FILMS OUT THIS WEEK
Art and life mingle this week in a story about Shakespeare's son, Hamnet. A Neil Diamond tribute act leads to love this week in Song Sung Blue, while a photographer talks about art in Peter Hujar's Day. Meanwhile there are big screen rereleases for David Lynch classic Blue Velvet, penguin dance-off Happy Feet and David Bowie's goblintastic musical Labyrinth.
Plus we have a great selection of streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven.
DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS
FESTIVALS
We're kicking off this year's festival coverage with reviews and interviews for Palm Springs, where you can catch some of this year's big awards contenders, including haunting drama Reedland.
The fall of man Matteo Burani and Arianna Gheller on directing and animating Playing God
The image makers Anne Catherine Sauerberg and Thomas Foldberg on hair and make-up in The Ugly Stepsister
Shaping a different view Tribeny Rai on shining a light on Sikkim in Shape Of Momo
The game changer Albert Birney on his love of old computer games, his dog Dorothy, and Obex
Back for another Kiss Bill Condon and Kiss Of The Spider Woman star Tonatiuh on the latest version of Puig's work
Hamnet and One Battle After Another are Globes Best Pictures Joy for Brazil and surprise win for Rose Byrne
BAFTA longlist announced One Battle After Another fights way to most mentions
We're bringing you all the latest from Palm Springs.
We've recently brought you coverage of the French Film Festival UK, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights, Abertoir, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham Film Festival the London Film Festival, Newfest, the New York Film Festival, Beyond Fest, the San Sebastian Film Festival and Fantastic Fest.
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2025 was a busy year for our features and our favourites included:
Steve Buscemi looking back at his career as he received an award in Mallorca
Tony Servillo chatting about costumes by Carlo Poggioli and working with Paolo Sorrentino on La Grazia
Malcolm McDowell on playing villains, Et Tu, Caligula and The Partisan