Episodes
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Stuart Gordon Part 1
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Between 1985 and 2007, former theatre director named Stuart Gordon embarked on an iconic movie directing career which, in later years, catapulted his filmography to cult status. With the help of producer, Brian Yuzna – himself a H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe enthusiast – he directed the notorious, independently-produced ‘Re-Animator’ in 1985 which led to a three picture deal with the now defunct Empire Pictures International, resulting in From Beyond (1986), Dolls (1987) and Robot Jox (1990) – all becoming cult faves both at the time and in later years.
In part one of our Stuart Gordon retrospective review series, Steven, Benjamin and Sean – resident Gordon fanatic - share their *slightly* divided opinion on these early films, as well as The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and Fortress (1992, or 1994 if you live in the UK like us!)
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Boutique Disc Labels
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Steven & Sean discuss their way through the many UK, USA and Australian boutique disc label companies out there; from Arrow to Vinegar Syndrome. We chat about our own collecting habits as well as our experiences and opinions of each label as well as some of our favourite discs we've owned over the years!
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Disc Special Features
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Special features, commentary tracks, cast & crew interviews and other bonus disc content have historically been a real selling point for movie fans and nowadays, physical media collectors are even hungrier for additional material for their favourite films of yesteryear. On this episode, Steven, Benjamin and Sean recall some of their favourite physical media releases both in terms of additional disc material as well as overall presentation and visual/audio quality.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Denis Villeneuve Part 3
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
On the third and final episode of our Denis Villeneuve retospective movie review series, Steven, Benjamin and Sean conclude their journey with a detailed look at Dune (2021) and the recently released Dune Part 2 (2024). Benjamin arrives with a solid knowledge of the Frank Herbert books and a fondness for the David Lynch movie from 1984, Sean is as enamoured with all things sci-fi and high-concept as usual, and Steven isn't quite sure what all the fuss is about!
Stay tuned till the end where we summarize our thoughts on Villeneuve's movies and give our rankings for the entire filmography, where we all agree on at least one film. No prizes for guessing which one!
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Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Denis Villeneuve Part 2
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
With the release of Dune Part Two in theatres now, this is the second episode of our Denis Villeneuve retospective movie review series. In this episode, Steven, Benjamin and Sean continue discussing the Canadian director's filmography, from Arrival (2016) to Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
Having not participated in previous coverage of Blade Runner 2049 on our former podcast, Benjamin and Sean take full advantage of the fact and hijack almost three quarters of this episode's runtime to wax lyrical about Villeneuve's 2017 follow up to Ridley Scott's 1982 masterpiece, Blade Runner. Much to Steven's chagrin!
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Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Denis Villeneuve Part 1
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
With the release of Dune Part Two in theatres now, this is the first episode of our retrospective review series of the directorial work of Denis Villeneuve. As we are going in chronological order, this episode covers all of his early work starting with August 32nd on Earth from 1998, right up to Sicario from 2015.
Steven, Benjamin and Sean are all happily along for the ride as we are now launching into our third season of podcasting, our second as Film Utopia, on our new podcast hosting home!
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Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Physical Media Formats
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Physical Media is in danger of going extinct, thanks in no small part to streaming. But do we also have an issue with the buyers themselves? Have people become complacent with digital products, and are they aware of what is being sacrificed as a result?
In this episode, Steven and Sean rope Benjamin in for a long discussion about their journey with Physical Media Formats in their lives and talk about their experiences as consumers of multiple mediums, from Betamax and VHS all the way through to UHD 4K.
The Film Utopia Podcast!
Main show published every last Thursday of the month (as of episode 71)
Join Steven, Benjamin and Sean as we discuss all things film; with a particular emphasis on retrospective reviews and filmographies of directors, actors, and composers.
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