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On the April edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, this month's team (Rosie Beattie, Kat Zabecka, and Amanda Rogers) review three new release films, SEBASTIAN directed by Mikko Mäkelä, FOUR MOTHERS, directed by Darren Thorton, and DESIRE: THE CARL CRAIG STORY, directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye.Amanda also interviews Mikko Mäkelä, director of SEBASTIAN on this edition.Show timings - 6.17 - SEBASTIAN review27.25 - Interview with Mikko Mäkelä, Director of SEBASTIAN50.20 - FOUR MOTHERS review 1.05.30 - DESIRE, THE CARL CRAIG STORY reviewCinetopia connects the film community through screenings, events, networking, and content with a mission to inspire filmmakers and enthusiasts alike, and foster meaningful conversations and connections. More information at our website www.cinetopia.co.ukIn addition to our podcast, check out our new Substack - Cinetopia: Recommends 🍿Film screenings, events, opportunities and film news for the week / month ahead, covering Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond! Helping you stay connected to the film community... 🎉https://cinetopia.substack.com/

On the March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot and Robert Ewing, who cover this year's Glasgow Film Festival - including reviews of Nocturnal, Peacock, Homegrown, and Stealing Pulp Fiction. We also review new release films currently out in cinemas including Mickey 17, On Falling, and The Last Showgirl.Amanda also talks with Allison Strauss, Founder and Festival Director of HippFest, Scotland's first and only festival of silent film with live music, which s happening right now from 19th-23rd of March -https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/Don't forget to check out our Kim's Video Film Tour across the UK popping up in 20+ venues across the UK- https://cinetopia.co.uk/kimsvideoand also subscribe to our Substack, Cinetopia's regular round-up of film-related happenings, opportunities, and insights - helping the film community stay connected! -https://cinetopia.substack.com/

On the February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show & Podcast, the team (Clara, Garry, and Amanda) go to Berlin to cover the 75th Berlinale, reviewing 4 films, Peter Hujar’s Day directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca HallBlue Moon, directed by Richard Linklater and Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and BobbyCanavaleLesbian Space Princess, an Australian animation by Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese, and finally Koki Ciao, which won Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker Award. Cinetopia contributor Clara Strachan interviews Quentin Miller, the director of Koki Ciao, and Cinetopia's host, Amanda, sat down with Billy Shebar, the director of Monk in Pieces, a documentary about the new york avante-garde artist and composer, Meredith Monk.

It's a new year and there's many new films to review on our January film-packed episode. Join this month’s Cinetopia team (Amanda, Garry and Robert) as we review NOSFERATU, WE LIVE IN TIME, A REAL PAIN, and BABYGIRL– plus our picks for awards' season and a quick look at the upcoming festival landscape. 3:45 - Awards' season predictions 21:20 - Nosferatu Review 40:18 - We Live in Time Review 55:30 - A Real Pain Review 1:10:50 - Babygirl Review

On the November edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show & Podcast, the Cinetopia team review 4 general release films currently out in cinemas, Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard, Andrea Arnold's Bird, Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning film, Anora, and Conclave. Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is also joined with Yulia Kovanova, who cover this year's IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), and interview Bonni Cohen, one of the directors of The White House Effect and David Usui, director of Been Here, Stay Here, films featured as part of this year's IDFA festival. Running order: 2:14 - Emilia Pérez review 19:00 - Bird review 36:07 - Anora review 50:39 - Conclave review 1:07:18 - IDFA coverage 1:22:38 - Interview with Bonni Cohen, co-director of The White House Effect 1:56:57 - Interview with David Usui, director of Been Here Stay Here

This month's Cinetopia show team (Amanda, Kat, and Clara) review 3 films currently out or coming soon to cinemas: "Megalopolis," Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film Joker: Folie à Deux, directed by Todd Philips and stars Joaquin Phenoix and Lady Gaga And finally, "The Taste of Mango," a debut feature documentary film by Chloe Abrams that will be coming out in theatres Nov 15… As well as interviews: Yi Wang, director of Queer East Festival, which is coming to Edinburgh this week at the Cameo Cinema 17th-21st October. And organisers as part of the Local Cinema project which is a collection of community cinema events happening all across Edinburgh including Morvern Cunningham, project coordinator, Tomas Gerrard from BSL Film Club at Deaf Action, and Hollie Ruddick from Crannie Community Hub. Finally, Amanda talks to Blair Young who is the co-director of Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands – a film coming out this weekend (18th October) but made it’s world premiere as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival

On the September edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, the Cinetopia team reviews 3 films currently out in cinemas or streaming on your TVs: Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE, Jeremy Saulnier’s Netflix crime, REBEL RIDGE, andLEE, directed by Ellen Kuras. Our host, Amanda, sat down with Marion Aréchaga, Director and Curator of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival which is having its 11th edition this year from the 2nd to the 26th of October, here in Edinburgh and across Scotland. Amanda also chatted with some of the curators and organisers, Harriet Idle and Ilia Ryzhenko, of the Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival which runs from the 1-5 October in Glasgow.

This month's Cinetopia team, Amanda Rogers, Garry Arnot (Cinema Perspective), and Clara Strachan, cover the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, with reviews of the films, THE OUTRUN (dir Nora Fingscheidt) , SING SING (dir Greg Kwedar), BLACK DOG (dir. Guan Hu), and LOLLIPOP (dir Daisy-May Hudson). Amanda sits down with the director and producer of BLACK DOG as well as the director of LOLLIPOP for interviews on their films. Running Order: 6:30 THE OUTRUN (dir Nora Fingscheidt) review 29:15 - SING SING (dir Greg Kwedar) review 42:45 - BLACK DOG (dir Guan Hu) review 55:00 - Interview with Guan Hu and Liang Jing, Director and Producer of BLACK DOG (interview Chinese translation by Jerry Tang) 1:02:10 - LOLLIPOP (dir. Daisy-May Hudson) review 1:11:22 - Interview with Daisy-May Hudson, director of LOLLIPOP Check out Garry's interviews with Saoirse Ronan & Nora Fingscheidt & Amy Liptrot here on Cinema Perspective: https://cinemaperspective.com/2024/08/19/the-outrun-interview-saoirse-ronan-nora-fingscheidt-amy-liptrot/ https://cinemaperspective.com/2024/08/19/sing-sing-interview-greg-kwedar-to-witness-a-film-set-through-their-eyes-really-brought-us-back-to-the-joy-that-we-have-in-the-work/

For our July Cinetopia show, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular Garry Arnot from Cinema Perspecive reviews of KINDS OF KINDNESS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, and THE BIKERIDERS. The team also discuss the programme launch of the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, plus an interview with Festival CEO & Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Producer, Emma Boa. Show Running Order: 4:30 - EIFF (Edinburgh International Film Festival) programme launch preview 17:50 - KINDS of KINDNESS review directed by Yorgos Lanthimos 31:00 - HUNDREDS of BEAVERS review directed by Mike Cheslik 45:15 - THE BIKERIDERS review directed by Jeff Nichols 1:00:00 - Interview with Paul Ridd, Director, and Emma Boa, Producer, of the Edinburgh International Film Festival

On our June edition 2024 of the Cinetopia Radio show, Amanda from Cinetopia and show regular, Clara Strachan, cover this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, reviewing the documentary films DEVO and ETERNAL YOU, and many more from the UK’s leading documentary festival. Plus Clara sits down with Inma de Reyes, director of The Boy and the Suit of Lights and Amanda interviews Duncan Cowles, director of Silent Men, two Scottish-based filmmakers whose films had their World Premiere at Doc/Fest this year.

This month Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers was joined by Edinburgh-based film academic, Kat Zabecka, a new contributor to our show to review 4 new release films currently out in cinemas across the UK and beyond. Running order: 11:52 - Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and staring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist 26:3- La Chimera directed by Alice Rohrwacher, and also staring Josh O'Connor and Isabella Rossellini and Alba Rohrwacher 39:58 - Love Lies Bleeding directed by Rose Glass and staring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brien and Ed Harris 50: 20 - Slow directed by Marija Kavtaradze and staring Greta Grinevičiūtė and Kęstutis Cicėnas 

On our April show Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular, Clara Strachan, review Alex Garland's CIVIL WAR, Dev Patel's MONKEY MAN, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (spoiler alert!), and Simon Chamber's documentary, MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING Run of Show - 3:40 - CIVIL WAR 31:30 - MONKEY MAN 39:30 - EVIL DOES NOT EXIST 58:05 - MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING

Our March episode is maybe our most film-packed episode yet! We review big cinema releases, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II and Radu Jude’s Don’t Expect Too Much from The End of the World, both out in cinemas this month. Plus we give our full coverage of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival 2024 including a review of Tummy Monster, La Chimera, and an interview with John Archer, director of Janey, the festival’s closing film.

On our February edition of the Cinetopia Show, our team Amanda Rogers, Simon Bowie, and Garry Arnot, preview the IberoDocs Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival plus review the recent films AMERICAN FICTION, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, and OCCUPIED CITY. Amanda also sits down with the director of THE CASTLE, Martin Benchimol, to discuss his award winning documentary-fiction hybrid film set in the Argentinian Pampa region.

On our first episode of 2024, show co-producer Jim Ross and show regulars Clara Strachan and Simon Bowie join Amanda from Cinetopia (https://cinetopia.co.uk) to discuss three new release films in the UK, POOR THINGS (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), PRISCILLA (dir. SOFIA COPPOLA), and SCALA!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits (dir. Ali Catteral & Jane Giles). Amanda also sits down with Rowen Henderson, one of the founders of Edinburgh's local non-profit THE FILM CULT and talk about some of their fantastic initiatives they've organised in Edinburgh. Show times: 1:12 - POOR THINGS (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos) 40:11 - PRISCILLA (directed by Sofia Coppola) 1:09:20 - Accidental discussion of SALTBURN (directed by Emerald Fennel 1:22:38 SCALA!!! (dir. ⁠Ali Catteral & ⁠⁠Jane Giles⁠) 1:37:40 Interview with Rowen Henderson from THE FILM CULT - https://www.thefilmcult.com/

On the November edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined with show regular Garry Arnot and Amaya Bañuelos Marco as we review the palme d’or winning, Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet) plus new release films including the Scottish documentary Loch Ness: They Created a Monster (John MacLaverty), which was screened at the Inverness Film Festival and the British film Femme (Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping) which featured this year at Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. Amaya Bañuelos Marco and Amanda Rogers talk all things documentary covering IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2023, reviewing three films together, El Echo (Tatiana Huezo). Alreadymade (Barbara Visser), The Cemetery of Cinema, (Thierno Souleymane Diallo). Amaya also chats with director Juan Palacios who directed the film As the Tide Comes In which was part of the festival’s international competition.  Amanda also sat down with Yi Wang, director of the Queer East Festival which is coming to Edinburgh starting from the 28th Nov-2nd of December (https://queereast.org.uk/).

On this October edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, Show co-producer Jim Ross and show regular Simon Bowie reviewed films from the London Film Festival including  Emerald Fennel's Saltburn as well as Martin Scorsese KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON as well as EILEEN. Amanda sat down with Paul Bruce Director of the Edinburgh Short Film Festival and Jamie Robson, an actor who features in two films as part of this 13th edition of the festival.  

On the September episode the Cinetopia show, the team (this month Jim Ross, Clara Strachan, Simon Bowie, and Amanda Rogers) cover four new release films that are currently out in cinemas: FREMONT (dir. Babak Jalali), PAST LIVES (dir. Celine Song), EL CONDE (dir. Pablo Larraín) and BROTHER (dir. Clement Virgo). Amanda also interviews Anna Hints, director of the acclaimed film, SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD. Anna won the best direction award for World Documentary competition at Sundance 2023. Show running order: 07:00 - FREMONT (dir. Babak Jalali) 20:45 - PAST LIVES (dir. Celine Song) 49:00 - EL CONDE (dir. Pablo Larraín) 1:13:00 - BROTHER (dir. Clement Virgo) 1:29:00 - Interview Anna Hints director of SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

On this August episode the Cinetopia team (this month Jim Ross, Garry Arnot, and Amanda Rogers) cover the Barbenheimer movies, Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER. We continue our coverage of Edinburgh International Film Festival which begins this week (18th-23rd August) with reviews of PASSAGES directed by Ira Sachs, and AFIRE, directed by Christian Petzold plus some of our recommendations for to catch at this edition of Edinburgh's premiere film festival. Show Rundown: 16:45 - BARBIE (dir. Greta Gerwig) review 37:30 - OPPENHEIMER (dir. Christopher Nolan) review 1:05:30 Edinburgh International Film Festival Coverage begins 1:06:30 PASSAGES (dir. Ira Sachs) review 1:19:40 AFIRE (dir. Christian Petzold) review

On this month's episode, Cinetopia's Amanda is joined by film critic and show regular, Simon Bowie, to review a nice selection of summer films. First up is Mission: Impossible 7 - Dead Reckoning Part 1, 2 hours and 49 minutes of action and not much else (in our opinion :)). Next up is a new charming dutch documentary, SHABU, directed Shamira Raphaela. Simon and Amanda, both self-proclaimed Wes Anderson fans talk through his latest, Asteroid City, and how it holds up to his other films over time (or maybe doesn't?). Tune in to find out! Finally, Amanda also sits down with some of the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival programme team including Kate Taylor, Programme Director, and Rafa Sales Ross, one their core programmers to talk through this year's film festival programme! Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro and Industry Topics - WGA/SAG-AFTRA STRIKE & EIFF Intro 10:15 - Mission: Impossible 7 - Review 25:10 - Shabu Review 34:45 - Asteroid City Review 53:20 - Interview with Edinburgh International Film Festival Programming Team including Kate Taylor, Programme Director and Rafa Sales Ross, Programmer. 1:18:15 - Closing Remarks

Aired originally 20th June, 2023 on EHFM - This month, show host and Cinetopia co-founder, Amanda Rogers is joined by Cinetopia curator Amaya Bañuelos Marco and show regular and critic, Clara Strachan, to review the 2023 Sheffield Doc/Fest. They review together 4 films from this year's programme: TISH, YOUR FAT FRIEND, THE CASTLE, and LONELY OAKS. Clara talks to Dr. Jess Brough, founder and co-director of Fringe of Colour Film Festival which is happening from 23-29 June in Edinburgh. Amanda also sits down with TISH director, Paul Sng, which was the opening film of the 2023 Sheffield Doc/fest and also speaks with Rohan Berry Crickmar, an organiser of the Folk Film Gathering happening across Edinburgh in June 2023. for more about our events and programmes, go to Cinetopia.co.uk

Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot and Clara Strachan to discuss four new release films this month: The Eight Mountains directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch currently out in cinemas. Plan 75 Chie Hayakawa, a Japanese film also out in cinemas at the moment. Master Gardener, Paul Schrader's latest film out on the 26th of May. And finally, the documentary, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, directed by Nina Menkes.

On our April edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-Producer Jim Ross (Editor-in-Chief, TAKEONECinema.net) to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and our proposed activity around the 40th Anniversary of the classic Scottish film, LOCAL HERO. Also on this episode, Amanda and Jim review the following new release films: RENFIELD, ONE FINE MORNING, and RODEO.

[originally aired on EFHM 21st March, 2023] On our March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by Amaya Banuelos Marco to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and the recent protest outside the building. Also on this episode, show regulars Garry Arnot and Simon Bowie recap their time at the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival including reviewing the following films: Typist Artist Pirate King, Other People's Children, Sanctuary, and March on Rome. Amaya joins Amanda again to talk about the 2023 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival.

For our February episode of 2023, Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot to discuss our OSCAR predictions as well as review new release films: BLUE JEAN, a debut feature directed by Georgia Oakley, SUBJECT, Directed by Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall, NOSTALGIA, director by Mario Martone; We also preview the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival including reviewing the festival's opening film, GIRL. Amanda also sat down with the documentary director, MARIE LIDEN, who was recently nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, for her direction of ELECTRIC MALADY

For our first episode of 2023, Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot and Simon Bowie, and together they reviewed the following new release films: TAR, directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett; ENYS MEN, Mark Jenkin's latest feature film; SAINT OMER, documentary filmmaker, Alice Diop's first narrative feature, and Jerzy Skolimowski's EO. Amanda also interviewed Sean Lìonadh, director and writer of TOO ROUGH, a Scottish short film that has already won the Scottish BAFTA awards among many others in 2022. Check out Simon's new film review project reviewsperminute.simonxix.com and Garry's review blog as well, https://cinemaperspective.com/.  a trailer of Sean Lìonadh's TOO ROUGH can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Y8-pbBY9o

On the final episode of 2022, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by film critics Stephanie Brown and Simon Bowie to review some of Netflix's biggest hits, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Roar Uthaug's Norwegian monster flick, Troll. They also review Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave on Mubi as well as Nikyatu Jusu's film Nanny.

This month, Cinetopia co-founder and Director Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Editor-in-Chief) and show regulars Simon Bowie and Stephanie Brown to review the following films this month: Banshees of Inisherin, The Oil Machine, and Causeway. Amanda Rogers also interviews Jim Hickey, former Director of the Filmhouse and Edinburgh International Film Festival (from 1979-1993) who shares an incredible history of these two Edinburgh film institutions and their importance for both the city but also UK and international cinema, as well as Patti Mroz and Ali Campbell, two former Filmhouse supervisors and Bel Ingham, a former FOH member of staff who set up the Former CMI Staff Welfare Fund ------------------------

This month, Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Editor-in-Chief) and Clara Strachan to discuss the demise of Edinburgh's Filmhouse and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the impact on the festival scene in the city and Scotland. The team also review Marilyn Monroe biopic BLONDE and Palme D'Or winner TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. ------------------------ 02:25 - Edinburgh's Filmhouse & EIFF in administration 34:41 - Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh 36:34 - Blonde (Dir: Andrew Dominik) 58:50 - French Film Festival UK 1:00:44 - Triangle of Sadness (Dir: Ruben Östlund) 1:19:22 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival 1:21:57 - ShortCom Film Festival 1:23:10 - Outro and the month ahead -----------------------

The Cinetopia radio team including Amanda Rogers, Cinetopia founder, Jim Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Take One Magazine, Isobel Salamon, and Clara Strachan review three films part of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival in this EH-FM special. In this episode the team review the festival's opener, AFTERSUN, directed by Scottish filmmaker, Charlotte Wells, starring Paul Mescal and Francesca Corio, which made its UK premiere in Edinburgh after winning a jury prize at Cannes earlier this year. The team also reviews the New Zealand comedy, NUDE TUESDAY, directed by Armağan Ballantyne, showcasing the festival's mid-gala film. Finally, the team reviews OFFICIAL COMPETITION, directed by Argentine directors Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn and starring Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martinez. The group also shares their overview of what to look out for in the rest of the festival programme. 

In our June edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-Producer and Take One Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Jim Ross, as well as Cinetopia programmer, Amaya Banuelos Marco, to review six films: The big dinosaur blockbuster, Jurassic World Dominion, Mads Hedegaard's documentary Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest about Danish unsung heroes of retro 80s arcade games, Ninja Thyberg's striking and provocative first feature, Pleasure, that takes a detailed look into the Los Angeles-based porn industry. We also review three films as part of this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest: I Didn’t see you there by Reid Davenport, Swing And Sway by Fernanda Pessoa and Chica Barbosa, and finally, Midwives by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing. ------------------------ 8:05 - Jurassic World Dominion (Dir: Colin Trevorrow) 30:23 - Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest (Dir: Mads Hedegaard) 48:20 - Pleasure (Dir: Ninja Thyberg) I Didn’t see you there (Dir: Reid Davenport)  Swing And Sway (Dir: Fernanda Pessoa and Chica Barbosa) Midwives - Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing Interview with Rafael Cueto from CinemaAttic  -----------------------

In our May edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-Producer and Take One Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jim Ross as well as film critics Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot, and Clara Strachan. Together they review five films this month: The uber-hyped new release from the Daniels, 'Everything Everywhere all at Once,' Emmanuel Carrère's French social realist docu-drama, 'Between Two Worlds,' 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,' MCU's latest mega-blockbuster, Carey William's Sundance sensation, 'Emergency' and Eskil Vogt's Norwegian thriller, 'The Innocents.' Lots of films and lots of opinions from our regular team of film critics. ------------------------ 5:45 - Everything Everywhere all at Once (Dir: The Daniels) 26:23 - Between Two Worlds (Dir: Emmanuel Carrère) 38:30 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Dir: Sam Raimi) 47:38 - Emergency (Dir: Carey Williams) 1:01:50 - The Innocents (Dir: Eskil Vogt) -----------------------

In the April edition of the show,  Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by Garry Arnot to review Robert Eggers's Viking epic, The Northman, the new adventure rom-com, The Lost City, and the new Finnish film, Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen.  Amanda also talked to Laura Wadha, director of the short documentary Born in Damascus, which recently won the Crystal Bear at the Berlinale Film Festival for best short film. All that plus a little Oscar chat (of course) on this month's episode of the Cinetopia show. ------------------------ -----------------------

In this special edition of the show, we cover the Glasgow Film Festival 2022, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by film critics Simon Bowie and Garry Arnot. Together they review three films screening at the festival: Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World, Audrey Diwan's Happening, and Benediction, the latest film by Terence Davies. Amanda also talked to Jonas Chernick, writer, producer and actor of the film Ashgrove which made its World Premiere this year at GFF. Amanda and fellow Cinetopia programmer, Amaya Banuelos Marco, also give an overview of their time attending this year's Berlinale Film Festival. ------------------------ 15:41 - The Worst Person in the World (Dir: Joachim Trier) 30:59 - Happening (Dir: Audrey Diwan) 43:20 - Film 3 (Dir: Terence Davies) 01:04:45 - Interview with Jonas Chernick from Ashgrove 01:18:15 - Berlinale 2022 Coverage -----------------------

This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributors Stephanie Brown and Isobel Salamon. Together they look at Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Pedro Almodóvar's PARALLEL MOTHERS, the 3-time Oscar and BAFTA nominated animated documentary film, FLEE directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and Andrea Arnold's BAFTA nominated documentary film, COW. ------------------------ 07:05 - Nightmare Alley (Dir: Guillermo del Toro) 32:40 - Parallel Mothers (Dir: Pedro Almodóvar) 46:15 - Flee (Dir: Jonas Poher Rasmussen) 1:06:15 - Cow (Dir: Andrea Arnold) -----------------------

This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributor Simon Bowie. Together they look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA, The sequel and second part of Joanna Hogg's semi-autobiographical filmic tale, THE SOUVENIR PART II, and the latest in the Spider-man series, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME. ------------------------ 07:20 – Licorice Pizza (Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson) 32:45 - Memoria (Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul) 47:45 – The Souvenir: Part II (Dir: Joanna Hogg) 1:02:15 – Spider Man: No Way Home (Dir: Jon Watts) ------------------------

This month, Cinetopia co-founder and show host Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and the returning Marc Nelson and Isobel Salomon. Together they look at Mike Mills' C'MON C'MON, Paolo Sorrentino'a THE HAND OF GOD, single-take restaurant drama BOILING POINT, and anticipated Palme D'Or winner TITANE. The team also talk their favourite films of 2021 and the best - and worst - Christmas films. ------------------------ 05:11 - C'mon C'mon (Dir: Mike Mills) 26:37 - The Hand of God (Dir: Paolo Sorrentino) 39:08 - Titane (Dir: Julia Ducournau) 1:00:41 - Boiling Point (Dir: Philip Barantini) 1:18:52 - Favourite films of 2021 1:32:17 - Best & worst Christmas films ------------------------

This month, show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) is joined by the returning Simon Bowie and Clara Strachan. Together they look at Princess Diana biopic SPENCER, Celine Sciamma's PETITE MAMAN, upcoming Netflix release THE POWER OF THE DOG from Jane Campion, and epic sci-fi DUNE. The team also make their recommendations for short films and look forward to the next month of film events and festivals ------------------------ 02:23 - Spencer (Dir: Pablo Larraín) 24:05 - Petite Maman (Dir: Céline Sciamma) 35:19 - The Power of the Dog (Dir: Jane Campion) 49:32 - Dune (Dir: Denis Villeneuve) 1:14:49 - Short film recommendations 1:18:26 - Outro and the month ahead ----------------------- Short film recommendations: Jim - Uncontrol (Dir: Manon de Reeper) - https://twitter.com/manondereeper Simon - My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes (Dir: Charlie Tyrell) - https://vimeo.com/292537862 ----------------------- Other links: EveryDuneCharacter - https://twitter.com/EveryDune

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show newcomer Isobel Salomon, founder of Edinburgh Cinema Club. Together they look at the big and small of this month in cinema: the new James Bond film, NO TIME TO DIE; Jim Cummings' latest manic indie flick, THE BETA TEST; and Alex Camilleri's debut feature, LUZZU, which played at London Film Festival. The team also look at their highlights from London Film Festival, both from London and satellite screenings around the country.  ------------------------ 00:00 - Intro & award nominations for Redrawing Edinburgh and EH-FM! 08:49 - No Time To Die (Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga) 32:45 - The Beta Test (Dir: Jim Cummings) 46:35 - Luzzu (Dir: Alex Camilleri) 1:01:03 - London Film Festival 2021 1:12:40 - Networking night & upcoming festivals

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), and returning critics Steph Brown and Simon Bowie. Together they review Leos Carax's long-awaited feature film return, the musical Annette; psychological drama Rose Plays Julie; a magical realist French social drama, Gagarine; and The Last Forest, screening as part of Take One Action festival taking place across Scotland. The team also pick some short films to watch and talk about upcoming Cinescapes events. ------------------------ 07:54 - Annette (Dir: Leos Carax) 38:29 - Rose Plays Julie (Dir: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy) 56:14 - Gagarine (Dir: Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh) 1:15:05 - The Last Forest (Dir: Luiz Bolognesi) - Take One Action festival 1:32:38 - Short Film Recommendations 1:39:22 - Next month and Cinescapes -------------------------- Short film recommendations: Steph - Polly Has The Keys (Dir: Liz Kingsman) - https://vimeo.com/367309011 Simon - Sexy Furby (Dir: Nicole Daddona and Adam Shenkman) - Screened Fantasia 2021 Jim - Keeping Up With The Joneses (Dir: Michael Pearce) - https://vimeo.com/85418378 Amanda - Broadway By Light (Dir: William Klein) - https://vimeo.com/91514090

The July show continues the flood of new cinema as theatres reopen. Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is rejoined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and Betty Stojnić to talk about the Cinescapes festival and review three films: Pietro Marcello's adaptation of Martin Eden, with the Jack London novel transported to Italy; Quentin Dupieux's blackly comedic horror Deerskin, starring Jean DuJardin and Adèle Haenel; and Anders Thomas Jensen's wry Mads Mikkelsen-led drama Riders of Justice. Jim also spoke to both the director and star of the fantastic new film Limbo (out on July 30th), Ben Sharrock and Amir El-Masry. ------------------------ 03:11 - Cinescapes festival 06:13 - Martin Eden (Dir: Pietro Marcello) 24:48 - Deerskin (Dir: Quentin Dupieux) 41:17 - Interview with Ben Sharrock and Amir El-Masry of Limbo 50:29 - Riders of Justice (Dir: Anders Thomas Jensen) -------------------------

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined with show regulars Marc Nelson and Clara Strachan. Together they review Emma Seligman’s debut film, SHIVA BABY, Magnus von Horn’s SWEAT, and Elia Suleiman’s IT MUST BE HEAVEN. The team also covers the 2021 edition of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, including in-depth reviews of SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) directed by Ahmir-Khalib “Questlove” Thompson, THE STORY OF LOOKING by Mark Cousins and ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE by Theo Anthony. ----------------------- 03:05 - Shiva Baby (Dir: Emma Seligman) 13:28 - Sweat (Dir: Magnus von Horn) 23:03 - It Must Be Heaven (Dir: Elia Suleiman) 38:57 - Sheffield Doc/Fest

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regulars Steph Brown and Simon Bowie. Together they review Kelly Reichardt's frontier tale FIRST COW, Joe Wright's adaptation of thriller novel THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, Ana Katz's absurdist shaggy dog tale THE DOG WHO WOULDN'T BE QUIET, and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about a "Disneyworld for retirees" SOME KIND OF HEAVEN. Jim also speaks to Christos Nikou, director of festival favourite and upcoming release APPLES. ------------------------ 08:43 - First Cow (Dir: Kelly Reichardt) 27:52 - The Woman in the Window (Dir: Joe Wright) 44:31 - The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Dir: Ana Katz) 1:01:34 - Some Kind of Heaven (Dir: Lance Oppenheim) 1:25:46 - Interview with Christos Nikou (Apples) 1:42:12 - Short film recommendations ------------------------ Steph's short: Small Deaths (Dir: Lynne Ramsay) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCoLbEKoQ0 Simon's short: Curve (Dir: Tim Egan) - https://vimeo.com/221821296

The Oscars form the backdrop of this month's show, where Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer and critic Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), the returning Simon Bowie, and new contributor Clara Strachan. Together they review three films leading the Oscar race and available soon for UK audiences: Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan; Sound of Metal, Darius Marder's drama of a metal drummer, played by Riz Ahmed, who begins to lose his hearing; and Nomadland, Chloe Zhao's portrait of nomad life as portrayed by Frances McDormand. Out soon, the team also review Black Bear before Jim interviews the film's director, Lawrence Michael Levine. To finish, the team discuss their favourites of the Oscar-nominated short films and deep dive into some of the talking points ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards. ------------------------ 03:21 - The Oscars 2021 14:47 - Promising Young Woman (Dir: Emerald Fennell) 31:08 - Sound of Metal (Dir: Darius Marder) 48:47 - Black Bear (Dir: Lawrence Michael Levine) 1:06:44 - Interview with Lawrence Michael Levine 1:29:21 - Nomadland (Dir: Chloe Zhao) 1:45:35 - Oscar-nominated short films 1:53:53 - Oscar predictions -------------------------

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), show regular Steph Brown, and new contributor Simon Bowie. Together they the hotly anticipated releases Palm Springs (starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti) and awards candidate Judas And The Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. They also turn their eye to Lili Horvát's drama, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, and Ivo van Aart's Dutch black comedy The Columnist. Amanda also speaks to Alastair Cole, director of Iorram (Boat Song): the first cinema documentary entirely in Scots Gaelic. ------------------------ 05:52 - Judas and The Black Messiah (Dir: Shaka King) 27:11 - The Columnist (Dir: Ivo van Aart) 48:04 - Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Dir: Lili Horvát) 59:50 - Palm Springs (Dir: Max Barbakow) 1:19:26 - Interview with Alastair Cole, director of Iorram (Boat Song)

In this special edition of the show, previewing Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regulars and freelance critics Marc Nelson and Steph Brown. Together they review four films screening at the festival: Ben Sharrock's Limbo, the story of a Syrian refugee on a remote Scottish island; Apples, Christos Nikou's absurdist tale of memory loss and identity; Minari, Lee Isaac Chung's family portrait of Korean-Americans settling in 1980s Arkansas; and City Hall, the legendary Frederick Wiseman's observational documentary of local government in Boston. Amanda also spoke to Paul Sng, co-director of documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, which world premieres at the festival. ------------------------ 06:58 - Limbo (Dir: Ben Sharrock) 22:43 - Minari (Dir: Lee Isaac Chung) 42:37 - Apples (Dir: Christos Nikou) 58:28 - City Hall (Dir: Frederick Wiseman) 1:19:38 - Interview with Paul Sng, co-director of Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché 1:33:26 - Other films playing at GFF 2021 ------------------------- Links to buy tickets for all the films we've spoken about, available for 72 hours after the start time listed: Minari - Feb 24, 19:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/minari-n-c-15/ Apples - Feb 28, 18:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/apples-n-c-12/ Limbo - Mar 3, 20:30 -  https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/limbo-n-c-15/ City Hall - Mar 5, 13:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/city-hall-n-c-12/ Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché - Feb 27, 15:30 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/poly-styrene-i-am-a-cliche-n-c-12/

In this edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regular and freelance critic Steph Brown. Between them, they cover four films and gear up for Glasgow Film Festival: Sam Levinson's Netflix lockdown release MALCOLM & MARIE; Guantanamo Bay legal drama THE MAURITANIAN from Kevin Macdonald; Gianfranco Rosi's observational documentary, NOTTURNO, of the war-torn regions recovering from the scars of ISIS; and Bryan Fogel's new documentary about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, THE DISSIDENT. Jim also speaks to Alex Camilleri, director of LUZZU, which premiered recently at Sundance and won the Special Jury Award for acting, and Betty Stojnic returns to the show to tell us some of her highlights from International Film Festival Rotterdam. ------------------------ 05:45 - Malcolm & Marie (Dir: Sam Levinson) 32:17 - The Mauritanian (Dir: Kevin Macdonald) 46:32 - The Dissident (Dir: Bryan Fogel) 1:10:47 - Notturno (Dir: Gianfranco Rosi) 1:30:05 - Interview with Alex Camilleri, director of Luzzu 1:49:50 - Betty Stojnic at Rotterdam 2021 ------------------------- Short film recommendations will return in our GFF special extra edition on February 23rd!

In this edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by the show's co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and regulars Marc Nelson and Carys Evans. Between them, they cover three films out now: Regina King's ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, depicting a night shared by Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Cassius Clay and Malcolm X; hybrid doc about a soon-to-close Vegas bar, BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS, directed by Bill and Turner Ross; and Sam Pollard's shocking chronicle of the federal authorities' surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., MLK/FBI. Jim also speaks to Allison Gardner, Chief Executive of Glasgow Film and co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, about the upcoming 2021 festival, and the team make some new recommendations for short films. ------------------------ 02:25 - Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (Dir: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross) 21:45 - MLK/FBI (Dir: Sam Pollard) 43:40 - One Night in Miami (Dir: Regina King) 59:36 - Interview with Allison Gardner, co-director of Glasgow Film Festival 1:18:10 - Short film recommendations ------------------------- Short film recommendations - Jim recommends THE LONG GOODBYE (Dir: Aneil Karia) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzz50xENH4g and London Short Film Festival from Thursday 21st January Marc recommends STAY AWAKE, BE READY (Dir: Pham Thien An) - https://mubi.com/films/stay-awake-be-ready Carys recommends THE FABRIC OF YOU (Dir: Josephine Lohoar Self) - https://josephinelohoarself.com/the-fabric-of-you-1 Amanda recommends NIGHT AND FOG (Dir: Alain Resnais) - https://www.criterion.com/films/238-night-and-fog

In this edition of the show, Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and regulars Marc Nelson and Steph Brown. Between them, they cover three films with a musical theme in David Bowie biopic STARDUST, Spike Lee's recording of stage show DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, Netflix release and the late Chadwick Boseman's screen farewell in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, before capping things off with hybrid documentary IL MIO CORPO. Amanda also talks to short film director Louis Paxton, and the team recommend their top films of 2020 along with their regular short film recommendations. ------------------------ 04:45 - Stardust (Dir: Gabriel Range) 24:41 - David Byrne's American Utopia (Dir: Spike Lee) 50:18 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Dir: George C. Wolfe) 1:04:24 - Il Mio Corpo (Dir: Michele Pennetta) 1:22:42 - Short film recommendations 1:32:42 - Interview with Louis Paxton 2:00:22 - The team's favourite films of 2020 ------------------------- Short film recommendations - Amanda recommends SATAN HAS A BUSHY TAIL (Dir: Louis Paxton) - https://vimeo.com/103750385 Marc recommends Techno Mystic (Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKA4iLL89hI Jim recommends THE TRAFFIC SEPARATING DEVICE (Dir: Johan Palmgren) - https://vimeo.com/425030709 Steph recommends LITTLE POTATO (Dir: Wes Hurley & Nathan M. Miller) - https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/08/07/little-potato/

This month we bring another remote edition of the podcast, first broadcast on EH-FM in Edinburgh. In this edition of the show, co-producer and regular Jim Ross (Managing Editor of TAKEONECinema.net) is joined by Elle Haywood (Associate Editor, TAKE ONE) and Steph Brown (Freelance critic and contributor to TAKE ONE). Between them, they discuss the film communities they are missing with new lockdowns and review three films: Roy Andersson's ABOUT ENDLESSNESS; Thomas Vinterberg and Mads Mikkelsen's latest collaboration, ANOTHER ROUND; and Viggo Mortensen's directorial debut, FALLING. Jim also interviews the director of MOGUL MOWGLI, Bassam Tariq, and the team also recommend some short films at the Amplify Film Festival and upcoming postponed favourite Edinburgh Short Film Festival. ------------------------ Intro - Upcoming events 09:49 - About Endlessness (Dir: Roy Andersson) 27:05 - Another Round (Dir: Thomas Vinterberg) 44:28 - Falling (Dir: Viggo Mortensen) 1:03:05 - Interview with Bassam Tariq, director of Mogul Mowgli 1:11:24 - Short Film Recommendations for November ------------------------- Short film recommendations - Jim recommends A SISTER, screening at Edinburgh Short Film Festival as soon as Edinburgh becomes Tier 2! Elle recommends SHUTTLECOCK (Dir: Tommy Gillard) - Screening as part of Amplify (amplifyfilm.org.uk) Keep an eye out for our upcoming collaborations with Short Com Film Festival, November 30th - December 6th! - https://fb.me/e/3btPKLq7B Our next networking night is November 24th, sign up here and see you then! - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinetopia-networking-nights-nov-online-edition-tickets-129214709675