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At The Movies for Wednesday, 21 October 2020
This week on At The Movies we're obsessed with relationships. Robert Kelly reviews Miss Juneteenth ,The More You Ignore Me and interviews the duo who wrote, directed and starred in American festival… Video, Audio
Some Kind of Heaven: inside Florida's 'Disneyland for Retirees'
The Villages is a self-proclaimed "Disneyland for Retirees" in Florida which has more than 100,000 residents. Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim was only 23 when he spent almost two years hanging out with… Video, Audio
Graeme Tuckett's film choices
Graeme reviews The Climb, a 2019 American film comedy and Lucky Grandma, the story of a grandma at a New York casino who finds herself in all sorts of bother. Audio
Review: Totally Under Control
Dan Slevin watches a new documentary that carefully retraces all of the failures of the US government’s response to Covid-19. Video
Pippa Ehrlich: The joy of filming My Octopus Teacher
A unique relationship developed between a man in need of connection, and a cephalopod curious about his daily visits has been made into a documentary. Jesse talks to filmmaker Pippa Ehrlich. Video, Audio, Gallery
Fifty best films: La dolce vita
Fellini’s 1960 Palme d’Or winner is one of the icons of 20th century cinema and currently 39th (equal with The 400 Blows) in the Sight & Sound Top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video
The Sonic World of Horror
Ryan Smith explores the music, atmospheres and sounds that inhabit the shadowy world of horror films. From the scores of early silent German expressionist cinema to 21st century Hollywood and Japanese… Audio
Review - On the Rocks
On the Rocks - is Laura's husband cheating in her, and is her playboy father Felix the right one to offer advice? Directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) and Bill… Video, Audio
Review - It must be heaven
It must be heaven is a comic, almost surreal fable, set in three cities - Nazareth, Paris and New York - by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. Video, Audio
Review - The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin's take on a headline-grabbing court case at the height of the Vietnam War. With a star-studded cast including Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Sacha Baron Cohen… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 7 October 2020
Simon Morris checks out three films that try and reflect real life - a famous 1960s trial, the reality of modern-day Palestine, and a film whose lead character may or may not be based on the… Audio
Review: Property Brothers
Dan Slevin has finally fallen for ‘reality’ television – but it’s nice reality television. Introducing the empire of affability that is the Property Brothers. Video
Daddy's Girl (Kōtiro) wins Show Me Shorts Film Festival
Jesse speaks to director Cian Elyse White about the film. Audio
Weekend film picks with Graeme Tuckett
Film critic Graeme Tuckett reviews The Mystery of Henri Pick Directed by Rémi Bezançon and It Must Be Heaven Directed by Elia Suleiman. Audio
Zach Woods debuts as a director for his short film David
Known most widely for the characters he played in Silicon Valley and The Office, Zach Woods has turned his hand to directing. He's created a an 11 minute film that tells the story of a man suffering… Audio
Hāngī Pants, Jake Mokomoko and Claire Varley
First-time filmmakers, husband and wife team Jake Mokomoko and Claire Varley tell Kathryn about their short film Hāngī Pants, which is premiering in Gisborne today, one of the 75 films in the… Audio, Gallery
Review - The Secret Garden
And the frequently filmed The Secret Garden returns, starring Dixie Egerickx as young Mary Lenox, and featuring Colin Firth and Dame Julie Walters. Audio
Four Kids and It
Four kids and It is an upgrade of a vintage children's story by E Nesbit by modern children's writer Dame Jacqueline Wilson. This version is modern day, with Sir Michael Caine as the voice of the… Video, Audio
The War With Grandpa
The War With Grandpa sees young Peter determined to get his room back from an interloper - his grandfather (Robert De Niro). Also featuring Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman and Jane Seymour. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 30 September 2020
Simon Morris checks out films for the school holidays, each one starring a distinguished actor. Audio