After the unexpected death of her closest friend and mentor, New York novelist and writing teacher Iris becomes the caretaker of both his literary legacy and his beloved Great Dane, Apollo. Reluctantly bringing the enormous dog into her tiny Manhattan apartment, Iris develops a surprising kinship with the soulful animal—even though his outsized presence upends both her professional commitments and...

Fire Over Shingle Street / We Fought Them in Gunboats A new documentary by Suffolk-based filmmaker Tim Curtis ( Life on the Deben , Stanley's War ) delves into one of Britain’s most persistent Second World War mysteries, asking: Has this enduring enigma been fully accounted for, or are there still unanswered questions? For decades the Shingle Street ‘Mystery’ has divided the views of locals,...

Michelangelo - Love & Death Directed by David Bickerstaff – Produced by Phil Grabsky The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. ...

SPECIAL EVENT WAR PAINT - WOMEN AT WAR From the director of Eric Ravilious: Drawn To War comes a new documentary: War Paint - Women At War Margy Kinmonth's outstanding new film shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art. The third instalment in Kinmonth’s trilogy of films abou...

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise , The Two of Us , Us , An American in Paris : four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.

They couldn’t be more different: Thibault (Benjamin Lavernhe) is a world-famous orchestra conductor and pianist; Jimmy (Pierre Lottin) is a blue-collar kitchen worker who plays trombone in the local marching band. Separated in their infancy, the two brothers are reunited unexpectedly as adults and, after some initial friction, find themselves growing closer when Thibault decides to help nurture Ji...

In rural France, 18-year-old Totone must face reality and take responsibility for his younger sister. His solution, to make the best Comté cheese in the region and bag the prize money . Living a typical, wild life in the Jura region of South Eastern France, Totone deals with rural boredom and frustration, focusing on honing his craft to escape this pent-up isolation. Working with local non-p...

Winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary In a forest in Norway, a family lives an isolated lifestyle in an attempt to be wild and free, but a tragic event changes everything, and they are forced to adjust to modern society. On a small farm in the Norwegian forest, the Payne family seeks a wild and free existence. They practice home-schooling and strive ...

Four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it f...

What do you do when you’re in your 50s, lose all your worldly possessions and receive a devastating medical diagnosis? Potentially, you decide to walk the South West Coast Path – stretching from Minehead in Somerset through north Devon, Cornwall and south Devon to Poole in Dorset – a 630-mile trek equivalent to climbing Mount Everest four times. Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs star in Tony Aw...