 13, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MBAli is 'on holiday' this week but he's still got a little bit of waffle for you, just for fun. Plus: news on what's next week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice - spoiler alert, it's Parasite. Gave the game away there, drat. Ah well. Now you know.
His Dark Materials Series 2 Interview Special
November 08, 2020 00:30 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBHis Dark Materials returns for a second series on BBC One just when we needed it - not 'season', despite Ali's slip of the tongue in the intro, this is a British show, come along now - and we've got Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) themselves on the line to talk about how the show has changed their lives, acting alongside a daemon, seeing your poster above a highway and much much more. This one's a lot of fun, promise!
Ali’s Film Club: Groundhog Day
November 06, 2020 16:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this extra-long edition of Ali Plumb's Film Club, the utterly wonderful Arielle Free stops by to talk about Groundhog Day, everyone's favourite time-loop comedy about weather prediction starring Bill Murray. Come on, let's all admit it. With SO MUCH to discuss in this secretly deep, surprisingly emotional, worryingly relevant movie, it really is a super-sized chat. In a good way!
Nick Frost Interview Special: Truth Seekers
November 01, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBNick Frost is back on our screens with his new Amazon Prime horror comedy show Truth Seekers, set in the world of paranormal investigators and things that go bump in the night (or day, to be honest). Here he talks to Ali about getting the scares 'n' chuckles balance right, what he's been watching on the small screen during 2020 and why podcasts - shock twist - aren't for him. The cheek of it!
Ali's Film Club: The Silence Of The Lambs
October 30, 2020 16:15 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBAs it’s Halloween weekend, Ali Plumb’s Film Club tackles the horror of horrors, The Silence Of The Lambs, with Dev dropping by to talk about the Oscar-winning appearance of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal The Cannibal. In the news section, you’ll learn about the upcoming Uncharted movie and where in the world Tom Holland is right now. Important to keep tabs on him, eh? Oh, and Anne Hathaway drops by to talk up the VOD release of The Witches. Happy Halloween everyone!
Olivia Cooke & Ben Hardy Interview Special: Pixie
October 24, 2020 23:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBSo! Pixie (currently in UK cinemas) is a Tarantino-ish, In Bruges-y comedy-thriller-heist-road-trip-adventure set in rural Ireland, and it stars Olivia Cooke and Ben Hardy - and hey, what do you know? They spoke to Ali for this particular Sunday interview special, and you're about to press play on it. Ah, go on, go on, go on. They're good fun and you'll have a great time. Lovely stuff.
Ali’s Film Club: The Mask
October 23, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBOn this week's Friday episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, Ali tackles the news on his todd, touching on Jared Leto's potential reappearance as The Joker in the new Justice League... thing, as well as Disney's trailer for their new movie Raya And The Last Dragon. After the headlines, we have BBC Radio 1's very own Matt Edmondson for 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' where - shock twist! - we talk about Jim Carrey classic The Mask and not (as previously advertised) Being John Malkovich. Ali couldn't handl...
Lily James & Armie Hammer Interview Special: Rebecca
October 19, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBDaphne du Maurier's classic novel Rebecca has been adapted once again by Ben Wheatley, and in honour of its release on Netflix (and select cinemas) on October 21st, Ali spoke to its charming stars, Lily James and Armie Hammer, about tackling a story that previously won the Best Picture Oscar for one - checks notes - "Alfred Hitchcock". Never heard of him either.
A Quick Message
October 17, 2020 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBThere will be a slight delay for this week's interview podcast. Here's Ali to explain.
Ali’s Film Club: '71
October 16, 2020 14:39 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBAli Plumb's Film Club continues apace with '71, the tense thriller from Yann Demange that Ali's been banging on about for seemingly ages now. Newsbeat's very own Steffan Powell pops by to chat about the latest movie and TV news (as well as '71, of course), with everything from Coming 2 America to His Dark Materials up for discussion.
Riz Ahmed Interview Special: Mogul Mowgli
October 10, 2020 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBRiz Ahmed is one of those brilliantly gifted writer-actors that is always worth watching. His latest, the heartfelt and close to home Mogul Mowgli is currently screening at the BFI London Film Festival before hitting cinema screens nationwide on October 30th. Here he talks to Ali about the parallels between himself and his Pakistani-British rapper Zed in the film, touching on the legacy of Four Lions and a whole load more.
Ali’s Film Club: I, Tonya
October 09, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBAli Plumb's Film Club is back! I, Tonya is being discussed at length this week, with Radio 1's very own Clara Amfo coming along for the ride. As if that weren't enough, there's a generously-sized movie news section - lots and lots to talk about and no mistake - plus an interview with the amazingly talented Morfydd Clark, the star of the now-actually-in-actual-cinemas body horror Saint Maud.
Tom Hiddleston Interview Special: Movies That Made Me
October 03, 2020 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBTom Hiddleston takes us back through his career, including playing Loki in The Avengers movies, working with Woody Allen, starring in The Night Manager, and hearing Spielberg's anecdotes.
Lots And Lots Of News
October 02, 2020 16:30 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAli is here to blow Ace's mind this week with loads of Marvel 'n' Disney 'n' Boys-based movie and TV news. Lion King 2? Sure, let's tackle that. How about Jamie Foxx in a new Spider-Man movie? Wait... what? Ace and Ali try to explain it all (and sometimes even succeed). Also! Your thoughts on Enola Holmes, and don't forget - Ali Plumb's Film Club is back next week, so make sure you watch I, Tonya before then...
Reviewed: Enola Holmes
September 25, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBAli is back from his trip away with a walking, talking solo Friday episode, talking about the Emmys, the Beastie Boys, the "classics" and this week's biggest release 'Enola Holmes'. And fret not, Ace will be back next week, don't you worry...
Millie Boby Brown Interview Special: Enola Holmes
September 19, 2020 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBChances are, you know full well who Millie Bobby Brown is: the staggeringly gifted 16-year-old star of Stranger Things and now her own new Netflix movie, Enola Holmes, where she plays the sister of the famous Baker Street consulting detective (here played by Henry Cavill). Talking to Ali for an iPlayer 'Story So Far' interview, here's the slightly longer audio version where they talk about all sorts: performing martial arts in a corset, perfecting a posh English accent and what mementos Milli...
Millie Bobby Brown Interview Special: Enola Holmes
September 19, 2020 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBChances are, you know full well who Millie Bobby Brown is: the staggeringly gifted 16-year-old star of Stranger Things and now her own new Netflix movie, Enola Holmes, where she plays the sister of the famous Baker Street consulting detective (here played by Henry Cavill). Talking to Ali for an iPlayer 'Story So Far' interview, here's the slightly longer audio version where they talk about all sorts: performing martial arts in a corset, perfecting a posh English accent and what mementos Mill...
Bill & Ted Are Back - Excellent !!
September 18, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAli is off on holiday this week but that's not going to stop him from podcasting, no sir, no way, no how. Here then is a shorter (and possibly sweeter) Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time, bolstered by the appearance of Bill and Ted themselves, Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, to celebrate the UK in-cinema release of the long-awaited Bill & Ted: Face The Music. **Air Guitar**
Nolan North Interview Special
September 12, 2020 23:30 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBNolan North is the star of the new Marvel's Avengers game, where he plays - checks notes - a character called 'Iron Man'. Never heard of him either. Talking to Ali about what goes into the performance capture of cutscenes in modern triple-A games like Avengers and much, much more besides, the artist sometimes known as Nathan Drake is funny, informative and pretty good at telling stories. From a much-loved actor? Who saw that coming?
Reviewed: Mulan
September 11, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBSo many news stories, so little time! Ali and Ace try to dance through the biggest movie revelations that have dropped in the past week - from Mission: Impossible to the new Dune trailer and back again - before capping things off with a review of the new live-action Mulan. Expect a lot of extreme geekery. In a good way.
The New Mutants Interview Special
September 05, 2020 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBThe New Mutants is finally in cinemas! And to celebrate, here's our Ali talking to the impressive cast - namely Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt and Henry Zaga - as well as writer-director Josh Boone about how they put together their X-Men haunted house (ish) horror thriller. Note to self: do not hand Maisie Williams a tambourine any time soon. Now we know.
Reviewed: The New Mutants
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe New Mutants finally hits cinemas this week and Ace and Ali are here to let you know what to expect. Plus, Mulan lands on Disney Plus - for an extra fee, mind - and The Boys Season 2 has finally arrived. Well, the first three episodes have, at any rate. In the news section, our pal James Bond makes an appearance, as does John Boyega and the cast of Dune, but ultimately the biggest story is of course the sad passing of Black Panther himself, Chadwick Boseman, with Ace and Ali doing their b...
Tenet Interview Special
August 29, 2020 23:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBTenet is finally here, and in cinemas. Christoper Nolan's latest is a big budget time-recalibrating spy-ish sci-fi thriller that's almost impossible to talk about. Almost. Nimbly dancing around spoilers the best they can, here are the cast of Tenet - John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki, Robert Pattinson and Sir Kenneth Branagh - as well as Nolan himself.