Someone Else's Movie

A young woman in a burgundy top looks into the camera, her dark hair falling past her shoulders.

Two young women stand uncomfortably on either side of a doorway as an older man closes the doors on them.

With her first feature FOREIGNER making its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia festival this week, director Ava Maria Safai peels back the layers of Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. On all podcast platforms, and streaming here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ava...

Julian Richings on The Night of the Hunter | Someone Else's Movie You’ve seen actor Julian Richings in everything from Hard Core Logo and Cube to Supernatural and Man of Steel, and you’re about to see him opposite Sheila McCarthy in the Fantasia world premiere Anyth...

Charles Laughton's magnificent American Gothic thriller THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER turns 70 today. Beloved character actor Julian Richings brought it to the show in 2020, and it was a very special episode. You should catch up to it.

A man and woman perch behind a video camera in a messy space.

Two blonde women -- one a little younger, the other a little older -- peer at something out of frame, lit from above like an '80s Bonnie Tyler album cover. (Which is nifty, because the image was taken in 1971.)

Having just premiered their first feature LUCID at Montreal’s Fantasia film festival, Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan dive into DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, Harry Kumel’s 1971 cult classic about ... oh, you know. On your podcast platform of choice, or at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ram... !

Enrico Colantoni on Midnight Run | Someone Else's Movie Beloved actor Enrico Colantoni — of Galaxy Quest, Veronica Mars, Flashpoint, Remedy and the new psychological thriller The Dark Stranger, available today on DVD and on demand — brings the love for Mar...

MIDNIGHT RUN turns 40 today, so here's Enrico Colantoni's absolutely delightful episode about it. (Also includes some GALAXY QUEST stories, because he's just the best.)

Wearing large round eyeglasses, a blue hat and a blue shirt, a bearded man stares straight into the camera.

At a 1950s-era bar, a platinum-blonde woman stares into the middle distance while couples smoke and drink on either side of her.

With his new documentary PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE AND RESISTANCE streaming on NFB.ca (and opening in Winnipeg on July 30th), filmmaker Noam Gonick takes a moment to celebrate Uli Edel's LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/noa...

A head-and-shoulders image of man standing against a white backdrop, his head turned so he can look into the camera.

A man crawls on a dirt road, silhouetted by the headlights of the car behind him. Someone is walking towards him from the driver's side.

With his new thriller 40 ACRES in theaters across the US and Canada, writer-director RT Thorne is here to share his love and admiration for Joel and Ethan Coen's breakout neo-noir BLOOD SIMPLE. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/rt-...

A black-and-white photo of a young man in a ball cap and T-shirt, with headphones around his neck, smiling broadly at something off-camera.

A shocked woman stares down at the ground as something burns in the distance behind her. (Image is a still from Denis Villeneuve's INCENDIES.)

Happy Canada Day, tout le monde! SKEET writer-director Nik Sexton is here to celebrate Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated adaptation of INCENDIES. Available on your favorite podcast provider, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/nik...

Wearing a black sweater with white stripes over a black-and-white striped turtleneck, a woman looks at the camera in three-quarter profile. The image is in black and white, too.

Supporting himself with crutches, a man stands in a vaguely institutional hallway looking nervous and confused. He's dressed in a white robe over a white T-shirt, which has a trail of blood running down the center. An orderly stands in the distance behind him, also dressed in white, arms at his sides. The image has a sickly green tint to it.

With her brilliant first feature DO I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE? arriving on VOD this Friday, director Arianna Martinez advocates for a reappraisal of Gore Verbinski's 2017 creeper A CURE FOR WELLNESS. Available on all podcast platforms, and streaming right here:
someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ari...

A bearded man leans against a wall in a hallway, his arms crossed in a comfortable pose.

A balding man in a brown suit crouches uncomfortably underneath a sink in a hotel bathroom, listening intently to whatever's playing in his headphones. A freshly sanitized toilet is directly to his left.

With his microbudget thriller SELF DRIVER now available on demand, writer-director Michael Pierro is here to celebrate Francis Ford Coppola and Gene Hackman’s essential work in THE CONVERSATION. On your favorite podcast platform, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/mic...

A bearded man smiles for the camera. He's wearing a rose-colored shirt over a plain white T.

A man in a tropical shirt and khakis drags a rolling case across a sand beach, looking exactly like the famous silhouette image of Bigfoot. If Bigfoot had luggage.

With PLEASE, AFTER YOU newly out on VOD, director Rob Michaels shares his favorite comedy, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL -- the one where Jason Segel wrote himself a hit romcom. On your podcast provider of choice, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/rob...

A young woman with dark hair and glasses looks at the camera, wearing a blue Oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up.

On a Parisian street, a woman and a small boy look on as a man in a puffy coat explains something to someone off-camera, gesturing with his hands.

This week, director Chloé Robichaud – whose charming, spiky comedy TWO WOMEN is now playing in Toronto and Montreal – celebrates Jean-Marc Valleé’s heartbreaking 2011 masterpiece CAFÉ DE FLORE. On all podcast platforms, or streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/chl...

Breaking news! This disc includes Becky Shrimpton's episode of the podcast as a special feature!

Isn't that cool? We think it's cool.

A young woman in a striped top stands against what appears to be a military tent. She looks directly at the camera, her expression mildly curious or possibly irritated. A cigarette dangles from the corner of her mouth. (Photo is by Kourtney Roy, who is also the subject.)

A man speaks into a walkie-talkie as two passersby -- one in civilian clothes, another in paramilitary gear -- glance at him. A massive saucer-shaped ship is visible in the sky behind them. (Image is from Neill Blomkamp's DISTRICT 9.)

This week, photographer and filmmaker Kourtney Roy -– whose creepy first feature KRYPTIC is now on VOD and onscreen at Toronto's Carlton Cinema -– celebrates Neill Blomkamp’s splattery sci-fi satire DISTRICT 9. In your podcast feed, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/kou...

A young man wearing a black dress shirt smiles for the camera.

A woman in a slinky gown and a mustachioed man in a Gestapo uniform speak to a bespectacled man in a suit. Swastika banners hang on the walls behind them, but it's all fake -- these are actors in a play about the Nazis, in a still from Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE.

Unthinkable that it's taken a decade for someone to choose an Ernst Lubitsch picture, but this week BAD SHABBOS director Daniel Robbins tackles TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- and it's more relevant than ever. On your podcast platform of choice, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/dan...

Very possibly!

A black-and-white image of a man looking intently at something off-camera.

A man, a woman and a girl, all dressed for November weather, stand on a train platform with looks of deep concern.

This week, SHARP CORNER writer-director Jason Buxton steps up for the aching sadness of Ang Lee's THE ICE STORM, a 1997 masterwork that's long overdue for rediscovery. On all podcast platforms, and streaming at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jas... !

Two men -- one with a little stubble, the other with a beard -- sit on a couch in a decrepit building. They both wear toques and parkas.

A man in an overcoat stands behind a little boy in a blue room. There is a framed map behind them. (Image is of Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment in THE SIXTH SENSE.)

This week, THE ISLAND BETWEEN TIDES writer-directors Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes dig into M. Night Shyamalan's breakout chiller THE SIXTH SENSE, and wonder why more people don't talk about it these days. On all podcast platforms, and directly at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/aus... !

Reece Shearsmith on Theatre of Blood Podcast Episode · Someone Else's Movie · 2017-04-04 · 54m

You can find Reece's episode on the Vincent Price classic THEATRE OF BLOOD right here, if you're so inclined.

Congratulations to Friend of the Show Reece Shearsmith, and also to the gentleman next to him!

(Seriously, though, they've both done amazing work with INSIDE NO. 9 and you should all watch it.)

A man looks directly at the camera. He has close-cropped hair and wears a sweater over a T-shirt.

In the canals of Venice, a man sits in a gondola with a very serious expression as a woman looks at him with concern. (Image is Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Nicolas Roeg's DON'T LOOK NOW.)

This week, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO co-director Sam Rice-Edwards unpacks the mystery and dread of Nicolas Roeg's 1973 masterwork DON'T LOOK NOW. See the film before you play the episode; it's kind of important. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/sam...

A woman smiles at the camera. Her hair is piled atop her head.

In a tight close-up, surrounded by darkness, a woman faces the camera. Half of her face is in shadow, and her mouth is slightly open in an expression of dread. (Image is Laura Dern in David Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE.)

This week, writer-director Ingrid Veninger -- whose new movie CROCODILE EYES screens this Thursday at Vancouver’s VIFF Centre -- returns to the podcast to go deep into David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE. On all podcast providers, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ing...

A bearded man in a t-shirt smiles for the camera, his arms crossed. The image is in black and white.

A stag and doe stand together in a wintry forest. The image -- a still from the film ON BODY AND SOUL -- has a slight blue tint.

This week, Samir Oliveros -- director of THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA -- dives deep into Ildikó Enyedi’s magic-realist drama ON BODY AND SOUL. (Have you seen it? You should see it.) On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/sam...

A woman with short blonde hair smiles for the camera in a black-and-white image.

A young woman embraces a pale-faced man with long, sharp blades where his fingers should be. He appears concerned. (Image is of Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.)

As her first feature BOB TREVINO LIKES IT charms audiences across North America, Tracie Laymon drops in to celebrate the magic and romance of Tim Burton's suburban fairy tale EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. On podcast platforms everywhere, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tra...

Congratulations to all Friends of SEMcast who've scored Canadian Screen Award nominations today, and especially to this week's guest Naomi Jaye, whose DARKEST MIRIAM is up for six prizes including Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Direction and Adapted Screenplay! That's pretty nice.

A black-and-white close-up of a woman smiling for the camera. The sun plays through her hair from the window behind her.

A small red car sits at a red light at a street corner. The building in the background sports a massive image of a woman's face in profile, framed against an indistinct red background. (Image is from THREE COLORS: RED.)

Her new film DARKEST MIRIAM just opened this year's @canfilmfest.bsky.social and starts its theatrical run on Friday, so writer-director Naomi Jaye stops in to discuss Krzysztof Kieslowski's haunting THREE COLORS: RED. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/nao...

A black-and-white image of a woman facing the camera. She has shoulder-length dark hair and wears what looks like a black T-shirt.

A bearded man, wearing a cap and a vest over a vaguely shabby cloth shirt, stands in front of a horse-drawn cart on a country road. He gestures to the camera as if addressing the viewer. (Image is Topol as Tevye the Milkman in Norman Jewison's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.)

With her documentary YOUR TOMORROW streaming nationwide on tvo.org this Friday, director Ali Weinstein is here to share her lifelong love for Norman Jewison's first musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Come along for the ride! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ali...

Thank you! We're old now!

Standing on a hillside, a young man in a wide-brimmed hat grins at someone off-camera. (Felix-Antoine Duval in a still from SHEPHERDS.)

Bathed in orange-red light, a young woman wearing headphones stares intently at something just below the camera. (Juliette Gariepy in a still from RED ROOMS.)

For our tenth anniversary episode, award-winning SHEPHERDS star Felix-Antoine Duval explores the dark corners of Pascale Plant's RED ROOMS. It's a good one. someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/fel...

two men in a car with the words 10 years written on the bottom Alt: Two men in a car, the driver shouting "TEN YEARS! TEN YEARS, MAN!" over and over again

So guess what

Sitting in a theater, a man wearing a black shirt leans forward and looks intently into the camera.

A group of young people hoist a large wooden cross onto a bus, which is parked in a vast desert.

What's the buzz? Join Oscar-nominated writer and director Atom Egoyan – whose latest drama SEVEN VEILS opens across Canada Friday – as he sings the praises of Norman Jewison’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. On your podcast provider of choice, or streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ato...