FilmSeekers Podcast

FilmSeekers
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The FilmSeekers podcast covers film news, festival coverage and reviews films, documentaries - whether they are art house, vintage or the latest releases.We feature the UK Box Office Top 10 and have our very own quiz for guests.We aim to take you to films outside of your comfort zone from across the world.We're fun and informative, with a side of good humour.Join us.We Seek Films.FilmSeekers.com

Episodes

  1. BFI 63rd London Film Festival LFF '19

    10/01/2019

    BFI 63rd London Film Festival LFF '19

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and special guest host & programmer & film writer, Paul Farrell @InPermafrost His written reviews and essays can be found on MUBI Notebook and Hyperallergic. Thank you for downloading and listening! *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!* We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, facebook.com/FilmSeekers or why not visit FilmSeekers.com Today we discuss: 01:00 Introduction to Paul Farrell 02:00 63rd BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 07:00 Women filmmakers at festivals 10:30 Opening Gala: THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (Armando Iannucci) 17:30 Headling Gala: GREED (Michael Winterbottom) 21:30 Closing Gala: THE IRISHMAN (Martin Scorsese) 23:15 American Express Gala: KNIVES OUT (Rian Johnson) 31:00 The Mayor Of London's Gala: THE AERONAUTS (Tom Harper) 34:00 BFI Patron's Gala: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOUR (Marrielle Heller) 37:30 Headline Gala: HOPE GAP (William Nicholson) 39:30 Debate: THE REPORT (Scott Z Burns) 47:00 Headline Gala: JOJO RABBIT (Taika Waititi) 52:40 American Airlines Gala: THE KING (David Michod) 54:45 Mayfair Hotel Gala: MARRIAGE STORY (Noah Baumbach) 59:00 Headline Gala: Le Mans '66 (James Mangold) 1:01:00 Festival Gala: EMA (Pablo Larrain) 1:03:50 Thrill Gala: BACURAU (Kieber Mendonca Filho) 1:05:30 Laugh Gala: The Dude In Me (Hyo-jin Kang) 1:08:45 Journey Gala: THE TWO POPES (Fernando Meirelles) 1:10:00 Create Gala: WESTERN STARS (Thom Zimny/Bruce Springsteen) 1:14:30 Special Presentation: BAD EDUCATION (Cory Finley) 1:19:00 Special Presentation: BLACKBIRD (Roger Michell) 1:21:00 BFI Flare Special Presentation: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Celine Sciamma) 1:24:45 First Feature Competition: THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (Joe Talbot) 1:29:00 Debate: HOPE FROZEN (Pailin Wedel) 1:32:00 Dare: GHOST TOWN ANTHOLOGY (Denis Cote) 1:35:00 Dare: FAMILY ROMANCE LLC (Werner Herzog) 1:40:00 Cult: COLOUR OUT OF SPACE (Richard Stanley) 1:47:00 Thank you to Paul and goodbye! Many thanks to our special guest Paul Farrell! You can follow him on Twitter @InPermafrost Music credits: Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words' Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing' Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    1h 50m
  2. THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS d. Colm McCarthy

    04/09/2018

    THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS d. Colm McCarthy

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and special guest host & secular scholar, Carrie Lynn Evans @CarrieLynnLand  Her podcast and work can be found New Books In Secularism or the New Books Network Thank you for downloading and listening! *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!* We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, facebook.com/FilmSeekers or why not visit FilmSeekers.com Today we discuss: 01:30 Introduction to Carrie Lynn Evans 03:40 NEWS 03:45 Isle Of Dogs and Wes Anderson - Cultural appropriation? 15:10 Faith-based Films - I Can Only Imagine (2018)(starring Dennis Quaid), The Shack (2017), God's Not Dead 3 (2018) 34:00 Women & Science Fiction Films - A Wrinkle In Time (2018), Ex-Machina (2015), Strange Days (1995)  1:01:00 Festival News: Cannes 2018 - New rules - critic screenings, Netflix and no heels 1:15:30 The UK Box Office Top 10 1:45:00 FEATURE FILM: THE GIRL WITH THE ALL THE GIFTS (2016) directed by Colm McCarthy 2:36:00 Spoiler discussion 2:49:00 Summary 2:51:00 Recommendations NetFlix: The Witch (2015) d. Robert Eggers I Don't Feel At Home In this World Anymore (2017) d. Macon Blair Amazon Prime The Sense Of An Ending (2017) d. Ritesh Bhatra BBC iPlayer: Short Term 12 (2013) d. Destin Daniel Cretton 3:01:00 Our Final Line Many thanks to our special guest Carrie Lynn Evans! You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieLynnLand  Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words'  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    3h 3m
  3. TAMPOPO d. Juzo Itami

    03/22/2018

    TAMPOPO d. Juzo Itami

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and guest co-host John Fry @thesteadicamman  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    03:00 Introduction to @thesteadicamman John Fry  06:00 The 90th Academy Awards @theAcademy Oscars results round-up  54:00 NEWS  54:10 The "Inclusion Rider" - Disability, LGBT, BAME representation in film   1:08:20 @Netflix releasing strategy - Annihilation  1:25:30 Festival News - 68th Berlin Film Festival @Berlinale, Glasgow Film Festival 2018 @GlasgowFilm  1:30:00 The UK Box Office Top 10 Countdown  2:03:00 FEATURE FILM: TAMPOPO d. Juzo Itami - The Criterion Collection  2:47:00 Recommendations   NETFLIX:  Hellboy d. Guillermo Del Toro  Annihilation d. Alex Garland  AMAZON PRIME  English Vinglish d. Gauri Shinde  BBC iPlayer:  Clouds Of Sils Maria d. Olivier Assayas  Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 56m
  4. THE RED SHOES d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

    02/15/2018

    THE RED SHOES d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    03:50 Uma Thurman, The New York Post, Quentin Tarantino  22:00 The Cloverfield Paradox releasing strategy  36:00 68th Berlin Film Festival  47:10 Glasgow Film Festival 2018 #GFF18  57:20 The UK Box Office Top Ten  1:20:30 The Red Shoes d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger  2:10:00 *COMPETITION TIME* Win a copy of Thelma d. Joachim Trier courtesy of Thunderbird releasing. Out on home release 26th February 2017 2:32:41 Home Streaming Releases recommendations - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer  NETFLIX: Okja d. Bong Joon-Ho Inside No.9 - Series 1 & 2  AMAZON PRIME The Island d. Michael Bay Amores Perros d. Alejandro González Iñárritu BBC iPlayer: Hypernormalisation d. Adam Curtis   Music credits: Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words', Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing' Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 30m
  5. Best Of 2017

    01/29/2018

    Best Of 2017

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you!  Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    02:30 What constitutes a 'good' film?  09:30 Criteria for FilmSeekers Best of 2017  11:40 What constitutes a 'bad' film?  23:46 UK Box Office Top grossing films of 2017  34:47 FilmSeekers.com Best Films of 2017  35:00 mother! d. Darren Aronofsky  37:30 The Handmaiden d. Park-Chan Wook  43:45 Get Out d. Jordan Peele  54:24 BFI Sight & Sound Top 10 of 2017  57:04 Daphne d. Peter Mackie Burns  58:49 The Florida Project d.Sean Baker  1:01:50 Lady Macbeth d. William Oldroyd  1:03:50 Raw d. Julia Ducournau  1:08:00 Moonlight d. Barry Jenkins  1:27:37 God's Own Country d. Francis Lee  1:17:10 Brawl In Cell Block 99 d. S. Craig Zahler  1:24:21 Dunkirk d. Christopher Nolan  1:28:04 The Cure For Wellness d. Gore Verbinkski  1:29:54 A Ghost Story d. David Lowery  1:32:41 Personal Shopper d. Olivier Assayas  1:38:46 I Am Not A Witch d. Rungano Nyoni  1:40:40 Silence d. Martin Scorcese  1:43:20 Call Me By Your Name d. Luca Guadagnino  1:46:40 Baby Driver d. Edgar Wright  1:52:10 Blade Runner 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve  1:57:00 Honourable mentions:  20th Century Women d. Mike Mills  Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool d.Paul McGuigan  Ma Vie De Courgette d. Claude Barras  I Am Not Your Negro d. Raoul Peck  Atomic Blonde d. David Leitch  The Red Turtle d. Michael Dudok DeWitt  Toni Erdmann d. Maren Ade  Good Time d. Benny & Josh Safdie  2:02:00 *COMPETITION TIME* - Thelma d.Joachim Trier thanks to @TBirdReleasing  On DVD & streaming from 26th February 2018  2:03:30 Home Streaming Releases recommendations - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer  NETFLIX: In Bruge d. Martin McDonagh Power Rangers d. Dean Israelite AMAZON PRIME Mindhorn d. Sean Foley The Big Sick d. Michael Showalter BBC iPlayer: Into The Forest d. Patricia Rozema   Music credits: Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words', Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing' Available on all good MP3 purchasing sites.

    2h 16m
  6. SHOLAY d. Ramesh Sippy

    01/22/2018

    SHOLAY d. Ramesh Sippy

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    0:02:30 Who We Are To Contact Us  0:07:30 Listener's Letters  0:11:45 Film News - Aziz Ansari  0:15:20 Recommendation -Kaitlin Prest - 'NO' 0:22:00 Eliza Dushku, Sharon Stone 0:28:00 Dylan Farrow and Woody Allen 0:30:00 Star Wars - The Last Jedi - '46 Min Men's Cut' 0:34:00 Sundance Film Festival 2018 0:45:30 ONLY YOU w/ Laia Costa, Josh O'Connor via The Bureau - 0:51:00 UK Box Office Top 10 1:19:50 Main Feature Film: SHOLAY (1975) d. Ramesh Sippy starring Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Helen. Thanks to Web Bist @WebisTrying and the Darn That Dream Podcast for our introduction to Sholay. You can listen to his podcast  Darn That Dream HERE 2:10:00 Home Streaming Recommendations for Netflix UK, Amazon Prime UK and BBC iPlayer Amazon Prime UK - THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE d. Aki Kaurismaki, THE RED TURTLE d. Michael Dudok De Witt Netflix UK - CREEP 2 d. Patrick Brice, SUPER DARK TIMES d. Kevin Phillips  BBC iPlayer - MADE IN DAGENHAM d. Nigel Cole 2:16:00 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us    Music credits: Sholay Title Theme - Composed by Rahul Dev Burman Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey - 'Yeh Dosti' pt I Lata Mangeshkar - 'Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan' R.D.Burman - 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' Dialogue Excerpt: Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh Soundtrack available through Universal India FilmSeekers.com Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words', Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing' Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 22m
  7. SANTA SANGRE d. Alejandro Jodorowsky

    11/26/2017

    SANTA SANGRE d. Alejandro Jodorowsky

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    We discuss:    0:02:30 Film News: Sexual Harassment, Smoking In French Films.  0:38:20 Festival news: The Independent Spirit Awards, BIFA Awards   0:49:20 The UK Box Office Top 10   1:15:30 Our main feature film: SANTA SANGRE directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky  1:44:00 Interview with John Fry - Steadicam Operator   2:08:45 The FilmSeekers.com Quiz  2:23:40 Competition time: TOM OF FINLAND now out on DVD   2:27:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, BBC iPlayer  2:32:00 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us    Thank you to Peccadillo Pictures for our competition!   Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 38m
  8. Autumn Winter Preview

    10/30/2017

    Autumn Winter Preview

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    02:30 Film News: Film Scum  21:50 The BIFA Awards  24:45 I Am Not A Witch  29:30 Netflix Streaming Sports  33:00 Festival: Film Bath http://filmbath.org.uk  41:00 Festival: AFI Fest  46:15 UK Box Office Top 10  1:08:30 Main Feature  1:13:00 The Shape Of Water  1:22:30 Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool  1:29:30 Funny Cow  1:32:30 Journeyman  1:37:20 Brawl In Cell Block 99  1:42:00 Call Me By Your Name  1:48:00 Gemini  1:52:30 Home Streaming Releases - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer  2:02:35 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us      Thanks to BFI for their hosting of London Film Festival & all the distributors for film audio.   You can buy tickets for FilmBath http://www.filmbath.org.uk  You can read more about the F-Rating: http://f-rated.org/  Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 5m
  9. BFI 61st London Film Festival LFF'17

    10/04/2017

    BFI 61st London Film Festival LFF'17

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    Today we discuss:    03:10 Brimstone  05:30 Blade Runner 2049  17:00 New York Film Festival  20:00 Intouchable/The Upside  23:18 61st BFI London Film Festival  24:30 How A Festival Works  28:30 Gala Films  40:20 Special Presentations  44:00 First Feature Competition  45:50 Love Strand  48:00 Documentary Strand - Roller Dreams  51:45 Laugh Strand  55:00 Dare Strand  56:10 Thrill Strand  59:10 Cult Strand  1:04:00 Journey Strand  1:08:30 Home Streaming Releases - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer  1:12:55 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us    Thanks to BFI for use of London Film Festival ident & Sony Pictures for Blade Runner 2049 featurette.   You can purchase tickets & explore the titles for London Film Festival from https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    1h 18m
  10. MOTHER! d. Darren Aronofsky

    09/20/2017

    MOTHER! d. Darren Aronofsky

    Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out FilmSeekers.com    We discuss:    02:00 Feedback from listeners and coming soon to the podcast  10:00 Film News: Representation of disability and GRT in film, MoviePass, Harry Dean Stanton  32:00 Festival news: TIFF Toronto Winners, NYFF New York Film Festival, LFF London Film Festival   1:03:00 The UK Box Office Top 10   1:16:00 Our main feature film: MOTHER! directed by Darren Aronofsky  2:03:45 Competition time: MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE winners  2:06:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, BBC iPlayer  2:17:30 Thanks and ways to get in contact with us    Thank you to Paramount Pictures for mother! audio clips.   Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 24m
  11. DETROIT d. Kathryn Bigelow

    09/10/2017

    DETROIT d. Kathryn Bigelow

    Our very first episode!  Hosted by head of FilmSeekers.com Neil Ramjee @FilmSeekers and co-host Mike Ross @TheLateGreatMR  Thank you for downloading and listening!    *Please subscribe to get our latest episodes!*  We want to hear from you! Tell us about your films and experiences at the cinema: Email us: hello@FilmSeekers.com  Follow us @FilmSeekers on Twitter, Facebook.com/FilmSeekers and check out, of course, FilmSeekers.com    We discuss:    02:00 Film News - White-washing, Darren Aronofsky's MOTHER!, Star Wars IX  25:00 Film Festivals - Venice Film Festival, TIFF, London Film Festival (special announcement) - we pick films to add to your watchlist and tell you why!  51:00 The UK Box Office Top 10 - including a mini review of GOD's OWN COUNTRY by Francis Lee  1:14:00 Our main feature film: DETROIT directed by Kathryn Bigelow  1:47:30 The FilmSeekers.com Quiz - Mike Ross (first contestant)  1:56:00 Competition time: MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE courtesy of Thunderbird Releasing  2:00:00 Home Streaming Releases - Amazon Prime, Netflix, MUBI  2:05:00 Ways to get in contact with us  2:06:00 Thanks. Lots of them.    Thank you to Thunderbird Releasing and Picturehouse Entertainment for help with compiling this episode.   Music credits:  Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',  Quiz: Antony Raijekov - 'By The Coast'   Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'  Available on all good mp3 purchasing sites.

    2h 14m
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The FilmSeekers podcast covers film news, festival coverage and reviews films, documentaries - whether they are art house, vintage or the latest releases.We feature the UK Box Office Top 10 and have our very own quiz for guests.We aim to take you to films outside of your comfort zone from across the world.We're fun and informative, with a side of good humour.Join us.We Seek Films.FilmSeekers.com

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    FilmSeekers
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2019
  • Episodes
    11
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    © 2024 FilmSeekers Podcast
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