FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
The story of a fashion model turned war correspondent is told this week in Lee, while an older Iranian woman goes looking for love in My Favourite Cake and an actor struggles with the roles required of him in In Camera - see our interview with director Naqqash Khalid. A theatre reviewer hatches a blackmail scheme in The Critic and three generations of women discover their similarities in The Queen Of My Dreams - see what director Fawzia Mirza told us about it. There are ghostly shenanigans in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 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 teenager faces a confusing diagnosis in Fitting In, and a desperate woman goes to extremes in The Baby Snatcher. Meanwhile there are big screen re-releases for classic thriller The Third Man and Tom Holland hit Spider-Man: Homecoming.
We also have a great selection of film and streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven, and with Toronto Film Festival underway, why not check out our Streaming Spotlight on previous winners.
DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS
FESTIVALS
We're bringing you all the latest from the Toronto Film Festival, where Souleymane's Story is screening, and the Cheltenham International Film Festival.
An epic work of art Alessandro Nivola on Brady Corbet and The Brutalist
Wild card Emile Hirsch on playing poker, suffering for his art and Dead Money
Life in full colour Fawzia Mirza on intergenerational connection, Bollywood, queerness and The Queen Of My Dreams
By book and by crook Sophie Deraspe on bringing Shepherds to the big screen
'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
We're bringing you news and reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cheltenham International Film Festival.
We're looking forward to Fantastic Fest, San Sebastian, the New York Film Festival, Grimmfest, the London Film Festival, Newfest and Abertoir.
We've recently covered the Venice Film Festival, Frightfest, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Locarno Film Festival and the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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