Shoot the Breeze with Marcus E Ako and Laura Sampson - Episode 3 with James Nobel

A talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako and Laura Sampson, with special guest James Nobel, on Resonance 104.4 FM at 9pm (UK) on Tuesdays (with repeats on Fri at 6am). 

Podcast episodes available from Thursday morning at 00:30 (UK)

On the show today:

- Intro sound clips (FIREFLY, AIRPLANE!, MEAN GIRLS, MEN IN BLACK) 

- Film/TV News (Theme from 30 ROCK)

1. ITV2 announce comedy TIMEWASTERS to air from 9th October 2017
2. Jamie Lee Curtis returns to HALLOWEEN franchise 

- UK Box Office Top 5 (Theme from THE INCREDIBLES)

1. It http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
2. Victoria and Abdul http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5816682/?ref_=nv_sr_1
3. Mother! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5109784/?ref_=nv_sr_1
4. American Assassin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1961175/?ref_=nv_sr_3
5. The Emoji Movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4877122/?ref_=nv_sr_1

- Top 5 Film/TV discussion: (Theme from PARKS AND RECREATION)

An enormous fleet of merciless and well-armed Extra-Terrestrials attack and swiftly take over Earth. You are chosen by the Aliens to act as arbiter of what artefacts of cinema remain, and are commanded to pick 5 Film Directors of any gender and 1 film from their back-catalogue. Every other Film Director will be assigned a new profession and every film - with the exception of those chosen - will be erased from existence.

Which 5 Film Directors do you choose to carry on, and which 1 film of theirs gets saved?

Guest - James Nobel's picks:

 

• Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in America) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087843/
• Ryan Coogler (Creed) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3076658/
• Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/
• Kar-Wai Wong (Chungking Express) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109424/
• Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/

Laura's picks:

• Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/
• Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119116/
• The Wachowskis (Cloud Atlas) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/
• Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/
• Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452039/

Marcus' picks:

• Taika Waititi (Eagle vs Shark) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494222/
• Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120780/
• Amma Asante (Belle) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404181/
• Joss Whedon (Serenity) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/
• The Coen Brothers (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/

- Shoot the Breeze Netflix/Amazon recommendation:

• Warrior (Netflix) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/?ref_=nv_sr_1
• The Handmaiden (Amazon) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4016934/?ref_=nv_sr_3
• The Expanse http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/?ref_=nv_sr_1

- Sign-off (Theme from SHERLOCK HOLMES)