The Curzon Film Podcast

Popworld provocateur-turned-filmmaker, Simon Amstell, joins us on the Curzon Film Podcast this week, to talk about his romantic comedy, - Sam @ csaquinlan - Caitlin Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers

Wowzers, what a week for new films! On this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we speak to Maggie Gyllenhaal about her role in The Kindergarten Teacher and we review Asghar Farhadi’s new film Everybody Knows .  First off, cinema’s most attractive real-life couple, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz (swoon) team up with the Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for psychological thriller, Everybody Knows . To complement the film's release, Curzon Home Cinema has created a collection of Farhadi's previous films so that you can catch up on the work of this modern master. We then sit down with the wonderful Maggie Gyllenhaal to talk about The Deuce, working with female filmmakers, and her new film, The Kindergarten Teacher. Also in cinemas this weekend are Captain Marvel, Border and Ray & Liz . Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Steven Ryder and Ella Kemp. Follow the team on Social Media:   - Jake Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers

This week on the Curzon Film Podcast, we take a close look at war on film, in all its confusing, chaotic and complicated ways.  We start with Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot, which stations much of its narrative at a desolate military checkpoint manned by four young soldiers who all try to burn away the hours of boredom that occur between cars arriving for inspection and, every now and then, a lone camel walking by. Meanwhile at home, the parents of one of the boys are devastated by the news of his supposed sudden death, though the circumstances surrounding this take several unexpected twists.  We then take turns to pitch the very best war films, not in the English language. War films, particularly those from the US and the UK, tend to be quite similar in their heroics and bombast. So we've compiled a list of the best war films from elsewhere in the world, which each show the different sides of conflict. Thank you to all the listeners who helped us put together this list. This leads us onto the end of war and its lasting impact, as we discuss The Aftermath. Starring Keira Knightley in one of her finest performances yet, the film tells a story of tangled love in post-WWII Berlin. Discussing the films this week are Kelly Powell, Sam Howlett, Steven Ryder and Ella Kemp Follow the team on Social Media: - Sam Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers

On this week’s episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we're joined by Hollywood A-lister Armie Hammer, who talks to us about his new film On the Basis of Sex. Plus we discuss the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated Capernaum . We begin with Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum , a Lebanese film set on the streets of Beirut where a world-weary 12 year old, Zain, decides to sue his negligent parents for bringing him into his poverty stricken existence. A gritty and authentic film, it's being touted as a modern day Bicycle Thieves , telling a harrowing story of endurance that still manages to find hope in the darkest of situations. Head over to the Curzon blog to read our - Sam Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers

This week on the Curzon Film Podcast, we're joined by The Sunday Times' Chief Foreign Correspondent to talk about A Private War , and Joe Cornish drops by to tell us about his new children's fantasy epic, The Kid Who Would Be King .  We start with A Private War , a biopic following the life and work of Marie Colvin, an iconic foreign correspondent who reported from some of the most dangerous conflict zones in the world – from Sri Lanka to Syria and Iraq – risking her life to reveal the truth about unjust regimes and humanitarian crimes. A Private War   avoids biopic cliches and instead asks troubling questions about the sacrifices made by Colvin and war reporters alike. Christina Lamb is Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times, where Marie Colvin spent much of her career. Lamb and Colvin were colleagues and friends, and so we visited Lamb at her London office to discuss the film, the reality of life as a foreign correspondent, and her memories of Colvin. Later in the episode we discuss Joe Cornish’s The Kid Who Would Be King , a modern day re-imagining of the Sword in the Stone legend. Alex is just like any other twelve year old, until he retrieves the legendary Excalibur. Paired with the wizard Merlin (inexpertly hiding himself as a 16 year old boy), he must face his destiny, marshal his friends and defeat the enchantress Morgana, all before tea time. Director Joe Cornish joins us to talk about all things fantastical, and his hopes for this highly original take on a well known classic tale. Discussing the films this week are Kelly Powell, Sam Howlett, Jake Cunningham and Steven Ryder Follow the team on Social Media: - Sam Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers