26/07/2012
The latest news from the world of film. What have we been watching in 2012? Francine Stock and guests discuss.
New figures show that UK cinema ticket sales increased again last year, by 61% in the past decade. What have we been watching in 2012? Francine Stock discusses with industry analyst Charles Gant and cinema owner/manger Kevin Markwick. Plus your favourite films.
Industrial devastation becomes a thing of beauty in Antonioni's Red Desert from 1964. Director Mike Hodges, who made Get Carter, appreciates Antonioni's striking use of colour.
And the search for Sugarman, a new documentary about a mysterious singer-songwriter from the 1970s who unwittingly wrote an anthem for the anti-apartheid movement.
Producer: Craig Smith.
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- Thu 26 Jul 2012 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 29 Jul 2012 23:00成人快手 Radio 4
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