The Blue Rose Film Podcast

Jonty Cornford

The Blue Rose Film Podcast is a show dedicated to celebrating the ongoing mystery and dream of cinema. We trace the history of cinema back through the decades via the films that have had the biggest impact, peeling apart the filmmaking, history, subtext, themes and cultural impact these films have on us today.

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Episodes

021: Blue Velvet (1986) - DEEP DIVE
19-04-2023
021: Blue Velvet (1986) - DEEP DIVE
We continue to follow the narrative thread of David Lynch's career as a filmmaker, exploring the dark underbelly of Blue Velvet. Buy "Where Lies the Strangling Fruit" on Amazon"lost" by Prod. RiddimanUnmasking the Psychosexual Nightmare of David Lynch's Blue Velvet by CinemaWizardBoyOther films mentioned: Aliens (1986, dir. James Cameron)The American Friend (1977, dir. Wim Wenders)Big Trouble in Little China (1986, dir. John Carpenter)Children of a Lesser God (1986, dir. Randa Haines)Chopping Mall (1986, dir. Jim Wynorski)The Colour of Money (1986, dir. Martin Scorsese)Crocodile Dundee (1986, dir. Peter Faiman)David Lynch: The Art Life (2016, dir. Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm and Jon Nguyen)Dune (1984, dir. David Lynch)The Elephant Man (1980, dir. David Lynch)Eraserhead (1977, dir. David Lynch)The Fly (1986, dir. David Cronenberg)Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986, dir. Tom McLoughlin)Giant (1956, dir. George Stevens)Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, dir. Woody Allen)The Karate Kid Part II (1986, dir. John G. Avildsen)Manhunter (1986, dir. Michael Mann)Mulholland Drive (2001, dir. David Lynch)Platoon (1986, dir. Oliver Stone)Rebel Without a Cause (1955, dir. Nicholas Ray)A Room With A View (1985, dir. James Ivory)The Sacrifice (1986, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, dir. Leonard Nimoy)Top Gun (1986, dir. Tony Scott)Twin Peaks (1990-91, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost)Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, dir. David Lynch)Twin Peaks: The Return (2017, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost)The Valachi Papers (1972, dir. Terence Young) Become a member to receive more weekly content at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-blue-rose-film-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
016: The Elephant Man (1980) - DEEP DIVE
21-03-2023
016: The Elephant Man (1980) - DEEP DIVE
We continue our David Lynch odyssey, stopping by 19th-century London to experience the transformative and life-affirming story of Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man.Major sources used in this week's episode are 'Room to Dream,' by Kristine McKenna, and 'Lynch on Lynch,' edited by Chris Rodley. Buy 'Where Lies the Strangling Fruit'Theme music: 'Lost' by Prod. RiddimanOther Films Mentioned:The Black Stallion (1979, dir. Carroll Ballard)Blue Velvet (1986, dir. David Lynch)The Blues Brothers (1980, dir. John Landis)Dressed to Kill (1980, dir. Brian de Palma)Dune (1984, dir. David Lynch)Eraserhead (1977, dir. David Lynch)Fatso (1980, dir. Anne Bancroft)Flying High! (1980, dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)The Fog (1980, dir. John Carpenter)Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean Cunningham)The Gods Must be Crazy (1980, dir. Jamie Uys)Heart Beat (1980, dir. John Byrum)Heaven’s Gate (1980, dir. Michael Cimino)High Anxiety (1977, dir. Mel Brooks)Midnight Express (1978, dir. Alan Parker)Mulholland Drive (2001, dir. David Lynch)The Naked Civil Servant (1975, dir. Jack Gold)Ordinary People (1980, dir. Robert Redford)Raging Bull (1980, dir. Martin Scorsese)The Shining (1980, dir. Stanley Kubrick)Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980, dir. Irvin Kershner)Tropic Thunder (2008, dir. Ben Stiller) Become a member to receive more weekly content at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-blue-rose-film-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
014: Eraserhead (1977) - DEEP DIVE
07-03-2023
014: Eraserhead (1977) - DEEP DIVE
This week we kick off our extended look into the narrative of David Lynch's work as a filmmaker by exploring the early years of his career; painting, short films, art school, film school, his first relationships, and of course - Eraserhead. Other Films Mentioned:The Alphabet (1968, dir. David Lynch)Annie Hall (1977, dir. Woody Allen)A Bridge Too Far (1977, dir. Richard Attenborough)Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, dir. Steven Spielberg)Dune (1984, dir. David Lynch)The Elephant Man (1980, dir. David Lynch)The Goodbye Girl (1977, dir. Herbert Ross)The Grandmother (1970, dir. David Lynch)The Hills Have Eyes (1977, dir. Wes Craven)House (1977, dir. Nobuhiko Ôbayashi)L’Age D’Or (1930, dir. Luis Buñuel)Lolita (1962, dir. Stanley Kubrick)Night of the Living Dead (1968, dir. George A. Romero)Saturday Night Fever (1977, dir. John Badham)Scanners (1981, dir. David Cronenberg)The Shining (1980, dir. Stanley Kubrick)Six Men Getting Sick (1967, dir. David Lynch)Smokey and the Bandit (1977, dir. Hal Needham)Sorcerer (1977, dir. William Friedkin)Star Wars (1977, dir. George Lucas)Suspiria (1977, dir. Dario Argento)The Thing (1982, dir. John Carpenter)Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, dir. David Lynch)Un Chien Andalou (1929, dir. Luis Buñuel)Videodrome (1986, dir. David Cronenberg) Become a member to receive more weekly content at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-blue-rose-film-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
013: Vertigo (1958) - DEEP DIVE
01-03-2023
013: Vertigo (1958) - DEEP DIVE
This week we take a look at our first Hitchcock film on the podcast: Vertigo, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak.By "Where Lies the Strangling Fruit" on KindleTheme music by Prod. RiddimanOther Films Mentioned:The 39 Steps (1939, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Always Tell Your Wife (1923, dir. Alfred Hitchcock and Seymour Hicks)Auntie Mame (1958, dir. Morton DaCosta)The Birds (1963, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Birth of a Nation (1915, dir. D.W. Griffith)The Blackguard (1925, dir. Graham Cutts)Blackmail (1929, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Brink of Life (1958, dir. Ingmar Bergman)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, dir. Richard Brooks)Chinatown (1974, dir. Roman Polanski)Citizen Kane (1941, dir. Orson Welles)Diabolique (1955, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot)Family Plot (1976, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Gigi (1958, dir. Vincente Minnelli)The Hidden Fortress (1958, dir. Akira Kurosawa)I Want to Live! (1958, dir. Robert Wise)Intolerance (1916, dir. D.W. Griffith)Jaws (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg)The Jazz Singer (1927, dir. Alan Crosland)Knives Out (2019, dir. Rian Johnson)Lifeboat (1944, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, dir. Peter Jackson)The Magician (1958, dir. Ingmar Bergman)The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Manxman (1929, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Marnie (1964, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Mon Oncle (1958, dir. Jacques Tati)The Mountain Eagle (1926, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)No Time for Sergeants (1958, dir. Mervyn LeRoy)North by Northwest (1959, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Notorious (1946, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Obsessed With Vertigo (1997, dir. Harrison Engle)The Passionate Adventure (1924, dir. Graham Cutts)The Pleasure Garden (1925, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Poltergeist (1982, dir. Tobe Hooper)The Prude’s Fall (1925, dir. Graham Cutts)Psycho (1960, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)A Quiet Place (2018, dir. John Krasinski)Raging Bull (1980, dir. Martin Scorsese)Rear Window (1954, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Rope (1948, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Saboteur (1942, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Separate Tables (1958, dir. Delbert Mann)South Pacific (1958, dir. Joshua Logan)Spellbound (1945, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Star Wars (1977, dir. George Lucas)Strangers on a Train (1951, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)That’s Entertainment! (1974, dir. Jack Haley Jr.)To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Topaz (1969, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)Touch of Evil (1958, dir. Orson Welles)Under Capricorn (1949, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)The Wages of Fear (1953, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot)White Shadows (1924, dir. Graham Cutts)Woman to Woman (1923, dir. Graham Cutts)The Wrong Man (1956, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) Become a member to receive more weekly content at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-blue-rose-film-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
011: The War of the Worlds (1953) - DEEP DIVE
07-02-2023
011: The War of the Worlds (1953) - DEEP DIVE
Buy Where Lies the Strangling Fruit:Theme Music by Prod. Riddiman:Films mentioned in this week's podcast:Annihilation (2018, dir. Alex Garland)The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953, dir. Eugène Lourié)The Blair Witch Project (1999, dir. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez)Cannibal Holocaust (1980, dir. Ruggero Deodato)Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954, dir. Jack Arnold)The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, dir. Robert Wise)Destination Moon (1950, dir. Irving Pichel)Fear & Desire (1953, dir. Stanley Kubrick)The Fly (1958, dir. Kurt Neumann)From Here to Eternity (1953, dir. Fred Zinnemann)Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953, dir. Howard Hawks)Godzilla Series (1954-current)The Greatest Show on Earth (1952, dir. Cecil B. DeMille)The House of Wax (1953, dir. André de Toth)The House on 92nd Street (1945, dir. Henry Hathaway)How to Marry a Millionaire (1953, dir. Jean Negulesco)Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, dir. Don Seigel)Jaws (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg)Mon Oncle (1958, dir. Jacques Tati)Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953, dir. Jacques Tati)Niagara (1953, dir. Henry Hathaway)Peter Pan (1953, dir. Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi)Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959, dir. Ed Wood)PlayTime (1967, dir. Jacques Tati)The Robe (1953, dir. Henry Koster)Roman Holiday (1953, dir. William Wyler)Sawdust & Tinsel (1953, dir. Ingmar Bergman)Shane (1953, dir. George Stevens)Stalag 17 (1953, dir. Billy Wilder)Stalker (1979, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)Star Wars (1977, dir. George Lucas)Summer With Monika (1953, dir. Ingmar Bergman)The Ten Commandments (1923, dir. Cecil B. DeMille)Tokyo Story (1953, Yazujirō Ozu)Ugetsu (1953, dir. Kenji Mizoguchi)War of the Worlds (2005, dir. Steven Spielberg)When Worlds Collide (1951, dir. Rudolph Maté) Become a member to receive more weekly content at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-blue-rose-film-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.