LOCKDOWN MOVIES - Episode 8 with novelist Catherine O'Flynn

LOCKDOWN MOVIES - Episode 12

This week Tim delves into the world of documentary. and offers some recent highlights.

LOCKDOWN MOVIES - Episode 11

We talk to Bhulla Beghal of Bluebell Films about his brilliant lockdown short film Home Time, which warmly tells the tale of a boy missing school whilst under quarantine. See the film here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsetKUSL8hw&t=3s

LOCKDOWN MUSIC - Episode 10

Tim and Blake catch up on their time in Lockdown and what is keeping them entertained.  They discuss high culture with the National Theatre and Royal Opera House online streamed performances.  Tim recommends Eddie Murphy in Dolomite is my Name whilst Blake has enjoyed the creepily appropriate satire Vivarium and laughed like a drain at supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary.  They also talk about the escapist viewing that’s been cheering them – Spanish crime caper Money Heist, Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin’s warm hearted The Kominsky Method and Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s odd-couple friendship comedy Grace and Frankie. But it’s not all screens – they also talk about some film soundtracks they think listeners will enjoy including: Tim:  Jerry Goldsmith’s score for Basic Instinct, and Bill Conti’s soundtrack to For Your Eyes Only.  For a final choice he suggests you check out Vince DiCola’s soundtrack album for Transformers the Movie, one of “the archetypal 80’s synth and rock albums” where “every single track is great”.  His final pick is Alexandre Desplat’s soundtrack to the Grand Budapest Hotel. Blake:  Surveying the whole canon of John Barry, he tries to pick just one, and settles on 1960s Beat Girl.  Of the great synth scores out there Blake recommends Tangerine Dream’s score for the vampire-western mash up Near Dark and Cliff Martinez’s soundtrack to Neon Demon.  His final pick is the “warming, comforting” soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

LOCKDOWN MOVIES - Episode 9 with Nina Jones

Nina Jones, filmmaker and researcher talks us through her fascination with the genre of true crime, discussing why it might be so popular and recommending some viewing for the newcomer starting with the “absolutely bananas” The Tiger King on Netflix. If your appetite for true crime is whetted, Nina suggests The Staircase on Netflix, a documentary from 2004 containing some “jaw dropping moments”. Nina also talks about the thorny issue of the ethics of true crime filmmaking, and the moral murkiness that can sometime ensue. Outside of crime, Nina recommends Jennifer Lopez’s brilliant Hustlers, and some comfort viewing in the form of the Harry Potter movies and a nostalgia hit with Harrison Ford in Witness.

LOCKDOWN MOVIES - Episode 8 with novelist Catherine O'Flynn

Our series exploring the movies that are helping people deal with their confinement in lockdown continues with Costa Prize winning novelist Catherine O'Flynn. Catherine talks about wathing Columbo and the Waltons with her kids, seeking solace with Walter Matthau in the wonderful A New Leaf, the genius of Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon and The Caine Mutiny and the newfound joy to be found in Konnie Huq’s regular lockdown youtube videos