on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. tony, caroline, always lovely to see you. if you so much for coming in. —— thank you so much for coming in. you're watching bbc news. it's been announced in the last few minutes that the labour mp paul flynn has died aged 8a. his death was announced by his local association — newport west labour — which said "paul is a hero to many of us in the newport labour family and we mourn for his family's loss." paul flynn was first elected as mp for newport west in 1987. he was one of the longest—serving welsh mps and was a strong campaigner against the iraq war and for the medicinal use of cannabis. he announced in october that he had planned to step down because of failing health. the mp for cardiff central jo stevens has paid tribute to mr flynn, saying, "so very sad to hear that my lovely colleague paul flynn mp has died. a kind, principled, fascinating man who was devoted

to his constituents & constituency." labour leaderjeremy corbyn has also said this message... now on bbc news, the film review. hello there, welcome to the film review here on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, what delights do you have? a mixed bag. we have the kid who would be king, which is an arthurian update. we have a private war, a drama about a real—life story.

and jellyfish, a low—budget, but ambitious picture. so the kid who would be king, a kind of retelling of the legend of king arthur? yes, this is byjoe cornish, who made attack the block a while ago. louis ashbourne serkis plays this bullied kid named alex, and he and his other equally bullied friend stumble upon a sword in a stone, and they pull it out and they take it back home and they realise that what they have stumbled on is the sword in the stone, the great arthurian story, and now rises a curse with morgana coming to threaten them. and in order to overcome this curse, they have to band together, much as arthur did. they have to pull together all of these rivals, including the kids who once bullied them, so that they can overcome this evil.

here's a spectacular clip. everyone's vanished. it'sjust like merlin said. everyone's disappeared! alex, what are you doing? alex! run! alex! they're just made of bones. we can kill them! there's two more! we can't outrun them. what are we going to do? hey, can anybody drive? we lost one! it's catching up, on the left, on the left! get the last one! and everything will go back to normal! hold on! where did you learn how to drive? mario kart. the king arthur story as you've never seen it all before. exactly, the nice thing

is there's spectacle, the kind of thing you expect from a harry potter movie, but at heart, this is closer to the spirit of a children's film foundation movie. it is aimed at a younger audience, and it struggled to find an audience in america, and i think that's because its sensibility is too british. basically, it is a group of disparate kids who have to put aside their differences in order to take control of the future. i really like the fact that joe cornish, as he did in attack the block, really does believe that the future belongs to the younger generation, and he seems to have great faith in the youngsters in his films. and what i really liked about this was it was quirky and odd and it wasn't ashamed to be what it was, which is a really sort of good, you know, romping movie with its heart completely in the right place, aimed at a younger audience with spectacle to spare, and i suspect it will do a lot better here than it did in america because i suspect in america, theyjust didn't quite get

the jokes, they didn't get the tone of it, but i was really charmed by it, you know? i thought it was... it had a magical spell to it. i thought it was really charming, i really enjoyed it. all right, good. a private war — the story of marie colvin, a famous war correspondent who i actually knew a little bit. i'd be interested to know what you think about it. the film is based on a vanity fair article from 2012. she went to the most dangerous places on earth, paid the highest price. it stars rosamund pike, who i think does a really good job of sinking her teeth into the role. i know people who knew her say it is a convincing portrait. i think there are two problems. the first is there's been some very good documentaries about colvin — under the wire, i think, recently played on the bbc, which really, i think, gets to the heart of it. the second thing is the script isn't as good as the story is. funnily enough, it is written by the person who wrote grace of monaco, the same writer, and there is an awful lot of fairly clunky exposition.

and also the central idea that i think marie colvin, she never wanted to be the centre of a story. what she was interested in was getting to witness the truth and getting it out there. that said, with those reservations, i think rosamund pike is terrific and i think, in the current climate, any film that celebrates news journalists going and getting the proper story at a time when tinpot despots are trying to destroy journalism, i think it has a validity. i interviewed matthew heineman, the director, and he was saying in a sense, it was a portrait of obsession. and she was an obsessive. yes, and he says it is not a biopic, it is a psychological picture. he comes from a documentary background. he made cartel land, which is extraordinary. this is less strong than some of his documentaries, but i think this is good — not least because of rosamund's performance. jellyfish. this is a very low—budget british picture set in margate. liv hill is this young teenager.

she has to work in an arcade to bring in money for her younger siblings and her mother, who is basically incapable of looking after the family. the mother is also, as it turns out, incapable of going and signing on, so the family is in great financial straits. so she is carrying the burden of caring for her family. there is a drama teacher at school who sees in her something, and he think she should channel all of this pent—up emotion that she has into stand—up comedy. here's a clip. stand up. i am standing up. your act, stand—up, as in comedy? ten minutes, no swear words. jokes? i want you to go figure out what comedy is. but sir... no buts. here. pen. here. write these names down.

bill hicks. richard pryor. george carlin. chris rock. frankie boyle. these guys are... all guys. joan rivers, victoria wood, katherine ryan. now, what i like about this is the subject matter is bleak. it is about a teenager holding a great burden of responsibility who is put in positions that nobody should be put in, but she is tough — and as i said, played by liv hill. i think you really invest in her character, and the vivacity of her performance kind of offsets the gruesomeness of the subject matter. and you really do believe in her situation... and you really see the dynamic of this,

you know, this young woman carrying the weight of a family, carrying the weight of the responsibility and somehow, this idea of turning it into a stand—up act offers a possible note of redemption. i think it's a very interesting first feature from james gardner. it reminded me a little bit of a film i spoke about a few months ago called pin cushion which was again, you know, very low—budget. but had a kind of a real honesty to it, and i think that we should expect to see very good things from the cast and director of this film in the future. all right, thank you. best out at the moment? i love if beale street could talk. i thought it was a wonderful adaptation ofjames baldwin's book. i think it had a real lyrical beauty to it and i... i really want people to go and see it. again, i think it is quite hard to find an audience for something so low—key. and if you loved moonlight, you'll love this? yes, i think this is actually better than moonlight. absolutely wonderful. best dvd? first man. which is about the moon landing, but kind of isn't. it's about coming to terms

with grief and it is, you know... it is using a spectacular backdrop to tell a story. i thought this was a really, really great film, but i was delighted to hear that you have, since i last saw saw you, seen leave no trace, which was my favourite film of last year. what did you think? i thought it was stunning and, actually, i didn't know it was your favourite film from last year. and i stumbled on it and i'd never heard of it, and it is stunning. it is a beautiful portrait of a father—daughter relationship and a guy who has ptsd who just wants to be alone from the rest of the world. yeah, and they're living off—grid in the pacific northwest and they are found and brought back into society and they have to sort of learn to reintegrate. and what i loved about it, directed by debra granik, who made winter's bone — and it's has been overlooked in the awards — because i think best film, best script, best actor, best actress... but the thing i loved most was it does that show, don't tell. there is no point in it where the cast sits around and says "this is what this scene means.

you mean this to me and i mean this to you." it doesn't do that. it's all to do with looks. so you knew nothing about it? absolutely nothing. 0k. which is sometimes the best way to see a movie — you have not read reviews, no expectations, no word of mouth. you see it, and you love it or you hate it. i'm thrilled that you love it. a completely unbiased recommendation — i did not tell you to see it. you saw it by accident, and you loved it. your film of last year, my film of this year. i have onlyjust caught up with it. it is out on dvd now, leave no trace — the film that should be at the oscars, but isn't. it's actually beautifully simple and quiet, yeah. mark, thank you so much. that is it for this week. thank you very much for watching. from both of us, good night. the week ahead is looking mild, but

the first half of the week will be cooler then the second half of the week. monday, tuesday and wednesday, those temperatures while still above average will be around about 11, i2 degrees. the morning on monday, starting numbers are nine in london, five, six. no frost around at all. the temperatures can only go up. are they going to go up on monday? not know if a lot. there is cloud in breeze. maybe some thunder and hail as well. a fresher day for most of us. as well. a fresher day for most of us. not quite the mid—teens we've been seeing in the last few days. the same goes for tuesday. the weather front is expected to swing across northwestern parts of the uk. wet for belfast come up for glasgow committee be the irish he is well. —— what for belfast, for glasgow, may the irish sea as well. skipping

to thursday, friday, and the weekend, could be as high as 18 degrees. how about that? i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore — the headlines... is the end near for islamic state's last syrian stronghold ? as fighting continues, donald trump calls on world leaders to take back is members and put them on trial. we go inside venezuela, as the standoff over humanitarian aid continues — and visit a town where the lack of food and medicine is claiming lives. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... is this a me too moment for medicine in australia? the problems facing female surgeons — that could be forcing them out of the operating theatre. and preparing to make its asian debut,

the multi—award winning musical, matilda, is opening in singapore.