Mar 2

Kevin Costner's Horizon project and where it's up to, plus Andrew Stanton

In the late 1980s, Kevin Costner - pre-Dances With Wolves - first had the idea for what became the Horizon movie saga. A hugely-ambitious series of westerns, that he'd ultimately star in, co-write, and direct. By 2026, two films had been made, only one released, and around ten mi ... Show More

1h 11m

Feb 23

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Maybe Baby (2000) | The never-ending shoot, and Ben Elton's directorial debut

The plan was for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to spend around six months in the UK for the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick had been mulling the film for decades, and considering a couple of other projects, too. But the shoot of Eyes Wide Shut would ultimately ... Show More

1h 16m

Feb 20

What on earth is film 'testing'? | A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz

The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both whether it gets made, and what it gets made for. In a special episode of the podcast, a man who you may not have heard of joins Simon. Yet ... Show More

1h 3m

Oct 2024

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and 2024’s Comic Book Movie Nightmare. Plus: ‘The Wild Robot’!

Sean is joined by Ringer-Verse pals Mallory Rubin and Charles Holmes to discuss a pair of films that have polar opposite energy. They start by assessing the quality of the third entry in the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy, ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (1:00), before digging into one of the m ... Show More

1h 42m

Oct 2024

Mark Gets to Legitimately Rant About Donald Trump Because He’s Reviewing a Film About Him

This week, Mark is joined by Ben Bailey Smith to give you the lowdown on the week’s cinematic releases. Ben chats to Naomi Scott about her tour-de-force performance in ‘Smile 2’, the second outing for the smash-hit horror-thriller franchise. It’s a big week for Mark as two of his ... Show More

1h 3m

Apr 2024

#611 — Jordan Peele, Rufus Sewell & Philip Martin, Nell Tiger Free & Bill Nighy

This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies. First, producer Jordan Peele tells Chris why he was so taken by Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, that he came on board to help it get a theatrical re ... Show More

2 h

Oct 2024

It’s ‘Saturday Night’! Plus: The Top Five Backstage Movies and ‘Piece by Piece.’

Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to break down ‘Saturday Night,’ Jason Reitman’s quasi-historical exploration of the beginnings of 'Saturday Night Live' (10:00). They discuss the disbelief that needs to be suspended, as well as the more or less knockout cast, before launching into th ... Show More

1h 58m

May 2025

‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends

Sean and Amanda start the show with a quick recap of all the awards handed out at the Cannes Film Festival and wonder what this year's ‘Anora’ could be (1:13). Then, they react to the biggest Memorial Day weekend box office in history and consider what it means for the industry g ... Show More

1h 27m

Nov 2024

Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”); Pharrell Williams (“Piece by Piece”)

“Sing Sing” co-writer and star Clarence Maclin discusses the film and working with Colman Domingo, and Pharrell Williams on how his biopic turned into an animated Lego movie. Also, the Roundtable dissects the news that Conan O’Brien will host the next Oscars. Learn more about you ... Show More

1h 23m

Feb 2024

La VF de Cameron Diaz et Fiona dans Shrek, c'est elle ! Rencontre avec Barbara Tissier !

<p>La comédienne Barbara Tissier est l'invitée de l'émission Voix Ouf ! L'actrice livre les secrets de ses doublages mémorables, de Cameron Diaz à Fiona dans Shrek en passant par Jessie dans Toy Story. Également directrice artistique, notamment sur de nombreux films estampil ... Show More

54m 4s

Jun 2024

400! Business of Film VI, Audience Questions, the Film Tax Credit, AI & Film Updates with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins

400 EPISODES!!!! We are back with another Business of Film Explained chatting about the latest industry news, answering audience film-making questions. We also discuss the Film Tax Credit which is officially here, and A.I which is also here unofficially! We also chat film festi ... Show More

1h 20m

Sep 2019

Spirited Away with David Rees

Humorist, David Rees, returns to Blank Check discuss one of the greatest animated films of all time, Spirited Away. Together they examine dream logic, Shrek, David Rees presents an important review of Spirited Away from Nigel Andrews at the Financial Times and plenty more! Join ... Show More

2h 34m

Feb 2023

#553 — Lily James & Shazad Latif, Jon Favreau

As a great lady once sang, what's love got to do with it? Everything, is usually the answer, and that certainly drives this week's episode of the Empire Podcast and, indeed, the new rom-com What's Love Got To Do With It, whose stars, Lily James and Shazad Latif, pop onto a laptop ... Show More

1h 35m

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