The Golden Hour Film Podcast

In a Lonely Place, directed by Nicholas Ray, is an incredible film noir set in old Hollywood and starring Humphrey Bogart & Claudia Grahame. Its one of the most interesting films noir we have covered on the podcast that you must see if you haven't already.

Citizen Kane is described by many as the greatest film ever made. Directed by and starring (amongst many other roles) Orson Welles, 'Kane' is one of the most iconic films ever made which we are delighted to finally cover!

Starring the late great Gene Hackman, The Conversation was Francis Ford Coppola's film released in-between The Godfather & The Godfather Part II. Its got some of the best sound design in cinema history and features Harrison Ford & John Cazale amongst others in incredibly memorable roles. We hope you enjoy!

An unorthodox musical from French New Wave legend Jacques Demy, 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' stars icons Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo and won the Palme D'or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode as we begin to round up our Yes We Cannes arc!

The Leopard is directed by Luchino Visconti as stars Burt Lancaster as well as podcast debutantes Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale. It won the 1963 Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is a favourite amongst fans of historical epics!

La Dolce Vita is the podcast debut of legendary Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. A pioneer in Italian cinema, see what we thought of his near-three hour fan favourite starring the great Marcello Mastroianni.

Marty stars Ernest Borgnine as the titular relatable butcher, the film was directed by Delbert Mann and won big at all the award shows, including the Cannes Film Festival where the film took home the Palme D'Or and the Academy Awards where it won Best Picture!

Persona is directed by Swedish cinema icon Ingmar Bergman, its stars Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann and is considered by many to be the 'Mount Everest' of film discussion, so who's better than us to break it down ;)

Our 1st year anniversary episode! We cover Agnes Vardas masterpiece starring Corrine Marchand, a gem of a film from the french New Wave that we know you will all enjoy! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use.

Ashes & Diamonds comes from the Polish icon Andrzej Wajda & is probably best known as the film that Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio all love to praise. It stars 'the Polish James Dean' in Zbigniew Cybulski in a career defining performance in a film set in post World War 2 Poland that is a must watch for all cinefiles. We hope you enjoy!

Akira Kurosawas magnum opus to many, Seven Samurai is often regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Starring legends Toshiro Mifune & Takashi Shimura, this epic tale of Samurai, bandits & farmers is a must watch for all cinema lovers!

Midnight Cowboy is the only ever X rated movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, it stars Jon Voight & Dustin Hoffman as Joe Buck & Rizzo and their budding new friendship in New York City. Its one of the most important Best Picture winners of the 1960s and one of the best maybe ever.

On the Waterfront is the podcast debut of the iconic Marlon Brando, with one of the most iconic performances of his career as Terry Malloy. The film also features the reigning Golden Hour Film Podcast Best Supporting Actor Lee J Cobb, as well as great performances from Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint & Rod Steiger. The film was directed by another podcast debutante, Elia Kazan and has a score from the great Leonard Bernstein!

Billy Wilder's first film to win Best Picture, The Lost Weekend, stars Ray Milland as writer Don Birnam, a self-destructive alcoholic, who spends a weekend on a drunken misadventure where he sinks lower and lower into his depression... yeah not the witty comedy we've grown to expect from the dynamic duo of Wilder and Charles Brackett, but no less compelling.

The first ever Best Picture Winner at the inaugural Academy Awards, Wings features some of the most impressive action and flying sequences of any film. Starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers & Richard Arlen as well as boasting the first ever film appearance for Big Handsome Gary Cooper, this epic melodrama is genuinely one of the biggest surprises we've covered to date!

Ball of fire is directed by Howard Hawks & stars many podcast regulars such as Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Henry Travers, SZ Sakall & Elisha Cook Jr as well as the debut of Gary Cooper. Its also written by Charles Brackett and the icon Billy Wilder whilst also boasting one of the greates cinematographers of all time in Gregg Toland. Its hilarious, heartwarming and the final film of our Romance at the Movies arc!

One of the greatest and most depressing classic romance films, Brief Encounter stars Trevor Howard & the incredible Celia Johnson in a brief affair, remarkably directed by the great David Lean.

Audrey Hepburn appears on the show for the first time in this 1953 William Wyler classic! Winning 3 Academy Awards & also starring Gregory Peck, this classic romcom has one of the best endings of any romantic film we'll ever cover!

Casablanca, one of the greatest romantic movies ever, stars a host of regulars on the podcast such as Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Condrad Veidt & Sydney Greenstreet. Its directed by the legendary Michael Curtiz, its a total classic everyone should see and we cant wait talk about it!