Rev your engines for the latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, as we get behind the wheel for a look at Walter Hill’s 1978 favourite, The Driver.

Host Simon Brew is joined by Arjun Sajip – currently reviews editor for Sight and Sound magazine – as they examine the hair-raising shoot of the film, the casting that never was, and the very different view of Los Angeles it put on screen. Plus, the films that have since drawn influence from the movie.

Simon also runs through the latest news from STUDIOCANAL too, with a look at some of the films to look forward to in 2023.

The Driver is available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time in December 2022.

Walter Hill, incidentally, is one of the contributors to Sight and Sound’s huge once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time. It’s been keeping Arjun very busy…