Phil and Russ are back with another director focus, counting down their favourite fives from the works of legendary classical Hollywood auteur Billy Wilder, the maker of some of the studio system era’s greatest ever productions.There’s 4 nailed on masterpieces but in which order will they fall and which other quality picture(s) will make the cut?! Lights, microphones….action!Film Fives will be back with….….classic heist moviesTell us your top choices for the next topic @filmfives

Phil and Russ are back with another director focus, counting down their favourite fives from the works of legendary classical Hollywood auteur Billy Wilder, the maker of some of the studio system era’s greatest ever productions.There’s 4 nailed on masterpieces but in which order will they fall and which other quality picture(s) will make the cut?! Lights, microphones….action!Film Fives will be back with….….classic heist moviesTell us your top choices for the next topic @filmfives

Take 14: Billy Wilder

Frances McDormand

This time around it’s time to focus on the career of American actor Frances McDormand. “Yaaa? Yaaa!”. So as soon as you’ve passed those three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, park up your vee-hicle and settle back for a couple of hours in the company of your regular film nomads Russ and Phil as they count down their top 5s, in the usual style.“You alright, Marge?” “Nope, think I’m gonna barf!”Film Fives will be back with….❓

This time around it’s time to focus on the career of American actor Frances McDormand. “Yaaa? Yaaa!”. So as soon as you’ve passed those three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, park up your vee-hicle and settle back for a couple of hours in the company of your regular film nomads Russ and Phil as they count down their top 5s, in the usual style. “You alright, Marge?” “Nope, think I’m gonna barf!” Film Fives will be back with…. ❓

Take 13: Frances McDormand

It’s time for our second soirée into the films of a calendar year with our look back to the best of UK releases in 2021. Amidst the return to widespread blockbuster releases post pandemic lockdowns, such as Dune and Bond, there were many more lesser profiled titles which made their way onto cinema screens and streaming services that thrilled, delighted, engrossed and enthralled film viewers and here we countdown our own favourite fives from that rich array.Film Fives will be back with….. …..The Films of Frances McDormand

It’s time for our second soirée into the films of a calendar year with our look back to the best of UK releases in 2021. Amidst the return to widespread blockbuster releases post pandemic lockdowns, such as Dune and Bond, there were many more lesser profiled titles which made their way onto cinema screens and streaming services that thrilled, delighted, engrossed and enthralled film viewers and here we countdown our own favourite fives from that rich array. Film Fives will be back with….. …..The Films of Frances McDormand

Take 12: Films of 2021 (UK Released)

After an enforced break due to a madly busy period across the turn of the year, the boys are back Zooming and quaffing as they work their way through their respective top 5s on the theme of, well, themes (and scores). Yes it’s Film Scores of the 1950s and what a densely rich feast of tunesmanship there is to peruse. It hasn’t been easy but Russ and Phil have fine-TUNED their fives after much deliberation and settled on their favourites. From the big, brash epics, to the creatively alternative and from the jazz scores to the musicals of which Phil adores (😉) we present for you our first sojourn into the music that makes that extra difference in the wonderful world of cinema.Film Fives will be back with….….”Films of 2021 (UK released)”

After an enforced break due to a madly busy period across the turn of the year, the boys are back Zooming and quaffing as they work their way through their respective top 5s on the theme of, well, themes (and scores). Yes it’s Film Scores of the 1950s and what a densely rich feast of tunesmanship there is to peruse. It hasn’t been easy but Russ and Phil have fine-TUNED their fives after much deliberation and settled on their favourites. From the big, brash epics, to the creatively alternative and from the jazz scores to the musicals of which Phil adores (😉) we present for you our first sojourn into the music that makes that extra difference in the wonderful world of cinema. Film Fives will be back with…. ….”Films of 2021 (UK released)”

Take 11: Film Scores of the 1950s

Innuendos, quips, gadgets, beautiful ladies, iconic title sequences and songs, a great theme tune, great scores, stunts, padded double doors in MI6 interiors, vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred), classic opening scenes, closing scenes, throwing hats on coat hooks, flirting with secretaries, card tables, arch villains and henchmen and then there’s those stunning Ken Adams sets for good measure. Yes it’s time for Phil’s favourite film subject of all. Bond, James Bond!It’s a bumper episode, so enjoy this as one epic listen or episodically at your leisure as we take you through the history of Bond, from its roots in Ian Fleming’s 50s novels through to the end of latest Bond Daniel Craig’s era.Contact us on Twitter:@FilmFives1@FilmFivesPodor on FacebookFilm Fives will be back with…..…..Original Film Music Of The 1950s

Innuendos, quips, gadgets, beautiful ladies, iconic title sequences and songs, a great theme tune, great scores, stunts, padded double doors in MI6 interiors, vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred), classic opening scenes, closing scenes, throwing hats on coat hooks, flirting with secretaries, card tables, arch villains and henchmen and then there’s those stunning Ken Adams sets for good measure. Yes it’s time for Phil’s favourite film subject of all. Bond, James Bond! It’s a bumper episode, so enjoy this as one epic listen or episodically at your leisure as we take you through the history of Bond, from its roots in Ian Fleming’s 50s novels through to the end of latest Bond Daniel Craig’s era. Contact us on Twitter: @FilmFives1 @FilmFivesPod or on Facebook Film Fives will be back with….. …..Original Film Music Of The 1950s

Take 10: Bond, James Bond

Get ready to be knocked into a cocked hat by the chaos of a Katherine Hepburn character and overwhelmed by rocket speed repartee as we delve this time into the sub genre world of the magnificent classic screwballs of the 30s and 40s. Cary Grant, Frank Capra, Preston Sturges, William Powell, Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Howard Hawks and leopards. It’s all here and more!Film Fives will be back with…“Bond, James Bond!”

Get ready to be knocked into a cocked hat by the chaos of a Katherine Hepburn character and overwhelmed by rocket speed repartee as we delve this time into the sub genre world of the magnificent classic screwballs of the 30s and 40s. Cary Grant, Frank Capra, Preston Sturges, William Powell, Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Howard Hawks and leopards. It’s all here and more! Film Fives will be back with… “Bond, James Bond!”

Take 9: Screwball Comedies

It’s time for an awards interlude as Phil and Russ review their picks so far and consign to immortality the best of the films discussed to date in their inaugural awards episode. Focusing mainly on ‘Best Film’, sit back for a catalogue of classics fully worthy of their new accolades!Film Fives will be back with….….”Top Five Screwball Comedies”

It’s time for an awards interlude as Phil and Russ review their picks so far and consign to immortality the best of the films discussed to date in their inaugural awards episode. Focusing mainly on ‘Best Film’, sit back for a catalogue of classics fully worthy of their new accolades! Film Fives will be back with…. ….”Top Five Screwball Comedies”

Take 8: The Golden Seagulls Awards Special Part 1

Ang Lee

Family meal times, gravity defying antics, ice storms, gay cowboys, comedies of manners and ocean-going tigers. Yes, it’s time for Phil and Russ to turn their attentions to the solidly excellent work of Taiwanese director Ang Lee as they select their favourite fives. Will Phil be able to resist putting a quality martial arts film at number one?! Find out in this our seventh edition of Film Fives.We will be back with….“The Golden Seagulls Awards Special, Part 1”

Family meal times, gravity defying antics, ice storms, gay cowboys, comedies of manners and ocean-going tigers. Yes, it’s time for Phil and Russ to turn their attentions to the solidly excellent work of Taiwanese director Ang Lee as they select their favourite fives. Will Phil be able to resist putting a quality martial arts film at number one?! Find out in this our seventh edition of Film Fives. We will be back with…. “The Golden Seagulls Awards Special, Part 1”

Take 7: Ang Lee

This month Russ and Phil are getting on their tracksuits, shin guards, boxing gloves, football boots etc as they delve into the world of the sports film (fiction non comedy sports films to be precise) and there’s plenty to choose from. It seems our intrepid duo are forming bigger differences as these pods go on, with hardly any crossover choices*So get warmed up, do your stretches and fire up your racing cars for this 6th film ramble!*….and some horrific omissions on Phil’s part! [Russ]Find us on Facebook or tweet @FilmFives1We will be back with…..“Top Five Ang Lee films”

This month Russ and Phil are getting on their tracksuits, shin guards, boxing gloves, football boots etc as they delve into the world of the sports film (fiction non comedy sports films to be precise) and there’s plenty to choose from. It seems our intrepid duo are forming bigger differences as these pods go on, with hardly any crossover choices* So get warmed up, do your stretches and fire up your racing cars for this 6th film ramble! *….and some horrific omissions on Phil’s part! [Russ] Find us on Facebook or tweet @FilmFives1 We will be back with….. “Top Five Ang Lee films”

Take 6: Top Five Sports Fiction Films

Russ and Phil are getting animated when discussing the subject under the spotlight this month: Pixar feature films. From the studio’s original release, Toy Story, to new work such as Soul, Pixar has delighted audiences young and old with its consistently high standards of groundbreaking animation and multi layered narratives, but which picture(s) will sit atop the boys’ lists?@FilmFives1We will be back with….“Top Five Sports Fiction Films”

Russ and Phil are getting animated when discussing the subject under the spotlight this month: Pixar feature films. From the studio’s original release, Toy Story, to new work such as Soul, Pixar has delighted audiences young and old with its consistently high standards of groundbreaking animation and multi layered narratives, but which picture(s) will sit atop the boys’ lists? @FilmFives1 We will be back with…. “Top Five Sports Fiction Films”

Take 5: Top Five Pixar Films

Hosts Russell Guiver &amp; Phil Newman talk all things film as, in each episode, they tackle a new specific subject covering directors, genres, actors, themes, cinema by nation, music &amp; soundtracks, classic scenes and plenty more besides, featuring anything from Hitchcock masterpieces to Korean cinema, counting down their personal top 5s.

Tom Hanks

“Tom Hanks is like a box of chocolates...there’s a varied assortment of confections and you DO know what yer gonna get!” Good acting, star appeal / box office gold and that boy next door charm graduating in later years to an all-American film dad!”.Phil and Russ are back with the 4th instalment of their casual convo on the wide and wonderful world of cinema. This time the theme is best films featuring a particular actor (in live action roles) and the honour goes to the man who’s made a Big Splash everywhere from Philadelphia to The ‘Burbs! It’s that Terminal Castaway who’s in A League Of His Own, Captain Phillips! So join the chaps as they pick out their choices and give respectful nods to others besides!So Euston, we don’t have a problem!We will be back with...“Top 5 Pixar Studio Films”Contact us on Twitter @FilmFives1 or look us up on The Social Network that is Facebook!

“Tom Hanks is like a box of chocolates...there’s a varied assortment of confections and you DO know what yer gonna get!” Good acting, star appeal / box office gold and that boy next door charm graduating in later years to an all-American film dad!”. Phil and Russ are back with the 4th instalment of their casual convo on the wide and wonderful world of cinema. This time the theme is best films featuring a particular actor (in live action roles) and the honour goes to the man who’s made a Big Splash everywhere from Philadelphia to The ‘Burbs! It’s that Terminal Castaway who’s in A League Of His Own, Captain Phillips! So join the chaps as they pick out their choices and give respectful nods to others besides! So Euston, we don’t have a problem! We will be back with... “Top 5 Pixar Studio Films” Contact us on Twitter @FilmFives1 or look us up on The Social Network that is Facebook!

Take 4: Top Five Tom Hanks Films

Welcome back, pardners! Gather round the campfire, kick off your spurred boots, tilt your cowboy hat down at a cool angle Steve McQueen style, spoon-shovel yerself some beans and pass the whiskey[sic] as Russ and Phil stand face to face with their fingers twitching at their hips, poised for the big shoot out in the town of Film 5s Creek, population: 2!Yes it’s time for our first genre episode and under the spotlight is that pioneering of genres: the western. Along with jazz, blues, pick-up trucks and comedy presidents, the western is an indelible imprint in America’s culture dating back to the earliest years of the silver screen and from its vast back catalogue of classics, through to modern incarnations in its more recent revival years we cast our eyes across the prairie (checking for ‘injuns’ and rustlers) and set to figuring and fixing on our Top 5s. 🤠 🤠 We will be back with...“Top 5 Tom Hanks Films”Track us across the Great Plains, the Red River, the Spaghetti West on The Magnificent Seven days a week Bonanza that is Twitter:@filmfives1

Welcome back, pardners! Gather round the campfire, kick off your spurred boots, tilt your cowboy hat down at a cool angle Steve McQueen style, spoon-shovel yerself some beans and pass the whiskey[sic] as Russ and Phil stand face to face with their fingers twitching at their hips, poised for the big shoot out in the town of Film 5s Creek, population: 2! Yes it’s time for our first genre episode and under the spotlight is that pioneering of genres: the western. Along with jazz, blues, pick-up trucks and comedy presidents, the western is an indelible imprint in America’s culture dating back to the earliest years of the silver screen and from its vast back catalogue of classics, through to modern incarnations in its more recent revival years we cast our eyes across the prairie (checking for ‘injuns’ and rustlers) and set to figuring and fixing on our Top 5s. 🤠 🤠 We will be back with... “Top 5 Tom Hanks Films” Track us across the Great Plains, the Red River, the Spaghetti West on The Magnificent Seven days a week Bonanza that is Twitter: @filmfives1

Take 3: Top Five Westerns Of All Time

What!! You came back for more?!l All well and good but might this not turn out to be a badly advised sequel? Well you’ve asked for it, so here goes...Welcome back to our 2nd sortie into the world of film and our respective 5 picks for best in category. This time we cast our cinephile’s eyes over the best of 2020 (as defined by their official UK release date according to IMDB). So pour yourself a drink, sit back &amp; relax and listen to Russ and Phil’s takes on the best of the year, amidst plenty of pub style chit chat! Pass the pretzels.We will be back in...“Top 5 Westerns Of All Time”

What!! You came back for more?!l All well and good but might this not turn out to be a badly advised sequel? Well you’ve asked for it, so here goes... Welcome back to our 2nd sortie into the world of film and our respective 5 picks for best in category. This time we cast our cinephile’s eyes over the best of 2020 (as defined by their official UK release date according to IMDB). So pour yourself a drink, sit back &amp; relax and listen to Russ and Phil’s takes on the best of the year, amidst plenty of pub style chit chat! Pass the pretzels. We will be back in... “Top 5 Westerns Of All Time”

Take 2: Top 5s of 2020

Alfred Hitchcock

Welcome to the very first episode of our brand new film podcast, where we (Russ and Phil) take you on a cinematic ride through our favourite films, genres, scenes, actors, soundtracks and much more besides. In each episode we’ll pluck a topic out of the air and select our top 5s from that theme.The concept is two English blokes down the pub chatting film....with the twist that we aren’t, thanks to Covid lockdowns and geographical constraints! Maybe one day we’ll be able to do that for real! But for now, settle back in your armchair (or get running, commuting, walking, driving, sewing or whatever else you normally do when listening to pods and be ready to be mind-numbed by our incessant chatter, musings and alleged film-geekery as we take you in this first instance into the dark recesses of the mind of The Master Of Suspense, the man on The Dark Side Of Genius, probably England’s finest ever export, Mr.Alfred Hitchcock, the greengrocer’s son turned film director of first rate distinction! We will be back in...“Top 5s Of 2020”

Welcome to the very first episode of our brand new film podcast, where we (Russ and Phil) take you on a cinematic ride through our favourite films, genres, scenes, actors, soundtracks and much more besides. In each episode we’ll pluck a topic out of the air and select our top 5s from that theme. The concept is two English blokes down the pub chatting film....with the twist that we aren’t, thanks to Covid lockdowns and geographical constraints! Maybe one day we’ll be able to do that for real! But for now, settle back in your armchair (or get running, commuting, walking, driving, sewing or whatever else you normally do when listening to pods and be ready to be mind-numbed by our incessant chatter, musings and alleged film-geekery as we take you in this first instance into the dark recesses of the mind of The Master Of Suspense, the man on The Dark Side Of Genius, probably England’s finest ever export, Mr.Alfred Hitchcock, the greengrocer’s son turned film director of first rate distinction! We will be back in... “Top 5s Of 2020”

Take 1 (Pilot Episode): Alfred Hitchcock

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