Young Ahmed

By John MorrishOctober 16, 2021 Films of the Week, Topical films, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Young Ahmed (2019), directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. French/Arabic. 85 minutes. BBC4, Sunday (17/10), 23:40. Well, with terrible inevitability, the decision to cut and run from Afghanistan and the replacement of boots on the ground with megaphone rhetoric seems to have led to a supposed terrorist attack on British soil. All of which makes… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 9 October

By John MorrishOctober 8, 2021 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses The Roses has Herself and, groan, No Time to Die. Both of those I’ve written about before. The Guildhall Some signs of life at The Guildhall. On Saturday, Herself and Respect, both of which have been widely seen. Then The Nest, the yuppie nightmare film with Jude Law and Carrie Coon. An entrepreneur… [continues]

Freeview films 9/10/21 to 15/10/21

By Film Cheltenham TeamOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Freeview highlights Leave a comment

Film of the Week Our real film of the week is The Mother (2003), starring Anne Reid and Daniel Craig. Here’s the write-up. I’m also intrigued, however, by The Special Relationship (2010), the third in the loose trilogy the British screenwriter Peter Morgan wrote about Tony Blair. This BBC/HBO film follows The Deal (2003) and… [continues]

The Mother

By John MorrishOctober 8, 2021 Films of the Week 2 Comments

The Mother (2003), directed by Roger Michell. English. 111 minutes. Tuesday (12/10), 21:00, BBC4. Not available elsewhere. It’s a pleasure to be able to recommend a film that you won’t be able to stream or download. I was able to track it down eventually, on a Russian pirate site, but I wouldn’t particularly encourage anyone… [continues]

YourScreen

By John MorrishOctober 1, 2021 YourScreen Leave a comment

FILM OF THE WEEK I haven’t really had a chance to look properly at the latest mini-season of films from YourScreen, the Cheltenham-based streaming service. It’s always worth a look, because it is making the effort to find interesting foreign-language and independent films. Anyway, this morning I watched Keeper (2015), a Belgian French-language feature that… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 2 October

By John MorrishOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses The Roses in Tewkesbury has Our Ladies, Respect and The Nest, none of which is new. The Guildhall The Guildhall has The Courier, Herself and Respect, none of which is new. On Friday (8/10) it has two screenings of a British documentary called After Shaun: A Suicide Awareness Film, directed by a man… [continues]

Freeview films 2/10/21 to 8/10/21

By Film Cheltenham TeamOctober 1, 2021 Freeview highlights, Uncategorized 2 Comments

FILM OF THE WEEK This week’s film of the week is The Truth (La vérité), 2019, French and English with subtitles. On Saturday (2/10) at 21:00 on BBC4. Here’s the preview by John Russell. World Cinema Saturday (2/10) 00:30 BBC2 The Gangster, The Cop,… [continues]

The Truth

By John RussellOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Films of the Week Leave a comment

The Truth (2019), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. French and English with subtitles. Saturday (2/10), 21:00, BBC4. Also available on subscription or to rent or buy. Or, if you are a Cheltenham Film Society member, you can see it at the Bacon Theatre on 2 November. Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche appear together on screen for… [continues]