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  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and special guest host & programmer & film writer, Paul Farrell @InPermafrost
    His written reviews and essays can be found on MUBI Notebook and Hyperallergic.
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    Today we discuss:
    01:00 Introduction to Paul Farrell
    02:00 63rd BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
    07:00 Women filmmakers at festivals
    10:30 Opening Gala: THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (Armando Iannucci)
    17:30 Headling Gala: GREED (Michael Winterbottom)
    21:30 Closing Gala: THE IRISHMAN (Martin Scorsese)
    23:15 American Express Gala: KNIVES OUT (Rian Johnson)
    31:00 The Mayor Of London's Gala: THE AERONAUTS (Tom Harper)
    34:00 BFI Patron's Gala: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOUR (Marrielle Heller)
    37:30 Headline Gala: HOPE GAP (William Nicholson)
    39:30 Debate: THE REPORT (Scott Z Burns)
    47:00 Headline Gala: JOJO RABBIT (Taika Waititi)
    52:40 American Airlines Gala: THE KING (David Michod)
    54:45 Mayfair Hotel Gala: MARRIAGE STORY (Noah Baumbach)
    59:00 Headline Gala: Le Mans '66 (James Mangold)
    1:01:00 Festival Gala: EMA (Pablo Larrain)
    1:03:50 Thrill Gala: BACURAU (Kieber Mendonca Filho)
    1:05:30 Laugh Gala: The Dude In Me (Hyo-jin Kang)
    1:08:45 Journey Gala: THE TWO POPES (Fernando Meirelles)
    1:10:00 Create Gala: WESTERN STARS (Thom Zimny/Bruce Springsteen)
    1:14:30 Special Presentation: BAD EDUCATION (Cory Finley)
    1:19:00 Special Presentation: BLACKBIRD (Roger Michell)
    1:21:00 BFI Flare Special Presentation: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Celine Sciamma)
    1:24:45 First Feature Competition: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (Joe Talbot)
    1:29:00 Debate: HOPE FROZEN (Pailin Wedel)
    1:32:00 Dare: GHOST TOWN ANTHOLOGY (Denis Cote)
    1:35:00 Dare: FAMILY ROMANCE LLC (Werner Herzog)
    1:40:00 Cult: COLOUR OUT OF SPACE (Richard Stanley)
    1:47:00 Thank you to Paul and goodbye!

    Many thanks to our special guest Paul Farrell!
    You can follow him on Twitter @InPermafrost

    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words'
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and special guest host & secular scholar, Carrie Lynn Evans @CarrieLynnLand
    Her podcast and work can be found New Books In Secularism
    or the New Books Network
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    Today we discuss:

    01:30 Introduction to Carrie Lynn Evans
    03:40 NEWS
    03:45 Isle Of Dogs and Wes Anderson - Cultural appropriation?
    15:10 Faith-based Films - I Can Only Imagine (2018)(starring Dennis Quaid), The Shack (2017), God's Not Dead 3 (2018)
    34:00 Women & Science Fiction Films - A Wrinkle In Time (2018), Ex-Machina (2015), Strange Days (1995)
    1:01:00 Festival News: Cannes 2018 - New rules - critic screenings, Netflix and no heels
    1:15:30 The UK Box Office Top 10
    1:45:00 FEATURE FILM: THE GIRL WITH THE ALL THE GIFTS (2016) directed by Colm McCarthy
    2:36:00 Spoiler discussion
    2:49:00 Summary
    2:51:00 Recommendations
    NetFlix:
    The Witch (2015) d. Robert Eggers
    I Don't Feel At Home In this World Anymore (2017) d. Macon Blair
    Amazon Prime
    The Sense Of An Ending (2017) d. Ritesh Bhatra
    BBC iPlayer:
    Short Term 12 (2013) d. Destin Daniel Cretton
    3:01:00 Our Final Line
    Many thanks to our special guest Carrie Lynn Evans!
    You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieLynnLand

    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words'
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

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  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and guest co-host John Fry @thesteadicamman
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    Today we discuss:

    03:00 Introduction to @thesteadicamman John Fry
    06:00 The 90th Academy Awards @theAcademy Oscars results round-up
    54:00 NEWS
    54:10 The "Inclusion Rider" - Disability, LGBT, BAME representation in film
    1:08:20 @Netflix releasing strategy - Annihilation
    1:25:30 Festival News - 68th Berlin Film Festival @Berlinale, Glasgow Film Festival 2018 @GlasgowFilm
    1:30:00 The UK Box Office Top 10 Countdown
    2:03:00 FEATURE FILM: TAMPOPO d. Juzo Itami - The Criterion Collection
    2:47:00 Recommendations
    NETFLIX:
    Hellboy d. Guillermo Del Toro
    Annihilation d. Alex Garland
    AMAZON PRIME
    English Vinglish d. Gauri Shinde
    BBC iPlayer:
    Clouds Of Sils Maria d. Olivier Assayas
    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
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    Today we discuss:

    03:50 Uma Thurman, The New York Post, Quentin Tarantino
    22:00 The Cloverfield Paradox releasing strategy
    36:00 68th Berlin Film Festival
    47:10 Glasgow Film Festival 2018 #GFF18
    57:20 The UK Box Office Top Ten
    1:20:30 The Red Shoes d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
    2:10:00 *COMPETITION TIME* Win a copy of Thelma d. Joachim Trier courtesy of Thunderbird releasing. Out on home release 26th February 2017
    2:32:41 Home Streaming Releases recommendations - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer
    NETFLIX:
    Okja d. Bong Joon-Ho
    Inside No.9 - Series 1 & 2
    AMAZON PRIME
    The Island d. Michael Bay
    Amores Perros d. Alejandro González Iñárritu
    BBC iPlayer:
    Hypernormalisation d. Adam Curtis

    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

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    Today we discuss:

    02:30 What constitutes a 'good' film?
    09:30 Criteria for FilmSeekers Best of 2017
    11:40 What constitutes a 'bad' film?
    23:46 UK Box Office Top grossing films of 2017
    34:47 FilmSeekers.com Best Films of 2017
    35:00 mother! d. Darren Aronofsky
    37:30 The Handmaiden d. Park-Chan Wook
    43:45 Get Out d. Jordan Peele
    54:24 BFI Sight & Sound Top 10 of 2017
    57:04 Daphne d. Peter Mackie Burns
    58:49 The Florida Project d.Sean Baker
    1:01:50 Lady Macbeth d. William Oldroyd
    1:03:50 Raw d. Julia Ducournau
    1:08:00 Moonlight d. Barry Jenkins
    1:27:37 God's Own Country d. Francis Lee
    1:17:10 Brawl In Cell Block 99 d. S. Craig Zahler
    1:24:21 Dunkirk d. Christopher Nolan
    1:28:04 The Cure For Wellness d. Gore Verbinkski
    1:29:54 A Ghost Story d. David Lowery
    1:32:41 Personal Shopper d. Olivier Assayas
    1:38:46 I Am Not A Witch d. Rungano Nyoni
    1:40:40 Silence d. Martin Scorcese
    1:43:20 Call Me By Your Name d. Luca Guadagnino
    1:46:40 Baby Driver d. Edgar Wright
    1:52:10 Blade Runner 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve
    1:57:00 Honourable mentions:
    20th Century Women d. Mike Mills
    Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool d.Paul McGuigan
    Ma Vie De Courgette d. Claude Barras
    I Am Not Your Negro d. Raoul Peck
    Atomic Blonde d. David Leitch
    The Red Turtle d. Michael Dudok DeWitt
    Toni Erdmann d. Maren Ade
    Good Time d. Benny & Josh Safdie
    2:02:00 *COMPETITION TIME* - Thelma d.Joachim Trier thanks to @TBirdReleasing
    On DVD & streaming from 26th February 2018
    2:03:30 Home Streaming Releases recommendations - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer
    NETFLIX:
    In Bruge d. Martin McDonagh
    Power Rangers d. Dean Israelite
    AMAZON PRIME
    Mindhorn d. Sean Foley
    The Big Sick d. Michael Showalter
    BBC iPlayer:
    Into The Forest d. Patricia Rozema

    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good MP3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

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    Today we discuss:

    0:02:30 Who We Are To Contact Us
    0:07:30 Listener's Letters
    0:11:45 Film News - Aziz Ansari
    0:15:20 Recommendation -Kaitlin Prest - 'NO'
    0:22:00 Eliza Dushku, Sharon Stone
    0:28:00 Dylan Farrow and Woody Allen
    0:30:00 Star Wars - The Last Jedi - '46 Min Men's Cut'
    0:34:00 Sundance Film Festival 2018
    0:45:30 ONLY YOU w/ Laia Costa, Josh O'Connor via The Bureau -
    0:51:00 UK Box Office Top 10
    1:19:50 Main Feature Film: SHOLAY (1975) d. Ramesh Sippy starring Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Helen.
    Thanks to Web Bist @WebisTrying and the Darn That Dream Podcast for our introduction to Sholay.
    You can listen to his podcast Darn That Dream HERE
    2:10:00 Home Streaming Recommendations for Netflix UK, Amazon Prime UK and BBC iPlayer
    Amazon Prime UK - THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE d. Aki Kaurismaki, THE RED TURTLE d. Michael Dudok De Witt
    Netflix UK - CREEP 2 d. Patrick Brice, SUPER DARK TIMES d. Kevin Phillips
    BBC iPlayer - MADE IN DAGENHAM d. Nigel Cole 2:16:00 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us

    Music credits:

    Sholay Title Theme - Composed by Rahul Dev Burman
    Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey - 'Yeh Dosti' pt I
    Lata Mangeshkar - 'Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
    R.D.Burman - 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'
    Dialogue Excerpt: Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh
    Soundtrack available through Universal India

    FilmSeekers.com
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*
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    We discuss:

    0:02:30 Film News: Sexual Harassment, Smoking In French Films.
    0:38:20 Festival news: The Independent Spirit Awards, BIFA Awards
    0:49:20 The UK Box Office Top 10
    1:15:30 Our main feature film: SANTA SANGRE directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
    1:44:00 Interview with John Fry - Steadicam Operator
    2:08:45 The FilmSeekers.com Quiz
    2:23:40 Competition time: TOM OF FINLAND now out on DVD
    2:27:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, BBC iPlayer
    2:32:00 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us

    Thank you to Peccadillo Pictures for our competition!
    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

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    Today we discuss:

    02:30 Film News: Film Scum
    21:50 The BIFA Awards
    24:45 I Am Not A Witch
    29:30 Netflix Streaming Sports
    33:00 Festival: Film Bath http://filmbath.org.uk
    41:00 Festival: AFI Fest
    46:15 UK Box Office Top 10
    1:08:30 Main Feature
    1:13:00 The Shape Of Water
    1:22:30 Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool
    1:29:30 Funny Cow
    1:32:30 Journeyman
    1:37:20 Brawl In Cell Block 99
    1:42:00 Call Me By Your Name
    1:48:00 Gemini
    1:52:30 Home Streaming Releases - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer
    2:02:35 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us


    Thanks to BFI for their hosting of London Film Festival & all the distributors for film audio.
    You can buy tickets for FilmBath http://www.filmbath.org.uk
    You can read more about the F-Rating: http://f-rated.org/
    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*
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    Today we discuss:

    03:10 Brimstone
    05:30 Blade Runner 2049
    17:00 New York Film Festival
    20:00 Intouchable/The Upside
    23:18 61st BFI London Film Festival
    24:30 How A Festival Works
    28:30 Gala Films
    40:20 Special Presentations
    44:00 First Feature Competition
    45:50 Love Strand
    48:00 Documentary Strand - Roller Dreams
    51:45 Laugh Strand
    55:00 Dare Strand
    56:10 Thrill Strand
    59:10 Cult Strand
    1:04:00 Journey Strand
    1:08:30 Home Streaming Releases - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer
    1:12:55 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us

    Thanks to BFI for use of London Film Festival ident & Sony Pictures for Blade Runner 2049 featurette.
    You can purchase tickets & explore the titles for London Film Festival from https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*
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    Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: [email protected]
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    We discuss:

    02:00 Feedback from listeners and coming soon to the podcast
    10:00 Film News: Representation of disability and GRT in film, MoviePass, Harry Dean Stanton
    32:00 Festival news: TIFF Toronto Winners, NYFF New York Film Festival, LFF London Film Festival
    1:03:00 The UK Box Office Top 10
    1:16:00 Our main feature film: MOTHER! directed by Darren Aronofsky
    2:03:45 Competition time: MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE winners
    2:06:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, BBC iPlayer
    2:17:30 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us

    Thank you to Paramount Pictures for mother! audio clips.
    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

  • Our very first episode!
    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR
    Thank you for downloading and listening!

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    We discuss:

    02:00 Film News - White-washing, Darren Aronofsky's MOTHER!, Star Wars IX
    25:00 Film Festivals - Venice Film Festival, TIFF, London Film Festival (special announcement) - we pick films to add to your watchlist and tell you why!
    51:00 The UK Box Office Top 10 - including a mini review of GOD's OWN COUNTRY by Francis Lee
    1:14:00 Our main feature film: DETROIT directed by Kathryn Bigelow
    1:47:30 The FilmSeekers.com Quiz - Mike Ross (first contestant)
    1:56:00 Competition time: MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE courtesy of Thunderbird Releasing
    2:00:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, MUBI
    2:05:00 Ways to get in contact with us
    2:06:00 Thanks. Lots of them.

    Thank you to Thunderbird Releasing and Picturehouse Entertainment for help with compiling this episode.
    Music credits:
    Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
    Quiz: Antony Raijekov - 'By The Coast'
    Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
    Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.