Cinetopia Radio

On the May edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast,
the team, Amanda and Clara, review new release films such as SINNERS, THE GOOD ONE, THE SURFER and MAKE IT TO MUNICH,

Amanda interviews the heads of Filmhouse, Rod White and Andrew Simpson, who share the latest on the opening ofEdinburgh’s beloved arthouse cinema…coming very soon!

Also Beatrice Minger, director of the docufiction film E.1027Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, and Ciaran Lyons whodirected Tummy Monster, a Scottish film making it’s rounds around UK cinemas at the moment.

Run of Show -

3.30 - SINNERS

14.58 - GOOD ONE

26.30 - THE SURFER

39.10 - MAKE IT TO MUNICH

49.45 - FILM HOUSE interview (Andrew Simpson and Rod White)

1.14.40 - Interview with Beatrice Minger, director of E.1027 EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA

1.42.20 - Interview with Ciaran Lyons, director of TUMMY MONSTER

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/kimsvideo

and 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/

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

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

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 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 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

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.

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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

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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 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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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/