MOVIE NEWS: Petrov’s Flu (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2021) in UK Cinemas February 2022
Petrov's Flu film screening times: https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/petrovs-flu/HO00002609/ Petrov's Flu + Q&A with Kirill Serebrennikov film screening times:: https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/petrovs-flu-...
14 Feb 20224min
Stump the Guesser! (Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; 2020)
Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts once again, this time to discuss this surreal Canadian spoof of early Soviet film. Some Ways You Can Support the Show: First of all, please subscribe on your podcatcher of ...
23 Jan 202217min
New Year 2022 Bonus Episode
What else did Ally get up to last year when he wasn't recording Russophiles Unite episodes?
17 Jan 202229min
Carnival Night (Eldar Ryazanov; 1956)
Carrie & Ally Pitts discuss a Khrushchev Thaw-era musical satirical comedy from the director of Soviet New Year staple The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!. Some Ways You Can Support the Show: First...
26 Dec 202146min
The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006)
Film historian and Hamo Bek-Nazarov Project co-founder Daniel Bird joins Ally Pitts to discuss this astonishing debut feature by the late Armenian-Russian director Maria Saakyan. To celebrate the rel...
30 Nov 20212h 15min
The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006) Second Run Blu-ray Twitter Competition Terms & Conditions
The Lighthouse [AKA Mayak] (Maria Saakyan; 2006) Blu-ray Giveaway on Twitter A new restoration of Maria Saakyan’s stunning film The Lighthouse AKA Mayak is out on Blu-ray on 27th September 2021! To ce...
22 Sep 20212min
Announcement: Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, an R.E.M. Podcast, hosted by Ally Pitts & Lyn Seren
Ally Pitts and Lyn Seren are hosting podcast where they discuss the music of alternative rock legends R.E.M. one track at a time. It's called Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, and we think you should listen...
8 Aug 20212min
STATE FUNERAL (Sergei Loznitsa; 2019)
Kristaps Andrejsons, journalist and host of The Eastern Border podcast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this documentary which provides a startling insight into the cult of personality surrounding Soviet ...
21 Maj 20211h 16min
