On The Film Programme this week:
Sunshine Andrew Collins talks to Andrew Macdonald, the producer of Sunshine, 28 Days Later and Trainspotting. Andrew is also the brother of Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald, the grandson of Emeric Pressburger and one of the major players in the British film industry.
Sunshine is released in cinemas, cert 15
Simon Pegg
The star and writer of Hot Fuzz is currently touring the world with his film, talking to audiences from Australia to America. Andrew catches up with him in his hotel room in Seattle as another movie he's starring in, Big Nothing, is released on DVD.
Hot Fuzz is in cinemas, cert 15
Big Nothing is released on DVD on April 16th, cert 15
Slade In Flame
Mark Kermode talks about the film that he has annointed the "Citizen Kane of rock musicals", Flame, starring the glam-rock group Slade.
Slade In Flame is released on DVD, cert 12
Make Like Ken
Ken Russell, the director of Women In Love, The Devils and Tommy, is still making movies - in his conservatory. Using a digital camera and his neighbours as actors, Ken is Britain's most famous director of no-budget films. In an occasional series, he gives us his guide to making movies on a shoe-string. This week - how to make a special effects film without any special effects. |
