Culturewatch Podcast - Film releases 19 October 2012

Author: Tony Watkins and Paul Hammond

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Film title: Frankenweenie

Director: Tim Burton

Screenplay: John August

Starring: Charlie Tahan Frank Welker, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (USA/UK)

Cinema Release Date: 5 October 2012 (USA); 17 October 2012 (UK)

Certificate: PG (USA); PG (UK) Contains mild threat, scary scenes and one use of mild language

Film title: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon

Screenplay: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach

Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith

Distributor: Paramount Pictures (USA/UK)

Cinema Release Date: 8 June 2012 (USA); 19 October 2012 (UK)

Certificate: PG (USA); PG (UK) Contains mild slapstick violence

Film title: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Director: Benh Zeitlin

Screenplay: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin

Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly

Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures (USA); Studio Canal (UK)

Cinema Release Date: 27 June 2012 (USA); 19 October 2012 (UK)

Certificate: PG-13 (USA); 12A (UK) Contains moderate threat, injury detail and potentially dangerous behaviour

Film title: Ginger and Rosa

Director: Sally Potter

Screenplay: Sally Potter

Starring: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Annette Bening, Jodhi May

Distributor: Artificial Eye (UK)

Cinema Release Date: 19 October 2012 (UK)

Certificate: 12A (UK) Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex and suicide references

Frankenweenie Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Beasts of the Southern Wild Ginger and Rosa

Tony Watkins talks to Paul Hammond on UCB UK radio about new film releases: Frankenweenie, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Ginger and Rosa. Download this podcast.
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