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Movie Week
Wednesdays at 6:20 pm during The Wrap
Conor Lennon is joined by some of the biggest names from the world of film.
Movie Week: Polanski's 'The Ghost Writer'
Wednesday, 3 March, 2010
Wednesday, 3 March, 2010
In a “Live from Basel” edition of Movie Week, WRS’s Conor Lennon talks to Michael Sennhauser, film critic for Schweizer Radio DRS, about Roman Polanski’s much anticipated film ”The Ghost Writer.” The director is said to have finished the final edits of his latest work from his prison cell in Switzerland.
In addition, the director of the Tinguely Museum, Roland Wetzel, talks about the famous sculptors experimentation with abstract film and kinetic art as shown in the exhibit “Le Mouvement. From Cinma to Kinetics” in part two of Movie Week.
Movie Week: Festival goes back to Africa
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010One of the most innovative and interesting Swiss movie festivals is back: Black Movie begins Friday and goes on until Feb 21, with films screening in a number of Geneva locations. This year the festival is going back to basics with a special section on African cinema. WRS’s Conor Lennon speaks with co-director Kathy Reidy:
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010One of the most innovative and interesting Swiss movie festivals is back: Black Movie begins Friday and goes on until Feb 21, with films screening in a number of Geneva locations. This year the festival is going back to basics with a special section on African cinema. WRS’s Conor Lennon speaks with co-director Kathy Reidy:
Movie Week: Marsdreamers 'tired of life on Earth'
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010President Obama has put the brakes on NASA’s space program, citing Earth-bound priorities, but that’s unlikely to stop some people from dreaming of visiting distant planets. For example, take the subjects of Marsdreamers, a documentary by Swiss filmmaker Richard Dindo, which is out this week. It features true believers convinced humankind must travel to the red planet. WRS’s Marc Menichini caught up with Dindo last summer on a terrasse in Locarno. He started by asking him how he got to know about the American Mars Society:
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010President Obama has put the brakes on NASA’s space program, citing Earth-bound priorities, but that’s unlikely to stop some people from dreaming of visiting distant planets. For example, take the subjects of Marsdreamers, a documentary by Swiss filmmaker Richard Dindo, which is out this week. It features true believers convinced humankind must travel to the red planet. WRS’s Marc Menichini caught up with Dindo last summer on a terrasse in Locarno. He started by asking him how he got to know about the American Mars Society:
Movie Week: Clint Eastwood
Wednesday, 9 December, 2009Clint Eastwood was recently guest of honour at this year’s Lyon Film Festival, and spoke about the difficulties even he still has in attracting funding to his projects.
Wednesday, 9 December, 2009Clint Eastwood was recently guest of honour at this year’s Lyon Film Festival, and spoke about the difficulties even he still has in attracting funding to his projects.
Movie Week: Clint Eastwood on French film
Wednesday, 2 December, 2009Clint Eastwood was the guest of honour at this year’s Lyon Film festival and our sister station Couleur 3 went over to see him. They started by asking him, of course, about French films.
Wednesday, 2 December, 2009Clint Eastwood was the guest of honour at this year’s Lyon Film festival and our sister station Couleur 3 went over to see him. They started by asking him, of course, about French films.
Inside the 'Imaginarium' of Terry Gilliam
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009If you’re new to Terry Gilliam why not start with his latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? It’s a fine example of the unique cinematic vision of this exceptional director: You won’t see a film like this from anyone else. WRS’s Marc Menichini caught up with the old Python himself.
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009If you’re new to Terry Gilliam why not start with his latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? It’s a fine example of the unique cinematic vision of this exceptional director: You won’t see a film like this from anyone else. WRS’s Marc Menichini caught up with the old Python himself.
Movie Week: Eyes Wide Open
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009Israeli movie Eyes Wide Open has been described as “the first gay Jewish orthodox film”—a weighty subtitle for any film. Homosexuality is a major taboo in orthodox society, so controversy was guaranteed element to this story of a married man who falls in love with his 19-year-old apprentice. WRS’s Marc Menichini spoke to director Haim Tabakman; he started by asking him what attracted him to the story:
Wednesday, 18 November, 2009Israeli movie Eyes Wide Open has been described as “the first gay Jewish orthodox film”—a weighty subtitle for any film. Homosexuality is a major taboo in orthodox society, so controversy was guaranteed element to this story of a married man who falls in love with his 19-year-old apprentice. WRS’s Marc Menichini spoke to director Haim Tabakman; he started by asking him what attracted him to the story:
Movie Week: Urs Althaus
Wednesday, 11 November, 2009Swiss native Urs Althaus, born in Uri, became an internationally famous model, was the first black face to grace the cover of American men’s fashion magazine GQ, and he’s acted alongside Sean Connery. He became incredibly rich and lost it all, only to start all over again. WRS’s Conor Lennon invited him to our temporary studio at the fittingly named Movie restaurant in Zurich to tell us his story first-hand.
Wednesday, 11 November, 2009Swiss native Urs Althaus, born in Uri, became an internationally famous model, was the first black face to grace the cover of American men’s fashion magazine GQ, and he’s acted alongside Sean Connery. He became incredibly rich and lost it all, only to start all over again. WRS’s Conor Lennon invited him to our temporary studio at the fittingly named Movie restaurant in Zurich to tell us his story first-hand.
Movie Week: Hugh Hudson, part 2
Wednesday, 21 October, 2009Conor Lennon continues his conversation with director Hugh Hudson, whose 1985 feature Revolution - starring Al Pacino - was roundly panned on its release. At the time, Hudson agreed with some of the criticism of his film, and has recently released a ’finished’ version.
Wednesday, 21 October, 2009Conor Lennon continues his conversation with director Hugh Hudson, whose 1985 feature Revolution - starring Al Pacino - was roundly panned on its release. At the time, Hudson agreed with some of the criticism of his film, and has recently released a ’finished’ version.
Movie Week: Hugh Hudson
Wednesday, 14 October, 2009Conor Lennon meets celebrated British director Hugh Hudson. With a catalogue of great films—including the classic Chariots of Fire—under his belt, Hudson is currently working on an adaptation of George Orwell’s Spanish Civil War memoir, Homage to Catalonia.
Wednesday, 14 October, 2009Conor Lennon meets celebrated British director Hugh Hudson. With a catalogue of great films—including the classic Chariots of Fire—under his belt, Hudson is currently working on an adaptation of George Orwell’s Spanish Civil War memoir, Homage to Catalonia.
