FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
You can take a journey with Thoman Mann this week in the heavily awards-tipped Fatherland, go behind the scenes of a classic in Making Marie Antoinette, or discover the strange life of filmmaker Robin Hardy in Children Of The Wicker Man. A woman swaps bodies with a chair on By Design - see our interview with director Amanda Kramer while All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea considers the fight for truth of Hartlepool fisherman after a mass die-off. A police internal affairs officer investigates a protester's death in Case 137 - we spoke with star Léa Drucker - and the systems behind killings in Gaza are explored in NAZA. A psychiatry professor finds herself in trouble in Poland in Cold War thriller Winter Of The Crow and Irish Green politician Eamon Ryan is the subject of Forever Is Now. Meanwhile there are big screen rereleases for Studi Ghibli Borrowers adaptation Arrietty, Nicole Kidman ghost story The Others, Hammer classic Dracula and Wes Craven meta-horror Scream.
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
Poor Things
Streaming now on Channel 4 VoD
FESTIVALS
We've been bringing you reviews and interviews from the London Film Festival, where In A Whisper screened, and we're currently covering Newfest and the Scottish Queer International Film Festival.
We've still have reviews coming in from San Sebastian Film Festival and New York Film Festival. Plus we're looking forward to Thessaloniki Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights.
Family dynamics Sterling Macer Jr. on creating complex characters in Liz Here Now
Ode to joy Jorge Parra Jr, on his Oscar-qualifying student short film ¡Que Suene La Banda!
'History is constantly repeating itself' Ferit Karahan on recurring cycles and the end of childhood in Djinn Wedding
Expanding the possible Fernanda Salgado on fantasy, reality, Jan Švankmajer and Ana, En Passant
A burning thing Sneha Mehta and Teddy Stern on falling in love with Mumbai, and making Getar Hero
Nothing is impossible Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns
We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from Newfest and the Scottish Queer International Film Festival.
We're looking forward to the Belfast Film Festival, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham International Film Festival and the Leeds International Film Festival.
We've recently brought you coverage of the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, Grimmfest, Beyond Fest, the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest and the Toronto International Film Festival.
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
French Film Festival UK Programme announced
Tallinn Black Nights Documentary line-up and Special Screenings announced
London Winners announced
Tallinn Black Nights UK co-production joins Works In Progress
Warsaw What Belongs To Others takes top prize
