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There's movie chat as a variety of special guests talk film with reviewer and commentator Niall Browne.
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#117. Matt Sukkar & Duke Nicholson Discuss THE DEPUTY (opens the original)
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Matt Sukkar and Duke Nicholson, the director and star of the off-beat crime thriller The Deputy join this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. A 1970s-tinged darkly comedic thriller, The Deputy sees a none-too-bright small town deputy uncover a local conspiracy after a routine night on the job goes horribly wrong. The Deputy marks Sukkar’s feature film directorial debut and it also sees Nicholson (the grandson of the legendary Jack Nicholson) star in his first leading role. Along for the ride
#116. Ian Ogilvy Talks About His Iconic Career & New Film KNIGHTFALL (opens the original)
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Ian Ogilvy is an actor who has entertained generations, having starred in a plethora of roles across film and television. He’s worked alongside iconic stars like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in cult horror films The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General as well as having roles in everything from The Avengers and I, Claudius to Murder, She Wrote and Robin Of Sherwood . However, his most famous part is probably that of Simon Templar in The Return Of The Saint - a move which saw him take over the fa
#115. Adam Rifkin & James Paxton Discuss LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE (opens the original)
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Director Adam Rifkin and actor James Paxton join this episode of the Movies in Focus podcast to talk about their new film, Last Train To Fortune . Also starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, Bernadette Peters and Laura Marano, Rifkin’s film is a comedy-western that plays with the genre's well-worn tropes - but it does so with a good heart and good characterisation. As I say in our discussion - it’s like the type of film that Disney would have made and released in the 1990s. During the cour
#114. Oscar-Winning Director Kevin Macdonald On Real Time Thriller THE RUNNER (opens the original)
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his latest film, The Runner starring Gal Gadot and Damien Lewis. The Runner is a tense real-time thriller that sees a lawyer (Gadot) racing across London in attempt to save her abducted son at the behest of a mysterious caller (Lewis). Kevin Macdonald is a prolific filmmaker, adept at both documentaries and dramatic features – having directed the likes of One Day In September, Touching
#113. Filmmaker Robert Gamperl On Making Short Films & The Western Genre (opens the original)
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Filmmaker Robert Gamperl joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his enigmatic western short films, Darlin and Stubborn . A former football player (or soccer player, if you're that way inclined) and a very talented film director and director of photography, Robert discusses his love of the western and the effort that it takes to make a selection of short films which embrace the genre. This is yet another fascinating insight into the world of low budget films and the preci
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