Will Smith
Film Shambles Special
With Paddington 2 hitting cinemas tomorrow, Robin and Josie are joined by one of its script contributors, plus performers for the original film, Will Smith for a special episode, a much requested Film Shambles. You might best know Will from his work on shows like The Thick of It but did you also know he collects old films on VHS and associated promo tat? From Hawk the Slayer to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, there’s a lot of ground to cover.
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Films
Will mentioned but didn’t necessarily recommend:
Hawk the Slayer directed by Terry Marcel
The Sword and the Sorcerer directed by Albert Pyun
Bullseye! directed by Michael Winner
Alien Terminator directed by Nello Rossati
The Terminator directed by James Cameron
Kiliç Aslan directed by Nature Baytan
Flash Gordon directed by Mike Hodges
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope directed by George Lucas
Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg
Time Bandits directed by Terry Gilliam
Bladerunner directed by Ridley Scott
Condorman directed by Charles Jarrott
Mary Reilly directed by Stephen Frears
Paddington 2 directed by Paul King
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death directed by John Hancock
Eegah directed by Arch Hall Sr
Krull directed by Peter Yates
North Sea Hijack directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Robin mentioned but didn’t necessarily recommend:
Death Wish II directed by Michael Winner
The Man Who Fell to Earth directed by Nicholas Roeg
Mad Max directed by George Miller
The Monster Club directed by Roy Ward Baker
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre directed by Tobe Hooper
A Clockwork Orange directed by Stanley Kubrick
The Exorcist directed by William Friedkin
The 400 Blows directed by François Truffaut
Day For Night directed by François Truffaut
Squirm directed by Jeff Lieberman
Hanover Street directed by Peter Hyams
The Wild Geese directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
The Boys in Blue directed by Val Guest
Calan directed by Don Sharp
Only Lovers Left Alive directed by Jim Jarmusch
Josie mentioned but didn’t necessarily recommend:
Married to the Mob directed by Jonathon Demme
Magic Sticks directed by Peter Keglevic
A Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes Craven
Executions directed by David Herman, David Monaghan and Arun Kumar
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase directed by Stuart Orme
Men in Black 3 directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
The Rebound directed by Bart Freundlich
Hope Springs directed by David Frankel
Under the Shadow directed by Babak Anvari
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour
Books
Will recommends:
My Tune by Simon Bates
Robin recommends:
Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake
Rapid Eye edited by Simon Dwyer
Out of the Stewpot by Ed Stewart
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