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After The Screaming Stops

Documentary about the Goss brothers 28 years after they found international fame as Bros.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Joe Pearlman, David Soutar; Stars: Luke Goss, Matt Goss, Luke Goss, Matt Goss)

Bad Reputation

A look at the life of Joan Jett, from her early years as the founder of The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Kevin Kerslake; Writer: Joel Marcus)

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

Documentary about the life of eccentric comic Chris Sievey, who was a hit with his alter ego Frank Sidebottom.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Steve Sullivan; Stars: Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble, John Cooper Clarke, Frank Sidebottom, Mark Radcliffe, John Thomson, Mike Joyce, Gaz Whelan, Bruce Mitchell, Mike Doherty, Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble, John Cooper Clarke, Frank Sidebottom, Mark Radcliffe)

Bergman - A Year In A Life

Documentary about the director.

(Country: Sweden, Norway; Year: 2018; Director: Jane Magnusson; Stars: Ingmar Bergman, Lena Endre, Thorsten Flinck, Elliott Gould, Jane Magnusson, Barbra Streisand, Liv Ullmann, Lars von Trier, Ingmar Bergman, Lena Endre, Thorsten Flinck, Elliott Gould, Jane Magnusson, Barbra Streisand, Liv Ullmann)

Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché

Review preview for Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché

Green's richly detailed documentary is a portrait of a remarkable woman, a love letter to early cinema and a fascinating detective story all in one.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Documentary about the first woman director, producer and director of a studio in the history of cinema.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Pamela B Green; Writer: Pamela B Green, Joan Simon; Stars: Alice Guy, Evan Rachel Wood, Jodie Foster, Andy Samberg, Geena Davis, Ben Kingsley, Lake Bell, Janeane Garofalo, Cheryl Hines, Diablo Cody, Julie Delpy, Peter Billingsley, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Elsie Fisher)

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Blaze

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Ethan Hawke; Writer: Ethan Hawke, Sybil Rosen; Stars: Alia Shawkat, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Wyatt Russell, Richard Linklater, Kris Kristofferson, Didi Costine, Josh Hamilton, Ritchie Montgomery, Kevin Wayne, David Kallaway, Charlie Sexton, Jeff Caperton, Mitch Craft, Jency Griffin Hogan)

Five Men And A Caravaggio

A treatise of reproduction and the flow of capital.

(Country: UK, China; Year: 2018; Director: Xiaolu Guo)

Manto

A biopic of the writer Saadat Hasan Manto.

(Country: India; Year: 2018; Director: Nandita Das; Writer: Nandita Das; Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Purab Kohli, Rasika Dugal, Vijay Varma)

Mari

Review preview for Mari

Bobbie Cousins' marvellous production design packs in the details that inform us about the life that is fading.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A dancer faces trouble on the home front.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Georgia Parris)

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Mr Soul!

Documentary about Ellis Haizlip.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Melissa Haizlip, Samuel D Pollard; Writer: Melissa Haizlip; Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Blair Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Anna Maria Horsford, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Bill Withers, Novella Nelson, Earth Wind & Fire, Stan Lathan, Al Green, Carmen De Lavallade)

No Ifs Or Buts

Documentary aout trend-setting Soho hair salon Cuts.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Sarah Lewis, Nic Tuft)

The Queen Of Fear

Only one month left until the premiere of The Golden Time, the long-awaited solo show by acclaimed actress Robertina. Far from focused on the preparations for this new production, Robertina lives in a state of continuous anxiety that turns her privileged life into an absurd and tumultuous landscape.

(Country: Argentina, Denmark; Year: 2018; Director: Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia; Writer: Valeria Bertuccelli; Stars: Valeria Bertuccelli, Diego Velázquez, Gabriel Eduardo "Puma" Goity, Darío Grandinetti)

Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records

Documentary about the iconic ska, reggae and rock-steady label .

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Nicolas Jack Davies)

Shut Up And Play The Piano

Traces the musical journey of one of the most original musicians of the indie music world, Chilly Gonzales–a Grammy-winning composer, virtuoso pianist, and entertainer.

(Country: Germany, France, United Kingdom; Year: 2018; Director: Philipp Jedicke; Writer: Philipp Jedicke; Stars: Gonzales, Sibylle Berg, Jarvis Cocker, Leslie Feist, Peaches, Puppetmastaz, Gonzales, Sibylle Berg, Jarvis Cocker, Leslie Feist, Peaches, Puppetmastaz)

Summer (Leto)

Love blossoms in Russia's underground alternative rock scene.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2018; Director: Kiril Serebrennikov; Writer: Lily Idov, Mikhail Idov; Stars: Irina Starshenbaum, Teo Yoo, Roman Bilyk)

Vs

Documentary about battle rap.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Ed Lilly)

The White Crow

Review preview for The White Crow

Hare finds contrast between Nureyev's physical grace and his considerably more abrasive personality.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Dramatisation of the early life of Rudolf Nureyev and his defection to the West.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Ralph Fiennes; Writer: David Hare, inspired by the novel by Julie Kavanagh; Stars: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz, Chulpan Khamatova, Zach Avery, Mar Sodupe, Calypso Valois, Aleksey Morozov, Nebojsa Dugalic, Igor Filipovic, Yves Heck)

Full review See: Interview with Ilan Eshkeri about White Crow

Women Making Films: A New Road Movie Through CInema

Celebration of female filmmakers.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Mark Cousins; Stars: Mania Akbari, Clio Barnard, Antonia Bird, Jane Campion, Maya Deren, Safi Faye, Pirjo Honkasalo, Ann Hui, Angelina Jolie, Marva Nabili, Sumitra Peries, Sally Potter, Lynne Ramsay, Tilda Swinton, Kinuyo Tanaka)