Toni's Film Club

Back to Barrytown

November 2024 •English

Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the books, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.

Cold War & Cinema

November 2024 •English

Hosted by Ian Nathan, this series features the cinematic stories of the Cold War era: propaganda, nuclear fear, a change in the US society; the spy games; and the rise and fall of the USSR and East Germany (and everything in between). Film critics and historians examine the industry both as it was happening in real time, and how films from this period have become seminal classics.

The Bollywood Story

November 2024 •English

Shashi Kapoor presents a history of the Hindi film industry from its roots in 1913 to the 1980s, illustrated with clips and interviews.

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

November 2024 •English

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

Besættelsens danske filmkonger

November 2024 •Danish

Talking Film

November 2024 •English

Movie expert Elwy Yost interviews industry people on both sides of the camera, encouraging them to talk about themselves, the state of their art, and its history. The series features many famous film personalities who, along with producers, directors, designers, screenwriters, and critics, offer candid insights into the making of motion pictures.

The Last Tycoons

November 2024 •English

An eight-part series on the history of French cinema from the postwar era to New Wave and beyond. Unearths the stories behind the films’ creation through live and archival interviews with the producers of the films in the series, as well as colleagues, family members, and experts on French cinema. Interlaced throughout is footage from a wealth of classic French films.

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

November 2024 •English

Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

The Things My Dad Failed to Teach Me

November 2024 •Polish

La belleza nos une

November 2024 •Spanish

El Laberinto del Tíbet

November 2024 •Spanish

Operasyon

November 2024 •Turkish

敦煌，千年不散的宴席

November 2024 •Chinese

Les Enquêtes impossibles

November 2024 •French

Praias e Pratos com Vitor Liberato

November 2024 •Portuguese

Vitor Liberato travels through Northeast Brazil discovering traditional foods and visiting emblematic places, such as the largest cashew tree in the world and the dunes of Genipabu.

MLB Network Presents

November 2024 •English

A series of documentaries and profiles on some of baseball's most prominent personalities.

Retrospective 2021: Globoplay Edition

November 2024 •Portuguese

An African Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby

November 2024 •English

After four decades of reporting from the continent, Jonathan Dimbleby returns to Africa on a 7,000-mile journey to discover how it is changing.

The Tank: Weapon of the 20th Century

November 2024 •English

On the Battlefields of the World Wars: Since its invention at the start of the 20th century, the tank has served as a symbol of political power as well as military strength. These huge vehicles have long since found their way into global culture - whether as a monument, in films or on billboards. Tanks have made history and have themselves become part of the story.

La lotta dell'uomo per la sua sopravvivenza

November 2024 •Italian