FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
A closeted gay man spends time with his strict religious family this week in 1985 - we spoke with director Yen Tan - while the story of a woman driven to murder is told in Lizzie. Lars von Trier explores the life of a serial killer in The House That Jack Built and documentary Free Solo sees a young man take on a 3,000ft climb without any safety gear. Golden Globe award nominee Robert Redford star as an elderly prison escapee in The Old Man & The Gun, an ordinary man attracts media attention when he needs a face transplant in Mug and, just in time for Christmas, there are rereleases for Die Hard, Home Alone and It's A Wonderful Life. All this, plus we have coverage of the French Film Festival UK.
A young man injured in a traffic accident develops strange powers in animé MFKZ Link
Rojo director Benjamin Naishtat on evoking the Seventies, Columbo and luring young people back to the cinema… Link
Actress and director Sondra Locke has died Link
'"It all stemmed from curiosity," Lila Avilés on shining a light on the unseen world of The Chambermaid Link #FIFM2018
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We're bringing you news and reviews from the French Film Festival UK, which opened with Sink Or Swim - watch the trailer reel above.
We've recently been at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival and the Marrakech Film Festival.
Stepping back to the Seventies Benjamin Naishtat chats about his genre thriller Rojo
An unseen world Lila Avilés talks about putting the focus on The Chambermaid
Saddling back up Chloé Zhao and Brady Jandreau on autism, training horses and The Rider
A world of intensity Luke Davies on Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heath Ledger, Anton Corbijn, Capote and Beautiful Boy
Inside Marvel S.T.A.T.I.O.N. We go on a mission with the Avengers
Home for Christmas Yen Tan on diverse casting, the AIDS epidemic and 1985
Sondra Locke dies Actress and director was 74
We're bringing you reviews from the French Film Festival UK.
We're looking forward to next year's Sundance Film Festival.
We've recently been covering the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, the Marrakech Film Festival. the Talinn Black Nights festival, the Seville Film Festival, Welsh scarefest Abertoir, the Dunoon Film Festival, documentary focus DOC NYC, the Czech Republic's Made In Prague, the London Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
Read our full archive for recent coverage.
Visit our festivals section.
