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A Trip to the Movies with Alex Zane
Michael Jai White
The legendary actor, martial artist and filmmaker Michael Jai White joins Alex to talk about his latest action movie The Island - out this month - and take us on his perfect trip to the movies! We're talking about legendary kung-fu movie Five Fingers of Death (a film Quentin Tarantino pays homage to in Kill Bill), there's a lot of love for epic scene from The Princess Bride, and Michael explains his BIG problem witth The Usual Suspects. He also reminisces about his time working with the late Heath Ledger on The Dark Knight and reveals a never before heard story regarding a role his was in the final running for. All that, plus the movie line that changed his life!
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00:41|We've got a new YouTube channel @CinemaSurgery your ultimate movie hub! Enjoy expert commentary, sharp criticism, thorough research, educational insights, and the latest movie news. Perfect for enthusiasts who love in-depth exploration of filmmaking, with exclusive interviews to boot. Join us and delve into the magic of cinema!84. Sean Wang
46:06||Ep. 84Alex is joined in the virtual cinema this week by Oscar nominated filmmaker Sean Wang to talk about his debut feature, the coming-of-age comedy drama 'Didi (Out July 26th). Sean then takes us on his perfect trip, involving the anime movie that is his FONDEST MOVIE MEMORY, the Scorsese movie moment that makes him PUMP HIS FIST IN THE AIR, the body-horror trilogy that leaves him SHOCKED and which David Fincher movie has the BEST EVER USE OF MUSIC. All that and more on this week's epic trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.83. Jeff Zimbalist
01:01:34||Ep. 83Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist to talk about his incredible new documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story about a pair of extreme rooftoppers attempting to perform the greatest rooftopping stunt ever - and hitting Netflix on July 19th. Jeff then takes us on a trip where he tries to cheer up a musical legend, describes how his WORST movie memory is one particular scene from Stand By Me, the cartoon that made him CRY, sings the praises of 3D and pulls a quote from an iconic David Fincher movie as cinemas BEST EVER LINE. All that and loads more on this week's epic trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.82. Dimitri Leonidas
01:40:18||Ep. 82Actor Dimitri Leonidas joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to talk about his role in the epic new Ancient Rome TV series 'THOSE ABOUT TO DIE' - directed by Roland Emmerich and coming to Amazon Prime in the UK on July 18th. He then takes us on a trip including how a film's third act turning point should always include a SOUR SWEET. The Jack Nicholson quote that he considers the BEST in cinema. How Julianne Moore is in the MOST SHOCKING movie moment. The Cohen Brothers' film that makes him PUMP HIS FIST in the air. And an UNPOPULAR OPINION on one particular Denis Villeneuve movie. All that and more on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.81. James Krishna Floyd
01:07:12||Ep. 81Actor and filmmaker James Krishna Floyd joins Alex in the virtual cinema to discuss his brilliant debut feature Unicorns (hitting screens on July 5th), before taking us on his perfect trip to the movies to discover the the Ridley Scott movie that has the perfect ending, the Oscars moment that he considers the most shocking, the line from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest that always gets him, and the surprising Paul Thomas Anderson movie he thinks is the director's best! He then screens an iconic Terry Gilliam movie to round off this epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.80. Robert Morgan
01:04:08||Ep. 80Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Robert Morgan, to chat about his brilliant new psychological horror 'Stopmotion' about a stopmotion animator becoming obsessed with finishing her movie. Robert then takes us on his perfect trip to the movies, talking about why food is a big no no for him at the cinema, why Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is not a great date movie, the Lars Von Trier movie moment that brought him to tears, the Francis Ford Coppola movie he can't wait to see, the Ridley Scott sci-fi that contains cinema's most shocking moment AND his surprising vote for what is Guillermo del Toro's greatest ever film! That's all on this week's trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.79. Fra Fee
01:06:24||Ep. 79Rebel Moon star Fra Fee joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to discuss his brilliant new BBC drama Lost Boys and Fairies as well as take us on his perfect trip to the movies. We discover the joys of going to the cinema by yourself! Discover the magical movie musical out later this year he cannot wait to see! Find out which Richard Curtis movie makes him pump his fist in the air! The Ang Lee movie his favourite quote comes from! And which billion dollar movie from last year forms his unpopular movie opinion! That's all on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.78. Celyn Jones
01:05:57||Ep. 78Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by the brilliant actor, writer and director Celyn Jones, who is having a very busy 2024! From 'Swede Caroline' to 'The Almond and the Seahorse' to the upcoming 'Chuck Chuck Baby'. As well as chatting about those movies, Celyn takes us on a wonderful trip, from a fond memory of watching Ghostbusters, to the genius of Orson Welles. From the Stephen King adaptation that contains what he considers cinema's most SHOCKING moment, to the Stallone movie that makes him pump his fist in the air. He also has an unpopular opinion about the greatness of a couple of critically-unloved Clint Eastwood movies. That's all on this week's trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.77. Renny Harlin
46:19||Ep. 77Alex is joined by the legendary Renny Harlin to talk about his new horror 'The Strangers: Chapter One' (Out May 17th) and go on his perfect trip to the movies. They discuss the James Cameron movie moment that makes him pump his first in the air. Which Baz Luhrmanm movie he can't understand why more people don't love. The Alfred Hitchcock scene he considers cinema's most shocking. He then screens a 1973 masterpiece for us. All that plus Renny dissects THAT opening of his own movie Cliffhanger, with some never before heard insight! That's all on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better.