Russophiles Unite! A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast
1) NEWS: Battleship Potemkin docks in The Light cinemas on Sun 26th Oct + more silent film screening news!
And our host Ally Pitts is introducing the screening in Banbury! Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece finishes its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Sunday 26th October 2025 with scree...Show More
2) NEWS! Ally Pitts introduces Milton Keynes Gallery screening of Battleship Potemkin
Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece continues its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in throughout September and October 2025. Since we published a mini-episode about this BFI season last...Show More
NEWS! Ally Pitts introduces Milton Keynes Gallery screening of Battleship Potemkin
01:53 | Aug 31st, 2025
3) NEWSFLASH: Battleship Potemkin centenary screenings & Blu-ray release
Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece is in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in late August, and through September and October 2025. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-...Show More
4) NEWS: Ally Pitts curates Jane Austen 250th anniversary film season! Plus Whit Stillman tour, and podcast recommendations!
Host Ally Pitts shares some news about a season of films adapted from or inspired by the works of Jane Austen that he has co-curated with the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford. He also mentions Whit S...Show More
5) Ballad of a Soldier (Grigori Chukhrai; 1959)
Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to discuss this underst...Show More
6) NEWS: Ally Pitts introduces Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mirror, PLUS Soviet cinema at PCC, and Hugo Max silent film screening tour
Host Ally Pitts shares some news about a screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror that he'll be introducing on Sunday 25th May as part of the Dreamscapes classic season at Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxf...Show More
7) NEWS: 40 years of Elem Klimov’s Come and See and Antifa on Screen at the UPP in Oxford
Host Ally Pitts highlights the 40th anniversary of Come and See, directed by Elem Klimov, shares news about a season of films on the theme of anti-fascism at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, and...Show More
8) WORLD SHAKESPEARE DAY BONUS: Boris Pasternak, Grand Theft Hamlet, Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard. E. Grant, the 'other' Stratford, and the Bard
Host Ally Pitts discusses the 2024 documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, shares how Hamlet became his favourite Shakespeare play, and explores its connection to and i...Show More
9) INTERVIEW: Matthew Chadourne of the Oxford Comedy Festival
Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to talk about his vario...Show More
10) FEED TAKEOVER: Flow (Gints Zilbalodis; 2024) with Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border
To celebrate the Latvian film Flow winning the best animation category at the 2025 Oscars, Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on h...Show More