FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
This week sees a dynamic teenager set out to become a concert promoter on Köln 75 - see our conversation with subject Vera Brandes - while Miranda Priestly is up against the decline of print journalism in The Devil Wears Prada 2. A young boxer is sent reeling by an accident in Wild Foxes - we spoke with director Valéry Carnoy - and an actor seeks answers about her sister's death in I've Seen All I Need To See. Fishermen travel in time in Rose Of Nevada - see our interview with director Mark Jenkin - and a friendship is tested on a hike through The North. There are big screen rereleases for genre-bender Fight Club, dance and romance flick Strictly Ballroom, and creature feature Slither.
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
The Shepherd And The Bear
Streaming now on Criterion Channel
Ben-Hur
Blu-Ray Review
FESTIVALS
We're bringing you news, reviews and interviews from the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, where Nuisance Bear is screening, plus Queer East; and we're looking ahead to Cannes.
We still have reviews coming in from Visions du Réel, BFI Flare and the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival.
Taking the temperature Jacqueline Zünd on exploring the climate crisis through companion films Heat and Don't Let The Sun
Desert dogs Zeshaan Younus and Renee Gagner on I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Inviting curiosity Ildikó Enyedi on the value of science, perception, discovery and Silent Friend
Streaming Spotlight: the rites of Spring We shine our Beltane spotlight on films in which the old ways linger
Fighting fit for a debut feature Valéry Carnoy talks toxic masculinity, memory, confidence and Belgian 'soft-power'
Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering
We're bringing you news and reviews from the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and Queer East.
We're looking forward to Cannes.
We've recently brought you coverage of Visions du Réel, Fantaspoa, Overlook, BFI Flare and SXSW, the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the NY Rendezvous with French Cinema, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance and Palm Springs.
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Cannes Festival to host 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious, as Classics also announced
Fantasia First wave of titles announced
Cannes 16 titles added to line-up
Cannes Announces full jury
Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection
Cannes Payal Kapadia heads Critics' Week jury
