Podcasts

Since Jon called time on the Splendor Cinema podcast at the end of episode 113, myself and frequent guest Toby King have now embarked on a new project, tentatively titled Live at the Essoldo - for reasons even we can't understand. It's available on the same feed as the old podcast on iTunes.

Episode 1: 'Django Unchained' w/ Steve McCusker

The "Spendor Podcasts" are (usually) recorded from the projection booth in Britain's oldest cinema, Brighton's Duke of York's Picturehouse, and (always) hosted by Jon Barrenechea and me (Robert Beames). The name comes from Jon's own blog (which in turn gets its name from some Italian movie or something...). Jon has described it as:
Two guys talking about new and old movies, filmmakers, festivals, box office, distribution and exhibition, and their common hatred of Michael Bay.

Splendor Cinema Podcasts by Picturehouses

Episode Guide
  • Episode 113: Films of 2012 w/Toby King
  • Episode 112: Ben Wheatley interview - recorded during Q+A for 'Down Terrace'
  • Episode 111: 'Skyfall' and Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm
  • Episode 110: 'Frankenweenie', 'About Elly' and much more besides!
  • Episode 109: 'Looper', 'Killing Them Softly' and 'Dredd'
  • Episode 108: Venice 2012 round-up w/Francesco Clerici
  • Episode 107: 'Brave', 'Nostalgia For the Light', Duke of York's refurbishment and 'Expendables 2'
  • Episode 106: PANTHEON: Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Episode 105: 2012 Sight and Sound Poll, 'Ted' and the New Horizons Film Festival
  • Episode 104: 'The Dark Knight Rises': SPOILER heavy review
  • Episode 103: 35mm vs. Digital w/ Craig Ennis and Toby King
  • Episode 102: 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
  • Episode 101: PANTHEON: Wes Anderson
  • Episode 100: Birthday Edition!
  • Episode 99: Prometheus
  • Episode 98: Pantheon: Nanni Moretti
  • Episode 97: 'Dark Shadows', 'Casa de mi Padre', 'Red Tails', 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' and 'Two Years at Sea' w/Toby King
  • Episode 96: Marvel superhero team-up blockbuster 'The Avengers' is discussed w/ Carina Volkes
  • Episode 95: SPOILER-FILLED discussion of 'Cabin in the Woods' w/ James Tully
  • Episode 94: Dukes at Komedia, 'Le Havre', 'Cabin in the Woods' and 'Battleship'
  • Episode 93: 'The Hunger Games', 'The Kid With A Bike', 'Bonsai' and 'Act of Valor' w/ Craig Ennis
  • Episode 92: Vilnius Film Festival and 'Into the Abyss'
  • Episode 91: Discussion of Dukes After Dark programme w/ Toby King
  • Episode 90: "A show about nothing"
  • Episode 89: 'The Avengers': the story so far...
  • Episode 88: 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D'
  • Episode 86: 62nd Berlinale Round-up #2
  • Episode 86: 62nd Berlinale Round-up #1
  • Episode 85: Pantheon: David Fincher w/ Craig Munro and Toby King
  • Episode 84: 'War Horse', 'Shame', 'The Iron Lady', 'Coriolanus', 'M:I4', 'The Artist' and 'Margin Call'
  • Episode 83: Looking at this year's longlist we ask "what are the BAFTAs for?"
  • Episode 82: Toby King joins us to discuss Fincher's 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
  • Episode 81: Best of 2011
  • Episode 80: Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'
  • Episode 79: A discussion of Sight & Sound's "best of 2011" poll
  • Episode 78: Four Hollywood flops re-appraised!
  • Episode 77: Jonathan Hyde joins us to discuss 'Weekend'
  • Episode 76: 'Wuthering Heights' and 'The Ides of March'
  • Episode 75: Festival Co-director Tim Brown joins us to discuss CineCity
  • Episode 74: 'The Adventures of Tintin' and 'The Future'
  • Episode 73: Craig Ennis joins us to discuss John Carpenter
  • Episode 72: Ian Christie joins us to talk about 3D
  • Episode 71: 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'Midnight in Paris'
  • Episode 70: Dr. Mark Kermode drops in to discuss his new book: The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex
  • Episode 69: 'Melancholia'
  • Episode 68: Jon and James discuss 'Drive'
  • Episode 67: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', IFA Berlin and Venice Film prizes
  • Episode 66: Jon and Francesco discuss the Venice Film Festival
  • Episode 65: 'The Inbetweeners Movie' and 'The Skin I Live In'
  • Episode 64: 'Kill List' with director Ben Wheatley
  • Episode 63: PIXAR
  • Episode 62: 'Super 8' and 'Captain America' feat. James Tully
  • Episode 61: The Sarajevo International Film Festival
  • Episode 60: Discussion of 'The Tree of Life', plus 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' and 'Transformers 3' feat. Craig Munro
  • Episode 59: 'Bridesmaids' and the year so far feat. Toby King
  • Episode 58: A look ahead to the summer movies feat. Craig Munro
  • Episode 57: 'Senna', 'X-Men: First Class' and Terry Gilliam's opera
  • Episode 56: 'Thor' and '13 Assassins', plus a look at Nicholas Cage
  • Episode 55: Pantheon: Terrence Malick
  • Episode 54: 'Scream 4' and 'Winnie the Pooh'
  • Episode 53: 'Source Code', 'Limitless', 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger', 'Rio' and 'Route Irish'
  • Episode 52: Pantheon: Werner Herzog
  • Episode 51: 'True Grit', 'Inside Job', 'The Adjustment Bureau' and 'Animal Kingdom'
  • Episode 50: Berlin Film Festival round-up #2
  • Episode 49: Berlin Film Festival round-up #1
  • Episode 48: 'The Fighter'
  • Episode 47: 'The King's Speech' as a box office phenomenon
  • Episode 46: 2011 Oscar nominees and our predictions
  • Episode 45: Darren Aronofsky and 'Black Swan'
  • Episode 44: Danny Boyle and '127 Hours'
  • Episode 43: Pantheon: Frank Capra
  • Episode 42: 2011 review, feat. James Tully
  • Episode 41: Disney's 2011 Slate and 'Tangled'
  • Episode 40: 'My Afternoons With Margueritte'/CineCity 2010
  • Episode 39: Pantheon: Woody Allen
  • Episode 38: Halloween Special - with guests!
  • Episode 37: More on 'The Social Network', plus 'Wall Street' and 'Cyrus'
  • Episode 36: 'The Social Network' and the Valdivia Film Festival
  • Episode 35: Kaunas Film Festival, plus: 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives'
  • Episode 34: 100 Years of the Duke of York's and the 30th Cambridge Film Festival
  • Episode 33: 'The Town' 
  • Episode 32: Venice round-up #3
  • Episode 31: Venice round-up #2
  • Episode 30: Venice round-up #1
  • Episode 29: Pantheon: Orson Welles
  • Episode 28: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
  • Episode 27: Pantheon: Steven Spielberg
  • Episode 26: 'Knight & Day', plus: Tom Cruise in the post-star era
  • Episode 25: 'The Expendables', 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and UK Film Council closure
  • Episode 24: 'A-Team', 'South of the Border' and 'Mother'
  • Episode 23: Pantheon: Stanley Kubrick
  • Episode 22: More 'Inception' plus 'Predators'
  • Episode 21: 'Inception' and Christopher Nolan
  • Episode 20: 'White Material' & 'Sons of Cuba'
  • Episode 19: Pantheon: Michael Mann Caution: lots of wind noise!
  • Episode 18: 'Hierro', 'Greenberg' & 'Please Give'
  • Episode 17: Pantheon: Akira Kurosawa
  • Episode 16: Cini Estelli/Alex Cox's 'Walker'
  • Episode 15: 'Sex & the City 2'/'Date Night'
  • Episode 14: Upcoming films/Cannes 2010
  • Episode 13: 'Robin Hood'/'The Girl on the Train'
  • Episode 12: 'Iron Man 2'/'The Happiest Girl in the World'
  • Episode 11: 'Lebanon'/'Life During Wartime'
  • Episode 10: 'Prince of Persia'/Disney
  • Episode 9: 'The Ghost'
  • Episode 8: 'Whip It' and 'Dogtooth'
  • Episode 7: Kick-Ass and the Toulouse Film Festival
  • Episode 6: The Oscar Winners Round-up Edition
  • Episode 5: BAFTA winners/Berlin Festival
  • Episode 4: Oscar Predictions 2010
  • Episode 3: Up in the Air/A Prophet
  • Episode 2: The Road/First Experiences of Cinema
  • Episode 1: Review of 2009
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