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Newton Talks

In this podcast, filmmaker and academic James Edward Newton discusses topics (mostly) related to cinema, television, and culture. His guests include filmmakers, artists, historians, and writers, and the podcast takes the form of unscripted discussions. James Edward Newton is the director of the feature films When the Sun Stands Still (2025), KATERNICA (2023), and Black Lizard Tales (2020). As James Newton, he is the author of The Mad Max Effect (Bloomsbury, 2021) and The Anarchist Cinema

tv & film visual arts

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27: Newton Talks #18 No Budget Filmmaking in the...

Newton Talks ·

2021/06/09

In this episode, my guest is Tom Lee Rutter, director of the western Day of the Stranger, the folk horror Bella in the Wych Elm, and the forthcoming 'almanac' The Pocket Film of Superstitions. We discuss no budget and guerrilla filmmaking, what it's like to make films in the Black Country and the Midlands, and Tom's own approach to making creative horror features. You can see some of Tom's work in this link; https://www.youtube.com/user/carniefilms/videos

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37:14

26: Newton Talks #17 Best Movies of the 1990s.

Newton Talks ·

2021/04/13

In this episode I rundown my favourite films of cinema's best decade, the 1990s. I am joined by Chris Deacy of the Nostalgia Interviews podcast, and Amanda Reyes of the Made for TV Mayhem podcast, who contribute their top picks from the decade alongside my own.

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7:48

25: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #9 Never Say...

Newton Talks ·

2021/03/10

In this microcast, I look at the unofficial Bond movie, Never Say Never Again (Irvin Kershner), that came off second best at the box office against the EON produced Octopussy (John Glen), when they were both released in 1983. Despite it's generally low ranking reputation, I look at some of the elements I enjoy, including Bond's fashion, the shark scenes, and the witty and playful script by Lorenzo Semple Jr (with uncredited rewrites by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais from the British comedy

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47:08

24: Newton Talks #16 Blood in the Streets - Italian...

Newton Talks ·

2021/02/16

Author Austin Fisher join me to talks about his book, Blood in the Streets, which looks at Italian crime films cycles of the 1970s, such as the police thriller, vigilante movies, mafia narratives, and the giallo, and how they responded to the violent political turmoil happening in Italian cities at the time.

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5:50

23: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #8 The Supergrass

Newton Talks ·

2021/02/01

This microcast analyses the Comic Strip Presents feature film, The Supergrass (1985), directed by Peter Richardson, and starring Ade Edmonson, Jennifer Saunders, Robbie Coltrane, Nigel Planer, Keith Allen, Alexei Sayle, Dawn French, and Richardson himself.

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46:08

22: Newton Talks #15 British Television Spy Series...

Newton Talks ·

2021/01/03

In this episode Dr Joseph Oldham joins me to discuss British TV spy dramas such as Callan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Night Manager, and Spooks among others. Joseph is the author of Paranoid Visions: Spies, Conspiracies and the Secret State in British Television Drama, published by Manchester University Press.

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21: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #7 Repo Man

Newton Talks ·

2020/11/23

In this microcast, I talk about one of the definitive cult films of the 1980s, Alex Cox's debut feature, Repo Man (1984). As well as being a filmmaker, Cox was also presenter of the BBC series Moviedrome, which has an important place in the perception of cult cinema.

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53:27

20: Newton Talks #14 Britain and The Video Rental...

Newton Talks ·

2020/10/29

In this episode, Dr Johnny Walker joins me to talk about the video rental boom of the 1970s and 1980s in Britain, and how it impacted the film industry in terms of new market opportunities, influencing future filmmakers, and also its effect on Britain's working class and South Asian communities.

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33:35

19: Newton Talks #13 James Bond Radio Play Adaptations

Newton Talks ·

2020/08/12

In this episode, journalist and James Bond aficionado Lee Kenny joins me to discuss the BBC radio play adaptations of Ian Fleming's 007 novels. The first was broadcast in 2008, the most recent in 2020, and they all feature Toby Stephens as Bond, as well as other recurring cast. We talk about how they capture the overall strangeness of atmosphere present in Fleming's stories, and how they provide a counterpoint to both the books and the more famous film series.

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9:26

18: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #6 Roger...

Newton Talks ·

2020/07/26

Between 1960 and 1964 cult director Roger Corman made eight horror films loosely adapted from poems and stories by Edgar Allan Poe. In this microcast, I present an overview of the cycle and a brief assessment of each movie.

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4:38

17: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #5 Deadbeat at Dawn

Newton Talks ·

2020/06/24

In this one I talk about Jim Van Bebber's no budget, underground street gang action movie, Deadbeat at Dawn (1988).

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5:37

16: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #4 The Wicker Man

Newton Talks ·

2020/06/11

What more is there to say about Robin Hardy's folk horror masterpiece The Wicker Man (1973)? Not too much. But nevertheless, in this short microcast, I share a few thoughts.

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56:59

15: Newton Talks #12: The American TV movie with...

Newton Talks ·

2020/05/29

Television historian Amanda Reyes joins me to talk about the American TV movie of the 1960s-1990s, its relationship to cinematic genres, and how their narratives dealt with topical subjects often on meagre shooting schedules and budgets. Amanda's book on the subject, Are You in the House Alone, is published by Headpress, and her Made for TV Mayhem podcast is available here: https://tvmayhempodcast.wordpress.com

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6:57

14: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #3 The Harder...

Newton Talks ·

2020/04/21

In this episode of my microcast series I talk about Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come (1972), starring Jimmy Cliff. Possibly more famous for its soundtrack album, I consider Cliff's performance and the visual style employed by Henzell.

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6:28

13: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #2 The Exterminator

Newton Talks ·

2020/03/21

In this short microcast I consider the much maligned vigilante movie The Exterminator (1980), directed by James Glickenhaus.

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12: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #1 The Warriors

Newton Talks ·

2020/02/17

In the first of a new series of microcasts I talk about Walter Hill's The Warriors (1979), and consider some of the reasons for its reputation and following among fans of cult cinema.

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34:53

11: Newton Talks #11: Queer Spaces in the New York...

Newton Talks ·

2020/01/27

My guest in this episode is Adam Herron, a researcher studying a PhD entitled Queering the Porn Theatre: Sexual Spaces in New York City 1967-1980. His project looks at histories of grindhouse cinemas in New York, how they operated as gay social places, and how this was reflected in the pornography shown in 42nd Street porn theatres.

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10: Newton Talks #10: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Newton Talks ·

2020/01/08

In this episode I welcome back media lecturer Will Hill to discuss Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams, 2019). We analyse the latest film, the sequel trilogy more generally, and the franchise as a whole.

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34:01

9: Newton Talks #9: The Best Films of 2019

Newton Talks ·

2019/12/18

In this latest episode I run down my favourite movies of the year, and also bring in some informed guests to tell me about the films they enjoyed most in 2019.

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53:25

8: Newton Talks #8: Director Interview: Trash Arts

Newton Talks ·

2019/11/13

In this episode I talk to filmmakers Sam Mason Bell and Jackson Batchelor, the creative directors of Trash Arts in Portsmouth. Trash Arts have collectively produced numerous features, shorts, and web series, including Lonely Hearts, Conspiracy X, Trash Arts Killers Vol. 1 and 2, and the forthcoming Millennial Killer, along with many others. We discuss their filmmaking ethos, how to make feature films with no budget, and how to promote and distribute your movie in the marketplace.

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