STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast
STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast is a monthly movie show, celebrating and exploring exceptional films and series with a deep dive into STUDIOCANAL’s renowned and world-spanning library, including titles available on the streaming channel, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS.
Host Simon Brew is joined each month by a special guest, and will be exploring classic movies, new theatrical releases, and a fair few hidden gems as well. We dig into films you’ve seen and films you haven’t, and hopefully add a few titles to your watchlist along the way.
Host Simon Brew is joined each month by a special guest, and will be exploring classic movies, new theatrical releases, and a fair few hidden gems as well. We dig into films you’ve seen and films you haven’t, and hopefully add a few titles to your watchlist along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 32 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
37: The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!"
After breaking through on Broadway and earning early success with theatre, director Mike Nichols was looking to move to feature films. The second movie he made - and at one stage it was going to be t…
00:34:08 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
36: Akira Kurosawa's Ran at 40, plus a special appearance from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tom Hiddleston
An absolutely packed episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents here, as we celebrate a birthday, and bring in a couple of bonus guests!
The first order of business is Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, Ran, which …
The first order of business is Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, Ran, which …
00:40:27 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
35: “My attitude was I wanted it to be honest” | Francis Ford Coppola, and Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
A very special episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as multi-Oscar-winning filmmaking legend Francis Ford Coppola spends some time with us. He's talking about the new restoration of Hearts Of Darkness: A…
00:40:14 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
34: "Drawings do not pretend. Drawings do not lie." - Oscar-winner Michel Hazanavicius on moving to animation
Academy Award-winning director Michel Hazanavicius joins regular host Simon Brew for a special episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast.
After winning Oscar for The Artist, Michel spent many yea…
After winning Oscar for The Artist, Michel spent many yea…
00:27:32 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
33: “This wasn’t Oppenheimer. This was something else” – revisiting The Dam Busters, 70 years on
A British war movie classic comes into focus in the latest episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast, as The Dam Busters celebrates its 70th birthday.
Host Simon Brew is joined by Dr Matthew Swee…
Host Simon Brew is joined by Dr Matthew Swee…
00:33:46 |
Thu 08 May 2025
32: Over 40 films in 15 years: the work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Few filmmakers can ever match the output of the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a German filmmaker who died at the age of just 37, with several lifetimes of work to his name. He's in the spotlight in …
00:32:01 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
31: "One of the best British comedies ever made" | Paul Merton, and the cinema of Tony Hancock
Welcome to the brand new season of STUDIOCANAL Presents, kicking off in style as Paul Merton joins regular host Simon Brew to talk about comedy legend Tony Hancock.
In particular, two films that Han…
In particular, two films that Han…
00:34:48 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
30: Early Alfred Hitchcock
In the final episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents for 2024, regular host Simon Brew is joined by film historian and critic Henry K Miller. Between them, they're digging into some of the early work of Alfr…
00:32:22 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
29: Alain Delon
The work of the late screen legend Alain Delon is the focus of the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents. Regular host Simon Brew is joined by broadcaster and journalist Christina Newland to chat ab…
00:29:34 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
28: Behind the scenes of Paddington In Peru
A real treat in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as host Simon Brew gets to go behind the scenes of the eagerly-awaited Paddington In Peru!
He heads to a top secret location in London where the…
He heads to a top secret location in London where the…
00:27:33 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
27: Pedro Almodovar
The work of Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar moves into the limelight in this episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast - in particular, a pair of his earlier movies.
Kayleigh Donaldson joins…
Kayleigh Donaldson joins…
00:30:22 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
26: Cartoon Saloon at 25, with Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey
Founded back in 1999 by Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey, Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has earned a worldwide reputation off the back of films such as The Secret Of Kells, Song Of The …
00:35:35 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
25: The Conversation, with Walter Murch
A real treat in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as regular host Simon Brew is joined by Academy Award winner Walter Murch to talk about the 1974 classic The Conversation.
Directed by Francis F…
Directed by Francis F…
00:34:18 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
24: Creature features, with Sting director Kiah Roache-Turner
Creature features have been omnipresent in cinema since its early days, and in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, we're putting them firmly centre stage.
Joining regular host Simon Brew is a man …
Joining regular host Simon Brew is a man …
00:26:47 |
Fri 31 May 2024
23: Persepolis
The spotlight falls upon the Oscar-nominated animated film Persepolis for this episode of the STUDIOCANAL Presents podcast. Regular host Simon Brew is joined by writer and critic Kambole Campbell, an…
00:27:37 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
22: Ealing comedies
The rich history of Ealing Studios comes into the spotlight in this latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, and in particular two of its comedies that are amongst the finest films in British cinema h…
00:35:30 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
21: Wicked Little Letters, with director Thea Sharrock
Now playing in cinemas, Wicked Little Letters brings together Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, and an awful lot of foul language! Shepherding it to the screen? That’d be director Thea Sharrock, who joi…
00:32:21 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
20: Peeping Tom
It may not have got the recognition it deserved on its original release, but Michael Powell's stunning 1960 film Peeping Tom is now rightly regarded as a flat-out classic. It's also the subject of th…
00:30:18 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
19: The Holly & The Ivy
Just in time for Christmas, our latest delve into the STUDIOCANAL catalogue salutes a festive treat from yesterday: The Holly & The Ivy. Often overlooked, it’s a film that’s a firm favour of Sir Chri…
00:34:32 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
18: Attack The Block, with Scroobius Pip
We’re deep in spooky season at the time of this latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents – and that was all the reason we needed to invite podcaster, musician, writer, actor, and huge movie fan Scroobi…
00:36:06 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
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