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DIRTY PRETTY THINGS directed by Stephen Frears, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou.
Steven Knight was one of the creators of the game show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire', he devised Philip Schofield's quiz 'Talking Telephone Numbers' and wrote a Jasper Carrott sitcom. He talks to Joe Cornish about his decision to write 'Dirty Pretty Things', a dark, disturbing and genuinely gripping thriller set in the hidden world of the illegal immigrant workforce in London.
COPY CAT.
Can you learn how to pinch a car or rob a bank from watching a film? Have you ever copied behaviour you've seen on a film? Back Row investigates copycat behaviour with Robin Duval from the British Board of Film Classification, psychiatrist Dr Peter Byrne and Julian Petley, editor of the book 'Ill Effects'
If you've ever copied behaviour from a film or dressed up as the star, then let us know. Email [email protected]
THE MOVIE-GOING EXPERIENCE.
We're conducting a survey into movie-going experiences. We'd like to hear about the most unusual, wonderful, or extreme places you've ever watched a film. Email us at [email protected].
WORLD CINEMA GUIDE.
Antonia Quirke on French 'new wave' director Francois Truffaut.
BACK ROW RECOMMENDS.
In the multiplex:
Dirty Pretty Things
In the art-house:
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
On video/dvd:
Singing in the Rain
QUIZZES.
Win a two-disc special edition of 'Singin' in the Rain', starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds.
Win a copy of Charlotte Chandler's book on Billy Wilder, 'Nobody's Perfect'.
Win a selection of Christmas Disney films, including Monsters Inc, Winnie The Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year, Countdown to Christmas, Snow Dogs and Beauty and The Beast.
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