Mon, Sep 28, 1981
A weekly round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Kurt Russell, Donald Pleasence and Ernest Borgnine star in Escape from New York (1981), director John (Halloween and The Fog) Carpenter's nightmare vision of American lawlessness in 1997. Bo Derek becomes the 14th actress to play Jane, and newcomer Miles O'Keeffe portrays her jungle hero in Tarzan the Ape Man (1981). Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons and director Karel Reisz talk about the making of The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), based on John Fowles' best-selling novel.
Mon, Oct 5, 1981
James Caan plays an independent thief who becomes involved with organised crime in Thief (1981), filmed on location in Chicago. Marilyn Monroe is the subject of this new film biography, Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) - starring Catherine Hicks - which confirms the continuing fascination with the actress who died 18 years ago. A report from Los Angeles, where Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland are making ]tt0082250] - a sequel to Death Wish, the controversial film about urban vigilantes - directed by Michael Winner.
Mon, Oct 12, 1981
A weekly round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Mel Brooks directs and stars in History of the World: Part I (1981), an irreverent saga of man's evolvement from the dawn of creation to the French Revolution. William Hurt plays the Eyewitness (1981) whose life becomes endangered after a murder involves him with glamorous TV reporter Sigourney Weaver. American teenage actress Brooke Shields comments on her life as an international star, prior to the opening of her latest film Endless Love (1981).
Mon, Oct 19, 1981
William Devane and Beverly D'Angelo star in John Schlesinger's comedy - Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) - in which the citizens of Ticlaw in Florida, by-passed by the new freeway, try to attract motorists to their town. Bruce Dern stars in Tattoo (1981), as a psychopathic tattoo artist determined to leave his mark on Maud Adams. Billie Whitelaw and director Chris Petit talk about An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) (based on a P. D. James crime thriller), the low-budget film they are currently making on location in Berkshire.
Mon, Oct 26, 1981
A weekly round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the movie world. John Travolta and Nancy Allen star as a couple of strangers caught in a web of terror following a murder, in director Brian De Palma's thriller Blow Out (1981). Blending comedy with drama, The Fox and the Hound (1981) is the 20th full-length animated feature from the Disney studios-the most expensive film of its kind. In Los Angeles, Candice Bergen, Jacqueline Bisset and veteran Hollywood director George Cukor are interviewed on the set of Rich and Famous (1981), a film which explores the tempestuous friendship between two writers.
Mon, Nov 2, 1981
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Burt Reynolds stars as a successful bachelor businessman, who wants a son and heir, and Beverly D'Angelo is the surrogate mother he picks to help him, in Paternity. Keith Carradine finds himself in a Louisiana swamp pursued by Cajun Indians in Southern Comfort. A report on the 25th London Film Festival - including Gallipoli, an Australian epic film set against the background of the famous World War I battle.
Mon, Nov 9, 1981
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Jenny Agutter and David Naughton star in An American Werewolf in London (1981), a contemporary spoof horror on the wolf-man classics, written and directed by John Landis. Richard Burton plays schoolmaster-priest Fr Goddard and Billy Connolly makes his dramatic film debut in Absolution (1978), a suspense thriller set in a Roman Catholic boys' school. Oscar-winning actress Sally Field teams up with Tommy Lee Jones in Back Roads (1981), an off-beat romantic comedy which follows their unlikely friendship as they travel across America together.
Mon, Nov 16, 1981
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Policeman Albert Finney is confronted with a series of baffling murders in Wolfen (1981), which are not the work of mere mortals. Paul Le Mat plays a CB operator determined to clean up the airwaves in Citizens Band (1977), Jonathan Demme's affectionate look at small-town America. A further report from the 25th London Film Festival, including King Vidor's silent classic, The Crowd (1928), with an original score by Carl Davis.
Mon, Nov 23, 1981
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Faye Dunaway discusses her portrayal of Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981), the film based on Christina Crawford 's controversial book about her mother. Richard Chamberlain stars as the samurai hero in Shogun (1980), a story of adventure and romance set in 17th-century feudal Japan. Sally Sharp makes her film debut in The End of August (1981), playing a society wife trying to come to terms with her individuality in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
Mon, Nov 30, 1981
Including a report on The Standard 1981 British Film Awards held last night in London. Among the films in contention are: The French Lieutenant's Woman, Gregory's Girl (1980), Chariots of Fire, The Long Good Friday (1980).
Mon, Dec 7, 1981
Including Australian director Peter Weir's World War I adventure Gallipoli (1981), which follows two young men who cross desert and ocean to take part in the Anzac landings; and Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981), director Bernardo Bertolucci's contemporary Italian drama concerning a tycoon whose son is kidnapped.
Mon, Dec 14, 1981
Treat Williams plays a Prince of the City (1981) in Sidney Lumet's film about corruption in the New York Police Department. Heavy Metal (1981) combines animation and rock music in a comic strip adventure story. A background report on the making of Gone with the Wind (1939), the most legendary film in movie history, which will be screened on British television for the first time this Christmas.
Mon, Dec 21, 1981
A round-up of Christmas films. Dudley Moore plays the world's richest drunk, who falls in love with waitress Liza Minnelli under the watchful eye of his valet John Gielgud, in the romantic comedy Arthur (1981). Peter Falk is the manager of ...All the Marbles (1981), a ladies' wrestling team fighting its way to the top in director Robert Aldrich's off-beat comedy. George Hamilton re-creates the legendary masked hero in Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981), a spoof remake of the swashbuckling adventure first made famous by Douglas Fairbanks in 1920. Sylvia Kristel and Nicholas Clay star in Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981), the screen adaptation of D. H. Lawrence 's classic erotic novel.
Mon, Dec 28, 1981
Barry Norman looks back at the films of 1981 and selects his 12 best. Will Robert Redford 's directorial debut, Ordinary People, make the final list? How does Raiders of the Lost Ark compare with Superman II? How does Burt Lancaster 's performance in Atlantic City rate with Robert de Niro's in Raging Bull? How will British films Chariots of Fire and The Long Good Friday fare?
Mon, Jan 11, 1982
Candice Bergen talks to lain Johnstone. Daughter of the ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, wife of the director Louis Malle, and a widely published photographer in her own right Miss Bergen has starred in many films, notably: The Group, Carnal Knowledge, Starting Over, the forthcoming Gandhi, and this week's release, Rich and Famous.
Mon, Jan 18, 1982
Last of three special programmes: Jack Nicholson in conversation with lain Johnstone. An Oscar-winner for his role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Jack Nicholson is possibly the most versatile and most in demand of American film actors. His range extends from Easy Rider to The Passenger, from The Last Detail to The Shining. 'When I went into films I aimed for stardom. I felt if you were going to act on the screen there was nothing much else to be, except a star.'
Mon, Jan 25, 1982
Body Heat (1981): a dramatic thriller starring William Hurt as a Florida lawyer drawn into a sensual. adulterous affair which leads to murder. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981): Paul Newman plays a compassionate cop in New York's violent, lawless 41st Precinct. Mundy Ellis presents a round-up of news from the movie world, with comments from Sting, who is on location at Shepperton Studios for his first starring role in Brimstone & Treacle (1982).
Mon, Feb 1, 1982
A review of the week's new releases with guest presenter Glyn Worsnip Ghost Story (1981): Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Melvyn Douglas share a dark secret in this psychological thriller. Only When I Laugh (1981): in this Neil Simon tragi-comedy Marsha Mason plays a Broadway theatre actress and Kristy McNichol her spirited teenage daughter. Mundy Ellis presents a round-up of news from the movie world, including the growing interest in regional film theatres.
Mon, Feb 8, 1982
Guest presenter Glyn Worsnip reviews new releases from Australia Winter of Our Dreams (1981): a contemporary story set in low-life Sydney, starring Judy Davis and Bryan Brown. Manganinnie: a mysterious Aboriginal woman and a white girl are drawn together during a turbulent period of Australian history in the 1830s. Also Mundy Ellis presents a round-up of news from the movie world, including coverage of the first Manila Film Festival, where Peter Ustinov's latest film, Evil Under the Sun (1982), was premiered.
Mon, Feb 15, 1982
A review of the week's new releases with guest presenter Tina Brown. Ragtime (1981): James Cagney returns to the screen in this film adaptation of the best-selling novel. Set in New York in 1906, it tells the stories of a kaleidoscope of characters, both real and fictional. Death Wish II: Charles Bronson re-creates the role of the lone vigilante who takes the law into his own hands. Also, David Thomas presents a round-up of news from the movie world, including comments from Blake Edwards about his plans for the return of the Pink Panther.
Mon, Mar 1, 1982
Absence of Malice: Paul Newman is the innocent victim of a newspaper campaign led by journalist Sally Field. Taps: George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton star in this story of rebellion in a boys' military academy. Also, DAVID THOMAS presents a round-up of news, including a report on the filming of Who Dares Wins, starring Judy Davis and Lewis Collins.
Mon, Mar 8, 1982
On Golden Pond (1981): a story of family conflict starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry and Jane Fonda, who have all received Oscar nominations for their performances. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981): This sequel to the Australian box office success, Mad Max, is a futuristic adventure in which Mel Gibson struggles to survive in a wasteland ravaged by marauders.
Mon, Mar 15, 1982
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world, including: Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981). In this film adaptation of the celebrated stage play, Richard Dreyfuss stars as the man, paralysed in an accident, who defends his right to die. A location report on The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) the British Film Institute's most ambitious project to date, starring Anthony Higgins and Janet Suzman.
Thu, Mar 18, 1982
At 25, after only three films, Warren Beatty was hailed as a major acting talent-but then a string of indifferent parts, combined with his vulnerable good looks and romantic indulgences, recast him as merely a pretty-boy movie star. By becoming a producer and then a director, he turned this reputation around and now his creation, Reds (1981), which took him ten years to bring to the screen, has been honoured with 12 Oscar nominations. In conversation with lain Johnstone, Beatty talks about this film for the first time, as well as other aspects of his life and career.
Mon, Mar 22, 1982
News reviews and interviews from the cinema world, including: Evil Under the Sun (1982): tonight's Royal Film stars Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot for the second time. With the super-sleuth vacationing at Maggie Smith's luxurious hotel on the Adriatic, can murder be far away? Making Love (1982): from Hollywood Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin and director Arthur Hiller talk about their controversial film. It's a love triangle with a difference-the husband leaves his wife for another man.
Mon, Mar 29, 1982
News, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. Victor/Victoria (1982): Julie Andrews stars as a female impersonator with a difference - woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman. Lola (1981): Rainer Werner Fassbinder's latest film tells a story of corruption in a small town, whose leading citizens are obsessed by Lola, a nightclub singer. A location report from Shepperton Studios, where Dennis Potter's Brimstone & Treacle (1982), starring Sting, Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright, is in production.
Mon, Apr 5, 1982
News, reviews and interviews from the movie world including Sharky's Machine (1981): Burt Reynolds, playing a vice-squad detective, stars in, as well as directs, this thriller set against the background of underworld corruption. Das Boot (1981): Germany's controversial and most expensive film to date gives a dramatic account of life on a German U-boat during 1941, as recalled by Lothar-Guenther Buchheim in his best-selling novel Das Boot.
Mon, Apr 12, 1982
Shoot the Moon (1982): a location report from Northern California where Alan Parker is directing his latest film starring Diane Keaton and Albert Finney. Quest for Fire (1981): set in the Stone Age this science fantasy tells the story of our earliest origins. The Gods Must Be Crazy: four vastly different ' worlds ' converge in this zany comedy from Africa, which owes an allegiance to the Keystone Kops.