Urchin

Harris Dickinson's writing-directing debut is confident and moving

Blue Moon

Ethan Hawke is legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart in this offbeat biopic

Your Host

Inventive and gleefully sadistic quiz show horror with Jackie Earle Haley

Ballad of a Small Player

Colourful Macau-set odyssey starring Colin Farrell as a hapless gambler

The Wilderness

Hunter Doohan is magnetic in this preachy outdoor experience drama

Souleymane’s Story

Involving tale of a Guinean immigrant seeking a new life in Paris

Annette’s memoir
19.OCT: Bening & Clooney will lead Weitz's adaptation of Amy Bloom's acclaimed memoir In Love.
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Carrey is George in Trevorrow's
live-action The Jetsons movie
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DiCaprio produces LUGOSI biopic
Thompson & Jackman are SHEEP
Jarvis, Bell, McKenzie in UPRISING
Mosaku joins Sorkin's RECKONING
Roberts leads EXPIRATION romance
Ohtonen is Gibson's new CHRIST
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Gaga wears Prada
14.OCT: Gaga has joined Streep, Blunt & Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada sequel
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Johansson lined up as the mother in Disney's live-action Tangled remake
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Erivo leads BAD FAIRIES musical
Dillon is Sly's dad in I PLAY ROCKY
McKenna-Bruce, Wood in BEATLES
Hardwick, Rose, Guy for DANCE
Gorman & O'Grady join JUMANJI 3
Fox goes villainous in FIVE NIGHTS 2
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George & co are back
12.OCT: Clooney, Roberts, Pitt, Damon and friends are officially returning for another heist in Ocean's 14
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Stewart, Harrelson & Mackey lead cast of Dupieux's comedy Full Phil
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Ronan is Linda in Mendes' BEATLES
Smiths take on two anime projects
Egerton & Henwick in EVERYBODY
Judd leads Caden Cox bio 21 DOWN
Slate, Pine, Harper on CAROUSEL
Witherspoon makes POLLY POCKET
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69th London Film Fest 8-19.Oct
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24 Oct:
HEDDA
BUGONIA
AFTER THE HUNT
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM...
SKETCH
LOVE+WAR
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31 Oct:
RELAY
SHELBY OAKS
NOUVELLE VAGUE
PALESTINE 36
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7 Nov:
THE CHORAL
NUREMBERG
TRAIN DREAMS
CHRISTY
ODYSSEY
GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
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14 Nov:
JAY KELLY
THE RUNNING MAN
NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T
KEEPER
PARK AVENUE
NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER
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21 Nov:
WICKED: FOR GOOD
RENTAL FAMILY
THE THING WITH FEATHERS
THE ICE TOWER (Fr)
CACTUS PEARS
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
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69th BFI London Film Fest
FESTIVAL 8th-19th October

A screaming good time
STAGE
Ghost Stories returns to scare London at Peacock Theatre until 8th Nov...

That’s the way I like it
STAGE
KC & Sunshine Band musical rocks Charing Cross Theatre until 15 Nov...

Chaos and transformation
DANCE
Andrea Pena's Bogota explores history and culture at Sadler's Wells East...

A joyous fusion
DANCE
Acosta Danza celebrates its 10th anniversary at Sadler's Wells...

You’ve been framed
DANCE
Vlaemsch (Chez Moi) explores the Flemish identity at Sadler's Wells...

Dance your life away
STAGE
Teac Damsa's biographical How to Be a Dancer at Sadler's Wells East...

Perfect synchronicity
DANCE
Sadeck Berrabah brings Murmuration Level 2 to the Peacock Theatre...

September TV Roundup
SCREEN Chief of War, Wednesday 2, Smoke, Dexter: Resurrection, The Institute, Stick, Fisk, more...

Totally exposed
INTERVIEW Talking with writer-director Corey Sherman about his autobiographical film Big Boys...

26th FrightFest
FESTIVAL Scary movies!

Learning to let go
STAGE
Lorenzo Allchurch's absurdist drama Lost Watches at the Park Theatre...

July TV Roundup
SCREEN Too Much, The Bear 4, Squid Game 3, Andor 2, The Last of Us 2, Sirens, Murderbot and more...

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SCREEN: Dorian TV Award winners
STAGE: Plied & Prejudice at Vaults
DANCE: Quadrophenia, Sadler's Wells
STAGE: Kiki & Herb in Walthamstow
Shadows @ Raindance Film Fest
STAGE: Otto & Astrid's Stages Tour
STAGE: Simon Kane's Jonah Non Grata
Shadows @ SXSW London
DANCE: Until We Sleep, Sadler's East
MAY TV: White Lotus, Adolescence...
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She’s the He

Snappy, colourful comedy explores deeper meaning in gender identity

Broken Bird

Grim British horror thriller is lifted by blackly comical attitudes

After the Hunt

Julia Roberts leads Luca Guadagnino's abrasive, difficult university drama

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Musical remake is powerfully moving, and somehow also colourfully camp

Good Boy

Intriguingly involving thriller that's seen through a dog's eye view

The Queen of My Dreams

Engaging Pakistani-Canadian family odyssey is full of colourful touches

Him

Great ideas go nowhere in this slickly made American football horror

The Ice Tower

Murky snowbound fairy tale is hypnotic but frustratingly elusive

Minore

Riveting and often exhilarating epic adventure with Leonardo DiCaprio

The Partisan

The true story of a Polish spy working for Britain in WWII feels rather dry

Dead of Winter

Emma Thompson is terrific as the hero of this gritty, snowy thriller

All the Devils Are Here

Inventive, contained British crime drama becomes darkly harrowing

A Night Like This

Warm, intimate drama about two lonely souls moving around London

Sane Inside Sanity

Doc celebrates 50 years of fan love for The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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THE SENIOR
DIRTY BOY
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
THE LONG WALK
TRAUMATIKA
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES
THE CUT
CHRISTY
PAUL & PAULETTE TAKE A BATH
RIEFENSTAHL
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
THE ROSES
THE TOXIC AVENGER
ROW
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
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A House of Dynamite

Kathryn Bigelow's ensemble nuclear thriller is immersive and haunting

Roofman

Entertaining and surprisingly involving true-life caper with Channing Tatum

Plainclothes

Inventive and introspective drama with Tom Blyth & Russell Tovey

I Swear

This important, true British story is inspirational but never sentimental

Some Nights I Feel Like
Walking
Gritty and emotional Filipino teen odyssey is gorgeously shot

The Lost Bus

Harrowing adventure with America Ferrara & Matthew McConaughey

The Shadow’s Edge

Gripping, whizzy Hong Kong action with Jackie Chan & Tony Leung

Scared Shitless

Gleefully grisly horror comedy is superbly written, directed and played

The Smashing Machine

Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt are excellent in this doc-style biopic

One Battle After Another

Riveting and often exhilarating epic adventure with Leonardo DiCaprio

All of You

Beautifully written and played British romantic drama with Imogen & Brett

Brides

Lively, involving British drama follows teens who plan to marry into Daesh

Ellis Park

Beautifully shot doc explores Warren Ellis' music and animal rescue legacy

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STEVE
GHOST TRAIL
PEACOCK
MEGADOC
SOLO
SOVEREIGN
HAPPYEND
TAPE
SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES
THE HISTORY OF SOUND
ISLANDS
DREAMS
CAUGHT STEALING
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