A Trip to the Movies with Alex Zane

<p>Each week a famous film fan takes us on an incredible celebration of the cinema, as they curate their perfect night out at the movies. We’ll find out who they’d take with them, what snacks they’d buy in the foyer, where they’d sit and of course what movies they’ll screen at our fantastic virtual cinema – as well as discovering some of their most memorable moments from visiting the movies.</p><br><p>If you love cinema as much as us please subscribe and join in the celebration of what is still the best place to watch movies - the cinema.</p><br><p>Follow, Watch and Support the show here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespod</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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08-28
00:41

Sean Wang

Alex is joined in the virtual cinema this week by Oscar nominated filmmaker Sean Wang to talk about his debut feature, the coming-of-age comedy drama 'Didi (Out July 26th). Sean then takes us on his perfect trip, involving the anime movie that is his FONDEST MOVIE MEMORY, the Scorsese movie moment that makes him PUMP HIS FIST IN THE AIR, the body-horror trilogy that leaves him SHOCKED and which David Fincher movie has the BEST EVER USE OF MUSIC. All that and more on this week's epic trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07-24
46:06

Jeff Zimbalist

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist to talk about his incredible new documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story about a pair of extreme rooftoppers attempting to perform the greatest rooftopping stunt ever - and hitting Netflix on July 19th. Jeff then takes us on a trip where he tries to cheer up a musical legend, describes how his WORST movie memory is one particular scene from Stand By Me, the cartoon that made him CRY, sings the praises of 3D and pulls a quote from an iconic David Fincher movie as cinemas BEST EVER LINE. All that and loads more on this week's epic trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07-17
01:01:34

Dimitri Leonidas

Actor Dimitri Leonidas joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to talk about his role in the epic new Ancient Rome TV series 'THOSE ABOUT TO DIE' - directed by Roland Emmerich and coming to Amazon Prime in the UK on July 18th. He then takes us on a trip including how a film's third act turning point should always include a SOUR SWEET. The Jack Nicholson quote that he considers the BEST in cinema. How Julianne Moore is in the MOST SHOCKING movie moment. The Cohen Brothers' film that makes him PUMP HIS FIST in the air. And an UNPOPULAR OPINION on one particular Denis Villeneuve movie. All that and more on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07-11
01:40:18

James Krishna Floyd

Actor and filmmaker James Krishna Floyd joins Alex in the virtual cinema to discuss his brilliant debut feature Unicorns (hitting screens on July 5th), before taking us on his perfect trip to the movies to discover the the Ridley Scott movie that has the perfect ending, the Oscars moment that he considers the most shocking, the line from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest that always gets him, and the surprising Paul Thomas Anderson movie he thinks is the director's best! He then screens an iconic Terry Gilliam movie to round off this epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06-26
01:07:12

Robert Morgan

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Robert Morgan, to chat about his brilliant new psychological horror 'Stopmotion' about a stopmotion animator becoming obsessed with finishing her movie. Robert then takes us on his perfect trip to the movies, talking about why food is a big no no for him at the cinema, why Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is not a great date movie, the Lars Von Trier movie moment that brought him to tears, the Francis Ford Coppola movie he can't wait to see, the Ridley Scott sci-fi that contains cinema's most shocking moment AND his surprising vote for what is Guillermo del Toro's greatest ever film! That's all on this week's trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06-19
01:04:08

Fra Fee

Rebel Moon star Fra Fee joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to discuss his brilliant new BBC drama Lost Boys and Fairies as well as take us on his perfect trip to the movies. We discover the joys of going to the cinema by yourself! Discover the magical movie musical out later this year he cannot wait to see! Find out which Richard Curtis movie makes him pump his fist in the air! The Ang Lee movie his favourite quote comes from! And which billion dollar movie from last year forms his unpopular movie opinion! That's all on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06-11
01:06:24

Celyn Jones

Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by the brilliant actor, writer and director Celyn Jones, who is having a very busy 2024! From 'Swede Caroline' to 'The Almond and the Seahorse' to the upcoming 'Chuck Chuck Baby'. As well as chatting about those movies, Celyn takes us on a wonderful trip, from a fond memory of watching Ghostbusters, to the genius of Orson Welles. From the Stephen King adaptation that contains what he considers cinema's most SHOCKING moment, to the Stallone movie that makes him pump his fist in the air. He also has an unpopular opinion about the greatness of a couple of critically-unloved Clint Eastwood movies. That's all on this week's trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05-31
01:05:57

Renny Harlin

Alex is joined by the legendary Renny Harlin to talk about his new horror 'The Strangers: Chapter One' (Out May 17th) and go on his perfect trip to the movies. They discuss the James Cameron movie moment that makes him pump his first in the air. Which Baz Luhrmanm movie he can't understand why more people don't love. The Alfred Hitchcock scene he considers cinema's most shocking. He then screens a 1973 masterpiece for us. All that plus Renny dissects THAT opening of his own movie Cliffhanger, with some never before heard insight! That's all on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05-16
46:19

Rachele Schank

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is actress Rachele Schank to tell us about her new historical drama 'Love, Courage and The Battle of Bushy Run' before taking us on her perfect cinema trip including which Hollywood A-Lister she'd take with her and the rom-com of their's that is her MOST WATCHED FILM. The Guillermo Del Toro movie scene that she considers CINEMA'S MOST SHOCKING. The 90s Disney Animation that is her FONDEST MOVIE MEMORY. And and UNPOPULAR MOVIE OPINION about as unloved noughties Brendan Fraser movie that she considers A PERFECT FILM. That's all on this week's trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05-07
58:41

Katy O'Brian Returns

The brilliant Katy O'Brian joins Alex in the virtual cinema to talk about her new romantic thriller 'Love Lies Bleeding' in which she stars alongside Kristen Stewart, as well as her upcoming blockbuster disaster sequel 'Twisters'. Katy then takes us on trip involving spicy margaritas, the Disney drive experience that she remembers fondly, 'The Dark Knight' quote she loves, why the music from 'Lego Batman' is awesome, the Godzilla movie that brought her to tears, the unloved Christmas movie she considers the greatest ever, before screening a Whoopi Goldberg classic! All that and more on another packed trip to the movies.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04-16
01:09:55

Arkasha Stevenson

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Arkasha Stevenson to chat about her debut feature 'The First Omen' in cinemas now! Arkasha then takes us on an incredible trip involving the David Lynch movie that set her on the path to becoming a movie-maker, why Thelma and Louise left her in floods of tears, how the horror genre deserves more love, the vampire movie she can't wait to see on the big screen and the sci-fi monologue that most affected her! All that and more in this week's excellent trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04-11
01:02:22

Ricky Whittle

'American Gods' star Ricky Whittle joins Alex in the virtual cinema to talk about his latest movie, gripping war thriller 'Land of Bad' out on streamers April 26th. He then takes us on an epic trip involving a lot of love for a Tom Cruise classic, the Spielberg movie that left him traumatised as a child, why a Rocky quote is one of the greatest and most inspirational EVER, the role he thinks should have nabbed Brad Pitt an Oscar, before screening a 90s classic for us! Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04-02
01:05:57

Gil Kenan

*This episode contains spoilers to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire*Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director Gil Kenan to talk about the latest big screen visit to Spook Central and the latest news on the upcoming animated series, before he takes us on a trip celebrating the martial arts movie that makes him pump his fist in the air, the Lars Von Trier film that shocked him to his core, the Terry Gilliam feature that made him want to be a storyteller, which Michael Keaton movie was interrupted by an actual earthquake, before screening a film that was a huge influence on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. All that and more on today's epic trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-22
51:39

Thea Sharrock

Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by filmmaker Thea Sharrock to talk about her brilliant new football drama 'The Beautiful Game' out on Netflix on March 29th. Thea also takes us on an incredible trip, discussing the amount of pressure on the shoulders of Deadpool 3 to 'SAVE THE MCU', the Star Wars moment that utterly broke her, the Andrew Scott movie moment that brought her to tears, her love for Harrison Ford and which DCU character she'd like to bring to the big screen. All that AND Thea picks a 70s classic to screen for us!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-15
01:00:31

Jeff Wadlow

Joining Alex this week is filmmaker Jeff Wadlow to talk about his new Blumhouse horror 'Imaginary' (out in cinemas March 8th) and take us on his perfect trip to the movies! We're talking the joys of Titanic and the Marvel movie moment that never fails to bring him to tears... 'On Your Left!' What he considers the greatest ever Rocky movie and why he's so excited about Deadpool 3, even if it meant he never got to make his X-Force film. We discover which 1982 haunted house horror changed his life forever and hear his EXCLUSIVE never before heard pitch for a Back to the Future TV show! All that, and loads more, on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-05
01:30:16

Nikolaj Arcel

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema today is writer and director Nikolaj Arcel whose new epic period drama 'The Promised Land' is in cinemas now. He takes us on a trip in which he declares the WORST Star Wars movie ever, the Spielberg classic he ADORES, which Pixar movie makes him BAWL, the Japanese horror movie that BROKE him, and an UNPOPULAR OPINION about Christopher Nolan. All that and more on this week's epic trip.Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-21
57:43

Tom Ellis

The 'Miranda' and 'Lucifer' star Tom Ellis joins Alex in the Virtual Cinema this week to chat about his new Netflix romantic comedy 'Players,' out on Valentine's Day. He'll also take us on a trip that includes bringing a former president of the USA as his guest, showing a lot of love for a Spielberg classic, discussing which Whoopi Goldberg movie he thinks deserves more recognition, and explaining why he's excited about James Gunn taking control of the DCU! All that and more on this week's 'Trip!Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-13
01:01:24

J.A. Bayona

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is the director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Impossible - J.A. Bayona - to talk about his new Oscar and BAFTA nominated survival thriller 'Society of the Snow' out now on Netflix. He then takes us on a trip to the movies that involving his love for Superman, what he considers the greatest 3D movie ever made, why he wishes Peter Weir would direct another film, a fist-pumping moment from a Sergio Leone Western and a shocking moment from an Alfred Hitchcock thriller... before he screens for us an Oscar winning serial killer movie. All that and more on this week's epic trip....Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-06
52:20

Kit Young

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema of dreams this week is Shadow and Bone star Kit Young who takes a break from filming the new 'Alien' TV series to talk about his incredible new horror movie 'Out of Darkness' - in which he's hunted by something deadly, across a desolate landscape of 45,000 B.C. He also takes us his perfect trip to the movies involving meeting Brendan Fraser, why 'The Village' scared him silly, which is better 'Alien' or 'Aliens', the moment from 'Lord of the Rings' that makes him pump his first in the air and why you ABSOLUTELY shouldn't watch movies on your phone. All that and more awaits...Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespodA Trip to the Movies is proudly sponsored by @ODEONCinemas - We Make Movies Better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-01
01:04:05

Devesh Sood

As someone who was a big fan of JTF, I was very curious to hear this new podcast. Not only was it a tonne of fun, but its absolutely unique & a really interesting approach. They definitely have a new follower!

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