Film fanatics Tobias Little, Greg Marsh and Russell Bailey are on a journey into the past to dig up forgotten cinematic pleasures. Join them as each episode the trio lift the lid on a different year in the history of filmmaking, and discuss the delights wriggling within.
New episodes as often as we can make 'em!
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Well well well, long time no see. Come in, sit down, and welcome to a groundbreaking new podcast post schedule format - it's the first ever at-most-bi-annual pod! How does it feel to be present at the re-writing of new media history?
A bumper show this ep to make up for the gap in posting, with a trio of films plucked from the Chinese-influenced annals of 2004. Something for everyone in this episode, from mumblecore to the extremely funky action comedy, Industry Corner, the YOTF Film Quiz Super League and more!
As always direct all emails, corrections and film suggestions to comments@yearofthefilm.com and or DM us on insta @yearofthefilm_podcast.
LINKS
Tom Cruise screaming trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuWQsanUBXY
Stuart Craig https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186023/
Nipplegate created Youtube https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/youtube-origin-nipplegate-janet-jackson-justin-timberlake-949019/
2004 film milestones https://www.filmsite.org/2004-filmhistory.html
Dogme 95 Vow of Chastity https://www.movementsinfilm.com/dogme-95
Dogma 25 Vow of Chastity https://dogma25.dk/
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25 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: T. R. LITTLE'S SPOOKMONGOUS SIX
T. R. Little shares six overlooked Halloween classic films, revealing pale vampires and mysterious figures, in this spooky episode.
9 Oct 2025
1991 w/ 20TH CENTURY FLICKS: Beastmaster 2, Delicatessen, The Hard Way, Dogfight
Film expert Dave Taylor from 20th Century Flicks joins the hosts to discuss their favorite films from 1991, exploring cinematic trends and hidden gems of that year in this interview.
15 Jun 2025
2022: Leonor Will Never Die, The Northman, Hundreds Of Beavers
The hosts discuss 2022 films including *Leonor Will Never Die*, *The Northman*, and *Hundreds Of Beavers*, exploring overlooked aspects and hidden gems within these recent releases.
21 Feb 2025
1922: Nanook Of The North, Häxan, Nosferatu
103 years have passed between the screening of these films, and you listening to three men you don't know talk about them. Incredible.
This week we're all about the early days of cinema. We're talking white cultural tourism, we're talking the birth of horror, we're talking the Kuleshov Effect.
As ever, please direct any thoughts, notes, opinions and tellings off to comments@yearofthefilm.com
Thanks for listening!
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7 Feb 2025
2002: Bubba Ho-Tep, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, The Cat Returns
This week we're going way back into the mists of time...five years before the iPhone 1...to a land that narrowly escaped destruction at the hands of the Y2K bug. Yes, it's 2002, the year that catapulted The Rock to stardom as the worst CGI scorpion man ever.
As ever we've got a fantastic selection of films to chew over, along with regular features Industry Corner (which will become relevant at some point, presumably), a whirlwind update of what was rockin' the film industry in 2002, and of course the ultra-competitive, incredibly well organised Film Quiz Super League.
Comments, film recommendations of your own, fact checks and any other correspondence direct to comments@yearofthefilm.com
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24 Jan 2025
1964: Kwaidan, Onibaba, Castle Of The Living Dead
That's right baby, we're back with a waffle-tastic bumper episode to kick start the new year! Or at least, sort of gently nudge the year along a bit. If it feels like it needs it.
We're back to the swinging sixties this week, with all the usual features you know and (presumably?) love, as well as a couple of new bells and whistles that Toby got for Christmas.
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25 Dec 2024
XMAS '24: Scrooge, Die Hard, LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring
It's a very merry 'yippy-ki-yay, motherf*çker!' from us at Year Of The Film as we usher in our very first Christmas as a podcasting family. Like all classic christmas get-togethers there's presents, arguments about what does and does not constitute a christmas film, and even a listener email. What more could you want, Santa must have got our wish list!
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Merry Christmas!
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22 Dec 2024
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TEASER
That's right baby, consider yourself teased. Watch this space for a fun, fireside fantasmagoria of a film-fuelled festive feast! And all the other f words.
Year Of The Film Christmas Special coming your way on the 25th December (not the 28th December like we say in this teaser).
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20 Dec 2024
1970: Trog/Taste The Blood Of Dracula, Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
1970, what a year. The beginning of the biggest decade of filmmaking (according to Toby), the birth of the blockbuster (according to Toby), the year film changed forever (according to Toby), and oh! Look at that. Toby's birth year, what a coincidence. Warning: contains one instance of a failed gameshow format and brief questionable musical content.
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6 Dec 2024
1993: Cliffhanger, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Naked
Well here we are, our trusty friend the Spin Doctor is back on side, and has gifted us none other than his own birth year! And what an all-over-the-place selection of films we have this week. From Thewlisocalypse to Sly Stallone's innovative arms-only climbing technique, join us in 1993 for another selection of historical wonders. Although thinking of 1993 as 'history' makes me feel incredibly old.
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22 Nov 2024
1955: Pather Panchali, East Of Eden, Bad Day At Black Rock
1955. Everyone's favourite year in filmmaking history. You stop anyone on the street and ask them to list the Oscar winners from 1955 and they'll have gotten all the way to The Bridges at Toko-Ri before you can say 'please'. But is this episode in black and white, or in glorious technicolour? We'll let you decide.
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8 Nov 2024
1986: Mona Lisa, Salvador, Soul Man
Aliens, Top Gun, Short Circuit, HIGHLANDER for goodness sake! A massive year for film, and apparently an even more massive year for Toby, though he won't say why. And the revelation that, as all serious film podcasters know, the mark of quality is not the depth of your knowledge or how many films you've seen, it's just how many can you mention in passing within 90 minutes. By that metric, this is top drawer stuff.
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25 Oct 2024
2008: Mesrine 1 & 2, Splinter, Martyrs
Welcome to Year Of The Film! The podcast where instead of seeking out the latest cinematic releases, we're going back into the history of film to find hidden gems and new favourites to share with you all. And what better way to kick off a podcast that eschews the mainstream in favour of unwatched oddities, than a massive conversation about Iron Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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25 Oct 2024
Introducing Year Of The Film
Roll up, roll up, and prepare your earholes for a shambolic journey through the history of film, with Toby Little, Greg Marsh and Russell Bailey. Every week we are handed a randomly generated year in filmmaking history, and attempt to sound intelligent talking about it. And mostly fail! Hopefully, enjoyably.
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