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In this episode Jim McClean and Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron's cinematic back-catalogue as they look back at his 1986 feature Aliens.
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
On this recording they were joined by local writer and long-time BanterFlix contributor Gavin Moriarty, along with a brief cameo by cosplayer Joanne Alexander (Hedgescout)
This podcast was recorded to celebrate Alien Day 2024!
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In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by local writer Victoria Brown as they chatted about Stephen Sommers' The Mummy, which is being re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode (recorded November 2023) Jim McClean & Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron’s back-catalogue as they look back at his 1984 feature, The Terminator.
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A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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On this episode Jim & Adam are joined by BanterFlix's Deputy-Editor Joe Mc Elroy as they chatted about Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront, which is back in cinemas to celebrate its 70th anniversary (Including the QFT in Belfast).
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An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
Jim also speaks with actor/ producer Natalie Burn about Till Death Do Us Part (Timothy Woodward Jr) which is available now on various VOD platforms.
After bailing on her wedding, a former bride-to-be must fight off her ex-groom and seven angry killer groomsmen in order to survive the night.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by Paul Higginson from Ghostbusters Ireland as they chat about Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which is out in cinemas now.
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When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam look back at David Fincher's cult classic Fight Club, which has recently been re-released in cinemas.
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Based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Fincher's movie has an insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode (recorded November 2023) Jim McClean & Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron’s back-catalogue as they look back at his 1989 feature The Abyss.
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A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
The Braid Film Theatre is screening the new 4K restoration of the film at the Strand Arts Centre on Tuesday 02 April (8pm)
Follow this link to book tickets.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by Doctor Nicole Hamilton as they chat about Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two.
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Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
Jim also shares his thoughts on the Cairnes Brother's Late Night with the Devil.
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
This recording also feature Joanne Alexander chatting about the Spring Edition of the Dublin Comic Con and Claire Shaw from Cinemagic talking about the On The Pulse Festival.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by local filmmaker Brian Mulholland as they chat about Film Devour 34, the short film festival in Belfast which took place last month at the Black Box in Belfast.
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This recording also features Richard Davies from The Short Take talking about the event he's involved with, which is happening at the Strand Arts Centre on Saturday 09 March.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam share their thoughts on the final cut of Blade Runner (1982), which is being screened at the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast as part of this year's Rendr Festival.
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Ridley Scott's film sees Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter.
His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.
This week's episode also feature's Tim Burden from the Braid Film Theatre chat about his recent experience at the Avenue's Threatre of Food experience and Thérèse Rea talks about the BAFTA's.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam chat about Madame Web, the fourth film within Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
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S. J. Clarkson's movie stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who develops the power to see the future... and realizes she can use that insight to change it.
Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women bound for powerful destinies... if they can all survive a deadly present.
We also answer hard-hitting questions like what's our favourite Pancake Toppings, the worst movie to watch on Valentine's date night and Adam's new weekly feature Backing Black, offering an interesting insight to the life of Cilla Black
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Marty Scorsese is feeling blue because of the MCU at Christmas.
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He’s lost his festive spirit and passion for filmmaking, but tonight something magical is afoot - Marty will be visited by three ghosts (kinda) as they attempt to rekindle his passion for cinema.
Thank you to all our players in this short radio drama written by Adam Neeson and featuring the vocal talents of Jim MccClean, Joe McElroy, Adam Neeson, Robert J E Simpson, Rachel Murray and Maria McQuillan.
Happy Christmas from all of us here at the BanterFlix team.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode, the second of our three Christmas specials Jim McClean is joined by Doctor Nicole Hamilton as they look through some of the best movies on Freeview television over the festive period.
Our choices ran from Saturday 23 December until 01 January 2024.
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46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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in this episode, the first in a series of Christmas specials host Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix’s resident Disney queen Victoria Brown and regular contributor Maria McQuillan as they chatted about Disney's Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999).
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The anthology film features three stories including Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas , A Very Goofy Christmas and Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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in this episode host Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix’s resident Disney queen Victoria Brown and regular contributor Maria McQuillan as they chatted about Disney's 27th Animated feature, Oliver & Company (1988).
Loosely based on Charles Dickinsons’ Oliver Twist, the film sees a lost and lonely kitten join a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.
This recording concludes are retrospective of Disney's Dark era. check out our back-catalogue for previous episodes within this series.
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46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode, the last in our spooky specials ,Jim McClean & Adam Neeson are joined by Joe McElroy as they chatted about John Carpenter's Halloween.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.We chatted about the various sequels and reboots within the series, including David Gordon Green's recent trilogy.
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46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this Episode Jim was joined by Victoria Brown and Nicole Hamilton as they chatted about Kenny Ortega's Hocus Pocus.
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A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
The film is back in cinemas to celebrate its 30th anniversay and is also available on Disney Plus.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim McClean & Adam Neeson are joined by Joe McElroy as they chatted about William Friedkin's The Exorcist, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Based on WIliam Peter Blatty's novel and released in 1973, the film stars Max von Sydow and Jason Miller as two priests tasked with performing an exorcism on young Regan (Linda Blair) at the request of her mother (Ellen Burstyn).
We chatted about the various sequels and spin-offs within the series and chatted about other exorcism movies.This episode was recorded before the release of David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer.
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46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this epsiode Jim is joined by Phil and Paul Higginson from Ghostbusters Ireland as they chatted about Ivan Reitman's 1984 orginal along with the various sequels and reboots within the series and pretty much anything else Ghostbuster-related.
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This episode was recorded ahead of their special screening at the Strand Arts Centre in East-Belfast on Sunday 29 October to help raise money for Heart Children Ireland.
Find out more about Ghostbusters Ireland here and their charity event at the Strand here.
46s: Filmmakers talk origins, challenges, budgets, and profits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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In this episode Jim & Adam chat about Kevin Smith's cult-classic Clerks (1994) and also look through the filmmaker's cinematic back-catalogue as they talk about their love for his films.
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Smith's black & white comedy stars Brian O'Halloran & Jeff Anderson and presents a day in the lives of store clerks Dante Hicks and Randal Graves as well as their acquaintances.
It is the first of Smith's View Askewniverse films, and introduces several recurring characters, notably Jay and Silent Bob.
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