Top author and friend of the podcast Tom Shone returns to talk about his new book The Greengrass Papers which gets up close and personal with one of the most influential film directors of our time Paul Greengrass. From The Murder of Stephen Lawrence through the Bourne films and Captain Phillips to his latest The Last Bus, we go through it all.
The book is available here.
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David Hughes on Night Moves by Alan Sharp
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arthur Penn's neo-noir thriller Night Moves, starring the late Gene Hackman, Alan Sharp's novel based on his original screenplay – out of print since its first publication in 1975 – is presented here in a stunning new paperback edition, with exclusive cover art by the legendary Tony Stella, an introduction by Matthew Asprey Gear (author of Moseby Confidential) and an afterword by David Manderson (author of The Anti-hero's Journey: the Work and Life of Alan Sharp).Â
Out of print for 50 years, this special edition is strictly limited to 1,000 copies, and exclusively available from Plumeria here.
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Ellen E Jones on Screen Deep: How Film and TV Can Solve Racism and Save the World
Another chance to hear the episode on the Kraszna- Krausz Moving Image Book Award Winning Screen Deep by Ellen E Jones.
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Ellen E Jones on the Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award
Today I talk to Ellen E Jones the winner of the Kraszna- Krausz Moving Image Book Awards 2025.
The event at the Barbican to celebrate Ellen's win is on 27 October -Â https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/imitation-of-life-12-with-introduction-reception
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The Pordenone Silent Film Festival with James Harrison and Neil Brand
Though it was not to acquire its definitive name and identity until the following year, the Giornate del Cinema Muto can date its first edition to 9 to 11 September 1982. Jay Weissberg is the current director of the festival. I spoke with James Harrison from South West Silents. And musician, dramatist and expert Neil Brand.
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