4 episodes
The Third Take Islington Radio and Laura McMahon
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The Third Take Podcast is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the world of films and books. With each episode, BAFTA connect Director and Stand Up Comedian Laura McMahon asks guests to bring along a film and a book that had an impact on them. Then each episode takes listeners on a journey of discovery, introducing them to new authors, filmmakers, and stories.
We believe that cinema and books are powerful mediums and that art is better when shared and that's basically it.
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) With Luke Chilton
"Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" is a movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial-arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge his parents' deaths at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way, he encounters some strange characters, one of which is a cow trained in the martial arts.''
Comedian Luke Chilton breaks down why Kung- Pow was his choice to rent on repeat. -
Memento (2000) with Comedian Ginnia Cheng
Ginnia Cheng is a writer, presenter, and comedian who most recently, won Louis Theroux and Amazon Studios’ “Looking For Louis” competition.
She discusses how Nolan's Memento had an impact on her writing.
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir mystery psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the short story "Memento Mori." -
Abi Carter Simpson on Tick Tick Boom (2021 Netflix) Based on the life of Jonathan Larson
Fresh off Britain’s Got Talent, Comedian Abi Carter Simpson walks us through the film that tributes the life of Jonathan Larson (played by Andrew Garfield who won the golden globe for it ) and how it impacted her at the time and again now
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The Mummy (1999 Film) With Dan McKeon
Comedian and Writer Dan Mckeon discusses why The Mummy is still a slam dunk of a film and why the Brendan Fraiser and Rachel Weisz version Directed by Stephen Sommers stands stronger than the more recent Tom Cruise version.
Hosted by Laura McMahon, Produced by Islington Radio