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The Film Programme: 05/07/2012

05/07/2012

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 05/07/2012

Rhys Ifans on being Spider-Man's nemesis, and Willem Dafoe on hunting a Tasmanian Tiger.

The latest news from the world of film with Francine Stock, with Rhys Ifans on being Spider-Man's nemesis, and Willem Dafoe on hunting a Tasmanian Tiger.

Francine Stock meets with Welsh actor Rhys Ifans, who explains why he's adopted an English accent for his role as the villain in The Amazing Spiderman. 

As the Wellcome Trust and the BFI launch a scheme to encourage more scripts set in the world of biology and medicine, critic Tim Robey and script editor Katy Leys discuss the scientist in film. 

Director Bobcat Goldthwait on what's eating America in his new film, God Bless America. 

Actor Willem Dafoe discusses his role in The Hunter, as a mercenary searching for the Tasmanian Tiger.

Producer: Craig Smith.

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