Old Movies! In each episode of this film and conversation podcast, a very special guest brings an old movie to discuss with film curator and programmer Paul Martinovic, to explain why it's so special to them and generally enthuse about it, oftentimes for well over an hour. It's like Desert Island Discs, basically, but with one film instead of several, uh... discs.
Old Movies
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Old Movies! In each episode of this film and conversation podcast, a very special guest brings an old movie to discuss with film curator and programmer Paul Martinovic, to explain why it's so special to them and generally enthuse about it, oftentimes for well over an hour. It's like Desert Island Discs, basically, but with one film instead of several, uh... discs.
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June 19, 2026
Robert Bierman on VAMPIRE'S KISS
<p>This week on Old Movies we're delighted to welcome our first director to the show: the wonderful Robert Bierman, director of Vampire's Kiss, one of Paul's favourite cult films of all time. Ahead of the new 4K UHD release of 1988 dark comedy, Robert stops by to discuss the start of his career as one of the go-to British advert directors, his cult early short horror The Dumb Waiter, and his experiences directing on the ultra-low budget set of Vampire's Kiss, including - of course - his time spent directing THAT performance from Nicolas Cage. Charting the journey from hot script to commercial failure to cult oddity to meme-driven internet infamy, if you're a fan of Vampire's Kiss - or even coming to it for the very first time - it's a must-listen!</p><p><br /></p><p>Old Movies now has a Patreon page! Go to Patreon.com now to check out the tiers and sign up to get exclusive content and support the show: <a href="https://patreon.com/Old_Movies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://patreon.com/Old_Movies</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Email us at o<a href="ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>LIKE/SUPPORT/SUBSCRIBE</p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast</a></p><p>Follow us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-order Vampire's Kiss on 4K UHD directly from the Radiance website: <a href="https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/vampires-kiss-uhd-bd-le" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/vampires-kiss-uhd-bd-le</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p>
June 10, 2026
Sean Fennessey on UNFAITHFULLY YOURS
<p>This week on Old Movies, it's the lord of Letterboxd himself, Sean Fennessey: host of The Big Picture, Head of Content at The Ringer, key contributor to The Rewatchables, and close personal friend of Steven Spielberg. Sean comes to the pod to talk about Preston Sturges' wickedly funny (and surprisingly violent) black comedy UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, and we discuss the film's journey from scandal-stricken flop to perhaps the Sturges film that might work best for modern audiences. Along the way we find time to talk about the state of the movie industry, the parasocial power of podcasts, the constant conflict between wanting to watch new films and seek comfort in old movies, Sean’s ludicrous plans to stream Death Stranding and Elden Ring, a quick physical media check-in, and much more besides. Also, Old Movies now has a Patreon page!</p><p>Go to Patreon.com now to check out the tiers and sign up to get exclusive content and support the show: https://patreon.com/Old_Movies</p><p><br></p><p>Email us at o<a href="ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>LIKE/SUPPORT/SUBSCRIBE</p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast</a></p><p>Follow us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p><br></p><p>UPCOMING EVENTS</p><p>Transmission Presents All-Nighter at Picturehouse Central - tickets here: <a href="https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/0000000120?filter=" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/</a></p><p>Come and see Transmission's events at the Prince Charles Cinema: <a href="https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/</a></p><p><br></p>
June 4, 2026
Ashley Clark on GANGSTER NUMBER ONE
<p>Joining Paul this week is curatorial director of the Criterion Collection and author of The World of Black Film, Ashley Clark, to discuss the underappreciated 2000 British crime movie Gangster Number One. As well as digging into Ash's new book, in their conversation Ash and Paul discuss their respective starts in the rough and tumble world of film-blogging, how Ash keeps his in touch with his Streatham roots via the local Wimpy, what ultimately motivates Ash's insane and relentless championing of the Tom Hardy concrete car classic Locke, and the British Gangster film revival of the new millennium - a golden age for the British crime film, or a right royal cockney barrel of monkeys? And as an added bonus, Paul makes the definitive top 11 list of the best movies that came out between 2011 and 2012. </p><p>Email us at o<a href="ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ldmoviespodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p>LIKE/SUPPORT/SUBSCRIBESupport the pod on Ko-fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast</a>Subscribe to the Youtube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@OldMoviesPodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">http://www.youtube.com/@OldMoviesPodcast</a>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast</a>Follow us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social</a>UPCOMING EVENTSTransmission Presents All-Nighter at Picturehouse Central - tickets here: <a href="https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/0000000120?filter="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/</a>Come and see Transmission's events at the Prince Charles Cinema: <a href="https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/</a>FURTHER LINKS/READINGBuy your copy of Ash's book The World of Black Film here: <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/07VNDVHI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://amzn.eu/d/07VNDVHI</a>"Garry Mulholland's This is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Songs Since Punk and Disco: <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/098FTp5i" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://amzn.eu/d/098FTp5i</a></p><p>Ash's article on the Streatham Wimpy: <a href="https://ashleyclark.substack.com/p/wimpy-strong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://ashleyclark.substack.com/p/wimpy-strong</a>It's A Right Royal Cockney Barrel of Monkeys: <a href="https://youtu.be/1bb_Pfgu-wg?si=006AGmPmbNr7SmEe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/1bb_Pfgu-wg?si=006AGmPmbNr7SmEe</a></p><p><br></p>
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