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at blenheim palace. now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight. coming up on bbc news, we will have all the latest from russia where france have beaten uruguay to reach the semifinals of the world cup. we will also be live at wimbledon on a mixed day for the williams sisters. five—time champion venus williams knocked out by kiki bertens this afternoon. also a look ahead to the british grand prix at silverstone. sebastian vettel. .. british grand prix at silverstone. sebastian vettel... and will keep you up—to—date with england's cricket against india. now, it is time for b film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.
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to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? interesting week. we have mary shelley. basically a film about the creation of frankenstein. the first purge which is the sequel to the long—running series, i know you are a huge fan. and swimming with men. so, mary shelley, tell us about that. my son was doing it for interest a—level. amin so, basically it isa interest a—level. amin so, basically it is a story about mary shelley's life, about the creation of pakistan, one of the greatest books of all time. it is always very difficult that the inevitable thing will be that it is not as good as the brilliant work of art. it is not without. it is directed by haifaa
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al—mansour, and elle fanning is the young writer. her mother has passed away, so she is haunted by her death. she falls in with shelley who is reckless and beautiful. there is almost a hint of twilight, about their relationship. they forge a new relationship, of which herfather com pletely relationship, of which herfather completely disapproves, but as she discovers, no matter how creative and brilliant years, the world isn't necessarily ready for a tale like frankincense, predicting not by a female author, because publishers don't think that is what women should be writing about. 500 copies will be printed. it will be published anonymously, provided you write the introduction. of course. i would be delighted. so everyone will
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think you wrote it. provided it is published, what does it matter? what does it matter? how is it possible that you still don't understand? you wa nt that you still don't understand? you want me to abandon my claim to it, because my gender might spoil it?” never said that! you don't have two! you never think about the consequences of your actions! you bear as much responsible at the side. i bear as much responsible at the side. lam bear as much responsible at the side. i am not a grand architect of oui’ side. i am not a grand architect of our misery, mary. you bear the responsibility, i bear the responsibility, i bear the responsibility of ever believing in you! as you can see, committed performances. i like what the film is trying to do. occasionally, it is a little too literal. all the life of events that happened to mary, that we then sort of see, that is foreshadowing that in frankenstein. at one point she goes to an exhibition, where you see a dead
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frog being sparked with electricity, and it is always a reaction shot of her going! but the problem is that it does not have the cinematic spark that it should have. again, with something like frankenstein, that is kind of difficult. it has had a rough time with the critics, rather unfairly. it is solid, and inventive. it takes liberties, but thatis inventive. it takes liberties, but that is perfectly fine. what movie like this doesn't. but, the main thing is, iwish like this doesn't. but, the main thing is, i wish that it would jump off the screen a little bit more, as it is, it seems solid and interesting, with an committed performances, but just interesting, with an committed performances, butjust lacked interesting, with an committed performances, but just lacked that crucial spark of life, no unintended! but there was a pun! you got it in anyway. all right, the first purge. you have already suggested that i am not the target demographic for this one. be whipping about the post movies as they become more successful than anybody thinks. now we have got to the people. they have come to the
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trump era social political... this is about the the first purge being set up. is an experiment in lawlessness. one evening of law not applying. chelsea fc the nation can come to terms with its demons. of course “— come to terms with its demons. of course —— to see if the nation can come to terms with its demons. they are doing it in an era of poor african—americans are doing it in an era of poor african—america ns who they are doing it in an era of poor african—americans who they imagine will turn on each other, and when they don't, other forces are sent. there is a nice issue political underpinning. it is not the most inventive, and it is not as cutting as get out which israeli sharp. that film is brilliant. —— which is really sharp. no one is more surprised than me, that this barn in
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the series that they have got some sort of interesting... it is fine. i saw it in a packed cinema. it played very well with them. they and art in all right places. women with man. i have heard described as full monty in leaders. the pull monty. a better pun. rob brydon is a middle—aged man who meets a group of men who are involved in a synchronised swimming team. they call it swim club. in fa ct, team. they call it swim club. in fact, what they are doing, is they are sort of using it as a way to get in touch with their emotions. inevitably, because it is a film, a competition comes into view, and the next thing is they have to get quite good. here is a clip. you landed on my head. distribution of the stack is wrong. it has got to be equal,
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which means that we have got to take it and wait into consideration. meaning? you can't be next to him, because he needs of the next somebody less fat. you calling me fat? arty, you calling me fat? you could do with losing a little bit... it is like trying to wrestle with a yak, you could do with a trip to the barbers. batboy slim. guys, guys! let's do it again. we have got to practice the flow. esa bloody liability. i heard rob brydon talk about this, and they didn't use any doubles. they used all these arming themselves. spent a lot of time in themselves. spent a lot of time in the pull. when it works the best, it
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is when it is doing its of men who sort of lost the plot, finding something that kind of help them reconnect. i like all of that stuff. the stuff about the competition, i am less interested in. but there is am less interested in. but there is a real story from behind those that doesn't involve the competition, although this is a very sycophantic version. nicely tell in the interaction between the guys, all of whom are variously confused about whom are variously confused about who they are and to what they are meant to be. i did laugh, pretty much solidly all the way through. it is not huge belly laughs, but it is kind of... it makes you chuckle, and you like the characters. it is a very good ensemble cast. rupert graves. these are people who can do something in their sleep. i went in quite cynically, because it seems they had that it is the full monty insta nces, they had that it is the full monty instances, you immediately start to...i instances, you immediately start to... i thought it was oddly charming, and i'm surprised to think that. and a very british of film.
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very british. but everybody said that about the full monty. but it is cute. now, best out? leave no trace. if this is not in my list at the end of the year, i will be surprised. it isa of the year, i will be surprised. it is a about a father and daughter living off the grid. they are found by the social services and forced to read to fit —— we integrate. it is brilliant by debra granik. it has the templars... brilliant by debra granik. it has the templa rs. . . fantastic performance by tomasson mckenzie at the young girl. she is brilliant. the story is told through dialogue. it is told through action and through looking, and through... cinema is an audiovisual medium, and often people think that people should stand up and explain the plot. at no point in leave no trace, does anybody say, is the thing i've included interesting... itjust happens. it was a note perfect film. it did not put a single foot wrong,
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and everyone i know that has seen it absolutely and everyone i know that has seen it a bsolutely loves and everyone i know that has seen it absolutely loves it. i just and everyone i know that has seen it absolutely loves it. ijust hope that more people do see it, because it isa that more people do see it, because it is a limited release. and best dvd. you were never really here. lynne ramsay is a genius. this is a hit man picture, but it is more than this. an existential thriller about somebody said out to retrieve a lost child. like all of lynne ramsay's stuff, you just tremble with amazement at the film—making. it is brilliant to be able to see this kind of film—making in a moment when it is so difficult to make these kinds of movies. i think, you were never really here is really wonderful, and it is hard to describe in words. you have got to see it, and i would recommend eve ryo ne see it, and i would recommend everyone sees it. even you could describe cos other than saying, two thumbs up. thank you for being with
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us. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week though. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello, good air conditioning in the cinema might tick the box this weekend, as the weather staying very warm. looking driver the vast majority, by the odd shower. a repeat of what we had today, with plenty of sunshine around. temperatures have risen a bit, over the past couple of days, again. it is how the week and is shaping up. i wa nt to is how the week and is shaping up. i want to start off by showing you the radar picture. why on? we have been
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dried, surely, but if you look at kent and east sussex, one or two showers pop up this afternoon. heavy ones, as well. bidding away quickly now, and left with a dry night to come. some cloud around, lengthy clear spells, there will be a few patches of mystery and fog developing, but temperatures are not going down as far as we would like to, overnight. some spots in scotla nd to, overnight. some spots in scotland down to single figures, but mostly 12—6d. the bit warmer on saturday and sunday night. now, let's ta ke saturday and sunday night. now, let's take a look at things that are today. plenty of sunshine to begin the day. bit of cloud building up here and there, but it may build. it is barely going to produce anything. maybe an isolated shower in kent. temperatures high 20s to late 30s the sun. in england and wales. les and sunshine, scotland and northern ireland, but warmer competitive day, in north—west scotland, too. that changes on sunday. this week whether breadcrumbs on, the
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northern isles, final, north—west scotland, patchy light rain. breezy day. temperatures will be a bit slower competitive saturday. some cloud will build elsewhere in scotla nd cloud will build elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, but further warm sunny spells elsewhere. despite the fact there will be a bit of cloud building up after a sunny start. great contrast in damages on sunday. will come down in north and north—west of scotland. just as high in england and wales. we are expecting comment though, next week to have this week whether french movies with upwards. that will bring some less warm air. it is not going to be called by any stretch of the imagination, but it will stay dry, for much of if not all the week, barred the odd shower. temperature is coming down, probably most notably so in england and wales, particularly time we get a duvet. lots of events taking place this weekend. eddie howe website and we will fill you in. and the weather for them, as well. you can get the full castle where you are and where
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you are going. and sunny weekend,... time to decide — theresa may tells her divided cabinet it's their "duty" to reach an agreement on the uk's relationship with the eu after brexit. feeling the heat — ministers are still locked in talks, trying to agree on a policy that all can sign up to. it'll be a full and open discussion, but i'm confident that at the end of the day we'll end up with a good deal to offer to our european union counterparts. we'll have all the latest from that cabinet summit at chequers, as the eu's chief negotiator warns that time is running out. also tonight... in search of the source of the nerve agent that poisoned two people, investigators in full protective suits enter a hostel in salisbury. a diver dies, while taking part in efforts
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