Hello listeners and welcome to Episode 29!
In today's release we hear from Michael Coull, Cinema Programmer at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), who chats to us all about one of our upcoming screenings: The Phantom of the Opera (1925). To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the release of this iconic film, Dundead - DCA's annual horror and cult Film Festival and programming strand - has commissioned a new score by Scottish musicians Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman to be performed live at five venues across Scotland, including the Hippodrome, where we are showing the film on Thursday the 30th of October.
The Phantom of the Opera tour is a Dundee Contemporary Arts and Dundead project supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI's Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.
HippFest Digital Content Manager Christina Webber chats to DCA Cinema Programmer Michael Coull about the story, and asks why Rupert Julian's 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera ranks among the greatest horror films of the silent era.About the speaker:
Michael Coull is Cinema Programmer at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) where he also programmes Dundead, DCA’s annual film festival and programme strand celebrating horror, cult and weird cinema. Dundead has been running since 2011, screening the best in new and vintage horror, and Michael took over programming in 2021. Over the years Dundead has grown to be a key part of DCA’s programme and the Dundead audience is one DCA’s most engaged and loyal audiences.Additional reading/ relevant links: