coming up next, the film review. the latest on the ongoing situation in myanmar. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. the most mainstream release this week is the dig, a bittersweet real life drama about the unearthing of the sutton hoo treasures on the the eve of world war ii. what are they? do you hazard a guess? burials, men, i'd expect. we are standing in somebody's graveyard i reckon. —— burial mounds. viking. maybe older. apparently local girls used to lie down on them in the hope of falling pregnant. i've heard plenty of legends. is that why you want to dig, mrs pretty? details of buried treasure? ralph fiennes stars as basil brown, the self—taught archaeologist who wears his immense learning lightly and who is enlisted by carey mulligan�*s wealthy widow, edith pretty, to excavate the imposing burial mounds on her property. "my interest in archaeology began like yours," edith tells the initially scep

hello, and welcome to the film review it with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's home viewing releases. by the time wonder woman 1984 came out in mid—december, only a fraction of eu cinemas were actually open. but i have good news. everyone will be able to watch it at home from wednesday. the sequel from pattyjenkins begins with a flashback to the utopian world of thymiscira, before jumping into the 1980s. diana prince, played by gal gadot, is now living in washington, dc. she's leading a double life, working for the smithsonian and occasionally leaping into superhero mode to thwart robbers and joyriders and the like. she then meets a more complex foe in would—be oil baron max lord, who's played by the mandalorian‘s pedro pascal. i take what i want in return. in terms of tone, this feels deliciously 1980s. there are shades of everything from ghostbusters to back to the future to big. there's also an air of vintage dc films like superman and batman returns. i'm ready to go. i think we can do better. political and

now on bbc news, the film review with mark kermode., and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that whilst cinemas may be closed due to lockdown, there's still plenty of new movies to be watched in the comfort and safety of your own home. in the 2014 film 99 homes, writer—director ramin bahrani focused on a single father who'd been evicted from his florida home by an unscrupulous businessman to dramatise the wider economic recession that had sent shockwaves around the world. now in his latest film, the white tiger, adapted from aravind adiga's 2008 man booker prize—winning novel, bahrani investigates a culture of servitude and inequality in modern india as seen through the eyes of a low caste villager who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur by making himself indispensable to the rich masters for whom he works. do you know what the internet is? no, sir. but i could drive to the market right now, sir, and get as many as you want. no, it's ok. thank you. do you have facebook? yes, sir, books, i always ha

now on bbc news, mark kermode brings you the film review.the film review with me mark kermode. and despite the fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experience and enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. this week's most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film—maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 in a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. "what am i supposed to believe in if not communism", asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially a

now, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode.he fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experience and enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. this week's most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film—maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 in a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. "what am i supposed to believe in if not communism?" asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a

now on bbc news, the film review is in ten minutes time, but first it's click.welcome to click! hope you're well. hope you're coping ok with the not going out, the not seeing people, the home—schooling and that long wait for the vaccine. there's a heck of a lot going on at the moment, isn't there? lara, looks like you've been keeping busy. you've been decorating — look! i have! i hope you like them! i've got to keep myself busy in lockdown. absolutely! no, they look lovely! thank you! i tell you, it's the most exciting thing to happen in the lewington household for months! now, of course, we are being encouraged to stay at home as much as possible, except in particular circumstances — and that includes if you need medical attention. that said, at the moment in the uk, most gp appointments are happening remotely, so that may be by telephone or online. but, of course, there are some examinations that really need to take place in person, so i've been looking at some of the technology that aims to be able to help you do them yourself. health—tracking devices are not

in a few minutes, it'll be time for the film review. but first, here's click. hey, welcome.u are you doing 0k and wow, what a momentous week in world politics this has been. whether or not you're in the united states, what's happened there will affect us all. i, joseph robinette bidenjr, do solemnly swear... lara lewington: joe biden's become the 46th president. of the united states. lots about the last few weeks has broken with convention and almost broken democracy in the process. it reminded everyone just how fragile democratic systems are, even at the heart of the free world. and at the grand finale of this election, the spotlight is now firmly on big tech and their practices, having shown the world the havoc, the mistruths and conspiracy theories that fake news can bring. let's begin to listen to one another again, show respect to one another. and we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured. applause. as president biden takes office, many, including the tech giants themselves, know that change is inevitable. but how much an

now, it's time for the film review.own, there's still plenty of new movies to be watched in the comfort and safety of your own home. in the 2014 film 99 homes, writer—director ramin bahrani focused on a single father who'd been evicted from his florida home by an unscrupulous businessman to dramatise the wider economic recession that had sent shockwaves around the world. now in his latest film, the white tiger, adapted from aravind adiga's 2008 man booker prize—winning novel, bahrani investigates a culture of servitude and inequality in modern india as seen through the eyes of a low caste villager who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur by making himself indispensable to the rich masters for whom he works. do you know what the internet is? no, sir. but i could drive to the market right now, sir, and get as many as you want. no, it's ok. thank you. do you have facebook? yes, sir, books, i always have books, sir. yeah, i heard you can read. have you ever seen a computer? yes, sir. actually we have many of them in

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thanks for watching the film review. stay safe and i will see you next week. doubts, man.rofound but... i get it, bruh, you're a guy in a relationship. hello. we're in for a cold weekend. there is some sunshine in the forecast but also more rain, sleet and snow. now, this time, the sleet and the snow should mostly fall across the hills. and at the moment, there's a battle between cold air coming in from the north and the milder air trying to spread in from the south. and this is also where we have a weather front, and that weather front will bring the rain, sleet and the snow on saturday. in fact, we've got a couple of weather fronts heading our way. this is just the first one which is moving across the uk as i speak. so, early in the morning, it's very mild in the south—west of the country, so certainly no snow here. the further north you go, the temperatures do dip away, so some sleet and snow across the welsh hills. and then north of that, early on saturday morning, with the clear skies across the far north of england and scotland, there's a sharp frost. so, that sharp

thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week. just one more.llo there. we are staying firmly in the cold air mass this weekend. so, it means we'll continue to see very cold nights, widespread frost, some ice. but by day, there should be quite a bit of sunshine around. however, there is some snow in the forecast on sunday across southern britain and this could lead to some disruption. stay tuned to the forecast. more on that in just a moment. for saturday we have low pressure to the north, that brings a run of north—westerly winds and feeding in lots of wintry showers. quite breezy across the north—west and less further south. we start off with some showers from the word go across the north—west, a risk of ice, some early mist and fog clearing from the south and then we'll continue with the showers in western scotland, north—west england, running through the cheshire gap into the midlands, perhaps running into parts of east anglia and the south—east where it will also be cloudier. it will stay brighter with sunshine for the north—east and south—

thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week.ome back later? just one more. is that good? no, it's not good. hello there. the snow will clear into tonight and a widespread frost and ice unite to come and start to monday. some of the higher snow totals have been in the higher snow totals have been in the middle in the area snow move again for seven england weldon another the island but it stalled here into the midlands and parts of east anglia. this is where has been for the longest. it will clear way southwards and wants the met office everyone for the snow in the midlands expires this evening it will turn very icy in the last of the snow clearing the far southeast into the early hours this winter shower in northern scotland will pep up shower in northern scotland will pep up as the night goes on so a nice risk here as well. plus two in stornaway, —7 could be yours for the snow is deep us. monday begins. with all of the ice around, treacherous conditions, road pavements, if you have to be out in the morning, for many of us it wil

thank you for watching the film review, with me, anna smith. mark kermode will be back next week.e of the snow today has been pretty disruptive especially for north yorkshire. but the snow in the slick will be easing overnight. many places will be clear in temperatures dropping very cold. we will see freezing fog developing across southern britain. this is the legacy of the sleet and snow would sweep out across northern england and wales to the day. eventually clearing away. many places turning drier and when the far northwest of scotland. that is cold here as it will be elsewhere. the hard frost and places, —ii —12 across central and places, —ii —12 across central and eastern parts of the uk. we start saturday on a cold frosty no. bright and plenty of sunshine and some freezing fog across southern areas. it could lift into patchy cloud. most places things dry, the weather front pushing at the weather in scotland and a strength anyone bringing our bricks or rain and a little bit of snow over the high ground. temperatures lifting a little bit but a cold day to come for most areas.

thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week.back later? just one more. is that good? no, it's not good. hello. monday will start with widespread frost and ice after a wintry weekend which, of course, brought some significant snow in places. it won't be the last covid—secure snowman we see sent in to us this winter and, hopefully, sunday's weather did bring a bit of fun at least. but of course, more people have to be out in the morning, and so that does mean some difficult conditions on untreated roads because it will be icy in places with that widespread frost. after further wintry showers overnight and into the morning across parts of scotland, rain and sleet on the coasts, some snow inland and into the hills. maybe the odd shower into northern ireland and northern england but, actually, monday is one of the better weather days of the week. most places will be dry, variable cloud, decent amount of sunshine and it will feel a bit less cold than it did over the weekend. into monday night, still some showers, wintry in nature, par

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hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode — reminding you that whilst cinemas may belous businessman to dramatise the wider economic recession that had sent shockwaves around the world. now in his latest film, the white tiger, adapted from aravind adiga's 2008 man booker prize—winning novel, bahrani investigates a culture of servitude and inequality in modern india as seen through the eyes of a low caste villager who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur by making himself indispensable to the rich masters for whom he works. do you know what the internet is? no, sir. but i could drive to the market right now, sir, and get as many as you want.

up at 19.30 — mark kermode takes a look at the newest releases — in this week's edition of the film review. the airline industry says it need urgent financial support from the government if it is to survive another long period of travel curbs. the calls come after the government announced tougher restrictions on arrivals which it's insisting will protect the public from new variants of covid—19. from monday, all visitors arriving in the uk will have to quarantine. here's our business correspondent katie austin. we are being told to stay home now but last summer the travel corridor system help some holidays happen. now new virus variants are emerging in that system is being suspended. it affects jeff who is working in bahrain. he is due to fly to britain in early february when his contract ends. if they cancel that, basically we will be living in a hotel here until such time we can get a flight home. the halt to travel corridors is the latest restriction to be introduced. it means from monday, people arriving into the uk from anywhere must quarantine for ten days, or they can take a covid t

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(pres)now on bbc news the film review with mark kermode. now on bbc news it is time for click. biden's become the 46th president. of the united states. lots about the last few weeks has broken with convention and almost broken democracy in the process. it reminded everyone just how fragile democratic systems are, even at the heart of the free world. and at the grand finale of this election, the spotlight is now firmly on big tech and their practices, having shown the world the havoc, the mistruths and conspiracy theories that fake news can bring. let's begin to listen to one another again, show respect to one another. and we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured. applause. as president biden takes office, many, including the tech giants themselves, know that change is inevitable. but how much and what that change is going to be is still unclear. james clayton has been investigating what may be in store for them in the era of biden. here's a striking thing about many who broke into the capitol hill complex. take it back! ! let's

hello and welcome to the film review it with me, anna smith. ne will be able to watch it at home from wednesday. this sequel from pattyjenkins begins with a flashback to the utopian world of thymiscira, before jumping into the 1980s. diana prince, played by gal gadot, is now living in washington, dc. she is leading a double life, working for the smithsonian and occasionally leaping into superhero mode to thwart robbers and joyriders and the like. she then meets a more complexed foe in would be oil baron max lord, who's played by the mandalorian's pedro pascal. i take what i want in return. in terms of tone, this feels deliciously 1980s. there are shades of everything from ghostbusters to back to the future to big. there's also an air of vintage dc films like superman and batman returns. i'm ready to go. i think we can do better. political and feminist messages are here if you choose to look for them, which i certainly do, but the tone is a little lighter than the first film. we won't be doing that today. bridesmaids star kristin wiig is a stando

now on breakfast, it's the film review.e heard plenty of legends. is that why you want to dig, mrs pretty? details of buried treasure? ralph fiennes stars as basil brown, the self—taught archaeologist who wears his immense learning lightly and who is enlisted by carey mulligan's wealthy widow, edith pretty, to excavate the imposing burial mounds on her property. "my interest in archaeology began like yours," edith tells the initially sceptical basil, "when i was scarcely old enough to hold a trowel." and so begins an unlikely friendship between two very different people, both of whom believe the past speaks. the line thatjoins them to their forebears, isn't that what you all say? something like that. adapted by screenwriter at moira buffini from the historical novel byjohn preston, the dig is an extremely likeable fare, beautifully lensed by cinematographer mike eley, who captures the lonely landscape and the darkening skies of the drama. would you have dinner with me? yes. fiennes and mulligan are perfectly cast in the lea

thank you, now it is time for this week's film review.y making himself indispensable to the rich masters for whom he works. do you know what the internet is? no, sir. but i could drive to the market right now, sir, and get as many as you want. no, it's ok. thank you. do you have facebook? yes, sir, books, i always have books, sir. yeah, i heard you can read. have you ever seen a computer? yes, sir. actually we have many of them in the village, with the codes. very advanced to use computers. i could tell from their faces i had made a mistake. actor—musician adarsh gourav is terrific as balram, the narrator who hitches his fortunes to rajkummar rao's ashok, a young gun recently returned from america with his bride pinky, played by priyanka chopra. you are the new india, balram. i am the new india, sir. having been raised to serve, balram does everything he can for his master, including taking the rap for a drunken accident in which he played no part. but when his dedication is thrown back in his face, balram resolves to become like the fame

now it's time for the film review with mark kermode.ich the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier. presenting its bleakly crisp black and white images in a retro four by three frame. the result is an affecting recreation of a terrifying historical event that at times recalls the impact of the infamous odessa steps scene from battleship potemkin. conjuring an utterly convincing world in which the stillness of the cameras merely amplifies the sense of growing chaos. yet despite the true grit of its historical setting, it's the personal story of lyuda's journey that gives dear comrades such an emotional punch, with vysotskaya perfectly embodying a character who sl

film. hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film.'m mark kermode, and over the next 30 minutes, i'll be rounding up the highs and lows of what's proved a challenging but also surprisingly creative year for cinema. 2020 seemed to start so well with the uk release injanuary of the personal history of david copperfield. armand iannucci's superb reimagining of dickens‘ classic which brought 21st century colour—blind casting to this 19th—century tale with genuinely timeless results. your mama is ill. how ill is she? very ill. dangerously ill. she's dead. dev patel seemed to be channeling the pathos of chaplin as he led a thrillingly diverse cast through this wonderfully comedic, absurdist and hugely entertaining adaptation. 0h, donkeys! this is a donkey—free zone! remarkable woman. very kind. in early february came the oscars, where south korean maverick bong joon—ho made history when his genre—crossing gem parasite not only picked up the award for best international feature, but also beat sam mendes‘s bafta and golden globe—winner 1917 t

hello and welcome to the film review with me mark kermode. a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. "what am i supposed to believe in if not communism", asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier. presenting its bleakly crisp black and white images in a retro four by three frame. the result is an affecting recreation of a terrifying historical event that at times recalls the impact of the infam

. >> good morning and i want to say first, that i appreciate the film makers collective review of biden'shistory, i am a 60 -year-old man that i quite vividly recall when president-elect biden consorted with known segregationists. and when he stood up for the crime bill that incarcerated numerous black men. and what he did. and for me, he is a person that gets it. in thehe sense of and understand this and he's made mistakes but is not too big to say that i was wrong. some encouraged with that. and you mentioned on president or vice president elect kamala harris challenged, on the podium during the debate. i was glad to see that. i'm aua graduate of howard university. and is happy to see that she challenged him, did not back down and then he stood there and he took it. so my point is this. i commend you on your documentary. i'm going to watch it tonight but i am also have enough faith the president-elect biden gets it. he gets it from the people that stormed the capital. he may not agree with what they did but i believe he understands their angst. i also believe he understands the workings

film. in other words, it would give movie reviewers something to say about this film and how it differs and that films shouldn't need a romans. >> mm-hmm. thank you. hi. >> hi. >> i was wondering what precedent, if anything, you think this case set for law enforcement officials and court officials handling similar cases in the near future? >> yeah, i struggled with this one because i think that it doesn't -- it doesn't do much in the doctrinal sense because it was -- because it was so out of the ordinary, you know, so that -- it's hard to imagine the rules, for example, on evidence in the case, two significant rules that favored the defense where the exclusion of the attention to buy poison. the jury never heard about her attempt to buy poison happened the jury never god to jer her inquest testimony which was lizzie borden's only testimony under oath. both of those rules were criticized with being cite inconsistent with current evidence law, even if you could argue them on both sides. it seems pretty clear the fact that lizzie borden was not just a woman but a particular kind of woman had a

the film is earning rave reviews and there is talk that it could even be nominated for an oscar.t would make her the first woman of color to be nominated for a best director oscar. regina king is live on gma talking about her directorial debut and what made her start is is a cing at 7:00 er career. right here on abc 7. look how everybody, the lighting, just, everybody. >> i don't want to put too much pressure on her. because she would be the first person to be nominated for a best director after already winning a best actor category. so -- but, again, regina, not trying to put too much pressure on you, i've been watching you since southland, such a good show. did you watch that? >> i didn't watch that. >> it was good. so i'm just really rooting for her. i don't know who she is going to be up against. >> let's just claim it for her. >> it is done. regina, come on "midday live". coming up next, seven things you need to know today. >> abc 7 launched a new streaming app. wherever you are, you can get our live newscast, our breaking news, weather and more with our new abc 7 bay area a

film industry. hello and welcome to this special review of 2020 edition of talking movies. i'm tom brook.on't have to tell you that 2020 was an extremely difficult year. a worldwide pandemic, economic meltdowns and, here in the united states, an extremely vitriolic presidential election campaign. obviously the movie industry was affected. amid all the mayhem, it was easy to lose sight of the fact that some excellent cinema did emerge during the year. instead of giving you our customary list of the top ten films of the year, we asked movie critics and movie journalists around the world to tell us what was for them the best film of the year. so i'm going to kick things off and tell you that for me, the best movie of the year was a documentary that revolved around a very beautiful pig. gunda is a great observational documentary. set on a farmyard for much of its 90 minutes, the camera is trained mostly on gunda, a pig, and her many piglets. it's a film that manages to show animals as they really are, not with any imposed human—created personality. their beauty is breathtaking, as is the calm