'Desperate Housewives'' Felicity Huffman on playing a man going through a sex change in 'Transamerica'. Plus Spike Lee and John Torturro.
Felicity Huffman
Francine Stock talks to 'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman about playing a man undergoing a sex change in 'Transamerica', for which she was Oscar® nominated. How did she get the voice right?
'Transamerica' (15) is in cinemas now.
Free Cinema
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London, discusses Free Cinema - a groundbreaking collection of films that portray real-life in Britain in the 1950s, from Margate 's funfair to Lambeth Social Club to Picadilly Circus on a Saturday night. Free Cinema directors such as Lindsay Anderson and Karel Reisz experimented with hand-held cameras and improvisation.
'Free Cinema: The Definitive Film Collection' is available now in a 3-disc box set.
'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' (PG) and 'A Taste of Honey' (15) are available now on DVD.
Adrian Wootton has just edited David Goddis' book 'Black Friday and Selected Stories'. ISBN: 1852424699.
Spike Lee
Director Spike Lee has been pushing boundaries for 20 years with films like 'Malcolm X' and 'Do the Right Thing'. His latest is an unusually commercial bank-heist thriller starring Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen.
'Inside Man' (15) is in cinemas now.
'Malcolm X' (15), 'She's Gotta Have It' (18), 'Dog Day Afternoon' (15) and 'Do the Right Thing' (18) are available now on DVD.
John Torturro
Actor John Torturro ('O Brother Where Art Thou', 'The Big Lebowski') has written and directed the musical 'Romance and Cigarettes' starring James Gandolfini, Susan Surandon and Kate Winslet, in which the characters sing along karaoke-style to the songs.
'Romance and Cigarettes' (15) is in cinemas now.
'Dancer in the Dark', 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou' (12), 'Barton Fink' (15) and 'The Big Lebowki' (18) are available now on DVD.
Films on TV
Adrian Wootton recommends the films to watch out for on TV this weekend.
'Osama' is on Saturday at 10pm (BBC4) and 'North by Northwest' is on Sunday at 3.20pm (Five).
Francine also reveals the winners of our 'Serenity' DVD competition.
