Film Fives Podcast
1) Take 32: Film Scores of the 1980s
Well it’s been a while (sorry about that!!!) but we are BACK! and it’s a return also to our decade by decade look at the great film music of the time, which has reached the era of hairspray and synthe...Show More
2) Take 31: Films of 2024
It’s been a while but we are back and as it’s the new year we’ve postponed our film scores by the decade episode until after we’ve had a look back at our favourite films from a busy last year of quali...Show More
3) Take 30: Gene Hackman
“Have you ever picked your feet in Poughkeepsie?!” That’’s what Gene Hackman wants to know but what about our top picks from the Hackman film canon? Make the Connections, join in The Conversation, dec...Show More
4) Take 29: The Golden Seagulls Awards Part 2
Russ and Phil sift through the films that made their fives (and some others that came close) from the episodes covering screwball comedies through to Studio Ghibli inclusive, bestowing their gold, sil...Show More
5) Take 28: Martin Scorsese
Are you talking to me?! Do I amuse you?Ever since I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a [podcaster 😉]Yes I t’s time for another big one! Phil and Russ take in the lifetime works of the legendary ...Show More
6) Take 27: South American Cinema
Russ and Phil are back and this time they are going Latin to delve into the under-valued but richly served world of South American cinema. Gangsters, slum culture, imprisonment, shady politics and bru...Show More
7) Take 26: Films of 2023
Yes it’s time for Russ and Phil to run the rule over all that cinema (and streaming) had to offer us in 2023 and to reveal their favourite fives from a long and strong list of delights!Film Fives will...Show More
8) Take 25: Christmas Films
Ho ho ho! Yippee kayay Merry Festives!It’s finally time to get our turkey-tearing teeth into the most distinctive of all sub genres, the Christmas film.What exactly IS a Christmas flick and which dese...Show More
9) Take 24: 1970s Film Scores
John Williams, Nino Rota, Jerry Goldsmith. Some of the greats of film music amongst those under the spotlight and under discussion in Russ and Phil’s latest Film Fives countdown.Galaxies far, far away...Show More
10) Take 23: James Cagney
“Whadya hear, whadya say!?! Don’t be a sucker, big an’ good lookin’!” Have a listen to this our latest FF episode, focusing on the acting colossus that was the late, great James Cagney…he of the grea...Show More