Coming up on The Picture Show:
John Madden, director of the hugely successful The Exotic Marigold Hotel joins Philip on The Picture Show tonight to discuss newly released sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Madden talks about what factors make the two movies so appealing and how the movies “deal with very real people, with recognizable emotions.”
He also chats to Philip about his past work with Dame Judi Dench in movies like Shakespeare in Love and Mrs. Brown. He describes her as “extraordinary and unique” and says she “has an ability to engage with an audience that is second to none.”
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a retirement-themed comedy-drama that brings back the story of a group of retirees at a chaotic Indian hotel. The follow up movies has much of the main cast returning, including Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. The sequel follows the young owner of the hotel Sonny (Dev Patel) who hopes to build a franchise by buying another promising property nearby.
(Cert: PG)
Also on tonight’s show:
Grainne Humphries, director of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival joins Phillip in studio to discuss the line up.
This year’s film festival runs from the 19th to 29th March and features a number of versatile movies. These include, an Italian comedy I can Quit Whenever I Want, the German film Phoenix, the Sundance award winner Difret, the Iranian vampire film A Girl Works Home Alone At Night, the dark Swedish comedy Force Majeure and much, much more.
It is the 13th film festival and will have more than 130 films from 38 countries. The festival also boasts a number of star guests including Julie Andrews, Alan Rickman, Russell Crowe, and Kenneth Branagh.
The festival opens with The Price of Desire, directed by Mary McGuckian at the Savoy in Dublin at 8:15 on Thursday 19th March. Book tickets for the festival at www.jdiff.com.
The Picture Show, tonight at 6pm, on Newstalk 106-108 FM.
