Discovering Film: Season 11

A look at the career of Ben Kingsley, the British actor who went from the Royal Shakespeare Company to becoming a major name in the movies with his Academy Award-winning performance in the title role of Gandhi (1982).

Follow the acting career of Helen Mirren. Movies, television, theater, all different, and all equal in recognition of this great actress, with their praise, and their awards.

Explores the acting strengths and heights of Sissy Spacek.

A look at the career of Alan Rickman, who went from being an acclaimed actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company to a major British name in Hollywood movies with his villainous turns in Die Hard (1988) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).