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this weekend's premier league action and hear from the ashes squad before they go to australia tomorrow. that's at 6:30pm but now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through the cinema releases this week is james king. good to see you. you too. what have you been watching? there is romance among the romans in the italian love story call me by your name, and awards contender that one. the god of thunder goes down under. there is a distinctly antipodean field to marvel‘s film, thor: ragnarok. claire foy and andrew garfield battled the odds is in brief, there
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will be tears... -- breathe. call me by will be tears... -- breathe. call me by your name, i feel like will be tears... -- breathe. call me by your name, ifeel like i've will be tears... -- breathe. call me by your name, i feel like i've seen the trailerfor this ten by your name, i feel like i've seen the trailer for this ten times, do the trailer for this ten times, do the producers think it is an awards contender? we are heading to award season, contender? we are heading to award season, you contender? we are heading to award season, you will hear the same titles over and over again over the next few months. i do think this is one of those. the director is luca guadagnino, arguably the most stylish and chic correct at the moment. —— director. written by james ivory, formerly of merchant ivory fame. it was set in northern italy in one summer. elio's father is an academic and he invites and in turn overfor is an academic and he invites and in turn over for the summer. elio falls in love with the intern. we have
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timothee chalamet as elio and armie hammer as the intern. here we go. thank you so much. it's bigger -- you are bigger than your photo!” couldn't get all of me in the picture! it's very nice to meet you. elio! you must be exhausted... laughter every single one of these will! elio, oliver, oliver, elio. you must be exhausted! come, come. should i
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ta ke be exhausted! come, come. should i take this to your room? my room... ifi take this to your room? my room... if i were him... it is set in the 19805... if i were him... it is set in the 1980s... in italy come his mother was french which is why he also spoke french. language is an important part of the film. it's about this young boy finding out who he is, and his own personality and finding his own language. that's why there are a lot of different languages going on in the film. i loved it. it looks gorgeous, it's mainly set in lombardi and lake garda year, and it looks fantastic. it's a young love story, a coming—of—age story. it's about the grey areas. it is into cliche movie love story where everything seems neat, but it's about the complexities of it and growing up. that's what resonated with me. perhaps it meanders a little but it's about a teenager on their
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summer it's about a teenager on their summer holidays which is when you meander. i certainly remember meandering a lot! got a lot of time on your hands... there's a big sense of waiting for things to happen from it. it was set in the 1980s before the internet and mobile phones. you are in the dark as to what is happening. you really get that sense. i thought it was beautiful. wonderful, it looks beautiful. does thor look beautiful? it does. it looks very stylish. it is the third chris hemsworth thor form. looks very stylish. it is the third chris hemsworth thorform. it looks very stylish. it is the third chris hemsworth thor form. it is stand alone. there is more comedy in this one, even though the subtitle, ragnarok, relates to the destruction of thor's homeland. the success of the guardians of the galaxy franchise, another marvel comic book franchise, another marvel comic book franchise is cheeky and funny, it seems that thor has been given a
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guardians of the galaxy makeover. secondly, i mentioned at the top about the down under thing. the director is a guy called taika waititi who has had a lot of success in new zealand with his comic dramas. we did the hunt for the world people and in the shadows. he brings a lovely, deadpan, antipodean sensibility to the whole thing, as well as casting cate blanchett and carl levin in there, and chris hemsworth. i love the comedy. it's really fu n ny hemsworth. i love the comedy. it's really funny and marks it as different from the others. there isn't much depth to it or threat to it, but you will laugh a lot. that's what people are really picking up on. and there's a lot to be said on that. the final selection for this week is breathe. based on the true story of robin cavendish. he was disabled by polio and this is the story of how he chose to live as full a life as possible, often using
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unconventional methods, and how he was supported by his wife, diana, throughout. directed by andy serkis, a directing debut for him, and claire foy and andrew garfield star in this. how do you feel? much better. diana, what happens if there isa better. diana, what happens if there is a power cut? you are working with this nifty bit of kit... look who's here! oh, look. there you go. ooh. look, jonathan. it's daddy. hello, jonathan. hello, dear boy. a proper
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tear—jerker? jonathan. hello, dear boy. a proper tear-jerker? absolutely, not so much tugging on the heartstrings as yanking on them! you will blub. there are some funny moments but for me, mainly in the second half of the film. it was the funny moments, or the more peculiar moments that really resonated. sometimes it is a little by the book and predictable, but inevitably, it will be compared to the theory of everything, the movie about steven hawking from a few years ago. maybe it doesn't have the charisma but behind the camera we know andy serkis is a great actor and clearly he's a very good director. from now on after this we will see him directing as much as acting. he has a very confident style. that's an interesting development. he is a fantastically versatile actor. it is striking that
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he has chosen something that's a real tear—jerker as his first film? he said he read the script. it's the story of his parents. his production partner is jonathan story of his parents. his production partner isjonathan cavendish, but when andy serkis read the script he said it was the most emotional thing he had ever read, he had to make it and it is an emotional watch. lets go onto ourfilm of and it is an emotional watch. lets go onto our film of the week. my goodness, i loved death of stalin. isn't it clever satire? i loved it, i watched it and i laughed, a couple of weeks ago when i saw it and in the fortnight since, what has really stayed with me is how chilling the whole thing is. i absolutely agree. of course it is an absurd situation these people find themselves in after the death of stalin in 1953 but then you see the backstabbing and the desperate clamouring around to hold onto some sort of power. and the things people will do which affect millions of their citizens in russia. and he never lets you forget
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that people were taken out of their bedssin that people were taken out of their bedss in the middle of the night and thrown into prison, or worse. it's important to be in the film but it needs to be done cleverly. you laugh at the ridiculousness of it but you 90, at the ridiculousness of it but you go, hang on, there's a dark side to this which is classic satire. you can see there are five great people in the poster behind you but it's an ensemble cast. they are all fantastic but simon russell beale really stood out for me. he plays the head of security in the secret police. a chilling performance. he is great but they all are in it. and a quick thought on the dvd, for anyone who doesn't want to head out? my anyone who doesn't want to head out? my cousin rachel, the thriller set in victorian error, all. he suspects —— sam claflin, suspects his cousin
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rachel has killed a mutual relative. but as well as suspecting her, he is also seduced by her. he's in an odd position. we never really know whether she did it or not. you are kept guessing by the film. the rachel of the title is played by rachel of the title is played by rachel weisz and keeps her cards close to her chest throughout. it's a subtle performance and you are kept guessing. james, it's good to see you. thank you for being with us. see you. thank you for being with us. that's all from us for this week. enjoy your cinema going. goodbye! good evening. saturday might be your cinema day, quite a cloudy picture. sunday should be brighter but it will feel a little colder. it's a weekend of two halves, with cloudy weather on saturday we get mild weather on saturday we get mild weather and it will be breezy and windy in the north. sunday is brighter but with a cold feel,
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particularly in northern and eastern areas. today, what you may have gathered by now, we have a lot of sunshine around. not too much cloud, but in the north—west, more cloud working in. that's the story tonight. increasing cloud in northern and western england, and eventually down into wales and the south—west. misty and murky conditions, some drizzle over the hills. clearer skies in the south—east where it turns chilly with a touch of frost in places. your saturday starts like this, a lot of cloud and patches of rain leading in across the western side of scotland. rain in the northern isles bert there is some sunshine in aberdeen, a milder start, isles bert there is some sunshine in aberdeen, a milderstart, ifa bit windy. rather grey and murky with the odd bit of drizzle. similar in north—west england, north east england, the winds turn gusty as we go through the morning. fine for east anglia and the south—east, some
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sunny spells but not as much sunshine as we had today. cloud in the south—west. streaming into anywhere exposed to this westerly wind. they turn gusty in eastern scotland. north—east england. 50 miles an hour in places. and with the odd spot of drizzle, the best brightness in the east and south—east, temperatures of 16 degrees, a milderfeel to the weather given that it is late 0ctober. 0n weather given that it is late 0ctober. on saturday night, westerly winds for some time, a lot of cloud, mist, murk and drizzle but then quite a big change because as we move out of saturday and into sunday, we see colder air diving down from the arctic, particularly affecting northern and eastern areas. the wind will accentuate the chilly feel. bringing some showers to north—east scotland, england, and over the higher ground in the far north, they could be wintry. further south and west, temperatures and bad. nine in aberdeen, 11 in
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manchester but 15 in plymouth which will not feel too bad. plenty going on with the weather this weekend and the other thing that happens is the clocks go back saturday night. enjoy an extra hour in bed! spain in crisis. catalonia's politicians trigger independence, but the national parliament approves imposing direct rule. catalonia's pro—independence politicians opt to split by 70 votes to ten — but the ballot is boycotted by the opposition. cheering. joy on the catalan streets — where earlier this month 90% of those voting in a referendum supported leaving spain. cheering. the spanish prime minister calls an emergency cabinet meeting, and urges the country to remain calm with spain now facing a huge political challenge, we'll be asking where this crisis goes next. also tonight... christopher lythgoe appears in court accused of encouraging the murder of a labour mp.
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