3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE

Stuart Wright

"3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth.

Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright

From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests.

Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.

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Tuesday · 38 min
Rolando Viñas, Screenwriter - 3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Misery, Shawshank Redemption & Pulp Fiction
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Stay Safe screenwriter Rolando Viñas about: Misery, Shawshank Redemption, and Pulp Fiction. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Rolando Viñas discusses how, as a writer for hire, he wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast. [1:20] Writing STAY SAFE 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [13:40] Misery (1991): Fortunate to be a teenager in the 1990s [19:35] Shawshank Redemption (1994): It is a perfect film [27:30] Pulp Fiction (1994): A breath of fresh air to see this movie Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. How Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE How to be a writer for hire Understand cinema’s transformative power through Misery (1991), Shawshank Redemption (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Rolando Viñas is known for Investigation 13 (2019), Stay Safe (2025) and Arcana STAY SAFE is out now on TUBI. https://tubitv.com/en-gb/movies/100053997/stay-safe Credits: 3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 21 · 42 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Aliens, JFK & Fight Club with Jonathan Weissler
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Balagan Productions film & commercials producer Jonathan Weissler about: Aliens, JFK, and Fight Club. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Jonathan Weissler discusses the state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers and how to navigate post-production deals. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about the state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers and how to navigate post-production deals; and the lasting impact of cinema on Jonathan Weissler’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Indie film financing in the age of the streamer [7:00] What are the challenges of post-production deals and how can filmmakers navigate them to get the best outcomes? [16:00] The importance of knowing how to make film… Seems obvious, right? 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [24:13] Aliens (1986): One of the most exciting movies ever put on film [29:30] JFK (1991): Part of my filmmaking culture [35:15] Fight Club (1999): It spoke to me. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. The state of indie film financing in the age of the streamers. How to navigate a post-production deal Understand cinema’s transformative power through Aliens (1986), JFK (1991), Fight Club (1999) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Jonathan Weissler is film and commercials producer at Balagan Productions https://www.balagan.biz/ Notes for the interview In reference to my comments about THE SNOWMAN production issues. Here’s the news story as reported by Indiewire - https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-snowman-director-explains-movie-terrible-tomas-alfredson-1201888133/ Credits: Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 14 · 37 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: The Likely Lads, The Silence Of The Lambs & Withnail And I with Paul Hanley, co-host of The Fall podcast OH! BROTHER
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with ex-Fall drummer and co-host of The Fall podcast OH! BROTHER Paul Hanley about: The Likely Lads, The Silence Of The Lambs, and Withnail And I. Discover how these films shaped his life. Plus, Paul Hanley talks about The Fall, surprising discoveries about The Fall via the Oh! Brother guests and playing in the band House Of All Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about surprising discoveries about The Fall via Oh! Brother guests, playing in the band House Of All and the lasting impact of cinema on Paul Hanley’s life. [1:20] The Fall, surprising discoveries about The Fall via the Oh! Brother guests and playing in the band House Of All 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [19:41] The Likely Lads (1976): Improved on the sitcom [25:00] The Silence Of The Lambs (1991): Seeing your name on end credits [30:20] Withnail And I (1987): Film Paul’s watched the most Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. How Paul Hanley first came across The Fall Surprising discoveries about The Fall via Oh! Brother guest Playing in the band - House Of All Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Likely Lads (1976), The Silence Of The Lambs (1991), Withnail And I (1987) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Paul Hanley co-hosts The Fall podcast Oh! Brother with his brother Stephen Hanley For the best tales from one of Britains most influential post-punk bands - The Fall, listen to OH! BROTHER https://linktr.ee/Ohbrothershow Credits: Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 7 · 53 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Metropolis, Aliens & Zulu with Alex Gunn, Special Effects Supervisor
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Special Effects Supervisor Alex Gunn about: Metropolis, Aliens, and Zulu. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Alex Gunn shares three tales from the set: how he created one of the loudest explosions on film for Rambo (2008); how he convinced Tom Cruise to let him blow up a table for Valkyrie (2008); and how they pulled together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020) Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about what a Special Effects Supervisor does and how they safely make your films positively explosive and the lasting impact of cinema on Alex Gunn’s life. Three explosive stories from Alex Gunn’s 40+ year career: [1:20] how he created one of the loudest explosions on film for Rambo (2008) [9:30] how he convinced Tom Cruise to let him blow up a table for Valkyrie (2008) [17:30] how they pulled together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020) 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Metropolis (1992): Uses every type of SFX [27:40] Alex Gunn says Metropolis employs every type of special effects there is and every type of optical gag, miniatures, mechanical rigs, huge engineering processes for the flooding sequence and the robot transformation. Even today SFX experts are still not sure how they did it. Aliens (1992): No CGI [32:40] Alex Gunn says Aliens is a CGI free zone, Made 40 years ago, never bettered and at no point, was someone at a laptop needed to improve it. Zulu (1997): Passion project [38:40] According to his autobiography, Zulu was a passion project for director Si Enfield and leading man Stan Baker. 60+ years on and it still stands up to scrutiny. It visceral and it’s gutsy. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. The art of loud explosions on film - Rambo (2008) Why Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise to let Alex Gunn blow up a table on Valkyrie (2008) How thinking in bullet time helped Alex Gunn pull together that crazy farmhouse shoot out for Gangs Of London s1, ep5 (2020). Learn what a Special Effects Supervisor does and how they collaborate with the rest of the cast and crew to make your films explosive (and safe). Understand cinema’s transformative power through Metropolis (1927), Aliens (1986), Zulu (1964) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Alex Gunn is Special Effects Supervisor with over 40 years' experience in practical, physical, pyrotechnic and miniature effects for films, television shows, pop videos and commercials. He has an almost unrivalled wealth of experience across the genres. From war films to food shows, historical dramas to documentaries, specialty set design and construction, gimbals and other rigs, there's pretty much nothing that I haven't catered for. For more see https://www.arcadiasfx.com/ Credits: Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 30 · 29 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love & Overboard with screenwriter & The Screenwriting Life co-host Lorien Mckenna
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love & Overboard with screenwriter & The Screenwriting Life co-host Lorien Mckenna In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with screenwriter Lorien Mckenna about: Philadelphia Story, Shakespeare In Love, and Overboard. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Lorien Mckenna discusses how mentoring can make you a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how mentoring can make you a better writer and the lasting impact of cinema on Lorien Mckenna’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. Three common aspects of script feedback Lorien Mckenna gives to writer: [1:20] Mentoring 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Philadelphia Story (1940): Fast dialogue [10:20] Lorien Mckenna loved Philadelphia for the fast dialogue and the fantastic performances across the entire leading cast. Shakespeare In Love (1998): Sign up for playwrighting MFA [15:25] Shakespeare In Love made Lorien Mckenna decide to apply to a playwrighting program to get her MFA Overboard (1987): Holds up in terms of storytelling [21:00] Overboard really holds up in terms of structure and storytelling Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. How mentoring can make you a better writer; Why mentoring will make you a better writer Understand cinema’s transformative power through Philadelphia Story (1992), Shakespeare In Love (1992), Overboard (1997) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Lorien Mckenna is a screenwriter and co-host of THE SCREENWRITING LIFE. For more The Screenwriting Life and details about writer workshops see https://www.thescreenwritinglife.com/ Credits: Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 23 · 50 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: A Few Good Men, My Cousin Vinny & The Ice Storm with Danny Manus, Script Consultant
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with script consultant Danny Manus about: A Few Good Men, My Cousin Vinny, and The Ice Storm. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Danny Manus discusses what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about what a script consultant does and how they can help you write a script and become a better writer and the lasting impact of cinema on Danny Manus’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. Three common aspects of script feedback Danny Manus gives to writer: [1:20] 1) Integrating the plot and character; [6:40] 2) Being able to identify your hook; and [18:00] 3) The art of scene writing. [40:20] What makes a good writer for a script consultant? 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life A Few Good Men (1992): Noticing writing [15:40] Today, Danny Manus is a huge fan of both Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner, but watching A Few Good Men as a 12/13 year old, he saw for the first time, the power in the writing of a movie. It’s a master class in the rhythm and build of a story through dialogue. My Cousin Vinny (1992): Unable to stop laughing [21:30] My Cousin Vinny is Danny Manus’s favourite comedy of all time. He’s seen it over and over 100 times, but when he saw it in theatres aged 12/13 it was the first time he couldn’t catch his breath because he was laughing too hard. The Ice Storm (1997): Teen storylines [27:40] Danny believes there is no American Beauty without The Ice Storm. He simply loves a family dysfunction movie. The teen storylines spoke to him and were echoed in his own early screenwriting efforts at college. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. How to integrating plot and character; Can you identify your hook? Learn the art of scene writing. What makes a good writer for a script consultant? Learn what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Few Good Men (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), The Ice Storm (1997) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Danny Manus is a script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting, which has been helping writers since 2009. For more about his script consultancy services see https://www.nobullscript.net/about-daniel/ Credits: Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 15 · 29 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: It's A Wonderful Life, On The Town & Gladiator with Claire Ward, Mayor Of The East Midlands
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with the Mayor Of East Midlands, Claire Ward about: It's A Wonderful Life, On The Town, and Gladiator. Discover how these films shaped her journey through life, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Claire also talks about why and possibly how East Midlands hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how East Midlands hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region and the lasting impact of cinema on Claire Ward’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Why and how the Mayor of East Midlands office hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life It's A Wonderful Life (1946): Approach life with a sense of optimism [10:00] It's A Wonderful Life encapsulates Claire’s approach to life. Always think about the good things you have, value what you have and feel how lucky you are. And approach life with a sense of optimism. On The Town (1949): Huge Frank Sinatra fan [21:30] Claire has always been a massive fan of On The Town. Probably because she has been a fan of Frank Sinatra since she was three years old and got to meet him when she was seven. Gladiator (2000): Perfect soundtrack to wind down to [27:40] When Gladiator Claire was an MP, in the first term of the new Labour government and was a DCMS select committee member. No matter what kind of day she had had, the Gladiator film score would take her to a good place and help her unwind. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Why and how the Mayor of East Midlands office hopes to attract more film and TV productions to the region Understand cinema’s transformative power through It's A Wonderful Life (1946), On The Town (1949), Gladiator (2000) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Claire Ward is the Mayor Of East Midlands for the Labour Party. For more information about what Claire Ward's office does for the region see https://www.eastmidlands-cca.gov.uk/the-mayor/ To contact the Claire Ward and her team please use themayor@eastmidlands-cca.gov.uk Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 8 · 38 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Assault On Precinct 13, Happiness & The Good, The Bad And The Ugly w/ Geoff Barrow, producer of GAME
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Portishead co-founder, film composer and now film producer Geoff Barrow about: Assault On Precinct 13, Happiness, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, get details about the live digital premiere on 18 June 2026 and digital release/special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds from 29 June 2026. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about the digital release/special edition blu-ray of GAME and the lasting impact of cinema on Geoff Barrow’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] How does touring a film compare to touring a band? What is a live digital premiere and what can people look forward to on the special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Assault On Precinct 13 (1976): Discovering Screenwriting as a Career [15:40] When Geoff first saw Assault On Precinct 13 he was instantly attracted to the mood of it and that would’ve been because of John Carpenter’s music. Happiness (1998): Pursuing Dreams and Feeling Out of Place [21:30] Geoff saw Happiness when he was living in Australia and at the end he thought what the fuck is that film. He’d never seen anything like it. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966): Appreciating Screenwriting Craft [27:40] For Geoff, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is such a large sprawling movie that you see something different in it every time you watch it . Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921 GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5 Understand cinema’s transformative power through Assault On Precinct 13 (1976), Happiness (1998), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Geoff Barrow is the co-founder of Portishead, film composer (EX_MACHINA, COUPLE IN A HOLE, DEVS) and film producer of GAME GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921 GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5 Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 2 · 37 min
3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Scream, Almost Famous & Little Miss Sunshine with Zack Gutin, State of The Story London 2026
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Storytelling 360 founder Zack Gutin about: Scream, Almost Famous, and Little Miss Sunshine. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, get details on the upcoming State of The Story Conference in London. Use the code BRIT for 20% off all live tickets, in person or for the online access option. Both are available here: Storytelling360.com Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about the STATE OF THE STORY: LONDON screenwriter conference and the lasting impact of cinema on Zack Gutin’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] What is the State Of The Story conference and what writers and industry people will be presenting/talking at the London debut? 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Scream (1996): Discovering Screenwriting as a Career [19:00] Zack vividly recalls him as a 14 year old, lying in bed staring the movie poster for Scream on his bedroom wall and noticing the credit: “WRITTEN BY” Kevin Williamson. It had never dawned on him that it was someone’s job to write a movie. Almost Famous (2000): Pursuing Dreams and Feeling Out of Place [24:30] Almost Famous is Zack’s favorite film, He finds it an incredibly warm story that can impact anyone who has ever pursued something that seemed untouchable, only to find yourself feeling like a fish out of water once you’re in close proximity to it. Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Appreciating Screenwriting Craft [29:30] Little Miss Sunshine is the film that made Zack appreciate the craft of screenwriting more passionately and understand how well it can be done. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why UK based screenwriters should attend the State Of The Story Conference: London, 12 July 2026 at BFI South Bank, London. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Scream (1996), Almost Famous (2000), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest: Zack Gutin is the founder of Storytelling 360 and the creator of The State Of Story Conferences State Of Story Conference: London is 12 July 2026 at BFI South Bank, London - For more details and tickets for this full-day screenwriting conference built around one idea: that the best way to learn storytelling is to hear it from the storytellers themselves see https://storytelling360.com/state-of-the-story-london-2026/ Michael Arndt’s video essay on endings see https://youtu.be/gWHfsEJ5JJo?si=p95vJBoitQdL-fDx Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25 · 47 min
Katie Evans and Movies That Changed Your Life: Nosferatu, Ghostbusters & Cry Baby
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with therapist and public speaker Katie Evans, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nosferatu’s impact, Ghostbusters analysis, and Cry Baby’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Katie Evans also discusses how she brings psychoanalysis and horror together for her speaking engagements and for her work too. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Katie Evans brings psychoanalysis and horror together and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Bringing psychoanalysis and horror together 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Nosferatu impact [27:50] Katie Evans says Nosferatu represents fear for her more than any other film and her obsession with this film all started from two seconds of Count Orlok featured in the music video for Queen’s UNDER PRESSURE. Ghostbusters analysis [33:20] Katie Evans says Ghostbusters represents pure joy. She picked this film because of feelings it gives her; and is the film she can still watch over and over. Cry Baby Influence [38:40] In the suburbs of Liverpool, Cry Baby was Katie’s introduction to John Waters. She loves the fact that he puts the outsider at the heart of his stories and challenges normality. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Katie Evans brings psychoanalysis and horror together for her speaking engagements and for her work too. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nosferatu (1922), Ghostbusters (1984), Cry Baby (1990) About the Guest: Katie Evans is a therapist and public speaker. For more about her practice and speaking engagements see https://www.kecounselling.co.uk/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnkM7A5OZf9gyP-I12gBDAm1Jh0Y32uExrq5LYWvZg3mRxr-CajXAnSVKsV90_aem_j9xX-NsET3lgTVluW_vJbA 10 July 2026 Katie Evans hosts a talk called: “The Psychology of Vampires” at Lost Souls Pizza, Camden (London) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-psychology-of-vampires-tickets-1359182404159?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnQR9KT4LgHKkh0qxzZVt_fH2VBpGbizkFtNFE0JwCJkGMdhyC_daCCLOnQ60_aem_StsFZTOsZVoLghLXeImKBw&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 18 · 39 min
Craig Conway and Movies That Changed Your Life: La Haine, An American Werewolf In London & It's A Wonderful Life
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Runway Rooms co-founder Craig Conway, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore La Haine’s impact, An American Werewolf In London analysis, and It's A Wonderful Life’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Craig Conway also discusses why he set up the people led micro-studio ecosystem RUNWAY ROOMS. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about why Craig Conway set up Runway Rooms and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] How Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life La Haine impact [18:20] Craig Conway says La Haine is where his love of film and film education begins via watching movies and eating pizza at his Uncle John’s house. An American Werewolf In London analysis [23:40] Craig Conway says An American Werewolf In London blew him away. In particular the use of the fourth wall, use of music and being compelled to watch a lead who is so flawed, he positively awful. It's A Wonderful Life Influence [32:30] Craig Conway says It's A Wonderful Life is an example of a film that when he shows friends they come away thinking he’s insane. He believes It's A Wonderful Life moulded him to a filmmaker who is willing to be as bold as he wants and do stories that have never been done before. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Runway Rooms is a people led micro-studio ecosystem built to support independent creatives and practitioners for actors, writers, directors, producers, crew and makers, many of whom come from working class backgrounds and have historically had to navigate the creative industries without clear routes, safety nets or ownership Understand cinema’s transformative power through La Haine (1995), An American Werewolf In London (1981), It's A Wonderful Life (1946) About the Guest: Craig Conway is an actor producer writer & director. He is also the co-founder of Runway Rooms. For more information see https://www.issairview.com/runway-rooms Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 11 · 48 min
David Kerekes and Movies That Changed Your Life: Two Lane Blacktop, Fight Club & Faces Of Death / Schramm
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Headpress founder David Kerekes, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Two Lane Blacktop’s impact, Fight Club analysis, and Faces Of Death / Schramm’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. David Kerekes also discusses the Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about why David Kerekes is hosting a Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Two Lane Blacktop impact [25:20] David Kerekes first saw Two Land Blacktop on TV. There’s very little dialogue, not much action, but you get a sense of truism. Fight Club analysis [30:47] David Kerekes says Fight Club was very divisive when it was first released. At the time he wasn’t interested in most mainstream Hollywood movies, but remembers thinking that something this divisive must be doing something he had to see. Faces Of Death / Schramm Influence [37:20] David Kerekes says both Faces Of Death & Schramm provided a springboard for two key books in Headpress’s 35 year history. Faces Of Death was a key text that led to KILLING FOR CULTURE (1994). Whereas David said a visit to Berlin to be on set for the filming of Jorg Buttgereit’s Schramm was an early step towards the book SEX MURDER ART: THE FILMS OF JORG BUTTGEREIT (1998) Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about the Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza - Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester Understand cinema’s transformative power through Two Lane Blacktop (1971), Fight Club (1999), Faces Of Death (1978) / Schramm (1993) About the Guest: David Kerekes is an author and co-founder of Headpress - Subject matter of Headpress books is wide-ranging and includes cult film, strange music, pulp literature, fanzines, conspiracy theories, sex and gender, occult and folklore, true crime, and pop culture in general: https://headpress.com/. Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. For tickets see https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-35th-anniversary-extravaganza-tickets-1589843307129 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 4 · 35 min
Faith Elizabeth and Movies That Changed Your Life: CATS, Barbie & Pan's Labyrinth
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with YES SHE CANNES founder & CEO Faith Elizabeth, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore CATS’s impact, Barbie analysis, and Pan's Labyrinth’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Faith Elizabeth also discusses the creation of YES SHE CANNES and the panels she will be hosting at Cannes Film Festival 2026. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about YES SHE CANNES and the panels Faith Elizabeth will be hosting at Cannes Film Festival 2026 and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] YES SHE CANNES 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life CATS impact [14:17] Faith Elizabeth says CATS was one of a handful of VHS tapes she had access to growing up as one of six siblings. CATS mezmorised her and she would watch it over and over again Barbie analysis [19:30] Faith Elizabeth says Barbie is not just nostalgia for a cherished childhood character, it captured a feeling a lot of women had in terms of striving for perfection, not feeling good enough and trying to fix something about yourself. Pan's Labyrinth Influence [24:31] Faith Elizabeth discovered Pan's Labyrinth by accident. She stumbled into a press conference hosted by Guillermo Del Toro, a filmmaker she was aware of, but had watched nothing. After experiencing the fandom in the room and the words of Del Toro she bought Ian Nathan’s book about the Mexican filmmaker and committed to watch all of his films. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why Faith Elizabeth founded YES SHE CANNES. Learn about what YES SHE CANNES is doing at Cannes Film Festival 2026 Understand cinema’s transformative power through CATS (1998), Barbie (2023), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) About the Guest: Faith Elizabeth is a filmmaker and founder of YES SHE CANNES At Cannes Film Festival 2026: Thurs 14 May, 4-5pm - Building Collective Power: How Women Shape Influence in Film (Main stage Riviera & online) Sat 16 May, 3:30-4:30pm: Women In Genre: Shaping Careers, Opening Doors and Building Power (Fantastic Pavilion) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 27 · 33 min
Alexia Melocchi and Movies That Changed Your Life: Basic Instinct, Bridget Jones Diary & La La Land
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer/director Alexia Melocchi, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Basic Instinct’s impact, Bridget Jones Diary analysis, and La La Land’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Alexia Melocchi also discuss her new book: The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about Alexia Melocchi’s new book The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Basic Instinct impact [14:17] Alexia Melocchi says Basic Instinct is a movie she sold as a distributor and represents a moment in her life where she was starting to success in Hollywood Bridget Jones Diary analysis [19:30] Alexia Melocchi says Bridget Jones Diary is such a relatable movie for women and a brilliant example of the kind of Romcoms that the UK excels at. La La Land Influence [24:31] Alexia Melocchi was in the room when Damien Chazelle was arguing the case for keeping the opening freeway scene in La La Land. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why Alexia Melocchi wrote The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Basic Instinct (1992), Bridget Jones Diary (2001), La La Land (2016) About the Guest: Alexia Melocchi is a producer and author of The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood published by Routledge. The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood is out now and is available at https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Show-Business-Your-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B0FP9TMJKG Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 22 · 31 min
Phil Whelans and Movies That Changed Your Life: A Matter Of Life And Death, Raising Arizona & Blue Velvet
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer, actor and comedian Phil Whelans, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore A Matter Of Life And Death’s impact, Raising Arizona analysis, and Blue Velvet’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Phil Whelans also offers improv acting tips. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Program Director Phil Whelans and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Improv acting tips 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life A Matter Of Life And Death impact [5:40] Phil Whelans says A Matter Of Life And Death is a flamboyant film that transported him to an extraordinary world with immense camp swagger and the highest of high concepts. It includes his favourite movie scene ever; David Niven’s character is a defendant in a court case being held in heaven. Raising Arizona analysis [13:30] Phil Whelans says Raising Arizona’s DNA is every quirky American indie film that came after it. Blue Velvet Influence [20:00] Phil Whelans says Blue Velvet is a great example of how David Lynch paints with lights, sounds and actors, getting amazing performances out of everyone. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to improve your improv acting skills Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), Raising Arizona (1987), Blue Velvet (1986) About the Guest: Phil Whelans is a writer, actor and comedian known for writing radio sitcoms My First Planet and The Barkers v The Rest Of The World. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 13 · 44 min
Ciaran Shea and Movies That Changed Your Life: Police Story, High Fidelity & Rubber
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Beeston Film Festival Program Director Ciaran Shea, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Police Story’s impact, High Fidelity analysis, and Rubber’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Ciaran Shea also discusses how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Program Director Ciaran Shea and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] How Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Police Story impact [18:20] Ciaran Shea says Police Story is where his love of film and film education begins via watching movies and eating pizza at his Uncle John’s house. High Fidelity analysis [23:40] Ciaran Shea says High Fidelity blew him away. In particular the use of the fourth wall, use of music and being compelled to watch a lead who is so flawed, he positively awful. Rubber Influence [32:30] Ciaran Shea says Rubber is an example of a film that when he shows friends they come away thinking he’s insane. He believes Rubber moulded him to a filmmaker who is willing to be as bold as he wants and do stories that have never been done before. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition Understand cinema’s transformative power through Police Story (1985), High Fidelity (2000), Rubber (2010) About the Guest: Ciaran Shea is the Program Director for Beeston Film Festival, Ciaran is also filmmaker, 1st AD and stand up comedian. Find and follow him on IG @ciaran_filmmaker Beeston Film Festival 2026 is 23-26 April 2026 at the Arc Cinema in Beeston For more about Beeston Film Festival program/screenings and links to tickets see https://www.beestonfilm.com/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 6 · 47 min
Alexandra Bentley and Movies That Changed Your Life: Amelie, Cialo (aka The Body) & Black Swan
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with producer and author Alexandra Bentley, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Amelie’s impact, Cialo (aka The Body) analysis, and Black Swan’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Alexandra Bentley also discuss the writing of Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay and the lasting impact of cinema on her life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The writing of “Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out” with Steve Pinhay 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Amelie impact [25:39] Alexandra Bentley says she fell in love with Amelie as soon as it came out. Growing up in Poland, Polish and European cinema was important to her than any Hollywood blockbuster. Cialo (aka The Body) analysis [31:45] Alexandra Bentley says Andrzej Saramonowicz, the director of Cialo (aka The Body) is a brilliant comedy writer and anything he touches, Polish film fans know it’s going to be funny. Cialo was highly anticipated and it didn’t disappoint. Black Swan Influence [38:00] Alexandra Bentley says she was already living in the UK when Black Swan came out and working at 20th Century Fox. It was a film that was to be released under the Fox Searchlight banner and it was just incredible to be a part of that marketing and sales process. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Alexandra Bentley wrote Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out with Steve Pinhay. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Amelie (2001), Cialo (aka The Body) (2003), Black Swan (2010) About the Guest: Alexandra Bentley is Head Of Production at Big Safari and co-author (with Steve Pinhay) of Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out published by Routledge. Producing Film And Television: First in, Last Out is out now and available at https://www.routledge.com/Producing-Film-and-Television-First-In-Last-Out/Pinhay-Bentley/p/book/9781032608686 EXCLUSIVE: Routledge are offering Britflicks listeners 20% off if they use the promo code “POD10” This offer runs April 1st 2026 - October 1st 2026 for all (Print and Ebook) formats. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 24 · 53 min
Jeremiah Kipp and Movies That Changed Your Life: Killer Of Sheep, Dawn Of The Dead & Jennifer's Body
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with director Jeremiah Kipp, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Killer Of Sheep’s impact, Dawn Of The Dead analysis, and Jennifer's Body’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Jeremiah Kipp also discuss the making of the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Jeremiah Kipp made the J Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The making of “The Mortuary Assistant” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Killer Of Sheep impact [30:15] Jeremiah Kipp says Killer Of Sheep is done in a cinéma vérité style that he saw on a 16mm print in a revival house when he was quite young in rural Rhode Island. Dawn Of The Dead analysis [36:00] Jeremiah Kipp says he saw Dawn Of The Dead a kid and it was not lost on him, even at that young age, that the protagonists kill all the zombies, take control of the shopping mall, they have everything but then they get bored of it. Jennifer's Body Influence [43:20] Jeremiah Kipp says he didn’t see Jennifer's Body when it came out. It seemed like a movie nobody - critics and audiences - liked and then he caught it on streaming a few years later and loved it. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Jeremiah Kipp made the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Killer Of Sheep (1978), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), Jennifer's Body (2009) About the Guest: Jeremiah Kipp is based in New York. His directing credits include the AMC+ Shudder Original "Slapface" (Audience Award Winner at Cinequest), the horror-sci fi hybrid "Black Wake"; "Don't Pick Up" starring Keith David and Kathryn Erbe, "Draw Up and Stare" starring Michael O'Keefe and Melissa Leo, "The Sadist" starring Tom Savini and "The Pod": starring Larry Fessenden. The Mortuary Assistant will be available on Shudder from March 27th 2026 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 17 · 34 min
Matthew Hope and Movies That Changed Your Life: Rocky, JFK & Commando
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with writer/director Matthew Hope, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Rocky’s impact, JFK analysis, and Commando’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Matthew Hope also discuss the making of the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The making of “EMPIRE OF LIES” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Rocky impact [15:50] Matthew Hope says he saw Rocky for the first time when he was eight and it is the film that got him started on his journey to becoming a filmmaker. JFK analysis [21:00] Matthew Hope says he was 15 when he saw JFK and it is a film that is crammed with so much information and yet is never boring. Even more so, it was evidence that film can change things. JFK led to the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 that promised classified documents would be released 25 years later. Commando Influence [26:10] Matthew Hope says he was eleven years old when he saw Commando on VHS at home. It is absurd but what’s not to love about Arnie running around with big guns killing all the bad guys. Hardly any plot. Zero character development. Just one action sequence after another. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Matthew Hope made the Joe Millson starrer Empire Of Lies. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Rocky (1976), JFK (1991), Commando (1985) About the Guest: Matthew Hope is known for Empire of Lies (2026), The Vanguard (2008), The Veteran (2011) and All the Devil's Men (2018) Empire of Lies will be released in select UK cinemas on March 27th 2026 and available to stream on digital from April 13th 2026 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 11 · 44 min
Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard and Movies That Changed Your Life: Nil By Mouth, O Lucky Man! & Marjoe
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with documentary filmmakers Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nil By Mouth’s impact, O Lucky Man! inspiration, and Marjoe’s influence on their personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard also discuss the making of the Marianne Faithfull documentary Broken English. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The making of “Broken English” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Nil By Mouth impact [25:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Nil By Mouth is a film where life and art intersected because they were living in New Cross, when this film, set in New Cross came out. They used to walk past the places it was made, drink in the same pub. O Lucky Man! inspiration [30:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say O Lucky Man! lit a fire in them. The dizzying heights of its ambition. The breadth of its allegorical structure. The nerve of its Greek chorus. Marjoe Influence [38:56] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Marjoe himself, the subject of the film is such a compelling character. You can tell he’s damaged by his upbringing as a evangelical tent revivalist preacher but he’s also driven to overcome it or at least expose elements of it. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nil By Mouth (1997), O Lucky Man! (1973), Marjoe (1972) About the Guest: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard met at Goldsmtihs and have worked collaboratively as visual artists since the mid-nineties. In addition to Broken English, they are known for 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024). Broken English is out in UK cinemas from Friday 20 March 2026 On Wednesday 18 March there’s a SOLD OUT special preview film screening and concert at the Barbican Centre marking the release of Broken English, an original career-spanning portrait of the iconic, late Marianne Faithfull. The evening includes an exclusive preview of the film ahead of its release, followed by live performances of Faithfull's songs from a line up ft. Jarvis Cocker, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Samantha Morton and more, alongside house band Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey), Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), Ed Harcourt, Anna Phoebe, and Adrian Utley (Portishead). https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/broken-english Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices