The Movies That Made Me...
Luke Sorba is a film super-fan who made a Super 8 movie at 18 and has since watched around 6,000 films and collected 1,600 DVDs. He spent much of his youth at London cinemas such as the National Film Theatre and Peckhamplex, and owns over 200 cinema books plus a complete run of Monthly Film Bulletin back to 1964. As an actor, writer, and storytelling teacher, he brings professional insight to his passion. The podcast explores movies across all periods, genres, and countries, from Intolerance to Inception and beyond.
Episodes
The Movies That Made Me... ROCK & POP in the Movies
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode 8: Rock & Pop
Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte, Doris Day and Dorothy Dandridge were all music stars who became movie stars.
Singer Al Jolson even made the first talkie but it was Elvis Presley who broke the mould, then shaped a new one.
Luke Sorba and film journalist, presenter and writer Ian Hayden Smith guide us through their favourite films feat
The Movies That Made Me... THE DIRTY DOZEN
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode Sex: The Dirty Dozen
From forbidden love to BDSM, prison bars to the hoods of cars, femmes fatales to buttoned up Englishmen...
Out of Sight with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, Devil in a Blue Dress with Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals, My Beautiful Laundrette with Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke, Go Fish with Guinevere Turner and VS Bro
The Movies That Made Me... MONEY Part 2
The Movies That made Me: Season 2: Episode 6: MONEY Part 2
They say sex and money make the world go around and cinema is of course part of that world. We shall consider Cinema's Sexiest Moments later this Season but coming up now is our Double Episode on Films about Money.
And what better guest to join me than Financial Journalist and Broadcaster Adam Shaw, former host of BBC 2's Working Lunch and
The Movies That Made Me... MONEY Part 1
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode 5: MONEY Part 1
They say sex and money make the world go around and cinema is of course part of that world. We shall consider Cinema's Sexiest Moments later this Season but coming up now is our Double Episode on Films about Money.
And what better guest to join me than Financial Journalist and Broadcaster Adam Shaw, former host of BBC 2's Working Lunch and
The Movies That Made Me... FAVOURITE FINAL SCENES
The Movies That Made Me... Season 2: Episode 4: Favourite Final Scenes
It's the last day of the year: What better time to discuss the last scene of a movie?
Six in fact as Luke Sorba is joined by playwright / comedian / actress/ improviser/
TV presenter and Life Coach: Alison Goldie.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ikiru
Dead of Night
Black Narcissus
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Parasi
The Movies That Made Me... MEMORABLE SONGS
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode 3 - MEMORABLE SONGS
Favourite Movie Musical? That is a well covered topic. Which is why we are not covering it here. Instead I am joined by actor, writer and improviser from Olivier Award winning musical Showstopper!, Ruth Bratt, plus former break-dancer now Director of The Comedy School Keith Palmer MBE to discuss our favourite
The Movies That Made Me... FIGHTING
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode 2 - FIGHTING
The War of the Words, Motions Eleven, The Mild Bunch... not actual films but titles that conjur the feel of this week's movie debate as: Script Editor and former Curzon Magazine film critic Martha "The Mace" Julier squares up against Former Actress and Teacher of English Literature and Media Studies Katie "The Catapult" Purslow to make the
The Movies That Made Me... BUILDINGS
The Movies That Made Me: Season 2: Episode 1: BUILDINGS
Welcome back to The Movies that Made Me. To celebrate the host's birthday we are launching Season 2 on October 20th, with BUILDINGS.
The cinema you watched them in, is not the only building that matters when it comes to memorable movies. Some legendary films are as well known for their locations as they are for their plots, even the
The Movies That Made Me... TRIAL BY JURY
The Movies That Made Me… Episode 6: Trial By Jury
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage h
The Movies That Made Me... SCREEN PARTNERSHIPS
The Movies That Made Me… Episode 5: Screen Partnerships
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more tee
The Movies That Made Me... WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
The Movies That Made Me… Episode 4: Want To Change The World
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent mo
The Movies That Made Me...LOVE
The Movies That Made Me… Episode 3: LOVE
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at t
The Movies That Made Me...CREATIVE ARTISTS
Movies That Made Me… Episode 2: Creative Artists
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage ho
The Movies That Made Me... HEROES
Movies That Made Me: Episode 1: Heroes
Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the
