A. 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
00:00 Mon 27th Aug 2001CasablancaA. There are some classic one-liners which have been repeated millions of times over the years. "Go ahead, make my day," - Clint Eastwood, in the 1983 film, Sudden Impact "Here's looking
00:00 Mon 27th Aug 2001A. The most expensive drama ever made is thought to be the Steven Spielberg epic Band of Brothers. It is an all-American tale of bravery and tragedy - with a budget of 80 million. It follows the
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001A. Mike Newell, the British director of Four Weddings And A Funeral, is directing the 10 million film. Kate Hudson, the Hollywood actress and daughter of Goldie Hawn, stars in the movie, the
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001A. According to the American Film Institute, it was the Marilyn Monroe classic Some Like it Hot. The Billy Wilder classic with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, which was made in black and white 42 years
00:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001A. Dr Who has been heralded as the most important influential cult TV programme of all time, according to media historian Jeff Evans. John Cleese's Fawlty Towers is in second place, and the original
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