Movies and Musicals

Aedín Gormley

Saturday, 2-4pm

Movies and Musicals features a broad range of soundtracks from early classics, right through to contemporary scores and hit musicals. Celebrity interviews, all the latest movie news and trivia along with your chance to win the latest soundtracks and DVDs.

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Music played on Movies and Musicals

"Hoo Yeah..."

Saturday February 11th

With Al Pacino visiting Dublin next week as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Aedín includes music from three of his films, The Godfather, Frankie and Johnny and Scent of a woman. We'll meet with a menacing Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear and a scary Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. Plus an unusual version of Rodgers and Hart's My Funny Valentine. Garret Daly will have the latest Movie News and we'll also the soundtrack for the new Muppets movie up for grabs!

The Muppets Reunited!
photo by Scott Garfield © Disney Enterprises, Inc

Movie News with Garret Daly

Each Saturday afternoon Garret Daly presents Movie News - a round up of the latest film development, production and casting news. Plus new releases and a whole lot more - essential listening for any film buff!

Saturday February 11th
This weekend casting news for a big screen adaptation of Steve Martin's new novel in the form of Amy Adams and Robert Rodriguez plans a sequel to Machete. Plus the return of the vampire Lestat, the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival new releases including The Muppets.

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Marvin Hamlisch
photo copyright Shel Secunda

Movies and Musicals Archive

Check out our special archived programmes, including interviews with Colin Firth, John Barry, Julie Andrews, Cameron Mackintosh, Mickey Rooney, Elaine Stritch and Alan Menken. Aedín also talks to Colin Farrell and Neil Jordan about their film Ondine, composers Lalo Schifrin, Hans Zimmer and John Corigliano, and film-critic and broadcaster Mark Kermode.

You can also listen back to special music programmes such as our recent two-part special on Stephen Sondheim, our John Williams music special, concerts recorded live at the National Concert Hall, and check out our Listener Top Ten Movies and Musicals.

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