Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast
Hosted by Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley · Cup The Mic Productions
- 15
- Episodes
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast
Welcome to the Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast. We’re here because great films deserve great company. We want to share stories, spark conversation, and bring our local community together, one film at a time. Whether you’re a lifelong cinephile or just love a good movie night, you’ve come to the right place. So, grab your popcorn, and let’s talk film. Hosts are Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley, the show is researched and scripted by Kelly Housby and is a Cup The Mic Production. Tickets for the cinema club are available from Eccleshall Library, James Du Pavey and The Royal Oak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Cup The Mic Productions
- Category
- news · tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
15 episodes in the feed.
21 Sept 2026
Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
The episode previews the upcoming screening of the classic comedy Some Like It Hot on 24 September at 7:30 pm in Eccleshall, highlighting its 1959 release, iconic cast, witty dialogue, and historical significance, while also recalling the previous Big Lebowski screening and inviting listeners to follow the Eccloshall Community Cinema Club on Facebook for tickets (£5) and more information. Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
5 Aug 2026
The Big Lebowski, (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1998)
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast. In this episode we talk about what happened at our Sing-Along A Sound of Music and we look for to August's screening: The Big Lebowski is a 1998 neo-noir crime comedy written and directed by the Coen brothers. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, an unemployed, easy-going Los Angeles slacker whose greatest pleasures in life are bowling, drinking White Russians, and taking life as it comes. After being mistaken for a millionaire with the same name, he is drawn into an increasingly absurd kidnapping and ransom plot that spirals completely out of control. For more information about the screening, head over to our Facebook page, “Eccleshall Community Cinema Club.” The date for your diary is Thursday 20th August at 7:30pm, upstairs at The Royal Oak on Eccleshall High Street. Remember to get your drinks early downstairs before you head up.Tickets for The Big Lebowski are just £5—the price abides, man, the price abides! We hope to see you next time, in the foyer! Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
13 Jul 2026
The Sound of Music "Sing-A-Long" (Robert Wise, 1965)
For this year’s summer screening, the hills are alive with the sound of sing-a-long! So grab your wimples, dust off your lederhosen, and get ready to climb every mountain as we present the mega-musical classic The Sound of Music. Whether you know every word by heart or you’ve somehow managed to avoid singing “Do-Re-Mi” for all these years, this is your chance to join us for a joyful community sing-along celebration. Hello film fans, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and your host for this latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast. Today we have a bumper episode with no less than three guests — yes, it’s our summer special. I want to welcome Rosemary Wright, Ruth Martin and Kelly Housby. For more information about the screening, head over to our Facebook page, “Eccleshall Community Cinema Club.” You’ll also find more details in the show notes, along with our email address if you’d like to join the mailing list or send us your thoughts on the podcast. The date for your diary is Thursday 23rd July at 7:30pm, in the coach house The Royal Oak on Eccleshall High Street. Tickets for The Sound of Music Singalong are just £5 — a price that’s sure to leave you singing so long, farewell… to any excuses not to come along! So warm up those vocal cords and get ready for an evening where the hills — and The Royal Oak — will be alive with the sound of music. Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
25 May 2026
H is for Hawk (Philippa Lowthorpe, 2025)
Hello film fans, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and your host for this latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast. I’m here to bring you news of our next screening, H is for Hawk. Before we go any further, I think we should just take a moment to celebrate a momentous landmark. No, i’ve not cleaned the bathroom, but it’s the podcast’s 1-year anniversary, so Happy Birthday to us! It’s been a great year, and long may we continue! Coming up this month we are screening H is for Hawk by director Phillipa Lowthorpe. It stars Claire Foy (known for roles in Wolf Hall, The Crown, and First Man). After the sudden death of her father, Helen Macdonald is overwhelmed by grief. She struggles with depression and withdrawal from ordinary life.To cope, she decides to train a goshawk, a wild and notoriously difficult bird of prey. The goshawk she acquires is called Mabel. Like Hamnet, the film’s theme touches on grief, but also like Hamnet, it is also about coping and psychological recovery. It is about the activities we undertake to make life bearable, to find meaning, and to find acceptance. It promises to be an uplifting experience. We'll also update you on our traditional July semi-outdoor screening with optional fancy dress. For more information on the screening, please check out our Facebook page, “Eccleshall Community Cinema Club”. The date for your diary is Thursday 25th June at 7:30pm, upstairs at The Royal Oak on Eccleshall High Street. Tickets for H is for Hawk are £5—that’s a hawk-some deal! Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 May 2026
Hamnet (Chloé Zhao, 2025)
Hello film fans, I’m Kris Grainger, podcast producer and your host for this latest episode of the Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast. I’m delighted to bring you news of our next screening, Hamnet, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Irish actress, Jessie Buckley. More on that later, but before I welcome my co-hosts… Joining Keith and I, as Keith was swanning off when we had the screening of The Choral, is our script writer and occasional guest co-host, she has a film PhD so we know we’re in good hands today Hamnet is a drama based on a historical novel by Maggie O’Farrell. It reimagines the life of William Shakespeare and his family. It’s really the story of the death of William and Anne’s son, Hamnet, and how personal tragedy can be transformed into great art, in this case, the play Hamlet. O’Farrell said that while studying Hamlet at school, she learned that Shakespeare had had a son named Hamnet who died before the play was written. She was struck by how closely the names “Hamlet” and “Hamnet” resemble each other, and began wondering what it might have meant for a father to write a play so similar to his dead son’s name, and how the boy’s mother would have felt about it. For more information on the screening, please check out our Facebook page, “Eccleshall Community Cinema Club”. There’s more information in the show notes, where you’ll also find our email address to join the mailing list or comment on the podcast. The date for your diary is Thursday 21st May at 7:30pm, upstairs at The Royal Oak on Eccleshall High Street. Tickets for Hamnet are £5—that’s more value than you can Shakespeare a stick at! Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
20 Apr 2026
The Choral (Nicholas Hytner, 2025)
Hello and welcome to the foyer of Eccleshall Community Cinema Club's podcast. I’m delighted to bring you news of our next screening, The Choral. Penned by Yorkshire-born playwright and national treasure, Alan Bennett, The Choral stars a slew of British acting talent including Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Alun Armstrong, and Simon Russell Beale - all celebrated stage, film, and television actors in their own rights. To discuss that with me, I want to say a massive welcome to my guest co-host Ruth Martin. The Choral is Bennett’s first original screenplay in over 20 years, though he feels more present in film due to Hytner’s adaptations of Bennett’s plays, often first performed at the National Theatre. Set in 1916 in Yorkshire during the First World War, The Choral centres on a choral society in the town of Ramsden that keeps losing choristers due to the conscription of young men. Under the direction of the demanding new choirmaster, Dr Henry Guthrie (played by Ralph Fiennes), the group is forced to rebuild its ranks by bringing in a varied mix of recruits. As they prepare to stage Elgar’s monumental The Dream of Gerontius, they must contend with the pressures of war, rising suspicion of outsiders, and the looming threat of conscription. For more information on the screening, please check out our Facebook page, “Eccleshall Community Cinema Club” and there’s more information in the show notes, as well as our email addresses - one to join the mailing list and one to get in touch with the podcast. The date for your diary is Thursday 23rd April at 7:30pm upstairs at The Royal Oak on Eccleshall high street. Tickets for The Choral are £5—now that’s a note-worthy bargain! Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
22 Feb 2026
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Simon Curtis, 2025)
Welcome to the Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast, today we review this month's screening of The Roses (Jay Roach, 2025), and we look forward to March's screening Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is the third and final film in the Downton Abbey franchise, wrapping up the stories of the Crawley family and their staff. The film is set in 1930, two years after Downton Abbey: A New Era. The key theme is the passing of responsibility to the next generation. In addition to this, Keith will update us on his travels and we'll have news about a slight change to our email address. Our next screening will be Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale on Thursday 19th March at The Royal Oak, Eccleshall High Street. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show, and we hope to see you next time... ..in the foyer. Please subscribe and share. To join the cinema mailing list or contact the club or the podcast, please email: eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com (mailto:eccleshallcommunitycinema@gmail.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
16 Jan 2026
The Roses (Jay Roach, 2025).
Hello there and a very happy 2026 to you all. Today we're taking a look back at the films we saw and the converstations we had in 2025, as well as taking a look forward to what we have in store for 2026. We'll be talking about the films we loved, as well as well as speculating on what the summer and Christmas films might be this year. I'm pleased to say that Keith is back from his travels and he joins us for this episode. If you want to see where he'll be giving his lectures, whilst he's away this coming year, then follow this link (https://www.seacloud.com/en/sea-cloud-2/). 2025 Films, in review: Firebrand (Karim Ainouz, 2023). Conclave (Peter Straughan, 2024). Gladiator ii (Ridley Scott, 2024). Maria (Pablo Larrain, 2024). Mr Burton (Marc Evans, 2025). Wicked (Jon M. Chu, 2024). A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024). September 5 (Tim Fehlbaum, 2024). The Penguin Lessons (Peter Cattaneo, 2024). A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, 2024). Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (Michael Morris, 2025). 2026 Films to look forward to: Downton Abbey 3 Nuremberg The Choral Our next screening will be The Roses on Thursday 19th February at The Royal Oak, Eccleshall Hight Street. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time, in the foyer!. Please subscribe and share. Comment or share your memories of Eccleshall or cinema-going, to: eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com (mailto:eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com) To join the cinema mailing list, please email: ecccomcin@btinternet.com (mailto:ecccomcin@btinternet.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Oct 2025
A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, 2024)
We’re back with an exciting new episode about screening the Bob Dylan biopic, entitled A Complete Unknown. First, I’m delighted to welcome my guest co-host, for this episode, Barbara Mitchellhill. Barbara is a committee member of the cinema group and many of our listeners will have had their tickets checked by her. She has written for BBC children's television and is an award winning author of many children's books. Welcome Barbara! Today we'll look at the upcoming Dylan biopic, and talk about how last month's film, The Penguin Lessons (Peter Cattaneo, 2024) was received by the audience. Barabara also lists the other biopics she'd love to see, and of course we ask where is Keith. Please subscribe and share. Comment or share your memories of Eccleshall or cinema-going, to: eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com (mailto:eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com) To join the cinema mailing list, please email: ecccomcin@btinternet.com (mailto:ecccomcin@btinternet.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
22 Sept 2025
The Penguin Lessons (Peter Cattaneo, 2024)
The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of The Penguin Lessons, including a dive into the film’s political-historical background, and more generally, films featuring wild animals. We briefly welcome Keith back from his travels and ask him where he has been, and then we reflect on the success of September's screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum. Please subscribe and share. Comment or share your memories of Eccleshall or cinema-going, to: eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com (mailto:eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com) To join the cinema mailing list, please email: ecccomcin@btinternet.com (mailto:ecccomcin@btinternet.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). When Keith is on his travels, you can follow him here (https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/sv-Stormbird). Or click here (http://www.stormbirdgoesglobal.co.uk) to read about the travels of Stormbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
25 Aug 2025
September 5 (Tim Fehlbaum, 2024)
The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum. The podcast discusses the political background of the film, as well as other films about the topic, and political action films of the 1970s. We also take a look back and discuss our reactions to last month's film, A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024). Keith is away on a yacht at the moment, so our guest co-host is our script writer and researcher, Dr. Kelly Housby. Please subscribe, and share this podcast. If you would like to share feedback about this podcast, or share your memories of Eccleshall or cinema-going, please email the podcast on: eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com (mailto:eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com) To join the cinema mailing list, please email: ecccomcin@btinternet.com (mailto:ecccomcin@btinternet.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). Hosts are Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley, the show was researched and scripted by Kelly Housby and is a Cup The Mic Production. Tickets for the cinema club are available from Eccleshall Library, James Du Pavey and The Royal Oak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Aug 2025
A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)
In this episode we discuss the upcoming film A Real Pain, a comedy-drama about two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour in Poland, exploring themes of grief and identity with humor. The film, written by Jesse Eisenberg, balances heavy themes with comedic moments, reflecting on "dark tourism" and the complexities of memorializing the Holocaust. We also look back at our summer outdoor screening of Wicked and discuss the rise, and return of, the spoof. Please subscribe, and share this podcast. If you would like to share feedback about this podcast, or share your memories of Eccleshall or cinema-going, please email the podcast on: eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com (mailto:eccleshallccpod@hotmail.com) To join the cinema mailing list, please email: ecccomcin@btinternet.com (mailto:ecccomcin@btinternet.com) Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EccleshallComCine?locale=en_GB) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eccleshall_community_cinema/). Hosts are Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley, the show was researched and scripted by Kelly Housby and is a Cup The Mic Production. Tickets for the cinema club are available from Eccleshall Library, James Du Pavey and The Royal Oak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
3 Jul 2025
Wicked (Jon M. Chu, 2024)
Hosts Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley preview Eccleshall Community Cinema's summer screening of "Wicked," discussing musical elements and reflecting on the previous screening of "Mr. Burton" in this episode.
19 May 2025
Mr Burton (Marc Evans, 2025)
Hosts Kris Grainger and Keith Winstanley preview the Eccleshall Community Cinema's screening of "Mr Burton," exploring Richard Jenkins's early life in 1940s Wales and his relationship with teacher Philip Burton.
3 May 2025
Maria (Pablo Larrain, 2024)
Host Kris Grainger introduces Eccleshall Community Cinema and interviews chairman Keith Winstanley MBE about the upcoming screening of 'Maria,' a film exploring the life of opera singer Maria Callas.
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