plenty coming up tonight with the davis cup to look forward to. and we're live from twickenham as the six nations gets under way tomorrow. looking ahead to the weekend's premier league action. we hear the thoughts of matt elliot as the former leicester and scotland defender gives us his insight into the big games, in particular chelsea v arsenal in the lunchtime kick—off tomorrow. that's all on sportsday at 6:30pm. now though on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? well, we are in awards season. we have loving, and oscar—nominated drama. we have gold starring matthew mcconnell may, and toni erdmann,

with a two and three quarters hour german comedy. i look forward to hearing what you say about that. loving is a true story about a couple who helped to change america. it is about the pregnant bride of richard loving. the couple get married in washington, dc because there is less paperwork. they come back only to be arrested, imprisoned and forced to leave the state, which does not agree with their marriage. you are not allowed to be married. they have to move away. they write a letter to bobby kennedy. despite the fa ct letter to bobby kennedy. despite the fact they are very private people and the film is a keen to point out how much they wanted to keep themselves to themselves. they find themselves to themselves. they find themselves in the middle of a battle which is going from court to court and apparently all the way to the

supreme court. here is a clip. you goo to the virginia state court next, right? yes. are you nervous? i suppose. the lawyers told us not to expect much. you think you'll lose? well, yes. but i think it's all right. we may lose the small battles but when the big war. what really love about this film is it is basically a love story between these two people, ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances. they did not want to be part of this huge nationwide case. what the director does is he resists a ny case. what the director does is he resists any form of grandstanding. as the story goes on, this is a

really important case. it will have a significant effect. it keeps us focused on them and their relationship. the opportunities for grandstanding, in the courtroom, banging tables, there are so many. he does not do that he keeps his focus on them the central couple. he keeps it small scale. as the larger machinations happen when you stay focused on the central couple and their relationship. you believe in them, care in them —— about them and invest in them. the story tells a much wider message but does not feel the need to waive the measure. there isa the need to waive the measure. there is a scene in which they hold hands. he talks about his dream for building the home and think it was very well played very well made and admirably understated. that is a rarity nowadays. let's move on to

gold. not understated. it has been compared to waltz of wall street. you have basically done the review. matthew plays a central character who runs a mining company. they strike gold. the next thing you know champagne corks are popping. this can only end one way. there are moments in it which seem particularly to referred to wolf of wall street. it does not seem to have the dazzle of that film. he has put on a lot of weight and lost a lot of hair. he looks bedraggled. that is not enough for the film. you need to be involved in the character and not thinking i have seen this done before and better elsewhere. i

did spend a lot of it thinking, this isa did spend a lot of it thinking, this is a showcase for that performance. that is not enough to build a film on. you keep expecting it to kick in and engage your sympathies, it never does. it has all the potential but, in the end it, it isjust a bit... and i confess, a little bit boring. he was in dallas buyers club. originally the script was pitched as treasure of the sierra madre. in its dreams. let's move on to toni erdmann and the german comedy. convince us. the star is absolutely brilliant. a career woman with a

soul crushing job of working for a consultancy firm, an oil company for that she is on business in bucharest. she is very distant from her father. he turns up on bucharest. she is very distant from herfather. he turns up on her doorstep to give her a present. she humours him and sympathises with him about the death of the dog. he does not leave. he puts on a wig and false teeth and turns up as toni erdmann at business meetings, insisting to her colleagues that he isa insisting to her colleagues that he is a life coach, a businessman, an ambassador. whatever he is he is an embarrassment to her. here is the clip. you can see from that it is a very painful form you can see from that it is a very painfulform of you can see from that it is a very painful form of comedy. you can see from that it is a very painfulform of comedy. you think about a vintage episode of the office or abigail ? ? nospace about a vintage episode of the office or abigail ??nospace ‘s party. it is a warning about globalisation and a warning about 60s hippy idealism and 21st—century

cynicism. it is an entrenched comedy about an estrangement between father and daughter. doing so in a way that is inappropriate and really awkward. at times you laugh, at times you wa nt to at times you laugh, at times you want to cry. at times he wants to bury yourface in want to cry. at times he wants to bury your face in yourjumper. one scene involves a rendition of the song, the greatest love of all. it was written and directed by someone who does thejob was written and directed by someone who does the job of getting exactly the right moment. she is superbly aided by these great performances. you sit there marvelling at the changes of tone, the way in which it is melancholic and poignant for the bid is awkward and painful but also funny and cruel and yet tender and loving. nothing you would expect from when you hear the description

of it. it is nearly three—hour comedy about a bloke with a wig and false teeth annoying his daughter. it isa false teeth annoying his daughter. it is a really fine piece of work. not for everybody but ijust loved it. sold. thank you very much. let's go to best out and trainspotting. there was talk about how trainspotting had become an institution and they had a lot to live up to with the sequel. i think they have done it brilliantly put it catches up with the characters 20 yea rs catches up with the characters 20 years later. as a middle—aged malaise to it. it is very well directed. a very good script byjohn hodge. the lovely thing about the film is coming it seems to be designed for people who grew up with trainspotting. i don't know what it would be like had he not seem trainspotting first time around. would be like had he not seem trainspotting first time aroundm

it one for the kids? what do i know about teenagers. i am 78. how do you not seen the first one it would not make any sense. why would you not wa nt to make any sense. why would you not want to have not seen the first one? test dvd. de palma. what is interesting is he is the sole interview. he is accused of being a misogynist, ripping off hitchcock. he is a terrific speaker. he is very irascible. people say i rip of hitchcock but i am the only drifter who properly ripped off hitchcock. it isa who properly ripped off hitchcock. it is a really interesting piece of work, made with great authority. no one knows brian de palma's work better than him. whatever you think about his films, it is a really interesting time in his company with someone interesting time in his company with someone who, for better or worse, is very singular and has cut their own

path regardless of what anyone else has said. he is not a household name to many people. i think he is not a name that is recognisable. people like stephen spielberg and stanley kubrick. he has an extraordinary career. he has made massive movies and they have gone to dvd. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/film. and you can catch up with our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week though. thanks for watching. goodbye. evening. not nice at them at the moment with the wind and the rain.

the combination making things quite unpleasant on some of the roads. we have had some atmospheric pictures sent in. this was the isle of wight, more recently in weymouth and dorset. the winds are starting to pick up on the eastern side of the channel. for many, it is still a windy few hours, a wet hour or two. the rain is moving three. temperatures are starting to fall away behind it so they could be snow temporarily over the hills. lots of spray and standing water. this evening and overnight the weather system evening and overnight the weather syste m d oes evening and overnight the weather system does move northwards, so we get the conditions across the pennines and up into scotland by the end of the night. started to clear away elsewhere. as the skies clear, temperatures will fall away. there will be some frost around. a different day tomorrow across scotland. the day has been pretty

pleasa nt scotland. the day has been pretty pleasant with good spells of sunshine. quite a damp data models do be aware of the apache eyes. it has been a milder week this week. —— be patchy ice. still a strong south—easterly winds across the northern isles. further south it is brighter. we will see sunshine with the odd shower around. across southern and eastern areas potential for another area of low pressure to die its way eastwards. cloud spoiling the sunshine. there could be hindrance to fans trying to get across the channel for the start of the six nations tomorrow between england and france tomorrow at twickenham. touch and go for the rainfor twickenham. touch and go for the rain for the match in london. not particularly warm. some wintry showers. this next band of showers coming into the south—west later on will turn wintry over the hills. a cold night and a real risk of ice

around on monday morning. again it does not look like a bad day. you have the weather front close to eastern scotland. always the risk of patchy rain. it will be colder this weekend and has been during the week. actually there will be a lot of dry and very reasonable weather. there will be showers and spells of rain the sunshine to enjoy for many of us. by dissident republicans. some of the explosives had been bought but others had been stolen from the army. there appears to have been no attempt to make sure that he wasn't using the opportunities that were available to him to help terrorists in northern ireland. police also found lists of targets for terror attacks.

questions tonight about why the army didn't realise maxwell was a threat. also on the programme: theresa may at an eu summit offers to be a bridge between europe and the us. as npower puts its gas and electricity prices up by an average of 10%, could other energy firms follow? how sheffield council failed to stop a sex offender who abused his victims in the town hall for decades.