Writers on Film

Episodes

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  Roddy MacDowall by Samuel Garza Bernstein 01.10.2026 1h 12m

  John Bleasdale talks to the author of the first comprehensive biography of actor Roddy MacDowall
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  Jon Spira on Mike Hodges: I'll Settle for Nothingness 24.09.2026 1h 14m

  Mike Hodges directed Get Carter, Flash Gordon and The Terminal Man.
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  Mark Edlitz on Orson Welles: Maverick in the Machine 16.09.2026 1h 16m

  Norman Foster's Journey Into Fear starring Orson Welles finally gets the book it deserves from Mark Edlitz
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  Venice Film Festival 2 07.09.2026 39m

  Bilge Ebiri from Vulture joins me to talk about three titles showing at the Venice Film Festival this year. Primetime by Lance Oppenheim, Look Back by Hirokazu Koreeda and Furies by Rami Kodeih
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  Venice Film Festival 1 04.09.2026 25m

  Nicholas Bell from Eye on Cinema and Fish Jelly YouTube channel joins me to talk Ink, Bucking Fastard and Wild Horse Nine, live from the Venice International Film Festival.
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  Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney 26.08.2026 1h

  Richard Fleischer is a director of astonishing range and is rediscovered in this profound biography. I speak to author Jason A. Ney.
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  David Thomson on A Sudden Flicker of Light 05.08.2026 1h 11m

  John Bleasdale talks to David Thomson about his new book A Sudden Flicker of Light
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  Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter 29.07.2026 1h 18m

  Kier-la Janisse talks about her books The House of Psychotic Women and Cockfighter.
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  A Hard Day's Night with Samira Ahmed 22.07.2026 1h 3m

  How did a film made to capture a pop phenomenon become an enduring cinematic classic? With warmth, wit and precision, Samira Ahmed reveals how the Beatles' first film changed both the band themselves and pop music's relationship with the screen.
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  Looking forward to The Odyssey with Ian Nathan 14.07.2026 1h 28m

  On the eve of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey I talk to author of Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work
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  Live from Karlovy Vary with Scott Feinberg 08.07.2026 32m

  Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter and Awards Watch Podcast joins me in the Czech Republic to talk about Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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  LIVE from Bologna Cinema Ritrovato 26.06.2026 58m

  Norwegian film director Truls Krane Meby and John-Kristian Dalseth, programmer for the Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) and manager of the Verdensteatret Cinemateket join John Bleasdale to talk about the 40th Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna.
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  The Unmaking of Hudson Hawk by David Hughes 17.06.2026 1h 19m

  From David Hughes, author of The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made and Tales from Development Hell comes the unbelievable true story of how a $200m action-comedy-romance-adventure went from being one of the most notorious flops in Hollywood history to a cult favourite.
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  Trans Cinema by Laura Horak 10.06.2026 1h 3m

  Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. In Trans Cinema, Laura Horak provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Overlooked until now, this rich collection of media ranges in genre from romantic comedies to horror films and asks essential questions about how to be human and how to craft a livable life in a world on fire.
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  From the Archive: Ed Zwick 28.05.2026 49m

  john Bleasdale discusses Ed Zwick's memoir, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood with the author
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  Cannes Report 3 21.05.2026 27m

  Christina Jeurling Birro speaks to John Bleasdale about the 79th Cannes Film Festival and competition entry, Fjord, directed by Christian Mungiu.
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  Cannes 2026 Report 2. 20.05.2026 23m

  Thomas Schultz speaks to John Bleasdale about the 79th Cannes Film Festival and competition entry, Minotaur, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
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  Cannes 2026 Report 1 19.05.2026 45m

  Nicolas Bell (Eye On Cinema) and Ed Potton (The Times) join John Bleasdale to talk about the 79th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival.
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  Ian Christie talks Powell, Pressburger and more 14.05.2026 1h 6m

  John Bleasdale and Ian Christie in conversation
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  J.G. Ballard on Film 07.05.2026 1h 34m

  Dr Brian Baker joins me to talk about the cinematic adaptations of J.G. Ballard