Chris Tookey and star guests on the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Friday 4.30pm - 5pm
This week
Friday 18 August 2006
Chris Tookey talks to the writer of U571 and Training Day about his gripping directorial debut, Harsh Times, starring Christian Bale.
On The Film Programme this week:
Harsh Times
Chris Tookey talks to David Ayer, the screen writer of films including Training Day and U571. His directorial debut, the drama Harsh Times starring Christian Bale, is out this week and he talks about how growing up on the toughest streets of Los Angeles affected the film - he also explains why he now regrets rewriting the history of the Second World War in his submarine drama U571.
Harsh Times (18) is out today.
Australian Cinema
Next week sees the release of Look Both Ways, an emotional drama from first-time Australian director Sarah Watt. Chris talks to her about the film, and discusses the state of the Australian film industry with Robert Rider, Head of Cinema at the Barbican Centre, and Rob Sitch, director of two of the most successful Australian films, The Castle and The Dish.
Look Both Ways (12A) is out next Friday. The next London Australian Film Festival is due to take place at The Barbican in London next year.
Competition
We unveil the latest in our series of competitions inviting you to name the classics the critics hated.
Or write to The Film Programme, Room 7045, BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA
The prize is DVDs including Merchant Ivory's The White Countess, which is out on DVD on Monday. Closing date: Thursday 24th August.
Sam Peckinpah
Chris is joined by the film historian Sir Christopher Frayling to look back at the Westerns of the legendary director Sam Peckinpah. Widely attacked at the time for what was seen as using excessive violence in his films, he was a technical innovator who revolutionised American cinema with such movies as The Wild Bunch.
Sam Peckinpah's Legendary Westerns Collection (18) is out this week on DVD . It includes the films The Wild Bunch, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, The Ballad of Cable Hogue and Ride the High Country.
