Episodes
Published 03/28/13
Janice Forsyth presents a very special interview with the legendary Scottish film actor James Cosmo, famous for his roles in Highlander, Braveheart and Trainspotting amongst others.
Published 03/28/13
John Gordon Sinclair talks to Janice Forsyth about his new venture into thriller writing.
Published 03/21/13
Director Ken Loach talks to Janice Forsyth about The Spirit of 45 - his new documentary, Mike Kelt, CEO of Artem Special Effects discusses working on Welcome to the Punch, the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, and Paul Gallagher and Siobhan Synnot review The Paperboy.
Published 03/14/13
Jude Law tells Janice Forsyth about working with director Steven Soderbergh on Side Effects, which is potentially his last film, and Alistair Harkness and Wendy Lloyd have differing opinions on Frank Langella movie Robot and Frank.
Published 03/07/13
Janice Forsyth presents reviews of some of the major new film releases including Mark Wahlberg in Broken City, Nicole Kidman in Stoker and Barry Levinson's found footage eco-horror The Bay.
Published 02/28/13
Janice Forsyth with the latest movie reviews including Terence Stamp in Song For Marion, To The Wonder directed by Terence Malick and the epic adaptation of David Mitchell's novel Cloud Atlas
Published 02/21/13
In today’s show, Janice is joined by critics Eddie Harrison and Siobhan Synnot. They cast their critical eyes over the new Die Hard, Beautiful Creatures and Judd Apatow’s This is 40
Published 02/14/13
Vic Galloway sits in for Janice this week and speaks to John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman, stars of the latest big animation, Wreck-it Ralph.
Published 02/07/13
Flight: Producers, Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke, discuss 'Flight' with DENZEL WASHINGTON (whose performance has been Academy Award nominated for Leading Actor) 'Everything Or Nothing': Director Stevan Riley discusses his documentary film which tells the unique story of three men with a shared dream; producers Albert R. Broccoli & Harry Saltzman and author Ian Fleming. 'Looper': Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains what it was like working beside legend Bruce Willis. Hyde Park on...
Published 01/31/13
Lincoln– Film critics Paul Gallagher and Nicola Balkind discuss Steven Spielberg’s revealing new drama. Film Versus Digital: The number of cinemas that have the facilities to play film are rapidly decreasing. Digital Projection is becoming the norm - Is film dying as a movie medium? ‘Roman Polanski’: With a celebration of Polanski films at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh, Pasquale Iannone looks again at his work. Zero Dark Thirty: Academy Award Winning Writer / Producer MARK BOAL...
Published 01/24/13
• Django Unchained – Alistair Harkness and Hannah McGill discuss Quentin Tarantino’s latest film /Glasgow Film Festival - We preview this year's Glasgow Film Festival with co-directors Allan Hunter and Alison Gardner. /The Wee Man: Actor Martin Compston discusses his portrayal of the reformed Glaswegian gangster Paul Ferris. /Lawless is our DVD Pick of the Week and we review The Sessions: the film is based on the true story of California–based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien....
Published 01/17/13
Quartet: Nigel Floyd and Siobhan Synnot review ‘Quartet’ a bittersweet tale of ageing opera singers forced to face their mortality. We’ll also hear from the stars of the film Tom Courtney and Billy Connolly. Audience Emotional Reactions: Gary Donnan Executive Vice President of ‘Technology & Research at Technicolor’, explains the results of their survey on the ‘emotional impact’ of films on cinema-goers and screenwriter Stuart Hepburn talks about whether this type of research is...
Published 01/10/13
John Gordon Sinclair has come a long way from Gregory's Girl. In a special edition of the Movie Cafe he talks to Janice Forsyth about his new venture into thriller writing.
Published 01/03/13
Salman Rushdie and Tom Cruise pop up on this week’s Movie Café when Janice Forsyth will be reviewing Cruise’s latest film Jack Reacher and finding out how Rushdie feels about the screen adaptation of his book Midnight’s Children. And there’s a review of The Life of Pi directed by Brokeback Mountain’s Ang Lee. All that plus a look back at the best of the movie crop of 2012 and some seasonal suggestions for classic movies on our screens over Christmas.
Published 12/20/12
Janice Forsyth, Alistair Harkness and Wendy Lloyd discuss The Hobbit, West of Memphis and The Muppets on a festive Movie Cafe programme
Published 12/13/12
On The Movie Cafe, the Proclaimers talk about the film of SUNSHINE ON LEITH that's been shot at the moment around the streets of Edinburgh and spill the beans about if they have a cameo or not. There are reviews of SEVEN PSYCOPATHS and I, ANNA and director Julian Farino talks about THE ORANGES. Plus GREMLINS is out on a new digital print, find out why it's not to be missed and Janice interviews director and writer of LAST SHOP STANDING about the rise, fall and decline of Britain's...
Published 12/06/12
On The Movie Café , famous movie composer Alexandre Desplat talks to Janice about his composing and his latest work on the animated film RISE OF THE GUARDIANS. Comedian and actor Steve Oram talks about writing and starring in SIGHTSEERS, the latest black comedy about caravans, camping and murder. Janice reviews the latest film version of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. It’s got a five star cast but will it get five star reviews. Our DVD pick of the week Is BRAVE , the animated story of a feisty...
Published 11/29/12
Tom Courtenay explains how he got on with his co-stars Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz in the new art heist comedy GAMBIT and welsh actress Joanna Page talks about the challenges of working on the totally improvised family fun Christmas film NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER. There’s Reviews of SILVERLININGS PLAY BOOK and END OF WATCH with critics Hannah McGill and Alistair Harkness plus if you are a Bruce Springsteen fan find out how you can get involved in a new movie about him...
Published 11/22/12
On the Movie Café with Janice Forsyth - It’s the end of the vampires versus werewolves’ phenomenon of the TWILIGHT SAGA. Nikki Reed and Kellan Lutz who play Rosalie and Emmett Cullen in BREAKING DAWN: PT 2 talk about the final instalment and how it’s darker than the other films. Plus critics Eddie Harrison and Graeme Virtue review new releases THE MASTER and AMOUR.
Published 11/15/12
It’s Scottish Dyslexia Awareness Week and director James Redford (Robert Redford's son) talks about his film THE BIG PICTURE: RETHINKING DYSLEXIA. Dyslexic author Sally Gardner reviews to discover if it gives us a better understanding of the condition. As the French Film Festival celebrates Its 20th Anniversary find out what's hot in Francophone cinema. DVD pick of the week is TROUBLE IN PARADISE, Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece from 1932. Find out why it's regarded as one of the greatest...
Published 11/08/12
On The Movie Café today Janice Forsyth talks to David Thomson, one of the most revered and knowledgeable film critics on the planet, about his latest book The Big Screen which charts the movies and what they did to us. Plus there’s reviews of ARGO, RUST AND BONE and THE SAPPHIRES.
Published 11/01/12
Janice Forsyth reviews the latest Bond extravaganza - SKYFALL. Geordie stand-up comedian Ross Noble talks about playing an evil clown in the comedy horror film STITCHES. The PARANORMAL ACTIVITY saga is one of the 10 highest grossing Horror Movie franchises of all time. Katie Featherstone the star of all four films talks about the latest instalment.
Published 10/25/12
Janice Forsyth interviews Sally Potter, and Nigel Floyd and Ian Hoey review Ginger & Rosa, Frankenweenie and Beasts of the Southern Wild - plus we hear from Martin Short.
Published 10/18/12
The British conductor and the man behind the John Wilson Orchestra, talks about his love for film musicals with Janice Forsyth. An expert in light music, jazz and music for the small and big screens, John Wilson thrills audiences across the world with his passion, enthusiasm and expertise.
Published 10/11/12