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TSAJFS: 26/01/2012 - Top 10 Films of 2011/MIssion Impossible Franchise
January 26, 2012 02:18 AM PST
Yup, that's right! Over Christmas, Jo and I managed to record a new episode of The Simon and Jo Film Show to review 2011, revealing our Top 10, and watching all four Mission Impossible films to boot! All the backing music is from the film we discuss and the same goes for each Mission Impossible film. I know, I know, I released my Top 5 films already on Ryan's Matineecast, but hey - you haven't heard my Top 6 through 10 and, no one has heard Jo's Top 10 at all! As usual, both Jo and I didn't reveal our choices to each other so you hear our gasps and cheer as we hear what each other chose! Without furtherado, have a listen and catch up with Simon and Jo! TSAJFS: 27/02/2011 Frankenstein/Drive Angry 3D/Oscars 2011
February 27, 2011 08:30 AM PST
Unfortunately, The Simon and Jo Film Show has now transmitted it's last podcast. Over 70 episodes, 5 Bourne Brain Baffler's, 5 London Film Festival podcasts, 2 special editions (to see the episode-list click here) and here we are with a final episode.
We record live from outside the National Theatre and, indeed, it does get windy - so apologies for that. But, no film news or box-office this week simply discussion on the National Theatre's production of 'Frankenstein' directed by Danny Boyle and starring Johnny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) and Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock Holmes TV series). Details about the cinema-release of this play is here. We then run through our Oscar-picks and what we think may win, only to finish with a visit to the club and then review Drive Angry starring Nicholas Cage, Amber Herd and William Fichtner. The blog will still be running but, alas, the end has come to a podcast which we have always enjoyed making and thank all our listeners for putting up with our ramblings and banter! Links Facebook-er of the week is Luke Owen who writes for Flickering Myth and created 'The Collecters Room' and can now be found on IMDB. Twitter-er of the week is Jeff Brandt - aka jtbrandt23 Blog of the Week is Top 10 Films, run by Dan. Thanks to listeners who have always supported us, namely: Mad Hatter at The Dark of the Matinee Fletch/Mr Cabin/Dylan at Blog Cabins Shannon the Movie Moxie Rachel from Rachels Reel Reviews Liam Crosbie Travis at The Movie Encylopedia Every listener at Flickering Myth Tom from Reviews by Tom Our favourite cinemas in London: Music To go off with a bang and, as there is no music available for 'Frankenstein', I have picked my favourite tracks by Underworld - one of my favourite artists - who also composed the score for the 'Frankenstein' production at the National Theatre. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
February 20, 2011 02:10 AM PST
Beginning from Clapham Picturehouse - see picture - we recorded this show shortly after viewing Never Let Me Go directed by Mark Romanek and starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Kiera Knightley. The usual news and coverage of the London Box-Office and we finish, keeping it British, with Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Links Facebook-er of the week is Mike Ballance - who preferred Hot Fuzz to Shaun of the Dead.  Twitter-er of the Week is Flickering Myth who, alongside bantering about Terminator and Arnie Films, also run a great blog which you can visit by clicking here... Blogger-er of the Week is Cut the Crap Movie Reviews who, alongside reviwing some great films, additionally is beginning to cover some James Bond films - starting with Dr No and From Russia With Love. Music The breaks have the music from the Never Let Me Go soundtrack, which is available on itunes and amazon.com. Though the last track features in Shaun of the Dead - referencing the use of the song in Dawn of the Dead. It's called 'The Gonk'. The soundtracks to Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead do not seem to be available on itunes so you may have to buy them second-hand from Amazon. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
February 13, 2011 11:04 AM PST
 So, first off, we shall now attempt to - every week - take a picture from the location we record from. This week, we watched our films from Clapham Picturehouse and so, a picture of Jo and I pre-viewing is attached. This week, our main review is True Grit - the Coen's taking on a true Western in all its 1800's glory. Then we have the usual news and meeting-of-people in 'the club' before we run through the London box-office and new releases.We finish with some incrdible coverage of Oscar nominated documnetary Inside Job - a favourite to win - and the Australian gangster movie: Animal Kingdom. Links Facebook-er of the week is my sis' Pauline for being the only person to comment on my 'whats-the-best-007-film' question. (Though, since then, Mark Harrison has commented...) Twitter-er of the week is Emma Farley (she also has a blog - FINAL CUT) who singled Jo out on his anti-Kings-Speech stance. But alas, Jo stands far from her as he still is not convinced - seriously folks, try and convince him to see it. He won't listen to Emma Farley, Mad Hatter or I... Finally, our blogger of the week is Jason Soto at Invasion of the B-Movies primarily due to his single facebook/twitter post about Justin Bieber - or, more importantly, his fiance Felicia - stating how we should ruin Justin Bieber fans movie-going experience Music All music is from Carter Burwell's soundtrack to True Grit - though finishing with Air Supply's track, as used in Animal Kingdom. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
February 06, 2011 10:59 AM PST
Starting from the Clapham Picturehouse - with a noisy truck - this week, Jo and Simon have both watched David O. Russells Oscar-Nominated The Fighter starring Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. this is followed by the usual news and film discussion.
The final two films discussed are the Oscar-Nominated documentary Exit Through The Giftshop and the critically-successful I Am Love starring Tilda Swinton. Links Facebook-er of the week is Dan Gudgeon, Jo's Bruv, who is currently fighting the wars in Korea. Twitter-er of the week is the Barbican Centre, whereby they discuss the cinema's that are opening in 2012. Blog of the week is Reviews By Tom, by Tom Clift, a recent fan on facebook and a writer for Row Three. Not to mention his podcasting fun that he has been a part of with Nick Jobe and others. Music All music is from The Fighter soundtrack - well, all the songs feature in The Fighter but not all of them are on the soundtrack. The song at the start is, whilst the song at the end is Ben Harper's Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
January 30, 2011 02:24 AM PST
Blimey Charlie! This week sees the release of Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and both Simon & Jo get stuck right into the film with a discussion of its story, style and themes. They've also managed to check out a couple more new releases this week, Simon gives his frank views on Barney's Version while Jo holds court on NEDS, directed by Peter Mullan. Some exciting films to consider, plus the usual assortment of movie news stories, featuring an initial reaction to the Oscar Nominations and rumours about Annie, the Matrix saga and Tron: The Next One. There's plenty of lively debate and some interesting insights, tune in for a week of angry ballet, grumpy men growing old and violent Scottish teenagers. Links Facebook-er of the Week is Scott from the Frankly My Dear podcast and blog He Shot Cyrus. Twitter-er of the Week is fustar aka J G Byrne. Blog of the Week is by Nick Jobe, Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob, with his awesome vlogging skills. Music Music is taken from Clint Mansell's Black Swan soundtrack, available on Amazon. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com. We are also on Twitter and Facebook. TSAJFS: 09/01/2011 The King's Speech/Deliverance/Machete
January 09, 2011 07:33 AM PST
From the balcony of the New Years Party, Simon and Jo are now able to watch the films released in the US in 2010 - namely Tom Hoopers The King's Speech and Robert Rodriguezs' Machete. Simon additionally watched John Boormans Deliverance as one of 1001 Movies he must see before he dies.
UK Box-Office and New-Releases discussion ensue whilst the News discusses Gareth Edwards taking on Godzilla, Tarantino's Top 10 of 2010 and Frodo Baggins return amongst many other topics. A fun-packed show! Links Facebook-er of the week is Whitney Borup, aka, Whitney from the "Frankly, My Dear" podcast - make sure you listen! Twitter-er of the week is Peter Bradshow, click here for his Twitter-feed, as he is an esteemed film critic for The Guardian. Blog of the Week is Mad Hatters The Dark of the Matinee due to the ridiculous amount of films he can watch in a week. Music All music is from the soundtrack to The Kings Speech by Alexandre Desplat (same guy who composed the score for Polanski's The Ghost and the odd Harry Potter film!) The last track is taken from Deliverance and the duelling-banjo sequence. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
January 01, 2011 11:40 AM PST
 Back into the 'dream location' that is the Ritzy in Brixton, the main review is Tron and Jo and I have managed to watch Tron prior to watching Tron: Legacy. This gives us ample opportunity to discuss both films in relation to each other ... We also manage to cover a bunch of news articles from the last two weeks whilst changing our Top London Box-Office to the Worldwide Box-Office of 2010. Then, to finish, we reveal our favourite films of 2010. Just like last year, these are revealed to each other at the same time as revealing the information to you dear listener. Links Facebook-er of the week is Mark Harrison, whilst we urge you to follow - on twitter - KaffLaws. Blog of the week is Jess at Insight into Entertainment whereby she has a great game called 'Movie Mash-Up' so check it out and enjoy the fun and games. Click on the links to go directly to the website! Trailers Music All music between the breaks is from the incredible soundtrack to Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk, whilst during the Top 10 Films of 2010 the songs are the sounds from each film - except in the odd case where something wasn't available I got music from the trailer. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
December 12, 2010 05:58 AM PST
You lucky things! This week we have three new releases to discuss! New releases a-plenty! Jo watched The American, Simon watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows whilst both Jo and Simon watched Monsters, the small-film-that could ... costing only £500,000 and making millions! The usual film news includes discussion of the winners at the British Independent Film Awards whilst we run through the UK Box-Office (damn you Time Out for not updating your London Box-Office in time!) and discuss two mechanical trailers: Real Steel and Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. Trailers Links Blog of the week is the four-years old Blog Cabins, run by Mr Cabin or everyones favourite Fletch. Facebook fan of the week is Mr Mike McKenney who runs his own blog, Destroy Apathy (though he hasn't written there for 8 months...), but more importantly, writes for the Films and Festivals blog too. Finally, Twitter-er is Charlie Brooker, TV-critic and not a big fan of The American. Music The vast majority of music is from the soundtrack to Monsters by Jon Hopkins - an easy find on itunes. Though, the music sprinkled around the Potter review is (new to the potter franchise) Alexandre Desplat's score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Not to forget the little bit of Bon Jovi, Livin' on a Prayer ... (Greatest Hits now available!) Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
December 04, 2010 04:23 PM PST
So, we are outside in the snowy streets of London. It really is freezing cold and you can hear it in our stuttery voices. Luckily we get inside to review the films as we finish our coverarge of The Brighton Film Festival by discussing Fleurs du mal and Patagonia starry pop-star Duffy. The news, feedback and Top London Box-Office (thank you to 'Time Out' for updating your London Box-Office details!) follow and, to finish, Simon has watched and analysed the fifth and sixth Harry Potter years in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Trailers Links Facebook following is Nick Jobe from Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob - 'indeed', this is the second week we recommend him so, hunt him down! Twitter follower Graham Linehan who has his own blog, if you click here, is worth checking out and do follow him on twitter. Finally, big recommendation for Film Squish for reviving the 1001 Movie Club - a great site for all your classic film needs! Music All music is from the Harry Potter films discussed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince composed by Nicholas Hooper. And, then we also feature Duffy's hit song Mercy and a little bit of Ira Newborn's theme for The Naked Gun trilogy. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
We are also on Twitter (simonandjoshow) and Facebook.
November 28, 2010 02:47 AM PST
This week, we travel outside of London to Brighton to cover an upcoming film playing at CineCity: The Brighton Film Festival. Alejandro González Iñárritu directs Biutiful starring Javier Bardem and, believe me, though set in Barcelona it is the complete opposite the Javier Bardems previous outing in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
We then cover the news - that includes DiCaprio as a tiger and Christian Bale as Batman - for the last time. So he says. The UK box-office (Time-Out ... update your London Box-Office!) and feedback from new listeners and Baffler-Planners alike. Finally, we discuss the next two Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell try their hand with Potter with serious outcomes ... Trailers Links Thanks to Jon at Splendor Cinema for his support of the show! The Duke of Yorks truly is the place to be! Opposing views on Alfonso Cuarón is held by Nick at Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob. Music I couldn't find the soundtrack for Biutiful but IMDB has obviously got the soundtrack listing so, I have hunted down the following tracks by Underworld  , Cafe Tubeca and Lorca . To finish, the final few tracks are from the Harry Potter franchise - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is John Williams  whilst Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is composed by Patrick Doyle .Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
We are also on Twitter (simonandjoshow) and Facebook.
November 21, 2010 09:31 AM PST
Beginning from the Clapham Picturehouse yet again, this week we dodge the Potter-madness by watching animated-romance Chico and Rita. But alas, 'Potter' has not escaped us as Simon rewatched Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The usual news and UK Box-Office is discussed and criticised too with discussion about the recent trailers for Source Code, the new Duncan Jones film and The Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and, much to Jo's distaste, Blake Lively. Music The vast majority of music is from the trailer for Chico and Rita, whilst I hunted down tracks by Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk who feature in the film too. Its strange, but currently there is no soundtrack available to this film ... but if Jazz is your bag then, hunt it down on amazon. The tracks from Harry Potter are not the originals unfortunately, pulled from the album The Music of John Williams performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Trailers Links We mentined Jon over at Splendor Cinema and the Brighton Film Festival which we hope to cover in next weeks podcast. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com
We are also on Twitter (simonandjoshow) and Facebook.
November 07, 2010 08:46 AM PST
This week, having caught a bunch of this weeks films at The London Film Festival, we use the opportunity to discuss the Back to the Future Trilogy - thats right, all three releases between 1985 and 1990 to coincide with the latest blu-ray release. We then discuss some of the latest news and London box-office and some of the recent trends in Hollywood Rom-Coms - 'no strings-attached' sex. Finally, we then discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho which had been shown at the Union Chapel at Islington, London - through Jameson Cult Classics. And, obviously, we mentioned the Brokeback to the Future mash-up ... click here. Trailers Two examples of those 'lots-of-sex-for-men-doesn't-have-repurcussions' films coming out are below... But there are many more, including Hall Pass with Owen Wilson, Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and the Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs - click on the titles if you are interested in this trend. Links Music All music is from the soundtrack from Back to the Future including the score by Alan Silvestri and eighties classic by Huey Lewis and the News and a new take on Johnny Be Good. Remember - you can always email The Simon and Jo Film Show directly using this email: simonandjoshow@gmail.com We are also on Twitter (simonandjoshow) and Facebook. 
October 17, 2010 02:01 PM PDT
This week The London Film Festival kicks off as we cover Let Me In, Manilla Skies and Waste Land. This precedes our coverage of the London Film Festival 2010 as over the next two weeks we shall be delivering multiple short episodes based exclusively on the film views at the festival. But, as it stands, this episode is the usual style with the London Box-Office and latest news with, to finish, an brief overview of The Exorcist as Simon managed to catch a screening with Mark Kermode earlier in the week. Enjoy! Links  Mad Hatter who argues about Benjamin Button with me - so check out his site here (though my review of Ben Button is here...). Movie Moxie defends Let The Right One In ... she has a blog so check that out here. It is Fletch/Dylan/Mr Cabin's birthday so visit his blog here. Then, if you haven't found Bournes Birthday Baffler the link is here. Trailers Music A wide range of music this week! The initial three interludes are from Michael Giacchino's soundtrack for Let Me In - which you can donwload from itunes. The music used throughout the Wasteland review and leading into the following section is a track called Isolate by Moby - again, donwloadable through itunes or bought as a CD as part of the album Wait For Me. The 'Exorcist' track is Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells from the album of the same name, and then, to finish, a track that featured in Let Me In, though is not on the soundtrack, Let's Dance by David Bowie.
September 26, 2010 11:16 AM PDT
One whole year ago, Jo and I tentatively recorded our first podcast discussing Sam Mendes and Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank. This week, we celebrate our first Anniversary by recording live in Brighton, the seaside resort one-hour away from London, at The Bystander Cafe - reviewing The Town - Ben Afflecks follow-up film to Gone Baby Gone starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm. This is followed up by a review of Devil, the M, Night Shyamalan-produced Horror-Thriller ... many mock Shyamalan for The Last Airbender ... but should they mock him for Devil. It includes the latest films news, the London Box-Office and then a finish as Jo reviews London to Brighton and Simon reveals his choice of films at the London Film Festival 2010. Lots of fantastic friends get involved - Sarah has her opinion on The Town, we hear from the missing Bangor Rep and many, many others. Sit down, relax, get a coffee and get ready for the 1-hour Simon and Jo Film Show! Links So many people to thank - Mad Hatter from The Dark of the Matinee, Scott and Whitney from Frankly, My Dear, Mr Cabin from Blog Cabins. We shouted out Sebastian over at Detailed Criticisms and Heather at Movie Mobsters too! Music All Music is from the soundtrack for The Town available on itunes and amazon.com Trailers
September 08, 2010 03:46 PM PDT
The Simon and Jo Show has been on the road! All the way to Reading. Luke Owen from Flickering Myth invited us to the Forbury Hotel for a special screening of the first two episodes of The Collectors Room, a new and exciting TV-Internet series with a horror-drama edge. In this special edition of their weekly film podcast review show Simon & Jo interview Luke and his co-conspirators Daniel J. Brant and Kate Hansell about the project then discuss the shows they watched; The Last Serenade and Sam. We get to the bottom of the filmmakers intentions and future plans as well evaluating the quality of the work. The music is from the shows theme tune. If you like the sound of the programmes then check them out here and don't forget to tune into The Simon and Jo Film Show this weekend for more reviews, news and stuff. If you'd like us to review your film/tv programme/anything else then please get in touch here. TSAJS: 08/08/2010 'Scream' Trilogy/Empire of the Sun/Amistad/Inception
August 08, 2010 12:49 PM PDT
This week, Simon and Jo both watch the 'Scream' trilogy, prepared for the release of 'Scream 4' in April 2011. Every facet of Wes Cravens three horror films spanning 1996 and 2000 is covered in this epic episode - the longest yet! Though, don't worry, this is not the only film topic. We also discuss the latest news, the London box-office and, to finish, Simon continues his Spielberg quest through watching Empire of the Sun and Amistad the not-so-hot Spielberg movies from '87 and '97, whilst Jo finally watches Inception and we discuss this. Links Satan and The Lord podcast - we haven't listened to it yet, but we have been told to mention it so, c'est la vie. Rachel from Rachels Reel Reviews wrote us an email, covering last weeks discussion of The Breakfast Club. Trailers The terrifying Guillermo Del Toro production Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Giametti and Hoffman in Barney's Version and Jo is excited (though Simon is not) about Burlesque... Music All music has been nabbed from across the Scream soundtracks - the score by Marco Beltrami - and the big gun by Nick Cave, 'Red Right Hand'.
July 11, 2010 01:21 PM PDT
This week, for our 40th show, we 'rip-apart' the Jurassic Park trilogy. It is Simon's birthday, hence he reviews his all-time favourite film and so, it is time for a celebration! We then cover some feedback sent in - via simonandjoshow@gmail.com - and the London Box Office, the new releases and more news. To finish, finally Simon watched My Blueberry Nights and In the Mood for Love and discusses the two films in the third part. Links Rachel from Rachel's Reel Reviews e-mailed in to tell us her opinions on our coverage of Mad Max, whilst Shannon the 'Movie Moxie' wished Simon a happy birthday and has her list of favourite films of 2010, which you can check out on her blog, titled 'Looking Back, Looking Forward'... ! Music All the music is, pretty much, from the soundtrack to Jurassic Park and composed by John Williams - though we did use excerpts from The Lost World soundtrack and My Blueberry Nights soundtrack. Trailers Available on YouTube, the trailers we discuss are Chain Letter, Piranha 3-D and Little Fockers
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Podcast SummaryA London-based weekly film podcast mixing a dose of blockbuster fun with some arthouse cool. Listen in for plenty of views, news and debate.
About Simon C and Jo GA Film Fans Podcast whereby we, Simon and Jo, every week, set-up the Show at a different location - most often in London (Curzon, BFI, Trafalgar Square, small coffee houses in Camden...). New releases, international and independent cinema gains the most recognition - but alas - we have Graham, the representative in Bangor, who often see's the mainstream trash we do not want to watch. Every now and then, we discuss some classic cinema to recommend. Its all fun and games really. Followers
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