Writers on Film is the only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making Of tomes to biographies, studies to novelisations, author and film critic John Bleasdale is fascinated by where the written word intersects with the world of the big screen. Get bonus content on Patreon A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney
Scoop (2006) · Aug 26, 2026
Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) · Aug 26, 2026
Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) · Aug 26, 2026
Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) · Aug 26, 2026
Richard Fleischer Journeyman by Jason Ney
Christmas in the Clouds (2001) · Aug 26, 2026
A Hard Day's Night with Samira Ahmed
A Hard Day's Night (1964) · Jul 22, 2026
Cinema Italia: Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano (1962) · May 2, 2026
Don't Look Now (and then) with Justin John Doherty
Don't Look Now (1973) · Jan 7, 2026
Rear Window with Jennifer O'Callaghan
Rear Window (1954) · Oct 7, 2025
The Malick Hours: BADLANDS
Badlands (1974) · Sep 30, 2025
Screaming and Conjuring with Clark Collis
The Conjuring (2013) · Aug 24, 2025
The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest (2023) · Aug 19, 2025
Visible Darkness: UNDER THE SKIN
Under the Skin (2014) · Aug 12, 2025
Birth: David Thomson talks Jonathan Glazer's second film
Birth (2004) · Aug 6, 2025
Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast (2001) · Jul 31, 2025
Jarett Kobek invokes his Demon Brother
Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969) · Jun 3, 2025
Writers On Cannes 5 with Savina Petkova and Maja Korbeka
Resurrection (2025) · May 23, 2025
Writers On Cannes 5 with Savina Petkova and Maja Korbeka
Sentimental Value (2025) · May 23, 2025
Writers on Cannes 4 with Thomas Flight
Eddington (2025) · May 20, 2025
Writers on Cannes 4 with Thomas Flight
Alpha (2025) · May 20, 2025
Writers on Cannes 4 with Thomas Flight
Splitsville (2025) · May 20, 2025
Writers in Cannes 2: Die My Love with Nicholas Bell
Die My Love (2025) · May 19, 2025
Writers in Cannes: Sound of Falling and Sirat
Sound of Falling (2025) · May 16, 2025
The Malick Hour: THE VOYAGE OF TIME
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (2016) · Apr 1, 2025
The Malick Hour: A HIDDEN LIFE with Matt Zoller Seitz
A Hidden Life (2019) · Feb 22, 2025
Geoff Dyer on Stalker and Where Eagles Dare
Stalker (1979) · Feb 11, 2025
Geoff Dyer on Stalker and Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare (1968) · Feb 11, 2025
The Malick Hour: SONG TO SONG
Song to Song (2017) · Jan 30, 2025
The Malick Hour: Jack Fisk Interview (Part 2)
The Thin Red Line (1998) · Jan 3, 2025
The Malick Hour: Jack Fisk Interview (Part 2)
The New World (2005) · Jan 3, 2025
The Malick Hour: Bilge Ebiri on TO THE WONDER
To the Wonder (2013) · Dec 27, 2024
Brian Abrams on Die Hard: an Oral History
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 18, 2024
The Malick Hours: THE NEW WORLD
The New World (2005) · Dec 13, 2024
The Malick Hours: THE THIN RED LINE
The Thin Red Line (1998) · Dec 6, 2024
The Malick Hours: DAYS OF HEAVEN
Days of Heaven (1978) · Nov 22, 2024
The Malick Hours: BADLANDS
Badlands (1974) · Nov 15, 2024
Texas Chainsaw Massacre with James Rose
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) · Nov 6, 2024
Jez Conolly on The Thing
The Thing (1982) · Sep 18, 2024
Venice Film festival Report 4: Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Sep 4, 2024
From the Archives: Michael Benson on Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Aug 14, 2024
Julie Salamon and the Devil's Candy
The Devil's Candy (2016) · Jul 24, 2024
Cannes Report 5: The Substance
The Substance (2024) · May 22, 2024
Cannes Report 3: Furiosa, Megalopolis and Emilia Perez
Emilia Pérez (2024) · May 19, 2024
Cannes Report 2: Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness (2024) · May 18, 2024
Cannes Report 1: Wild Diamond
Wild Diamond (2024) · May 17, 2024
Glenn Kenny talks Al Pacino, Brian DePalma and the greatest gangster movie of the 80s
Scarface (1983) · May 15, 2024
Maureen Foster talks Jonathan Glazer and Under the Skin
Under the Skin (2022) · May 8, 2024
Paul Duncan on Dr. No
Dr. No (1962) · Apr 24, 2024
Mark Wheeler on Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977) · Nov 15, 2023
James Peaty on Summer Blockbusters and Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (2023) · Aug 26, 2023
Melanie Williams on A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1961) · Apr 26, 2023
Al Clark on Time Flies
Time Flies (1944) · Apr 5, 2023
Graham Skipper Vs Godzilla
Godzilla (1954) · Mar 8, 2023
Alison Macor on The Best Days of Our Lives
The Best Days of Our Lives (1968) · Jun 30, 2022
Ben Slater on Saint Jack
Saint Jack (1979) · Feb 16, 2022
John Rosenthal on Ted K
Ted K (2021) · Feb 2, 2022
Noah Isenberg: We'll Always Have Casablanca
Casablanca (1943) · Jan 19, 2022
Clark Collis on Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Dec 11, 2021
No Time to Die with Paul Duncan
No Time to Die (2021) · Oct 3, 2021
Rob Young's Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952) · Aug 27, 2021
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: The Novelisation
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Aug 25, 2021
Jason Wood talks Mexican Cinema
Gravity (2013) · Jun 25, 2021
Jason Wood talks Mexican Cinema
The Revenant (2015) · Jun 25, 2021
Jason Wood talks Mexican Cinema
The Shape of Water (2017) · Jun 25, 2021
Jason Wood talks Mexican Cinema
Roma (2018) · Jun 25, 2021
Jason Wood talks Mexican Cinema
Birdman (2015) · Jun 25, 2021
Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas: an Interview with Glenn Kenny
GoodFellas (1990) · Jun 11, 2021