i'm mark kermode.e here at the cinema museum in south london and, over the next 30 minutes, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2018, from the blockbusters to the hidden gems. as always, the year kicked off with awards season, with top oscar prizes spread a wide range of titles. frances mcdormand won best actress for three billboards outside ebbing missouri. gary oldman earned a belated best actor oscar for playing winston churchill in darkest hour. and the best film and best director gongs went to guillermo del toro‘s magical fantasy, the shape of water, one of my favourite films of the last ten years. contenders for the forthcoming 91st academy awards are shaping up to be equally wide—ranging. the front—runner in the best picture race is a star is born, the fourth incarnation of this timeless screen story in which leading man bradley cooper makes his directorial feature debut. in the best actress category, lady gaga is also highly tipped, while the year's endurin

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. 50, mark — what do we have this week?ery good week. we've the old man and the gun, which may and may not be robert redford's performance on—screen. be robert redford's performance on-screen. we've sorry to bother you, a sushi, sundance hit. and white boy rick, it is true story with a great ensemble cast. the old man and the gun, robert redford, here is what age? i met him number of years ago. i was really impressed. the best thing about him is that you looks his age. he has weathered fantastically well. no botox 7 weathered fantastically well. no botox? not as far as i can tell. this is based on a true story of an american caviar criminal and perennialjailbreak. he american caviar criminal and perennial jailbreak. he is american caviar criminal and perennialjailbreak. he is the old man of the title who robs small banks. the way the dude is a very low— key, banks. the way the dude is a very low—key, very understanding. so polite, is almost as if people don't notice that it's happening. certainly, you bought the start joini

and coming up — robert redford's swansong and all the other new releases in the film review with mark kermodenews it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday. media coverage fuels racism — that's according to raheem sterling, who's been having his say on alleged racial abuse directed at him at chelsea yesterday. wolves pounce in the dying moments to snatch a win against newcastle at st james‘ park. and in the champions cup, saracens make it to the top of their group with a with a bonus—point comeback victory over cardiff blues. an ugly scene at stamford bridge last night — as a group of chelsea supporters appear to hurl racist abuse at manchester city's raheem stirling. "another great day of football has been damaged by prejudice" — say anti—discrimination group kick it out. chelsea and the metropolitan police are investigating...and now stirling himself has had his say on instagram — blaming newspaper coverage forfueling racism, because of the way they portray young, black footballers. andy swiss reports: he is one of english football's one leading star, but retrieving the ball, a

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, nice to have you here. this week? an interesting week. we have spider—man multiplied in into the spider—verse, which is an animated feature. we have mortal engines, a battle of the cities. and lizzie, an infamous murder revisited. so, spider—man: into the spider—verse, an animation which, given its origins, makes perfect sense. absolutely. it brings together a series of different spider—man, spider—men, spider people, from all the different universes. focuses largely on a central character of miles morales, who is bitten by a spider while doing spray paint graffiti, and he develops spider powers which he doesn't know what to do with. initially, he thinks they're puberty. the next thing he finds himself in a world with lots of other spider people showing him the ropes, pun intended. here's a clip. 0h. act supernormal. selecting a bagel. spider—man? you know, that's funny. i get that a lot. hey! he's got the bagel! all right, time to swing, just like i taught you. when did you teach me that? i didn't. it's a

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark — what do we have this week? very good week. robert redford's final performance on—screen. we've got sorry to bother you, a socioeconomic satire, a sundance hit. and white boy rick, it is true story with a great ensemble cast. the old man and the gun, robert redford, he is what, 82? 112, i think. i met him a number of years ago. name dropper! i was really impressed. the best thing about him is that he looks his age. he has weathered fantastically well. no botox? not as far as i can tell. he says this is his last film. it is based on a true story of an american career criminal and perennial jailbreaker. he is the old man of the title who, with accomplices, robs small banks. the way they do it is a very low—key, very understated. so polite, it's almost as if people don't notice that it's happened. certainly, the law don't start joining the dots for a long time. here's a clip. 0h. don't cry. this is my first day. there's always a first time for everything. chin up! doing a greatj

it is mark kermode. what have you got? very strong week. disobedience.he rocky franchise continues in creed ii. and truth is stranger than fiction in three identical strangers. disobedience, a woman comes back to here hometown. father's funeral, rekindles a love affair, it's had mixed reviews. you've basically done myjob. rachael weisz is ronit, comes back to new york best friends, david, played by alessandro nivola. and esti, played by rachael mcadams. there has been no contact. when she turns up, everybody says it was unexpected but it's first unclear why. more food? we don't need it. what's david's wife doing? she will do it when she appears. who is mrs kuperman, esti? who is she? she was going to go to a hotel but i told her she should stay with us. yes, yes. you must. fold down the bed in the spare room. i will do it. it's fine. you're married? yes. yes, we are, ronit. nobody told me. why didn't you let me know? you disappeared. it's a great cast. it's a really good cast. obviously there was a relationship between her as the esti character and sudde

taking us through this week‘s cinema releases, it is mark kermode. what have you got?tinues in creed ii. and truth is stranger than fiction in three identical strangers.

quick reminder before we go you'll find more film news and reviews from across a bbc bbc.co.uk/ mark kermoderammes on the bbc iplayer. that is it, thank you so much and goodbye from us. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: a ‘worst case scenario' warning that channel ports could face six months of disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. it comes as 30 government ministers tour the country, trying to sell theresa may's brexit plan. a canadian court is told that a top executive at chinese telecoms firm huawei is wanted in the us on fraud charges relating to sanctions on iran. police in new zealand say a missing british backpacker was last seen with "a male companion". grace millane's father appeals for help in finding her. last with —— last had contact with her on saturday the first of december. as a

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quick reminder before we go you'll find more film news and reviews from across a bbc bbc.co.uk/ mark kermodecan find our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that is it, thank you so much and goodbye from us. good evening. it has been a pretty u nsu btle good evening. it has been a pretty unsubtle day, stormy in the far north of the country but things are starting to quiet down, albeit slowly. the area of low pressure sitting from the far north of scotla nd sitting from the far north of scotland he can see how many ice is on the southern flank close ear, so the wind is very much a feature of the wind is very much a feature of the next few hours we could see gusts of wind to 60 mph, and it's going to be a blustery and to friday certainly. and that is what bearing in mind, from the shower stranded fish that further east. relatively quiet night to come, so quite windy across england and wales, she isolated showers but temperatures holding up quite nicely, sing around five to 8 degrees. we start off our saturday morning on a slightly quieter note. the wind will be a feature in us to go throug

it is mark kermode. what have you got? very strong week. disobedience.

to take us through this week‘s cinema releases is mark kermode.rry to bother you, a socioeconomic satire, a sundance hit. and white boy rick, it is true story with a great ensemble cast. the old man and the gun, robert redford, he is what, 82? 112, i think. i met him number of years ago. name dropper! i was really impressed. the best thing about him is that you looks his age. he has weathered fantastically well. no botox? not as far as i can tell. he says this is his last film. it is based on a true story of an american career criminal and perennial jailbreaker. he is the old man of the title who with accomplices robs small banks. the way they do it is a very low—key, very understated. so polite, it‘s almost as if people don‘t notice that it‘s happened. certainly, the law don‘t start joining the dots for a long time. here‘s a clip. 0h. don't cry. this is my first day. there's always a first time for everything. chin up! doing a greatjob. chin up! super sparkly. it‘s shot with super 16 to give it a retro feel. is the robbery and any start—up relati

and in half an hour we take a front row seat as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of the year

and in half an hour, we take a front row seat, as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of the

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and in half an hour, mark kermode takes a look back on the big releases of the year, in review 2018: the year in film. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 373 people were killed, and a further 128 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than 1,400 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra, have been forced to evacuate to higher ground, as the tsunami hit coastal areas. today there've been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, sparking fears of another tsunami. rebecca henschke reports. rescue workers clear away the rubble in a race to find any survivors. today in this villa, none have been found. this, the state of the swimming pool and the villa now. teams from the military and search and rescue teams are here clearing away the rubble to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process here. the tsunami hit this popular local tourist destination at night without warning. the national disaster agency admitting their tsunami detection buoy syste

and in half an hour, we take a front row seat, as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of the review 2018: the year in film. good evening. some breaking news first. president trump has visited us troops in iraq, on a previously unannounced trip to the region. the president, along with the first lady, melania, spent three hours on the ground meeting american troops at the al asad air base west of baghdad. it comes just days after the us defence secretary, jim mattis, resigned over disagreements with the president about american strategy in the region. president trump has said today there was no plan for the united states to withdraw its forces from iraq. and the president has been widely criticised for his decision to pull american troops out of syria — against the advice of top aides. that led to the resignation of brett mcgurk, the us envoy to the global alliance fighting against islamic state, who said the group had not been defeated yet. and we'll be speaking to our correspondent in washington, about that visits to american troops injusta about that visits to american troop

and in half an hour we take a front row seat as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of the year in review 2018: the year in film. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least a29 people were killed and 150 are still missing following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than m00 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. charities in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading as clean water and medicine supplies are dwindling. sameer hashmi reports from the coast of west java. it was supposed to be a busy christmas for tommy manangka but it's turned out to be empty. his beach facing resort, were shattered when a strong wave from the sea powered its way through these doors on the night of the tsunami. in this muslim dominated country, tommy is from the christian minority. and on a day he should be celebrating, he's busy picking up pieces of his retirement plan. translation: i was with my guests whe

and in half an hour, we take a front row seat, as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of thein review 2018: the year in film. it's five o'clock. our top story: nearly two days after the first sighting of a drone above gatwick, passengers are still facing cancellations, even though the runway reopened this morning. the hunt for the drone operators continues — police say they are investigating what they described as ‘persons of interest‘. gatwick was closed on wednesday night after drones were seen flying inside its perimeter. these are the latest developments. today, gatwick said 837 flights were due to go ahead as normal — but 155 have been cancelled. the transport secretary chris grayling says the use of drones to paralyse gatwick was ‘unprecedented', but labour has accused the government of not doing enough to prevent yesterday's chaos. the drone operators haven't been caught. the army is now at gatwick using specialist anti drone technology to protect the runway. 0ur correspondent navtej johal is at gatwick. good evening. yes, as you have been saying, there has been a much

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, nice to have you here.g week. we have spider—man multiplied in into the spider—verse, an animated feature. we have mortal engines, a battle of the cities. and lizzie, an infamous murder revisited. spider—man: into the spider—verse, an animation that given its origins makes perfect sense. absolutely. it brings together a series of different spider—man, spider—men, spider people, from all the different universes. focusing largely on the central character of miles morales, bitten by a spider while doing spray paint graffiti, and he develops spider powers he doesn't know what to do with. initially he thinks it's puberty. the next thing he finds himself in a world with lots of other spider people showing him the ropes, pun intended. here's a clip. 0h. act supernormal. selecting a bagel. spider—man? you know, that's funny. i get that a lot. hey! he's got the bagel! all right, time to swing, just like i taught you. when did you teach me that? i didn't. it's a little joke, team building. all right, you ready? of co

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, nice to have you here.feature. we have mortal engines, a battle of the cities. and lizzie, an infamous murder revisited. spider—man: into the spider—verse, an animation that given its origins makes perfect sense. absolutely. it brings together a series of different spider—man, spider—men, spider people, from all the different universes. focusing largely on the central character of miles morales, bitten by a spider while doing spray paint graffiti, and he develops spider powers he doesn't know what to do with. initially he thinks it's puberty. the next thing he finds himself in a world with lots of other spider people showing him the ropes, pun intended. here's a clip. 0h. act super— normal. selecting a bagel. spider—man? you know, that's funny. i get that a lot. hey! he's got the bagel! all right, time to swing, just like i taught you. when did you teach me that? i didn't. it's a little joke, team building. all right, you ready? of course i'm not ready! whoa! i can't do this yet! everybody knows that the be

take a look at robert redford's swansong and all the other new releases in the film review with mark kermode. good evening. dover and other channel ports could face disruption for up to six months if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, according to the government. it's being described as a worst case scenario — after analysis of likely traffic flows if extra customs checks are introduced. meanwhile, ministers have travelled across the uk today to try to convince the public to get behind the prime minister's brexit deal. it's come under attack from all sides at westminster but theresa may insists that she will not seek to get tuesday's vote on it postponed. our deputy political edtor john pienaar has the latest. today, around almost every corner, you would see a minister on a mission, dozens of them, ordered out to defend and sell mrs may's brexit compromise, to make what may be a last stand to save her brexit plan, even save the prime minister herself. among ministers, many privately believe the government should delay the big vote next tuesday, rather than face a crushing defeat. for now,

and a world with multiple spider—people, we'll hear what mark kermode thought of the latest spider—man new releases in the film review. hello and welcome to brussels — where this eu summit is over and everyone is heading home. theresa may said from the start she wasn't expecting immediate breakthroughs and she certainly hasn't got any. she came here looking for new eu assurances to help sell her brexit deal to the house of commons — in particular on the irish backstop — the mechanism to stop a hard border on the island of ireland. mrs may said it's still possible to get those assurances and that talks on what she called ‘further clarification' will continue. but the atmosphere at this summit has been fractious at times. eu leaders says the british demands have been too vague. mrs may insisting she's been crystal clear. let's hear what the prime minister said at the end of the summit. i was crystal clear about the assurances are needed on the backstop. i reiterated that it is in the interests of the eu as well as the uk to get this over the line. a disorderly brexit would be good for no

it is mark kermode. very strong week. disobedience. the rocky franchise continues in creed two.l strangers. disobedience, a woman comes back to the hometown. it was a love affair, it's had mixed reviews. you basically done myjob. rachael weisz comes back from new york and discovers her two best friends, played by rachel mcadams and alessa nd ro played by rachel mcadams and alessandro nivola. there has been no contact. when she turns up, everybody says it was unexpected but it's the first unclear why. —— it's at first unclear why. i don't need it. she will do it when she appears. but is she? she was going to go to a hotel that i told her she should stay with us. yes, yes. you must. felled down the bed in the spare room. i will do it. nobody told me. why didn't you let me know? you disappeared. it's a great cast. it's a really good cast. obviously there was a relationship between her as the other one and suddenly, it throws a spanner in the works and things are rekindled in the rest of the film is about the relationship between love and religion and about how one person has decide

it is mark kermode. what have you got? very strong week. disobedience. new film by sebastien.es back to here hometown. back to her hometown. father's funeral, rekindles a love affair, it's had mixed reviews. you've basically done myjob. rachael weisz is ronit, comes back to new york and discovers her two best friends, david, played by alessandro nivola. and esti, played by rachael mcadams. there has been no contact. when she turns up, everybody says it was unexpected but it's first unclear why. more food? i don't need it. what's david's wife doing? she will do it when she appears. who is mrs kuperman, esti? who is she? she was going to go to a hotel but i told her she should stay with us. yes, yes. you must. fold down the bed in the spare room. i will do it. it's fine. you're married? yes. yes, we are, ronit. nobody told me. why didn't you let me know? you disappeared. it's a great cast. it's a really good cast. obviously there was a relationship between her and the esti character and suddenly, when she returns, it throws a spanner in the works and things are rekindled and the

it is mark kermode. what have you got? very strong week. disobedience. new film by sebastian lelio. in three identical strangers. disobedience, a woman comes back to here hometown. father's funeral, rekindles a love affair, it's had mixed reviews. you've basically done myjob. rachel weisz is ronit, comes back to new york and discovers her two best friends, dovid, played by alessandro nivola. and esti, played by rachael mcadams. she left under a cloud. there has been no contact. when she turns up, everybody says it was unexpected but it's first unclear why. more food? we don't need it. let's talk. what's dovid's wife doing? she will do it when she appears. who is mrs kuperman, esti? who is she? she was going to go to a hotel but i told her she should stay with us. yes, yes. you must. fold down the bed in the spare room. i will do it. it's fine. you're married? yes. yes, we are, ronit. nobody told me. why didn't you let me know? you disappeared. it's a great cast. it's a really good cast. obviously there was a relationship between her as the esti character and suddenly, when she retur