Thomas Newman
Posted in Oscars Soundtrack

Thomas Newman: A Rough Guide to Those Zero Oscars (and 15 Scores That Were Not Even Nominated)

When the brand new film by Sam Mendes, 1917, was screened for the first time, the critics went bananas. As they lauded pretty much everything…

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Maria Servellon
Posted in Festival Podcast Women

Filmotomy Podcast 87: Hyphen Short Film Director, Maria Servellon, and Composer, Monica Lyrae, at FemmeFilmFest

As the Femme Filmmakers Festival hits Day Six, the Filmotomy Podcast showcases one of the short films in competition, Hyphen. Joining Robin Write is the…

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Posted in Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 83: Why Do Movies Flop?

In her final podcast for Filmotomy, Bianca welcomes Sarah from Beyond Bechdel and Kevin from Film Inquiry to discuss the factors that might make movies…

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Posted in Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 81: International Friendship in the Movies

To coincide with International Friendship Day, Podcast 81 selects a few examples of the movie world that depict great friendships. Host Bianca is joined by…

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desert island podcast
Posted in Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 80: Desert Island Films

For the 80th edition of the Filmotomy Podcast, this week’s host, Bianca, is stranded on a desert island with Mackenzie, Aaron and Adam – and…

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Posted in Podcast Year in Film

Filmotomy Podcast 79: 1979 in Film

How very apt it is that we arrive at Filmotomy Podcast Episode 79, to discuss the latest of our Rewind series – the year 1979….

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Filmotomy Podcast 78: The Pixar Celebration

So joining me for Podcast 78 were Catherine, Joel, Pallavi, Rachel and Doug. Another monster line-up for a very good cause. To celebrate the films…

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2019
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Filmotomy Podcast 77: 2019 in Film Halftime Report

We are slap bang in the middle of 2019. And how does the movie world look thus far? The Filmotomy 2019 in Film Halftime Report…

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mack and the movies
Posted in Festival Interview

Festival Cinephilia Interview: Mack and the Movies

So I had the good fortune to speak to Mackenzie Lambert, the man behind the podcast Mack & the Movies, as part of this fundraising…

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Posted in Soundtrack

Max Richter's Score Drops for Mary Queen of Scots – One of the Year's Best

Following the premiere of the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots, on 15th November at the AFI Fest, the film now hits U.S. theaters. Mary…

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Posted in Awards Season

Listen Up: Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Shortlist 141 Original Score Contenders

Wow. So the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences shortlisted their qualifiers for the Best Original Score award. I say shortlist, his is actually…

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