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28/10/2011

Francine Stock meets director Roland Emmerich, whose new film Anonymous claims Shakespeare is not the man behind the plays; and the grubby game of politicals in The Ides of March.

Francine Stock meets with director Roland Emmerich whose new film Anonymous claims William Shakespeare is not the man behind the plays.

Is George Clooney a future President of the United States of America? His character in the Ides of March is hoping to go all the way to the White House - at any cost. The man behind the film Beau Willimon discusses the grubby game of getting elected.

Mexican filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo explains why his film Miss Bala is a desperate plea to the Mexican authorities to rid his country of organised crime.

Analogue film made by the old photochemical process is fast becoming a thing of the past. It's been announced that a trio of leading film camera manufacturers - Arri, Panavision and Aaton - have made their last. Paul J Franklin - the man responsible for the onscreen wizardry of Christopher Nolan's Batman films - laments its demise.

Producer: Craig Smith.

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30 minutes

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Sun 30 Oct 2011 23:00

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  • Roland Emmerich - Anonymous

    • Roland Emmerich - Anonymous

      Director Roland Emmerich on why he thinks the Bard was a fraud.

      Duration: 07:52

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  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 16:30
  • Sun 30 Oct 2011 23:00

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