FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
A troubled archaeologist helps to loot ancient treasures this week in festival hit La Chimera - we interviewed director Alice Rohrwacher - while two women care for partners with brain injuries in The Almond And The Seahorse and a documentarian tries to look after his uncle in Much Ado About Dying. Dangerous romance leads a bodybuilder into criminal circles in Love Lies Bleeding - we spoke with designer Olga Mill - a family faces strain in war torn Damascus in Nezouh - cinematographer Hélène Louvart shared her thoughts. A middle-aged shopkeeper discovers her sexuality in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - see what director Elene Naveriani told us about it - and time-travelling Taoists take on aliens in Alienoid: Return To The Future, plus there are big screen re-releases for Danny Boyle comedy Shallow Grave and 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 films of Roger Corman.
DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Where The Crawdads Sing
Streaming now on Netflix
The End We Start From
Blu-Ray Review
FESTIVALS
Our Paris correspondent is on the Croisette, bringing you all the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, where Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is screening, read what director George Miller said at the press conference.
Miller still a playful child at heart Furiosa director on the joys of technology, creating legends and eternal curiosity
Status 'protected' Cannes star Léa Seydoux 'From the beginning I worked with people who respected me - more or less'
On reflection Sav Rodgers on Ben Affleck, Kevin Smith, coming of age on camera and Chasing Chasing Amy
Meryl crowned Queen of the Croisette Honorary Palme for Hollywood royalty as Cannes crowds and first nighters go wild for Streep
Gerwig living the dream in Cannes #MeToo, strikes, sitting in judgment and Donald Trump.. Barbie director and her jury take stock of the task head
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We're looking forward to Inside Out, the Muslim International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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