In Motion

In Motion

A film, television and media podcast led by the postgrads at De Montfort University's Cinema and Television History Research Centre.

  1. 04/17/2016

    Adaptations

    The CATH podcast is back! With a new cast of characters, we discuss adaptations - when they work, when they don't, and how to tell the difference.

    Adaptations

  2. 08/07/2014

    Episode 13: Horrible Histories

    Charley leads Cat, Jilly, Hazel and Laura on a trip down memory lane, as they discuss the children's entertainment franchise Horrible Histories.

  3. 06/12/2014

    Episode Twelve: Netflix

    Caitlin leads Cat, Charley, Hazel, Jilly and Laura in a discussion on Netflix, the international on-demand media provider. They consider how it has transformed domestic television- and film-viewing, posing a challenge to more traditional viewing platforms, as well as how it has more recently complicated conventional methods for producing and diffusing original television shows.

    Episode Twelve: Netflix

  4. 03/27/2014

    Episode Eleven: The 86th Academy Awards

    Charley leads Caitlin, Cat, Laura and Lewis as they reflect on the 2014 Oscars ceremony, considering broader questions on the value of the Academy Awards while discussing the ceremony's key moments, including Pink's questionable rendition of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', Ellen DeGeneres' contentious selfie and John Travolta's curious pronunciation of 'Idina Menzel'.

    Episode Eleven: The 86th Academy Awards

  5. 02/06/2014

    Episode Ten: The Wolf of Wall Street

    Jilly leads Caitlin, Charley, Hazel and Lewis in a heated discussion on Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed but highly contested The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), starring Leonardo DiCaprio as former Wall Street tycoon Jordan Belfort. The group address several issues that have been raised by critics, such as its suggested endorsement of Belfort's lifestyle and heavy use of profanity and nudity, while also discussing their own personal feelings on the film.

    Episode Ten: The Wolf of Wall Street

  6. 01/20/2014

    Episode Nine: Christmas Television

    Hazel leads Caitlin, Cat, Charley, Jilly, Laura and Lewis in a discussion on the group's Christmas TV viewing habits or lack thereof, considering the roles of television and film in contemporary holiday rituals.

    Episode Nine: Christmas Television

  7. 12/09/2013

    Episode Eight: Blackfish

    Lewis leads Caitlin, Cat, Charley and Laura in a discussion on the new documentary film Blackfish (2013), directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Doing their best not to descend into condemnations of Sea World, they discuss the film's fusion of documentary conventions with elements from horror and thriller genres, relating it to other contemporary documentaries and to postmodern film genres more generally.

    Episode Eight: Blackfish

  8. 11/12/2013

    Episode Seven: Labyrinth

    Laura leads Caitlin, Cat, Hazel, Jilly and new member Lewis in a conversation on Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986), starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. The group debate the film's quality while considering questions of nostalgia and the bizarre relationship between Sarah and Jareth.

    Episode Seven: Labyrinth
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About

A film, television and media podcast led by the postgrads at De Montfort University's Cinema and Television History Research Centre.

Information

  • Creator
    In Motion
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2016
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    In Motion