LIFE IN FILM with Director Oliver Parker #72

11/21/23 • 57 min

Oliver is one of Britain's finest directors but did you know he started out as an actor? while on stage playing Iago this gave him the impetus to adapt Othello into a movie, in the end starring Laurence Fishburne & Kenneth Branagh. From 'The Importance of Being Earnest' to 'Johnny English' Oliver has had a hugely exciting and diverse career.

We chat about how being an actor helped him as a director, the privilege of directing the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Caine and working multiple times with Gemma Arterton. And why his biography should be called 'Fuck it, Lets Dance'. - We are sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ providing you access to the largest online therapy service in the world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 10% off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Scott Marshall Partners) - '⁠The Great Escaper' is in Cinemas Now. - Thank you to our guest ⁠⁠⁠Oliver.⁠

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LIFE IN FILM with Actor - Shaun Thomas #71

Shaun was plucked out of school and cast in the critically acclaimed 'The Selfish Giant', since then he's proven to be a breakthrough star, even working with Tim Burton along the way. We chat about championing female directors, his most embarrassing moment on the set of 'Grimsby' and his latest role in Molly Manning Walker's debut feature 'How to Have Sex'. - We are sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ providing you access to the largest online therapy service in the world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 10% off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Scott Marshall Partners) - '⁠Show to Have Sex' is in Cinemas Now - Thank you to our guest ⁠⁠Shaun ⁠& thank you to the team at ⁠Ace PR⁠. As always thank you to our Sponsor ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - If you enjoyed this episode, please review and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Tube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠etc and please share. It makes a huge difference. - Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @LIFEINFILMpod & For early and uncut episodes check of the Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Lifeinfilmpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠- #shaunthomas #howtohavesex #sex #film #grimsby #timburton #MiaMcKenna-Bruce #lifeinfilmpodcast #elliotjameslangridge #foryou #fyp #film #podcast #mostembarrassingmoment #sixdegreesofkevinbacon #podcast - We stand with our Writers & our Actors.

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LIFE IN FILM with Actor Bruce Greenwood #73

Bruce Greenwood ⁠is a real actor's actor, I have been a fan of his work since the 90's thriller '⁠Double Jeopardy⁠' , the movie he says changed his career.

From ⁠J.J. Abrams⁠, ⁠Robert Zemeckis⁠ to ⁠Steven Spielberg⁠ he has collaborated with the very best.You may know him from, ⁠I'Robot⁠, to ⁠Capote⁠, ⁠Star Trek⁠, to ⁠Gerald's Game⁠, or perhaps playing John F Kennedy oppersite ⁠Kevin Costner⁠ in '⁠Thirteen Days⁠'. But most recently he has led the hugely popular Netflix series ⁠'The Fall of the House of Usher'⁠. In which he was a last minute replacement, he got the phone call on the Wednesday and he was on set by the Monday, there was just the small matter of cramming over 500 pages of script into his head.

He shared his line learning and auditioning techniques, and how to get the background just right when you're sending in a tape. Told some wonderful stories from his career and what it's like voicing the iconic⁠ Batman⁠ and why you should never be drunk on set.

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Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Scott Marshall Partners)

⁠'⁠⁠The Fall of the House of Usher' ⁠is on Netflix Now.

Thank you to our guest⁠⁠ Bruce⁠& as always thank you to our Sponsor ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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