In this episode, Joe Bini joins Rhianna and Michael to piece together the world of film editing. From his collaborations with Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), Andrea Arnold (American Honey) and Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), discover the essence of this cut throat craft, and what goes into (or comes out of) the creation of award-winning cinema. 

WATCHING 

• Grizzly Man (documentary) One of few of Joe's films that he'd gladly watch again, this poignant and hilarious documentary from Werner Herzog follows a man who lived among the bears. Watch on Prime Video

• You Were Never Really Here (film) Joaquin Phoenix gives a committed performance as a hitman on a rescue mission in Lynne Ramsay's lean and muscular thriller. Watch on Prime Video. 

• Into the Abyss (documentary) Werner Herzog takes on capital punishment in a haunting portrayal of death row Watch on Prime Video

• Little Dieter Needs to Fly (documentary) US Navy pilot Dieter Dengler returns to the Laotian jungle where he was kept captive during the Vietnam War with Werner Herzog in tow. Watch on Prime Video with MUBI

• Rescue Dawn (film) Herzog adapted his own documentary to create an intense exploration of the Vietnam War. 

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In this episode, Jim Dowdall joins Rhianna and Michael to provide a crash course in stunt coordination. Hear from the man who has worked on more Bond movies than Roger Moore about the daring, dizzying and sometimes downright impossible parts of his job. Jim has been working in the world of stunts since 1972, traversing the lunar surface with Bond and galaxies far, far away with Star Wars. He's worked on Indiana Jones, Bourne, Batman and surprisingly The Vicar of Dibley as well. With almost 50 years of experience, there's no one better to guide us through the potentially dangerous world of stunts.

Welcome to Wrap Party, the podcast that toasts the excellence of the creatives and craftspeople working behind-the-scenes on some of your favourite films and TV shows.

SHOW NOTES

WATCHING

• Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (film). Indy goes on the hunt for his father (played by the late, great Sean Connery) who has disappeared on the Holy Grail in the third installment of the epic franchise. Watch on Prime Video.

• The Grand Tour (TV series) Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May pull off a series of spectacular (and silly) vehicular-based stunts. Watch on Prime Video. 

• The Bourne Supremacy (film) Arguably the franchise that has made the best use of stunts, ever. Car chases, fight sequences, kidnapping. This espionage thriller has it all. Watch on Prime Video. 

• Brazil (film) Terry Gilliam's dystopian sci-fi about a daydreaming civil servant, starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert DeNiro. Watch on Prime Video. 

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This week, hot off of working on Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Truth Seekers, Ruth Sullivan joins Rhianna and Michael to reflect on the forgotten world of foley. From creating the sounds of swishing dresses and creaking corsets for period dramas such as Peterloo and Jamestown to stabbing melons and cabbages for murder scenes in the likes of Killing Eve, discover the many, messy layers of composing sound effects. 

This is Wrap Party, the podcast that toasts the excellence of the creatives and craftspeople working behind-the-scenes on some of your favourite films and TV shows.

SHOW NOTES

WATCHING 

• Truth Seekers (TV series). Nick Frost plays a paranormal investigator in a creepy comedy where things most certainly go bump in the night. Watch on Prime Video. 

• Peterloo (film). Mike Leigh's rousing depiction of the cavalry charge that massacred peaceful protestors in Manchester in 1819. Some celery may have been harmed in the making of this film. Watch on Prime Video. 

• Jamestown (TV series). Following the first settlers of England's colony in Virginia, featuring a whole New World of 17th-century textures and sounds. Buy via Prime Video.

• The World Is Not Enough (film) Pierce Brosnan's Bond protects the daughter of an oil tycoon in this explosive blockbuster. The secret ingredient to the skiing scene? Salt. Table salt. Rent via Prime Video. 

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