EPISODE · Jul 6, 2017 · 37 MIN
Spider-Man
from The Film Programme · host BBC Radio 4
With Francine Stock.The president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, and ex-Sony head, Amy Pascal, tell Francine why three actors have played Spider-Man in the last 13 years, and why this new one, called Homecoming, is different.Amy director Asif Kapadia recalls the making of his debut feature, The Warrior, as it's re-released in cinemas. He tells Francine about what it was like filming in the Himalayas in contrasting weather conditions - from working in six feet snow drifts one week to baking heat that melted the camera equipment the next.Comedian Rosemary Fletcher explains why the obligatory make-over scene in romantic comedies needs its own make-over.The Film Programme's controversial A to Z of film-makers arrives at K this week, as critics Pamela Hutchinson and Joe Stringer slug it out to get their choice of director into the movie alphabet.
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With Francine Stock.The president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, and ex-Sony head, Amy Pascal, tell Francine why three actors have played Spider-Man in the last 13 years, and why this new one, called Homecoming, is different.Amy director Asif Kapadia recalls the making of his debut feature, The Warrior, as it's re-released in cinemas. He tells Francine about what it was like filming in the Himalayas in contrasting weather conditions - from working in six feet snow drifts one week to baking heat that melted the camera equipment the next.Comedian Rosemary Fletcher explains why the obligatory make-over scene in romantic comedies needs its own make-over.The Film Programme's controversial A to Z of film-makers arrives at K this week, as critics Pamela Hutchinson and Joe Stringer slug it out to get their choice of director into the movie alphabet.
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