Interviews and analysis from the world of cinema. Francine Stock talks to directors, writers and critics about the latest film releases, classics on DVD and movies on television.
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Thu, 13 Jun 13
Duration:
28 mins
Zack Snyder on Man of Steel; Neil Brand on superhero soundtracks; Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy.
Thu, 6 Jun 13
Duration:
28 mins
Francine Stock talks to Michael Douglas about playing Liberace in Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra, which also stars Matt Damon plus Audrey Tautou talks about her new film Therese Desqueyroux. Also, film critic Dave Calhoun discusses Shane Meadow's new documentary Made of Stone and it's contribution to the way in which British films have explored particularly British music.
Thu, 30 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Matthew Sweet talks to the director Neil Jordan about his new vampire film Byzantium starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan. He describes how he relished the chance to meddle with vampire stereotypes and rituals. And 50 years after Dr Who appeared on TV, we look at the Dr Who films that took to the big screen in Technicolor. We hear from its stars Bernard Cribbins and Roberta Tovey and from Dr Who writer and comedian Mark Gatiss. Plus trailers - too much information? Tasters or spoilers?
Tue, 28 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Cannes Special 2013 with Geoff Andrew and Robbie Collin.
Thu, 23 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Francine Stock on the hits and misses of the Cannes Film Festival, plus British director Clio Barnard on The Selfish Giant and Stephen Frears on Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight. Plus Olivier Assayas on nostalgia and radical politics in Something In The Air.
Thu, 16 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Francine Stock on The Great Gatsby premiere and the films to watch out for at the Cannes Film Festival. Jay Bulger on his Ginger Baker music documentary. Neil Brand on spy music.
Thu, 9 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Actor Riz Ahmed talks to Francine Stock about The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Plus director Jeff Nichols on Mississippi adventure, Mud. The writers/producers of Star Trek Into Darkness. And film maker Sarah Gavron explains how a holiday in Greenland became her latest documentary.
Thu, 2 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Director Pedro Almodovar tells Francine Stock his raunchy new comedy I'm So Excited is a commentary on Spanish politics. Actor Tom Courtenay looks back at Billy Liar, 50 years on. Adam Leon explains why he wanted to show the grittier, real New York in his new feature Gimme The Loot about young graffiti artists. And with The Reluctant Fundamentalist due for release next week, the young British actor Riz Ahmed tells the story of his big break and how he was discovered by the director Michael Winterbottom.
Thu, 25 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
Francine Stock talks to Steve Coogan about The Look of Love and to Jack Black about Bernie. Both films are based on real people - how can biopics be honest and innovative? And the actor Terence Stamp looks back at this career from Billy Budd to The Collector, Theorem and The Limey as the British Film Institute opens a retrospective on his work next week.
Thu, 18 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
This week the Film Programme debates whether films can really change the world. Francine Stock talks to Jeremy Irons about his documentary Trashed which looks at global waste and discusses the feature film Promised Land, starring Matt Damon and Frances McDormand, which tackles fracking. The director Susanne Bier explains why she wanted to reinvent the rom com and we hear from the actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz about his new film Rebellion.
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