to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. hello, mark.rtist, which is the story of the making of the best worst movie ever.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?ivorjeff bowman. human flow, a very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. steve coogan and richard gere together at last! we can discuss that. stronger, i mean, people will remember so vividly the boston marathon bombing and this is very much about the aftermath. so jake gyllenhaal as jeff bowman, who was a young bostonian who was there at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and then having survived the bombing, then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed, mentally. and deal with the fact he'd suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight, which saw him in many ways as the embodiment of the boston strong mantra. here's a clip. when you're ready, scooch ahead before you stand up. yeah. 0k. ok, scooch ahead. up, hips back. chest up. chest up, chest up. good, good, ok? good. it's a little sore. it's like needles on my legs. you look awesome. good job, jeff. it looks amazing. keep going. i can't, i can't. i've got to sit

i'm mark kermode and we're here at the cinema museum in south london.

i'm mark kermode and we're here at the cinema museum in south london.e next half an hour, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2017. and what a year it's been. as always, the film year began with the oscar circus which back in february became the scene of one of the most astonishing debacles in awards history as la la land, which had already picked up gongs for best director, best cinematographer, best music, best original song, best production design, and best actress, for emma stone, was announced as the winner of the best picture award, only for that to be revealed as a mistake. i'm sorry, no, there's been a mistake. moonlight, you guys won best picture. in fact, the award went to moonlight. director barryjenkins‘s minor key masterpiece which also won best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor for mahershala ali. among the night's big hitters, manchester by the sea picked up the award for best original screenplay and best actor for casey affleck. meanwhile, viola davis won the supporting actress award for h

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. o, mark, what do we have this week? we have bill, which is a film about the boston bombing survivorjeff bowman —— stronger. human flow, and effective documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. we can discuss that. stronger, this is about the aftermath of the boston bombing. jake gyllenhaal as jeff aftermath of the boston bombing. jake gyllenhaal asjeff bowman, a young bostonian who was at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and then having survived the bombing then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed mentally, and deal with the fact that he had suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight which saw him in many ways as the body meant of the boston strong mantra. here is a clip. all right, when you're ready, scooch ahead before you stand up. ok, i'm going to straighten out like that. 0k. yeah. 0k, scooch ahead. up, hips back, hips back, chest out. chest up. 0k, chest up, chest up. good, good, 0k. you 0k? you are so tall! oh, my g

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?t the boston bombing survivor jeff bowman. human flow, a very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. steve coogan and richard gere together at last! we can discuss that. stronger, i mean, people will remember so vividly the boston marathon bombing and this is very much about the aftermath. so jake gyllenhaal as jeff bowman, who was a young bostonian who was there at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and then having survived the bombing, then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed, mentally. and deal with the fact he'd suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight, which saw him in many ways as the embodiment of the boston strong mantra.

taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?resting week. we have bingo: the king of the mornings, a film about the dark side of clowning. we have, of course, star wars: the lastjedi, you might have noticed that this is opening in cinemas! and the unseen, a low—key british chiller. bingo: the king of the mornings, this is a really curious looking one. very interesting film, submitted for the foreign—language 0scar although it has not made it through to the short list. it comes on like an episode of the chuckle brothers crossed with the last third of goodfellas. it is inspired by a real—life story of a kids' tv icon, this is a fictionalised version in which there is struggling actor who has made his name in soft—core sex films and manages to get a break as bingo, this clown on morning television. and realises that he may actually have found something for which he can become celebrated and famous. the downside is, he's not allowed to say who he is, he has to be completely anonymous, so he's caught between fame and anonymity. howev

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. , mark, what do we have this week? we have the disaster artist which is the story making of the best worst movie ever. happy end. and wonder, a very touching drama starring jacob tremblay. the disaster artist. even watching the trailer many times, you are sitting there like this. have you seen the room? you need to explain this. it is the dramatised retelling of the making of the room which tommy wise are made in 2003. it has spawned a whole cult following and they come along to enjoy the industry. he basically wrote and directed and starred and financed it. it is based on a book by the co—star in the room who is now played by james by the co—star in the room who is now played byjames franco's brother dave. essentially greg is a model and wannabe actor and you first meet him ina and wannabe actor and you first meet him in a theatre and he is doing a film and tommy takes one word from a streetcar named desire, stella! he is completely entranced. they are so uninhibited. how do you do it

to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. hello, mark.t have you been watching? very interesting, we have the disaster artist, which is the story of the making of the best worst movie ever. happy end, the new film by michael haneke. and wonder, a very touching drama starring jacob tremblay. the disaster artist. yes. even watching the trailer as many times as i have now, even the trailer, you're sitting there like this. have you seen the room? this is part of my question, you need to explain all this. basically it's the dramatised retelling of the making of the room which tommy wiseau made in 2003. it's a film that was so bad that it spawned a whole cult following, people go along to join in the screenings, much in sort of rocky horror show style. tommy wiseau basically wrote, directed and starred in it and financed it. now we have james franco who plays tommy in the film directing and producing this film based on a book by greg sesestro, who was a co—star in the room, who is now played by james franco's brother, dave. we're keeping up. yo

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. steve coogan and richard gere together at last. we can discuss that.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?e have stronger, which is a film about the boston bombing survivorjeff bowman. human flow, a very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. steve coogan and richard gere together at last. we can discuss that. stronger, i mean, people will remember so vividly the boston marathon bombing and this is very much about the aftermath. so jake gyllenhaal as a jeff bowman, who was a young bostonian who was there at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and having survived the bombing then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed, mentally. and deal with the fact he'd suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight, which saw him in many ways as the embodiment of the boston strong mantra. here's a clip. when you're ready, scooch ahead before you stand up. yeah. 0k. 0k, scooch ahead. up, hips back. chest up. chest up, chest up. good, good, 0k? good. it's a little sore. it's like needles on my legs. you look awesome. it looks amazing. kee

taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?ornings, a film about the dark side of clowning. we have, of course, star wars: the lastjedi, you might have noticed that this is opening in cinemas! and the unseen, a low—key british chiller. bingo: the king of the mornings, this is a really curious looking one. very interesting film, submitted for the foreign—language oscar although it has not made it through to the short list. it comes on like an episode of the chuckle brothers crossed with the last third of goodfellas. it is inspired by a real—life story of a kids' tv icon, this is a fictionalised version in which there is struggling actor who has made his name in soft—core sex films and manages to get a break as bingo, this clown on morning television. and realises that he may actually have found something for which he can become celebrated and famous. the downside is, he's not allowed to say who he is, he has to be completely anonymous, so he's caught between fame and anonymity. however, he wants to stretch his wings and see what

find out what me and mark kermode think about them in the film review., and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the deputy political editor of the independent, rob merrick, and the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes. tomorrow's front pages, starting with this. thank you for coming in in and thank you for staying for the second review. that is ok to do. a number of tomorrow's front pages look ahead to the prime minister's meeting with the president of the european commission in brussels tomorrow. the times reports claims that the uk and the european union are "90%" there on a deal that would open the door for transition and trade talks on brexit this month. the independent reports on fears from meps that the future rights of eu citizens in the uk and britons in the eu are being forgotten as a deal gets closer. the express says theresa may faces a backbench revolt if she gives more concessions to the eu. the financial times says the prime minister is set for a momentous day in brussels. it also reports

taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark?ilm about the dark side of clowning. we have, of course, star wars: the lastjedi, you might have noticed that this is opening in cinemas! and the unseen, a low—key british chiller. bingo: the king of the mornings, this is a really curious looking one. very interesting film, submitted for the foreign—language 0scar although it has not made it through to the short list. it comes on like an episode of the chuckle brothers crossed with the last third of goodfellas. it is inspired by a real—life story of a kids' tv icon, this is a fictionalised version in which there is struggling actor who has made his name in soft—core sex films and manages to get a break as bingo, this clown on morning television. and realises that he may actually have found something for which he can become celebrated and famous. the downside is, he's not allowed to say who he is, he has to be completely anonymous, so he's caught between fame and anonymity. however, he wants to stretch his wings and see what he can do w

to take us through this week's cinema releases as ever is mark kermode.orst movie ever. happy end, the new film by michael hanneke. and wonder, a very touching drama starring jacob tremblay. the disaster artist. even watching the trailer many times, you are sitting there like this. have you seen the room? you need to explain this. it is the dramatised retelling of the making of the room which tommy wiser made in 2003. it has spawned a whole cult following and they come along to enjoy the industry. he basically wrote and directed and starred and financed it. it is based on a book by the co—star in the room who is now played by james franco's brother dave. essentially greg is a model and wannabe actor and you first meet him in a theatre and he is doing a film and tommy takes one word from a streetcar named desire, stella! greg is completely entranced. you are so uninhibited. how do you do it? hejust believes in himself. together they go to los angeles and decide they will make it and become stars but hollywood rejects them and so tommy who appears to have n

i'm mark kermode and we're here at the cinema museum in south london.k cinemas in 2017. and what a year it's been. as always, the film year began with the oscar circus which back in february became the scene of one of the most astonishing debacles in awards history as la la land, which had already picked up gongs for best director, best cinematographer, best music, best original song, best production design, and best actress, for emma stone, was announced as the winner of the best picture award, only for that to be revealed as a mistake. i'm sorry, no, there's been a mistake. moonlight, you guys won best picture. in fact, the award went to moonlight. director barryjenkins‘s minor key masterpiece which also won best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor for mahershala ali. among the night's big hitters, manchester by the sea picked up the award for best original screenplay and best actor for casey affleck. meanwhile, viola davis won the supporting actress award for her role in the fences. an adaptation of august wilson's stage play directed by lea

but first it's time for the film review, with mark kermode and jane hill.eleases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark? we have stronger, which is a film about the boston bombing survivor jeff bowman. human flow, a very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner. steve coogan and richard gere together at last. we can discuss that. stronger, i mean, people will remember so vividly the boston marathon bombing and this is very much about the aftermath. so jake gyllenhaal as a jeff bowman, who was a young bostonian who was there at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and having survived the bombing then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed, mentally. and deal with the fact he'd suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight, which saw him in many ways as the embodiment of the boston strong mantra. here's a clip. when you're ready, scooch ahead before you stand up. yeah. 0k. 0k, scooch ahead. up, hips back. chest up. chest up, chest up. good, good, 0k? good. it's a little sore. it's li

and coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017's big film releases, including the sequel to blade runnerat's the year in film in half an hour. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. we're getting reports that four british nationals are among six people who died when their sea plane crashed into a river in australia. the plane went down in the hawkesbury river near cowan, which is around 31 miles north of sydney. the single—engine aircraft belonged to the well—known tourism company "sydney seaplanes". police say it was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour. the bodies of five passengers and the pilot have been recovered from the wreckage. unconfirmed reports say an 11—year—old boy is among those killed. 0fficers officers say they don't yet know why the plane went down. for reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane had hit the water, and it has subsequently sunk. it is sitting in approximately 13 metres of water. at the time of the collision, the plane had a pilot and five passengers on board. i can confirm the six people on the plane are deceas

what did mark kermode think? find out as he talks us through the top releases in the film review.ood evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening. south africa's president, jacob zuma, says the future of the governing anc party is under threat. at a conference to choose a new leader, he said voters believed it was arrogant and soft on corruption. mr zuma himself has faced allegations of fraud and racketeering. his successor is widely expected to become the next president in 2019. our africa editor, fergal keane reports from johannesburg. not since the anc came to power 23 years ago has so much depended on the votes of its party members. an organisation that held together through more than eight decades of white rule is now bitterly divided. they sing the same song but support very different visions. this conference isn'tjust about the future of a liberation movement, a political party. it's about the future of this country. will the anc elect a new leader who has promised to sweep away corruption? the anc has always been good at shows of unity, like the clasped hands of the two c

and coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017's big film releases — including the sequel to blade runnerhe year in film in half an hour. the beatles drummer ringo starr and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. the ex—deputy prime minister, nick clegg, is also knighted, and the former ballerina turned strictly come dancing judge, darcy bussell, becomes a dame. this report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. # twist and shout! # twist and shout. more than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab four‘s drummer has been honoured with a knighthood... # what would you do if i sang... ..recognising ringo starr's half—a—century—long contribution to music. # i get by with a little help from my friends. # tragedy! former bee gee barry gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be made sir barry. # with no—one to love you, you're going nowhere. war horse author and one—time children's laureate michael morpurgo, who too has been made a knight, hopes his award highlights the importance of literature for young

mark kermode looks back at 2017's big releases — including the sequel to blade runner.ar in film, in half an hour. it's five o'clock. our main story: the foreign secretary borisjohnson has acknowledged there are ‘serious difficulties‘ in the relationship between russia and the uk — he's on the first visit to moscow by a british foreign secretary for more than five years. in a tense press conference, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov rejected suggestions that russia had behaved aggressively towards the uk, but agreed that relations are at a "very low level". our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. paying his respects at the war memorial. it was a reminder when they joined forces against memorial. it was a reminder when theyjoined forces against a similar threat. but boris came here to talk tough with the country he now describes as hostile. the first handshake looked warm enough but borisjohnson handshake looked warm enough but boris johnson brought a handshake looked warm enough but borisjohnson brought a warning that russia should stop what he called

mark kermode looks back at 2017's big film releases, including the sequel to blade runner. that's the year in film, in half an hour. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the queen will pay tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her christmas day broadcast later today for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks. this morning, she attended the traditional christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk, along with other members of the royal family — including prince harry and his fiancee, meghan markle. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. the christmas morning stroll to church. and already the newcomer seems very much at home. meghan markle, arm—in—arm with prince harry, accepting the good wishes of the crowd with a wave. normally, fiancees don't get an invitation to join the royal family at christmas. but with meghan‘s family in the united states, the queen made an exception. and there she was, accepted into the family already. in her christmas broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace a few days ago, the queen will pay t

and, mark kermode looks back at 2017's big film releases including the sequel to blade runner in theear in film. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. daniela relph reports. laura plummer‘s family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. but today the 33—year—old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three—year sentence injail in egypt. her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. in her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pa

and, stronger is a new film about the aftermath of the boston marathon bombings — we'll hear mark kermode'ss about this, and the rest of the week's top overnight are being scrutinised at hemefianéfabzeaeb the deal will allow the negotiations to move to the next crucial stage on trade and transition. sean claude young, commission, sean claude young, to ina great g? fl; elf of eu l if." "' citizens‘ rights and t ;25% t égé% 2 eu and that other a madman consider a” if —:i: overjuice and pastries the two sides agreed a 15 page list of promises. david davis‘ face, proof that it‘s taken an exhausting series of talks to get the eu to say this. the commission has just formally decided to recommend to the european council that sufficient progress has now been made on the terms of the divorce. what is the biggest compromise the other side has made to get you to this point today? this was a question of coming together and working together for a report and working together for a report and agreement in the best interests of all sides. here's what those negotiators have actually negotiated. to guarantee

to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, mark kermode. hello, mark.eresting, we have the disaster artist, which is the story of the making of the best worst movie ever. happy end, the new film by michael haneke. and wonder, a very touching drama starring jacob tremblay. the disaster artist. yes. even watching the trailer as many times as i have now, even the trailer, you're sitting there like this. have you seen the room? this is part of my question, you need to explain all this. basically it's the dramatised retelling of the making of the room which tommy wiseau made in 2003. it's a film that was so bad that it spawned a whole cult following, people go along to join in the screenings, much in sort of rocky horror show style. tommy wiseau basically wrote, directed and starred in it and financed it. now we have james franco who plays tommy in the film directing and producing this film based on a book by greg sesestro, who was a co—star in the room, who is now played by james franco's brother, dave. we're keeping up. you're keeping up so far? we're keep

now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sortingckers from the turkeys, in review 2017: the year in film. as always, the film year began with the oscar circus which back