19/08/2008
Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Including a review of Somers Town, the new film from BAFTA award-winning British director Shane Meadows.
Presented by Kirsty Lang.
Including:
US actor John C Reilly's latest film Stepbrothers sees him reunited with Will Ferrell as a pair of forty-year-old men trapped in adolescence. John reflects on the enduring appeal of immature men and why comedies rarely win Oscars.
Gaylene Gould reviews Somers Town, the latest film from Shane Meadows.
Author Aleksandar Hemon talks to Kirsty about how reality and fiction overlap in his writing, the effect of leaving one's country, fractured narrative and his beautiful and distinctive use of English, which he learned only 15 years ago.
When a hip-hop dance company was selected to represent Britain during the closing ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, there were many who questioned whether what they saw as an American import should represent the UK on an international stage. However, 2008 has been an important year for British hip-hop dance for many reasons.
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