
364 episodes

Someone Else's Movie Frequency Podcast Network
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- TV & Film
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4.4 • 95 Ratings
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SOMEONE ELSE’S MOVIE is just what it says on the label: Each week, an actor, director, screenwriter, critic or industry observer will discuss a film that he or she admires, but had no hand in making. Hosted as genially as possible by Norm Wilner.
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Jude Klassen on John Waters' Hairspray
Actor and filmmaker Jude Klassen, whose new film Stupid for You hits VOD today, is here to celebrate John Waters' 1988 breakthrough Hairspray, another picture about teenage exuberance and grown-up confusion. Your genial host Norm Wilner just wants a chance to do The Roach.
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Becky Shrimpton on The Devil At Your Heels
This week, actor, writer and podcaster Becky Shrimpton (Hollywood Suite's A Year in Film) celebrates Robert Fortier's mesmerizing 1981 documentary The Devil At Your Heels, about Ken Carter's quest to jump a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River. Your genial host Norm Wilner just knows this won't end well.
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Graham Abbey on Chariots of Fire
Stage and screen actor Graham Abbey -- who's also the artistic director of Prince Edward County’s Festival Players -- takes a run at Hugh Hudson's 1981 Oscar-winning drama Chariots of Fire. Your genial host Norm Wilner does his best to keep pace.
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Adeel Akhtar on Bhaji on the Beach
BAFTA-winning actor Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions, Stranger Things, Sweet Tooth and now Ali & Ava, opening across Canada Friday) is here to talk about the importance of seeing himself reflected in Gurinder Chadha's 1993 breakout Bhaji on the Beach. Your genial host Norm Wilner just wants to ask about making Four Lions, really.
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Tracy Dawson on Broadcast News
Actor and author Tracy Dawson (Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed To Do) is here to celebrate James L. Brooks' eerily prophetic 1987 dramedy Broadcast News. Your genial host Norm Wilner is worried he buried the lede.
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Jenna Cato Bass on Homicide - Life on the Street
South African filmmaker Jenna Cato Bass, whose crafty new thriller Good Madam drops on Shudder Thursday, celebrates the brilliant police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street -- seven seasons and a movie that were truly ahead of their time. Your genial host Norm Wilner is all for it.
Customer Reviews
Great Host, Amazing Guests, Incredible Range of Films
In a sea of film-related content, SEMcast stands out. Great host – professional, funny, insightful and humane – amazing range of film industry guests, and films that range from ‘The Shining’, ‘Nights of Cabiria’ and ‘All About Eve’ to ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Batman Returns’ and ‘They Live’, you get your classics, your Oscar-bait, your art house, and your pop culture tent-poles. For a masterclass on how to politely agree to disagree, listen to the Sean Cisterna episode on ‘Life is Beautiful’. A truly class act!
The best movie podcast I’ve heard
This is just a great podcast about movies. The host is intelligent and passionate about movies. The talks are consistently lively and well-informed. If you love movies, this is for you.
Yes Grace and Norm!!
Awesome episode.