Cybill Shepherd on her screen debut in The Last Picture Show. Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson get married in Confetti. Plus Orson Welles' classic film noir Touch of Evil.
On The Film Programme this week:
Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office) and Jessica Stevenson (Cheryl from The Royle Family) on improvising wedding panic with Alison Steadman in the British mockumentary Confetti.
Briony Hanson, Co-Director of The Script Factory, discusses the Orson Welles film noir Touch of Evil, starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Marlene Dietrich.
Actor, director and writer Scott Ryan on his Australian hit The Magician - a no budget pretend documentary about a hitman in Melbourne
And Cybill Shepherd recalls the fevered atmosphere and high passions on the set of The Last Picture Show, the Peter Bogdanovich film that made her a star.
Films mentioned on the programme:
Confetti (15) is in cinemas now.
Touch of Evil (12) is out now on DVD
The Magician (15) is out now in selected cinemas.
The Last Picture Show (15) is on ITV3 this Saturday at 9.10pm. It is also available on DVD. Cybill - The Complete First Series (15) is available to buy on DVD.
Briony Hanson's TV film recommendations were Touching the Void (More4 Saturday 11.20pm) and Something Wild (BBC2 Sunday 11.20pm).
