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Writers on Film

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  • Writers on Film

    Trans Cinema by Laura Horak

    10/06/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    Laura Horak is Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and founder of the award-winning Transgender Media Portal. She is author of Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema.

    Trans Cinema Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds is an exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more inclusive world.

    Order Here. 

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  • Writers on Film

    From the Archive: Ed Zwick

    28/05/2026 | 49 mins.
    Ed Zwick made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). His later films include Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).

    He is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething and Once and Again.

    John Bleasdale's novel Connery is available here.

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  • Writers on Film

    Cannes Report 3

    21/05/2026 | 27 mins.
    Christina Jeurling Birro speaks to John Bleasdale about the 79th Cannes Film Festival and competition entry, Fjord, directed by Christian Mungiu.

    John Bleasdale's new novel Connery is released by Plumeria.co.uk and is available HERE.

     

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  • Writers on Film

    Cannes 2026 Report 2.

    20/05/2026 | 23 mins.
    Thomas Schultz speaks to John Bleasdale about the 79th Cannes Film Festival and competition entry, Minotaur, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.

    John Bleasdale's new novel Connery is released by Plumeria.co.uk and is available HERE.

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  • Writers on Film

    Cannes 2026 Report 1

    19/05/2026 | 45 mins.
    Nicolas Bell (Eye On Cinema) and Ed Potton (The Times) join John Bleasdale to talk about the 79th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival.

    Read John Bleasdale's Connery, HERE.

     

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About Writers on Film
Writers on Film is the only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making Of tomes to biographies, studies to novelisations, author and film critic John Bleasdale is fascinated by where the written word intersects with the world of the big screen. Get bonus content on Patreon A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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