33: “This wasn’t Oppenheimer. This was something else” – revisiting The Dam Busters, 70 years on
A British war movie classic comes into focus in the latest episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast, as The Dam Busters celebrates its 70th birthday.
Host Simon Brew is joined by Dr Matthew Sweet as the pair chat about the film, drawing parallels with work as far and wide as Apocalypse Now, Star Wars, Dunkirk and even a dab of Top Gun Maverick. Also, why a version of the film written by Roald Dahl and directed by Howard Hawks never came to be.
Quite the bonus double bill in this episode, too!
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32: Over 40 films in 15 years: the work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Few filmmakers can ever match the output of the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a German filmmaker who died at the age of just 37, with several lifetimes of work to his name. He's in the spotlight in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, with two movies in particular - In A Year Of 13 Moons and Lola - going under our microscope.
Regular host Simon Brew, of Film Stories, is joined by film writer and curator Sarah Cleary to examine the work of Fassinder. Plus, a fresh double bill, and the latest STUDIOCANAL news too...
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31: "One of the best British comedies ever made" | Paul Merton, and the cinema of Tony Hancock
Welcome to the brand new season of STUDIOCANAL Presents, kicking off in style as Paul Merton joins regular host Simon Brew to talk about comedy legend Tony Hancock.
In particular, two films that Hancock made at a pivotal point in his career: 1961's The Rebel and 1963's The Punch & Judy Man, both arriving on STUDIOCANAL's Vintage Classics DVD and Blu-ray label.
Wearing terrific socks, which might not come across in the audio, Paul Merton explains just what makes the two films special. Plus, a whole lot more in here too...
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30: Early Alfred Hitchcock
In the final episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents for 2024, regular host Simon Brew is joined by film historian and critic Henry K Miller. Between them, they're digging into some of the early work of Alfred Hitchcock.
They pick out the highlights from a brand new Blu-ray boxset of Hitchcock films, not least the film that straddled the line between silent cinema and talkies. Plus, there's time too for a double bill recommendation, and the latest STUDIOCANAL news...
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29: Alain Delon
The work of the late screen legend Alain Delon is the focus of the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents. Regular host Simon Brew is joined by broadcaster and journalist Christina Newland to chat about Delon's films, with Plein Soleil and Mr Klein in particular a focus of conversation.
There's also time for more news from the world of STUDIOCANAL, and a fresh double bill recommendation too...
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Host Simon Brew is joined each month by a special guest, and will be exploring classic movies, new theatrical releases, and a fair few hidden gems as well. We dig into films you’ve seen and films you haven’t, and hopefully add a few titles to your watchlist along the way.
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