Beyond the Screen

Apr 20 2023 6
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From author and podcaster A. J. Black, BEYOND THE SCREEN is a podcast about cinema.

Each episode, joined by new and recurring guests, he looks at films old and new, tackling different genres and cinematic styles, looking behind the movie into production, cultural context and its legacy.

No film is off the table. The sky is the movie limit. Join us and go beyond the screen...

A proud part of the We Made This podcast network: www.wemadethisnetwork.com

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The Evil Dead (1981)

Apr 20 2023 69 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.In this episode, as Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise reaches cinemas, your host A. J. Black is joined by podcaster Robert Clark, of horror podcast Creepy and Geeky, to discuss Sam Raimi's 1981 original, seminal horror that started the franchise, The Evil Dead...Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestRobert ClarkFind A. J. on Linktr.ee:http

Lady in the Water (2006)

Feb 16 2023 64 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.In this episode, as M. Night Shyamalan's KNOCK AT THE CABIN reaches cinemas, your host A. J. Black is joined by podcaster Robert Turnbull, of British sitcom podcast YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, to discuss Shyamalan's 2006 modern fairytale LADY IN THE WATER...Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestRobert TurnbullFollow A. J. on Twitter:@ajb

Good Night and Good Luck (2005)

Feb 02 2023 75 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.In an episode originally aired in 2022 on an aborted politics in film podcast, your host A. J. Black is joined by writer Roderick Heath to discuss George Clooney's 2005 historical drama on McCarthyism in the 1950s, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK...Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestRoderick HeathFollow A. J. on Twitter: @ajblackwriterSu

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Jan 26 2023 68 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.In an episode originally aired in 2022 on an aborted politics in film podcast, your host A. J. Black is joined by Sam Stokes, co-host of the DEN OF TEN podcast, to discuss Ken Loach's searing social realist drama, 2016's I, DANIEL BLAKE...Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestSam StokesFollow A. J. on Twitter: @ajblackwriterSubscribe

L'Avventura (1960)

Jan 19 2023 57 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.In the first exploration of the 2022 'canon' of greatest cinema, via the Sight & Sound poll, your host A. J. Black is joined by podcaster Mark Adams, of the SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE and CHUCKYVISION podcasts, to discuss Michaelangelo Antonioni's 1960 Italian mystery drama, L'AVVENTURA...Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestMar

Away We Go (2009)

Jan 12 2023 66 mins  
Welcome back to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.As Sam Mendes' EMPIRE OF LIGHT opens in cinemas, your host A. J. Black alonsgide guest Trevor Gumbel discuss Mendes' 2009 comedy drama, AWAY WE GO...Introductions: 00:03:13 to 00:05:57Main discussion: 00:05:57 to end.Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestTrevor GumbelFollow A. J. on Twitter: @ajblackwriterSubscribe to A. J's blog: ht

Titanic (1997)

Jan 05 2023 89 mins  
Welcome to BEYOND THE SCREEN, a podcast about cinema.Your host, A. J. Black, alongside guests Luke Winch & Baz Greenland, discuss, as James Cameron's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER dominates cinemas, his epic 1997 romantic drama, TITANIC.Introductions: 00:00:00 to 00:11:26Main discussion: 00:11:26 to end.Host / EditorA. J. BlackGuestsLuke Winch / Baz GreenlandFollow A. J. on Twitter: