The Film Programme

Francine Stock looks ahead to Radio 4's Film Season, asking for listeners' diaries of their movie watching habits over January. The result will be a snapshot of the nation's viewing preferences - where we watch films (on television, computer or in the cinema) and on what format - DVD or download. Francine will try to find out if the digital revolution has finally arrived or is it just a media myth, and to discern what we are watching, whether its new releases or old favourites. Plus, Francine will be publishing a record of her own viewing habits via Twitter during the season.Francine talks to award contenders Darren Aronofsky and Ryan Gosling, director of Black Swan and star of Blue Valentine respectively. Plus, actor/director Peter Mullan discusses NEDS, which stands for Non-Educated Delinquents.

Francine Stock talks to Helena Bonham Carter about playing the Queen Mother in The King's Speech and why she was like "marshmallow made with a welding machine".In anticipation of Radio 4's film season, the Film Programme is asking its listeners to keep a diary of their film-viewing during the month of January to get a snap-shot of how we watch movies in the 21st centuryActor Diego Luna discusses his directorial debut Abel, which broke box-office records in his native MexicoNeil Brand begins a new series in which he demonstrates the unusual ways that film music can paint pictures in our heads.

Francine Stock talks to Oscar winning scribe Simon Beaufoy, writer of The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire, about 127 Hours, his second collaboration with film director Danny Boyle. Based on the real life story of Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who cut off his own arm in order to save his life in a mountaineering accident, Simon Beaufoy talks about the challenge of dramatising a narrative in which the ending is already widely known. Critic Jonathan Romney profiles Joann Sfar's bio pic Gainsbourg which explores the life of French singer song writer Serge Gainsbourg and is released on dvd this week. He is joined by critic Maria Delgado to discuss what to watch out for in World Cinema in 2011.

Francine Stock talks to Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal about his new comedy Love And Other Drugs.The star of The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg, reveals why he's not on Facebook even though he played its creator Mark ZuckerbergTamara Drewe scribe Moira Buffini and independent cinema owner Kevin Markwick discuss the year in filmColin Shindler reveals the most successful film of 1960, the year of La Dolce Vita, L'Avventura, Psycho, Peeping Tom and Saturday Night And Sunday Morning.

Francine Stock talks to Peter Weir, the director of Witness and The Truman Show, about his new drama, The Way BackThe directors of Catfish, one of the big hits of the Sundance Film Festival, discuss their documentary about an on-line romance that takes a turn for the surreal.Nikki Bedi meets the members of a community who saved their cinema from closure in Prestatyn and learns the secrets of their successWriter Andrew Collins considers the influence of video games on modern movies and asks if they really have taken cinema to the next level.Producer Stephen Hughes.

The creators of Airplane, Jerry and David Zucker, discuss the comedy's 30 year legacy and its star Leslie NielsenEx-Bond villain Matthieu Amalric reveals some of 007's secretsThe Film Programme continues its series on the quiet revolution in community cinemas, talking to local film heroes and taking an audio 'snapshot' of some of the most lively and memorable places to watch film around the country.

Award winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett discusses his career in films, from Murder On The Orient Express to Far From The Madding CrowdFrancine Stock meets Gareth Edwards, the director of a new science fiction movie called Monsters, who created the special effects on his laptop in his bedroom.Nikki Bedi meets the member of Chorley Community Cinema who dons fancy dress for each screening, a trend that's catching on around the countryChilean drama, The Maid, is reviewed and given marks out of a hundred by some members of The Abergavenny Film Society.

Oscar winning British producer Graham King discusses his adventures in Hollywood and his working relationship with Martin Scorsese.The writer of Of Gods And Men discusses the real-life drama behind his film about the conflict between North African monks and Islamist terroristsNikki Bedi's tour of Britain's community cinemas continues at The Star And Shadow in Newcastle, which is staffed entirely by volunteersColin Shindler reveals what British critics thought of Elvis's 1960 effort G.I. Blues and why they wanted to return to sender.

Francine Stock talks to director Anton Corbijn about his new film, The American, starring George Clooney as a hired gun who comes out of hiding for one last job. The second in our series of reports about the digital revolution and the rise of community cinemas across the country. This week, Nikki Bedi travels to Aberfeldy in Scotland, to meet the people behind the Heartland film society. Director Fernando Trueba and designer Javier Mariscal discuss Chico and Rita, a musical celebration of Cuba during the late '40s and early '50s. This week marks the centenary of the Mexican Revolution. Christopher Frayling give us a quick guide to the revolt on film from Viva Villa! to The Professionals. Producer: Craig Smith.

In an extended interview, Francine Stock talks to Mike Leigh about his latest drama, Another YearActress Phyllida Law remembers the work of her husband Eric Thompson and the Magic Roundabout spin-off movie, Dougal And The Blue Cat, which is released on DVD for the very first timeDirector Matt Reeves discusses his reasons for making an American version of the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In.

Francine Stock talks to Lisa Cholodenko, director of The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a couple whose relationship begins to founder when their children track down their biological father. Screenwriters Moira Buffini, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Beaufoy reveal the secrets of a good endingOlivier Assayas, the director of Carlos, discusses geo-politics, international terrorism and the reason why his five and a half hour epic is not eligible for an Oscar.

Francine Stock hosts part two of her discussion with three screenwriters, including The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy, Hilary And Jackie writer Frank Cottrell Boyce and Moira Buffini, who adapted Tamara Drewe and Jane Eyre for the big screenArchivist and director Kevin Brownlow discusses his honorary Oscar which he will receive next monthNigel Floyd on the award-winning Possession with Sam Neill and Isabelle AdjaniColin Shindler turns back the clock and reveals what critics really thought of Saturday Night And Sunday Morning.

The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy, 24 Hour Party People and Welcome To Sarajevo scribe Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Tamara Drewe adapter Moira Buffini reveal some secrets of screenwriting.Neil Brand joins Francine Stock to play and discuss the work of composer Max Steiner, famous for Casablanca and Gone With The WindMatthew Sweet pays tribute to Barry Evans, the likely lad of British cinema and television in the 1970sKim Newman ventures into The Night Of The Demon, the classic horror movie finally being released on DVD this week.

Francine Stock talks to Oliver Stone about his return to Wall Street for his credit-crunch sequel, Money Never Sleeps.Rhys Ifans reveals why he was worried about ruining the life of his friend Howard Marks by starring in a film of his lifeTim Hetherington, the director of Restrepo, discusses his fly-on-the-wall documentary about American soldiers in AfghanistanCritic Pasquale Iannone surveys two new films about Italian politics, past and present.

Francine Stock talks to Murray Melvin, the star of A Taste Of Honey, who reveals the real reason why he never picked up his Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962Documentary maker Mark Cousins talks about The First Movie, in which he gave movie cameras to children from a war-torn village in Kurdistan so they could make their screen debutsDirector Rodrigo Cortes reveals how he managed to make a whole movie set in a coffin.

Francine Stock talks to Ben Affleck about his new feature The Town, which he has written, directed and starred in. He reveals why he rang other actor/directors like Sean Penn and Warren Beatty for advice.Francine launches our search for community cinemas and film societies around the country, and visits two of the oldest cinemas in the country - The Phoenix in East Finchley and The Duke Of York's in Brighton which both celebrated their 100th anniversary this week.Colin Shindler reports from September 1960 and reveals what was showing at the local Gaumonts 50 years ago.

Francine Stock talks to Stephen Woolley, producer of The Crying Game and Mona Lisa on the set of his latest drama, Made In Dagenham, which was inspired by an edition of the Radio 4 programme The Reunion.Director Debra Granik takes us on a virtual tour of the Ozark Mountains in the American heartland, the setting for her new film, Winter's Bone.And there's news of an unofficial national sport that once swept the nation - Spot Sam Kydd, a popular game featuring one of Britain's best loved character actors.

Stephen Frears talks to Francine Stock about his rural comedy Tamara Drewe, which has been described as the dark side of The Archers.Composer, writer and silent film accompanist Neil Brand presents his unique audio description of the found footage of Metropolis. 25 minutes of Fritz Lang's masterpiece were missing presumed lost, until a full print turned up in Argentina in 2008. Two years later, the restored version is finally being released, and Neil tells us if the new scenes improve a film that's already regarded as a classic of science fictionActor John C Reilly discusses his career playing the perpetual loser in modern American cinema.

Francine Stock discusses the work of legendary Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami with William Shimell, the opera singer who makes his feature film debut in Certified CopyIn an exclusive interview, Martin Scorsese's long-time collaborator, Thelma Schoonmaker reveals some of her editing secrets on Shutter Island and gives us an insight into their next movie, a children's film called Hugo Cabaret, which is being shot in 3-D.Claire Denis and Pierre Rissient discuss the influence of Jean Luc Godard's Breathless, 50 years after the ground-breaking work was released onto an unsuspecting public.