greta thunberg. well this was how the climate change activist responded last night, clearly seeing the funny side of the story. she's since changed her name back for her 3.9 million followers on twitter to the more predictable greta thunberg. a portrait of the queen and her three heirs to the throne has been released to mark the start of the new decade. the photograph, which was taken the week before christmas, shows the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge and prince george standing alongside her majesty at buckingham palace. it is the second official portrait of the four generations of royals together. now, it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to ben rich. it is not too bad at the moment if you like it dry, a lot of dry weather out there, but the sunshine varies. some of us are stuck with cloud today, it is rolling in from the west. the east of the uk are

seeing sunny skies, beautiful there in suffolk earlier. you can see on the south side picture, eastern areas having the best breaks in the cloud, but north—east wales and the west midlands are quite nice. the cloud thinning and breaking across the south—west of england as well. the cloud thickest across northern ireland and north—west scotland, patchy rain here and there, and top temperatures this afternoon between 7-10. temperatures this afternoon between 7—10. up in the shetlands, a little bit cold, although some sunshine here. some sunshine this evening, a lot of cloud from the west tonight, the best of the clear breaks in the north—east of scotland. these guys stay clear of the longest in north—east england. temperatures for some close to freezing, but more widely in a range between 4—9. if you're expecting cloud tomorrow, you're expecting cloud tomorrow, you're not wrong. the cloud will break across parts of england and wales, north—east wales doing nicely again, the east of england. the east of scotla nd again, the east of england. the east of scotland suit see some sunshine.

west of scotland will have outbreaks of rain, some could be heavy. tomorrow is a windy day but milder, particularly across the northern half of the uk. 10—12 degrees. on monday, the area of high pressure that has been keeping us dry this weekend retreats into the near continent, allowing a frontal system to push on from the west, bringing some outbreaks of rain. some rain will be heavy and accompanied by brisk wind along the line of the frontal system. rain at not reaching parts of eastern england until after dark and behind the rain band, dries up dark and behind the rain band, dries upa dark and behind the rain band, dries up a little bit with one or two showers. 9—11 degrees. on tuesday, a deepening area of low pressure, it isa deepening area of low pressure, it is a long way away to the north—west, but brings a lot of strong wind. a lot of white lines are squashing together, very windy across the north particularly, very wet here as well. not as wet or windy in the south of the uk. these are the wind gusts we can expect, easily 60—70 mph, or more across the north of scotland. it could also be

gusty to the east of the pennines, but with the wind coming from the south—west, temperatures are pretty extraordinary for this time in january, 13—15. the weather elements really ta ke january, 13—15. the weather elements really take us through the week ahead, spells of rain, force wind at time, but it will be mild, certainly for some of the week. it will turn a little drier for for some of the week. it will turn a little drierfor some of for some of the week. it will turn a little drier for some of us later on. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign office warns against all nonessential travel to iran as president trump says he ordered the attack on iran's top military commander to stop a war,

not start one. huge dust storms have begun sweeping across parts of south eastern australia — where bushfires have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. labour backbenchers lisa nandy and jess phillips join the contest to become the party's next leader. now on bbc news, a special edition of talking movies looks back at highlights from the world of cinema in 2019. hello from new york. i'm tom brook. in today's programme, a special edition of talking movies, we will be looking back at some of the highlights of the world's biggest and most prestigious film festival. our focus today is indian cinema. can you make me laugh?

he laughs. we are talking movies. for us, the big event in 2019 was that it was the 20th anniversary of talking movies, and two special celebrations were held in which big—name stars were interviewed before an invited audience. injanuary, in new york, the talking movies celebratory guest of honour was top british film—maker and actor kenneth branagh. i greeted him as he arrived for the festivities. this affable 59—year—old star was happy to mingle with the crowd to pose for photographs. the invited audience was eager to find out what he had to say. cheering. have a seat. thank you. i have been looking at your work. you have a very impressive body of work. there are 37 films that you have appeared in as an actor. crikey! some 18 feature films that you have directed. you have earned five oscar

nominations and you have won four baftas and your film credits include a great array of films, from hamlet, murder on the orient express, thor, a very varied group of films. did you always think that you might have a career in the movies when you were a young boy? by no means, no means. i come from a working—class belfast family. my parents were not remotely connected with showbiz. i did not know anything about how you could even get anywhere near what was going on behind that screen, and my film education, if you like, was seeing often black and white movies on a saturday morning or saturday afternoon, so that is where i knew about laurel and hardy, and charlie chaplin, buster keaton, and saw lots of classic hollywood movies. to be anywhere near them professionally, it was like...

you might as well have been talking about going to venus. it wasn't until, you know, i started doing some school plays and then somebody said, you could be an actor, and i said, "what, how? "what do you do? "and there are things called drama schools? " i did not know anything about this, and then i started the process. you can break our hearts, but you cannot break our spirits. cheering. we will not be silenced. the #metoo movement has brought about a reckoning in the film industry and beyond, but in the wake of #metoo, there has not exactly been progress for a lot of women in the film industry. female directors, last year, there were fewer working on top movies than there were the year before. what can be done about that, do you think? well, that is maybe a false measurement. at least in that if the progress of women is defined only by whether some of them direct so—called top... it is one measure. it is one measure, but it is a measure also

that plays to a high, glitzy end of something. what would you like? how many...? what would constitute, in that instance, some sense of equality? i think the change will happen. i agree it has been slow, but not necessarily in other parts... i think, in the pyramid of all of this, i think there is much more change that is not as visible as that disappointing sign, that has more and greater numbers of diverse voices and certainly many women's voices coming into other parts of that particular pyramid, so i think it will change. it is great to see you. thanks so much for doing this interview. indian superstar shah rukh khan was our special 20th anniversary guest of honour in mumbai in november. this hugely popular indian star was an enthusiastic participant. he sat down with me for a candid interview, discussing the challenges facing bollywood, the #metoo movement, and his career and much, much more.

let me ask you a little bit about your early career. was there one role that you felt really defined you as an actor early on and gave you recognition? i was told, tom, when ijoined the film industry, when i met people here, i will not name the wonderful director, but right down the road, he called me once, made me sit down, and said very honestly, and i love him for that, i worked with him later and i respect him a lot, he is a good friend even now, in spite of what he told me then. he looked at me and he said, "you know, the greatest asset you have as an actor is that you are ugly, and i can put you in any role." that is not true. he did not know better at that time. there is no accounting for taste! so he looked at me and he said, "you are so different looking." i guess that is what he meant. it came out a little wrong. and he said, "i can put you in any role. and that is the greatest asset you have." i did not think of myself as someone who could be a typical hindi movie star,

so i somehow got in tune with... i did not want to be the hero, i did not want to romance a girl, i did not want to be, you know, doing the typicalfilms. let me ask you, i heard that you don't think you are a particularly good dancer, is that right? yeah. it is hard to believe, though. i mean, you dance in an incredible way in many... i am petrified. are you? yeah, i have four, five left feet. i am really pathetic. i have to tell you, honestly, and you do not believe it, because of course, they save me, the choreographers and the directors and the actresses that i work with. i don't know if your assessment of your dancing is totally accurate, to be honest, because i have seen some very impressive moves, and there is one film where there is a sequence that i really like, dil se, when you are dancing on top of a train, and that is an incredible bit of cinema, isn't it? was that difficult to do? that was one of the funnest things to do. it was one of the most fun things

and that song and dance, i can do any time because it only involves four steps. so i will start it and you follow. no, no, no, there is no way i'm doing that. i am the most clumsiest person alive. come on, tom? no, no, no, no! right. no, you have to do it. i will do it for you. come and stand with me at least. ok, i will stand with you. so this is... he is going to... cheering. superhero films produced under the marvel banner have become an almost permanent feature of the modern movie landscape.

in 2019, top american director martin scorsese critiqued marvel films and provoked a very strong response. he stated that marvel "is not cinema. "it is something else. "we shouldn't be invaded by it. "we need cinemas to step up and show forms that are narrative films." a strong critique indeed. emma jones reports. despite appearances, martin scorsese is a giant of film, one whose opinion on the state of his industry matters. while the 77—year—old director has grasped modernity with both hands in choosing netflix to distribute his three and a half hour epic the irishman, while promoting it, scorsese has gone public with his thoughts on superhero franchises. the value of the film that is like a theme park film, for example, the marvel—type pictures, where the theatres become amusement parks,

that is a different experience. it is not cinema. it is something else. you know, whether you go for that or not, but it is something else and we should not be invaded by it. and so that is a big issue, that is a big issue, and we need the theatre owners to step up. marvel, and behind them, parent company disney, dominated the box office last year. avengers: endgame and captain marvel were among the record seven films that made more than $1 billion in 2019. sony's spider—man: far from home was another. you've got gifts, parker. but we have a job to do. marvel‘s profit should help fund its new black panther film, due in 2022. its star, chadwick boseman, chose diplomacy rather than superhero force when asked about scorsese's comments. he has a great opinion. he is smart. he is a genius at what he does,

so obviously he is not wrong, but it is an opinion. he is not completely right either. but boseman agreed that another film he has done recently, a mid—budget new york cop thriller called 21 bridges is of a type that is getting harder to finance and put in cinemas. # represent, you # gotta represent. ..# i was thinking, and i was saying to other journalists, i do not think we see enough movies like this in the cinema any more. i agree. it is hard to get them made because, you know, the bigger studios are doing big budget movies and remakes and so these types of movies, which are movies that i grew up on, that i, you know, that i watched, actors that i love do these type of movies, you know, they do not get done any more. since the financial crash a decade ago, risk has been a four letter word to studios with star power a key factor in

the life of the film. now might be a really good time for you to get angry. i'm always angry. like boseman, mark ruffalo's superhero status as marvel‘s hulk does get his edgier films into cinemas. he put all his weight behind dark waters to play a real—life environmental lawyer who took on one of the usa's biggest conglomerates. good word—of—mouth meant it got shown on more screens as time went on during its us release. i am a corporate defence attorney. so? i defend chemical companies. it is true that that mid—budget character—driven drama that used to be, you know, studios used to make those movies and they would win awards and then they would make more and they would win awards, that bottom seems to have fallen out. but perhaps cinema is not getting its due. even five years ago, diverse award season

contenders such as bombshell, the farewell, or harriet might never even have been commissioned, let alone get a big—screen release. i am working on a novel. it is a story of my life. a major studio, sony, is putting its holiday season push behind little women, whose lead cast is, apart from timothee chalamet, female and made by a female director traditionally beloved of independent film. i can't believe they let us make it. i still can't believe they let us make it. like, i look at this and i think, "studios don't make period pieces any more, they don't make movies about four sisters." you know, it's a novel. there are so many categories in which generally people say, "no thanks." but why do you think they let you make it in that case? it was probably meryl streep! it may seem like cinema is stuck on the same old franchises, but as it moves into the next decade, it is clear it is becoming increasingly hybrid.

take something like joker. it is a billion dollar film with superhero origins and yet it has the arthouse endorsement of a golden lion from the venice film festival. there is a lot to it that suggests it is a film that really wants to be taken seriously by how serious it takes its own subjects, but ultimately it is the most famous super villain of all time and in that sense, it therefore is marketed off the back of a very, very recognisable character and you cannot see it through any other prism, therefore, than it being a superhero, or rather, in this case, a super villain film. i'm the one they should be scared of. even superhero franchises will evolve in 2020. three major releases will all be led by women, from dc comics birds of prey to wonder women 1984, and marvel‘s black widow. in september, talking movies travelled to toronto to report

on the wealth of offerings at that city's top film festival. in keeping with our editorial remit, we put a focus on international cinema and among the films that caught the attention of our reporter was a satire from nigeria. director abba makama came to toronto with a film that delivers comedy and weighty questions about traditional beliefs in the modern age. the lost okoroshi is a movie about raymond, a man who is disillusioned with modern life. his ideal situation would be moving back to the village, live off the land, you know, farming, and he is being haunted in his dreams by an okoroshi masquerade, which, a masquerade, for people who do not know, is a man dressed up in a costume that represents an ancestral spirit. people worship this masquerade. so i made a film about a man

who is transformed into a masquerade and can turn back into a human, and he starts a spiritual journey as an okoroshi, in the city of lagos. it will fit like this. unlike an okoroshi one would see at a masquerade festival in nigeria, in the film, raymond cannot take off the mask because he is irreversibly transformed into a spirit. he cannot communicate with words or interact with the world as a normal human would. he wanders the streets, dancing and receiving offerings from pedestrians, doling out divine punishment to wrongdoers and making acquaintances with a strange group of characters. my inspiration for making this film stems back from my childhood. there would always be, like, a masquerade festival. at night, when the masquerades would come out and roam the streets, we would all be in bed and i would just obsess about what was going on, you know. and i got older and i realised, "yo, it is just a guy dressed up in a costume," but what amazed me was that there was an unspoken agreement that the moment this guy wore this costume, he is now being elevated

to a spiritual being, and thatjust blew my mind away, that. and there is also that thing of it being anonymous. like, there is power in that. i do not care who you are, if you see a masquerade, it is intimidating. that is magicalfor me. though there are many comedic elements, the lost okoroshi is a film with an unconventional structure and main character, something you might not see in some of the more popular comedy films made by makama's contemporaries in nollywood or the nigerian film industry. an actor who plays in the lost okoroshi relished the chance to work with him for this reason. in my acting career so far, i have done huge movies, i have done small movies, but when i got the call from abba to come look at the script, i ran to it. yes, it is an indie film, but it has a unique voice. and that is what is critical. big productions, they can mimic this, but i think it is important coming from a singular voice.

makama's independence of the nigerian film industry leaves him with a limited budget, perhaps evident in the rough style of his production, however, it also gives him freedom to explore complex subject matters. his dedication to realising his unique vision offers festivals like toronto a film to run on their projectors and gives him a shot at an international platform for his artistic voice. listen. i don't want him in my compound. the first feature film to land makama at toronto international film festival in 2016, green white green, addressed issues of national identity in nigeria and tensions between the ethnic groups that compose the west african nation. there will be arrangements for okoroshi to be on social media. with the lost okoroshi, the titular masquerade wanders the streets of lagos aimlessly, begging the audience to ask whether traditional african spirituality has a place in modern

nigeria. with my work, i do not give answers. i ask questions. again, i am asking a question, "who are we, where are we going, what is going on, are we displaced culturally, like, as a people?" i think self—awareness is important, but you can only be self—aware if you ask the tough questions about who you truly are and that is exactly what i am doing with this film. luckily for me, the okoroshi followed makama to toronto. although the director claims not to have answers to the questions posed by his film, i made an offering to the ancestral spirit, just in case. at number ten, once upon a time in hollywood, one of the best films

quentin tarantino has ever made, the story of a once successful actor played by leonardo dicaprio and his stunt double, portrayed by brad pitt. great performances and a great sense of place, los angeles in 1969. when you bring me out, can you introduce me asjoker? in ninth place, joker, a well wrought psychological thrillerfrom director todd phillips with a mesmerising performance byjoaquin phoenix, one of the most successful comic book films ever. # please won't you be my neighbour?# at number eight, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, director marielle heller's compelling story featuring american children's tv pioneer fred rogers, played exquisitely by tom hanks. in seventh place, the original horror film us, written and directed byjordan peele, with a standout performance by lupita nyong'o. yes, sir.

they are walking into a trap. your orders are to deliver a message calling off tomorrow morning's attack. at number six, director sam mendes‘ warfilm 1917, which follows two british soldiers in the trenches. an outstanding ensemble cast but much credit must go to george mackay, who has the key role. they sing in spanish. in fifth place, the glorious pain and glory, from director pedro almodovar. a thinly—veiled autobiographical work from the spanish director in which a character like him is brilliantly portrayed by antonio banderas. at number four, parasite, which focuses on two south korean families,

one very wealthy, the other impoverished. the poorer family insinuate themselves with interesting consequences into the richer family's world. excellent adventurous cinema from director bong joon—ho. isn't it wrong to lie? it's a good lie. most families in china would choose not to tell her. in third place, the farewell, the moving story of how a family creates a gathering for a grandmother who does not know she has only a short time to live. a strong performance from awkwafina. i thought we should talk. 0k. i don't know how to start. at number two, director noah baumbach‘s marriage story, a very well observed portrait of a marriage falling apart with excellent performances from adam driver and scarlett johansson. back then, there was nobody in this country who didn't know who jimmy hoffa was. and the talking movies number one film of 2019 is the irishman. director martin scorsese is on familiar ground with this well executed mob epic which runs for almost three and a half hours. a new film classic with great work

from robert de niro and al pacino. would you like to be a part of this history? yes, i would. please remember you can always reach us online at bbc.com/talkingmovies and you can find us on twitter and facebook, so from me, tom brook and the rest of the talking movies production team, here in new york, it is goodbye as we leave you with likely oscar nominee renee zellweger singing over the rainbow from the film judy. # somewhere over the rainbow # skies are blue # and the dreams that you dare to dream # really do come true.#

good afternoon. a lot of dry weather through the rest of this weekend, but some brightness will vary. some of us have been struck with a lot of cloud, but for others, blue skies overhead. from the satellite picture, you can see clear skies across the east of scotland and england, something sunnier through north—east wales and the west midlands. it will brighten up across the south—west of england as well, generally, though, toward the north—west of the uk, in northern ireland and north—west scotland, the cloud may be thick enough to produce rain or drizzle, cloud may be thick enough to produce rain ordrizzle, and cloud may be thick enough to produce rain or drizzle, and temperatures between 7—10. through this evening and tonight, we continue to see a strea m and tonight, we continue to see a stream of cloud pushing in from the west. again, the cloud will produce some rain or drizzle. some are clear spells across the east of scotland,

and eastern england, allowing it to get chilly. part of east anglia could get close to freezing. more widely, temperatures between 4—9. tomorrow, if you expect it to be cloudy, you will not go too far wrong. the cloud will break up in places, parts of eastern scotland should do nicely for sunshine, some parts of the east and south of england, parts of east wales as well. north—west scotland and with no nobility outbreaks of persistent rain, a windy day tomorrow, but milder, too, particularly across the northern half of the uk with double digit temperatures. sunday into monday, the high pressure that has kept things dry this weekend will retreat and allow a frontal system from the west. that will bring a band of rain as we go through the day, that is accompanied by some brisk wind, rain unlikely to reach east anglia or the south—east until after dark. behind the rain band, things will turn drier with some showers. temperatures 9—11, not bad for this time of year. into tuesday, this is a deep area of low pressure,

a long way to the north—west of the uk, buta a long way to the north—west of the uk, but a lot of white lines and isobars on the chart, showing that with the wind will be strong, severe gales are likely in the north, with some outbreaks of rain. not as wet or windy some outbreaks of rain. not as wet orwindy in some outbreaks of rain. not as wet or windy in the south, the strongest wind will be across parts of scotla nd wind will be across parts of scotland to particularly, 70 mild per hour or more. more gusty in the eastern side of the pennines. but very mild, 13—15, exceptionalfor this time of year. all of those weather elements, some rain, gales, mild weather, will continue to feature through the week ahead. it a chanceit feature through the week ahead. it a chance it will turn drier later in the week, particularly the further south and east you are. weather later on, that's all for now.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two: huge crowds join funeral processions in iraq, for iran's top military commander killed by a us drone strike. president trump says it was to stop a war not start one. suleimani as been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilise the middle east for the last 20 years. what the united states did yesterday should have been done long ago. here the foreign office hardens its travel warnings to britons for both iran and iraq. fears that high winds and temperatures will push australia's bushfires towards heavily populated areas — thousands of reserve troops are deployed. the fires that have raged in south—eastern australia will be