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The Janice Forsyth Show: 30/05/2013

30/05/2013

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 30/05/2013

Janice Forsyth talks all things movies and hears from playwright Peter Arnott.

Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton from thriller Byzantium drop by for a chat, plus there's a review of period rom-com Populaire and Janice hears from playwright Peter Arnott.

Reviewers Hannah McGill & Pasquale Iannone review French period rom-com Populaire.

We hear from Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton who star as vampires in the dark fantasy thriller Byzantium (as well as director, Neil Jordan).

A DVD special in the movie hour with a couple of real classics, courtesy of 2 brilliant directors - Pasolini (Theorem) and Brian de Palma (Blow Out) - and a review of Django Unchained, from a somewhat more contemporary but equally brilliant director, Quentin Tarantino.

And Playwright Peter Arnott joins us along with 2 students from Pepperdine University to discuss the smash hit play Why Do You Stand There In The Rain? - winner of the 2012 Scotsman Fringe First Award.

We'll also be leafing through the Edinburgh International Film Festival brochure and the Fringe Festival brochure.

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