The Film Programme - 24/06/2011
Comedian Kristen Wiig on Bridesmaids, her rom-com from the female point of view. Co-written by Wiig, Bridesmaids is produced by Judd Apatow, king of the buddy comedies. Andrew Collins assesses his influence.
Director Denis Villeneuve discusses his Oscar-nominated film Incendies, about a pair of twins who travel to the Middle East to shed light on their family's complicated past.
Viva Riva director Djo Munga reveals his struggle to make the Congo's first gangster film, where there are no studios and very few professional actors or trained technicians.
This month marks the centenary of Bernard Herrmann's birth. One of the giants of film music composition his scores include Citizen Kane, Psycho and Taxi Driver. Friend and fellow composer Laurie Johnson remembers.
Producer: Craig Smith.
Published on Friday, 24th June 2011.
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