Reviewing Ella McCay plus the film's Oscar-winning writer and director James L. Brooks
Review Show: the contemporary thriller Lurker, The Pelican Child - a short story collection by Joy Williams - and political comedy drama Ella McCay.
Film producer Jason Solomons and literary journalist Suzi Feay join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the contemporary thriller Lurker which shows what happens when the line between popstar and fan gets blurred.
They also talk about The Pelican Child a short story collection by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Joy Williams.
And the film Ella McCay is reviewed; a political comedy-drama that follows an idealistic woman juggling being state governor with a complicated family life.
Tom also speaks to the film鈥檚 director James L. Brooks, whose Oscar-winning work includes Terms of Endearment and As Good as It Gets. Brooks also co-created the Simpsons.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire Bartleet
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