now on bbc news, anna smith presents the film review.nd welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. my first choice is an ambitious rock opera which divided audiences at this year's cannes film festival. chattering. how did the show go? i killed them. destroyed them. murdered them. good boy. and yourgig? i...i saved them. one, two, three, four. i'm still slightly reeling from annette, the long and complicated story of a famous comedian called henry, played by adam driver, and his opera singer wife, anne, played by marion cotillard. the title refers to the child they have together. but to say much more about her would be a spoiler. let's just say that things get very surreal after these two have a kid and hit a rocky patch. this is directed with bold visual flare by holy motors helmer, leos carax. and is scripted by the band, sparks, who were recently the subject of edgar wright's documentary. ron and russell mael bring a recognisably quirky humour to the score, and there

now on bbc news, anna smith presents the film review.

hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith.

hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith.ourgig? i saved them. one, two, three, four. i'm still slightly reeling from annette, the long and complicated story of a famous comedian called henry, played by adam driver, and his opera singer wife, anne, played by marion cotillard. the title refers to the child they have together. but to say much more about her would be a spoiler. let's just say that things get very surreal after these two have a kid and hit a rocky patch. this is directed with bold visual flare by holy motors helmer, leos carax. and is scripted by the band, sparks, who were recently the subject of edgar wright's documentary. ron and russell mael bring a recognisably quirky humour to the score, and there are moments of intentional hilarity, as driver and cotillard sing in unusual places, including in bed. but the story structure feels haphazard, and the characters are hard to access. i also think this could've used the input of a real standup comedian, even though henry's meant to be losing his touch, his standup s

hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith.. the title refers to the child they have together. but to say much more about her would be a spoiler. let's just say that things get very surreal after these two have a kid and hit a rocky patch. this is directed with bold visual flare by holy motors helmer, leos carax. and is scripted by the band, sparks, who were recently the subject of edgar wright's documentary. ron and russell mael bring a recognisably quirky humour to the score, and there are moments of intentional hilarity, as driver and cotillard sing in unusual places, including in bed. but the story structure feels haphazard, and the characters are hard to access. i also think this could've used the input of a real standup comedian, even though henry's meant to be losing his touch, his standup scenes seem unfunny and unrealistic. still, realism is not the goal with this film, and there are high points — for one thing, i enjoyed the performance from simon helberg, after his similar turn as an accomplice in florence fosterjenk

let's speak to the film critic anna smith. is it too late, the bond film?ma in a time. a large age range of people and james bond is what people want to see on the screen and share with the crowd. they want to laugh and gasp. i think it has a lot of power. isn’t they want to laugh and gasp. i think it has a lot of power.— it has a lot of power. isn't it also art of it has a lot of power. isn't it also part of the _ it has a lot of power. isn't it also part of the problem _ it has a lot of power. isn't it also part of the problem that - it has a lot of power. isn't it also part of the problem that there i it has a lot of power. isn't it also part of the problem that there isj it has a lot of power. isn't it also i part of the problem that there is an over reliance on these blockbusters to the detriment of smaller films in a greater range? is a to the detriment of smaller films in a greater range?— a greater range? is a critic i feel sad peeple _ a greater range? is a critic i feel sad people wait _ a greater range? is a critic i feel sad people wait for _ a

we are joined now by the film critic anna smith. is it any good? very good indeed.it's one of your quibble is that it is long? it is at least - is that it is long? it is at least three hours. it is that it is long? it is at least three hours-— is that it is long? it is at least three hours. , ., , ., three hours. it is too long but i do not inkthat— three hours. it is too long but i do not ink that will— three hours. it is too long but i do not ink that will put _ three hours. it is too long but i do not ink that will put people - three hours. it is too long but i do not ink that will put people off - not ink that will put people off seeing it because it is something you should see on the big screen and it delivers on that front.— it delivers on that front. some critics have — it delivers on that front. some critics have said _ it delivers on that front. some critics have said it _ it delivers on that front. some critics have said it is _ it delivers on that front. some critics have said it is daniel. critics have said it is daniel craig's best performance as james

anna: m&a and asset sales in focus in london, with smiths group lining up the sale as part of its businessthis is a deal that has been going for quite some time. he had done a previous bill. they got a better one in this morning. it is interesting to know that the previous deal, analysts were a little down on it in terms of the evaluation, so this is likely to be taken well. anna: sam, thanks very much. we should probably keep our eye out for inflation, mark. we've got data coming out in the u.s. later, jobs and facebook the focus has been very much on inflation, and that builds to ppi numbers later this week. mark: a viewer wrote in whether that was the big focus point of the week. actually, it is not. i think people have not been paying too much attention to it, but they should be. look at this chart, core ppi going back the last 10 years. have seen an incredible rise and we are expecting the number to come in higher again at the core ppi level. whether you think this passes through to the consumer or not, it squeezes two companies. if we are not going to get sustained inflation, that is