''Life Cinematic'' is a

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television series of in-depth interviews with notable filmmakers, with clips from movies that have influenced them. With ''

The Film Review ''The Film Review'' (formerly ''Film 24'') is a ten-minute film-related programme that was usually shown on BBC News each Friday evening at 5:45pm. It reviewed three new films each week and was repeated several times during weekends. Jane Hill ...

'' and associated programs, ''Life Cinematic'' fills the gap left by the cancellation of the BBCs long-running '' Film...'' series in 2018. It is produced by Somethin’ Else and presented either by

Edith Bowman Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 1974) is a Scottish radio DJ and television presenter. She hosted '' Colin and Edith'', weekday afternoons, weekend breakfast, and ''The Radio 1 Review'' on BBC Radio 1 until 2014 and has presented a variety of music-r ...

Robbie Collin Robbie Collin is a British film critic. Collin studied aesthetics and the philosophy of film at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He edited the university's student newspaper, '' The Saint''. Collin has been the chief film critic at ''The ...

, who give a brief résumé of the interviewee's career before conducting the interview. In the first 60-minute episode, broadcast 30 January 2020, Bowman spoke with Sir Sam Mendes, the British

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

whose blockbuster film

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was released three weeks previously.

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