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The Movie Café: 22/09/2011

22/09/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Movie Café, 22/09/2011

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Gary Oldman discusses his Oscar-tipped performance.

Gary Oldman discusses his Oscar-tipped portrayal of spook George Smiley in the big screen version of John Le Carre's cold war thriller, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Gary Oldman discusses his Oscar- tipped portrayal of spook George Smiley in a big-screen version of John Le Carré's cold war thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. We also review the film with Paul Gallagher and Jane Graham.

Joe Cornish discusses Attack the Block - best known as one half of British comedy duo Adam and Joe, Joe Cornish also wrote and directed 'ATTACK THE BLOCK' , which has arrived on DVD and Blu-ray. From the producers of 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Scott Pilgrim VS. The World', this fast, funny and frightening action adventure movie pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters, turning a London housing estate into a sci-fi playground!

Our DVD Pick of the Week is Ben Hur - William Wyler's unforgettable epic spectacle, starring Charlton Heston, which won a record-setting 11 Academy Awards . For this release, Ben-Hur has undergone a $1 million restoration - frame by frame from an 8k scan of the original 65 mm camera negative, making this the highest resolution restoration ever completed by Warner Bros. studio. 

Warrior: We hear from JOEL EDGERTON (Animal Kingdom, Ned Kelly, Kinky Boots) who plays one of two estranged brothers facing the fight of a lifetime within the brutal world of Mixed Martial Arts- in the eagerly anticipated 'WARRIOR', a moving, inspirational action drama. 

Drive - Nicholas Winding Refn, director of 'DRIVE' discusses this story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (RYAN GOSLING), who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. (We also review the film with Paul Gallagher and Jane Graham.).

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