In this episode, we have a difference of opinion on Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers and we are joined by listener Paolo who shares his elevator pitch.

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Caledonian Sleeper Part 3

Jul 29th, 2020 21m 2s

What happened to Joe after his little meltdown?Why is Grace so nervous about this funeral?...

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Caledonian Sleeper Part 2

Jul 22nd, 2020 17m 19s

As the Caledonian Sleeper rumbles north through the storm, we find out why Joe is aboard the train.Joe - Michael MatarGrace - Olivia Millar-RossSusan - Carrie DoddsGary the Toilet - Kal John

14: Bobby Bulloch & Requiem for a Dream

Jul 21st, 2020 53m 51s

Episode 14 features a chat with filmmaker and actor Bobby Bulloch. You can watch his film Noose here https://vimeo.com/ondemand/noose2019.We also review the classic first date film Requiem for a Dream.

Caledonian Sleeper Part 1

Jul 20th, 2020 19m 37s

Actor Joe Koppel boards the Caledonian sleeper from London to Aberdeen. He bumps into Grace, an old school friend, who is also heading to Aberdeen for her father's funeral.

13: Memories of Murder

Jul 7th, 2020 38m 29s

This week's movie review is Bong Joon-ho's Memories of Murder. Bong finally won an Oscar for Parasite last year but it came 17 years too late. Memories of Murder is the one all the Bong boys are into.

12: Steve Leeds & Da 5 Bloods

Jun 22nd, 2020 1h 16m

This week we have a chat with the creator of Isolation the Series, Steve Leeds. We also review Spike Lee's new film, Da 5 Bloods and of course, there's a cringey elevator pitch.

11: Alisdair MacKay, the Messenger & SIRI-al Killer

Jun 8th, 2020 1h 11m

This week's guest is the award-winning filmmaker, writer, and director Alisdair MacKay. His latest project "anonymous the film" is a feature-length movie tackling addiction being made on a micro-budget sourced through crowdfunding.You can find

10: Le Samouraï & Zombeezzz

May 25th, 2020 49m 24s

We review Jean Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï and this week's elevator pitch is a horror!A list of all our reviews on a Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/biceps82/list/the-actors-diary-podcast/

9: WErckmEistER HArmOniES

May 11th, 2020 55m 42s

We have a chit-chat about dream filming locations, Armando gets some therapy for his fear of water and we review Bella Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies.Armando's fake Colosseum https://www.google.com/search?q=anfiteatro+campano&sxsrf=ALeKk01pnUOHr

8: The Government is Listening and Ferzan Özpetek's His Secret Life

Apr 27th, 2020 48m 29s

Donald Trump is having ideas that are suspiciously close to Michael's elevator pitches and this week's film is a BIG GAY SOAP OPERA chosen by Armando.You can watch your superhero Michael in "Isolation The Series ep.4" here https://www.youtube.c

7: More Lockdown Rambles & Kore-eda's "Like Father, Like Son"

Apr 13th, 2020 43m 43s

We get into some Easter chattery and review Like Father, Like Son, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and of course, there's another insufferable elevator pitch.https://letterboxd.com/film/like-father-like-son-2013/

6: The Cure for Coronavirus & Fellini's Amarcord

Mar 30th, 2020 50m 4s

Michael and Armando give the latest updates from the corona bunker. There's a shoddy review of Federico Fellini's Amarcord and an elevator pitch that might attract the attention of the guys working on a coronavirus vaccine at the moment.

5: Coronavirus is boring. The view from Italy.

Mar 16th, 2020 41m 51s

Armando is like a sad little puppy stuck in his little cage. We had a chat about living under quarantine and the effect covid-19 is having on artists. Elevator pitch & review of the Oscar-nominated short movie Brotherhood.

Glasgow Film Festival - Papicha

Mar 6th, 2020 8m 30s

Papicha is Mounia Meddour's debut film about a young woman standing up for her beliefs in an oppressive society.https://letterboxd.com/film/papicha/

Glasgow Film Festival - Vivarium

Mar 3rd, 2020 7m 52s

Today's film is Vivarium starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg. It's about estate agent training programs.

4: GFF, Mules, Mouthpiece & the Oscars Shorts

Mar 2nd, 2020 38m 23s

Michael & Armando chat about the Glasgow film festival, Armando's week of clowning about and Keiran Hurley's Mouthpiece, plus we talk about 3 of the short movies nominated for live-action Oscars.https://letterboxd.com/film/nefta-football-club/r