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"The Screening Room" reports on the summer's big musical blockbuster "Mamma Mia!" and Myleene meets legendary double Oscar-winning Greek director Costa-Gavras on the set of his new film. Plus, a preview of Batman movie "The Dark Knight."

Show times: Friday 25 July 1730 and Saturday 26 July 0730 and 1330 (all times GMT)

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"The Screening Room," CNN's monthly movie show, brings you the inside track on all aspects of the movie business around the globe.

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Dark Knight producer: 'Heath was the coolest guy'
Dark Knight producer: 'Heath was the coolest guy'

Producer Chuck Roven remembers reading the first version of the "Dark Knight" script. "Wow, that's something," he thought with a thrill. Among the great performers the script attracted was Heath Ledger, who Roven says "raised everyone's game."

Shane Meadows does it again
Shane Meadows does it again

The Brit-director who gained global attention for this movie, "This is England" is back with a new film "Somers Town" -- and it's brilliant.


Kerala's beauty shines on film
Kerala's beauty shines on film

It is roads, of all things, that Indian director Santosh Sivan cites as the inspiration behind his exquisite English language debut "Before the Rains."

Thank you for the music
Thank you for the music

Mamma Mia! is this summer's all-singing all-dancing feelgood blockbuster. Check out our movie stills set to ABBA songs from the movie.


Baz Luhrmann's new epic
Baz Luhrmann's new epic

Baz Luhrmann is the type of director for whom the word innovative was invented. He's famous for kitsch, visual feasts but, he says, his latest feature "Australia" is something completely different.

More on Australia
More on Australia

The secret of Aussie comedy, the new buzz around indigenous filmmakers and the changes in the industry that could propel it into a new league. All this and more below.

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What is your favourite all time Aussie comedy?

Top 10 horrific movie moments
Top 10 horrific movie moments

Demons, ghouls and buckets of blood: For decades, filmmakers have delighted in terrorizing their audiences -- and we love them for it.

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