Discovering Film - Season 14
Season 14
Episodes
Tom Cruise
A profile of the American actor, who broke through with his roles in Risky Business and Top Gun and became one of the biggest movie stars in the world.
Kevin Costner
The life and work of the actor, who starred in The Untouchables, Field of Dreams, JFK and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and won an Oscar for directing Dances with Wolves.
Glenn Close
A look at the life and career of the actress who has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, including for The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons.
Tim Robbins
A look at the life and career of American actor and director, who starred in Jacob's Ladder, The Shawshank Redemption and The Player and won an Oscar for his role in Mystic River.
Michael Keaton
The life and career of the American actor, whose films include Beetlejuice, Batman, Pacific Heights, Spotlight and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
John Malkovich
A profile of the American actor, whose films include Empire of the Sun, Dangerous Liaisons and Con Air, and who was Oscar-nominated for Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire.
Samuel L Jackson
A profile of the American actor, whose films include Jurassic Park, Do the Right Thing, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
Nicolas Cage
A profile of the American actor, who starred in Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona, The Rock and Con Air, and won an Oscar for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas.
Jeremy Irons
A profile of the English actor, who found fame in TV drama Brideshead Revisited before starring in films including The Mission, and Reversal of Fortune, for which he won an Oscar.
Emma Thompson
A profile of the actress and screenwriter, who won an Oscar for her role in Howards End as well as one for writing the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility.
John Travolta
The life and career of the American actor, who shot to fame in Grease and Saturday Night Fever and made a comeback with his Oscar-nominated role in Pulp Fiction.
Matthew Broderick
A profile of the American star of stage and screen, whose films include Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Producers, WarGames, Glory , The Cable Guy, Godzilla and Election.
William Hurt
Celebrate the career, achievements and life of the late four-time Academy Award-nominated actor William Hurt.
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