Mermaid (Anna Melikyan; 2007)
Marilag Angway and Meghan Griffin podcasters and fairy tale super-fans, join Ally Pitts to discuss this loose modern-day adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Expect SPOILERS fro...
13 Dec 20181h 11min
Ivan the Terrible: Part I (Sergei Eisenstein; 1944)
Esther Jolliffe, film Studies masters graduate, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this biopic of the first tsar of Muscovy, which was voted 102nd greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound Critic...
25 Okt 201846min
Fiddler on the Roof (Norman Jewison; 1971)
Alex Taylor, writer and performer, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this big screen version of the beloved stage musical, itself an adaptation of a story by Russian-Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem. Expect SP...
11 Okt 201852min
The White Sun of the Desert (Vladimir Motyl; 1970)
Edward Evans, English language teacher, lapsed chemist, occasional YouTuber and long-time Moscow resident, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this 'Red Western'/'Eastern'. SPOILERS from about 19 minutes in ...
27 Sep 20181h 17min
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession (Leonid Gaidai; 1973)
Lyn Seren, Russophiles Unite regular and Bill & Ted enthusiast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this knockabout time-travel comedy caper. Expect SPOILERS from about 7 minutes in until the end. Ivan Vasily...
13 Sep 201826min
Assa (Sergei Solovyov; 1987)
Carrie Pitts, former Moscow resident and self-described 'emergency back-up guest', joins Ally to discuss this late '80s Russian cult favourite. We were fortunate enough to see it on the big screen as...
30 Aug 20181h 14min
Brother (Alexei Balabanov; 1997)
Mark Bullen, author, former police officer, and expert on Russian organised crime joins Ally Pitts to discuss iconic '90s neo-noir crime drama Brother. It stars Sergei Bodrov Jr, Viktor Sukhorukov, Sv...
16 Aug 20181h 15min
Aelita, Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924)
Sarah Roberts, artist and podcaster,, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this early Soviet silent sci-fi adventure. SPOILERS from about 11 minutes in until the end. Aelita stars Nikolai Tsereteli, Valentina...
2 Aug 20181h 11min
