BLACK HOLE CINEMA returns in a new format, semi-regularly discussing the UK Box Office Top Ten.Tony Black & Sean Wilson this week cover films including Alien: Covenant, The Boss Baby and Pirates of the Caribbean: Carry on Columbus.TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinema

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BLACK HOLE CINEMA revisits the Marvel Cinematic Universe in advance of Captain America: Civil War, to track the road to Phase Three.Host Dan Taylor is joined by Marvel enthusiast Tom East and in her debut podcast appearance, writer Amy Walker, to discuss the journey that is about to culminate in the biggest Marvel story of all time.Join Dan and more special guests next time for our look at the movies of April...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinemaFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/

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In the first of a two-part breakdown of movies in March, BLACK HOLE CINEMA sees host Dan Taylor joined by the erstwhile Chris Haigh, and founder Tony Black, to talk more new films.They here tackle High Rise from Ben Wheatley, Robert Eggers' striking debut The Witch; out of nowhere sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane and finally the big one, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice - because not enough people are talking about that one!Join Dan and more special guests next time for a Marvel special as we build up to Civil War...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinemaFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/

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In the first of a two-part breakdown of movies in March, BLACK HOLE CINEMA sees host Dan Taylor joined by the erstwhile Chris Haigh to talk a brace of films.They here tackle Allegiant, the third in the relentless Insurgent series; London Has Fallen, the Gerard Butler action sequel; and finally Hail, Caesar! The brand new treat from the brothers Coen.Join Dan, Chris & Tony Black in Part 2 for discussion of, among other March films, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Joyless Zack Snyder Stealing Your Childhood...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinemaFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/

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BLACK HOLE CINEMA returns to cover brand new or recent films with Dan Taylor back in the hosting chair, joined by first time guest Elton McManus (on loan from the BlackDog Podcast). Here, they're playing catch up on the start of 2016.They track back in the second of this two-part special, bringing BHC up to date with current releases, to lend their thoughts on The Revenant, Creed, Spotlight and The Big Short.Join Dan and two special guests at the end of March to look at the month's brand new releases...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinemaFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/BLACKDOG PODCAST: http://blackdog.geekplanetonline.com

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BLACK HOLE CINEMA returns to cover brand new or recent films with Dan Taylor back in the hosting chair, joined by first time guest Elton McManus (on loan from the BlackDog Podcast). Here, they're playing catch up on 2015.They track back in the first of this two-part special, bringing BHC up to date with current releases, to lend their thoughts on Spectre, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt 2, Steve Jobs and finally, of course, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.Join them in Pt 2 as they cover 2016 so far...TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinemaFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/BLACKDOG PODCAST: http://blackdog.geekplanetonline.com

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In our third annual Academy Awards special, Tony Black hosts and is joined by a returning Dan Taylor, plus Chris Wilson--having appeared on both the 2014 and 2015 editions--to talk the 88th Academy Awards.They discuss the ceremony, marked by the #oscarssowhite controversy Chris Rock makes the most of, and if they agree on one thing all night it's that Sam Smith is a prized tit.After a segue into talking the Razzies, and the worst Hollywood has to offer, they break down all of the Oscar awards and compare their predictions with the winners - who deserved the gongs and who should have missed out?WEBSITE: http://www.blackholepodcasts.com/bhc-about/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blackholecine/?fref=tsTWITTER: https://twitter.com/blackholecinema

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Following our summer break, Emma Platt returns to the hosting chair, joined again by her Chris-shaped partner in crime Mr Byrne, along with his podcasting compadres Dave Bond & Becca Andrews from awesome new 007-centric podcast, Do You Expect Us To Talk.Movie news tackles plans for the second PROMETHEUS film, while Emma runs down the UK & US Box Office figures, before the team get stuck into reviewing...BILL, from the Horrible Histories team...SOLACE, a new thriller starring Anthony Hopkins, who Dave explains is really rather too old for all these cat & mouse games...And MISS YOU ALREADY, Catherine Hardwicke's weepie, which breaks Emma's tough Scouse-bird resolve...If that wasn't enough, in her latest DEAD MEAT section, it's Emma vs Chucky as she rewatches 80's horror CHILD'S PLAY for the first time since childhood.Tune in to see who gets out with their lives...

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In a brand new spin-off from Black Hole Cinema, Tony Black launches the 'Pick a Film' initiative.Put simply, someone picks ideally an obscure or less well known picture, which Tony and his chosen guest must watch and discuss from top to bottom, with help from Wikipedia and any other helpful articles.Emma Platt here joins Tony to discuss A TASTE OF HONEY, nominated by Tony's good friend Claire Stanley - one of the first proponents of 'kitchen sink realism', Tony and Emma discover a film which still has much resonance and relevance about British society over half a century on...If you want to pick us a film, get in touch!

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Dan Taylor returns to host his first Black Hole Cinema after our summer break, alongside guests Owen Hughes of Failed Critics and Chris Haigh from the Fan Friction podcast.In this episode, they discuss fresh NEWS including the Universal/Legendary troubles delaying Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim 2, Zack Snyder’s spat with Sebastian Stan over Marvel, and a recent piece of controversy at the Toronto Film Festival...Chris takes a close look at M. Night Shyalaman’s THE VISIT, leading to a breakdown of his resume and the issue of ‘spoiler culture’ in general…Dan leads a breakdown of both the UK and US Box Office figures, analysing what’s not and what’s not, including Chris’ distaste for Woody Allen…Owen then gets into EVEREST, the real life drama from Baltazar Kormakur, supported by Dan, and recommends another much older picture we may enjoy to complement it…Finally Dan brings back the HALL OF FAME, this week Owen and Chris asked to induct a Director each who has never won an Academy Award, and nominate another who may be voted in.Roll camera...

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Tony Black hosts once again and this week is joined by Leslie Byron Pitt and, making his podcast and Black Hole Cinema debut, Kane Richards.They chow down on the latest NEWS, including Sam Smith belting out the latest Bond theme, the new Hardcore trailer & the upcoming King Kong vs Godzilla recently announced, before getting into the films of the day...LEGEND, the new Tom Hardy starring biopic of the Kray brothers, which Les & Kane get into...We take a joint look at both the UK *and* US Box Office, to see how they compare...Then we move on to MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, the latest young adult adaptation sequel, and Tony explains why it fails to match the first...Before we take a more in depth look at Tom Hardy's career in our ACTOR SPOTLIGHT section, discussing his highs and lows...Hope that you join us for the ride!

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In our first podcast since July, Tony hosts and is joined by co-hosts Emma Platt & Dan Taylor to catch up on what we've missed over the summer blockbuster season....We hash through successes such as Pixar's latest INSIDE OUT, the fifth impossible mission ROGUE NATION and slick spy fun THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E......while we also dissect the failures including controversial superhero flick FANTASTIC FOUR, misfire retro adventure PIXELS and video game reboot HITMAN: AGENT 47......plus we examine the middle ground, comedies such as ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING and the controversial TRAINWRECK (which gets Emma *very* angry), not to mention the less inspiring PAPER TOWNS.Also we discuss our favourite movies of the year so far, consider what we're looking forward to in the run up to the New Year, before taking a glance at the UK Box Office Top Ten after an expensive summer...Join us as we launch back into a packed, exciting Autumn of cinema...

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Emma Platt hosts and is joined this week by Chris Byrne to discuss the UK Box Office Top Ten, along with......digesting this weeks NEWS, dissecting new trailers for SUICIDE SQUAD, BATMAN vs SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE & FANTASTIC FOUR...Chris leads discussion on found footage horror THE GALLOWS, plus Tarsem Singh's new sci-fi piece SELF/LESS, both slipping through under the wings of...ANT-MAN, which Emma leads analysis on - find out why she and Chris were satisfied but not overwhelmed by Marvel's latest origin story......before finally Emma brings us DEAD MEAT: THE FINAL GIRL, an enlightening discussion on the 'Final Girl' theory in horror - is it time for a new kind of Final Girl?Join us for our final podcast until September...

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Dan Taylor hosts and is joined this week by Leslie Byron Pitt & Chris Wilson to discuss the UK Box Office Top Ten, plus......chow down on this weeks news, including an RIP to Omar Sharif, how James Bond is about to become a musical, and the end of The Dissolve leads Les on a tirade against modern film criticism...Dan then leads analysis of TED 2, Seth MacFarlane's comedy sequel, which gets a lukewarm reception...Chris dissects LOVE & MERCY, the unorthodox Beach Boys biopic starring both Paul Dano & John Cusack as Brian Wilson......before Dan leads induction into the HALL OF FAME once more, this week the Best Actresses never to have won an Oscar. Who will the guys pick?

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Tony Black hosts a special episode, alongside guest Lee Chrimes, to discuss the TERMINATOR franchise, with a sneaky look at the UK Box Office along the way...They begin with an examination of THE TERMINATOR, James Cameron's original 1984 classic...TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY is up next, Cameron's 1991 sequel, which Lee judges as 'better than The Godfather Pt 2'...Onto TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, from Jonathan Mostow in 2003, which Tony argues is much better than people give it credit for...Then TERMINATOR SALVATION, the McG 2009 franchise continuation, which Lee passionately defends from its critics...Taking a momentary T-break, Tony pops into his DIRECTOR'S CORNER to discuss the filmography of James Cameron - which one of his movies will turn out to be Lee's favourite ever movie?Before finally the boys get into TERMINATOR GENISYS, the brand new franchise kickstarter from Alan Taylor - but is it any good?Come with us if you want to listen...

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Tony Black hosts another Black Hole Classic, this time joined by Matt Latham to discuss his designated classic movie...BLADE RUNNER, the cult 1982 Ridley Scott sci-fi adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novella 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', which divided critics on release - why over three decades later is it considered such a great movie?

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Emma Platt hosts alongside guests Chris Haigh & Chris Byrne, as they chow down on the current UK Box Office as well as......digesting the latest NEWS, including sad RIP's to Patrick Macnee & James Horner, plus chatter about the big new SPIDER-MAN casting revelation. Also find out which retro TV star Emma is named after!Chris B then lends his lukewarm thoughts about Eli Roth's twisted thriller KNOCK KNOCK, while Chris H & Emma both reveal how MINIONS disappointed them - seems the critters may need to find a new master!Finally, 'They' arrive as Emma presents DEAD MEAT: THE ALIENS ARE COMING! The second of her educational forays into the horror genre, this time talking about the genesis of the 50's alien invasion picture and its influence on such diverse films as ALIEN, THE THING and ATTACK THE BLOCK...

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Dan Taylor hosts and is joined by Matt Latham & Tony Black, to discuss the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus:--This weeks NEWS, including Sony's controversial leaked SPIDER-MAN memo & the US success of Pixar feature INSIDE OUT...Latham has mixed feelings toward the big screen adaptation of TV show ENTOURAGE...Tony gets the game afoot by discussing the classy MR. HOLMES...And finally, in a brand new fun section called OSCAR HALL OF FAME, Dan asks the lads to name their best actors never to have won an Oscar...

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Tony Black hosts this Jurassic Special and is joined by Luke Asquith & Pete D. Gaskell to chew over the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus:--This weeks NEWS, including an interesting new male cast member joining the all female GHOSTBUSTERS, and a tribute to the late, great Sir Christopher Lee & Ron Moody...Tony begins a look back at Steven Spielberg's legendary 1993 blockbuster JURASSIC PARK...Pete discusses the divisive Steven Spielberg sequel, 1997's THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK...Luke gives his thoughts on the uneven Joe Johnston third entry, 2001's JURASSIC PARK III...Everyone chips in with discussion of Colin Trevorrow's franchise revival, JURASSIC WORLD...And finally, in a brand new semi-regular section called DIRECTOR'S CORNER, Tony aptly picks through the filmography of Steven Spielberg, discussing his impact on late 20th century cinema & pop culture...

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Emma Platt hosts and is joined by Chris Haigh, Ian Austin & Tony Black, to discuss the latest UK Box Office Top Ten, plus:--This weeks NEWS, including responses to controversial FIFA biopic UNITED PASSIONS, the truth about Eddie the Eagle's biopic, and why Josh Trank *really* quit Star Wars Anthology 2...Ian--possibly possessed by Pazuzu--gives his scathing thoughts about INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3...Chris & Tony both chat about how much they enjoyed Paul Feig's action comedy SPY...And finally, in an exciting new semi-regular section called DEAD MEAT, all about the horror genre, Emma gives us a fascinating semiotic insight into the foundations & origins of cinematic horror, plus asks the boys - what is their favourite scary movie?

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