FILMS OUT THIS WEEK

Jude Law plays Putin this week in The Wizard Of The Kremlin, while environmental disaster changes lives in Rebuilding - see what director Max Walker-Silverman told us about it. A man looks back on his failed relationships in Departures and a family is drawn into the history of a house in Colours of Time - we interviewed director Cédric Klapisch. A strange new family forms in Mirrors No. 3 - we spoke with director Christan Petzold - while an indigenous man and his white brother catch up in the wildly animated Endless Cookie and an older woman travels along the Amazon in The Blue Trail - director Gabriel Mascaro shared his thoughts. A man finds himself outside society in Camus adaptation The Stranger - we spoke with director François Ozon and stars Benjamin Voisin and Denis Lavant. Dundonian rappers pass themselves off as Americans in California Schemin', while a podcaster discovers disturbing audio files in The Undertone - read what director and star Ian Tuason & Nina Kiri had to say about it. Meanwhile, anime classic Akira bursts back onto the big screen and there are also rereleases for comedy Bridget Jones's Diary, and Rob Reiner's whimsical Stephen King adaptation Stand By Me. Subteranean documentary Underland is also still out on limited release.

In addition to the above, we have a great selection of streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven, and there's more to explore in our Eye for books column and podcast.

DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS

Packshot of 78/52 on 78/52 Streaming now on Amazon Prime
A documentary about the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Packshot of Cruel Tale Of Bushido on Blu-Ray Cruel Tale Of Bushido Blu-Ray Review
After a salaryman's fiancée attempts suicide, he remembers his gruesome family history, which sees his ancestors sacrificing themselves for the sake of their cruel lords, and realises that he's about to repeat their mistakes.

FESTIVALS

We're bringing you news, reviews and interviews from the first of this year's big genre festivals, Fantaspoa, where Mārama is screening - read our interview with director Taratoa Stappard. We're also looking ahead to Visions du Réel and Cannes.

We still have reviews coming in from Overlook, BFI Flare, the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival and the Glasgow Film Festival.

News

Facets of fashion Ferzan Özpetek on the all-encompassing art of cinema, and Diamanti

The dying house Taratoa Stappard on colonial horrors and inventing the Maori Gothic with Marama

Klapisch – Proud to be populist Colours Of Time director on success and why he wants to stay on the edge

After the fire Max Walker-Silverman on social realism and Rebuilding

Deep water Millicent Hailes and Ksusha Genenfeld on intimacy, immersion and Perfect

More than meets the eye Thales Banzai on the creative processes behind Tony Odyssey

More news and features

We're bringing you news and reviews from Fantaspoa and Overlook.



We're looking forward to Visions du Réel and Cannes.



We've recently brought you coverage of BFI Flare and SXSW, the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the NY Rendezvous with French Cinema, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance and Palm Springs.



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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest from the spring events:


Cannes This year's star-studded line-up announced


Cannes Critics' Week selection of first and second features announced


Cannes Acid sidebar announced


Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection


Cannes Leïla Bekhti heads Un Certain Regard jury