FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
CIA agents find themselves on Rapa Nui this week in Wild Horse Nine, while 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. Shoplifters take on a fashion maven in I Love Boosters and mountaineers take on a dangerous climb in Everest: The Other Side. A woman struggles to come to terms with her husband's crimes in Gentle Monster, while another begins to suspect that her baby may not be human in Nightborn. The story behind a screen classic is told in I Play Rocky, while the original Rocky gets a big screen rerelease, along with Guellermo Del Toro's wartime fairy tale Pan's Labyrinth and Richard Kelly's haunting Donnie Darko, 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
A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things
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FESTIVALS
We're bringing you news, reviews and more from Thessaloniki and Tallinn Black Nights, where Low Expectations is screening. We're also covering the Leeds International Film Festival, the Cheltenham International Film Festival and the Belfast Film Festival.
We still have reviews coming in from Halloween Frightfest, Newfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, London Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and New York Film Festival.
Taking a ride into liminal spaces Katharine Round on making documentary Ghost Town
Flying blind Michael Woloson and Scott Tinkham on improvisation, experimental writing and Littermates
In deep water Dominic Curran on internet overexposure and A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing
Anger mismanagement Jenn Wexler on young women who take on dark forces, and The Last Temptation Of Becky
Stories still unspoken Interview with Thomas Pollack, Andrew McNeill and Katarina Kokenyova about Rozkvet
Elsinore leads charge for BIFAs I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning and Animol also garner multiple nominations
We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the Belfast Film Festival, 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.
We've recently brought you coverage of Halloween Frightfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Newfest, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and Grimmfest.
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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