Mon, Jan 6, 1997
The first of the new year's films under review include The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), a comedy love story directed by and starring Barbra Streisand. and co-starring Jeff Bridges, and the Merchant Ivory production Surviving Picasso (1996), starring Anthony Hopkins. Also, Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks talks to Tom Brook about his directorial debut with the film That Thing You Do! (1996), which is set in 1964 and follows the fortunes of a fictional rock band. Plus, Katie Derham flags up the films to look out for in the year ahead.
Mon, Feb 3, 1997
Daniel Day-Lewis discusses, with Tom Brook, his role in Nicholas Hytner's The Crucible (1996), the powerful Arthur Miller play about love, guilt and redemption. Films reviewed tonight include White Man's Burden (1995) and Fly Away Home (1996).
Mon, Feb 24, 1997
Films reviewed include The Crucible (1996), starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder. Plus a look at Mars Attacks! (1996), Tim Burton 's comedy about a Martian invasion; The Portrait of a Lady (1996), in which Nicole Kidman stars as an American heiress in 19th-century Europe; and romantic comedy Jerry Maguire (1996), starring Tom Cruise. Tom Brook meets Woody Harrelson and Milos Foreman , who talk about The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), based on the true account of the porn king.
Mon, Mar 3, 1997
Pierce Brosnan joins Barry Norman in the LA studio to discuss the change of fortune in his acting career since becoming the latest James Bond. Brosnan is top billed in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! (1996) on current release, a comedy about Martians invading earth, and will soon begin filming the next Bond movie. His latest film, Dante's Peak (1997), opens later this month. Brosnan plays a volcano expert sent to a small town to check on seismic tremors.
Mon, Mar 10, 1997
Tonight's programme includes a look at Anthony Minghella's film The English Patient (1996), which has received a total of 12 Oscar nominations. A love story set during the Second World War, it stars Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas. Ralph Fiennes, nominated for best actor, joins Barry Norman in the studio to discuss the film. Other films under review include Mother Night (1996) starring Nick Nolte, and Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star (1996), the sequel to Terms of Endearment (1983).
Mon, Mar 17, 1997
Films under review include George Lucas's futuristic epic Star Wars, enhanced and digitised for re-release later this month. Plus Romeo and Juliet, a contemporary version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan, and Space Jam, about an intergalactic basketball match where Bugs Bunny and friends battle evil aliens, combining live action with animation.
Mon, Dec 29, 1997
Barry Norman selects his ten favourite films from the past year. Will The Full Monty (1997), Britain's most successful film ever, be in his choice? What about The The English Patient (1996), Men in Black (1997), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)? And whatever his choice, will viewers agree?