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Vicky Sayers

The Top Ten: Animal Films

Vicky Sayers
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The Top Ten

The Top Ten: Animal Films
Vicky Sayers is joined by film critic and broadcaster, James Cameron-Wilson, to explore what makes a great “animal film”. James reveals why this top ten has turned into a “Top Dozen”, Vicky makes her case for some of her favourites, and a last-minute change of heart from James sees War Horse knocked off its spot by a CGI bear called Paddington. In this episode: National Velvet (1944), The Yearling (1946), Greyfriars Bobby (1961), The Incredible Journey (1963), Born Free (1966), Ring of Bright Water (1969), Jaws (1975), Fly Away Home (1996), The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005), March of the Penguins (2005), Project Nim (2011), War Horse (2011).
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James Cameron Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Top musicals of all time, A Rainy Day in New York and Onward

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Top musicals of all time, A Rainy Day in New York and Onward
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the chart of the top musicals of all time. He reviews Woody Allen's new (but not final) movie, A Rainy Day in New York, with its difficult route to screen. And he reviews Pixar's latest, Onward, the cinema release of which was marred by the arrival of the coronavirus.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Snowpiercer, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote & Just Mercy

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Snowpiercer, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote & Just Mercy
James Cameron-Wilson looks ahead to those films supposedly being released in July and August. He also charts the top 12 comedies at the UK box office. He reviews eccentric star-studded dystopian sci-fi movie Snowpiercer, an earlier film from the maker of Parasite, Terry Gilliam's much-delayed The Man Who Killed Don Quixote and true-life crime drama Just Mercy.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: All Day And A Night, The Truth & Bombshell

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: All Day And A Night, The Truth & Bombshell
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the news that the new WW2 Tom Hanks film Greyhound will premiere online and examines the current DVD chart. He reviews new Netflix release All Day And A Night and home entertainment debuts for The Truth, starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche and true-life tale Bombshell, with Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Cinemas reopening, 1917, The Specialists & The Half Of It

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Cinemas reopening, 1917, The Specialists & The Half Of It
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the prospect of cinemas reopening in early July and casts his eye over the top box office films of all time (unadjusted for inflation). He reviews a bizarre French spaghetti Western with Johnny Hallyday, The Specialists, looks at the disc arrival of the superb 1917 and recommends Netflix romcom The Half Of It, hoping it might attract awards attention.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson


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Vicky Sayers

The Top Ten: Greatest Scenes

Vicky Sayers
Original Broadcast:

The Top Ten

The Top Ten: Greatest Scenes
Vicky Sayers is joined by film critic and broadcaster, James Cameron-Wilson, to discuss some of the greatest scenes in cinema history. They discuss the different ways in which these scenes have become so memorable; from ground-breaking use of camera techniques, to spectacular performances, and the use of specific pieces of music to accompany certain scenes. James also shares some more of his favourite film scenes that just missed the cut. In this episode: Battleship Potemkin (1925), King Kong (1933), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), Alien (1979), Chariots of Fire (1981), When Harry Met Sally (1989), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), La La Land (2016).
Guest:

James Cameron Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Tenet, Sea Fever, Man With X-Ray Eyes & The Family Way

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Tenet, Sea Fever, Man With X-Ray Eyes & The Family Way
James Cameron-Wilson highlights Warner Brothers' news that it plans to release Christopher Nolan's Tenet on July 17th worldwide, come what may. He reviews the surprisingly topical Irish-set film Sea Fever and looks at two restored movies making their Blu-Ray debut, Roger Corman's 1963 The Man With X-Ray Eyes starring Ray Milland and the British 1966 Boulting Brothers social comedy drama The Family Way.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Extraction, We & The Gentlemen

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Extraction, We & The Gentlemen
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the often-surprising list of the most-streamed movies on Netflix in the United States. He looks at the online premiere of exciting action thriller Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth, as well as the unsettling Dutch drama We. His DVD of the week is Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen.
Guest:

James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Tiger Tale, Danger Close & Blue Story

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Tiger Tale, Danger Close & Blue Story
James Cameron-Wilson examines the UK box office chart for 2020 before the lockdown began, which contains a few surprises. Moving online, he looks at Netflix's Taiwanese film Tigertale and the Australian perspective of the Vietnam War in Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. And for his DVD of the week, he reviews the controversial film Blue Story, which was banned from his local cinema.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Vicky Sayers

The Top Ten: Documentary Films

Vicky Sayers
Original Broadcast:

The Top Ten

The Top Ten: Documentary Films
Vicky Sayers is joined by film critic and broadcaster, James Cameron-Wilson, to explore the complex world of the documentary film. James shares his top ten picks of what he feels is a neglected genre, offering them up as a challenge to anyone who might think of documentaries as “boring”. In this episode: Man With a Movie Camera (1929), Triumph of the Will (1935), Shoah (1985), Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Man on Wire (2008), Senna (2010), Searching for Sugar Man (2012), Citizenfour (2014), They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), The Cave (2019).
Guest:

James Cameron Wilson


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