Liam Neeson, the man behind the Oscar and the original public enemy James Cagney
Liam Neeson
Francine Stock talks to Liam Neeson whose screen credits include Schindler's List, Michael Collins and Rob Roy. In his latest film Kinsey he plays the famous sexologist Alfred C. Kinsey whose听scientific research听in the 1940s and 50s lifted the听taboos on sex.
Kinsey, certificate 15, is released in cinemas on 4 March 2005.
Oscar
Francine Stock explores the history and design of the Academy Award Oscar statuette with actor Stephen Fry and film historian Sir Christopher Frayling. The statuette was designed literally on the back of an envelope in 1928 by Cedric Gibbons, art director at MGM. According to Hollywood legend the name Oscar came from an Academy librarian, who declared the statue reminded her of her Uncle Oscar.
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James Cagney
Francine Stock explores what sets James Cagney apart from other legendary Hollywood tough guys with director Peter Bogdanovich and film historian Jeffrey Richards.
James Cagney: The Signature Collection, certificate 15,听will be available on DVD from 28 February 2005. The box set听includes the movies The Public Enemy, White Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces and The Roaring Twenties.
听 Peter Bogdanovich's book Who the Hell's In it? is available now. ISBN: 057122430X.
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