Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Program Director Phil Whelans and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] Improv acting tips

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

A Matter Of Life And Death impact 

[5:40] Phil Whelans says A Matter Of Life And Death is a flamboyant film that  transported him to an extraordinary world with immense camp swagger and the highest of high concepts. It includes his favourite movie scene ever; David Niven’s character is a defendant in a court case being held in heaven.

Raising Arizona analysis

[13:30] Phil Whelans says Raising Arizona’s DNA is every quirky American indie film that came after it.

Blue Velvet Influence  

[20:00] Phil Whelans says Blue Velvet is a great example of how David Lynch paints with lights, sounds and actors, getting amazing performances out of everyone. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how to improve your improv acting skills
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Raising Arizona (1987), Blue Velvet (1986)

About the Guest:  

Phil Whelans is a writer, actor and comedian known for writing radio sitcoms My First Planet and The Barkers v The Rest Of The World.

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Program Director Ciaran Shea and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] How Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Police Story impact 

[18:20] Ciaran Shea says Police Story is where his love of film and film education begins via watching movies and eating pizza at his Uncle John’s house.  

High Fidelity analysis

[23:40] Ciaran Shea says High Fidelity blew him away. In particular the use of the fourth wall, use of music and being compelled to watch a lead who is so flawed, he positively awful.

Rubber Influence  

[32:30] Ciaran Shea says Rubber is an example of a film that when he shows friends they come away thinking he’s insane. He believes Rubber moulded him to a filmmaker who is willing to be as bold as he wants and do stories that have never been done before. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Police Story (1985), High Fidelity (2000), Rubber (2010)

About the Guest:  

Ciaran Shea is the Program Director for Beeston Film Festival, Ciaran is also filmmaker, 1st AD and stand up comedian. Find and follow him on IG @ciaran_filmmaker

Beeston Film Festival 2026 is 23-26 April 2026 at the Arc Cinema in Beeston

For more about Beeston Film Festival program/screenings and links to tickets see https://www.beestonfilm.com/

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay and the lasting impact of cinema on her life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The writing of “Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out” with Steve Pinhay

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Amelie impact 

[25:39] Alexandra Bentley says she fell in love with Amelie as soon as it came out. Growing up in Poland, Polish and European cinema was important to her than any Hollywood blockbuster. 

Cialo (aka The Body) analysis

[31:45] Alexandra Bentley says Andrzej Saramonowicz, the director of Cialo (aka The Body) is a brilliant comedy writer and anything he touches, Polish film fans know it’s going to be funny. Cialo was highly anticipated and it didn’t disappoint.

Black Swan Influence  

[38:00] Alexandra Bentley says she was already living in the UK when Black Swan came out and working at 20th Century Fox. It was a film that was to be released under the Fox Searchlight banner and it was just incredible to be a part of that marketing and sales process. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Amelie (2001), Cialo (aka The Body) (2003), Black Swan (2010)

About the Guest:  

Alexandra Bentley is Head Of Production at Big Safari and co-author (with Steve Pinhay) of Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out published by Routledge.

Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out is out now and available at  https://www.routledge.com/Producing-Film-and-Television-First-In-Last-Out/Pinhay-Bentley/p/book/9781032608686 

EXCLUSIVE: Routledge are offering Britflicks listeners 20% off if they use the promo code “POD10”
This offer runs April 1st 2026 - October 1st 2026 for all (Print and Ebook) formats.

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Jeremiah Kipp made the J Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The making of “The Mortuary Assistant”

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Killer Of Sheep impact 

[30:15] Jeremiah Kipp says Killer Of Sheep is done in a cinéma vérité style that he saw on a 16mm print in a revival house when he was quite young in rural Rhode Island.

Dawn Of The Dead analysis

[36:00] Jeremiah Kipp says he saw Dawn Of The Dead a kid and it was not lost on him, even at that young age, that the protagonists kill all the zombies, take control of the shopping mall, they have everything but then they get bored of it.

Jennifer's Body Influence  

[43:20] Jeremiah Kipp says he didn’t see Jennifer's Body when it came out. It seemed like a movie nobody - critics and audiences - liked and then he caught it on streaming a few years later and loved it.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Jeremiah Kipp made the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Killer Of Sheep (1978), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), Jennifer's Body (2009)

About the Guest:  

Jeremiah Kipp is based in New York. His directing credits include the AMC+ Shudder Original "Slapface" (Audience Award Winner at Cinequest), the horror-sci fi hybrid "Black Wake"; "Don't Pick Up" starring Keith David and Kathryn Erbe, "Draw Up and Stare" starring Michael O'Keefe and Melissa Leo, "The Sadist" starring Tom Savini and "The Pod": starring Larry Fessenden.

The Mortuary Assistant will be available on Shudder from March 27th 2026

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The making of “EMPIRE OF LIES”

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Rocky impact 

[15:50] Matthew Hope says he saw Rocky for the first time when he was eight and it is the film that got him started on his journey to becoming a filmmaker.

JFK analysis

[21:00] Matthew Hope says he was 15 when he saw JFK and it is a film that is crammed with so much information and yet is never boring. Even more so, it was evidence that film can change things. JFK led to the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 that promised classified documents would be released 25 years later.

Commando Influence  

[26:10] Matthew Hope says he was eleven years old when he saw Commando on VHS at home. It is absurd but what’s not to love about Arnie running around with big guns killing all the bad guys. Hardly any plot. Zero character development. Just one action sequence after another.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Rocky (1976), JFK (1991), Commando (1985)

About the Guest:  

Matthew Hope is known for Empire of Lies (2026), The Vanguard (2008), The Veteran (2011) and All the Devil's Men (2018)

Empire of Lies will be released in select UK cinemas on March 27th 2026 and available to stream on digital from April 13th 2026

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The making of “Broken English”

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Nil By Mouth impact 

[25:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Nil By Mouth is a film where life and art intersected because they were living in New Cross, when this film, set in New Cross came out. They used to walk past the places it was made, drink in the same pub.

O Lucky Man! inspiration

[30:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say O Lucky Man! lit a fire in them. The dizzying heights of its ambition. The breadth of its allegorical structure. The nerve of its Greek chorus.

Marjoe Influence  

[38:56] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Marjoe himself, the subject of the film is such a compelling character. You can tell he’s damaged by his upbringing as a evangelical tent revivalist preacher but he’s also driven to overcome it or at least expose elements of it. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nil By Mouth (1997), O Lucky Man! (1973), Marjoe (1972)

About the Guest:  

Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard met at Goldsmtihs and have worked collaboratively as visual artists since the mid-nineties. In addition to Broken English, they are known for 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024).

Broken English is out in UK cinemas from Friday 20 March 2026

On Wednesday 18 March there’s a SOLD OUT special preview film screening and concert at the Barbican Centre marking the release of Broken English, an original career-spanning portrait of the iconic, late Marianne Faithfull. The evening includes an exclusive preview of the film ahead of its release, followed by live performances of Faithfull's songs from a line up ft. Jarvis Cocker, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Samantha Morton and more, alongside house band Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey), Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), Ed Harcourt, Anna Phoebe, and Adrian Utley (Portishead). https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/broken-english 

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor made the documentary We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The making of “We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher”

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Gleaners & I impact 

[27:20] Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor says Gleaners & I is a film they watched quite recently and was made in a similar way to how they made We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles analysis

[32:42] Sophie Mellor says she saw Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles at her local arthouse cinema and was blown by it - even more so when you consider the director, Chantal Ackerman, was only 24 when she shot the film.

Eraserhead Influence  

[38:56] Simon Poulter says he saw Eraserhead shortly after it came out. He had no idea you could make films like this and it is an example of what he calls a permissive film. In that it made him understand you could do whatever you want.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor made the documentary We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Gleaners & I (2000), Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), Eraserhead (1977)

About the Guest:  

Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor are artists and filmmakers known for We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher.

For more on how and/or where to watch We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher see https://www.closeandremote.net/portfolio/we-are-making-a-film-about-mark-fisher/ and https://www.instagram.com/markfisherfilm/ 

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Daisy Allsop producing her first documentary first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Dances With Wolves impact 

[19:55] Daisy Allsop says Dances With Wolves is an early memory of going to the cinema with her father and how it felt like a big event to go up to the West End, from Wimbledon. 

The Terminator analysis

[24:45] Daisy Allsop says she does not how many times she watch The Terminator. It was one of many films her father had recorded off of TV. They were stored on VHS shelving he had made in the hallway with titles on their spines, alphabetised. 

True Romance Influence  

[29:58] Daisy Allsop says True Romance is officially the film that made her want to work in film.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Daisy Allsop produced her first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Dances With Wolves (1990), The Terminator (1984), True Romance (1993)

About the Guest:  

Daisy Allsop is ap producer known for Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story (2023) and Tell It to the Bees (2018).

Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story is available to watch in the UK on NOW TV

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how and why Karla Williams is pivoting her writing career and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[0:50] No longer waiting: how I'm pivoting my writing career. I broke into TV in 2020 and after 5 years my career didn't materialise in the way I'd hoped. This is what I'm doing about it..

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Pose impact 

[22:03] Karla Williams says Pose is a perfect example of why she’s a TV screenwriter. Because it highlighted to her the power of walking in someone else’s shoes and how that cam shift your own opinions.  

Django Unchained analysis

[27:10] Karla Williams says Django Unchained is a film she can watch and watch and watch and watch. It is a phenomenal film from both a writing and character point of view. And how it manages to mix humour with much harder, darker storylines and themes

The Morning Show Influence  

[32:48] Karla Williams says The Morning Show is so layered. It’s definitely a show you can’t watch while on your phone

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how and why Karla is no longer waiting: how she is pivoting her writing career. How she broke into TV in 2020 and after 5 years a career didn't materialise in the way she'd hoped. This is what she’s doing about it.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Pose (2018), Django Unchained (2012), The Morning Show (2019)

About the Guest:  

Karla Williams is an award-winning screenwriter and producer; and she co-founded MsMono, an award-winning production company who tell female centred stories. 

https://www.karlawilliams.co.uk/

https://www.tiktok.com/@cue.karla

For more on Ms Mono see https://msmono.com/

You can watch THAT GIRL, PEUGOT on Amazon Prime. Watch the trailer here https://msmono.com/that-girl-peugeot/

THE RIDE trailer https://msmono.com/the-ride/ 

DO NOT DISTURB is on Audible UK. This 8-part audio series reflects our ability to discover fresh, ground-breaking stories by global majority women and has been nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how and why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[0:50] Kaia Alexander discusses how and why she wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Charade impact 

[22:00] Kaia Alexander says Charade is her mother’s favourite film and that she was introduced to it via Sunday afternoon cinema on TV when she was a kid.  

Harold And Maude analysis

[27:02] Kaia Alexander says as a teenager she was introduced to Harold And Maude by her best friend Shannon and what she couldn’t know at the time was that she would pass away two years later in a freak accident. Understandably the experience of losing her friend changed how she saw the world and has made her cling to that movie. She thinks of Shannon being a Maude, in every way. Dazzling and full life.

Summerland Influence  

[33:19] Kaia Alexander says Summerland swept her away. It is in her opinion a perfect movie and as a queer woman you just don’t see movies like this ever. The way it threads together is breathtaking.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Kaia wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less
• Learn about why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less .
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Charade (1963), Harold And Maude (1971), Summerland (2020)

About the Guest:  

Kaia Alexander is the CEO/founder of the Entertainment Business League and the Entertainment Business School, and host of the Hollywood Wolfpack podcast. She was a development executive on feature films including Just Friends (with Ryan Reynolds), Peaceful Warrior (with Nick Nolte), The Good Night (Gwyneth Paltrow & Penelope Cruz), and Hachi: A Dog's Tale (with Richard Gere) for Inferno Entertainment. 

Get your copy of Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stealth-Pitch-Hollywood-Strategy-Investor/dp/B0FM474QTD?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Derry Shillitto made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:40] Derry Shillitto discusses how he made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Waking Ned impact 

[15:45] Derry Shillitto says The Godfather Part 2 didn’t impact him as much as Waking Ned did because it evokes watching it with his Irish dad and speaks to his own Irish heritage. 

Ali analysis

[21:00] Derry Shillitto says Will Smith should’ve won an Oscar for his performance in Ali. Again it’s another film whose impact on him is influenced by who he watched it with. In the case of Ali it was with Andrew Olasehinde his best mate at school, who remains his best mate to this day 

Sideways Influence  

[26:05] Derry Shillitto says Sideways is the film that has had the most impact on his life. When he saw it for the first time he was compelled to watch it again immediately after.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how to make a micro budget movie
• Learn about Derry Shillitto’s approach to screenwriting.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Waking Ned (1998), Ali (2001), Sideways (2001)

About the Guest:  

Derry Shillitto is a filmmaker known for The Correction Unit (2025), Harm (2023) and Aren't We Havin' a Good Time.

Tuesday 3 March 2026 - The Correction Unit + Cast & Crew Q&A at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/correction-unit-qa

The Correction Unit is now available to stream on Amazon, AppleTV, Vimeo and Google..

The Correction Unit is available on DVD is the USA

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Line Langebek wrote the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:40] Line Langebek discusses writing the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

All About Eve impact 

[19:30] Line Langebek can’t remember exactly when she first saw All About Eve but it was during a rich time discovering old black and white films. It is a funny film, classed as a comedy even, but underneath it’s quite dark. 

Wings Of Desire analysis

[24:26] Line Langebek says WimWenders had a huge impact on her; Paris, Texas, she really likes, but Wings Of Desire was one of the first times she encountered something poetic with cinema. 

Hana-Bi Influence  

[30:39] Line Langebek says Hana-Bi she discovered a contrast between beauty and violence. The husband taking care of his wife who is dying of cancers versus the violent, unrelenting cop inside the same person who is angry about so many things. Every now and then he just explodes, but the moments she remembers most from the film are the smaller moments.  

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how to write a screenplay
• Learn about Line Langebek’s approach to screenwriting.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through All About Eve (1950), Wings Of Desire (1988), Hana-Bi (1997)

About the Guest:  

Line Langebek Knudsen is a writer and producer, known for The Girl with the Needle (2024), I'll Come Running (2008) and Nåletræer (2007).

The Girl With The Needle is available to watch in the UK on MUBI

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about James Rose’s contribution to Umbrella’s 4k release of Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:40] James Rose discusses his contributions Umbrella Entertainment’s 4k release of Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE and writing for boutique labels in general.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

The Reflecting Skin impact 

[25:20] James Rose says he was aware of The Reflecting Skin until coming home late one night from the pub, made himself a sandwich and caught it on television. Quite simply it was amazing. 

Street Of Crocodiles analysis

[32:40] James Rose says that think he saw Street Of Crocodiles on a late night screening on Channel 4 and could not process it because it’s a film that defies explanation. How watches it at least once a year to reminded how tender and imaginative animation can be.

Hardware Influence  

[39:00] James Rose came to Hardware via Fields Of Nephilim. For a goth youth, it was a no brainer to watch it when he read in a magazine that Richard Stanley would be making Hardware and that Fields’ front man Carl McCoy would star in it. How it was made in Britain and it has a very British feel to it.

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about what James Rose contributed to Umbrella Entertainment’s STD 4k + Blu-ray release of HARDWARE
• Learn about what James Rose contributed to Second Sight’s 4k UHD + Blu-ray release of LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
• Learn about James Rose’s approach to finding writing work for boutique releases of genre films and television.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Reflecting Skin (1990), Street Of Crocodiles (1986), Hardware (1990)

About the Guest:  

James is a specialist in horror films and television. He is currently writing his Phd – an investigation into indigenous American and First Nations’ horror.

For more about the 4k + blu-ray release of HARDWARE see https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/hardware-1990-4k-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=c80895b20&_ss=r 

For more about Second Sight’s LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/products/late-night-with-the-devil-limited-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray-pre-order-available-october-28th 

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Neil Thompson’s film project IDEALISTS  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:40] Neil Thompson talks about next steps in the development of IDEALISTS.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Imitation Of Life impact 

[11:45] Neil Thompson says Imitation Of Life was a monster hit at the time. He got into it when he was a teenager and has loved it ever since. He watches it regularly, and introduced his daughter to it too. He guarantees you will be in floods of tears. It makes everyone cry.  

Clockwork Orange analysis

[18:30] Neil Thompson says that he saw Clockwork Orange when it first came out in a west London cinema. During the movie there were fights. Outside there was massive fight at the bus stop that spread on to the bus. This movie exploded on to the streets and, ignoring the second half of movie, made everyone want to fight.  

Gone Girl Influence  

[24:15] Neil Thompson talks about his constant love of really good, psychological thrillers, and Gone Girl is a really good example of a modern one. It’s prime neo-noir featuring a femme fatale. Instead of being punished for their lawbreaking like they would be in the past, they now get away with it. Neil also enthuses about his love of David Fincher: “Never put a foot wrong.”

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about Neil Thompson’s approach to developing films for the Fat Pictures slate.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Imitation Of Life (1959), Clockwork Orange (1971), Gone Girl (2014)

About the Guest:  

Neil Thompson is a director, producer and owner of Fat Pictures. He is an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Strong business development professional, skilled in Finance, Production and Post. Specialised script development experience and known for championing new talent. In addition, consults on Company Structure and Finance/Investment for a range of companies and clients.

Find out more Neil’s company and slate at https://fatpictures.co.uk/ 

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Ben Wheatley’s approach to making Bulk  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] Ben Wheatley talks about making Bulk and the narrative is tyranny tour of UK and Ireland.

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Come And See impact 

[14:48] Ben Wheatley says Come And See is a DVD he bought because it was suggested as the greatest war movie ever made. It sat on his shelf for five or six years until one night at 11pm when he wondered what’s it like and he’ll just watch a bit of it. At 2am when he’d finished he was like JESUS! 

Blade Runner analysis

[19:54] Ben Wheatley shares how he came across Blade Runner as a kid as the two-part Marvel comic book adaptation and probably only part two it. He was too young to go and see it and would eventually watch it on VHS - the original version with the voiceover. Then he read the book and he’s still a big Philip K Dick fan. And then over time he has watched it on every format he has found it on.

Star Wars Influence  

[25:09] Ben Wheatley talks about seeing Star Wars in the cinema in 1978. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about Ben Wheatley’s approaches to making Bulk
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Come And See (1985), Blade Runner (1982), Star Wars (1977)

About the Guest:  

Ben Wheatley is a UK writer/director known for KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS, HIGH RISE and MEG 2: THE TRENCH. 

Find out when the BULK - NARRATIVE IS TYRANNY Tour comes to your town at https://rookfilms.co.uk/pages/bulk-narrative-tour 

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about David Nicholas Wilkinson’s new documentary THE MARBLES and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:50] David Nicholas Wilkinson discusses the making of his latest documentary THE MARBLES

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Billy Liar impact 

[23:05] David Nicholas Wilkinson says Billy Liar is film that grew on him over time and would become his favourite British film of all time. He became aware of when he worked with Wilfred Pickles - who played Tom Courtenay’s father in it. 

Johnny Go Home analysis

[29:00 David Nicholas Wilkinson shares how Johnny Go Home was a documentary he saw on ITV. It went out once and if you missed it, you never saw it because there was no way of recording it at the time. Within the innocent filming, if you can call it innocent, the filmmakers realise they have something that could convict someone of murder.

Assault On Precinct 13 Influence  

[35:00] David Nicholas Wilkinson talks about Assault On Precinct 13 as an example of films that flop in cinemas and go on later to have a second, more successful life - see also Withal & I, Bladerunner and/or The Shawshank Redemption. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about the making of the documentary THE MARBLES.
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Billy Liar (1963), Johnny Go Home (1975), Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

David Nicholas Wilkinson is an independent development producer who works in international film and theatre.  As a development executive, he has worked with some of the most influential producers in British and European cinema. 

For screenings of THE MARBLES see https://linktr.ee/GuerillaFilms 

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Clive Frayne’s innovative approach to screenplay development and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[2:30] Clive Frayne celebrates one year of Filmutopia and the evolution of his innovative approach to screenplay development

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Everything Is Illuminated impact 

[30:00] Clive Frayne says Everything Is Illuminated is probably one of the best films ever made but too few people have heard of it. It manages to be incredibly funny, genuinely odd and well written, but as the story progresses what you realise it’s a story about the killing of an entire Jewish population in Ukraine by the Nazis towards the end of the second world war.

Leap Of Faith analysis

[35:55] Clive Frayne shares how Leap Of Faith, again, is a film hardly anyone seems to know about. It includes the most polished, mature performance Steve Martin has ever given in a movie. Drawing parallels with Jim Carrey elevation as an actor following THE TRUMAN SHOW, Leap Of Faith is Steve Martin’s Truman Show.

The Tango Lesson Influence  

[42:30] Clive Frayne talks about Sally Potter’s The Tango Lesson. It’s a very meta film because learning to tango is the side project of Sally Potter uses to distract herself from the writer’s block that is stopping her getting her film project away. Despite looking, at times, almost like student film levels of production, when she gets the dance sequences right, she has these moments of brilliance. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about Filmutopia’s innovative approach to screenplay development and Clive’s book THE PROCESS OF SCREENWRITING
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Leap Of Faith (1992), The Tango Lesson (1997)
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Clive Frayne is an independent development producer who works in international film and theatre.  As a development executive, he has worked with some of the most influential producers in British and European cinema. 

He is best known for his innovative approach to development. For more see https://clivefrayne.co.uk/ or get his book THE PROCESS OF SCREENWRITING at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1083083015 

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the book Film Marketing and Distribution: An Independent Filmmaker's Guide and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] Discussing the book Film Marketing and Distribution: An Independent Filmmaker's Guide

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Jason And The Argonauts impact 

[31:40] Jonathan Sadler remembers how Jason And The Argonauts was the first film he fell in love with as a kid. How it grabbed and transfixed him.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service analysis

[36:46] Jonathan Sadler shares a story of rediscovering On Her Majesty’s Secret Service on new year’s day 1996, the morning after the new year’s eve before when he met the woman who would end up being his wife.

Cinema Paradiso Influence  

[44:13] Jonathan Sadler talks about watching the 170 minute director’s cut of Cinema Paradiso in 1993 at, the sadly long gone, Metro Cinema on Rupert Street in Soho, London. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how and why Jonathan Sadler wrote Film Marketing and Distribution: An Independent Filmmaker's Guide came about
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jason And The Argonauts (1963), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Cinema Paradiso (1988)
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Jonathan is a film marketing and distribution consultant and creative as well as a producer of documentary and narrative films. Jonathan is a now also a published non-fiction author and his first novel, The Aeonia Enigma - a literary thriller set on a Greek Island is coming soon. 

Get your copy of Film Marketing and Distribution: An Independent Filmmaker's Guide at https://kamerabooks.co.uk/bookpage.php?isbn=9780857306128

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the making of Crippling Alcoholism’s album CAMGIRL & the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[6:48] What does success mean with a creative endeavour like Crippling Alcoholism? Don’t do it for the money.

[8:50] How the band wrote CAMGIRL

[11:10] Why the varying letter cases for song titles? 

[14:30] God is a stand for your reality; your world view.

[19:25] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

There Will Be Blood impact 

[20:00] Tony Castrati describes how he was 14 when he saw this movie. He remembers as a kid how he loved movies. He never thought movies could be bad. The nature of it being a movie meant it was awesome.

Irreversible analysis

[25:20] Tony Castrati shares how he watched Irreversible when he was 16 years old. How the vengeful act at the start seems so mindlessly violent and you’re not on the protagonists side, but as the film goes back through time you find out why in the world of the film, he would kill someone.

The Lighthouse Influence  

[31:00] Tony Castrati talks about how watching The Lighthouse with his wife. It’s one of their favourites. Which is funny as it’s about two people living with each other and going insane - which is not indicative of his marriage. 

Key Take Aways:  

• Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
• Learn about how Crippling Alcoholism’s 3rd album CAMGIRL came about
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through There Will Be Blood (2007), Irreversible (2002), The Lighthouse (2019)

About the Guest:  

Tony Castrati is singer/songwriter and founding member of the band CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM.

Crippling Alcoholism’s 3rd album CAMGIRL is out now - https://cripplingalcoholism.bandcamp.com/album/camgirl

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the ongoing, rolling paradigm shift/crisis in the TV industry and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[2:00] What do you mean by rolling paradigm shift/crisis in the TV industry?

[8:40] Philip’s open tweet to the industry goes viral

[12:00] The political argument for the cultural importance of public service broadcasting to the wider successes in UK TV (and film)

[15:00] UK TV has to be affordable to be sustainable and costs are rocketing.

[17:00] What are the opportunities to improve the UK TV industry? We need to go back to basics. You need to invest in the future of the industry. More low budget shows?

[21:00] Channel 5 resurrection of Play For Today 

[23:40] We need a bit of punk ethos

[31:00] The pressure that every show has to sell around world stifles innovation/narrows the window of opportunity.

[34:00] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Barton Fink impact 

[34:45] Philip Ralph saw Barton Fink at the now defunct Lumiere Cinema when he was studying at RADA. It really stayed with him and has become something incredibly important to his life.

Big Night analysis

[42:00] Philip Ralph says Big Night is his favourite film of all time. He could’ve done a whole podcast on Big Night he loves it so much. For Philip, Big Night is the perfect evocation of art versus commerce. 

Bloody Sunday Influence  

[48:40] Philip Ralph says that Bloody Sunday, over and above the execution of it, demonstrates Paul Greengrass’s unique ability to take you into the minutiae of a day like that and never dehumanises anybody, even the people who end up doing appalling things. The power of it as a piece of documentary drama, it inspired a whole strand of Philip’s writing life.

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

• Learn about the ongoing, rolling paradigm shift/crisis in the TV industry (and film industry)
• What the we and the TV industry could be doing to make things better
• Understand the impact on working class people
• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Barton Fink (1991), Big Night (1996), Bloody Sunday (2002)

About the Guest:  

Philip Ralph is a a multi-award-winning writer for screen and stage. Find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-ralph-1258a7260/

Philip's keynote speech on class in the UK TV industry given at Leeds University’s Media department in Ocftober 2025 - COMMON PEOPLE: Reclaiming The Narrative On Class in TV at a Time of Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_66i8f815oA

Play for Today: The revival hoping to save British TV from a class crisis https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/play-for-today-channel-5-b2863772.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1763018711

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the making of the short films: JUNGLE and OGHAM and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:20] The making of JUNGLE

[9:30] How did JUNGLE get broadcast on RTE?

[12:20] The making of OGHAM

[21:10] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Jurassic Park (1993) impact 

[22:30] Alan Hopkins describes how he did apply to be a palaeontologist like many others as a result of this film, but more importantly for his generation this film is his E.T.

The Virgin Suicides (1999) impact

[27:06] Husni Hafid describes how the first time he saw this film was on TV in Libya. What he didn’t know at the time, Libyan TV edited the sex scenes but left any violence well alone. 

Badlands (1974) analysis

[32:20] Alan Hopkins shares how Badlands was the film that changed everything about how he viewed films. It was the first time he was engaging with film as a higher art form. 

Shawshank Redemption (1994) analysis  

[37:55] Husni Hafid says Shawshank Redemption is the first film that stuck with him. To this day, he can go back and watch any time. Every time he watches it he gets something new from it. It is a film that can actively change his mood because it fills him with so much hope.

There Will Be Blood (2007) influence

[43:14] Alan Hopkins chose There Will Be Blood but what he means is the year 2007, the first year he went to film school. This was a time when he was all about cinema; going to the theatre every other day to watch films.

Donnie Darko (2001) influence  

[49:24] Husni Hafid this is one of the first films where he saw the directors cut and it almost ruined it for him; realising how the theatrical cut had been edited so well. It is full of youthful energy and made him want to make a film. 

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how to make short films

• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jurassic Park (1993), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Badlands (1974), Shawshank Redemption (1994), There Will Be Blood (2007), Donnie Darko (2001)
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest(s):  

Alan Hopkins is a Dublin-based writer-director, and lead creative executive at HAL Pictures. His films have screened on national broadcasters and major film festivals across continents, picking up multiple awards along the way. 

Husni Hafid is an award winning producer born in Libya and raised in Co Sligo, Ireland. He has a proven track record of bringing films to completion across projects of varying scale. 

Their website : halpictures.com

Jungle Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM3RTmBD5co

Ogham Trailer : https://vimeo.com/967751228

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the writing of Good Stuff To Read When You're About To Lose Your Shit and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] Talking about the self-help book “Good Stuff To Read When You're About To Lose Your Shit”

[19:20] How much has your perception of losing your shit changed since writing the book?

[23:00] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Pee Wee's Big Adventure impact 

[23:40] Amanda Graham describes how she was in a apocalyptic cult and there was no joy in it. And how watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure was so joyful and it was the first time she felt real. It was such a double fingers to everything she had been dragged through.

Edward Scissorhands analysis

[29:30] Amanda Graham shares how when Edward Scissorhands came out she was attending Liberty University, which is an exceptionally conservative, religious American university. It was miserable and she was in a group called ‘The Liberty Freaks’. Outside the university was a $1 theatre and you weren’t supposed to go. You would get in trouble for going to see a movie. And when Edward Scissorhands came out, she saw it 14 (fourteen) times.

Gone With The Wind Influence  

[35:00] Amanda Graham talks about how watching Gone With The Wind was super impactful. She watched it on VHS, and what made her uncomfortable was the way it was re-writing history. She watched it with her mom and she remembers her mother saying: “I wish we could go back to those days” and thinking ‘are you kidding me?’ She went off and did some research into book and found it was written in homage to the Ku Klux Klan.

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about why Amanda Graham wrote the self-help book Good Stuff To Read When You're About To Lose Your Shit

• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Gone With The Wind (1939)
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Amanda Graham is a screenwriter whose past work includes writing 23 eps of Apple/BBC TV and script editing, ghostwriting and punching up scripts and pitch decks for 90+ film and TV development projects including for the BBC, Channel 4, and Zero Gravity Group.

Her self-help book Good Stuff to Read When You’re About to Lose Your Sh*t which gathers everything she learned, tried, and ignored during the worst decade of her life to help others not feel alone) is out now

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the making of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre documentary CHAIN REACTIONS and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] Describe CHAIN REACTIONS

[3:00] Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an extraordinary film

[5:20] Texas Chain Saw Massacre is pure cinema

[7:20] Texas Chain Saw Massacre looks amateurish is part of the charm of the film

[9:00] What changes in perception did Alexandre have from making CHAIN REACTIONS?

[13:00] Gaining new readings of Texas Chain Saw Massacre from those interviewed.

[14:00] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Vertigo impact 

[14:43] Alexandre O. Phillipe describes how Vertigo goes really deep and was his first film memory. 

Bladerunner analysis

[20:20] Alexandre O. Phillipe shares how Bladerunner was a film he watched in theatres, in Paris, when he was 10. He got the VHS as soon as he could and there was a time in his youth when he watched the film every day of his life.

All Tex Avery Cartoons Influence  

[26:00] Alexandre O. Phillipe talks about how watching Tex Avery Cartoons were a huge part of his pre-school routine when he was growing up in Switzerland. The absurdity and over the top humour and how Tex Avery could escalate every situation. Alexandre thinks that Tex Avery was the greatest. 

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Alexandre O. Philippe decided on the style and format of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre documentary CHAIN REACTIONS

• Understand cinema’s transformative power through Vertigo (1958), Bladerunner (1982), All Tex Avery Cartoons
• Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Alexandre O. Philippe is a Swiss American film director. Philippe is also the Creative Director and co-owner of Denver-based Cinema Vertige

Fifty years after Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shocked the world, this feature-length documentary charts the film's profound impact and lasting influence on five great artists – Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King and Karyn Kusama. 

Chain Reactions will be available on Digital and Blu-ray from 27th October

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the making of GAME and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[0:42] What is the film GAME about?

[1:20] How a short film idea turned in to a feature film

[4:50] Invada Records to Invada Films - a 20 year journey

[9:00] How did you cast Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson for the role of the poacher?

[10:20] How do you make someone trapped upside down in a car visually interesting? What were the challenges?

[20:00] What new story was discovered during the editing process?

[24:30] Marc Bessant’s upside down performance

[29:45] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Le Jetee impact 

[30:10] John Minton describes how Le Jetee was a film he was introduced to on a graphic design course and he fell into the moving image as a result. How it showed him he could make films.  

2001: A Space Odyssey analysis

[35:20] John Minton shares how 2001: A Space Odyssey is all about the dawn of man; the cut from the bone to outer space. How he will always be impressed by it. 

The Clock Influence  

[42:50] John Minton talks about how The Clock is about the whole of the 20th century cinema. How he found himself checking he own time, all the time, while watching nearly five hours of it. 

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how an independent film is made and how to make a contained thriller on a low budget

• Learn about how GAME starring Jason Williamson and Marc Bessant was made
• Learn how to expand a short film idea into a feature film

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Le Jetee (1962), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Clock (2010)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

John Minton is a Bristol-based UK filmmaker, known for his experimental, lo-fi, and hallucinatory style. Characterised by grainy super-8 textures, a palette of iridescent, glowing hues, and mesmerisingly evocative imagery. John’s distinctive visual flair has lent itself to music videos for Noel Gallagher, Portishead, and Savages amongst others.

For more about John’s work see https://www.mintonfilm.co.uk

For details about November 2025 screenings: where and how to see GAME click the following link for more info https://linktr.ee/InvadaFilmsGame

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about the independent film distributor Tull Stories and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] What and who is the film distributor Tull Stories?

[5:30] What gaps in the UK distribution have you discovered since setting up Tull Stories

[9:24] What has been the steepest part of the learning curve since starting Tull Stories?

[11:50] What is your biggest change in perceptions about the role of the distributor since you have become one?

[16:40] The importance of national newspaper coverage to independent film distribution

[20:00] The importance of working with the filmmaker to independent film distribution.

[24:00] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Three Colours White impact 

[24:10] Jonny Tull describes Three Colours White as his career starter via work placement he got at the Tyneside Cinema and was bungled into the cinema by the woman who would later become his wife just to get rid of him and the second film he saw that day was Three Colours White. 

Dawn Of The Dead analysis

[29:40] Jonny Tull shares how Dawn Of The Dead was a formative film for him. It was how he started to understand what he really liked about film.

The Ladykillers Influence  

[35:40] Jonny Tull talks about how The Ladykillers is about British cinema. It was one of those films that was always on the television when he was growing up. Watching now it’s as fantastic and as good he remembers it and ever performance is just brilliant as well. It’s post-war Britain under the microscope.

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

-Learn about independent film distribution

- Learn about what Tull Stories can offer you

- The power of a mentor to a screenwriter

- What is good script coverage

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Three Colours White (1994), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), The Ladykillers (1955)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Jonny Tull has over 25 years of working the UK film exhibition sector and has been working in film distribution since 2017.

Coming soon from Tull Stories:

GOING TO THE DOGS - NOV 7

https://tullstories.co.uk/films/going-to-the-dogs/

STILL PUSHING PINEAPPLES - NOV 28

https://tullstories.co.uk/films/still-pushing-pineapples/

MOTHERBOARD (released in August), was nominated for a Grierson award and been BIFA longlisted today: 

https://tullstories.co.uk/films/motherboard/

A new title for 2026. Incredible Film has locked a distribution deal with UK-based Tull Stories for the Dutch-English feature The North: https://tullstories.co.uk/deadline-incredible-film-inks-distribution-for-the-north/

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Pagecraft and the power of mentoring with screenwriting Heidi Hornhacher and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.  

[1:00] What is Pagecraft?

[3:28] Common mistakes Pagecraft can help make your screenplay better

[5:40] What are the benefits of the two weeks residential in Italy?

[7:00] What is the key to good script coverage?

[9:20] How can a screenwriter get the best out of script coverage?

[11:50] What is the power of mentoring and why might it be important to a screenwriter?

[17:30] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Monty Python and the Holy Grail impact 

[18:20] Heidi Hornhacher saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail when she was far too young and has lost count the number of times she has rewatched it.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade analysis

[23:30] Heidi Hornhacher shares how Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the first movie she waited in line at her local, Larkspur cinema, northern California, to see it. When she finally got in, there were no seats left and Heidi had to sit on the carpets in front of the front row to watch it.  

French Kiss Influence  

[25:40] Heidi Hornhacher talks about how French Kiss is a perfect Romcom structure. There’s motif. There’s transitions. It’s a screenplay she teaches, but surprisingly, it’s unavailable to stream anywhere.

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about what Pagecraft can offer you

- The power of a mentor to a screenwriter

- What is good script coverage

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), French Kiss (1995)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi Hornbacher has written numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for both studios and independent producers. 

For more about Pagecraft see https://www.pagecraftwriting.com/

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Mayhem Film Festival runs 16-19 October 2025 at the Broadway Cinema. For tickets and more details about https://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about 21 years of MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL with filmmaker and co-founder Steven Sheil and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[0:30] The origins and evolution of Mayhem Film Festival and horror cinema over the last 21 years. 

[11:43] Three films to look forward to in 2025’s Mayhem Film Festival: 1) GAME directed by John Minton, 2) BULK directed by Ben Wheatley and 3) REDUX REDUX directed by Kevin & Matthew McManus

[14:18] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Theatre Of Blood impact 

[15:13] Steven Sheil watched a lot of horror as a kid and Theatre Of Blood was one of the inappropriate films he saw back then that stuck with him. In particular the open scene where Michael Horden is stabbed to death by a bunch of homeless people. 

Deep Red analysis

[20:20] Steven Sheil shares how he’d moved to Nottingham in the early 1990s, had fallen in with a local group of burgeoning filmmakers where he met Chris Cooke - co-founder of Mayhem Film Festiva. Chris lent Steven a DVD of Deep Red and that became his gateway to Dario Argento’s films. His favourite Argento is INFERNO, the sequel to SUSPIRIA. 

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Influence  

[25:40] Steven Sheil talks about how Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the greatest horror film ever made. It was a huge influence on his debut feature, MUM & DAD. He even pitched that film as the Heathrow Airport Chain Saw Massacre showing how much it’s in the DNA of the film. 

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Mayhem Film Festival grew from an evening of short films to a four day event

- Understand how horror has evolved over the first quarter of the 21st century

- Three films to look forward to in 2025’s edition: 1) GAME directed by John Minton, 2) BULK directed by Ben Wheatley and 3) REDUX REDUX directed by Kevin & Matthew McManus

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Theatre Of Blood (1973), Deep Red (1975), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Steven Sheil is a screenwriter and director. His first feature film, the microbudget Mum & Dad (2008) was described by Total Film as 'one of the defining British horrors of its generation'. His second feature, the Indonesia-set action-horror Dead Mine (2012) was HBO Asia's first home-grown production.

Mayhem Film Festival runs 16-19 October 2025 at the Broadway Cinema. For tickets and more details about https://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Dead Duck Film Club was able to grow from one off screenings to an all day film festival and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:30] Why Dead Duck film club?

[6:10] The ups and downs of showing people films.

[9:50] Why a festival about the New French Extreme horror cinema movement?

[16:40] What is the New French Extreme panel about? Who is on it?

[22:30] The vendors at the Dead Duck Cult Film Festival.

[25:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring impact 

[26:00] Sebastian Toursel says as a nineties kid, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the film where the world just opened up for him. He’s watched it every year since he was eight.

Avatar analysis

[32:20] Sebastian Toursel shares how Avatar was the most mindblowing experience of his life. He went to see it in cinemas six times. Each time with different people, but same cinema. 

Rec Influence  

[37:40] Sebastian Toursel talks about how Rec is the film where horror became his thing. It is intense and amazing. There’s a fantastic scene around a group of people have a conversation on the ground floor and a jump scare where for the very first time he almost peed himself. 

Key Take Aways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Dead Duck Film Club grew into Dead Duck Cult Film Festival.

- What is the New French Extreme horror cinema movement 

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Avatar (2009), Rec (2007)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Sebastien Toursel is the founder of the Dead Duck Film Club, Nottingham’s home for cult cinema. He screens the weird, the rare, and the unforgettable. His events celebrate global cult films, from Korean thrillers to French horror, all presented with a DIY spirit and a love for the offbeat. He collaborates with local cinemas like The Savoy to bring these unique films to the big screen. Each screening is accompanied by fan-made posters and a community eager to discuss and appreciate the art of cult cinema.

https://deadduckfilm.com   

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Matt Harvey, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Mad Max: Fury Road impact, A Clockwork Orange analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Matt Harvey also discusses the creation of the powerful artwork and making of the album A SINGLE FLOWER

NEWSFLASH 12 December 2025... WE LOST THE SEA UK TOUR 2026 with Overhead, The Albatross and Dimscûa

Fri 22 May - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK

Sat 23 May - Electric Ballroom, London, UK

Sun 24 May - Academy 3, Manchester, UK

Mon 25 May - Slay, Glasgow, UK

Tue 26 May - Thekla, Bristol, UK

Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how and why screenwriter Matt Harvey turns her screenplays into novels and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:45] Why should you be thinking about turning your screenplays into novels.

[6:50] The music is abstract and cinematic

[8:30] How do you know a song is done?

[14:30] The artwork joins the narrative of music together.

[16:00] Contribution of Godspeed You Black Emperor!’s Sophie Trudeau

[18:00] Pulling the artwork together – influences and inspirations

[16:30] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Mad Max: Fury Road impact 

[17:15] Matt Harvey says Mad Max: Fury Road is the film he judges all other films against. How it encapsulates everything about why you want go to movies.

A Clockwork Orange analysis

[35:30] Matt Harvey shares how A Clockwork Orange was an important film for him as a young film lover in high school, university era, pretending to be a film buff but still has at least 1000 other films before he could claim to be that.

Parasite Influence  

[27:43] Matt Harvey talks about how Parasite is a film that stayed in his mind for a long, long time after he left the theatre. Everything is so well crafted. The storytelling is amazing. It gets under your skin. An instant masterpiece.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how WE LOST THE SEA create their instrumental post-rock music

- Learn about Matt Harvey’s influences and inspirations, and the process for coming up with the artwork for the album.

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Parasite (2019)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Matt Harvey is a graphic designer and guitarist in the instrumental post-rock band WE LOST THE SEA.

We Lost The Sea’s website https://www.welostthesea.com

Matt Harvey’s website http://www.graphicatharsis.com/about-me

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how and why screenwriter Nicola Pittam turns her screenplays into novels and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:45] Why should you be thinking about turning your screenplays into novels.

[3:40] The process for turning your screenplay into a novel.

[14:40] Onemoorer classes on turning your screenplay into a novel and other support services on offer to writers.

[16:30] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Dangerous Liaisons impact 

[17:15] Nicola Pittam says Dangerous Liaisons is one of her favourite films ever and cannot believe none of the actors won an Oscar. And how the script is one of the cleverest and how it’s one of those scripts she wishes she had written it. After watching it several times she began to see how nuanced Michelle Pfieffer’s character of Madame de Tourvel really is. 

Once Were Warriors analysis

[22:28] Nicola Pittam shares how Once Were Warriors is a film that stuck with her for weeks after watching it. How she would sit and think about it, talk about it with friends. It was one of the first films she hunted out the novel to get to know the film even more. 

Point Break Influence  

[27:43] Nicola Pittam talks about how Point Break’s director Kathryn Bigelow became a huge influence on her as a result of this film and how it is the perfect action movie. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how and why you should think about turning your unsold screenplays into a novel.

- Writer services and special events/webinars available from onemoorer.com 

- Dark Anthem Press open for submissions from 21st September 2025. They are looking for full manuscripts of dark gothic, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and thrillers novels. 

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Once Were Warriors (1994), Point Break (1991)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Nicola Pittam, Director of Author Services at One Moorer and the Chief Operating Officer/Acquisitions Agent of both Dark Anthem Press and One Anthem Press, is an award winning author and screenwriter who recently converted her The Rebel Pianist of Majdanek script into a bestselling novel, which was sold to Mardle Books UK.

Writer services https://writerservices.onemoorer.com

Dark Anthem Press writer submissions -https://darkanthempress.com

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how award winning filmmaker Jonathan Sequeira made the documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:30] The making of the Hard-Ons documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! 

[13:15] What were the storytelling challenges from balancing the narrative arc of three band members?

[17:40] What was a significant discovery that you couldn’t have perceived before making the documentary.

[22:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Robocop impact 

[22:45] Jonathan Sequeira remembers the adverts in the newspapers and thinking Robocop looked like a dumb movie, but after watching it one night after work he fell in love with a B grade film that despite the limited budgets, is actually a smart and intelligent movie.

Crocodile Dundee analysis

[28:00] Jonathan Sequeira shares memories of how the Australian indie Crocodile Dundee took the world by storm and introduced millions of people to working class Australian culture. How this film was made without any help or support from the Australian arts bodies. How it was about bringing the ordinary Australian to Australia and the world. It’s a brilliant film. It’s hilarious and is still hilarious. 

Purab Aur Pachhim Influence  

[33:25] Jonathan Sequeira talks about how Purab Aur Pachhim represents a golden age for Indian cinema. It’s hard to pick one, but this one is amazing film because the direction is brilliant. The directors just went for it. It proved you could do anything with a film as long as you stay true to the characters. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how to make a feature length documentary

- Learn how the Hard-Ons documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! Was made

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Robocop (1987), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Purab Aur Pachhim (1971)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Jonathan Sequeira is an award winning documentary producer and director. He is known for Descent Into the Maelstrom (2017), Waiting - The Van Duren Story (2018) and The Most Australian Band Ever! (2024).

Screening update 25/09/2025 - https://www.livingeyes.co/post/extra-screenings-worldwide-festivals-the-sequel-announced

THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! international release is scheduled for early 2026. 

A blu-ray and box set is planned for Australia late 2025.
HARDER AND HARDER (the sequel to THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!) is in Australian cinemas from November 2025.

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about why screenwriter Isabel Dréan most writers approach querying the wrong way and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:01] Querying and mentoring, how most screenwriters approach querying the wrong way and why mentorship has made her a better writer

[1:09] What are screenwriters getting so wrong with their query emails?

[5:00] How do you couch I can help you versus here’s a logline, read my script.

[6:50] What is your email subject line saying to get people to open it in the first place?

[14:28] Summary of how get more success from query emails

[19:26] How can mentoring help you become a better writer

[23:44] What mentoring services does Isabel offer?

[26:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

All About Eve impact 

[27:02] Isabel Dréan shares how when she first watched All About Eve it was dubbed into French. How, in all her childhood she has never been more enthralled by a movie. At 12 years it made her want to be an actor like Bette Davis. 

The Godfather 2 analysis

[32:19] Isabel Dréan shares how The Godfather 2 is a film she watched very young. How she was obsessed with the actor and proponent of ‘method acting’ Lee Strasberg and how that became her dream to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute – which she did in 1993 – stepping into the footsteps of her heroes from The Godfather Part 2. 

Memento Influence  

[38:25] Isabel Dréan talks about how Memento is a perfect movie made with very little resources. Not having big stars – at the time - made it feel more real; more raw. She envies the creative relationship Christopher Nolan has with his brother which makes them challenge each other and continues to make them better filmmakers as a result. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how screenwriters can write query emails that get responses

- Learn how mentoring can make you a better screenwriter

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through All About Eve (1950), The Godfather 2 (1977), Memento (2000)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Isabel Dréan is a screenwriter, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. She started her career in horror and psychological thrillers before pivoting to Christmas movies. The shift to writing holiday movies changed everything, leading to five of her scripts being produced over an 18-month period. 

For more information see https://isabeldrean.com and https://21dayscreenplay.com

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how filmmaker Joanne Mitchell made her feature length directorial debut Broken Bird and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[0:42] The making of Joanne’s feature length directorial debut Broken Bird

[1:51] Remembering the world premiere at Frightfest 2024

[4:29] What were the storytelling challenges of developing the short film CYBIL into the feature film Broken Bird

[10:45] What were the challenges of shooting in Serbia and showing it as the North Of England?

[13:10] Rebecca Calder in the lead role – a change from the short

[18:10] The look and feel of the film – Cinematography

[20:49] Creating fantastical moments in camera

[24:15] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Wizard Of Oz impact 

[24:50] Joanne Mitchell shares how Wizard Of Oz crosses all the genres and is one of her first movie watching memories. How the themes are timeless and the cartoon characters of the scarecrow, tin man and lion had such a magical and profound impact on her. For a child and an adult, it’s stunning.

The Exorcist analysis

[30:45] Joanne Mitchell shares how The Exorcist is storytelling and filmmaking at its best. She saw this for the first time aged just 13 with friends, during the day and with curtains still open. Given she was so close in age to Regan, she could relate to the lead character and her relationship with her mother. 

The Babadook Influence  

[37:58] Joanne Mitchell talks about how The Babadook really landed with her. It touched her on so many levels at the time because she was a new mum with a baby who wouldn’t sleep. In particular, the isolation of one’s self when it appears everyone else around you is coping so well. Joanne also offers her own theory on who the ‘Babadook’ is – real or metaphor?

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Joanne Mitchell made her feature length directorial debut Broken Bird

- Developing a feature film from a short film

- Memories of a world premiere at Frightfest 2024

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Wizard Of Oz (1939), The Exorcist (1973), The Babadook (2014)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Joanne Mitchell is is an English film, stage and TV actress and also Director and Producer. In 2011 she co-founded Mitchell Brunt Films with husband and Emmerdale colleague Dominic Brunt and has worked as producer/writer and Director on several of the company's films.

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about Matt Harlock’s world premiere of BLOCKHEAD at Frightfest 2025, a little about how he made the movie  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

BLOCKHEAD – Making of and world premiere at Frightfest

[1:18] What was the kernel of the idea that led to film people are going to see at Frightfest? 

[4:37] How cathartic was it to make a film about creative blocks?

[6:40] What were the storytelling challenges for Matt writing, shooting and editing Blockhead?

[9:41] What were your conversation like with cinematographer Stuart White about to get the look and feel you wanted for Blockhead?

[12:09] Something from the shoot you were dreading that went well

[16:07] Casting Blockhead

[18:20] About Frightfest and the world premiere

[18:57] What are most excited about for the Frightfest audience to see in Blockhead?

[20:33] 3 [horror] Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Videodrome Analysis 

[20:57] Matt Harlock shares how Videodrome was one of them films he was quite scared of before he saw because of the lurid cover art and how the open ended, emotional descent of James Woods was not like anything he had seen in films before then.

Being John Malkovich impact 

[29:39] Matt Harlock shares why he believes Being John Malkovich is a horror movie and the thing that most blew him away, was the idea is such a strange one but makes so much sense because of the authenticity they applied in the making of it.

Raw / Mandy double bill Influence  

[38:04] Dive into Raw, Mandy’s influence on Matt Harlock, reflecting on how London Film Festival 2016 felt like such a watershed year for 21st century horror movies and independent genre more widely. How both films gave him a sense of how far you could go if you set up the world right. You are not cheating. You are willing the audience to go all the way with you.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Matt Harlock wrote, shot and edited Blockhead

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Videodrome (1983), Being John Malkovich (1999), Raw (2016), Mandy (2019)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

Frightfest

For tickets and details about the World Premiere at Frightfest

About the Guest:  

Matt Harlock feature film Blockhead (2025) is a dark psychological thriller about creative obsession, and stars Danny Horn, Joe Sims & Richard Glover. 

Matt’s previous project Deep Clean (2019) a sci-fi comedy horror starring Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones, Dennis Pennis) amassed 1.3M views online, won awards at numerous festivals (Frightfest, Aesthetica, Screamfest LA & London Short Film Festival) and was featured on the Britflicks Podcast  

Matt's first feature film American The Bill Hicks Story was the 2nd most successful documentary released in UK cinemas in 2010

For more see https://www.halflifefilms.com/about

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out how horror filmmakers Toby Poser and John Adams created the horror movie Mother Of Flies, how much they’re looking for coming back to Frightfest and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

Mother Of Flies

[2:00] How family discussions about surviving cancer and a proclivity to cancer shaped the story of Mother Of Flies and how it is a film about life and death.

3 [Horror] Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ / The Bad News Bears’ Analysis 

[07:50 ] Toby Poser shares how Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is a lyrical fairy tale and great example of German expressionism. That she watches it every year to remind herself what a masterpiece it is.

[13:03 ] John Adams shares how The Bad News Bears (1976) is a horror movie because it cinematically brings to life the horror of being raised in the 1970s. Drink driving, bullying, sexual innuendo, slapping kids in the face and no seat belts, no nothing.

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Phantasm impact 

[18:36] Toby Poser shares how A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) is a film she thinks about all the time. It’s creepy. It’s funny. It’s romantic. It looks like a comic book. 

[23:52] John Adams shares how Phantasm (1979) as a kid it scared the hell out of him. It wasn’t the steel balls that scared him though, it was the other dimension that was a slither away. 

The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire / Wizard of Oz Influence  

[29:25] Dive into The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’s (2019) influence on Toby Poser, reflecting on how some scenes are so raw and honest. How the film asks the question if art the only true lover that never leaves. 

[37:10] Dive into Wizard of Oz’s influence on John Adams, reflecting on how it could be the best horror movie ever made because it was made for children and how like Phantasm, Dorothy doesn’t know what reality is. And that’s terrifying.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn how talking about surviving cancer can lead to an idea for a genre movie.

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’s and Phantasm

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughters Lulu and Zelda Adams epitomize the true spirit of a can-do attitude toward independent film making. They are their films’ cast and crew, they write, act, and shoot; they produce, direct, edit and score.

MOTHER OF FLIES UK PREMIERE at FRIGHTFEST 2025 https://frightfest.co.uk/2025London/MOTHER-OF-FLIES.html

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Credits:  

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Uncover the origins of THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? podcast and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast

[0:00] What is THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast, how Adam ‘Tex’ Davis and Bruce Vilanch created it and 

[14:25]why BACK TO THE FUTURE was the best movie of 1985 and what a travesty for it to not win Best Picture that year 

Jaws Analysis 

[18:15] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Jaws (1975) is the film that made him want to make movies. 

Raising Arizona impact 

[23:30] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Raising Arizona’s impact on him as a burgeoning writer seeing a film that uses all types of comedy, that you’ve got to be a genius if you’re going to make kidnapping funny and how every extra, even if they only have one line, was funny.

Taxi Driver’s Influence  

[29:30] Dive into Taxi Driver’s influence on Adam ‘Tex’ Davis as the ultimate character movie and his decision to study film at NYU.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn how to create a podcast

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jaws, Raising Arizona, Taxi Driver

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Adam "Tex" Davis is a screenwriter, producer, and podcaster, best known for the comedy Just Friends starring Ryan Reynolds. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Davis has written over 25 feature film scripts and produced multiple TV shows and podcasts, including the Emmy-nominated series Brain Games. He co-founded Atomic Entertainment. 

To listen to Adam’s podcast checkout ⁠https://www.oscars.wtf

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with CULTPLEX founder Greg Walker in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore The Matrix analysis, The Darjeeling Limited influence, and the Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Greg also discusses how he founded CULTPLEX, the home of cult cinema, video games, and cool nerd stuff in Manchester. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Greg’s life, perspective and film fandom.  

Movies That Changed Your Life  

Uncover how to how to start a cult movie cinema and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

How to start a cult movie cinema

[0:00] How Greg founded CULTPLEX, the home of cult cinema, video games, and cool nerd stuff in Manchester

The Matrix Analysis 

[22:09] Greg Walker shares how The Matrix (1999) for him as a ten year old in 1999 was his Star Wars moment. 

The Darjeeling Limited influence (2007

[27:58] Greg Walker shares how The Darjeeling Limited’s influence was his next chapter in film. It was one of the first indie films that he ever seen and how it opened him up to discover Bollywood cinema.

Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’s (2004) Influence  

[33:01] Dive into Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (2004) and learn about how it was relevant to his career story because it was film/tv show he ever programmed. He managed to get Matt Holness and Alice Lowe to come to the screening at Gorilla in Manchester and make it one of the first sell out events Grimmfest had ever put on. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn how to programme your own film events  

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Matrix and The Darjeeling Limited

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Greg Walker leads CULTPLEX, an indie cult film cinema in Manchester.
In the past he has worked on an eclectic selection of events for companies such as Sheffield DocFest, Manchester Animation Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, Manchester Science Festival, Scalarama, Grimmfest, and Signal Film & Media. Since 2013 he has delivered well over 1000 events in Manchester and beyond in addition to 27 festival editions. 

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Uncover the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

The Query Email Guidebook for Screenwriters

[0:00] How screenwriters can improve their email query responses from managers

Freaky Friday Analysis 

[22:32] Audrey Knox shares how Freaky Friday (2003) influenced her as a screenwriter, watching films in suburban cinemas, the Freaky Friday soundtrack and remembers the power of behind the scenes footage/DVD extras on her young ambitious mind.  

Kill Bill: Vol 1 Impact 

[30:32] Explore the Kill Bill: Vol 1 impact (2003) on sounding dangerous and violent from the box artwork and details, going down to the local video store as a kid, remembering how to choose a film family movie night.  

The Devil Wears Prada Influence  

[35:27] Dive into the The Devil Wears Prada influence (2006) on working as an assistant in Hollywood, ambition and workplace dynamics. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  

- Learn screenwriting query tips** from Audrey Knox’s eBook.  

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Kill Bill: Vol 1 and The Devil Wears Prada. 

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Audrey Knox, a former literary manager, shares screenwriting query tips and insights on movies that changed your life. Download her FREE eBook, The Query Email Guidebook for Screenwriters at (https://howtogetamanager.com).

Subscribe to her Substack for more screenwriting advice at (https://audreyknox.substack.com).  

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)  

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Discover how speechwriting technique can improve your screenwriting monologues and speeches with host Stuart Wright and speechwriter Simon Lancaster's analysis of two iconic movie speeches: 'You can't handle the truth' from A FEW GOOD MEN and  'Impossible to be a woman' from BARBIE.

After that find out films that impacted your life in this episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with host Stuart Wright and speechwriter Simon Lancaster. From the ambition-fueled Wolf of Wall Street analysis to the timeless Wizard of Oz impact and the raw Goodfellas influence, Simon shares how these movies shaped his personal and professional perspective. Join us for an emotional journey through cinema’s transformative power and uncover how films that impacted your life leave a lasting legacy. 

Speechwriting techniques shared in relation to A FEW GOOD MEN [4:28], "You can't handle the truth" speech and BARBIE [15:09], 'Impossible to be a woman' speech.

Films That Impacted Your Life: Explore how cinema shapes our worldview with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast. 

Wolf of Wall Street Analysis[29:04] Simon Lancaster breaks down how Wolf of Wall Street (2011) uses rhetoric to explore themes of ambition and excess. Wizard of Oz Impact[34:45] Discover why The Wizard of Oz (1939) is the ultimate story and cinema’s transformative power. Goodfellas Influence[41:22] Dive into the Goodfellas influence on cultural commentary, how Joe Pesci's repetitive use of the word 'funny' almost renders it meaningless and the everyday lexicon he shares with his brother from lines in this movie. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Learn how films that impacted your life shape personal and professional growth. 
• Explore speechwriting in films through Simon Lancaster’s insights. 
• Understand cinema’s transformative power with Wolf of Wall Street, Wizard of Oz, and Goodfellas.

• Get Simon Lancaster’s books on speechwriting and the power of words: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Simon-Lancaster/author/B005NAQX8U?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true. 
• Learn about Simon’s speechwriting services: http://www.bespokespeeches.com. 
• Full show notes and transcript: https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/

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"3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is a podcast by screenwriter Stuart Wright that explores the transformative power of cinema. From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on an emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world."

Credits

Intro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (⁠www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)

Podcast for ⁠www.britflicks.com⁠ ⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠

Written, produced and hosted by Stuart Wright

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out how Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography, how he wrote the book The Metamodern Slasher Film  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

The Metamodern Slasher Film

[2:30] How Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography

[6:20] What is metamodern?

[10:30] How his perception of slasher films changed from writing the book.

[17:50] Alone In Dark authors Haydn Watkins and Phil Morrison share their love of slasher films.

[21:20] Subjectivity when researching and analysing slasher films

Nightmare On Elm St Analysis 

[31:20] Dr Steve Jones shares how Nightmare On Elm St (1984) is his favourite horror film of all time, how video shop artwork of Freddy caught his eye while his mum was choosing something nice for him and cemented his love of the slasher film sub-genre.

Horse Feathers impact 

[37:19] Dr Steve Jones shares how Horse Feathers’s (1932) represents those magical moments in his teenage years when he had his own TV in his bedroom and could stay up late to watch whatever is one and how this new found freedom changed his attitude towards film forever.

Irreversible’s Influence  

[45:38] Dive into Irreversible’s influence on Dr Steve Jones Phd thesis, reflecting on what horrifies him, how confronting himself with film made him cry and how this one viewing experience really shaped his academic career.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn what metamodern means and how an academic analyses films 

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nightmare On Elm St, Horse Feathers, Irreversible

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Dr Steve Jones is a film scholar and a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography.

He is the lead for Northumbria’s Horror Studies Research Group.

To get in touch see https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/j/steve-jones/

For his latest books:

THE METAMODERN SHASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-metamodern-slasher-film.html

THE POSTMODERN SLASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-postmodern-slasher-film.html

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out what TV Producer, Scott Stenholm thinks of the growing trend of cinematic television  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

Cinematic Television discussion

[1:00] What is cinematic television? 

[38:10] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Backdraft Analysis 

[38:54 ]Scott Stenholm shares how Backdraft (1991) as a 9 year old this was the 3rd Hollywood production to come to Chicago in his young life. And how upon seeing the cast and crew ready for a shot he is told by his mother he declared this is what he wanted to do for a living.

Terms Of Endearment impact 

[44:10] Scott Stenholm shares how Terms Of Endearment was a film he watched while a 5th grader after school and balled his eyes out… His first time having an emotional response to someone else’s story.

Apollo 13’s Influence  

[49:25] Dive into Apollo 13’s influence on Scott Stenholm, reflecting on the beautiful score and how important it is to him and how now, film scoring is the one craft that impresses him the most and how impactful they can be

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn what makes good cinematic television 

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Backdraft (1991), Terms Of Endearment (1983), Apollo 13 (1995)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Scott Stenholm is a multiple Emmy-nominated producer and writer whose work includes acclaimed original streaming series with HBO, Hulu, YouTube Originals, Disney+, Participant Media, the BBC, NatGeo, LeBron James's Springhill Company, The Jim Henson Company, and as Lead Creative Producer for Amazon Studios/Prime Video.
Stenholm is a member of the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount's School of Film and Television. Scott was born and raised in the Chicago area.

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Mike Hewitt pulled together the Steppenwolf Limited Edition Blu Ray at Arrow Films and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

Steppenwolf Limited Edition Blu Ray at Arrow Films

[2:51] Brief synopsis of Steppenwolf and 

[4:25] What have you discovered about Kazakhstan cinema?

[6:40] When and how people can see Steppenwolf?

[8:30] What is the role of the freelance producer on Blu Ray releases? 

[13:00] How limited is a limited edition?

[14:00] The heart-shaped sunglasses chat

[16:17] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Aliens Analysis 

[17:27] Mike Hewitt shares how Aliens was one of them films that show a stage in his life when he was getting into VHS and being drawn to the VHS racks in shops. And borrowing his first pirate VHS of a film and how Aliens completely transfixed him and he started transcribing out the dialogue by heart.

This Is Spinal Tap impact 

[22:50] Mike Hewitt shares a story about This Is Spinal Tap and getting to college in 1990, forming a small club where a group of film fans would watch film and one of the films they watched in that first year was This Is Spinal Tap. How two people watching thought it was real. It’s one of those films that connects fans.

Shaun Of The Dead Influence  

[30:12] Mike Hewitt shares how Shaun Of The Dead is a very personal film because it his first time on a film shoot. How he spent 20 days on the set of Shaun Of The Dead, doubling for Dylan Moran in a couple of scenes and is now one of his most cherished experiences. And how it became his whole break in to the film industry.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Steppenwolf Limited Edition Blu Ray at Arrow Films

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Aliens (1986), This Is Spinal Tap 1984), Shaun Of The Dead (2004)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Previous Director of Sales and Marketing and Content Creator with a particular focus on e-Commerce and the digital world. Experienced in producing creative content for high profile global releases and brands. Skilled at creating engaging, visually stunning imagery and content, working on campaigns across multiple media platforms to optimise brand reach and presence. Experienced in leading teams of artists to produce work that engages with their audience. Work includes; film releases, brand campaigns, TV, Marketing and websites.

Steppenwolf Limited Edition Blu Ray at Arrow Films is out now https://www.arrowfilms.com/p/blu-ray/steppenwolf-limited-edition-blu-ray/16237697/?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=14829518626&gbraid=0AAAAABSEnAyuc3oEkGDyh-jK2bRcURkkq&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-4XFBhCBARIsAAdNOks4jMlGS-LKT3SngAyolRkKJFQc3zrjtgUaMoGHgz2OOe-VlmI-l9EaAoJDEALw_wcB

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Credits:  

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Simon Uttley wrote the Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen starrer CLEANER and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

How Simon Uttley wrote CLEANER

[2:33] Brief synopsis of CLEANER 

[3:53] CLEANER is an ode to DIE HARD

[6:00] What stage was CLEANER in when you got involved as the screenwriter?

[12:00] The moral maze of CLEANER – where do you draw your lines? 

[15:30] Real life experiences and how do you authentically show autism in drama?

[21:50] Advice about writing action in your screenplays

[25:50] Process for unpacking ideas and building a story

[38:44] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Empire Strikes Back Analysis 

[39:44] Simon Uttley shares how Empire Strikes Back is his favourite film, but is also the first film he remembers seeing in the cinema – Odeon, Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. And then when he was 13, finding the video tape of it and he was hooked all over again. It’s everything he loves movies for. 

LA Confidential impact 

[46:10] Simon Uttley shares a story about watching LA Confidential when he was 19/20 out in France. Knowing very little about the film, but thinking Mike (Guy Pearce) from Neighbours, what’s that going to be like? And then watching three really divergent oppositional character, on totally different sides of this mystery. As a result he found that the many plot twists and turns really land.

Planes, Train and Automobiles Influence  

[52:30] Simon Uttley shares how does not remember ever seeing Planes, Train and Automobiles for the first time, but it is one of those films that you remember always having known. When you get comedy right, there’s no better genre and you’ve got two comedy geniuses at the height of their powers.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Simon Uttley wrote the screenplay for the Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen starrer CLEANER

- Why autism can be shown authentically in drama.

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Empire Strikes Back (1980), LA Confidential (1997), Planes, Train and Automobiles (1987)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Simon Uttley is a screenwriter known for Cleaner (2025), James Hyde - The Very Thought of You and The Professionals..

CLEANER is out via Sky Cinema ⁠https://www.sky.com/watch/cleaner

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Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about what Daniel Draper, and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

Liverpool Story: A Portrait Of A City

[2:47] Brief synopsis of Liverpool Story: A Portrait Of A City

[4:44] The importance of transitions on documentary storytelling

[6:00] How do you, as a person born and raised in Liverpool, see Liverpool with fresh eyes?

[8:49] Using voiceover in documentary and people talking to the camera

[14:09] Whispered voices drifting in and out of the soundtrack

[16:57] What did you learn about Liverpool that you didn’t know before you made the film?  

[24:23] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Distant Voices, Still Lives Analysis 

[25:15] Daniel Draper shares how Distant Voices, Still Lives is one of the most special films in his life. How writer/director Terence Davies is not just a Liverpool filmmaker but a master of his art. It’s a film that’s nostalgic in a very present way.

The Gleaners And I impact 

[31:49] Daniel Draper loves the face that such an established filmmaker as Agnes Varda would hit the streets with a DV camera and make The Gleaners And I. How a film can be about something so simple as ordinary people; people who operate in the cracks and shadows of society.

Marcela Influence  

[37:49] Daniel Draper remembers watching Marcela and after the film ends he was thinking about the subject of the film – Marcela – for weeks after.

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn how to make feature length documentaries

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Gleaners And I (2000), Marcela (2007)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Daniel Draper is half of Shut Out The Light Films, an independent film and distribution company, founded in Liverpool in 2014. His previous feature-length documentaries to date, Nature of the Beast, The Big Meeting, Almost Liverpool 8 and Manifesto

For more information https://www.shutoutthelight.co.uk/liverpoolstory

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Beeston Film Festival director John Currie, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Cabaret analysis, Manhattan influence, and Arrival impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. John also discusses how he founded the Beeston Film Festival.

Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about why John Currie founded the Beeston Film, the growing pains of running it for eleven year, and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.

Beeston Film Festival

[2:00] How would you describe the Beeston Film Festival 

[6:46] Why start the Beeston Film Festival?

[9:22] What are some of the growing pains of running a film festival for eleven years?

[16:24] What are some of the fond memories of the festival from the last eleven years? 

[20:10] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Cabaret Analysis 

[22:20] John Currie shares how Cabaret is a wonderful film that touches on so many things from his life. In particular, growing up in Liverpool with a German mother.

Manhattan impact 

[27:50] John Currie shares memories of watching Manhattan in the Southport Arts Centre

Arrival Influence  

[33:18] John Currie talks about how Arrival is the first film he had come across that gets anywhere near touching the emotions involved in parenthood. 

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how John Currie founded and evolved the Beeston Film Festival

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Cabaret (1972), Manhattan (Manhattan), Arrival (2016)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

John Currie is the director of the Beeston Film Festival

Official website https://www.beestonfilm.com  

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how Craig Williams made the Welsh language folk horror short film The Wyrm Of Bwlch Pen Barras and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:13] Making of Welsh language folk horror short film - The Wyrm Of Bwlch Pen Barras

[24:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Eyes Wide Shut Analysis 

[24:55] Craig Williams shares how Eyes Wide Shut is the first new Kubrick film since he had been into films. He used to cut out bits on the film from the Radio Times. He thinks it has some kind of occult energy. Like it hides some kind of truth.

Suspiria impact

[29:55] Craig Williams shares memories of watching Suspiria for the first time when he was 19 and how it fostered his love of cinema when it’s a pure mode of sensation. When it’s the base image art form and it should be. It’s a moving image and a solitary spectator. 

She Killed In Ecstasy Influence  

[35:41] Craig Williams talks about She Killed In Ecstasy, a 1970s film directed by Jess Franco. A director he has got into over the last decade but has become the defining filmmaker of his film watching and filmmaking life.  

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Craig Williams made the Welsh language folk horror short film The Wyrm Of Bwlch Pen Barras

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Suspiria (1977), She Killed In Ecstasy (1971)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Craig Williams is Welsh filmmaker and programmer

You can watch THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS on the Arrow Player and/or as part of the boxset ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR VOL. 2 [13-DISC BLU-RAY BOX SET + HARDCOVER BOOK] ⁠https://severinfilms.com/en-gb/collections/box-sets/products/all-the-haunts-be-ours-a-compendium-of-folk-horror-vol-2-13-disc-blu-ray-box-set-hardback-book

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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Movies That Changed Your Life  

Find out about how and why Simon van der Borgh wrote the book for screenwriters SCENE-WRITING FOR FILM AND TV  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  

[1:40] Writing a book for screenwriters SCENE-WRITING FOR FILM AND TV

[37:04] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

Jungle Book Analysis 

[37:54] Simon van der Borgh shares how he saw Jungle Book at a drive-in cinema when he was living in Australia. How, at the age of 7/8 he could not understand why Mowgli would go to the village and not hang out in the jungle with Baloo. And how The Bear Necessities still makes him smile today.

The Great Escape impact 

[45:40] Simon van der Borgh shares memories of watching The Great Escape and how it evokes the time his family returned to the UK, living on a farm in Sussex. Mum would drive Simon and his three brothers to the ABC in Horsham for an afternoon double bill. They would then go home and act out the films they had watched. That’s where he fell in love with projected movies: “[the] power of the cinema and of scenes and of action and character.”

E.T. Influence  

[51:55] Simon van der Borgh talks about watching E.T. with his grandmother. She was 81 and he was a recent graduate and had run away from the farm to be in the theatre in London. They shared her one bedroom flat in Earl’s Court. They connected in the dark, in the ABC in the Fulham Road. Looking back he says “any medium that can … move a quasi-Marxist and an 81-year-old posh-bird who's basically seen it all. That is the magic of cinema.”

Key Takeaways:  

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about how Simon van der Borgh how and why he wrote the book SCENE-WRITING FOR FILM AND TV

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jungle Book (1967), The Great Escape (1963), E.T. (1982)

 - Full show notes and transcript: 

About the Guest:  

Simon van der Borgh is screenwriter and author known for is known for Forgotten Men, Lemon and These Final Hours.

His book for screenwriters SCENE-WRITING FOR FILM AND TV is out now https://www.routledge.com/Scene-writing-for-Film-and-TV/vanderBorgh/p/book/9781032277554?srsltid=AfmBOor7cqzQDZWK-LWHh0AtUz2SNkScdto9eHYwznigf7t42V6PnsK3

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Credits:  

Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) 

Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)  

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"3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is a podcast by screenwriter Stuart Wright that explores the transformative power of cinema. From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on an emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world."

Credits

Intro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)

Podcast for www.britflicks.com https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/

Written, produced and hosted by Stuart Wright

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TRAFFICKERS is Larry Smith's directorial debut and is available in UK digitally on all good VOD platforms.

*This podcast is a reboot and new edit of the 2016 podcast recording with Larry Smith for Britflicks

Credits Intro/Outro music is by Chris Read. For more see www.thecomposers.tv Podcast from www.britflicks.com You can support the @Britflicks podcast by pledging money via www.patreon.com/stuartwright and/or subscribing to it via iTunes

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