Stark Raving Cinema
STARK! in its mission to entertain and showcase the most exciting guests currently working in all sectors of the creative industries. RAVING! guests enthuse about the experiences of the pop culture that influenced them to become the creators they are today. Take a deep dive into their careers, full of candid insights, humour and fascinating personal anecdotes. Literally a masterclass each time. CINEMA! Movies, Music, TV, Songs, Bands, Books & Graphic Novels. Our guests will reveal their essential favourite pop culture picks. Discover their recommendations for often jaw dropping ‘must see’s’, ‘must reads’ or ‘must listens’. You’ll soon be compiling lists of the outstanding recommendations that have influenced some of the most creative folks working today!
Episodes
For our season one finale, we're joined by the embodiment of STARK RAVING! It's actor and comedian, Steve Oram (Sightseers, A Dark Song and Aaaaaaaah!). We'll be diving into the world of office jobs, stand up comedy and breaking into the film and TV industry. Steve will be regaling us with his top film and television picks from Russian science-fiction to The Toxic Avenger. All this and more, only with Stark Raving Cinema.
From punk music to vintage leather jackets, Ohio to Chicago, our STARK RAVING guest is writer, director and producer, Jennifer Reeder (Perpetrator, Night's End, V/H/S 94). Tune in as we cover Jennifer's early career, through to her break through feature film, Knives & Skin. We explore her musical choices in her films as well as the difficulty in licensing them for the big screen. Join us as we dive into pop culture, exploring e...
Is it Professor Plum? Mrs White? Mr Green? Mrs Peacock? Miss Scarlett or Colonel Mustard? We'll give you a clue...X, Pearl and MaXXXine. You guessed it, our STARK RAVING guest is writer and director, Ti West. Sit back and let Ti take you on a journey of his film career and experiences on his early short films through to his ground breaking X trilogy. We'll be discussing the trials and tribulations of low budget productions, budgets...
With celebrations underway for FrightFest's 25th Anniversary, our guest is the fabulously talented director, producer and actress, Joanne Mitchell (Emmerdale, Wolf Manor, Attack of the Adult Babies) who will be making her feature debut with the anticipated Broken Bird. We'll be exploring her background in television, film, theatre and radio, as well as the weirdest job she's ever done. We'll be discussing what it's like to live the...
It's Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral, Infinity Pool, Possessor)! surely we can't be serious? We are serious and don't call us Shirley. Find out how the writer, producer and director experienced Airplane! as a baby with his first trip to the pictures as well as how he considered being a Formula One driver before falling in love with cinema and the arts. Join us on Stark Raving Cinema as Brandon takes us behind the curtains of his film...
From Herbie Goes Bananas to Friday the 13th Part VI, join us as we explore the film and pop culture picks from our special guest, producer, director and writer, Corin Hardy (The Nun, The Hallow, Gangs of London). From his humble beginnings with a Super 8 camera, through to his early years as a monster maker in animation, find out how none of this could have happened if Corin had instead decided to follow the way of the dragon and b...
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Join us on a captivating journey into the Night Country as we delve into film and pop culture with acclaimed Mexican writer and director Issa López, known for her work on Tigers Are Not Afraid and True Detective: Night Country. Celebrated by Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman as "the next voice in genre," Issa shares her career insights and experiences with us, reflecting on her humble beginnings in filmmaking, her p...
The veteran magician reveals all behind the curtain with our special guest, writer, actor, West End star and director Andy Nyman (Ghost Stories, The Warlock Effect, Wicked, Derren Brown). Step into his mind palace and discover Andy’s influences, background in magic and the moment he saw his first X RATED film that turned him from boy to man.
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In our season one premiere, find out what connects Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Andy Kauffman and Rage Against The Machine with our guests, the dynamic producing and directing duo Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Something In The Dirt, Marvel’s Loki and Moon Knight). Dive in as we run through their respective careers and their favourite films, music, book recommendations and pop culture picks.
Join your host, Paul McEvoy (Founder of FrightFest) and discover the delights of STARK RAVING CINEMA, the film and pop culture podcast! It’s STARK, in its mission to entertain! Showcasing the most exciting guests currently working in film, television and music. Our RAVING guests discuss their careers in-depth. CINEMA! Movies, Music, TV, Songs, Bands, Books & Graphic Novels! Our guests will reveal their favourite pop culture pic...
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