:00:04. > :00:14.stories at the top of the hour. Now on BBC News it's time for The
:00:14. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:34.Power at 400% capacity. How about that?
:00:34. > :00:37.2012, another year of comic book blockbusters fuelling the box
:00:38. > :00:47.office. That seems excessive. British film franchise that did
:00:48. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :01:02.Several smaller films with original stories triumphed. And there were
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:01:09. > :01:14.I am looking for someone to share in an adventure. I am ready.
:01:14. > :01:18.Hello and welcome to this look back at the year in film. I am Tom Brook.
:01:18. > :01:22.2012 in creative terms hasn't been bad. Hollywood has continued to
:01:22. > :01:27.underserve the adult audience with engaging fare but there had been
:01:27. > :01:37.triumphs an one of the biggest was James Bond. More to the point,
:01:37. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:55.Skyfall, the latest film in the There was strong action in Skyfall
:01:55. > :02:01.but also a compelling story. MI6 itself was under attack. M was in
:02:01. > :02:04.peril. The villain was waging cyber warfare. There is a psychological
:02:04. > :02:07.depth to characters and their relationships, the product of a
:02:07. > :02:12.strong writing team and the director who comes from a
:02:12. > :02:20.background in theatre. Bond. James Bond. Daniel Craig was busy selling
:02:20. > :02:24.the film on the basis of its script. We started this with a great script,
:02:24. > :02:28.a good storyline and that gives everybody such a good preparation
:02:28. > :02:34.time that I think the movie has real depth. Sam came in and
:02:34. > :02:40.directed it, so it's a real dramatic depth but it still remains
:02:40. > :02:43.a Bond movie. This is your third Bond film and you look really
:02:43. > :02:48.comfortable in the role. Do you feel that you really own the part
:02:48. > :02:55.now? I feel really comfortable to where we got to and the way we are
:02:55. > :02:59.now making these movies. It thrills me. Craig is sa much revered man
:02:59. > :03:04.now. He has signed on for two more Bond films and received a lot of
:03:04. > :03:12.praise for his work in Skyfall. Although there was a little bit of
:03:12. > :03:16.criticism. Fans mindful of Bond's sophisticated martini sipping image
:03:16. > :03:26.were disappointed he had stooped to sipping beer because of a lucrative
:03:26. > :03:29.deal with Heineken. Bond is supposed to have a 54 Dom Perignon
:03:29. > :03:35.perfectly chilled. A fantastic Aston Martin. I can't help but
:03:35. > :03:38.think it's selling out a little bit. What are your views on on product
:03:38. > :03:44.placement? You know, it's a necessity and people make such a
:03:44. > :03:53.big deal out of it, but it - you know, it's unfortunate but we get
:03:53. > :04:00.the movies made and that's all that matters. We get the movie made and
:04:00. > :04:04.so what, everybody wins. Tpwu won't be Bond's time with beer that fans
:04:04. > :04:08.remember most from this movie, not perhaps the action, unusually for a
:04:08. > :04:11.Bond film, it's the relationships that linger, especially the one
:04:11. > :04:15.between Bond and M which is far closer than many of us knew. For
:04:15. > :04:21.reasons that will become clear if you watch the film, 2012 marked the
:04:21. > :04:27.last time that Dame Judi Dench will appear in the films unless the next
:04:27. > :04:32.picture ventures into total fantasy. When you look back at your
:04:32. > :04:38.involvement with the films how do you view that? I view that as being
:04:38. > :04:42.very lucky. I feel really lucky. I thought - I had no idea that the
:04:42. > :04:46.part might go on. I had no idea at all when I was asked to play it, I
:04:46. > :04:52.thought it would be just one. It had never occurred that she might
:04:52. > :04:59.go on. I thought she would be fired in Goldeneye but now suddenly seven
:04:59. > :05:02.films later I am thrilled to have done them and they appeal to a much
:05:02. > :05:06.younger audience and maybe that audience - all I am really
:05:06. > :05:12.interested in is getting people into the theatre and that audience
:05:12. > :05:18.may in fact now come to the theatre. That would be good. Do you expect
:05:18. > :05:22.me to talk? No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die die. Skyfall arrived in
:05:22. > :05:28.the same year that marked the 50th anniversary of the movies. The
:05:28. > :05:33.series has had many highs and lows, at in 2012, having netted around
:05:33. > :05:36.�600 million around the world and having picked up glowing reviews
:05:36. > :05:46.James Bond at the cinema is stronger than ever.
:05:46. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :05:59.The big news at the Oscars this year was that for only the second
:05:59. > :06:04.time in history a silent film won for Best Picture, it was The Artist.
:06:04. > :06:13.It went into the awards with ten nominations and took home five
:06:13. > :06:19.Oscar trophies. The picture you will recall is a
:06:19. > :06:24.French-made tribute to Hollywood during the silent era. I wanted to
:06:24. > :06:28.share that experience very specific experience, the cinematic
:06:28. > :06:33.experience from watching a silent movie in a theatre which is a very
:06:33. > :06:38.special. It's a very sensual experience. I mean, you don't have
:06:38. > :06:42.the dialogue. It seems like it's not important but it is important
:06:42. > :06:49.actually because there's a lot of room for the audience and you
:06:49. > :06:53.really participate in the story- telling process. Action.
:06:53. > :07:03.The Artist was very effectively promoted to Oscar voters by that
:07:03. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:10.master of campaigning movie impresario, Harvey Weinstein. It
:07:10. > :07:14.made voters feel good about what they do. The director thinks it
:07:15. > :07:22.helps it was made bay European, an -- by a European, an outsider.
:07:22. > :07:27.movie is in a way sell - it celebrates a part of American
:07:27. > :07:33.history and American cinema and I am not sure American directors can
:07:33. > :07:42.do it easily. I think it's easier when you are outside of the thing.
:07:42. > :07:51.I mean, you can have nostalgic eye or a nice look on Hollywood when
:07:51. > :08:01.you are not part of Hollywood. office this year was driven very
:08:01. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:11.much by comic book blockbusters, by The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-
:08:11. > :08:17.Man and Men In Black III. They had strong artistic visions of their
:08:17. > :08:21.directors. Of course, the arrival of The Spider-man film give birth
:08:21. > :08:25.to a new international star, Andrew Garfield who has a British
:08:25. > :08:31.background and took on the title role that originally belonged to
:08:31. > :08:36.observy Maguire. -- Toby. How much did you know about Spiderman?
:08:36. > :08:43.I was three years old it was my first Hallowe'en costume and the
:08:43. > :08:49.first hero of mine. As I grew up and realised more and more - in
:08:49. > :08:52.different ways I related to him, like how deeply I feel like coy
:08:52. > :08:58.have been him means that I felt such a great responsibility when it
:08:58. > :09:02.came to be offered the role because I then had to really live up to
:09:02. > :09:08.what I know this symbol is. What did it feel like the first time you
:09:08. > :09:15.put the outfit on? Everyone asks me. A special moment? It was a a
:09:15. > :09:18.special moment before I put it on and after it was itchy and
:09:18. > :09:20.uncomfortable and annoying. The fantasy that we all have and I
:09:20. > :09:30.realise that I think everyone's asking because everyone wants to
:09:30. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:43.put the suit on at some point, is I think Andrew Garfield makes a
:09:43. > :09:48.solid Spiderman. Is he that different to Toby Maguire? Not
:09:48. > :09:53.especially, he is more breeding, a little less -- brooding. Maybe he
:09:53. > :09:56.is hunkier, I don't know, maybe I am not qualified to answer that
:09:57. > :10:00.question. He does a solid job. He believes in the character. He's
:10:00. > :10:03.talked at length about how much he loves Spiderman and that comes
:10:03. > :10:13.across in his performance. You can feel this guy is really giving his
:10:13. > :10:20.
:10:20. > :10:27.Hollywood rules the the roast in internationally but in 2012 came
:10:27. > :10:30.the suggestion China may have the upper hand. The Chinese movie
:10:30. > :10:33.market has been expanding and Hollywood wants a piece of the
:10:34. > :10:39.action. It will do almost anything to make sure it gets it. Case in
:10:39. > :10:45.point the film Red Dawn, an American movie shot with Chinese
:10:45. > :10:48.villains invading the US. It was criticised resorting to old racist
:10:48. > :10:53.stereotypes, once the Chinese got wind of it there were complaints.
:10:53. > :10:58.Fearful that that distribution deals would be jeopardised, in an
:10:58. > :11:02.unprecedented move the Chinese villains were removed and replaced
:11:02. > :11:06.with North Koreans. Once we committed to doing it, to make the
:11:06. > :11:10.changes involved a new credit sequence that we had to do to paint
:11:10. > :11:15.out propaganda posters and flags on uniforms and that type of thing.
:11:15. > :11:19.There was work we had to do to change Chinese to North Korean
:11:19. > :11:23.dialogue. Doesn't it in a way set a dangerous precedent? You are a
:11:23. > :11:26.producer, a respected producer in the industry where you can have a
:11:27. > :11:30.country like China that objects to the content of a film and Hollywood
:11:30. > :11:38.rolls over and complies with their request? That's a topic I think for
:11:38. > :11:41.other people to talk about. That's not something - I can do do
:11:41. > :11:46.anything about. A lot of people put a lot of work into this movie. Our
:11:46. > :11:50.cast, the director, the crew, I felt like we owed it to them to
:11:50. > :12:00.show off their work and these are the things I had to do to make that
:12:00. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:09.happen. Two lessons to be learned from this
:12:09. > :12:19.rule. China has some say in the international industry is the main
:12:19. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:27.one. I have to select one courageous young man or woman to
:12:27. > :12:32.represent their district. One big money earner was this best-selling
:12:32. > :12:37.adaptation of a best-selling American teen novel. American fans
:12:37. > :12:44.camped out hoping to meet the stars of a film they just could not wait
:12:44. > :12:50.to see. I am so excited, I can't wait. I bought the tickets the
:12:50. > :12:55.moment they went on sale. I am coming down. It is a post
:12:55. > :13:04.apocalyptic vision of North America where children from different
:13:04. > :13:10.districts in North America compete in gladiatorial type competitions.
:13:10. > :13:16.This actress plays the film's protagonist. The think that the
:13:16. > :13:21.violence is the most important part of our story. It is a violence that
:13:21. > :13:31.ignites and up rising and a revolution. It is the sickest
:13:31. > :13:37.reflection of us. The hunger game brought young viewers as well prong
:13:37. > :13:42.female protagonist. Films with strong females became at trend in
:13:42. > :13:49.several 2012 films. This pecks are animation proper as a plucky
:13:49. > :13:59.Scottish heroin. Will lady must not please her weapons on the table.
:13:59. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:08.mum! -- heroine. Then this film shows women, one woman in
:14:08. > :14:14.particular at the heart of a search for Osama Bin Laden. In this area
:14:14. > :14:22.of powerful screen women it can be seen as presenting a female
:14:22. > :14:27.character in a new light. confidence. The Usually we see the
:14:27. > :14:31.lead characters in films, if the other women, if they are heroes
:14:31. > :14:35.they are also suffering from something, an illness or a mental
:14:35. > :14:45.problem but they are never just, never a woman who is just a true
:14:45. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:58.hero and very capable. I think it Film festivals this year brought in
:14:58. > :15:05.some relatively low-budget British triumphs. This extravaganza held in
:15:05. > :15:10.the snowy mountains of Utah had several UK films. Director James
:15:10. > :15:17.Marsh unveiled his excellent Northern Ireland set film Shadow
:15:17. > :15:24.Dancer. There are secrets to be discovered and there are surprises
:15:24. > :15:30.and dearer people who are paid to be what they are. It works on and
:15:30. > :15:39.narrative level as a gripping story, I hope. There is no moral compass
:15:40. > :15:46.that we want to offer you or judgments that we invite. There was
:15:46. > :15:53.something going on, more than meets the eye. He could not speak English
:15:54. > :15:58.without an accent. In the documentary competition at deep
:15:58. > :16:04.festival was the Impostor. An Algerian man living in Spain who
:16:04. > :16:07.convinced a Texas family that he was there missing teenage son. When
:16:07. > :16:11.we first hear about the events and before you meet any of the
:16:11. > :16:17.characters, on paper you think they is something deeply wrong. How
:16:17. > :16:21.could a mother not know her own son, how could a sister not know her own
:16:21. > :16:30.brother, how could so many people be taken in. I think that is what
:16:30. > :16:37.makes the film interesting. It was the only British film in D dramatic
:16:37. > :16:46.Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Two brothers from a
:16:46. > :16:49.British Egyptian family living on a rough housing estate. The way we
:16:49. > :16:53.are plain yet it is more specifically about one of them
:16:53. > :17:00.coming of age and one of them coming out, that is when the
:17:00. > :17:06.conflict arises. They it was a coming of age for both brothers. It
:17:06. > :17:12.is really them facing each other, confronting each other, to overcome
:17:12. > :17:16.their differences of opinion. It is unconditional love. This film about
:17:16. > :17:22.the triumph of unconditional brotherly love in that bleak
:17:22. > :17:27.landscape is nicely portrayed by underdog characters not often seen
:17:27. > :17:32.in British cinema. We make a lot of movies about privileged classes,
:17:32. > :17:37.that is a fact. I do not think there is enough of a voice for
:17:38. > :17:46.these kind of characters in the cinema. That is one of the reasons
:17:46. > :17:51.why this movie is very important. bought it did not meet with
:17:51. > :18:01.astounding commercial success, the film won many strong reviews. Its
:18:01. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:13.cast and director were put firmly on the map. Also unveiled was this
:18:13. > :18:19.film, among film aficionados it was one of the most talked-about of the
:18:19. > :18:27.year. Everything smacked about originality, including relocation.
:18:27. > :18:32.It is set in Louisiana. In a swampy The Dub place. It is a town cut-off
:18:32. > :18:35.from the world. There is a giant levy that separates it from the
:18:35. > :18:41.civilised world and the people are living completely self-sufficient
:18:41. > :18:49.leave. The pool their food out of the water and make everything out
:18:49. > :18:57.of scraps. Living this way it is like a perpetual feast. Abundance
:18:57. > :19:00.and celebration, it refuses to be maintained by the civilised world.
:19:00. > :19:09.The whole universe depends on everything fitting together just
:19:09. > :19:14.right. At the centre of the film is a young girl, it is her story.
:19:14. > :19:20.are under siege, their way of life is under threat, there is a storm
:19:20. > :19:27.and rising floodwaters. Mythical beast like figures are on their way.
:19:27. > :19:32.I am here to take care of you, OK? The little girl's father is dying.
:19:32. > :19:36.What is remarkable about the picture are the performances,
:19:36. > :19:42.particularly the little girl who was six years old when the film was
:19:42. > :19:46.shot, she clearly admires her character. She is a beggar and
:19:46. > :19:50.fearless little girl who is suing her muscles. How concerned were you
:19:50. > :19:56.when you were starting on this film about whether or not you would be
:19:56. > :20:01.able to do it? You are in almost every frame in the film. It is
:20:01. > :20:07.something I wanted to drive. A little kid sometimes does not get
:20:07. > :20:11.additions, it is something I had to try. There is much that could be
:20:11. > :20:17.construed as bleak in this picture, as a culture living on the margins,
:20:17. > :20:25.at the mercy of nature. Ultimately it does show a group of people with
:20:25. > :20:29.a spirit that is triumphant. lived with her daddy in the Bath
:20:29. > :20:35.tub. The there were some disappointments at the box-office.
:20:35. > :20:39.John Carter was a huge financial disaster. There were some films
:20:39. > :20:46.which did well commercially but fell short in terms of audience
:20:46. > :20:52.expectations. The Hobbit was a case in point. Here are my choice of 10
:20:52. > :21:02.top films this year or ring -- ranked on professionalism and
:21:02. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:19.A James Bond film just as it should be. And this film from a new voice
:21:19. > :21:29.in British cinema. Two brothers in British cinema. Two brothers
:21:29. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:41.movingly coming-of-age together. And the coming of age film, a heart
:21:41. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:48.stopping picture with memorable In 7th place a great documentary
:21:48. > :21:57.with a strong story. At Detroit musician who became huge in South
:21:57. > :22:04.Africa and was hardly known of in his native USA. At number six Kiera
:22:04. > :22:10.Knightley and Jude Law in Tolstoy's classic tale of love and adultery.
:22:10. > :22:18.Ingenious staging in a mocked-up data that not everyone liked. In
:22:18. > :22:27.5th place from a director that is well known, a boy trapped in a
:22:27. > :22:33.lifeboat for days. Stunning use of 3D. The film had great ambitions.
:22:33. > :22:38.At number four and original energetic and independent film made
:22:38. > :22:46.with great passion that took you to another disturbing world and gave
:22:46. > :22:56.you hope. In third place, a Hollywood movie that really works
:22:56. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:09.starred and directed by this man. Extremely well made and
:23:09. > :23:18.entertaining. In second place a master/servant relationship, almost
:23:18. > :23:28.a love story. A dense and tough to fathom film but one which many
:23:28. > :23:36.found very rewarding. And in first place from an Austrian director at
:23:36. > :23:46.the story of ageing and love starring a veteran French actor. As
:23:46. > :23:47.