Eccleshall Community Cinema Podcast

Hello there and a very happy 2026 to you all. Today we're taking a look back at the films we saw and the converstations we had in 2025, as well as taking a look forward to what we have in store for 2026. We'll be talking about the films we loved, as well as well as speculating on what the summer and Christmas films might be this year. I'm pleased to say that Keith is back from his travels and he joins us for this episode. If you want to see where he'll be giving his lectures, whilst he's away this coming year, then follow this link.2025 Films, in review:Firebrand (Karim Ainouz, 2023).Conclave (Peter Straughan, 2024).Gladiator ii (Ridley Scott, 2024).Maria (Pablo Larrain, 2024).Mr Burton (Marc Evans, 2025).Wicked (Jon M. Chu, 2024).A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024).September 5 (Tim Fehlbaum, 2024).The Penguin Lessons (Peter Cattaneo, 2024).A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, 2024).Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (Michael Morris, 2025).2026 Films to look forward to:Downton Abbey 3NurembergThe ChoralOur next screening will be The Roses on Thursday 19th February at The Royal Oak, Eccleshall High Street.Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time, in the foyer!.

We’re back with an exciting new episode about screening the Bob Dylan biopic, entitled A Complete Unknown. First, I’m delighted to welcome my guest co-host, for this episode, Barbara Mitchellhill. Barbara is a committee member of the cinema group and many of our listeners will have had their tickets checked by her. She has written for BBC children's television and is an award winning author of many children's books. Welcome Barbara!Today we'll look at the upcoming Dylan biopic, and talk about how last month's film, The Penguin Lessons (Peter Cattaneo, 2024) was received by the audience. Barabara also lists the other biopics she'd love to see, and of course we ask where is Keith.

The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of The Penguin Lessons, including a dive into the film’s political-historical background, and more generally, films featuring wild animals. We briefly welcome Keith back from his travels and ask him where he has been, and then we reflect on the success of September's screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum.

The Eccleshall Community Cinema podcast discusses the upcoming screening of September 5 by Tim Fehlbaum. The podcast discusses the political background of the film, as well as other films about the topic, and political action films of the 1970s.We also take a look back and discuss our reactions to last month's film, A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024).Keith is away on a yacht at the moment, so our guest co-host is our script writer and researcher, Dr. Kelly Housby.

In this episode we discuss the upcoming film A Real Pain, a comedy-drama about two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour in Poland, exploring themes of grief and identity with humor. The film, written by Jesse Eisenberg, balances heavy themes with comedic moments, reflecting on "dark tourism" and the complexities of memorializing the Holocaust.We also look back at our summer outdoor screening of Wicked and discuss the rise, and return of, the spoof.

Grab your broomsticks and your besties Eccleshall, because this summer, something Wicked this way comes… I’m here with my co-host, Keith Winstanley, MBE to discuss Eccleshall Community Cinema’s summer screening, all things musical, and painting yourself green. This is your chance to defy gravity with Elphaba and Glinda like never before—with our outdoor screen, epic sound, and just the right amount of summer magic.We also reflect on the success of last month's screening of Mr. Burton (Marc Evans, 2025) and update listeners on the current status of Keith's costume!