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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

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56:49

7: Newton Talks #7: Director Interview: Andrew Jones...

Newton Talks ·

2019/10/16

This episode features prolific Welsh horror and exploitation filmmaker Andrew Jones. Andrew, through his company North Bank Entertainment, has directed nearly thirty profitable movies, including The Curse of Halloween Jack, Robert the Doll, Werewolves of the Third Reich, Bundy and the Green River Killer, The Manson Family Massacre, and many more. I talk to him in this podcast about his career in micro-budget filmmaking.

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60:44

6: Newton Talks #6: Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood

Newton Talks ·

2019/08/30

In this podcast I take an in-depth look at Quentin Tarantino's new movie Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood. I discuss my thoughts, and also bring in guests Lee Kenny, Chris Deacy, and Nigel Mather, to talk about their reactions to the film.

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58:30

5: Newton Talks #5: Superhero films with Will Hill

Newton Talks ·

2019/08/14

Here, myself and Will Hill discuss superhero and comic book blockbusters, including Spiderman: Far From Home, Batman Vs Superman, MCU, X-Men, and DC. Will Hill is a Lecturer in Media and Communications at Canterbury Christ Church University, and is currently completing a Masters project on the comic book industry.

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42:02

4: Newton Talks #4: Dieter Declercq - Satire and The...

Newton Talks ·

2019/07/22

Here, I talk with Dr Dieter Declercq, and discuss his research on satire, and how his interest in the topic began by watching The Simpsons whilst growing up in Belgium. We discuss satire's limitations and paradoxes, as well as the distinctions between satire and mockery. We also talk about Dieter's new research on satire and mental health. Dieter is a Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Kent.

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46:54

3: Newton Talks #3: Lee Kenny and The West Midlands...

Newton Talks ·

2019/07/16

In this episode I talk to journalist Lee Kenny about representations of the West Midlands on screen, including in Man Like Mobeen and Peaky Blinders. We also discuss the recent Netflix release, Shaft. And also move onto talking about the trajectory of 80s action franchises like The Terminator, Predator, and Die Hard. Lee Kenny is a journalist brought up in the Midlands, who currently works in New Zealand. He has previously been a lecturer in Film, Media, and Journalism.

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56:21

2: Newton Talks #2: Dr Chris Deacy - Religion and Film

Newton Talks ·

2019/05/08

In this episode I talk with Dr Chris Deacy, Reader in Theology and Religious Studies, about his research on religion and film - touching on cinema-going as a quasi-religious practice, redemption in film, and movies about Jesus such as Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Chris also discusses how films such as The Exorcist and Taxi Driver might tell us something about people's engagement with religion or theology.

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61:21

1: Newton Talks #1: Dr Nigel Mather and British...

Newton Talks ·

2019/04/17

In this episode I chat to Dr Nigel Mather about his upcoming book on British comedy drama since the turn of the century, and also discuss Stephen Merchant's new film, Fighting with My Family (2019).

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