Welcome to episode 095 of Choose Film Podcast. Grab a seat, stick some weed down your pants and don’t mess with the bull or you’ll get the horns. That’s right we are joined by Sasha Reid to discuss John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club. Synopsis Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry princi…

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 …

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…

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, t…

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. …

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 s…

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 confessi…

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 …

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. Th…

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 li…

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 thei…

Time to change your wardrobe, get your boss the correct coffee & find the new Harry Potter book. We are closing our Underdog Theme with The Devil Wears Prada. Synopsis Andy (Anne Hathaway) is a recent college graduate with big dreams. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assistant to diabolical editor Miranda Pri…

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Welcome to EP83 of Choose Film. It's time to name your van, get on the road and find your size of shit bucket we're discussing Chloé Zhao's Nomadland with director Jane Ashmore. SYNOPSIS A woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nom…

Welcome to EP82 of Choose Film. It's time to grab you bob sleigh, learn to ride and protect that luck egg. We're joined by filmmaker, fight choreographer and fellow podcaster Carter Ferguson to discuss Cool Runnings. Synopsis Four Jamaican bobsleighers dream of competing in the Winter Olympics, despite never having seen snow. With the help of a dis…

Welcome to EP81 of Choose Film. Pick up your Chihuahua, pull on your best pink formalwear and get yourself to to Havard. We're joined by editor, writer & fellow podcaster Sarah Buddery to discuss Legally Blonde. Synopsis Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing s…

Welcome to EP80 of Choose Film. Its time to get your ballroom shoes on and hit that dance floor, we are joined by writer / director Catriona MacLeod to discuss Baz Luhrmann debut feature Strictly Ballroom. Synopsis A top ballroom dancer pairs with a plain, left-footed local girl when his maverick style earns him the disdain of his more conventional…

Not quite my tempo. Are you rushing or are dragging. Welcome to EP79 of Choose Film podcast. DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!! We are discussing Damien Chazelle's Whiplash with fellow podcast Martin Harries from Film vs Film Podcast Synopsis Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music co…

Welcome to EP77 of Choose Film . It’s time to Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge as we are joined by fellow filmmaker Mark Peberdy to discuss Rawson Marshall Thurber’s ‘Dodgeball’ Synopsis Average Joe's Gym and its owner, Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), are both down on their luck. A fancy competing gym called Globo-Gym, run by the maniacal health nut…

Welcome to 077 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Grab you duffle coat, take a walk down the beaches of Wales and don’t leave the cinema early… the filmmakers will know. We are joined by Niamh Mckeown to discuss Richard Ayoade’s Submarine. Synopsis 15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday…

Welcome to 076 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Hop onboard the Nostromo, dodge a facehugger and remember to talk about the bonus situation? We are discussing Ridley Scott's OG 'ALIEN with Scare Scotland's Stevie Douglas. Synopsis In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules hal…

Welcome to 075 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Its time to munch down on a chapstick, sort out you taxes and get ready to verse jump as we are joined by 'The Director's Toolbox's' very own Robert Macfarlane to discuss 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Synopsis A Chinese immigrant gets unwillingly embroiled in an epic adventure where…

Welcome to 074 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. It’s time to take a trip through the slums, go 50-50 and phone a friend. We’re discussing Slumdog Millionaire. Synopsis As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," flashbacks show how he got there. Part of a stable of …

Zach Obront is co-founder of Scribe Media, a company he and his partner, Tucker Max, built into a category-creating business. From the beginning, Scribe was focused on giving authors the power to achieve creative freedom—the theme at the heart of The Burning Castle Podcast. And, if you check out the Scribe website, you’ll see it’s really succeeded.…

Sharmaarke Mohamed was born in a country where virtually all of the things we taken for granted—food and water, education, and, most of all, stability—are in short supply. But Somalia gave Sharmaarke other things, like a deeply rooted sense of community, a feeling that family is a pillar of his individual existence, and, maybe most of all, a burnin…

In this episode, Brittany talks with Reaghan McAtee. Reaghan comes from a giant family of 12 kids, 10 of whom were adopted, Reaghan included. Tragically, her baby brother drowned when Reaghan was 9. This episode features a pop culture segment about the film 'Bridge to Terabithia'. You can find Reaghan on Instagram @rjrm0219 and you can find Brittan…

Welcome to 073 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Celebrate Halloween by saying his name three times. Join Gary and Nicola for a bonus episode as we discuss Tim Burton's comedy horror film Beetlejuice. SYNOPSIS After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their co…

Welcome to 072 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Get ready for a book reading princess, a talking candlestick, a roaring beast, sprinkled with a little bit of Stockholm syndrome, as Nicola and Gary are joined by filmmaker Sarah Grant to discuss Beauty & The Beast. Synopsis Belle, a beautiful young woman, agrees to live with the Beast in…

Welcome to 072 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. We're going through ch, ch, ch changes. We welcome our new Co-Host, Nicola Docherty... Say our goodbyes to Rebecca and discuss the 12 years in the making 'Boyhood', directed by Richard Linklater SYNOPSIS The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason …

Rebecca's Farewell After a lot of thought, I have sadly decided to leave the podcast. It was not an easy choice to make, but I know it is the right decision. I have loved being a part of Choose Film and have been a fan of the podcast from the very beginning and still am to this day. It has introduced me to and connected me with some wonderful peopl…

In this episode of The Burning Castle podcast, I speak with opera singer Gideon Dabi about drew him to the opera from a young age, why he think there’s a future in one of our most enduring and deeply rooted art forms, and how opera can unlock new creative horizons for artists and music lovers alike. As you’ll hear on the episode, Gideon’s onstage c…

Brush your fangs, hop on a boat and take a trip to 18th century London as we discuss Francis Ford Coppola - Bram Stoker's Dracula SYNOPSIS Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a ph…

Welcome to 069 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. It's time to enter the fashion world, plan a heist and not kill any puppies -- YET. We are discussing 2021's Cruella with Actor Cole Stewart. Synopsis Estella is a young and clever grifter who's determined to make a name for herself in the fashion world. She soon meets a pair of thieves w…

Welcome to 068 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. It's time to suit up! We are off to the opera. Rebecca & Gary are joined by theatre director Lauren Mitchell to discuss the 3hr long epic -- Amadeus. Synopsis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined a…

Welcome to 067 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Grab your marmalade sandwich, plan a prison break and get home before your Aunt’s 100th birthday. We are discussing the pretty perfect Paddington 2 with Actor and Filmmaker Paul Longley. Synopsis Settled in with the Brown family, Paddington the bear is a popular member of the community wh…

Welcome to 066 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Grab your broomstick, get lost in the woods and find yourself talking to a demonic goat as we discuss Robert Eggers' folk horror debut The VVitch. Synopsis In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The…

Welcome to 065 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Grab your mic, sing your heart out and try to block out those subliminal messages as we discuss 'Josie & The Pussycats' with playwright and theatremaker Rachel O’Regan. Synopsis Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians det…

Welcome to 064 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. It’s time to cross the border, listen to some political jargon, and avoid getting your head blown off as we discuss 'Sicario". Rebecca and Gary are joined by Cinephile & Film Critic Jim Ross to breakdown the best bits of Denis Villeneuve's tense, gritty and violent film Synopsis After ris…

One thing whiskey drinkers (like Page) always want to know is "how do I learn how to put words to what I'm tasting?" This week join us as Lisa, with her amazing palate, walks Page through Sensory Bootcamp.

Welcome to episode 063 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Join Rebecca and Gary as they wrap up the 'DATE NIGHT' season and discuss their perfect date nightmovie choices, followed by the listeners reel.

Whiskey cocktails are delightful, but making them at home can daunt even the most experienced whiskey drinker. This week Lisa and Page chat with Heather Wibbels, who both demystifies cocktails for beginners, and offers new approaches to experts, in her new book/love letter to cocktails, Bourbon is my Comfort Food. Cocktail Contessa/Buy Her Book: ht…

Welcome to 062 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. It’s time to hold up your local bookstore, steal some petty cash and try a life on the run as we discuss Wes Anderson’s debut feature Bottle Rocket with writer & director Paul Morris. Synopsis Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run. Upon his release from a menta…

Everyone dreams of being something when they grow up, but few are fortunate enough to discover their passion early and pursue it to a full career in the same way Alex Castle of Old Dominick Distilling has. Lisa and I have a chat with Alex about her passion for spirits, the history and future of Old Dominick, and so much more. www.olddominick.com ww…

Thomm Jutz is a German-born American singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist based in Nashville, Tennessee.He has worked with folk singer Nanci Griffith (as a member of her Blue Moon Orchestra), Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, Mary Gauthier, Mac Wiseman, Bobby Bare, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, David Olney, Otis Gibbs, Kim Richey, Bill Anderson, Amy S…

Welcome to 061 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Find a cupboard, clench your fists and travel back in time as we discuss Richard Cutis' heartwarming classic 'About Time. Gary and Rebecca are joined by actor Gwilym Roberts to discuss this lovable time-travelling classic. Synopsis When Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) is 21, his father (Bill …

Lisa and Page celebrate Women's History Month by talkign with Ashley Frey of Frey Ranch Distilling. They chat about what it's like to run a family farm + distillery, and Ashley also shares her passion for supporting women through their March fundraiser supporting Moms on the Run, an organization dedicated to helping women who have been diagnosed wi…

Welcome to 060 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Stage a breakout, stick it to the man and fall in love with an aquatic creature as we discuss Guillermo del Toro's bizarrely, beautiful 'The Shape Of Water' with editor, writer and fellow podcaster Mary Palmer. Synopsis Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hid…

Welcome to 059 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Get yourself a single vodka cranberry, get back on the dating scene and wait for Ryan Gosling to chat you up, as we discuss 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love with Scottish Actor and Writer Jamie Thorburn. SYNOPSIS Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beaut…

Laws Whiskey House in Denver is as tied to place and land as any business can be. This week, Lisa and Page sit down with Senior Distiller Sam Poirier to chat about what makes Laws committment to the people and place of Colorado unique, and the gals get to taste six special whiskeys, including a sneak peek at two Bottled-in-Bond products coming to t…

Welcome to 058 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Grab your watermelon, pull on your dancing shoes and practice your lift as we discuss DIRTY DANCING. Gary and Rebecca are joined by Actor Sky Sinclair to discuss this feel-good classic romcom. Synopsis Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy …