Movie Heaven Movie Hell

This week we look at the director John Frankenheimer. John worked his way up to director, starting out in television before venturing into feature films. Working all the way through the 60s to 2000, he made a name for himself for making paranoid thrillers, like MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, high octane car chases, like the ones in FRENCH CONNECTION 2 and RONIN, and for getting good performances out of diificult actors like Burt Lanacester, Frank Sinatara, Gene Hackman and Robert De Niro. The films under discussion are SECONDS, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, RONIN and REINDEER GAMES (DECEPTION). Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie He

We are joined by the hosts of the James Bond Radio podcast to see out 2016 by taking James Bond to Movie Heaven Movie Hell. Chris and Tom make their picks from all the Bond films and we get to geek out on all things 007 related. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You can listen to James Bond Radio Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube. You can follow James Bond Radio on Facebook and Twitter, just search James Bond Radio. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode we celebrate Christmas by talking about our the most festive of Christmas films, Die Hard. A movie that has become a tradition to watch during the Yuletide Season. We are joined by regular guest Clive Ashenden, from The A-Z of SFF podcast, and screenwriter Stuart Wright, the host of the Britflicks podcast to discuss about what makes Die Hard such a great film. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You listen to The A-Z of SFF and Britflicks on iTunes. You can follow Stuart Wright on Twitter at @Leytonrocks. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com Yo

In this week's podcast we chat to Actor James Payton about being a stand-in on films like PROMETHEUS, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, SPECTRE, and SHRELOCK HOLMES. James talks about his experience of standing-in for actors like Robert Downey Jr, Christoph Waltz and Anthony Hopkins. And his starring roles as Hitler in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGERS and THE MONUMENTS MEN, and as Frank Longbottom in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://ww

This week the guys talk about the work of writer/director Nora Ephron. Ephron first came into the limelight for writing the screenplays for films such as SILKWOOD and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, before jumping into the director's chair. She is known for directing romantic comedies like SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, YOU'VE GOT MAIL and MICHAEL, and pairing up Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in two films. Nora only directed 8 films before her untimely death, but they were films that brought a lot of joy to the world. The films under discussion are SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, MICHAEL, YOU'VE GOT MAIL AND BEWITCHED. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @Mo

This week Simon and Keith are joined by Mike Tack and Clive Ashenden to talk about the musicial stylings of John Carpenter as he tours England with his band, playing themes from his films, like HALLOWEEN, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, and from his albums, LOST THEMES. The guys went to see the horror maestro play at the Troxy in London and they talk about their experience of the gig and their thoughts on Carpenter's work. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/chan

Keith is joined by Clive Ashenden to talk about this year's FrightFest Halloween All-Dayer. The films under discussion are BED OF THE DEAD, DON'T HANG UP, COLD MOON, FEAR INC, RUPTURE and HEAD SHOT. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w "Welcome to HorrorLand" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week we talk to director Toby Dye, the director of The Corridor, a video installation that played at the Daydreaming With Stanley Kubrick exhibtion last August. We talk to Toby about being asked by James Lavelle, from the band Unkle, to be part of the exhibition, the making of the video, and having the video shown at Somerset House. Toby also directs documentaries and music videos, so we talk about the rest of his work. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3

This week we resume our regular programming by looking at the work of writer, director Jonathan Demme. Demme started his career working for Roger Corman, directing 3 films (CAGED HEAT, CRAZY MAMA, FIGHTING MAD), before going off to make films like SWING SHIFT, MELVIN AND HOWARD, SOMETHING WILD. As well as directing films, he also has directed documentaries, TV shows, music videos and live concert films like STOP MAKING SENSE. Demme is stills going strong in his old age, having released a film back in 2015, called RICKI AND THE FLASH. The films unders discussion is LAST EMBRACE, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/Movi

In this special episode of the podcast, we reunite some of the cast and crew of Simon's debut feature film, Blood + Roses. Simon is joined by writer Ben Woodiwiss, actors Ben Woodiwiss (Seth) and Pamela Flanagan (Alice), SFX artist Brendan Lonergan with Keith hosting the panel. We get into the writing of the script, casting the actors, shooting in Cornwall, post production and the reception the final film receiced. Plus we ask listners questions to the panel. It's a bumper episode! Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Kei

There are Klingons on the starboard side as we finish our Star Trek celebrations by looking at the orginial Star Trek films. We are joined by Clive Ashenden and Rob Wickings from The A-Z Of SFF, as we talk about the cinematic adventures of Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, Chekov, Uhura and Scotty. We talk about the death and resurrection of Spock, Kirk going up against God, why is the Enterprise always in disrepair, Scotty changing the past, Checkov always getting hurt, and was Bones beamed away from a disco? The films under discussion are THE MOTION PICTURE, THE WRATH OF KHAN, THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, THE VOYAGE HOME, THE FINAL FRONTIER, and THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/Mo

We interrupt our Star Trek coverage to cover the "dark heart of cinema", FrightFest. We are joined by filmmaker, and FrightFester, Clive Ashenden as we talk about the festival. We give our thoughts on the move from Leicester Square to Shepherd's Bush, what we thought of this year's festival and we make our picks, good and bad, from the lineup of films. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

We continue to celebrate 50 years of Star Trek by talking about The Next Generation films. We are join by filmmaker Alex Brunning to discuss the movie adventures of Picard, Data, Riker, Worf, Geordie, Deanna and Beverly on the Enterprise D and E as they face the Borg, The Nexus, Shinzon and Puberty. The films under discussion are GENERATIONS, FIRST CONTACT, INSURRECTION and NEMESIS. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this podcast we kick-off our STAR TREK celebrations as the franchise turns 50, by talking about the reboot, or Kelvin Timeline, films. We are joined by Charles de Lauzirika as we discuss J.J. Abrams' reimagining of the adventures of the Enterprise, as the timeline is spilt off into an alternative one where Kirk is born in battle, Spock is more emotional and Bones is... well he is still surly. Spoilers abound as we talk about STAR TREK, INTO DARKNESS and BEYOND. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at

We mentioned him on many episodes of Movie Heaven Movie Hell, so it's finally time we talk about one of our favourite directors, James Cameron. He started off working for Roger Corman, as an Art Director, on films like BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and GALAXY OF FEAR before jumping into the director's chair on PIRANHA PART 2: THE SPAWNING. That film was a trial by fire, but lead to James Cameron making THE TERMINATOR, a neo-noir thriller that made a superstar out of Arnold Schwarzenegger. His career has gone onto greater heights with each film he made until he reached TITANIC, which he won an oscar as Best Director. His output since then has slowed down, but with 4 sequels to AVATAR on the way, we will be seeing more of the self proclaimed "King of the World". The films under discussion are PIRANHA PART TWO: THE SPAWNING, THE ABYSS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY and AVATAR. We dedicate this episode to the late Trevor Steedman, Private Wierzbowski in Aliens, who passed away in June 2016. Movie Heaven Movie Hel

If you ever wondered what a Producer actually does, than this is the episode for you. Simon and Keith have an indepth conversation with James Rumsey about producing the film MY FERAL HEART. (Directed by Jane Gull, written by Duncan Paveling and starring Steven Brandon, Will Rastall and Shana Swash) We talk with James about the gensis of the film, his role in the making of the film, and about it's festival run. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7

This week we talk about the first woman to win an Oscar for best director, Kathrygn Bigelow. Kathryn started off making great genre films with collobrators James Cameron and Eric Red on the films NEAR DARK, POINT BREAK, BLUE STEEL and STRANGE DAYS. Action films that defined the genre for many years to follow. She then went on to make award winning films like THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY. The films under discussion is POINT BREAK, STRANGE DAYS, THE WEIGHT OF WATER and K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com

This week we talk to novelist, scriptwriter and horror fan Jason D. Brawn about what it's like to have a short film made out of one of his scripts. We delve into horror literature and film. And by listener request, we share our thoughts on this year's FrightFest lineup and change of venue. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

We kick off the second go around of the A-Z of directors by looking at the work of the other Paul Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson. Coming out of the Sundance Institute, P.T. Anderson has gone onto make some great films like BOOGIE NIGHTS and MAGNOLIA. He is a director who is able to combine great acting with great visuals to tell unusal stories about people and their environments. The films under discussion is PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, THE MASTER and INHERENT VICE. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith E

This week we talk to Edward Ross, the cartoonist behind FILMISH: A GRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH FILM, about his going through the history of film and creating this grahic novel. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w