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Jack O'Connell, Cannes Film Festival, Seeing Round Corners, Spymonkey

British actor Jack O'Connell discusses his latest film, Money Monster, in which he plays a disgruntled New Yorker who takes George Clooney's character hostage.

Jack O'Connell, whose previous lead roles include Starred Up, '71 and Angelina Jolie's Unbroken, discusses his latest film in which he plays a disgruntled New Yorker with a grudge who takes George Clooney's character hostage in the financial thriller Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster.

Seeing Round Corners at Turner Contemporary in Margate explores the role of the circle in art. From sculpture to film and painting to performance, the exhibition brings together works by leading historical and contemporary artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Barbara Hepworth, JMW Turner and Anish Kapoor. Art historian and critic Richard Cork reviews.

Jason Solomons rates the contenders for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival comes to an end this week.

Spymonkey's The Complete Deaths brings all of the killings in Shakespeare's works into one play. Kirsty speaks to actor Toby Park and director Tim Crouch.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Rachel Simpson.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Jack O'Connell

    Duration: 10:35

  • Seeing Around Corners

    Duration: 04:00

  • Cannes Film Festival

    Duration: 03:53

  • Spymonkey's The Complete Deaths

    Duration: 07:52

Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Money Monster, Certificate 15, will be in UK cinemas until 27 May 16.

Images (left and main image above): Jack O'Connell as Kyle Budwell in Money Monster

Images credit: Cameo Productions Ltd

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

American Honey is director Andrea Arnold's entry into the Cannes International Film Festival competition.

Image: Sasha Lane as Star in Andrea Arnold's American Honey. 

Seeing Round Corners

Seeing Round Corners

Seeing Round Corners: The Art of the Circle is at Turner Contemporary Margate unti 25 September 2016.

Image: Barbara Hepworth Discs of Eshelon version 2, 1935, plaster

Image credit: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts/Bowness

Spymonkey

Spymonkey

Spymonkey's The Complete Deaths is on tour round the UK until 15 October 2016 with performances in Liverpool, Truro, Ipswich, Oxford, Nottingham, Lincoln, Derby, Hull, Shoreditch Manchester, Warwick and Southampton.

Image from The Complete Death production, starring Aitor Basauri, Stephan Kreiss, Petra Massey & Toby Park

Image credit: Victor Frankowski

Credits

RoleContributor
Interviewed GuestJack O'Connell
Interviewed GuestRichard Cork
Interviewed GuestJason Solomons
Interviewed GuestToby Park
Interviewed GuestTim Crouch
PresenterKirsty Lang
ProducerRachel Simpson

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  • Fri 20 May 201619:15

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