The Screen Show

Mar 05 2025 248 ep. 54 mins 122

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Jason di Rosso interviews the makers of the movies and tv you need to see.

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Mike Leigh & Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths + Oscar nominated doc Sugarcane

Mar 05 2025 54 mins

Cult British director Mike Leigh reunites with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies) in Hard Truths, a challenging yet compassionate exploration of modern family life in London. Meet the filmmakers behind Sugarcane, nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year's Oscars, it's a powerful portrayal of Native resilience and its exploration of the devastating legacy of

Oscar nominees The Seed of the Sacred Fig + I'm Still Here

Feb 26 2025 54 mins

Oscar nominated for Best International Feature, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a film shot in secret that centres on paranoia and political unrest in Tehran. Jason meets director Mohammad Rasoulof. A conversation with Oscar Best Actress nominee Fernanda Torres about her role in I'm Still Here, a film that follows a mother whose life is shattered during Brazil's military dictatorshi

Pamela Anderson/Gia Coppola on The Last Showgirl + Bird + William Tell

Feb 19 2025 54 mins

Pamela Anderson and Gia Coppola on The Last Showgirl, a film about a seasoned showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. British director Andrea Arnold on Bird, a surprising coming-of-age fable starring Nikiya Adams and Barry Keoghan. Actor Claes Bang discusses William Tell, where a once peaceful hunter leads his people in rebellion i

The cast of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy + Grand Tour

Feb 12 2025 54 mins

Superstars Renee Zellweger, Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor discuss Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Cannes Best Director winner Miguel Gomes on Grand Tour, a dream-like road movie through Asia about romantic obsession and colonial decadence. Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Carey Dell Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown

September 5 + The Last Journey

Feb 05 2025 54 mins

The first terrorist attack to be broadcast live around the world happened in 1972, on September the 5th, at the Munich Olympics. A group of Palestinian gunmen took 11 members of the Israeli team hostage, and all of those ended up dead. In this episode, Jason speaks to Swiss-German director Tim Fehlbaum, and cast including an excellent Peter Saarsgard, about September 5, a film that

Babygirl + Maria

Jan 29 2025 54 mins

Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn discusses her film Babygirl, a sexual thriller with Nicole Kidman in the lead as a powerful CEO who embarks on an affair with her much younger intern. Academy Award winning director Pablo Larrain on Maria, where Angelina Jolie stars as the world's greatest opera singer, Maria Callas. Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound enginee

A Complete Unknown + The Brutalist

Jan 22 2025 54 mins

Two major films this awards season focus on visionary artists... A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, depicts the story of folk hero Bob Dylan's transition to electric music. Jason interviews director James Mangold and actor Edward Norton, who plays Pete Seeger in the film. The Brutalist centres on a great modernist architect trying to rebuild his life after fleeing

Summer highlights: The best docs of 2024

Jan 15 2025 54 mins

Lea Glob on her mesmerising doc Apolonia, Apolonia, which covers 13 years in the life of talented artist Apolonia Sokol. Producer Nadim Cheikhrouha discusses the inventive Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters, about a Tunisian woman whose two eldest daughters were radicalised by Islamic extremists. Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov's Oscar-nominated 20 Days in Mariupol i

Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, Stanley Tucci on Conclave + Austin Butler and Olivia Colman

Jan 08 2025 54 mins

Meet the stars and director of the new release Conclave, a film that takes us inside the Vatican after the death of a pope. Plus, we revisit interviews with Hollywood stars Austin Butler and Olivia Colman.

Summer highlights: Anatomy of a Fall and May December

Jan 01 2025 54 mins

French director Justine Triet on Anatomy of a Fall, which received five Oscar nominations and took home the Palme d'Or in 2023. The film is an electric courtroom drama, about a woman suspected of her husband's murder and the various moral dilemmas that arise. Hollywood director Todd Haynes on his drama May December. Starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, and also nominated f