FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
Dangerous romance leads a bodybuilder into criminal circles this week in Love Lies Bleeding - we spoke with designer Olga Mill - a family faces strain in war torn Damascus in Nezouh, and a middle-aged shopkeeper discovers her sexuality in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - see what director Elene Naveriani told us about it. An injured sheriff's officer finds herself alone and under siege in Jericho Ridge - we interviewed director and star Will Gilbey and Chris Reilly - while a block of flats is overwhelmed by spiders in Infested - director Sébastien Vanicek gave us the low down. A man who was branded a witch in childhood returns home in Omen, a young bride-to-be questions the expectation of virginity in Elaha, and a retired hitman runs into trouble in In The Land Of Saints And Sinners - see out interview with star Jack Gleeson. Small town election rivalry gets bloody in Founders Day and a plane crash strands passengers in lion territory in Prey, while time-travelling Taoists take on aliens in Alienoid: Return To The Future and there's a big screen re-release for Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.
We also have a great selection of film and streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven, plus read our Streaming Spotlight on the Cannes Class of 23.
DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS
FESTIVALS
We've recently been covering Queer East, where Sara screened, and we still have reviews coming in from Fantaspoa and Visions du Réel, while we're looking ahead at the Cannes programme.
A creative time capsule Gudrun Gut and Heiko Lange with Ed Bahlman on Alexander von Sturmfeder and B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Dancing, in a more violent way Olga Kurylenko on stunts, comedy, work-life balance and Chief Of Station
Insult and injury MH Murray, Mark Clennon and Nat Patricia Manuel on I Don’t Know Who You Are
Home truths Intercepted director Oksana Karpovych on aggression and resistance in Ukraine
Bad influence Natasha Henstridge on Cinderella's Revenge
Documentaries for Ukraine fundraising screening Edinburgh College of Art hosts charity event
We're looking forward to Cannes and the Muslim International Film Festival.
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