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A. Film classification in the States is quite different to the UK. Moves are rated as follows: G - General Audience (suitable for all ages) PG - Parental Guidance Suggested (some material may not be
00:00 Mon 08th Oct 2001Q. The world's most commercially viable film-maker is Steven Spielberg, who has directed 19 features. He arguably invented the summer blockbuster with the 70s classic Jaws, and reinvented it with
00:00 Mon 08th Oct 2001A. The Isle of Man, would you believe For a couple of reasons I'll go into in a minute, it's becoming an increasingly popular film location. Perhaps the most well-publicised recently was a
00:00 Mon 08th Oct 2001A. Critics say Brando's early performances were his best, and he was most noteworthy as the sweaty Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951, in which he is dubbed
00:00 Mon 01st Oct 2001A. Hollywood has reacted quickly to events in New York. One of the first things to be censored are materials - trailers and print adverts as well as films themselves - featuring imagery of the twin
00:00 Mon 01st Oct 2001A. Saturday morning is now a key ratings battleground between the BBC and ITV. The BBC has come up with a "sexier, sassier" show for children after losing ground to ITV's Ant and Dec show. It is
00:00 Mon 01st Oct 2001A. Armchair football fans will soon be able to use their remote controls to bet on games as they are televised. With their handsets, viewers will be able to open accounts and, as the match proceeds,
00:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001A. Furistic films rarely paint an entirely optimistic picture. Directors like Steven Spielberg try to deliver perfect illusions with an almost dreamlike quality. Most authors and film-makers conjure
00:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001A. B-movies were produced at a time when the film industry was markedly different from the one we know today. They were the celluloid equivalent of the ancillary entertainment surrounding a
00:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001A. The Thai film industry is slowly emerging as a rival to its Asian counterparts. A number of successful films have attracted interest locally as well as internationally. A select band of New Wave
00:00 Mon 17th Sep 2001A. A comedy by the Indian director Mira Nair won the Golden Lion award for Best Film at the 58th Venice Film Festival. Miss Nair, 44, was the first woman and Indian to win the prestigious award.
00:00 Mon 17th Sep 2001A. Film preservation is a relatively new field, and there is a shortage of skilled technicians for such specialist films. Part of the problem facing the film industry is the cost involved. A typical
00:00 Mon 17th Sep 2001Copyright DC Comics A. Superman, the super-hero who could fly faster than a speeding bullet, has lost his trademark tights and wings. The all-action hero, who has captivated generations of
00:00 Mon 10th Sep 2001A. Celebrity endorsement on television is becoming more popular. The public, it seems, are happy to fall for the idea that Jamie Oliver shops in Sainsbury's and footballer David Beckham uses
00:00 Sat 10th Mar 2001A. Hollywood stars Russell Crowe and Kenneth Branagh are both to play the part of Sir Ernest Shackleton in two screen treatment of the explorer's heroic but doomed adventure to the South Pole in
00:00 Mon 10th Sep 2001A. The first 'real' cartoon character was Gertie The Dinosaur in 1914. It presented cartoons as viable cinematic heroes, and pre-emted Jurassic Park by about 80 years. Steamboat Willie in 1928 was
00:00 Mon 03rd Sep 2001A. Digital technology is set to revolutionise the film industry. By means of high-definition technology, film images can be produced that have remarkable clarity - and even more importantly - give
00:00 Mon 03rd Sep 2001A. The daydreaming life of Billy Liar still resonates nearly 30 years after it opened. When John Schlesinger's version of Keith Waterhouse's cult novel came out, the New York Times' critic called it
00:00 Mon 03rd Sep 2001A. The revival of Mastermind is seen as further evidence of the primacy of the quiz show, although it is a long way from the quick-fire style of Anne Robinson's The Weakest Link and Who Wants to be a
00:00 Mon 27th Aug 2001A. Foreign investment in the British film industry has slumped by a third, sparking fears that the boom period enjoyed over the last five years could be at an end. Figures for the first six months of
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