Skip to main content

tv   The Film Review  BBC News  May 30, 2020 10:45pm-11:00pm BST

10:45 pm
'just just upon us. injune and is nowjust upon us. injune and actually, this is nowjust upon us. injune and actually, this is the armageddon testing, testing, one, that cummings wants. cummings is far more interested in this than the coronavirus. as easy as been admitting up until very recently. the concerns apparently according to this article, a focus on the maintenance of a level playing field for british and european businesses. environmental, social, labour standards there was some commitment towards earlier on which now seem to be in the balance. indeed, there is some disagreement among experts about what, whether what we're asking for it does constitute something greater than a standard you chaired trade and what were this is bbc news with the latest headlines asking for is a kind of canada but for viewers in the uk and around the world. then we get an even better side of oui’ then we get an even better side of protesters gather again our bargain. just because it's in many us cities, fallen out of the news in such a big as the authorities step up their efforts to prevent further way because of this guy says it's violence after the death of a black really interesting to see this kind of leading the sunday times tomorrow. it feels like it's getting man in police custody.
10:46 pm
back onto the agenda it's an interesting move to give this interview. that's it for the papers the situation in minneapolis is no for this ours. i congratulate you longer in any way, about the murder both on being nicely lit. we can see you very well. thank you, very much. it is about of george floyd. it is about attacking civil society, instilling it's much better than having you in fear and disrupting our great cities. the dark blue neck dark or light as the number of recorded coronavirus cases around the world from the back. we will be back again has just passed six million a senior at half past 11 for another look at british health official has warned that the country has reached a very the papers. coming up next, the film dangerous moment as it further eases coronavirus restrictions. review. i believe this is also a very dangerous moment. we have to get this hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. rounding out the best movies now available for viewing in the home.
10:47 pm
the most high—profile release of the week is the high note, a musical drama that clearly wants to be a star is born though for me could easily called the star is a bit boring. margaret! hi. what you think of this? do you think it's too booby? yes. 0h. perfect. you can go. dakota johnson plays maggie, personal assistant to failing diva superstar grace davis played with gusto by tracy ellis ross, daughter of diana ross and star of tv show black—ish. # i was out, i was going to go to work. # had my coffee and went back to bed. tasks are menial but she has set on becoming a music
10:48 pm
producer. maggie's tasks are menial but she has her sights set on becoming a producer, jennifer gracewhose music she on the quiet awe for the young musical prodigy she met in a local grocery store and swapped clunkily scripted quips about don henley and sam cooke. maggie. david? this is david played by calvin harrier who was so great in last year's waves and has less chance to shine here. david is an enigma, living in the kind of lavish pool laden pad that should be the lair of an international rock star. where does his wealth and musical talent come from and what will grace make of maggie's new hook up? stop, stop, stop. i am not going to tell you guys you are great if you're not great. directed by the same director who made the so—so emma thompson tv satire late night, it is gently between the passably innocuous and frankly ridiculous dishing up sub—high fidelity conversations about the pros and cons of pop music interspersed with the kind of fanciful music
10:49 pm
production sequences that make 2006's wish fulfillment fantasy bandslam look like a hard—hitting rocking entry. you said you would listen to me this time. there are a couple of nice supporting performances most notably from ice cube, grace's managerjack, a man desperate for his client to accept the celine dion style residency vegas so he can have his cake and eat it, both literally and metaphorically. you always walk away. grace. but for its vinyl loving hipsters schtick, nothing in the high note rings true, leaving this forgettable fairy tale to hit more brown notes then les dawson playing the piano without the crowd pleasing results. it is available to rent now. —bum altogether more adventurous is only the animals, a sinewy french mystery thriller based on a novel that you can catch on home cinema.
10:50 pm
jessica? joseph? unfolding in a non—linear segments that flit back and forth and time like tara ntino's pulp fiction, it follows the story of characters whose lives variously play out in europe and africa whose lives are linked to the disappearance of a woman. in the snowy mountains of southern france, an illicit affair and an abandoned car seem to offer vital clues to murder most foul. but as director dominic mall, who made lemming, shifts the perspective from one character to another, you realise that nothing is what it
10:51 pm
seems. to us or to them. like who you think i am, which came to uk streaming services in april, only the animals uses the anonymity of the internet as a key plot device in one of its many unraveling strands. this is ultimately a story about loneliness, about the way people can interact at a distance without ever understanding the true nature or effect of their actions. it is also a damn good thriller, a riveting puzzle that will keep the audience guessing, visiting and revisiting events from different angles allowing us to only see fragments of the picture until it all finally falls into place. the result may be massively contrived but there is a touch of real hitchcockian magic in the dramatic way this story is told. dramatic story telling was the stock and trade of mike wallace, the american tvjournalist who became infamous for his hard—hitting interviews and 60 minutes. his life and times are chronicled in mike wallace was here. there is a new billionaire and town, donald trump
10:52 pm
is the name. he is a major deal—maker and swashbuckler. donald, you are in your late 30s... you have a0 years to live, minimum. i hope you are right about that. what are you going to do? there are a lot of things to do, a good imagination, it is amazing what he be thought of. so many things to do. politics? no, not politics. starting off as a cheesy tv start to advertise cigarettes, wallace made his mark in the ‘50s with night—beat, a no—holds—bar interview show that proved to be ahead of its time. you are not answering the specific question i put. a decade later he was back in a spotlight on cbs, earning himself a reputation as the most feared interrogator of his generation. but was wallace's combative style journalism or theatre and what were the demons that made him such a divisive figure?
10:53 pm
told entirely through interviews with no need for post hoc narration, the director's grazing characters standing boasts a wealth of archive footage from good of the early tv appearances to ground—breaking coverage of vietnam, watergate, iran hostage crisis and beyond. throughout we see wallace holding politicians and celebrities to account. whether it is putin, or kirk douglas or shirley mcclain. i am very pleased to receive you as my guest. anyone who enjoyed michael mann's true life thriller the insider where wallace was played by christopher plummer, will be intrigued by the doc‘s struggles that delayed his interview with the tobacco industry whistle—blower memorably portrayed by russell crowe. but the real revelations here are closer to home, and wallace's account of his personal insecurities, anxieties and struggles with depression. it is an engrossing portrait of a man, his profession and legacy, a legacy which arguably pave the way
10:54 pm
for both the best and the worst in modern tv journalism. this is the news for the hour. tell us about yourself. i do not know. you act like a science girl, tell me about science. a wannabe radio started trying to get a break around the same time that mike wallace was making waves in the late 50s is at the centre of the vast of night and an award winning pick that won a prize at the sundance last year and is now available on amazon prime. they work in a small town new mexico radio station and telephone exchange. number please. hello? there is a flying object hovering over my land. one night strange noises and reports of something in the sky lead them into a twilight zone style tale that may involve the soviets or something more out of this world.
10:55 pm
they have come here before. they like this place. it frames the upset of the paradox of the year it tv show and filled with deliberately alienating devices. it is a audacious feature debut from andrea patterson whose breeds strange new life into familiar old risk. the cinematographer performs wonders with fluid camerawork following characters through the streets, buildings and car parks and breathlessly flowing fashion before coming to rest on their faces, knowing exactly when to move and when to just stay still. people are saying there is something in the sky.
10:56 pm
from new mexico to south korea, the satirical classwork masterpiece parasite finds two families from opposite ends of the economic spectrum haunting each other‘s lives. designed with the same architectural elegance as the astonishing home which much of the action plays out, this note perfect gem became the first film made entirely in a foreign language to win the oscar for the best picture. it is now available both digitally and on disk with limited addition steel blood blu—ray including the black and white version of the film when she first unveiled at the rotterdam film festival earlier this year. it was held as the best film of last year i will leave you something from a movie that was widely considered to be the worst. spotlight and a drum roll please. # is it what i had known, when i thought it would be?
10:57 pm
adapted from a long running stage show hit, it drew boos and not even a star—studded cast including judy dench, taylor swift, idris alba and rebel wilson could convince people to pay for this turkey which is reported to have lost over $100 million and cinemas. maybe it will make some of that back on desk and download or maybe not. that is it for this week, thank you for watching the film review, stay safe and i will be back next week with more home viewing treats. that is not going to work, is it. ourwarm and sunny
10:58 pm
our warm and sunny weather is good to continue into sunday as well. linda did quite well. kent look you in the highlands of the scotland's at 27dc. at the moment we've got clear skies for most of us but watching for developments and a little bit a low cloud just running into eastern areas of scotland. the mist and fog patches here maybe an odd patch of mist for the northeast of england. temperatures in the towns and cities around eight to 13 degrees. tomorrow getting off to a study start for most of us although there will be some of that low cloud first thing to clear an insulin scotla nd first thing to clear an insulin scotland before the sunshine comes out. through the afternoon the highest chapters tending to be to the west of the uk, 27 degrees for example across the northwest of wales. that's likely to be one of the hotspots. from there on the weather is slowly going to be cooling off into next week. will see some rain pushing southwest tuesday 00:13:53,268 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and into wednesday as well.
10:59 pm
11:00 pm

38 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on