coming up next is the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very exciting week, we have ready player one, steven spielberg adventure. we have stop motion from wes anderson in isle of dogs, not that one! and journeyman, a paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg, what did you make of it. i haven't read the book, but the setup is that real life in the future is squalid and people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big and accrue things. but if they get killed in the game they will lose everything. there are easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. our hero, his avatar, in the game, is looking for the keys that will get him to the easter egg and give him the domain of the game. however ben mendelsohn‘s slimy businessman is also trying to get those keys so you have the interplay between the avatar world, the unreal world, and the real world. and it works s

now on bbc news it's time for the film review with mark kermode and jane hill.come to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching? we have red sparrow, the new film starring jennifer lawrence. we have a fantastic woman, which is chile's oscar entry for the foreign language film academy award. and game night. is it a game or is it real? red sparrow. red sparrow is very interesting. it's based on a book by a former cia operative, jason matthews. jennifer lawrence is a russian ballerina who is violently recruited to become a sparrow, an undercover intelligence agent. she is taught how to seduce her prey. she is sent to budapest on the trail of an american, played by joel edgerton, who she meets, and we know she has to win his confidence. it seems early on they both understand what the other is. here is a clip. dominika. you know my name? you told me. you stole my id from the pool. that would be illegal. were you just looking for me? i would know where to find you if i was. did you want me to know

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week?eek, we have a psychological thriller starring claire foy by steven soderbergh, unsane. wrinkle in time, the big budget adaptation of a much—loved book by ava duvernay. and pacific rim: uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket? the new film by steven soderbergh, claire foy will be very much in the shadow of an old sam fuller film, called shock corridor, an interesting, trashy, exploitation film. claire foy is a businesswoman whose life has fallen apart because she has endured a stalker, and basically, as a result of this, she has had to move towns, keep her identity quiet, keep her phone number secret. she has lived a very difficult life as a result of this stalker‘s attentions and unsurprisingly she suffers from anxiety and depression. she goes to see her doctor, during the course of the conversation, she happens to mention in passing that she has thought about suicide but she mentions it literally as an aside. the next thing, she is signing a piec

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. 50, mark, what do we have this week? a very exciting week. we have ready player one, 3 steven spielberg adventure. stop motion from wes anderson in isle of dogs. not that isle of dogs! and journeyman, a paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg — what did you make of it? i went into it, i have not read the book, didn't know much about it, it is 2025, real life is squalid and people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big computer game called the oasis where they can get possessions and accrue things. but if they get killed in the game, they will lose everything. easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. our hero, his avatar, in the game, is looking for the keys that will give him the domain of the game. however, ben mendelsohn's slimy businessman is also trying to get those keys, so you have the interplay between the avatar world, the unreal world, and the real world. it works surprisingly well. here's a clip

and taking us through this week's cinema releases is, who else, but mark kermode. y mixed bag — we have gringo, which is a kind of caper movie starring david 0yelowo. we have you were never really here, which is the new film

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week?hat have you been watching? interesting week, we have a psychological thriller starring claire foy by steven soderbergh, unsane. wrinkle in time, the big budget adaptation of a much—loved book by ava duvernay. and pacific rim: uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket? the new film by steven soderbergh, claire foy will be very much in the shadow of an old sam fuller film, called shock corridor, an interesting, trashy, exploitation film. claire foy is a businesswoman whose life has fallen apart because she has endured a stalker, and basically, as a result of this, she has had to move towns, keep her identity quiet, keep her phone number secret. she has lived a very difficult life as a result of this stalker‘s attentions and unsurprisingly she suffers from anxiety and depression. she goes to see her doctor, during the course of the conversation, she happens to mention in passing that she has thought about suicide but she mentions it literally as an asi

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. ne, a steven spielberg adventure. stop motion from wes anderson in isle of dogs. not that isle of dogs! and journeyman, a paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg — what did you make of it? i went into it, i have not read the book, didn't know much about it, it is 2025, real life is squalid and people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big computer game called the oasis where they can get possessions and accrue things. but if they get killed in the game, they will lose everything. easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. our hero, his avatar, in the game, is looking for the keys that

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week?week, we have a psychological thriller starring claire foy by steven soderbergh, unsane. wrinkle in time, the big budget adaptation of a much—loved book by ava duvernay. and pacific rim: uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket?

and taking us through this week's cinema releases is, who else, but mark kermode. so mark, what have you got for us this week? very mixed bag — we have gringo, which is a kind of caper movie starring david oyelowo. we have you were never really here, which is the new film by lynne ramsay, whose work i love. and mom and dad, a sort of satirical horror film starring nic cage. ok, so let's kick off with gringo. this is about a businessman who becomes a kind of wanted criminal? yeah, so the story is, david oyelowo is a sort of fairly hapless character working for a drug company. and he ends up faking his own kidnapping in mexico, because he discovers essentially that he's going to lose his job, it looks like he's going to lose his wife, he hasn't got anything else to lose, so he fakes his own kidnapping. it starts off with him going on the trip to mexico, with joel edgerton and charlize theron, both of whom are chewing the scenery as his evil superiors. here's a clip. there it is again. what is that smell? barbecue — ialways bring it for angel. angel, buenos dias. there

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have?n§3>5 fifiiii‘fi'siiit with we have the fantastic woman which is up for best foreign film language at the oscars and game night. red sparrow. it is interesting. it is based op a book bya interesting. it is based op a book by a former cia operative. jennifer lawrence is is a russian ballerina who is violently recruited to become a sparrow, an who is violently recruited to become a sparrow, an understood cover intelligence agent. she is taught how to seduce her prey. she meets joel edgerton and we know she has to win her confidence. it seems they both understand what the other is. here is a clip. dominika. you know my name? you told me. you stole my id from the pool. that would be illegal. were you just looking for me i would know where to find you if i was. did you wanted me to know you were following me or are you clumsy. clumsy. you americans think we are so interested in you. what made you want to become a translator. my mother is ill. my uncle helped me get the job. your uncle helped

and taking us through this week's cinema releases is, who else, but mark kermode. rk i love. and mom and dad, a sort of satirical horror film starring nic cage. ok, so let's kick off with gringo. this is about a businessman who becomes a kind of wanted criminal? yeah, so the story is, david oyelowo is a sort of fairly hapless character working for a drug company. and he ends up faking his own kidnapping in mexico, because he discovers essentially that he's going to lose his job, it looks like he's going to lose his wife, he hasn't got anything else to lose, so he fakes his own kidnapping. it starts off with him going on the trip to mexico, with joel edgerton and charlize theron, both of whom are chewing the scenery as his evil superiors. here's a clip. there it is again. what is that smell? barbecue — ialways bring it for angel. angel, buenos dias. there you go. gracias. hello me to introduce my co—president. new app. amazing. know what else is amazing, is actually learning a foreign language. taco bell, huh? that's sensational. i mean, as i said, chewing the scener

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week?budget adaptation of a much—loved book by ava duvernay. and pacific rim: uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket? the new film by steven soderbergh, claire foy will be very much in the shadow of an old sam fuller film, called shock corridor, an interesting, trashy, exploitation film. claire foy is a businesswoman whose life has fallen apart because she has endured a stalker, and basically, as a result of this, she has had to move towns, keep her identity quiet, keep her phone number secret. she has lived a very difficult life as a result of this stalker‘s attentions and unsurprisingly she suffers from anxiety and depression. she goes to see her doctor, during the course of the conversation, she happens to mention in passing that she has thought about suicide but she mentions it literally as an aside. the next thing, she is signing a piece of paper which she is told is completely standard and suddenly she finds herself incarcerated. against your wil

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week?sychological thriller starring claire foy by steven soderbergh, unsane. wrinkle in time, the big budget adaptation of a much—loved book by ava duvernay. and pacific rim: uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket? the new film by steven soderbergh, claire foy will be very much in the shadow of an old sam fuller film, called shock corridor, an interesting, trashy, exploitation film. claire foy is a businesswoman whose life has fallen apart because she has endured a stalker, and basically, as a result of this, she has had to move towns, keep her identity quiet, keep her phone number secret. she has lived a very difficult life as a result of this stalker‘s attentions and unsurprisingly she suffers from anxiety and depression. she goes to see her doctor, during the course of the conversation, she happens to mention in passing that she has thought about suicide but she mentions it literally as an aside. the next thing, she is signing a piece of paper which

to take us through this week's releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching? the foreign language film academy award. and game night. is it a game or is it real? red sparrow. yes, so red sparrow is very interesting. it's based on a book by a former cia operative, jason matthews. jennifer lawrence is a russian ballerina who is violently recruited to become a sparrow — an undercover intelligence agent. she is taught how to seduce her prey. she is sent to budapest on the trail of an american, played by joel edgerton, whom she meets, and we know she has to win his confidence. but it seems fairly early on that they both understand what the other is. here is a clip. dominika. you know my name? you told me. you stole my id from the pool. that would be illegal. were you just looking for me? i'd know where to find you if i was. i'm curious, did you want me to know you were following me or are you just real clumsy? you americans think we are so interested in you, don't you? what made you want to become a translator? my mother is ill. if i work for the government, the st

but now it is time for the film review, with ben brown and mark kermode. kermode. so mark, what have you got for us this week? very mixed bag — we have gringo, which is a kind of caper movie starring david 0yelowo. we have you were never really here, which is the new film by lynne ramsay, whose work i love. and mom and dad, a sort of satirical horror film starring mick cage. ok, so let‘s kick off with gringo. this is about a businessman who becomes a kind of wanted criminal? yeah, so the story is, david 0yelowo is a sort of fairly hapless character working for a drug company. and he ends up faking his own kidnapping in mexico because he discovers essentially that he‘s going to lose his job, it looks like he‘s going to lose his wife, he hasn‘t got anything else to lose, so he fakes his own kidnapping. it starts off with him going on the trip to mexico, with joel edgerton and charlize theron, both of whom are chewing the scenery as his evil superiors. here‘s a clip. there it is again. what is that smell? barbecue — ialways bring it for angel. angel, buenos d

now it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode.h this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very exciting week, we have ready player 0ne, steven spielberg adventure, stop motion from wes anderson in isle of dogs, not that one! and journeyman, a paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg, what did you make of it? well, i haven't read the book, i didn't much about it. —— didn't know. the setup is that real life in the future is squalid and people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big computer game called the oasis where they can get possessions and accrue things. but if they get killed in the game they will lose everything. easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. 0ur hero, his avatar, in the game, is looking for the keys that will give him the domain of the game. however, ben mendelsohn‘s slimy businessman is also trying to get those keys so you have the interplay between the ava

find out what mark kermode made of that and the rest of the top cinema releases in the film review ——ood evening and welcome to bbc news. police have identified more than 200 witnesses and are examining around 240 pieces of evidence in the investigation into the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal are still in hospital in a critical condition. the bbc understands that traces of the nerve agent used in the attack have been found in the pizzeria where they were eating last sunday afternoon. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has the latest. is this the key location in the hunt for whoever attacked the pair? tonight the bbc has learned a trace of the merge agent have been found in the pits around whether at last sunday. —— pizza shop. the localised trace was found, but there is no suggestion anyone else who was there last sunday is in danger. it isa it is a crucial piece of evidence in —— that is not involving a huge operation. this was the thing at aberdeen station as chemical warfare vessel is arrived earlier today. a vehicle

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and we will find out what mark kermode thinks about pacific rim uprising.n amsterdam as english preparations for the world cup in russia continue with a friendly against the orange of the netherlands. formula 1 is back, the ca i’s netherlands. formula 1 is back, the ca rs reveal netherlands. formula 1 is back, the cars reveal their early form ahead of the first race of the season in melbourne. and it is sport relief, there is a whole host of events taking place, we have also spoken with the double winter olympic champion lizzie yarnold, she will be involved later on and she will be telling us what her future in sport may hold. it is always hard to a nswer may hold. it is always hard to answer that question straightaway, my automatic response is, do you know what you are doing in four yea rs' know what you are doing in four years' time! plenty to come, we have to start with the international football weekend, the first of what could be two very important friendlies for the england manager gareth southgate as he looks to cement his thinking ahead of this summ

mark kermode will be here to discuss that and this week's top cinema hello.ve o'clock, our top story. 180 military personnel are being deployed to salisbury, after the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in the city last sunday. they're from the royal marines, the raf, and some are specialists in chemical warfare. they'll help remove vehicles and objects from the scene, which may have been contaminated. sergei and yulia skripal are still critically ill in hospital, while the policeman who tried to help them remains in a serious condition. richard galpin has the latest. six days after the attack here in salisbury and now the police and forensics experts are to be joined by around 200 soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. theirjob, to help secure key locations, recover evidence and remove contaminated vehicles. experts say this is a highly unusual operation. these are highly specialised soldiers and airmen from the army's falcons quadrant, who are chemical reconnaissance, and from the raf regiment‘s specialist scenes. they will

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we'll hear what mark kermode thought about it, and the rest of this week's releases, in the film review and welcome to the bbc news at 5. snow, ice and powerful winds are continuing to cause major disruption over large parts of the uk. motorways and major roads across the country have been blocked. 0n the m62 police say 3,500 vehicles were stranded on a trans—pennine section of the motorway — with hundreds of people needing rescue. cars were also stranded overnight on the a31 in hampshire. elsewhere, passengers were trapped on trains, without heating or lighting in some cases. all but one of the uk's rail operators are running a reduced service, southeastern railway have told customers not to travel until further notice, and they'll be no trains from waterloo station after 8pm this evening. there has also been major disruption at airports across the country. the bad weather is expected to continue, with more snow showers and windy conditions. there are also 15 flood warnings in place in the south west and north east of england. this is the latest picture — there are now no red or amber

warm welcome to the film review on bbc news, taking us through the cinema releases this week, mark kermode adaptation of a much loved book by ava duvernay, and pacific rim uprising, john boyega stars in the robotic sequel. claire foy is a big—ticket these days. she's terrific, she carries the new movie, the new film by steven soderbergh which i have disabled very much in the shadow of an old sam fullerfilm very much in the shadow of an old sam fuller film called very much in the shadow of an old sam fullerfilm called shock corridor, it was a kind of interesting trashy exploitation film. claire foy is a businesswoman, whose life has fallen apart because she has endured a stalker, and basically, as a result, she has had to move town, to keep her identity quiet, keep her phone number secret, she has lived a very difficult life asa she has lived a very difficult life as a result of this stalker‘s attentions, unsurprisingly she suffers from anxiety and depression, she goes to see her doctor, during the course of the conversation, she mentions in passing that she has thought about suicide. she m

to take us through this week‘s releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching?gn language film academy award. and game night. is it a game or is it real? red sparrow. yes, so red sparrow is very interesting. it‘s based on a book by a former cia operative, jason matthews. jennifer lawrence is is a russian ballerina who is violently recruited to become a sparrow — an undercover intelligence agent. she is taught how to seduce her prey. she is sent to budapest on the trail of an american, played by joel edgerton, who she meets, and we know she has to win his confidence. but it seems fairly early on that they both understand what the other is. here is a clip. dominika. you know my name? you told me. you stole my id from the pool. that would be illegal. were you just looking for me? i would know where to find you if i was. i'm curious, did you want me to know you were following me or are you just real clumsy? you americans think we are so interested in you. what made you want to become a translator? my mother is ill. if i work for the government, the state helps me to

mark kermode shares his thoughts on that and the rest of the week's top releases in the film review.afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir roger bannister, the first man to run a mile in underfour minutes, has died at the age of 88. the world of sport has been paying tribute, lord seb coe saying "there is not a single athlete of my generation who was not inspired by roger and his achievements both on and off the track". after his athletics career was over, sir roger dedicated his life to medicine, and went on to become a distinguished neurologist. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 2011. joe wilson looks back at his life. 25—year—old roger bannister, third from the left... there are some moments of sporting history which become part of the world's history. he's decided this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th—century sport. bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting his time to take over as pacer. to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes. in 1954 this was a magica

mark kermode shares his thoughts on that and the rest of the week's top releases in the film review.lo and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are entertainment journalist, caroline frost, and parliamentary journalist, tony grew. carolyn covers more subject of a new! —— carolyn covers more subject of a new! -- you. yes. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in: the financial times features a warning from donald trump's most senior trade adviser that there will be no exemptions from proposed metal import tariffs. the times also leads on tensions over proposed charges for selling steel to america, focusing on theresa may's opposition to the president's plan. staying with us trade on the front of the i — the newspaper reports that us lobbyists are urging the uk to end geographic product protection as part of a future trade deal. the telegraph's main story looks at the investigation into historic abuse claims against iraq veterans — its picture features oscar hopeful margot robbie, ahead of the 90th academy awards this evening. the metr

to take us through this week's releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching?r is it real? red sparrow. yes, so red sparrow is very interesting. jason matthews. to become a sparrow — an undercover intelligence agent. she is taught how to seduce her prey. to win his confidence. what the other is. here is a clip. dominika. you know my name? you told me. you stole my id from the pool. that would be illegal. were you just looking for me? i'd know where to find you if i was. or are you just real clumsy? in you, don't you? what made you want to become a translator? my mother is ill. if i work for the government, the state helps me to care for her. my uncle helped me get the job. your uncle is a very powerful man. you don't matter. hey, i would like to see you again. why, are we going to become friends? is that what you want? i don't have any. with me there. so it is an odd movie. on the one hand, it looks like a mainstream glossy thriller. in russian accents like that. i wasn't sure about that accent, i've got to say! but the other side is that it is nastier than you