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| 4th June 2011 Screen Shrapnel: Third Class listen | |
| 14th May 2011 Attack the Bollocks listen | |
| 16th April 2011 Shrapnel's Cuttoff listen | |
| 2nd April 2011 Radio Show of Forgotten Dreams listen | |
| 19th March 2011 Screen Nostalgia listen | |
| 12th March 2011 Screen Shambles listen | |
| older Screen Shrapnel episodes | |
Welcome, good people, to the most significant audio event since that chubby scamp Orson Welles terrified America with his War of the Worlds broadcast: Screen Shrapnel. Growing, like a deformed phoenix, from burning ticket stubs for 'Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen' and 'Terminator Salvations', the team at Screen Shrapnel will guide you through the murky, and sometimes smelly, waters that are Glasgow’s film scene. We’ll treat you to recommendations and reviews of local cinematic events, give our thoughts on the latest art-house and mainstream releases, and each week we'll reveal iconoclastic revisions of the films that should be on your DVD shelves but aren’t. Don’t expect sycophantic outpourings or empty platitudes, only cold hard criticism and some cheeky banter. These are the piercing sound fragments of Screen Shrapnel, prepare to be under whelmed.
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Screen Shrapnel // 12.03.11 // Screen Shambles
On today’s Screen Shrapnel we discuss the latest cinematic appropriation of a Philip K. Dick novella. How appropriate, then, that the structure of the show follows the Philip K. Dick formula: namely, things appears mind numbingly normal until some all knowing force reveals to us that the whole show has in-fact been a sham(bles). That omnipotent force is our regular (and perhaps only) listener, Matt Lloyd. Cheers for the blue pill / facebook post. The good thing is we can now blame our poor broadcasting skills on the mysterious men in fedoras who pull life’s strings in the Adjustment Bureau.
Also shambling through their lives, teetering on the edge of despair, is the well heeled family at the heart of Joanna Hogg’s second feature, Archipelago. Helen found sympathy in this disintegrating clan of toffs; Jamie loved watching them suffer.
What are your thoughts?
Posted at 13:14, 12th March 2011
broadcast badly 1d
Screen Shrapnel // 05.03.11 // Broadcast Badly 1D
So, with Graham frolicking in an antipodean paradise with koalas and possums, it falls to Jamie to take the reins at the Screen Shrapnel mix-desk – expect links as smooth as Gordon Ramsey’s forehead. Helen Wright, film buff and 3D nut, is gracious enough to join Subcity amateur hour this week to save our audience from a very boring monologue.
On the show we discuss the Os-s-s-s-s-s-car results, cast our minds back over eleven days of cinematic fun at the Glasgow Film Festival, and we dissect the pointy shenanigans of Nic Cage’s latest subdued character study, Drive Angry 3D.
Go on, have a listen; you’ll only be slightly disappointed.
Posted at 21:23, 8th March 2011
the cartoon sex episode / top ten 2011
Screen Shrapnel // 09.01.11 // That Was The Year That Was
It’s that time of year again when film critic types, even rank amateurs like ourselves, have a go at reducing twelve months of cinema highs and lows into ten films fit for the ages. We’ve roped in Chris Ward from the mighty Left of the Dial to help us in our rundown, which once again highlights the differences in our film tastes. Only two films have the honour of making it onto all three of our lists and it’s notable that both have nerdy, narcissistic child-men as their main protagonists. What does that say about us then?
It’s a two hour show, so sit back, relax and enjoy the best cinema from 2010 as described by the worst that radio has to offer from that, or any other year.
Check out more from Chris Ward on Left of the Dial - http://www.subcity.org/shows/leftofthedial/
Posted at 17:44, 21st January 2011
a shrapnel carol
Screen Shrapnel // 11.12.10 // A Shrapnel Carol
Like Ebenezer Scrooge, this episode of Screen Shrapnel is haunted by the ghost of radio shows past, a one Nicholas Green Esquire. With the golden triumvirate of Fulton, Dunn and Green reunited for one week only we did what we do best. Namely, we set about badmouthing filmmakers far more talented, richer and better looking than ourselves by revealing our stinkers of the year. But first off we got all sycophantic and heaped praise on the performances that moved us most in 2010.
Go on, have a listen; you’ll only be slightly disappointed.
Posted at 22:15, 21st December 2010
this week the show is brought to you by the letter
Screen Shrapnel // 04.12.10 // M for Mexico
This week Screen Shrapnel is brought to you by the letter M. M for Mexico......
Its all tequila dn sombrero's in the studio this week as we shun the snow that transport ourselves to the sun-kissed wonderland that has always been a thorn in America's side. First up is our take on special effects extraordinaire Gareth Edwards' debut film Monsters...a genre-bending ride through an infected Mexico that left your favourite presenters both in a bit of a spin...
We also tackle Robert Rodriguez's Mexploitation blood and guts saga Machete, as he attempts to bring back that Grindhouse vibe that QT and him brought a few years back. With all this chuck in a Leslie Nielson tribute, our Top 3 Debut films from a director and some decent beats to accompany your Saturday morning...what more could you want?!
Next week (Sat 11th Dec) we get into the festive spirit by tucking into our Turkeys of 2010 so far. Who will make the list? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Screen-Shrapnel/151269701561771 Also we spit and stutter our way through our take on early awards contender The King's Speech.
Start your weekend off right by tuning in at 11am Saturday morning.
Posted at 17:42, 7th December 2010