Most film podcasts tell you what to watch. Cinema: A to B is more interested in why a film works or why it doesn't.
Alec Mallmann and Ben Starkey have spent years making, studying, and obsessing over movies from the edges of the film industry. They bring that perspective to conversations about what happens on screen and behind it: the writing, cinematography, editing, performance, production, and all the choices that can make a movie soar or crash and burn.
No film degree required. Minimal jargon. No scores out of ten. Just two people who love movies trying to figure out what makes them work.
New releases and revisited classics, covered biweekly. Expect spoilers.
Listener requests encouraged.
Episodes
Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023
21 min
Alec and Ben revisit Frank Darabont's 1994 masterpiece The Shawshank Redemption. But was it always so heralded? Alec explains its unconventional route from largely unnoticed Stephen King adaptation to becoming a cinematic classic. Ben reveals the special place the film has for him as well as its cinematographer Roger Deakins. The guys discuss the career of Tim Robbins and the casting decision of Morgan Freeman to play Red. Cinema: A to B reflects on the film's powerful message.
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