Jason Solomons meets director Gareth Edwards to discuss his sci-fi road movie Monsters, whose mushrooming critical acclaim belies its tiny budget. He talks about the logistics of shooting a high-concept thriller with a five-person crew, and why Monsters may represent a new era in British independent cinema.
This week the tectonic plates of the UK film industry moved with Ed Vaizey's announcement that the BFI would take over the duties of the defunct UK Film Council. Discussing the pros and cons of the changes we have Lisa Opie, chair of EM Media, Mia Bays, an award-winning independent producer and distribution consultant and Ben Blain, a film-maker and industry blogger.
Xan Brooks joins Jason to review some of this week's other releases including Julian Schnabel's Miral, Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt in Megamind, César-winning French film Of Gods and Men and John Malkovich and Diane Lane in Secretariat.
