FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
A woman battles a homophobic attempt to take her son from her this week, in Love Me Tender - read what director Anna Cazenave Cambet told us about it. A filmmaker explores life as a jackal in Bouchra - we interviewed directors Orian Barki & Meriem Bennani, and Spike Lee adapts David Byrne’s American Utopia for the screen. Plus there are big screen re-releases for Andrei Tarkovsky classic The Sacrifice, Taika Waititi comedy Hunt For The Wilderpeople, and animated treats Flushed Away and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
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
The Fires
Streaming now on digital
The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford
Streaming now on MUBI
FESTIVALS
We're bringing you all the latest from the Locarno Film Festival, where Red Hollywood is screening.
We still have reviews coming in from the Fantasia International Film Festival, and we're looking forward to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Frightfest.
Teenage dreams Fernando Eimbcke and Aivan Uttapa on creative insanity, on-set dynamics and Olmo
Freedom fighter for the female gaze Love Me Tender director Anna Cazenave Cambet on sexuality, motherhood and gender balance
Spirited animals Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on making animation Bouchra
Drinking to victory Diego Fuentes on the wild, unlikely journey of punk student film Matapanki
Bit by the bug Angus Silver on the imagery, music and creepy crawly wonders of Insectasy
Precision filmmaking Casey Walker on setting rules, layering complexity, and making Home Bodies
A dangerous woman Rebecca De Mornay on finding characters' truth and making The Gentleman Thief
We're bringing you reviews and more from the Locarno Film Festival.
We're looking forward to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Frightfest.
We've recently brought you coverage of the Fantasia International Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Muslim International Film Festival, Docs Ireland, Sheffield DocFest, ImagineNative, Tribeca and Cannes.
Read our full archive for more.
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Locarno Isabella Rossellini receives Excellence Award
London Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut to close festival
San Sebastian announces José Giovanni retrospective
Dinard Amira Casar to head jury, plus opening film announced
San Sebastian Leigh, Naishtat and Larraín among those joining line-up
