FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
Long-awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in cinemas this week, while the story of King Henry VIII's final marriage is told in Firebrand, and a woman becomes obsessed with the trial of a murderer in Red Rooms - we spoke with director Pascal Plante. A mortician's assistant surrenders to temptation in Broken Bird - see our interview with director Joanne Mitchell - while a former prisoner acquires a canine companion in Black Dog. A family is caught up in a global catastrophe in Survive and three sisters try to cope without parental care in Paradise Is Burning - see what filmmakers Mika Gustafson and Alexander Öhrstrand told us about it. A young trans man attempts a difficult family reunion in Close To You, and a desperate woman goes to extremes in The Baby Snatcher. Meanwhile there are big screen re-releases for classic thriller The Third Man, superhero story The Lego Batman Movie, time travel tale The Terminator, Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Homecoming, Andrew Garfield's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and heist spectacular Ocean's Eleven.
We also have a great selection of film and streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven, plus read our Streaming Spotlight on gardening films.
DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS
FESTIVALS
We're bringing you all the latest from the Toronto Film Festival, where Julie Keeps Quiet is screening. We're also still bringing you reviews and features from Venice Film Festival.
'It's the story of my family and their coming here' Arshile Egoyan on drawing on his mum's childhood for Before They Joined Us
Marriage of creativity Husband and wife Deepak Rauniyar and Asha Magrati on their latest collaboration Pooja, Sir
A stylised world Alessandro Nivola on Pedro Almodóvar’s adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s The Room Next Door
Body electric Daria Kashcheeva on developing and animating Electra
Concrete ideas Alessandro Nivola on Costantino Nivola, Le Corbusier, and The Brutalist
Almodóvar wins Golden Lion Top prize in Venice goes to The Room Next Door
We're bringing you news and reviews from the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
We're looking forward to the Cheltenham International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, San Sebastian, the New York Film Festival, Grimmfest, the London Film Festival and Abertoir.
We've recently covered Frightfest, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Locarno Film Festival and the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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