Dr James Newton’s podcast: Newton Talks

Dr James Newton’s podcast: Newton Talks explores 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.

In the latest of his filmmaker interviews, Newton talks to Andrew Elias, writer and director of the upcoming Tales from the Great War (2022), a horror movie set in World War One. They discuss the making of the film, the inspirations for the stories it contains, and how Andrew approaches working with actors and crew. 

The full podcast can be found here: Newton Talks #25 Director Interview: Andrew Elias and Tales from the Great War

In a follow up episode to Newton’s best of the 1990s podcast, he discusses the top twenty films of the years 2000-2009, he is joined by Dr Jennifer Wallis from Imperial College and Dr Chris Deacy, who have nominations for their favourite movie of the decade.

The full podcast can be found here: Newton Talks #26 Best Films of the 2000s

Make sure to check out the back catalogue episodes for more fascinating film chat here