050 WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Dir.Mel Stuart) with Ashley Sutherland

Welcome to Choose Film Podcast. It’s time to murder a witch, steal her slippers and take a stroll along the yellow brick road.  We are discussing the classic Wizard Of Oz

Synopsis
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.

 Links In Conversation
Insta: @LaurenCMooreActor
Twitter: @Lauren_C_Moore

Creative Recommendations
BOOK: A Court of Thorns and Roses
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Thorns-Roses-Sarah-Maas/dp/1526605392/ref=asc_df_1526605392/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=435702107904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=790153849668924854&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046947&hvtargid=pla-912493659533&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=106813071968&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=435702107904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=790153849668924854&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046947&hvtargid=pla-912493659533

TV SHOW: The Bear
Disney +

REALITY TV SHOW: Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
Prime Video / Netflix

Welcome to episode 93 of Choose Film Podcast. Grab your wellies, join forces with the mothers and storm the marshlands. Gary & Nicola are joined by Rebecca Turner to discuss 2020's LOST GIRLS.

Synopsis
Determined to find her missing daughter, a desperate woman launches a personal investigation that leads police to the unsolved cases of murdered sex workers.

Creative Recommendations
A Play, A Pie & A Pint
https://playpiepint.com/

Weekend Read
https://johnaugust.com/apps/weekend-read

Butoh Dance Workshop
https://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/butoh-dance-jan

Links
Insta - Rebturn7

Welcome to episode 92 of Choose Film Podcast. 

It's time to steal Santa's sleigh, rob the rich and payoff the bad guys. It's christmas time and we're discussing Disney's TV movie 'Twas The Night'

Synopsis
After running away from criminals on Christmas Eve, a troublemaking uncle dresses up as Santa Claus and arrives at his nephew's house. Together, they embark on a joyride in Santa's new sleigh.

Welcome to episode 91 of Choose Film Podcast. We are back and just in time for XMAS. We have a cracking double bill for you with 'A Street Cat Named Bob' (Dir. Roger Spottiswoode) & 'A Christmas Gift from Bob' (Dir. Director: Charles Martin Smith)

A Street Cat Named Bob Synopsis
James Bowen, a homeless drug addict, starts living in a council flat. His life and fortune change for the better when he adopts Bob, a stray cat who keeps following him around.

A Christmas Gift from Bob
James Bowen remembers his last Christmas when he was in a bad place and how his life turned around after he adopted Bob.

Welcome to episode 90 of Choose Film Podcast.

We are joined by fellow filmmaker Ross Imlach as we start a brand new season and theme "Female Leading Films' as we discuss 2022's Tár, produced by and starring Cate Blanchett. 

Synopsis
Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. When all elements seem to conspire against her, Lydia's adopted daughter Petra becomes an integral emotional support for her struggling mother.

Creative Recommendations

Fat Girl Best Friend - Book
https://tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/fat-girl-best-friend/

Hannibal - TV Show
Netflix

Team Deakins
https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/

Welcome to episode 89 of Choose Film Podcast.

Herd your goats, make some prison buddies & break your daughter into jail. Fellow creative Enzo Satera joins us to discuss 2019’s Miracle in Cell No. 7.

Synopsis
Inmates at a Korean prison join forces to protect a mentally-impaired comrade and his young daughter after the former is bullied into confessing to a crime he didn't commit.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
linkedin.com/in/enzosatera
https://www.youtube.com/user/Enzer0
https://www.instagram.com/ziozer0/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11979200/

It’s time to make some eggshell snakes, tell the lamp good morning and get the hell out of 'Room'. We are discussing Lenny Abrahamson’s 2015 adaptation ROOM. 

Synopsis
Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman (Brie Larson) and her young son (Jacob Tremblay) finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION

Twitter - @fvf_podcast
Insta - filmvsfilmpodcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-vs-film-podcast/id1540448632

Creative Recommendations 

Susan Sims
https://www.mandy.com/uk/a/susan-sims-1

John Wick 4
John Wick: Chapter 4, Trailer

Arcane
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81446667?trackId=255824129

It’s time to drink your potion, split yourself in two & have a crazy night on the town, we’re discussing 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Synopsis

Testing his theory that in every man dwells a good and an evil force, the reserved Dr. Jekyll (Fredric March) develops a formula that separates the two, turning him into a violent ruffian named Mr. Hyde. Thinking he has found the answer to one of life's grandest mysteries, Dr. Jekyll soon realizes he is becoming addicted to his darker self as he unleashes his violent side on earthy dance hall girl Ivy (Miriam Hopkins) and fights Hyde to regain control of his body.

CREATIVE REC

SCOTTISH SCREENWRITERS

https://www.facebook.com/scotscreenwrite/?locale=en_GB

Persistent & Nasty podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/6NGygdL9Y5aV14hFIawL4q

Is there anyone out there? It’s time to grab your life jacket, spread out on the door and blow your whistle. We’re discussing James Cameron’s true story about a fake romance… Its time for Titanic.

Synopsis
James Cameron's "Titanic" is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic, the most luxurious liner of her era -- the "ship of dreams" -- which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

Links in Conversation
Twitter @LeylaJosephine1
Insta @leylajosephine
leylajosephine.co.uk
https://www.leylajosephine.co.uk/shop

Caity Greene article
https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/d3xzea/rose-titanic-real-love-story?fbclid=IwAR3dUBhXdY8RpnbnsH5TAr98JKhzpXcgk6tJVilAnUKPZf1JLzO_Olf2MC0

Creative Recommendations
Stranger Things On Stage
https://uk.strangerthingsonstage.com/

The Artist's Way | Book by Julia Cameron
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/julia-cameron/artist-s-way/9780330343589?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=19553276147&cq_con=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7IqP3Y3F_QIVHIBQBh2eBQPOEAQYASABEgLHHvD_BwE#GOR001286732

Belfast (film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja3PPOnJQ2k

One does not simply watch lord of the rings, they also tune into choose film podcast. We are joined by Filmmaker Dan Reynolds to discuss the original OG, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.

Synopsis
The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

Links in Conversation

Twitter - @ATrueMismatch / @danielreynold20
INSTA - daniel_reynolds22 / atruemismatchseries

Creative Recommendations
Vocabulary app
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vocabulary-learn-words-daily/id1084540807

The Witcher Book Serious / Games
https://www.goodreads.com/series/40911-the-witcher

Yellowstone
Paramount +
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(American_TV_series)