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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Apr 17

Talking to #SteveCoogan and #JonathanPryce - but not the penguin! - for #picturehouses podcast about #ThePenguinLessons: picturehouse.podbean.com/e/the-pengui... The film's released tomorrow. @lionsgateuk.bsky.social

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Feb 24

Lovely conversation tonight with #JackHuston, whose debut as a writer/director, #DayOfTheFight, is in UK cinemas next week. And that's when the interview is on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social.

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Feb 10

A treat and a privilege to interview #AdamElliot, the man behind the wonderful #MemoirOfASnail, for @soundspheremag.bsky.social. The film arrives in UK cinemas this Friday. screensphere.co.uk/interviews/f... #modernfilmsent

Memoir Of A Snail director Adam Elliot on imperfect worlds, tiny details – and Hitchcock cameos - Screensphere

“Animation isn’t just for kids”. It’s become something of a mantra for lovers of a cinematic form that’s experiencing something of a Golden Age. And nobody exemplifies it more than Australian animator...

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Feb 8

Saturday viewing. The eloquent ##Cottontail, which arrives in cinemas on Friday. Review landing at @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social this week. #dayfornight

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Feb 4

It's #September5 week! Lovely chats today with the cast - #PeterSarsgaard, #JohnMagaro, #BenChaplin, ##LeonieBenesch- and they'll be on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social. My review is here - thepeoplesmovies.com/september-5-... - and the film's out on Thursday. Go see it! @paramountpictures.bsky.social

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 28

#SaveThePCC. We can't lose this unique venue, so sign the petition!

Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · Jan 28

#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

Save The Prince Charles Cinema

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thrilled to interview #MikeLeigh, #MarianneJeanBaptiste and #MicheleAustin about the excellent #HardTruths. Legends all! Here's our chats on @heyuguys.bsky.social: www.heyuguys.com/hard-truth-m... @studiocanal.co.uk

Hard Truths’ Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean Baptiste & Michele Austin on their new film and those annoying everyday things - HeyUGuys

A new film from the legend that is director Mike Leigh is always an occasion and his latest, the BAFTA-nominated Hard Truths, is no exception. After the Victorian settings of Peterloo (2018) and Mr Tu...

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 17

Great way to finish the week - a chat with this guy, #AdamElliot, the man behind the wonderful #MemoirOfASnail. Interview landing on @soundspheremag.bsky.social soon. #ModernFilms

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · Jan 16

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 15

Totally!

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 15

Fourth screening of 2025 was yesterday's #September5. My mouth was dry from the tension. @paramountpictures.bsky.social

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 13

First screenings of 2025. #wolfmanmovie, #williamtell, #here. #universalpicturesUK, @altitudefilms.bsky.social, @curzonfilm.bsky.social

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 13

Couldn't agree more.

Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 13

It was at Here!

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 13

First press screenings of the year - and I had to ask another critic to stop using their phone during one of them! Yes, another critic .... 😕 #turnyourphoneoff

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 6

Talking to #RamellRoss about the wonderful #NickelBoys for #picturehouses podcast. Not a bad way to start the year! 😊https://picturehouse.podbean.com/e/nickel/ @curzonfilm.bsky.social

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Jan 2

It "stunned an audience into silence" when I saw it and #NickelBoys is in cinemas from tomorrow. Many, many reasons to see it so, in case you missed my @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social first time round, here it is again: thepeoplesmovies.com/nickel-boys-... @curzonfilm.bsky.social

Nickel Boys Review

It happens once in a blue moon. Sat in a large, packed auditorium, you suddenly become aware of the total silence surrounding you...

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 27

In cinemas today, #TheOrder, which might just remind you of Michael Mann's #Heat. In the best possible way. My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/the-order-re... @metfilmstudio.bsky.social

The Order Review

The Order director Justin Kurzel always takes us to the darkest of places. From his brooding version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to his...

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 26

9.4 million live viewers on Christmas Day for #WallaceAndGromitVengeanceMostFowl, a film that's "pure, unadulterated joy." My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/wallace-grom... #BBCFilms @netflix.com

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Review

Boxing Day 1993. There was only one thing worth watching on the telly. A half hour animation on BBC2 at tea time started

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 26

It's in cinemas today and #BetterManmovie is "anything but a typical biopic." My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/better-man-r... #entertainmentfilmdistributors

Better Man Review

Better Man Robbie Williams’ personal problems have been well-documented – recent headlines indicate that on-going feud

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 25

Such a great villain. It's all in the eyes .... #feathersmcgraw #wallaceandgromitvengeancemostfowl

a black and white penguin with an orange beak stands on a table

ALT: a black and white penguin with an orange beak stands on a table

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 23

#NowWatching #Carry-On. Can't see Kenneth Williams in the cast. 🤔 @netflix.com

Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 21

#WallaceAndGromitVengeanceMostFowl is "pure unadulterated joy and the biggest of Christmas hugs." My four star review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/wallace-grom... #BBC @netflix.com

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Review

Boxing Day 1993. There was only one thing worth watching on the telly. A half hour animation on BBC2 at tea time started

thepeoplesmovies.com

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 19

Finished my interview year on a high by talking to #RaMellRoss, director of the spellbinding #NickelBoys. The film received three nominations today in the @londoncritics.bsky.social awards!

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Freda Cooper @fredatalkingpix.bsky.social · Dec 18

You and me both! Last week was pretty silly, this week is just downright nuts!! 😮

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