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ANDREI TARVOVSKY
Since his death in 1986, at the age of 54, Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky has become a crucial figure in the history of cinema. Along with such iconoclastic filmmakers as Erich Von Stroheim and Orson Welles.
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
Bertolucci and notoriety seem to go hand in hand. He's now known as the 'elder statesman of world cinema' according to one critic, but it's not always been so civilised.
HITCHCOCK: A BRITISH AUTEUR
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was known as the 'Master of Suspense' and 25 years after his death, he arguably remains the most imitated filmmaker of all time. He told his stories through intelligent plots, witty dialogue and a healthy dose of mystery and murder. In doing so, he inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionised the thriller genre.
KEN LOACH
Telling the truth has never really worried Ken Loach. His signature mix of fact and fiction in his film and television work has spanned five decades and never failed to live up to accusations of social realism.
MARTIN SCORSESE
Without question Martin Scorsese's greatest achievements in films all take place within the city and that city is invariably New York, a place that the great man loves and hates in equal measure.
OLIVER STONE
Undoubtedly one of the most controversial directors in Hollywood, Oliver Stone's remarkable films often raise some debate over the subject matter portrayed.
ROMAN POLANSKI
With this weeks release of Oliver Twist, we take a retrospective look at Roman Polanski and his films to date.
SHOOTING DOGS: DIRECTOR MICHAEL CATON-JONES AND JOHN HURT
Co-written by BBC journalist David Belton, who was working in Rwanda during the genocide, we hear from Michael Caton Jones and John Hurt about
SHOOTING DOGS, a fictionalized account of what took place at the Ecole Technique Officielle in Kigali, Rwanda.
STEPHEN KING
King's books remain the most consistently adaptable work for TV and film by any living author. Jarrod Walker looks at the success and failure of Stephen King screen adaptations.
THE MATADOR: PEARCE BROSNAN
The Matador consigns the Bond image to history with Brosnan playing Julian Noble, an amoral hitman enduring a nervous breakdown while on a mission in Mexico City. So he enlists the help of a total stranger (Greg Kinnear) to complete this crucial hit.
V FOR VACUOUS ADAPTATION ?
The Wachowski brothers'
V for Vendetta marks another comic adaptation of an Alan Moore comic series, but with mounting criticism over how Hollywood revises superheroes for their own commercial ends, will Vendetta be just another misfired adventure yarn?
