Broadcast Appearances
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Ranjit Rewinds: 005 - I CULP: The Film/TV Career of Robert Culp
The last of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins host Ranjit S. Ruprai, to cover Culp’s career from theatre to television to cinema.
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Ranjit Rewinds: 004 - THE OUTER CULPS: Demon With A Glass Hand
The fourth of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins host Ranjit S. Ruprai, to discuss the classic sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits, with a discussion of the award-winning episode Demon With A Glass Hand.
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Ranjit Rewinds: 003 - THE OUTER CULPS: The Architects Of Fear & Corpus Earthling
The third of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins host Ranjit S. Ruprai, to discuss the classic sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits, delving into Culp’s first two appearances.
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Ranjit Rewinds: 002 - CULPABLE CULP: Robert Culp in Mrs. Columbo & 90s Columbo
The second of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins hist Ranjit S. Ruprai to talk about their Columbo-based friendship, with an in-depth discussion on a later 90s episode and the first episode of “non-canonical” Mrs Columbo, both guest starring Robert Culp.
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Ranjit Rewinds: 001 - CULPABLE CULP: Classic Columbo & Robert Culp
The first of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins host Ranjit S. Ruprai to talk about their Columbo-based friendship and have an in-depth discussion on the three classic episodes starring the quintessential Columbo villain, Robert Culp.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Billy Wilder
A panel on the career of filmmaker Billy Wilder, and his 1978 film Fedora.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Marlene Dietrich
A panel on the alluring legacy of screen legend Marlene Dietrich.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Alain Robber-Grillet
A panel on the complicated legacy of French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet, and his modernist cinema
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation
A panel on the 50th anniversary of a New Hollywood classic.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Dirk Bogarde
Celebrating the re-release of Joseph Losey’s classic The Servant (1963), this panel discusses the illustrious career of British icon Dirk Bogarde.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Audrey Hepburn
An in-depth panel marking the 30th anniversary of the death of an icon.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Jean-Paul Belmondo and the French New Wave
A panel on the actor who epitomized French cool.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Being Blonde
A panel on attitudes to British blondeness, bringing together art, film, and social media.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Michel Piccoli
A panel on the legacy of Michel Piccoli.
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BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Jacques Tati's Trafic (1971)
A panel on Jacques Tati’s maligned film and the last cinematic outing of his beloved Monsieur Hulot.
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The Film Stage's Intermission Podcast: Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (with Phuong Le)
A deep dive into Chantal Akerman’s Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (1978), and the relationship between cinema and psychogeography.
Screening Introductions
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11 May 2025 Introduction: Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Ranjit S. Rupraiat the Garden Cinema
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26 April 2025 Introduction: Lin Cheng-sheng's Murmur of Youth (1997) at the British Film Institute
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22 January 2025 Introduction: Luchino Visconti's Conversation Piece (1974) at the British Film Institute
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27 November 2024 Introduction: Khoa Le's Mother Saigon (2023) at Museum of the Home
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22 August 2024 Introduction: George King's Forbidden (1948) at the British Film Institute
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03 August 2024 Introduction: Marguerite Duras's India Song (1975) at Institute of Contemporary Arts
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31 January 2024 Introduction: Max Ophüls's Madame de... (1953) at the British Film Institute
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03 December 2023 Introduction: Bimal Roy's Madhumati (1958) and Julien Duvivier's Marianne of My Youth (1955) with Ranjit S. Ruprai at Close-up Cinema
Panel Discussions
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On Mai Zetterling's The Girls (1968): A post-screening Discussion at the British Film Institute
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More Than a Dream: Gene Tierney Panel Discussion at the British Film Institute
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Young Programmers Present: How to Succeed as a Freelance Film Critic Panel at the British Film Institute
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Representation and Diversity in Film Criticism Panel at IDFA 2021
Home Videos
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Radiance Films: François Truffaut's The Story of Adele H. (1975)
Interview with critic Phuong Le.
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Indicator Series: George King's The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
Audio commentary with film historian Josephine Botting and critic Phuong Le.
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StudioCanal: Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963)
Video essay with Matthew Sweet and Phuong Le.
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Eureka: Paul Leni's The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Video interview: Phuong Le on The Cat and the Canary.
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StudioCanal: Basil Dearden's Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
A Strange Adventure: Phuong Le and Matthew Sweet discuss Saraband for Dead Lovers.
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Arrow Films: The Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection Vol. 1
Contributed a booklet essay on The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971).
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Indicator Series: Joseph Losey's Eve (1962)
Contributed a new essay on the mythical allure of Jeanne Moreau.
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StudioCanal: Michael Relph and Basil Dearden's The Gentle Gunman (1952)
A Closer Look at The Gentle Gunman with Film Writers Matthew Sweet And Phuong Le.
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StudioCanal: J. Lee Thompson's No Trees In The Street (1959)
The Highs and Lows of Kennedy St: Phuong Le and Matthew Sweet on No Trees in the Street.
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StudioCanal: J. Lee Thompson's The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
From Entrapment to Freedom: Phuong Le and Matthew Sweet in conversation.