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The Outside Centre Film Podcast

The Outside Centre Film Podcast

By outsidecentrefilm

Theo Neumann is a 10 year podcast veteran/film critic and you will find him on twitter @OC_Film.

Ben Woodiwiss is a Director/Writer and you will find him @BenWoodiwiss.

You will hear us globetrotting to Festivals around the world as well as delving into the National Film Awards from a whole host of different countries.

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Director Review : Andrzej Zulawski Part 1

The Outside Centre Film PodcastJan 07, 2020

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Episode 175 - Rotterdam Film Festival 2024

Episode 175 - Rotterdam Film Festival 2024

A Few Mornings, An Evening (Netherlands) 1:55


Fire on Water (Malaysia) 15:20


The Paragon (New Zealand) 31:17


Formosa Beach (Brazil) 41:20




Mar 28, 202455:48
Episode 174 - International Feature Film Nominations 2024

Episode 174 - International Feature Film Nominations 2024

Wait, what, you are not reviewing A Zone of Interest (UK) ?

1:45


The Teacher's Lounge (Germany) 5:45

Perfect Days (Japan) 24:25

Io Capitano (Italy) 39:50

Society of the Snow (Spain) 57:26



Feb 29, 202401:13:17
Episode 173 - Films Neglected by the Academy 2024

Episode 173 - Films Neglected by the Academy 2024

Bad Living (3:30) PORTUGAL - João Canijo


Sira (23:35) BURKINO FASO - Apolline Traoré 

Not Friends (36:36) THAILAND - Atta Hemwadee


I Have Electric Dreams (50:05) COSTA RICA - Valentina Maurel

Jan 30, 202401:11:30
Episode 172 - Film of the Year 2023

Episode 172 - Film of the Year 2023

Magnetic Fields (Greece; Dir. Giorgos Gousis)

BL Metamorphosis (Japan; Dir. Shunsuke Kariyama)

The Quiet Girl (Ireland; Dir. Colm Bairead)

Dry (Italy; Dir. Paolo Virzi)

Kupla (Finland; Dir. Aleksi Salmenpera)

Charcoal (Brazil; Dir. Carolina Markowicz)


Dec 29, 202301:41:04
Episode 160 - Film of the Year 2022

Episode 160 - Film of the Year 2022

NOMINEES:

Europa (Iraq; Dir. Haider Rashid)

Lucie Loses Her Horse (Netherlands; Dir. Claude Schmitz)

Compartment Number 6 (Finland; Dir. Juho Kousmanen)

Plan 75 (Japan; Dir. Chie Hayakawa)

January (Bulgaria; Dir. Andrey Paounov)


Also, Prop of the Year 2022, Smoking Moment of the Year 2022, Party Scene of the Year 2022!

Dec 30, 202201:38:21
Episode 148 - Film of the Year 2021

Episode 148 - Film of the Year 2021

50 or Two Whales Meet at the Beach - (Mexico) 3:40

Pebbles - (India) 18:55

The Tale of King Crab - (Italy) 33:25

The Blind Man who did Not want to See Titanic - (Finland) 49:00

Stop Zemlia - (Ukraine) 1:02:41

PLUS;

- Top 5 smoking scenes in 2021

- Top 3 props of 2021

Dec 27, 202101:26:15
Series Review : Dogme 95 (Part 2)

Series Review : Dogme 95 (Part 2)

Dogme #6 Julien Donkey Boy

Dogme #10 Chetzemoka's Curse 

Dogme #12 Italian for Beginners 

Dogme #18 Truly Human

Jan 22, 202101:10:31
Series Review : Dogme 95

Series Review : Dogme 95

PART ONE:

Dogme #1 - Festen

Dogme #2 - The Idiots

Dogme #3 - Mifune's Last Song

Dogme #4 - The King is Alive

Jan 11, 202101:01:53
Episode 137 - Film of the Year 2020

Episode 137 - Film of the Year 2020

Beware of Children (Norway)

Onkel (Denmark)

Supanova (Poland)

Air Conditioner (Angola)

Beanpole (Russia)

About Endlessness (Sweden)

Echo (Iceland)

The Rifleman (Lativa)

And Your Bird Can Sing (Japan)

Dec 27, 202001:56:02
Director Review : Andrzej Zulawski Part 2

Director Review : Andrzej Zulawski Part 2

On the Silver Globe (1988)
My Nights are more Beautiful than your Days (1989)
Boris Godunov (1989)
The Blue Note (1991)
Szamanka (1996)
Fidelity (2000)
Cosmos (2015)

Jan 22, 202048:28
Director Review : Andrzej Zulawski Part 1

Director Review : Andrzej Zulawski Part 1

The Third Part of the Night (1971)
The Devil (1972)
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
Possession (1981)
The Public Woman (1984)
L'Amour Braque (1985)

Jan 07, 202001:01:58
Episode 116 - Film of the Year 2019 & Film of the Decade 2014-2019

Episode 116 - Film of the Year 2019 & Film of the Decade 2014-2019

Foreign Language Oscar Semi Finalists 2019 discussion, plus;

FOTY 2019
Monstri (Romania)
Girl (Belgium)
Alva (Portugal)
Ridge (Sweden)
Pihu (India)
Dear Etranger (Japan)
Petra (Spain)
Happy as Lazzaro (Italy)

Film of the Decade 2014-2019
Computer Chess (USA)
Like Father, Like Son (Japan)
Wood Job! (Japan)
Phoenix (Germany)
Sweet Bean (Japan)
A Pigeon sat on a Branch reflecting on Existance (Sweden)
Ghost Story (USA)
Princess Cyd (USA)
Sparrows (Iceland)
Winter Brothers (Iceland)
2019 Winner (?)

Dec 30, 201901:32:26
Episode 099 - Film of the Year 2018

Episode 099 - Film of the Year 2018

Poisionous Roses (Egypt)
The Wild Boys (France)
I am Not a Witch (UK)
The Long Excuse (Japan)
Blue My Mind (Switzerland)
Custody (France)
Unicornio (Brazil)
Vinterbrodre (Denmark)
Have a Nice Day (China)
Jan 02, 201901:25:10
Director Review : Andrei Tarkovsky

Director Review : Andrei Tarkovsky

(1956) The Killers,
(1959) There Will be No Leave Today,
(1961) The Steamroller and the Violin,
(1962) Ivan's Childhood,
(1966) Andrei Rublev,
(1972) Solaris,
(1975) The Mirror,
(1979) Stalker,
(1983) Nostalghia,
(1983) Voyage in Time,
(1986) The Sacrifice.
Feb 11, 201801:10:29
Director Review : Ralph Bakshi

Director Review : Ralph Bakshi

(1972) Fritz the Cat

(1973) Heavy Traffic 

(1975) Coonskin 

(1977) Wizards 

(1978) The Lord of the Rings 

(1981) American Pop 

(1982) Hey Good Lookin' 

(1983) Fire and Ice 

(1992) Cool World 

(2015) Last Days of Coney Island.

Jan 30, 201801:06:36
Director Review : Michael Haneke

Director Review : Michael Haneke

The Seventh Continent,
Benny's Video,
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance,
Funny Games,
Code Unknown,
The Piano Teacher,
Time of the Wolf,
Caché,
The White Ribbon,
Amour,
Happy End.
Jan 22, 201801:06:56
Director Review : Aki Kaurismaki

Director Review : Aki Kaurismaki

Crime and Punishment, Calamari Union, Shadows in Paradise, Hamlet Goes Business, Ariel, Leningrad Cowboys,
The Match Factory Girl, I Hired a Contract Killer, La Vie de Bohème, Take Care of Your Scarf Tatiana, Drifting Clouds, Juha, The Man Without a Past, Lights in the Dusk, Le Havre,The Other Side of Hope.
Jan 14, 201801:17:43
Episode 082 - Film of the Year 2017

Episode 082 - Film of the Year 2017

Toni Erdmann (Germany)<br />
The Happiest Day in the life of Olli Maki (Finland)<br />
I Blodet (Denmark)<br />
Harmonium (Japan)<br />
Ghost Story (USA)<br />
The Death of Louis XIV (France)<br />
Princess Cyd (USA)<br />
Train to Busan (South Korea)<br />
Sparrows (Iceland)<br />

Expect complete spoilers for all the films reviewed!
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Also on the episode are the best/worst films seen outside the Podcast as well as things to look forward to in 2018.
Dec 30, 201701:18:58
Director Review : Fritz Lang Finale

Director Review : Fritz Lang Finale

Concluding the look at Fritz Lang's entire collection of films with his War movies of the 40‘s, the Westerns, the so called ‘Newspaper Trio’ of the 50‘s and a look at the end of career as he finished in colour.
Feb 19, 201701:12:30
Director Review : Fritz Lang part 2

Director Review : Fritz Lang part 2

For the second canto, a look at all Lang’s noir films across two decades.
Feb 13, 201701:02:29
Director Review : Fritz Lang

Director Review : Fritz Lang

For nearly 3 and a half hours, Theo and Paul critically analyzed Fritz Lang's entire body of work!

In Rolle 1; a look at The Early Years, The Dr Mabuse Trilogy and his 'Epics' of the 1920's.
Feb 07, 201701:13:11
Episode 060 - Film of the Year 2016

Episode 060 - Film of the Year 2016

Sweet Bean, Julieta, Tale of Tales, Sommeren '92, Uzumasa Limelight, The Tip of The Iceberg, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, A Man Called Ove, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom and The Brand New Testament. Which of these will be films of the year? Also, a look ahead to the nominations for Best Foreign Language Film 2017 and what other films will be on the podcast next time out.

Happy New Year and see you in February!
Dec 28, 201601:16:12
Episode 045 - Film of the Year 2015

Episode 045 - Film of the Year 2015

The Mule, Virunga, Lil'Quinquin, Wood Job, Attila Marcel, Force Majeure, Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, It Follows, Phoenix and Timbuktu. Which of these will come out on top? Also, one more recommendation each of a film we didn't have time to review on the podcast this year, and a look ahead to 2016!

Happy New Year!
Dec 27, 201501:30:29
Episode 024 - Film of the Year 2014

Episode 024 - Film of the Year 2014

Like Father Like Son, Computer Chess, Fill the Void, The King and the Mockingbird, Of Horses and Men, An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, Gloria, Metegol, Nymphomaniac and A Story of Yonosuke; which of those will win Theo and Paul's respective Film of the Year? Warning, each and every film revisit contains spoilers.
Dec 30, 201401:33:01