The gents haven't exhausted the Picturehouse rolodex quite yet as they have another legend on in the virtual pod-booth, Codie Entwistle! They chat to him about film programming, his love of going to the movies and his extremely controversial guilty pleasure pick! The gang take a light dip into some Hollywood happenings, talk about best onscreen drunks and review - 'The Tomorrow War' & 'Another Round'. Enjoy :) Please follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Episode links below:- The Tomorrow War [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-War-Chris-Pratt/dp/B093CNX974 Another Round ..read more

For this EP the HYST squad are most certainly 'coming home' as they pull up a comfy chain in their local virtual cineplex to chat with the awesome Ben French from Paramount Pictures! They speak to him about his role, his love of cinema and what's on the release radar for the studio. They also talk film news, discuss the best musical movies ever made and review - 'In The Heights' & 'The Mitchells vs the Machines'. Enjoy :) Please follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter  Episode links below:- The Mitchells vs the Machines [Netflix] - https://www.netflix.com/title/81399614 In Th ..read more

In this fresh audio delight, the abstract pod artists known as Breen, Hammond & Mercer are accompanied by the super lovely Stuart Holdsworth! He chats to them about all things art & film and how he started the fantastic 'Inspiring City' art blog. They find hidden meaning in the latest exhibition headlines, choose their top onscreen musicians and pass judgement on two brand new features - 'The Mauritanian' and 'Sound Of Metal'. Please follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Episode links below:- Sound Of Metal [Amazon Prime] - www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Metal-Riz-Ahmed/dp/B08L4WFQJ ..read more

In this new instalment of HYST, The Fellowship Of Breen, Hammond & Mercer are joined by the mighty wizard Jon Perry! He talks to the team about what he gets up to as Head Of Operations at Picturehouse Cinemas, where his love of film began and how he got into collecting vintage film posters. They also stare directly into The Eye of Sauron to discuss what evils lurk in the latest film news, choose their favourite comedies with a sci-fi twist and unpack some fresh opinions on two more movies - 'Concrete Cowboy' and 'Palm Springs'. Please follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Episo ..read more

In this fresh slice of film fun the crew of the good ship 'HMS Scene This' keep proceedings well under 90 minutes as they have cap Sam Clements of the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast on board to keep things trim. They have a good ol' natter with him about films of all lengths but especially features under the 1 hour and a half mark which is the focus of Sam's excellent podcast.  As is custom the latest film happenings are discussed including 'Godzilla Vs Kong's overseas box office triumph, Curzon cinemas radical reopening plan for 'vaccine only screenings' & Disney pushing ..read more

In the latest episode the crew chat to the mighty Clare Binns (Joint Managing Director of Picturehouse Cinemas) about her early days at Ritzy Cinema, where her love of film began, the impact of Covid on the industry and what she gets up to day to day as MD. Mercer takes a dive into the film headlines including 'Raya And The Last Dragon's' moderate Box Office Success, the 2021 Oscar nominations and Cineworld's new deal with Warner Bros. As is customary, two new films get the guys critical judgement 'Coming 2 America' and 'The White Tiger'. Finally, the team pick their fave 'rags-to-riches ..read more

For the latest HYST joint the HAMMONDLESS (gasp!) group are joined by regular contributor Tristian Cooper (Film Buyer) as co-host and chat to the super lovely Laura Jean Marsh about her love of film, acting, writing, directing and doing a combination of all the above for her new film 'Giddy Stratospheres'. Despite the new line up the episode is filled with the usual waffle - the team pick apart the film headlines (which include the new streaming kid on the block - Paramount+, an opening date for UK cinemas and 'Nomadland' heading straight to Disney+), they pick their fave journalism related f ..read more

For this hot new slice of pod action we talk film distribution and buying with our charming guest Paul Sweeney. Sweeney is a dab hand at the industry having worked for the likes of Cineworld, VUE and now works freelance for his own Ad Hoc Consultancy company. We have a good natter with him about his route into the world of film exhibition and run through a load of hot cinematic topics. As is the norm we review two new(ish) films 'The Dig' and 'The Lie' We also discuss Disney Plus' overnight streaming success, 'Black Widow' being delayed again, pick our fave Ralph Fiennes performances and dec ..read more

During this episode the HYST team take a deep dive into the world of special effects with our guest Conor O'Mara who is a VFX wiz and has worked on a LOAD of film & TV including Dark, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Jumanji: The Next Level, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and many more.  They also tackle two new features for review - the rather gruesome 'The Call' [Netflix 2020] and the equally grizzly 'The Rental' [Amazon Prime 2020].  Finally, they settle which single location film or TV episode is TOP TRUMPS, get to grips with Kristen Stewart actually looking like Princess Diana and, reeling fr ..read more

In this fresh serving of HYST, Hammond recruits the usual suspects of Breen & Mercer to gather their thoughts on the latest film happenings. Luckily to lend them a welcome hand the team are joined by yet another industry vet/legend, the very lovely and articulate Andrew Turner. Andrew (who dialled into the pod all the way from Helsinki!) has been working in cinema for 30+ years for the likes of ODEON, Cineworld & 20th Century Fox to name a few.  The gang have a good natter with him about all things film buying and distribution, talk about ANOTHER delay for 'No Time To Die', celeb ..read more