The Love Of Cinema

Sam Clements talks to filmmaker David Lowery about his new film, Mother Mary. Starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Cole and FKA Twigs. Released by A24 - in cinemas now. 

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.


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Hope Hopkinson talks to writer-director Mark Jenkin about his new film, Rose of Nevada, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner. 

‘A Cornish modern classic. Eerie, heart-breaking, wonderful.’

— Mark Kermode  

When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign.  The boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn. Young father Nick (George MacKay) and enigmatic newcomer Liam (Callum Turner) join captain Murgey (Francis Magee), and they head to sea.  

But when they return, satisfied with their haul, something is amiss — they’ve slipped back in time, and the villagers greet them as if they are the original crew.  

Rose of Nevada is Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s hotly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to his BAFTA-award-winning first feature Bait (2019) and Enys Men (2022).

Unique among British feature filmmakers for the analogue way in which he crafts his films, Jenkin once again serves as writer, director, director of photography, editor, sound designer and score composer.


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Sam Clements talks to director Max Walker-Silverman, about his new film, Rebuilding, in cinemas now. 

After a wildfire destroys his home, divorced father and ranch owner Dusty (Josh O’Connor) must plant new roots. Now living in a close-knit trailer community, he quietly reassembles his life, reconnecting with his estranged young daughter and ex-wife (Meghann Fahy).    

From filmmaker Max Walker-Silverman and also starring Academy Award winner Amy Madigan, Rebuilding is a heartfelt portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss.  

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Hope Hopkinson talks to director Francois Ozon, about his new film, The Stranger. 

In 1930s Algeria, the apathetic Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) shows total indifference to life.  His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinises both the crime and his character.   Based on the monumental work of literature by Albert Camus,  Francois Ozon's The Stranger was selected for the official competition at the Venice Film Festival and UK-premiered at the London Film Festival.

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Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to the team behind California Schemin' including director and co-star James McAvoy, as well as the films' stars Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross, Rebekah Murrell and Lucy Halliday. 

Based on an outrageous true story, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a wild ride through ambition, identity, and the high-stakes world of musical make-believe. In the early 2000’s, Dundee rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd were talented, hungry, but dismissed for sounding "too Scottish" to make it in hip hop. So they hatched an audacious plan: fake American identities, re-record their tracks with Californian accents, and hustle their way into the heart of the UK music industry as “Silibil N’ Brains”—childhood friends of D12 and stars-in-the-making. To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media buzz, and gigs with hip hop legends follow. But as their deception deepens, the pressure mounts and cracks begin to show. How long can you live the dream when it’s built on a lie? With bold humour, raw emotion, and a defiant spirit, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a love letter to outsiders, underdogs, and the pursuit of fame—but asks, at what cost.

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