Francine Stock and star guests on the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Friday 4.30pm - 5pm
This week
Friday 25 May 2007
Terence Davies on Somerset Maugham; a profile of the world's biggest movie star, Amitabh Bachchan; and an insider's guide to Cannes...
On The Film Programme this week:
Somerset Maugham The director of Distant Voices Still Lives, Terence Davies, on Quartet - a compendium of stories written by and starring Somerset Maugham.
Quartet is released on DVD, cert PG
Cannes Film Festival Peter Urie, CEO of Metrodome Pictures, and Stephen Frears, head of the jury, tell us how they coped with a week of watching movies and going to parties.
The Cannes Film Festival runs until May 27
The Movie I Wish I'd Made Last year's Palme D'Or winner, Ken Loach, takes time off his latest film, It's A Free World, to take the Film Programme challenge and nominate a film he wishes he had made.
A Blonde In Love is available on VHS and Region 1 DVD
Amitabh Bachchan Bollywood critic Anil Sinanan profiles the actor who was voted the greatest star of the millennium in a BBC poll - Amitabh Bachchan.
Cheeni Kum is released nationwide, cert PG
Ten Canoes Director Rolf De Heer talks about his unique movie, Ten Canoes, whose cast is entirely made up from the indigenous people of Australia.
Ten Canoes is released on June 1, cert 15
The Movie That Changed My Life E-mail us at [email protected]and tell us which film changed your life and how.
