FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
A Romanian immigrant family runs into trouble in Norway this week in Fjord, a young Tibetan-Canadian thief finds a transformative friendship in 100 Sunset, and photographers pursue a rare bird in Whispers In The Woods, while a Latvian basketball star is profiled in Ulya. There's monster on monster action in Godzilla Minus Zero, CIA agents find themselves on Rapa Nui in Wild Horse Nine, and pornographers serve the war effort in Think Of England - we spoke with writer/director Richard Hawkins and producer Poppy O'Hagan. The lives of three gay men intertwine in La Bola Negra while a young man is inducted into a religious cult in Manipulation. A tsunami-battered Japanese city is explored in Ghost Town - see our interview with director Katharine Round - and a Syrian girl's refugee journey features in One In A Million. The story behind a screen classic is told in I Play Rocky, while the original Rocky gets a big screen rerelease, along with Sophia Coppola's celebrated Marie Antoinette, David Bowie fable The Man Who Fell To Earth, Zhang Yimou classic Raise The Red Lantern and Alan Moore adaptation V For Vendetta.
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
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FESTIVALS
We're bringing you news, reviews and more from the Leeds International Film Festival, where Elsinore is screening. We're also covering Thessaloniki and Tallinn Black Nights and DOC NYC
We still have reviews coming in from the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Belfast Film Festival, Newfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, London Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and New York Film Festival.
Painting history Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier on imagining the journey of a 17th century portait in Les Indes
Going out laughing Kat Butterfield and Daniel Audritt on hitting the jackpot with Life Goes On
Cash on delivery Ben McKenzie on economics, belief, cryptocurrency and Everyone Is Lying To You For Money
Going ape Antonin Niclass on character creation, empathy and animated short Into The Forest
Freeform Will Niava on grief, new immigrant experiences and Jazz Infernal
In silence Emir Kumova on child marriage in Türkiye, moral challenges and making The Witness
We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Leeds International Film Festival, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights.
We're looking forward to the French Film Festival and DOC NYC.
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Sundance Announces Legacy line-up of archive films
Frightfest Newcastle event announced for May 2027
French Film Festival UK Programme announced
Tallinn Black Nights Documentary line-up and Special Screenings announced
London Winners announced