Culturewatch Podcast - 19 October 2009

Author: Tony Watkins and Paul Hammond

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Film title: The Age of Stupid

Director: Franny Armstrong

Screenplay: Franny Armstrong

Starring: Pete Postlethwaite

Distributor: Dogwoof Pictures (UK)

Cinema Release Date: 20 March 2009 (UK)

DVD Release date: 2 November 2009 (UK)

Certificate: 12A (UK) Contains bleeped strong language and reality footage of death and injury

Film title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Director: Gavin Hood

Screenplay: David Benioff, Skip Woods

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.I.Am

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Cinema Release Date: 29 April 2009 (UK); 1 May 2009 (USA)

DVD Release date: 15 September 2009 (USA); 19 October 2009 (UK)

Certificate: PG-13 (USA); 12A (UK) Contains moderate fantasy violence

Film title: Frozen River

Director: Courtney Hunt

Screenplay: Courtney Hunt

Starring: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics (USA); Axiom (UK)

Cinema Release Date: 1 August 2008 (USA); 17 July 2009 (UK)

DVD Release date: 10 February 2009 (USA); 19 October 2009 (UK)

Certificate: R (USA); 15 (UK) Contains strong language and moderate threat and violence

Film title: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Director: Wes Anderson

Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, based on the novel by Roald Dahl

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Cinema Release Date: 23 October 2009 (UK); 13 November 2009 (USA)

Certificate: PG - Contains mild violence and scary scenes

Film title: The Cove

Director: Louie Psihoyos

Screenplay: Mark Monroe

Distributor: Lionsgate (USA); Vertigo Films (UK)

Cinema Release Date: 31 July 2009 (USA); 23 October 2009 (UK)

Certificate: PG-13 (USA); 12A (UK) Contains real footage of dolphin killing

Fantastic Mr. Fox The Cove

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Every Monday morning, Paul Hammond of UCB UK radio talks to Culturewatch Managing Editor Tony Watkins about new film and DVD releases.

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This week, Paul and Tony discuss The Fantastic Mr Fox, The Cove, The Age of Stupid, Frozen River and X Men Origins: Wolverine.

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