as visit of angela merkel as chancellor, i think it is 16 years she's been making these visits, multiple prime ministers come and this is her last one. i think part of the reason why she was afforded both the meeting will borisjohnson and then went to meet the queen. but really the substance was in the meeting with borisjohnson. quite a few different areas there, you touched on northern ireland. i think the message for them was pretty straight from angela merkel, that essentially what she was saying was that when the brexit deal was negotiated, borisjohnson was on one side and she was on the other side. it was odd under the eu but what was negotiated was an agreement overseen by borisjohnson and special arrangements for northern ireland and she was saying that has to be implemented. she said they can be a pragmatic solution within it but there was no sign there any sense

germany think they can be any renegotiation of that, in fact is an international treaty the uk has to abide by its pretty much the message she was sending. yes. abide by its pretty much the message she was sending.— abide by its pretty much the message she was sending. yes. we must leave it there. she was sending. yes. we must leave it there- time — she was sending. yes. we must leave it there. time pressing. _ she was sending. yes. we must leave it there. time pressing. thank - she was sending. yes. we must leave it there. time pressing. thank you . it there. time pressing. thank you very much. much more coming up at six. i'll have the latest news for you then. now on bbc news, anna smith has the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases.

french exit, a dark comedy starring michelle pfeiffer, is finally making a glamourous entrance to uk cinemas this weekend. it is all gone. i spoke to you about this as a possibility for seven years. and then eventuality for three. what did you think was going to happen? francis, what was your plan? my plan was to die before the money ran out, but i kept on not dying and here i am. based on the novel by patrick dewitt and directed by azabeljacobs, and directed by azazeljacobs, it stars michelle pfeiffer as deliciously current manhattan socialite francis price. after her wealthy husband dies, francis is forced to sell up and decides to move to an apartment

in paris with her grown son malcolm, played by lucas hedges. it is also a key role for a pet cat, so this is a fittingly feline move for the former catwoman. what is she paying you? paying? paying me? aren't you her gigolo? oh, god, no. that's my mother. it is not clear exactly when french exit is set, but the transatlantic ship journey to paris lends a pleasingly old—fashioned flavour. in fact, this emerges as the strongest secrets, despite wanted amusing set pieces later. francis clearly finds her son's complicated love life rather dull and i would have to agree, although i did enjoy an understated turn from danielle mcdonald as a psychic he has a one night stand with. i've only been unlucky, but i have a sense that this will change suddenly and permanently. anyway, that is what i told myself. but this is pfeiffer�*s show. she brings a seductive quality to the dewitt stylised dialogue and a tinge of sweetness

and regret to the withering, wearily cynical barbs. i've been incredibly lucky at times and tragically unlucky and others. french exit is a strange, slightly morbid film that won't be for everyone, but it has its pleasures for fans of pfeiffer, black comedy, and black cats. what happens if you get slightly drunk at work every day? four teachers find out in the oscar winner another round. helmed by celebrated danish director thomas vinterberg, another round stars mads mikkelson as a dejected history teacher who agrees to join his mates in an experiment.

inspired by a theory that modest inebriation increases creativity and opens the mind, they decide to maintain and monitor blood alcohol levels during the day, secretly swigging at school. at first they see some results. lessons definitely get livelier. and when they up the ante, there are laugh out loud moments. look out for a side—splitting scene in the supermarket. but there are of course downsides to the idea and i think another round is best in its contemplative moments reflecting upon drinking culture, friendship and mental health. nevertheless, compared to other vinterberg films from feston to the hunt, it is a little on the slight side

and i'm still surprised by its success at the bafta film awards and the oscars where it beat powerful international features such as collective and quo vadis, aida. but it is an enjoyable film that is sure to be an art—house crowd pleaser. another round is in cinemas now and there's also a remake in the works with leonardo dicaprio hired to play the lead. whether they call it drunk teachers remains to be seen. onto a slasher horror movie with a twist. it is also a body swap comedy. good morning. that is me, millie. boring, ordinary millie. honestly, if this was a horror movie, i would be one of the first to get killed. like i said... freaky stars catherine newton as millie, a high school student who accidentally trades bodies with a serial killer known as the bliss field butcher who is played by vince vaughn. the switch happens after the butcher has attacked millie, so when she walks up to school acting very differently to usual, her classmates assume she in shock rather than a middle age murderer

in the body of a teenage girl. meanwhile, millie wakes up as a wanted man in desperate need of a shower and must persuade herfriends to help her. we've got our choreography and our mic. writer—director christopher landen, who wrote four paranormal activity films and directed happy death day among many other things, balances gore and scares with a witty, contemporary take on the body swap genre. the title is a nod to the freaky friday movies which centred on a mother and daughter. but the gender swap allows freaky to look at the different powers wielded by a burly white man and a pretty young woman. even if it spells it all out in ironic capital letters. i want my body back. come and get it. freaky also touches on gender identity and sexuality. though thankfully this is less like 2002's similar theme the hot chick and more likejumanji, welcome to thejungle, orjack black was the avatar of a teenage girl.

have you ever seen me dressed like that? i mean, i kind of like a lot of what he is doing but the point is you never see me dressed like that. both vaughn and newton give it their all, with amusing support from misha as her gay paljosh and celeste o'connor as their woke friend nila, who josh affectionately calls the word police. the result is a slasher comedy that is both nostalgic and contemporary with crossgenerational appeal. the casting of alan ruck, who played ferris bueller�*s best who played ferris bueller�*s best friend, as a bullying teacher, is a nice touch. freaky is in cinemas now. and if you would rather watch a slasher flick in the safety of your own home, there's an entirely unrelated new trilogy on streaming. fear street part one, 1994 is on netflix now. at music festivals, i've been known to go out of my way to avoid the band idles, having dismissed them as shouty, testosterone fuelled rock. but a new documentary has made me see them in a different light. # my mother worked 15

hours, five days a week. # my mother worked 16 hours, six days a week. # my mother worked 17 hours, seven days a week. # the best plates... my mum wanted to really be the best mum in the world. she loved me more than anybody else could have in the world. but she didn't love herself. and she ended up dying because of that. don't go gentle, a film about idles, the fortune of eccentric bristolians who have as much sensitive as they do testosterone. it is intriguing juxtaposition that is apparent in their lyrics when you actually listen to them. director mark archer seems more interested in the characters than the process they are songwriting, using candid interviews with individual bandmembers. they won't be able to repeat any of that. you hear talk of love and loss

contrast with footage of them messing about on stage, play fighting and indulging in antics to crude to describe here. white privilege. perhaps it is this very contrast that has attracted such an ardent fan base of women and men. they are called the af gang and they share their feelings and secrets with each other as well as their idles fandom. it felt like i really belonged to something. while it is far from a perfect music doc, this is an entertaining and thought—provoking study of modern manhood in all its excess and fragility. it is in cinemas now. pads for lady boss, the jackie collins story. girls, when they leave for school, should be taught that in life they can do anything for them i really have a strong belief women can do anything. girls can do anything. that was her motto. girls can do anything.

women can do anything. as much as she said that that everybody else, she was consistently saying that to herself. initially best known as the younger sister of actress joan collins, jackie started pending racy novels in the 60s and became a hugely successful author in the 80s and beyond. i remember books like chances and lucky being passed around on the school bus and we didn't have to search too hard for the naughty bits. but this doc from laura ferry looks beyond the bunk busters, exploring jackie's childhood success with one fabulous secret weapon — joan collins herself. she said one day i'm going to write a book about all this. and i said i think that is a great idea. because you know, what hollywood is really about. the dynasty star offers up choice anecdotes about jackie's time in hollywood, where she took mental notes on the wild parties that would form the basis of novels like hollywood wives. excerpts from jackie's diaries paint a portrait of a complicated young woman who was in the shadow

of her beautiful sister. while joan speaks affectionately ofjackie, who sadly passed away in 2015, other interviews range from the glowing to the positively snide. archive tv footage shows jackie being beseiged by angry women while defending her position as a feminist who aim to liberate women with erotic fiction. men, as far as i can tell, had it all their own way. ultimately, lady boss is a star—studded fascinating and funny as you'd expect from a doc about jackie collins even if it's not quite as hilarious as that french and saunders sketch in the 90s. it is in cinemas now. thanks for watching the film review with me, anna smith. thanks for watching the film review with me, anna smith. mark kermode will be back next week. in the meantime, stay safe. are you a poet? i work in finance. there is i feel a certain poetry in numbers. gross. what did you say? i said gross.

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this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines at six: the labour leader, sir keir starmer, welcomes victory in the batley and spen by—election. kim ledbeater won byjust 323 votes. what a really important victory for batley and spen, of hope over division and decency over hatred. the case is to be dropped against two former soldiers facing murder charges from northern ireland's troubles, including from bloody sunday. angela merkel meets borisjohnson at chequers. they've discussed whether covid travel restrictions could be eased for britons visiting germany. translation: we think that, in the foreseeable future, _ those who have received double jabs will then, _