Episode two in occasion series on the films of Aki Kaurismaki. In this edition we talk about 'Calamari Union' from 1985, the second feature written and directed by our favourite Finn.

It's the story of 15 (or is it 17?) men called Frank and their doomed great escape to the good part of town.

And ok, everything reminds me of Beckett.

A mediation on mortality and friendship inspires a mediation on friendship and form.

You can see 'Last Days in a Lonely Place' here:

https://youtu.be/eoSI9_I3sO8?si=tYlblCyqp9Z0egL2

Alex Cox's Introduction to Film:

ALEX COX'S INTRODUCTION TO FILM | KAMERA BOOKS Kickstarter for Alex Cox's Last Film:

MY LAST MOVIE by Alex Cox — Kickstarter

Sheridan Seraphin is a film-maker from London. In this episode we discuss Robert Bresson's masterpiece Au Hasard Balthazar from 1966.

We speak about the relationships a film-maker has with place and time (and finance- personal and professional), the legacy of Bresson's famous ideas of cinematography, ans lots more.

Find Sheridan's work at:

HOME - home, homepage,blue sera films, videographer london, cinematic, Enjoy, JL

The first in a series on one of my favourites, Aki Kaurismaki.

I look at his first feature - Crime and Punishment - a bold statement of intent and a minefield of names to horribly mis-pronounce.

Resources:

https://youtu.be/0CW6z3r4Xr4?si=SijbjbP0EWSyIM2K

https://youtu.be/d9tp8rAaTsE?si=1BfH_BDsOIYOOy2W

https://youtu.be/GRbrzDZBlqg?si=Ah7mjzdxkliHqYZ0

If you have the means and the inclination a contribution here would be much appreciated:

https://ko-fi.com/mypicturehouse

In this episode I am joined by my old friend David O'Sullivan of Dyehouse films. We discuss the 1982 film First Blood and the way in which its use of three coats retells the passion of Christ.

Dyehouse films- Dyehouse Films

Moore Street Masala- https://youtu.be/_1taXkpCx88?si=bf5gHelP9Koiqb-8

In this episode I am joined by the film-maker Ian White. We talk about his choice of film – ‘if….’ By Lindsey Anderson (1968) and his own new documentary ‘Mutiny in Heaven’ (2023) that chronicles the fascinating history of The Birthday Party, one of the most influential, brilliant, violent and possessed bands of the 1980s.

We talk about matching form to subject, things that don’t exist anymore, the pleasures and pains of the digital and pre-digital worlds, the potential beauty of nihilism

For more information on where to see ‘Mutiny in Heaven’ in the cinema, streaming or to buy the DVD-

Birthday Party Movie - Mutiny in Heaven | documentary

Mutiny in Heaven — Cargo Film & Releasing (cargofilm-releasing.com)

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Anthony Litton returns to talk about Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire and all things David Lynch.

Thinking about Evil watching David Lynch and reading Flannery O'Connor.