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On Talking Pictures ….. Robert Redford talks Pete’s Dragon

A true Hollywood legend comes into land on this week’s edition of the Talking Pictures podcast.  Robert Redford takes up The Big Interview hot seat to talk about his latest movie, Pete’s Dragon – the first film he’s ever made for Disney.  The new live action re-make of the 1977 animation is released this week and is also in the spotlight, alongside new releases Wiener-Dog, documentary Ingrid Bergman In Her Own Words and Valley Of Love.

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Among the DVDs, the release of Eddie The Eagle coincides perfectly with the Olympics, and there’s fresh Irish comedy, Sing Street.  For something a little darker, there’s supernatural drama Midnight Special and adult fairy stories in Tale Of Tales.

Plus there’s the new top five at the British box office – including a brand new number one – and the latest movie news headlines.  Your essential guide to the movies is packed into exactly 20 minutes and is on iTunes, TuneIn and right here:

 

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Film critic and radio presenter Freda Cooper has been a movie fan all her life - the best qualification for the job! A contributor to a number of film websites, she also presents her weekly podcast, Talking Pictures, a finalist in the UK Podcasters Awards. Her movie blog, formerly The Coops Review, is now also called Talking Pictures, and was shortlisted at this year's UK Blog Awards. And you can hear her film reviews every Friday morning on BBC Surrey and BBC Sussex!
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