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Are you interested in how movies are made? Do you wonder how a film went from conception to completion? If so Verbal Diorama, hosted by Em, is the podcast for you! Movies are tough to make, and Verbal Diorama is here to celebrate the coming together of teams of extraordinary cast and crew, bringing us movies that inspire us, delight us, make us laugh, make us cry and frighten us. This podcast discovers the stories behind the scenes, and proves how amazing it is that movies actually exist! We ...
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Pav & Neil take a subject, grab a guest and then give you our Top 10! It could be movies, flavours, songs…anything! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-top-ten-of-anything-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Every week the Flixwatcher crew team up with other podcasters to talk about what to watch on Netflix! Flixwatcher is hosted by Helen Sadler and Kobi Omenaka. Every episode discusses and rates a film from Netflix as chosen by special guests from other podcasts using our unique Flixwatcher scoring system. We tackle classic films including Woody Allen's "Manhattan" and "Pulp Fiction" , Netflix Originals such as "Amanda Knox" and "Beasts of No Nation" through to bargain bin b-movies such as Shar ...
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64 years ago, The Flintstones became the first ever animated prime time sitcom in the US, and 30 years ago, the live-action film was released. A live action adaptation of The Flintstones first came about in 1985, but it wouldn't be 'til Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment acquired the rights in 1992 that the project started moving forward, but …
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Episode # 342 Parasite with Verbal Diorama and Easy Riders Raging Podcast
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Chris Johnston (Easy Riders Raging Podcast) and Em (Verbal Diorama: A Film History Podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Chris’ choice Parasite. Parasite (2019) is a South Korean black comedy thriller directed by Bong (Snowpiercer)Joon-ho. It tells the story of the working class Kim family who infiltrate the wealthy Park household. The Kim family liv…
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Episode # 343 Stand by Me with Joshua Tonks and Becky Darke
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Joshua Tonks (actor and screenwriter, The Latent Image (2022)) and Becky Darke (The Evolution of Horror, Don’t Point That Horror At Me and Return to Eerie, Indiana podcasts) return to Flixwatcher to review Josh’s choice Stand by Me. Stand by Me (1986) is a coming-of-age drama directer by Rob (When Harry Met Sally) Reiner and based on the Stephen Ki…
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135. ROLLING STONES SONGS (with Patreon TopHead Brandon)
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Ere, alright! The Rolling Stones have been icons of music for over SIX decades and they are still going strong! Along with Patreon ‘TopHead’ Brandon we have the unenviable task of counting down our Top 10 Stones songs! SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/toptenpods www.instagram.com/toptenpods www.facebook.com/toptenpods EMAIL Get in touch with us right h…
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The history and legacy of Shakespeare in Love is long-winded and complicated, but how is it that a movie can be wholly and completely tarnished by one man? I don't know. It's a mystery. From its beginnings as a project for Universal starring Julia Roberts, to it being shut down after spending $6 million and losing Julia Roberts, to being resurrecte…
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134. HORNIEST MOMENTS IN TV & MOVIES (with Michelle Brasier Comedian, Writer)
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I say! Well we are going to get near the knuckle with this episode as we are counting down our Top 10 Horniest TV or Movie moments. Some can turn us on, some can make us uncomfortable, some can even make us laugh! We are joined by Comedian Michelle Brasier who will soon be on a UK tour. Check out her tour dates and get tickets using the link below …
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After making The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, Stephen Sommers wanted to make a small movie; no monsters, no action, no visual effects, just something simple, but then he started thinking about all the Universal monster movies he loved as a child, and came up with a collective story of three monsters, connected by one man - Van Helsing - but not the…
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Episode # 341 Dune Part One with Jack Chambers-Ward, Matthew and Tim from Sequelisers podcast
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Jack Chambers-Ward, Matthew Stogdon and Tim Maytom (Sequelisers podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Jack’s choice Dune: Part One. Dune: Part One (2021) is directed by Denis (Blade Runner 2049) Villeneuve and based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. Set in there future where the most valuable resource is spice, found only on the desert planet Arrak…
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133. SONGS WITH PLACES IN THE TITLE (with ITV’s The Chase’s Governess Anne Hegerty)
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Fly me to the moon! Yes songs can be about almost anything. We’ve done numbers, colours and now it’s places! Joining us is the one and only Anne Hegerty (The Governess from ITV’s The Chase) as we countdown our Top 10 Songs with places in the title! **We had a little tech issue and the songs never came out on the recording, so, apologies!** SOCIAL M…
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Great Scott, it’s the 250th episode! Where we’re going, we don’t need roads, and if my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to get the history and legacy of Back to the Future! It's a story of how Romancing the Stone, Coca-Cola's takeover of Columbia and Double Indemnity came together to make Back to the Fut…
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Episode # 340 Society of the Snow with Laila Khan and Barney boom from Sonic Boom Six
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Laila Khan and Barney Boom from Sonic Boom Six join Flixwatcher to review Laila’s choice Society of the Snow. Society of the Snow (2023) is based on the non-fiction book La Sociedad de la Nieve by Pablo Vierci and directed by J. A. (The Impossible) Bayona. It tells the incredible true story of the Uruguayan rugby team, who were travelling to Chile …
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132. SONGS WITH COLOURS IN THE TITLE (with Patreon TopHead Lisa)
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Blue is the colour! Well, actually any colour. Songs use colour all the time and sometimes the name of the song is about a colour or is used in the title. We are joined by our wonderful Patreon ‘TopHead’ Lisa as we countdown our favourites. SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/toptenpods www.instagram.com/toptenpods www.facebook.com/toptenpods EMAIL Get in…
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) & Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
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In 1993, before they were acquired by Eidos, a little games developer in Derby called Core Design were working on their new action adventure game. It was an Indiana Jones-style 3D platformer; revolutionary for its time, and not just because of the immense 3D world and cleverly designed levels, but the protagonist was a woman. Her name was Lara Crof…
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Episode # 339 Studio 666 with Andy Williams and Sean Wilson from Frame to Frame podcast
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Andy Williams and Sean Wilson from Frame to Frame podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Andy’s choice Studio 666. Studio 666 (2022) is based on a story by Dave Grohl and directed by BJ McDonnell. It is the first non-documentary film to feature the Foo Fighters. In this entirely fictional film, the Foo Fighters are suffering from a creative block.…
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131. 90’S COMEDY MOVIES (with Em from Verbal Diorama Podcast)
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Groovy baby! Ah the 90’s. The internet and mobile phones were just in view and comedy in movies was, well, all over the place. From gentle rom coms to gross out comedy the 90’s kind of had it all. Along with our guest, Em from Verbal Diorama podcast, we are going to compile our Top 10 90’s Comedies. You can check out Em’s excellent podcast right he…
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Sport biopics are usually only reserved for well known big-name sportspeople from yesteryear - people like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, James Hunt and Niki Lauda, or stories based in reality with fictional characters. What makes Fighting with My Family, and Paige’s story so different, is that not only did she achieve the WWE Divas Champion at the…
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Episode # 338 The Big Short with Alice Oliver and Josh Hallam from Just Films & That podcast
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Alice Oliver and Josh Hallam (Just Films & That podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Alice’s choice The Big Short. The Big Short (2015) is based on the true story of the 2007-2008 financial crash. Based on the book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis and directed by Adam (Step Brothers) McKay. The Big Short tells the story of…
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130. SONGS FROM THE 2000’S (with Patreon TopHead Hannah)
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Hey Ya! The 2000’s, or the ‘noughties’ was a decade that feels like it was yesterday but, boy, it wasn’t! Reality TV stars took over in the UK, not sop much over the pond but, along with our ‘TopHead’ guest , Hannah, we are here to countdown our Top 10 songs of the decade. SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/toptenpods www.instagram.com/toptenpods www.fac…
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For Women's History Month and Mother's Day, here in the UK, silence is deafening for a spec script written in an unconventional way, that happened to get picked up by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company. Taking inspiration from silent movies from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati, as well as horror classics like Jaws, Alie…
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Episode # 337 Paprika with Matthew Turner and Amelie Thomas Fatal Attractions podcast
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Matthew Turner and Amelie Thomas (Fatal Attractions podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Matthew’s choice Paprika. Paprika (2006) is an adult animated Japanese sci-fi fantasy film directed by Satoshi (Tokyo Godfathers) Kon. It is based on the novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui and it is claimed to have been a significant influence on Christo…
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129. 90’S ACTION MOVIES (with SoSo Juv and The Logical Genius from The My Five Cents Podcast)
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Get off my plane! Yes 90’s Action Movies! We all love em! Well some anyway. We are here to celebrate the action movies of that decade with two of the coolest podcast hosts out there. From the ‘My Five Cents’ podcast we are joined by The Logical Thinker and SoSo Juv. You can listen to the ‘My Five Cents Podcast’ here - https://linktr.ee/themyfivecen…
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It's International Women’s Day tomorrow, and if we’re talking about someone who represents feminism, women’s rights, gender equality and reproductive rights, there’s no fictional character used to represent this as frequently on International Women’s Day than Wonder Woman. A character born from polyamory, first-wave feminism and also linked to the …
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Episode # 336 Red Rocket with Petros Patsilivas and Darryl Edge from Getting Dafoe You - A Willem Dafoe Podcast
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Petros Patsilivas and Darryl Edge (Getting Dafoe You - A Willem Dafoe Podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Red Rocket. Red Rocket (2021) is a comedy drama from writer and director Sean (Florida Project) Baker. It stars Simon Rex as Mikey "Saber" Davies, an adult film actor, who returns to his hometown in Texas after a 17 year absence. The exact reas…
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128. REVENGE MOVIES (with Journalist Lucy Buglass)
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Howdy! Revenge! One of the most satisfying of movie genres. They may make you squirm but, in the end (mostly), they leave you satisfied that ‘they’ got what’s coming to them. We are joined by pod friend and movie geek Lucy Buglass as we countdown our Top 10’s! SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/toptenpods www.instagram.com/toptenpods www.facebook.com/top…
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Episode # 335 Spencer with Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson from Don’t You Want Me? podcast
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Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson (Don’t You Want Me? podcast) return to Flixwatcher to review Rich’s choice Spencer. Spencer (2021) is directed by Pablo (Jackie) Larraín and written by Steven (Peaky Blinders) Knight and stars Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana experiencing an existential crisis (nightmare) during Christmas 1991 when she spends the holida…
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127. PRINCE SONGS (with Josh from Just Films And That Podcast)
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Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here today to through this podcast called The Top 10 Of Anything! Yes it’s time to celebrate the man in purple, the symbol Prince. We are joined by host of Just Films And That, Josh, to countdown Prince’s greatest songs! Ooh!!! You can catch Alice and Josh’s excellent podcast here - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podc…
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The final episode of Animation Season 2024, and one of Walt Disney's crowning achievements in animation: Sleeping Beauty. Doing another princess movie after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella seemed like the obvious choice, but it was also risky. Walt Disney didn't want to make the same thing again, and wanted to wow the public with yet…
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Episode # 334 Widows with Rafa Sales Ross and Marshall Shaffer
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Marshall Shaffer (Slant Magazine, Decider, /Film, Marshall and the Movie Substack) and Rafa Sales Ross (Sight & Sound, i_D, BFI, Total Film, Little White Lies) return to Flixwatcher to review Marshall’s choice Widows. Widows (2018) is a heist thriller from director Steve (12 Years A Slave) McQueen and screenplay by Gillian (Gone Girl) Flynn, based …
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126. DC MOVIES (with Comedian Tez Ilyaz)
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Greetings! Some may say that DC have lagged behind other Superhero movie making studios but it hasn’t always been like that. We are joined by Comedian Ted Ilyaz as we countdown the greatest DC movies of all time! Up, Up and away!! You can get 2024 tour dates and all the other info on Tez right here - www.tezilyaz.com SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/to…
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For the final fifth birthday episode, Disney could see that motion capture was quickly becoming the next big thing for animation, and they wanted in. They teamed up with Robert Zemeckis to make A Christmas Carol, and then Mars Needs Moms, based on a children's book, written to persuade a young child to eat his vegetables. But Mars Needs Moms would …
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