Studiocanal Launches Official Podcast with Familiar Host

Studiocanal has launched an official podcast, which is now up to season 4. The podcast is hosted by Simon Brew, a familiar face to Film Stories listeners.

The podcast delves into the vast archive of movies under Studiocanal's stewardship. It releases regularly and focuses on a movie of the month, as well as exploring other related topics.

The podcast has released 45 episodes to date, featuring a wide range of guests and topics. Some of the recent episodes include discussions on Hammer Horror, Highlander, Leaving Las Vegas, and Far From The Madding Crowd.

The podcast is available in all the usual places, including the Studiocanal website.

## Episodes of the Podcast

| Episode | Title | | --- | --- | | 45 | Kim Newman on Hammer Horror, and 1972's Demons Of The Mind | | 44 | "They had these gigantic 40-foot cut outs of Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert": director Russell Mulcahy talks Highlander | | 43 | Mike Figgis reflects on Leaving Las Vegas | | 42 | Alice Lowe: "Edgier than an Austen", Far From The Madding Crowd, and more | | 41 | I Swear | Writer/director Kirk Jones looks back on an incredible journey | | 40 | The complicated genius of Peter Sellers | | 39 | Agatha Christie, and an incredible four-film run | | 38 | "History never rewards those who go first" - the quietly groundbreaking One Potato, Two Potato | | 37 | The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!" | | 36 | Akira Kurosawa's Ran at 40, plus a special appearance from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tom Hiddleston | | 35 | "My attitude was I wanted it to be honest" | Francis Ford Coppola, and Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | | 34 | "Drawings do not pretend. Drawings do not lie." - Oscar-winner Michel Hazanavicius on moving to animation | | 33 | The Dam Busters at 70 | | 32 | Over 40 films in 15 years: the work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder | | 31 | Paul Merton, and the films of Tony Hancock | | 30 | Early Alfred Hitchcock | | 29 | Alain Delon | | 28 | Behind the scenes of Paddington In Peru | | 27 | Pedro Almodovar | | 26 | Cartoon Saloon at 25 | | 25 | Walter Murch | | 24 | Creature features, with Sting director Kiah Roache-Turner | | 23 | Persepolis | | 22 | Ealing Comedies | | 21 | Wicked Little Letters, with director Thea Sharrock | | 20 | Peeping Tom, with Lillian Crawford | | 19 | The Holly & The Ivy, with Sir Christopher Frayling | | 18 | Attack The Block, with Scroobius Pip | | 17 | The Old Oak, with Ken Loach and Paul Laverty | | 16 | The Wicker Man | | 15 | Queer Cinema | | 14 | Train To Busan | | 13 | Mulholland Drive | | 12 | The Evil Dead saga, with Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin | | 11 | The Man Who Fell To Earth, with Mark Kermode | | 10 | Asim Choudhry | | 9 | Queen Of Spades and Dead Of Night | | 8 | Carol and Santa Claus: The Movie | | 7 | The Driver | | 6 | John Carpenter special, with my deadly rival at the Evolution Of Horror podcast | | 5 | The one where I get into French New Wave cinema after a lifetime watching Con Air | | 4 | The crossing the streams episode, where Empire editor Nick de Semlyen is lured into a podcast booth with me to talk Arnold Schwarzenegger | | 3 | The Third Man. Love The Third Man. Tune is duly hummed. | | 2 | The Railway Children, with Neil Brand. And too much nightwear. | | 1 | Apocalypse Now. Try to get Hot Shots Part Deux into the conversation. |

The podcast is available in all the usual places, including the Studiocanal website.