for a couple of years now. this is the very first time we've had an integrated schedule bringing all of the activities together. does that concern you, that this will have a knock—on effect on other infrastructure projects in london? very much so. i'm concerned and disappointed for people, retailers, customers who aren't using this railway, but i'm also particularly concerned for tfl to allow them to be able to continue to invest in london. and that's why i am absolutely focused on getting this railway open as soon as possible. some estimate this delay could cost tfl £1 billion in lost fares. that's used to fund other projects which could now suffer. if you think the crossrail delay doesn't affect you, it might. tom edwards, bbc london news. the headlines on bbc news: police release new images of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in northern ireland last week and ask for help from the public in identifying him.

lyra was observing riots in londonderry when she was killed. her death has prompted politicians to step up their efforts to restore power—sharing in northern ireland. and retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1200 jobs. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello there, welcome to the film review here on bbc news. taking us through this week's releases, mark kermode. mark, you've got something for everyone this week, haven't you? we have. we have eighth grade, the debut feature from bo burnham.

avengers: endgame — the saga comes to a conclusion. and bel canto, a trouble drama starring julianne moore. so, eighth grade. just to be clear — because there's a different system in the united states — this is 14—year—olds? exactly. it's the end of middle school, and it stars elsie fisher is kayla, a 13—year—old coming to the end of her eighth grade. and she is socially anxious in person. we see these shots of her moving through the corridors of school. everybody else is moving this way, she's moving that way. she finds it quite difficult to communicate with her peers in person. she's crushingly voted "most quiet" in class at the end of the year. but she has a second life online. there is a version of herself that she puts out online in which she posts cute, happy selfies. she does video blogs, vlogs, of self—help videos of how to put yourself out there and how to be more confident, how to be yourself.

and the fact that no—one appears to be watching these videos — we see the video count as one, two, five, zero — doesn't matter, because in a way, she's kind of using that to talk to herself. she's also using her phone and her headphones to avoid conversation with her father, because she has brilliantly observed, slightly sort of scrapie relation with her father, who she finds painfully embarrassing. here's a clip. can you not look like that, please? what? like what? just, like, the way you're looking. looking at the road? you can look at the road, dad! i obviously didn't mean that! just, like, don't be weird and quiet while you do it. sorry. hey, how was the...? no! you were being quiet, which is fine. just, like, don't be weird and quiet. cos, like, i look over at you and i think you're about to drive us into a tree or something. and then i get really freaked out and then i can't text my friends, sojust, like, be quiet and drive and don't look weird and sad.

please. 0k. he sighs. that's worse. now, don't be weird, mark! the trailer says you're going to fall in love with elsie fisher. do we fall in love with her? i fell in love with the whole film. it's directed by bo burnham, who started out his career as an internet comedian doing songs, comedy sketches, and many which are very, very brilliant. and what this manages to show you the life of this 13—year—old, who is painfully anxious, who was absolutely beset by anxiety about her peer group. it depicts her life in a completely sympathetic way which understands, for a start, the specifics of her life. bo burnham said that this is a film about a generation who have grown up in a culture they did not create which demands that they put a version of themself out there online, and he said very specifically when he was receiving

one of many awards that it was a generation referred to as somehow self—obsessed, but in fact what they are it's self—conscious. and the brilliant thing about this film is it looks like he's listened to those people. it look like he's actually understood their experience. he gets the specifics of growing up in this generation z, the post—millenial generation. but as with all great coming—of—age movies, if you get the specifics right, the universality will take care of itself. the real genius of its film is not only that it's funny, and dark, and moving, and heartbreaking, and uplifting, and there is kindness, and there is cruelty all mixed together. but no matter who you are, you can watch this film and see, in that central character, a version of yourself, or someone you understand. i mean, i have nothing in common with that lead character, but the pain and the anguish that she goes through is really, really universal. i think this is one of the best films of the year. it came out in america last year. it was one of the films that barack obama listed as one of his favourite films of 2018. it's really wonderful. and in a week in which we have bigger blockbusters coming out,

for me, this is the one to seek out. i think anyone with a beating heart will love this film. this is one of those films like mary poppins which is going to be, if you don't love this, we don't have anything further to say to each other. a real film for today. speaking of blockbusters, we have avengers: endgame, which is only three hours and one minute long. yes, and a little bit of that is the credits, but it is pretty much three hours long. this is the end part of infinity war, and it is concluding the saga which has played out over a series of films. it picks up at the and of infinity war, which has ended in disaster, and the beginning of the film is sombre in tone. actually daringly sombre, i think. reminded me of things like logan. the film is a pretty much a three—act structure, each act with a very different flavour. i don't want to say anything at all about the plot, because if people want to go and see it at the weekend, don't want to spoil anything.

it is very impressive that in a film of this kind of size, of this kind of visual spectacle, with this number of characters that they have to deal with, that actually, what it manages to do is it manages to make you care about the characters when they're on—screen. i laughed more times than i have done in many alleged comedies. there were two moments in the film in which i teared up. bear in mind, i'm not that much emotionally invested in the story, but there were two moments which worked, which struck me as being universal. i do think that you do have to have seen the previous films. there's always a lot of discussion about, "can i see it?" you can do, but the more of the other ones you have seen, the more invested you are, the more you're going to get out of it. although there are moments because of the sheer number of elements it's dealing with, it feels perhaps slightly baggy or kind of... it is impressive that through all that, amidst all the visual spectacle, amidst everything else, it is the characters that are actually at the centre of it, and it does have an emotional heart. it has an emotional core, and i don't think any fans will feel let down. even i, who is quite emotionally removed from this, was touched by it enough to be

moved to tears in places. 0k, bel canto, which is a hostage siege south america based on a novel. yes, a very popular novel, which apparently is very good. i haven't read the novel. i have seen the film. julianne moore is an opera singer who agrees to give a highly—paid concert. ken watanabe is the industrialist who is in this country, who is there because he's theoretically going to be involved in building a factory. actually, he's there to julianne moore sing. when guerrillas take over the building, they do so because they think the president is there. when they realise the president isn't there, they realise that the best asset they have is julianne moore. they wantjulianne moore to sing for them. she won't play ball. here's a clip. the government has turned off the water to this house to make things more uncomfortable for us. i gathered that. we need water. my comrade wants to shoot someone just to show the government who is in charge, but i have another thought. what's that? i want you to sing. i want you to sing loud

enough that these animals outside can hear it. what good would that do? it might remind them what is at stake. 0h. no. i won't sing. not for you. he says to do what you're told. 0h. or what, he'll shoot me? you've kept one woman, one american, una americana. if you shoot me, what do you think will happen to you and your people? i don't think i need to do what you say. i have to say with such a huge amount of international talent on screen, and julianne moore, who i think is generally wonderful, and it was based on a well—respected book, it's a shame that the film itself is so misjudged. it seemed to be, on the one hand torn between being a serious trauma and on the other hand, being a soap opera. there's a subplot about the president not being there because he is staying at home

to watch a soap opera on television. i have to say at some points, you think that is what you're watching. i did go into it, thinking, this is good quality actors and good quality stuff, and then just sitting there thinking, "at what point is this going to stop looking like a creaky television drama?" the answer is never. it's a real shame because, as i said, i'm a big fan of many of the people involved, but it is a real disappointment. oh, dear. all right. thank you. best out? from me, mid—90s. a film you'll really struggle to find in theatres. a coming—of—age drama byjonah hill. a companion piece to eighth grade. also very empathetic. some have compared it to kids, but it's clearly different because it's made by somebody who actually understands the kids. i know you're a big fan also of... wild rose! jessie buckley! it's a such a great story about someone using country music to speak those inner truths — three chords and the truth, which country music is meant to be. i think it gets right to the heart of that and it's uplifting. i've seen it with a crowd. people really do end up punching the air,

and a lovely cameo by whispering bob harris! one of the very few people who has earned the right to play himself in utterly glowing terms, because he really is that nice. she's a great actress, and a belting voice. have you seen beast? she is so brilliant. she is really, really terrific in that. and lastly, best dvd. being frank, the chris sievey story. i know, if you ever saw frank sidebottom play live... i had the great honour of sharing stage with frank sidebottom. this is chris sievey, who was a sort of brilliant sort of pop song composer who was in a great pop band that never got the recognition they deserved, and suddenly achieved unexpected fame as frank sidebottom, a character wearing a papier—mache head and talking as if he had a nose clip on his nose. and it's a really brilliantly made movie, because it has absolutely brilliant archive footage. it is made out of absolute love and affection for chris sievey, and the way this alter ego sort of became something he never expected it to be. i thought it was really moving and really touching. love it when you talk through your nose, mark.

thank you very much! thank you very much. that is it for this week. thank you so much for watching. from both of us, goodbye. good evening. this time last week, it was all about sunshine and the warmth to look forward to across easter weekend. today we have seen some sunshine and in fact a glorious tape across the highlands. scotland from loch ness monster but for most of us used to the cloud arriving and bringing some rain with it. it is a sign of what is to come as we move into the weekend. a cooler more u nsettled into the weekend. a cooler more unsettled thing for many. in fact and that we start off the weekend on and that we start off the weekend on a stormy note, with this deep area of low pressure moving in and on the southern flank of that, we are going to see gales for many, severe gales on exposed coast. those winds are strong enough perhaps to call some travel disruption, especially the high side of vehicles and maybe

uproot trees which are now starting to fall lee. also bring some rain across parts of north wales into the midlands and the midlands and northern ireland through the night. paramedic cloud elsewhere and temperatures holding up around 6—9d. when‘s the feature first thing in the morning and gusts in excess of 60-70 the morning and gusts in excess of 60—70 mph unexposed coast and stronger winds travelling their way across central and eastern england through the morning. the rain will tend to sit across north wales, northern england stretching up into the scottish borders although very shabby and across much of northern ireland. so much for the north and south of that what weatherman there'll be brighter brighter spells but factor in the strength of the winds and to pitchers really struggling to pitchers really struggling, particularly when you compare them to just a week ago. highest values of just compare them to just a week ago. highest values ofjust 9—13d. that low pressure will move off into the north sea and will allow this little ridge of eye pressure to build for the second half of the weekend so an improving story. that is good news

for marathon runners because perhaps near perfect weather conditions are likely on sunday. we will be dry, a lot of cloud around and a bit of a breeze but nowhere near as strong as saturday. so fair amount of cloud for many of us in a week weather front brings rain into northern ireland and maybe western fringes of wales and southwest england as we go through the day. his mother cloud if we get some brightness, to temperatures will respond, a degree oi’ temperatures will respond, a degree or $0 temperatures will respond, a degree or so higher that saturday, so highest values of 11—15. that is we move into next week of may looks as though those fronts will sit out to the west and charts further to the west with the best of the dry weather to the east.

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