Devised and Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh

Episódios Disponíveis

5 de 12

Happy-Go-Lucky (with Marc DiPaolo)
Teacher, author, and co-editor of Devised and Directed by Mike Leigh Marc DiPaolo joins the show for a discussion on what might be the ultimate Mike Leigh fan favorite, and Ian shares what might be his most controversial take of the series. You can find more of Marc’s great work HERE.Amy Raphael’s Mike Leigh on Mike LeighAll episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Gary Yershon’s score for Happy-Go-Lucky. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.
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Vera Drake (with Peter Rinaldi)
Peter Rinaldi, host of the Back to One podcast and three-time interviewer of the man himself, returns to the show for a discussion on Mike’s only film set within the milieu of his own childhood: post-war London; and which also happened to provide his last, biggest surge of Oscar recognition.All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Andrew Dickson’s score for Vera Drake. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.
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All or Nothing (with Bryan Cardinale-Powell)
Bryan Cardinale-Powell, Oklahoma City University film professor and co-editor of Devised and Directed by Mike Leigh, returns to the show for a discussion on what is, in this show’s opinion, an underrated Mike Masterpiece; a film that builds upon the style and themes of previous works like Meantime and Secrets & Lies, and featuring towering performances from two of Mike’s most trusted and prolific collaborators: Leslie Manville and Timothy Spall.All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Andrew Dickson’s score for All or Nothing. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.
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Topsy-Turvy (with Fran Hoepfner)
Cultural critic, senior editor of Bright Wall/Dark Room, and creator of Fran Magazine Fran Hoepfner returns to the show to discuss Mike’s sprawling, hilarious, and affecting love letter not only to the work of Gilbert & Sullivan specifically, but the labor of artmaking in general.PS - LINK to the “big thing about music” Fran mentions working on at the end of our conversation; great read! All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.
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Career Girls (with Orla Smith)
Filmmaker, curator, critic, and co-editor of Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh Collaboration Orla Smith returns to the show to discuss what is, perhaps, the ultimate Mike Leigh sleeper, and undoubtedly a stylistic and structural outlier in his filmography. You can follow Orla on Instagram and check out her exciting work with creative nonfiction at cnfw.co.uk. All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s score for Career Girls. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.
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