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

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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with film producer Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Gleaners & I’s impact, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles analysis, and Eraserhead’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor also discusses the making the documentary We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor made the documentary We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] The making of “We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Gleaners & I impact  [27:20] Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor says Gleaners & I is a film they watched quite recently and was made in a similar way to how they made We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles analysis [32:42] Sophie Mellor says she saw Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles at her local arthouse cinema and was blown by it - even more so when you consider the director, Chantal Ackerman, was only 24 when she shot the film. Eraserhead Influence   [38:56] Simon Poulter says he saw Eraserhead shortly after it came out. He had no idea you could make films like this and it is an example of what he calls a permissive film. In that it made him understand you could do whatever you want. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor made the documentary We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Gleaners & I (2000), Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), Eraserhead (1977) About the Guest:   Simon Poulter & Sophie Mellor are artists and filmmakers known for We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher. For more on how and/or where to watch We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher see https://www.closeandremote.net/portfolio/we-are-making-a-film-about-mark-fisher/ and https://www.instagram.com/markfisherfilm/    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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with film producer Daisy Allsop, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Dances With Wolves’s impact, The Terminator analysis, and True Romance’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Daisy Allsop also discusses the making of her first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY and the short film THE PUPPET ASYLUM - directed by Otto Baxter within the making of this documentary. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Daisy Allsop producing her first documentary first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Dances With Wolves impact  [19:55] Daisy Allsop says Dances With Wolves is an early memory of going to the cinema with her father and how it felt like a big event to go up to the West End, from Wimbledon.  The Terminator analysis [24:45] Daisy Allsop says she does not how many times she watch The Terminator. It was one of many films her father had recorded off of TV. They were stored on VHS shelving he had made in the hallway with titles on their spines, alphabetised.  True Romance Influence   [29:58] Daisy Allsop says True Romance is officially the film that made her want to work in film. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Daisy Allsop produced her first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Dances With Wolves (1990), The Terminator (1984), True Romance (1993) About the Guest:   Daisy Allsop is ap producer known for Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story (2023) and Tell It to the Bees (2018). Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story is available to watch in the UK on NOW TV   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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your screenwriter and producer Karla Williams, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Pose’s impact, Django Unchained analysis, and The Morning Show’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Karla Williams also discusses what she describes as: “No longer waiting: how I'm pivoting my writing career. I broke into TV in 2020 and after 5 years my career didn't materialise in the way I'd hoped. This is what I'm doing about it.” Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how and why Karla Williams is pivoting her writing career and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [0:50] No longer waiting: how I'm pivoting my writing career. I broke into TV in 2020 and after 5 years my career didn't materialise in the way I'd hoped. This is what I'm doing about it.. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Pose impact  [22:03] Karla Williams says Pose is a perfect example of why she’s a TV screenwriter. Because it highlighted to her the power of walking in someone else’s shoes and how that cam shift your own opinions.   Django Unchained analysis [27:10] Karla Williams says Django Unchained is a film she can watch and watch and watch and watch. It is a phenomenal film from both a writing and character point of view. And how it manages to mix humour with much harder, darker storylines and themes The Morning Show Influence   [32:48] Karla Williams says The Morning Show is so layered. It’s definitely a show you can’t watch while on your phone Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how and why Karla is no longer waiting: how she is pivoting her writing career. How she broke into TV in 2020 and after 5 years a career didn't materialise in the way she'd hoped. This is what she’s doing about it. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Pose (2018), Django Unchained (2012), The Morning Show (2019) About the Guest:   Karla Williams is an award-winning screenwriter and producer; and she co-founded MsMono, an award-winning production company who tell female centred stories.  https://www.karlawilliams.co.uk/ https://www.tiktok.com/@cue.karla For more on Ms Mono see https://msmono.com/ You can watch THAT GIRL, PEUGOT on Amazon Prime. Watch the trailer here https://msmono.com/that-girl-peugeot/ THE RIDE trailer https://msmono.com/the-ride/  DO NOT DISTURB is on Audible UK. This 8-part audio series reflects our ability to discover fresh, ground-breaking stories by global majority women and has been nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award 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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with author, educator and film executive Kaia Alexander, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Charade’s impact, Harold And Maude analysis, and Summerland’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Kaia Alexander also discusses her book Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less . Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how and why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [0:50] Kaia Alexander discusses how and why she wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Charade impact  [22:00] Kaia Alexander says Charade is her mother’s favourite film and that she was introduced to it via Sunday afternoon cinema on TV when she was a kid.   Harold And Maude analysis [27:02] Kaia Alexander says as a teenager she was introduced to Harold And Maude by her best friend Shannon and what she couldn’t know at the time was that she would pass away two years later in a freak accident. Understandably the experience of losing her friend changed how she saw the world and has made her cling to that movie. She thinks of Shannon being a Maude, in every way. Dazzling and full life. Summerland Influence   [33:19] Kaia Alexander says Summerland swept her away. It is in her opinion a perfect movie and as a queer woman you just don’t see movies like this ever. The way it threads together is breathtaking. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Kaia wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less Learn about why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less . Understand cinema’s transformative power through Charade (1963), Harold And Maude (1971), Summerland (2020) About the Guest:   Kaia Alexander is the CEO/founder of the Entertainment Business League and the Entertainment Business School, and host of the Hollywood Wolfpack podcast. She was a development executive on feature films including Just Friends (with Ryan Reynolds), Peaceful Warrior (with Nick Nolte), The Good Night (Gwyneth Paltrow & Penelope Cruz), and Hachi: A Dog's Tale (with Richard Gere) for Inferno Entertainment.  Get your copy of Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stealth-Pitch-Hollywood-Strategy-Investor/dp/B0FM474QTD?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE 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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Derry Shillitto, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Waking Ned’s impact, Ali analysis, and Sideways’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Derry Shillitto also discusses how he made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Derry Shillitto made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:40] Derry Shillitto discusses how he made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Waking Ned impact  [15:45] Derry Shillitto says The Godfather Part 2 didn’t impact him as much as Waking Ned did because it evokes watching it with his Irish dad and speaks to his own Irish heritage.  Ali analysis [21:00] Derry Shillitto says Will Smith should’ve won an Oscar for his performance in Ali. Again it’s another film whose impact on him is influenced by who he watched it with. In the case of Ali it was with Andrew Olasehinde his best mate at school, who remains his best mate to this day  Sideways Influence   [26:05] Derry Shillitto says Sideways is the film that has had the most impact on his life. When he saw it for the first time he was compelled to watch it again immediately after. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to make a micro budget movie Learn about Derry Shillitto’s approach to screenwriting. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Waking Ned (1998), Ali (2001), Sideways (2001) About the Guest:   Derry Shillitto is a filmmaker known for The Correction Unit (2025), Harm (2023) and Aren't We Havin' a Good Time. Tuesday 3 March 2026 - The Correction Unit + Cast & Crew Q&A at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/correction-unit-qa The Correction Unit is now available to stream on Amazon, AppleTV, Vimeo and Google.. The Correction Unit is available on DVD is the USA 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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with screenwriter Line Langebek, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore All About Eve’s impact, Wings Of Desire analysis, and Hana-bi’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Line Langebek also discusses writing the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Line Langebek wrote the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:40] Line Langebek discusses writing the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life All About Eve impact  [19:30] Line Langebek can’t remember exactly when she first saw All About Eve but it was during a rich time discovering old black and white films. It is a funny film, classed as a comedy even, but underneath it’s quite dark.  Wings Of Desire analysis [24:26] Line Langebek says WimWenders had a huge impact on her; Paris, Texas, she really likes, but Wings Of Desire was one of the first times she encountered something poetic with cinema.  Hana-Bi Influence   [30:39] Line Langebek says Hana-Bi she discovered a contrast between beauty and violence. The husband taking care of his wife who is dying of cancers versus the violent, unrelenting cop inside the same person who is angry about so many things. Every now and then he just explodes, but the moments she remembers most from the film are the smaller moments.   Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to write a screenplay Learn about Line Langebek’s approach to screenwriting. Understand cinema’s transformative power through All About Eve (1950), Wings Of Desire (1988), Hana-Bi (1997) About the Guest:   Line Langebek Knudsen is a writer and producer, known for The Girl with the Needle (2024), I'll Come Running (2008) and Nåletræer (2007). The Girl With The Needle is available to watch in the UK on MUBI 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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with author James Rose, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore The Reflecting Skin’s impact, Street Of Crocodiles analysis, and Hardware’ influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. James Rose also discusses his contributions Umbrella Entertainment’s 4k release of Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE and writing for boutique labels in general. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about James Rose’s contribution to Umbrella’s 4k release of Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:40] James Rose discusses his contributions Umbrella Entertainment’s 4k release of Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE and writing for boutique labels in general. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life The Reflecting Skin impact  [25:20] James Rose says he was aware of The Reflecting Skin until coming home late one night from the pub, made himself a sandwich and caught it on television. Quite simply it was amazing.  Street Of Crocodiles analysis [32:40] James Rose says that think he saw Street Of Crocodiles on a late night screening on Channel 4 and could not process it because it’s a film that defies explanation. How watches it at least once a year to reminded how tender and imaginative animation can be. Hardware Influence   [39:00] James Rose came to Hardware via Fields Of Nephilim. For a goth youth, it was a no brainer to watch it when he read in a magazine that Richard Stanley would be making Hardware and that Fields’ front man Carl McCoy would star in it. How it was made in Britain and it has a very British feel to it. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about what James Rose contributed to Umbrella Entertainment’s STD 4k + Blu-ray release of HARDWARE Learn about what James Rose contributed to Second Sight’s 4k UHD + Blu-ray release of LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Learn about James Rose’s approach to finding writing work for boutique releases of genre films and television. Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Reflecting Skin (1990), Street Of Crocodiles (1986), Hardware (1990) About the Guest:   James is a specialist in horror films and television. He is currently writing his Phd – an investigation into indigenous American and First Nations’ horror. For more about the 4k + blu-ray release of HARDWARE see https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/hardware-1990-4k-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=c80895b20&_ss=r  For more about Second Sight’s LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/products/late-night-with-the-devil-limited-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray-pre-order-available-october-28th  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

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with UK director and producer Neil Thompson, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Imitation Of Life’s impact, Clockwork Orange analysis, and Gone Girl’ influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Neil Thompson also discusses next steps in the development of IDEALISTS, a film projects on his Fat Pictures slate. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Neil Thompson’s film project IDEALISTS  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:40] Neil Thompson talks about next steps in the development of IDEALISTS. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Imitation Of Life impact  [11:45] Neil Thompson says Imitation Of Life was a monster hit at the time. He got into it when he was a teenager and has loved it ever since. He watches it regularly, and introduced his daughter to it too. He guarantees you will be in floods of tears. It makes everyone cry.   Clockwork Orange analysis [18:30] Neil Thompson says that he saw Clockwork Orange when it first came out in a west London cinema. During the movie there were fights. Outside there was massive fight at the bus stop that spread on to the bus. This movie exploded on to the streets and, ignoring the second half of movie, made everyone want to fight.   Gone Girl Influence   [24:15] Neil Thompson talks about his constant love of really good, psychological thrillers, and Gone Girl is a really good example of a modern one. It’s prime neo-noir featuring a femme fatale. Instead of being punished for their lawbreaking like they would be in the past, they now get away with it. Neil also enthuses about his love of David Fincher: “Never put a foot wrong.” Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about Neil Thompson’s approach to developing films for the Fat Pictures slate. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Imitation Of Life (1959), Clockwork Orange (1971), Gone Girl (2014) About the Guest:   Neil Thompson is a director, producer and owner of Fat Pictures. He is an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Strong business development professional, skilled in Finance, Production and Post. Specialised script development experience and known for championing new talent. In addition, consults on Company Structure and Finance/Investment for a range of companies and clients. Find out more Neil’s company and slate at https://fatpictures.co.uk/  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