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conservatives at the next the conservatives at the next election because i think boris johnson is quite deft at pivoting in politics at the moment and at the moment he is focused on seats like hartlepool and batley and we have another election coming in west yorkshire onjuly the 1st but i don't really think people are chesham and amersham were voting against conservatives because they are concerned about the government's rhetoric on flags or statues but i think it was a very specific set of local issues anything the conservatives to potentially face longer term problems and there are economic and cultural things to look at in the future but right now i still think the nearest thing to a one nation party that can appeal to all parts of the uk are still the conservatives. white like i sincerely hope you're going to eat your heart like one of your colleagues who made a prediction about this by—election and he got it wrong! and you are convinced it will go back to the tories at the election. i go back to the tories at the election-— go back to the tories at the election. ., ~ ., , ., election. i will talk to you in three years _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, my - election. i will talk to you in l three years time, my brother. sebastien, thanks forjoining us.
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now on bbc news, the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. rounding up the best movies available in cinemas and in the home. disney pixar�*s latest animation, luca, was due to be opening in cinemas around now, but due to the uncertainties of the ongoing covid crisis, it's instead debuting in the uk on the streaming service disney+. everyone in portorosso pretends to believe in sea monsters. he gasps. well, i'm not pretending. ah! wah!
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cow moos. set largely in portorosso, a picturesque but insular town on the italian riviera, the retro action centres on luca, a sea creature told by his parents to avoid the land at all costs, but lured ashore by headstrong alberto. #you are my sunshine, my only sunshine...# transforming like mermaids between wet and dry environments, our amphibious antiheroes befriend local human girl, julia, and set their sights on winning a cycling, swimming and pasta—eating competition, the prize money for which would pay for that transport of delight, a vespa scooter. whoa! director enrico casarosa says the inspiration for luca came from memories of his childhood in genoa, his love of federico fellini, and his admiration for the hand—drawn animations of hayao miyazaki. that's a heavy set of influences, and it's a credit to the movie, which is co—written byjesse andrews and mikejones, that it doesn't simply buckle
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under the strain of such heavyweight inspirational touchstones. wow! we look horrifying. in fact, luca is surprisingly breezy in tone, a charming coming—of—age tale which uses its central sea monster riff as a metaphor for otherness, a story of friendship and about learning how to cope with feeling like a fish out of water — literally. what's wrong with you, estupido? ah! hm. you can watch luca on disney+. the most eye—opening film released in cinemas this week is the reason ijump, a dramatic documentary about autism inspired by the japanese book of the same name. inside my head, there isn't really such a big difference between what i was told just now and what i heard a long time ago. my mind is forever swaying. this way and that. directed byjerry rothwell, this compelling and empathetic
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sundance audience award winner follows a disparate group of people whose communication may be nonverbal but who have plenty to say about their lives and experiences wen offered the right tools. in india, we meet amrit, who expresses herself through her art. in sierra leone, we learn how talk of witchcraft and demonic possession once demonised another, until her parents started a special school in freetown to change that narrative. and in the us, best friends ben and emma use letterboards to explain eloquently how any conversation about autism can only be meaningful if it includes people with autism. i can't be sure what your normal is even like. we also hear readings for naoki higashida's source book, translated into english by david mitchell and keiko yoshida, accompanied by expressionist images that attempt to portray the book's account of neurodivergent experience through the medium of cinema. my eyes are captured by lines and surfaces.
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while controversy and scepticism haunted the authorship of higashida's bestseller, rothwell�*s evocative, sensuous film, with its beautiful score by nainita desai achieves the director's stated aim of demonstrating that nonverbal doesn't mean non—understanding. and, in a world in which films like sia's golden globe nominated abomination music have become the most high—profile films about autism, this documentary feels like a breath of fresh air. the reason ijump is in cinemas now. if you need proof that what film critics say about movies has zero effect on their box office, then look no further than the career of british director paul ws anderson. having first made a splash with the headline grabbing indie—pic shopping, anderson struck box office gold with video game adaptations like mortal kombat and the resident evil movies, the latter of which have taken over $1 billion worldwide. anderson's latest, monster hunter, is another game—to—screen adaptation, once again starving
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the director's long time partner, milla jovovich. move, move, move! watch out! she plays captain at ennis, transported via a mysterious sandstorm to a world packed with monsters who must be, well, hunted, obviously, —— captain artemis. tony is hunter, he was good at, well, hunting, obviously, specifically hunting, obviously, specifically hunting monsters, helpfully showing artemis and of course the audience how things work in this new world. meanwhile, ron perlman is the admiral seeking to break the potentially lethal bond between dimensions... fir potentially lethal bond between dimensions. . ._ potentially lethal bond between dimensions... ,., dimensions... or something. then tell me about _
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dimensions... or something. then tell me about that? _ dimensions... or something. then tell me about that? i _ dimensions... or something. then tell me about that? i would - dimensions... or something. then tell me about that? i would love i dimensions... or something. then | tell me about that? i would love to be able to tell _ tell me about that? i would love to be able to tell you _ tell me about that? i would love to be able to tell you that _ tell me about that? i would love to be able to tell you that contrary - tell me about that? i would love to be able to tell you that contrary to | be able to tell you that contrary to critical consensus monster hunter is not actually a great movie. i can't. it isn't. despite a compelling performance, some spectacular visual effects and a romping score, but narratively it is a sticky toffee pudding of stodge stomping gracelessly from one giant beasties show down to the next with no sense of character, tension or even basic plot development. for the record, i should say that paul ws anderson did make one movie that i really liked, the sci—fi horror hybrid event horizon. i gave it a great review and if flops really badly. critics, what do they know? monster hunter is in cinemas now. multi—award winner lin manuel miranda has so far resisted calls to turn his stage sensation hamilton into a movie, otherfilm version of sensation hamilton into a movie, other film version of the broadway production was released last year.
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however, we do have a movie of miranda's previous hit movie in the heights offering a festival of good—hearted exuberance focusing on the t no community of washington heights. music plays -- the latina heights. music plays —— the latina community. the star is serving time in a local store while harbouring dreams. he loves vanessa his own dream is to become a fashion designer, while leslie grace's nina has had enough stanford and wants to return to the old neighbourhood home, to the disappointment and anger of her father, played byjimmy smith's. disappointment and anger of her father, played byjimmy smiths. the father, played by jimmy smith's. the odds are father, played byjimmy smith's. the odds are against you. father, played by jimmy smith's. the odds are against you. but _ father, played by jimmy smith's. the odds are against you. but there's - father, played by jimmy smith's. the odds are against you. but there's a i odds are against you. but there's a chance, odds are against you. but there's a chance. right? _ odds are against you. but there's a chance, right? upping_ odds are against you. but there's a chance, right? upping the - odds are against you. but there's a chance, right? upping the anti - odds are against you. but there's a chance, right? upping the anti is l odds are against you. but there's a | chance, right? upping the anti is an im endin: chance, right? upping the anti is an impending power— chance, right? upping the anti is an impending power cut _ chance, right? upping the anti is an impending power cut and _ chance, right? upping the anti is an impending power cut and a - chance, right? upping the anti is an impending power cut and a winning | impending power cut and a winning lottery ticket both of which turn up the temperature. tell
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lottery ticket both of which turn up the temperature.— lottery ticket both of which turn up the temperature. tell the world we are not invisible. _ the temperature. tell the world we are not invisible. had _ the temperature. tell the world we are not invisible. had anyone - the temperature. tell the world we are not invisible. had anyone who i are not invisible. had anyone who doubts yom _ are not invisible. had anyone who doubts you. from _ are not invisible. had anyone who doubts you. from show _ are not invisible. had anyone who doubts you. from show stoppers | are not invisible. had anyone who - doubts you. from show stoppers song and dance numbers _ doubts you. from show stoppers song and dance numbers to _ doubts you. from show stoppers song and dance numbers to a _ doubts you. from show stoppers song and dance numbers to a swimming - doubts you. from show stoppers song i and dance numbers to a swimming pool sequence that chiefly because the hollywood heyday in the heights has everything and the kitchen sink, with love, politics, comedy, drama, history and fantasy under woven into a high—kicking tapestry. despite some criticism about a lack of effort latina representation, for which miranda has offered a heartfelt apology, it is hard to come away from in the heights feeling short—changed. exhausted, perhaps, but not disappointed. it is in cinemas now. regular viewers will know that last week i raved about nobody, a guilty pleasure that combined action and comedy in a note perfect ballet of slapstick violence. the same cannot be said of the hit men's wife's bodyguard,
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secrets of the 2017 hit that takes an a—list cast and a b rated premise to create of r—rated action from a d minor script that ends in ex the wit and ape w full why are we doing this actually? for and ape w full why are we doing this actuall ? ., , ., actually? for the first time, i am startin: actually? for the first time, i am starting to _ actually? for the first time, i am starting to imagine _ actually? for the first time, i am starting to imagine a _ actually? for the first time, i am starting to imagine a life - actually? for the first time, i am starting to imagine a life without i starting to imagine a life without bodyguards. this really feels like a new beginning. 0prah let's go! ryan new beginning. oprah let's go! ryan re nolds is new beginning. oprah let's go! ryan reynolds is back _ new beginning. oprah let's go! ryan reynolds is back as _ new beginning. 0prah let's go! ryan reynolds is back as a man who having their husbands and body guarding is dragged back into a world of guns and body guarding by samuel l jackson and salma hayek. what follows is 90 minutes of screaming, swearing and wisecracking bell antonio banderas chews the scenery, morgan freeman collect his paycheque, and large sections of tours to europe get blown up. saying it like that make it sound a lot more fun than it actually is but if the hit man's bodyguard's wife is
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anything it is there a most sequels exist because of money, b, the more the pasta mixed the dough less the audience really is and see, getting mindless entertainment right requires a lot more thought than you think. —— the more the more the cast are enjoying themselves the less the audience usually is. you can make up your own mind about this film in cinemas now. i will leave you with news of in the earth, the latest from british maverick ben wheatley whose cv ranges from the cult hover to jet black comedy to the recent netflix remix of rebecca. tell me his sto . netflix remix of rebecca. tell me his story. these _ netflix remix of rebecca. tell me his story. these are _ netflix remix of rebecca. tell me his story. these are his _ netflix remix of rebecca. tell me | his story. these are his memories. can you feel him now? in the earth? no, i don't know what you mean. i think no, i don't know what you mean. think you do. no, i don't know what you mean. i think you do. written _ no, i don't know what you mean. i think you do. written during - no, i don't know what you mean. i think you do. written during the i think you do. written during the first months _ think you do. written during the first months of— think you do. written during the first months of lockdown - think you do. written during the first months of lockdown and i think you do. written during the i first months of lockdown and shot last summer, in the earth plays out
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in a world blighted by contagious pandemic. joe fry, currently co—starring in disney hit cruella is martin who teams up with the pack scout to venture deep into the woods to damn in search of a scientist, but something is watching them come it is the smilingly sinister that of the mythical woodland spirit. you must be sleepy. as with all of wheatley�*s best works, in the earth combines humour and horror in terrifically bamboozling fashion. believe me, there are sequences in here that will leave you squirming, laughing and wincing all at the same time. elsewhere, this habitually mischievous writer—director builds upon the trippy monochrome experiment of a field in england to conjure a mercifully colourful explosions of sight and sound reminiscent of a glorious vision of the excesses of ken russell's altered states. that pantheistic go thriller, part absurdist paid—in nightmare, in the earth is a film which demands to be seen on the
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biggest screen possible, preferably with the sound turned up to 11 to engulf the audience in this deliciously dark spell. it is in cinemas now. do not miss it. that was not it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe and i will see next week. i would make a great mother? 0penwork oh, my god, a child would be so lucky to have you as its host. good evening. it's been a day of contrast, plenty of fine summer sunshine in northern and western areas, a months worth of rain falling across central eastern areas. now, that rain is still with us, clearly a lot of spray and standing water on the faster routes, but it's pulling away. any thundery rain moves off into the north sea overnight. so a far more comfortable night for sleeping in southern and eastern areas as we lose the humidity, a fairly cool night north and west once again as well. if there's any mistiness in the morning, that will clear away, and it does look like a drier
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day for many parts of england. perhaps a few more showers, though, breaking out across scotland, one or two heavy ones across southern counties into the afternoon. there could be the odd one popping up elsewhere. strong sunshine returns, very high levels of pollen. it feels warmer in the south and east without that rain. more thundery rain potentially. there's some uncertainty in the detail here, as it may track northwards into scotland, following behind weather fronts coming in from the south and the west as well. so it looks like the more unsettled day of the weekend.
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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 6pm: thousands of scotland fans descend on london for tonight's big euros football match against england at wembley. england fans have begun to arrive in good spirits outside the stadium too, with both sides hopeful their teams will win. 2—1 scotland — mctominay, 90th—minute winner, break the english hearts. that's how it's going to end. we will win, so i'm confident either way. i hope so! we can't not, we can't not win. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this
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