2019

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TV 

Set during the transitional year of 1958, Summer of Rockets follows the Petrukin family during the Cold War - often looked down upon for being lower-class, Russian, and Jewish

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

In Once Upon A Time ... in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in Tinseltown. Tarantino's ninth feature rocked Cannes this year

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Kids 

In the Aladdin live-action remake, our title hero (Mena Massoud) summons a Genie (Will Smith). Given three wishes, he uses one to woo to Princess of Agrabah (Naomi Scott)

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Immersive 

The new Secret Cinema immersive experience has been revealed. In collaboration with Netflix, be ready to plunge into the scary, funny, and nostalgic world of Stranger Things

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Cinema 

Famed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar directs Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz in Pain and Glory, premiering in the Official Selection in Cannes

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Cinema 

The Downton Abbey film trailer has finally arrived, and the Crawleys are expecting a royal visit...

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Cinema 

Jessica Hausner's pristine dystopia asks how engineered emotion can be trusted, in a cerebral Cannes Competition entry with a playful edge

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Cinema 

Teen Spirit stars Elle Fanning as a a small town teen who enters an international singing competition that tests her talent and integrity

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TV 

In a special Q&A for BBC Two's Summer of Rockets, Stephen Poliakoff describes how real-life elements formed the basis for his new and enticing cold war drama

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Netflix 

From the furiously anticipated Game of Thrones finale to the new Netflix drama What/If with Renée Zellweger, this week in TV is a period of dark strategy

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Cinema 

Terrence Malick returns to the Cannes Competition with A Hidden Life, an achingly beautiful blend of true events and meditative romance

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TV 

James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Dafne Keen all star in His Dark Materials, BBC's new adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy

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Cinema 

Ammonite, written and directed by Francis Lee, has begun filming, with a starry cast that includes Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan and Fiona Shaw

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Cinema 

At the most prestigious film festival in the world, the biggest directors and most exciting films of the year are all premiering. Here's what to look out for

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Cinema 

In The Lighthouse, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe give the demented performances of a lifetime. Robert Eggers' maritime madness is a Cannes winner in our eyes

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Cinema 

Cannes veteran Ken Loach returns to the Official Selection with Sorry We Missed You, a heartbreaking damnation of working-class gig economy

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Cinema 

Buckle up for Rocketman: Elton John's fantasy comes to life in Cannes with glorious musical pizzazz. Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden star

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Cinema 

Teenagers crash an illegal rave, an actor is pushed to the edge, and criminals are sent to outer space. Here are the best films out now

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Cinema 

In Yesterday, Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis join forces to make a Beatles-coated romcom. After a worldwide blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) is the only person to remember The Beatles

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Best of 

From indie horror Midsommar to the latest Spider-Man outing, summer 2019 offers blockbusters and arthouse gems aplenty. Here's what to watch over the next few months

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Netflix 

Black Mirror season 5 is certain to scare again, with three new stories predicting the dangers of a tech-heavy future. Stars Andrew Scott and Miley Cyrus

Preview

Dance 

Rambert, Britain’s foremost contemporary dance company, has unveiled a ground-breaking programme for the 2019/20 season. Here are the highlights

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TV 

In The Virtues, Shane Meadows' new Channel 4 drama, Joseph (Stephen Graham) is a recovering alcoholic who suffered a trauma from his childhood

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Cinema 

Jim Jarmusch (Paterson) returns to Cannes with his new film The Dead Don't Die. Adam Driver and Bill Murray lead a star-studded cast

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Cinema 

Film4 are teaming up with Somerset House once more for a programme of outdoor screenings under the stars

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Cinema 

Brian Welsh directs a picture of Glasgow 1994 in a coming-of-age movie with a ferocious, thumping edge

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Cinema 

Julianne Moore plays Gloria Bell, a free-spirited, dancefloor-roving 50-something who's ready to fall in love

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TV 

In Years and Years, Russell T Davies delivers a terrifying dystopian tale - starting with the new, populist politician Vivienne Rook (Emma Thompson)

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TV 

The Big Little Lies trailer is now online, with Meryl Streep joining Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman for its second season. And things aren't looking good for the 'Monterey Five'...

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TV 

Love is the most important thing in the finale. Fleabag ends with a forgiving, transcendent last episode to watch and cherish

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Theatre 

There's a new play by Caryl Churchill at Royal Court Theatre in 2019. The prolific playwright premieres three characteristically-surreal shorts

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Netflix 

From the new Adam Sandler comedy Murder Mystery to the Martin Scorsese documentary about the Bob Dylan tour Rolling Thunder Revue, Netflix in June covers a broad streaming spectrum