This week Jason Solomons meets Javier Bardem to discuss his Oscar and Bafta nominated role in Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu's Biutiful. Bardem discusses this very dark representation of Barcelona and why his happy-go-lucky personality means he's drawn to such dark dramatic characters in his film work.
Jason takes to the skies of London, meeting one of the world's greatest living architects, Sir Norman Foster, at the very top of the Gherkin. Sir Norman is the subject of a documentary How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? which explores his life's work and traces his progress from his Manchester roots to becoming one of the dominant forces in architecture today.
Peter Bradshaw is enlisted to review some of this week's other releases, including Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's new film Hereafter, Paul Giamatti and Rosamund Pike in Barney's Version and the highly informative The Lovers' Guide 3D.
