Share Sounds. from The Business Of Film

Podcast Directory

Strand: Share Saturday
Programme: The Business Of Film
Clear Selection
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: The Iron Claw, Upgraded & How To Have Sex

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: The Iron Claw, Upgraded & How To Have Sex
James Cameron-Wilson reports that 2023's box office was up 9% at £978m. This week, though, it's down 25% with no new big films. True-life wrestling pic The Iron Claw, with Zac Efron, made only £750,000 at #3 but nothing rings true and James found it dull. With no other new releases other than Peppa's Cinema Party, James turned to Amazon Prime for the romcom Upgraded which, while hardly a true original, he found smart, savvy and very funny. The dialogue zings and he was left with a stupid smile on his face. Not so with How To Have Sex, out for home viewing. This Cannes prizewinner about Brits holidaying in Crete was disturbing, sometimes shocking but authentic and skilfully directed. He was surprised, however, at the 15 certificate.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Migration, Argylle, The Zone of Interest & American Fiction

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Migration, Argylle, The Zone of Interest & American Fiction
While UK box office rose 25%, James Cameron-Wilson found the animated Migration, #1, as processed as American cheese. #2 spy spoof Argylle from Matthew Vaughn he found over-familiar, over-long, unbelievable and lazy filmmaking. #5 is The Zone of Interest which, despite its 5 Oscar nominations, can be hard to see in cinemas. James, however, heartily recommends American Fiction at #10, also garnering 5 Oscar nominations, with Jeffrey Wright as a multi-faceted writer trying to break down stereotypes.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: All Of Us Strangers, The Color Purple & Peeping Tom

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: All Of Us Strangers, The Color Purple & Peeping Tom
James Cameron-Wilson says UK box office is down another 21%. While Mean Girls is #1 but fading, garlanded UK low-budget 4-hander All Of Us Strangers from Andrew Haigh is #2 with £1.1m. Andrew Scott is outstanding in a mesmerising, original film about a gay writer. He was less complimentary about the musical version of The Color Purple at #8, with the showstopping tunes at odds with the dark underlying material. Restored for home video, 1960's Peeping Tom, a voyeuristic film from Michael Powell about a killer, might have destroyed his reputation but, thanks to Martin Scorsese, it's now recognised as a misunderstood classic and quite playful and witty at times. The bonus material is terrific.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Mean Girls, Poor Things, The Holdovers, The Beekeeper, The Boys in the Boat & the Oscars

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Mean Girls, Poor Things, The Holdovers, The Beekeeper, The Boys in the Boat & the Oscars
In a bumper box office week, James Cameron-Wilson finds the musical reboot of 2004's Mean Girls (#1), dull and lacking fizz, despite Tina Fey's script. Like Simon Rose, he adores Poor Things (#3) from The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos, with Emma Stone getting one of 11 Oscar nominations. It's odd, extraordinarily original and visually and aurally glorious. Simon praised The Holdovers, with Paul Giamatti one of 5 nominees, at #6 from Sideways director. #7 is so-bad-it's-good thriller The Beekeeper with Jason Statham, while George Clooney's The Boys In The Boat has sunk to #14. A true Depression-era sporting tale, Simon and James both loved it. James also gave a round-up of the Oscar nominations and who he expects to triumph on the night.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
David Ricardo-Pearce

The Business of Theatre: Share Drama - 'As You Like It', with Natalie Grady

David Ricardo-Pearce
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Theatre: Share Drama - 'As You Like It', with Natalie Grady
Actor Natalie Grady explores the ingredients that make a good story become a timeless classic with David Ricardo Pearce, who is now on stage in the West End as Harry Potter. This programme was originally broadcast on 12 February 2015.
Guest:

Natalie Grady

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: One Life, Priscilla & Good Grief

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: One Life, Priscilla & Good Grief
James Cameron-Wilson marvels that Wonka is still #1 after 5 weeks, with total of £53m at the UK box office. Anthony Hopkins stars in One Life, the true story of stockbroker Nicholas Winton's extraordinary wartime rescue of hundreds of Jewish children. James found it beautifully realised and hugely affecting. He was less impressed with Priscilla, about the spouse of Elvis Presley. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, which he found unimaginative. He admired the decor and scenery more than the plot in Netflix's drama about grief and friendship, Good Grief, written and directed by Dan Levy.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Ferrari, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Anyone But You, Next Goal Wins & Maestro

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Ferrari, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Anyone But You, Next Goal Wins & Maestro
James Cameron-Wilson explains that UK box office is up 14% YoY. Wonka is still #1 with £45m total. Michael Mann's Ferrari is #2; though interesting, it is slow and not energising. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom #3 is exhausting, all CGI and endless violence. Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron is #4 while Anyone But You at #5 is an ludicrous and nonsensical romcom. Next Goal Wins about the infamous American Samoan football team is not a patch on the documentary on which it is based. However, Bradley Cooper's film about Leonard Bernstein, in which he also stars and which is now on Netflix, is beautiful and wonderful.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Review of 2023. What's biggest? What's best? And what might win awards?

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Review of 2023. What's biggest? What's best? And what might win awards?
James Cameron-Wilson looks back at the cinematic world in 2023, counting the top grossing films worldwide from 10 to 1, with Barbie coming out on top with $1.4 billion. He discusses the female directors of the year as well as the best female performances. And, with awards season almost upon us, he explains what he voted for in the London Film Critics Circle Awards and the films he thinks will be nominated, and possibly win, at the Oscars.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Godzilla Minus One, Rustin & Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Godzilla Minus One, Rustin & Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
James Cameron-Wilson reports on the UK box office. Takings have dropped 25% but Wonka still rules. Godzilla Minus One is #2, a rare foreign language subtitled movie to ride high in the charts, though taking only £817,000. James found it a decent monster movie but no more. On Netflix, he thought Rustin, the real story of the gay civil rights activist, interesting despite much overacting. He was delighted, however, by Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, which he reckoned not just the best animated movie of the year but one of the best movies of 2023 full stop.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Wonka & Leave The World Behind

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Wonka & Leave The World Behind
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates UK box office +43% WoW and +173% YoY. It's the prequel Wonka that's responsible which, while a little woke and lightening Roald Dahl's dark world, is nonetheless great fun, somewhat in the moud of Mary Poppins. While Timothy Chalamet doesn't have the requisite magic, Hugh Grant excels. The music (there should be more) and dialogue is delicious and the young audience when James saw it forgot all about toilet breaks. James also saw Leave The World Behind on Netflix. Starring Julia Roberts, against type, it's an often implausible, but hugely enjoyable, Hitchcockian thriller taking its audience on a roller-coaster ride with comic underpinning.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson

Published:
Listen

© 2024 Share Radio: as from Friday 5th May 2017 when Share Radio went 100% online, the station, together with its sister channel Share Music, operate as part of Share Premium Ltd, which is registered in England, no. 10446463 VAT Regn. 267624772. 

Web Design Agency: Zebedee