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The Empire Film Podcast

#295 β€” Joe Wright, Martin McDonagh

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 β€’ 2.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 12 January 2018

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

This week's Empire Podcast sees us welcome two of our favourite directors into our podcompany. First up, Joe Wright β€” hands down one of our favourite English directors called Wright, and maybe even in the top two β€” talks to Nick de Semlyen about his latest movie, Darkest Hour, which sees Gary Oldman give a barnstorming performance as Winston Churchill, and the career that might have been, as an illusionist. Now that's magic. Then Chris Hewitt sits down for a chat with Martin McDonagh, the writer-director behind the caustic and challenging Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and tries to pass McDonagh's test: do not ask a question that he's heard before. Will he succeed? Find out by listening. And full disclosure: because Chris is an idiot, he forgot to bring microphones to a podcast interview, which is why the sound levels may be a little askew on this one. But it's well worth a listen. Elsewhere, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer, who discuss thi

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0:00.0

Bang you, bang, it's me, Ranging Newman

0:04.2

And I love to sing a song about a podcast

0:08.0

Actionable Chris, let's move on

0:23.0

On the Emperor Podcast this week, we will interview them on the beaches

0:27.0

We will interview them in hotel rooms

0:29.0

We will interview them in pod booths

0:31.0

And by Lamb of course I mean Joe Wright, director of Darkest Hour

0:34.0

And Martin McDonough, director of 3 Billboards

0:37.0

Outside Ebbing Missouri

0:39.0

All that and more

0:40.0

On the movie podcast, it doesn't think Gary Opens sounds anything like Churchill

0:44.0

He didn't even get the R, yes, bit right

0:47.0

Just an amateur, an amateur

0:49.0

Hello pod, I'm Chris Hewitt

0:51.0

Welcome to the second Empire Podcast of 2018

0:55.0

I'll be honest, I need a break

0:57.0

I need a break, I'm shattered

0:59.0

You are?

1:00.0

I need a holiday

1:02.0

I need a holiday, I've just had one I know

1:04.0

You just had one, yeah

1:05.0

This year's just been draining

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