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World Service,25 Mar 2023,49 mins

Actor Michael Douglas on superhero movies

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by filmmaker Pierre Földes and critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to discuss the week’s cultural highlights. They hear from Michael Douglas on superhero movies and working with Oliver Stone on Wall Street, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai on turning her hand to film producing, Ke Huy Kan, winner of the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, talks about his return to the screen after a break of two decades, Writer/director Sarah Polley talks about her adapted screenplay Oscar winning film Women Talking. Pierre Földes reveals his technique for animating the short stories of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami in his film Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Bollywood star Anil Kapoor shares his fitness secrets, And there’s music from Flamenco artist Israel Fernandez. (Photo: Michael Douglas. Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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