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TOMORROW’S WORLD

D23 Teasers went to Anaheim for Disney’s annual showcase of the upcoming projects from their biggest brands.

HOT RIGHT NOW

JACOB ELORDI IS HERE TO SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL…

BUILDING BRIDGES

CAUSEWAY Jennifer Lawrence recovers in New Orleans in this intimate drama.

WICKED SIDE

DISENCHANTED Director Adam Shankman on Amy Adams’ long-awaited fairytale follow-up.

YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?

FILM QUOTES POSE AS QUESTIONS. FILM STARS TRY TO COPE.

DOUBLE VISION

THE SILENT TWINS A pair of siblings build their own secret world in this moving drama.

TRUE BRIT

THE ENGLISH A sweeping western revenger that already feels too big for the small screen.

SOUND BYTES

The month in dialogue and digits.

DISCOVERY CANAL

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Five films making waves in the floating city

OVER THE RAINBOW

LYNCH/OZ Director Alexandre O. Philippe is the man behind the curtain of a new David Lynch doc.

NEXT BIG THING

DIEGO CALVA HAS HOLLYWOOD IN HIS SIGHTS…

CLASS ACT

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL Director Paul Feig on his classroom-set fantasy adventure…

LAST RESORT

AFTERSUN Memories of a daughter’s vacation with her father haunt her present in this poignant drama.

Paul Mescal

You’re in your mid-20s, playing a dad. Was

ROYAL BLOOD

THE KINGDOM EXODUS Lars von Trier prescribes us this comic-horror medical odyssey.

THE ODD-YSSEY

STRANGE WORLD A fantastic voyage into Disney’s retro sci-fi wonderland.

BETWEEN TAKES

THE SUMMIT FEVER STAR ON CLIMBING AND CHAPSTICK…

HARRIS DEEDS

THE GHOST OF RICHARD HARRIS The screen legend’s sons unearth his legacy.

LIVING NIGHTMARE

THE DEVIL’S HOUR A Lecter-like foe makes a social worker’s life sheer murder.

OUT OF THE WOODS

SOMEWHERE BOY An 18-year-old emerges from captivity to confront his monsters.

STAR- CROSSED

YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE? Asa Butterfield spends Christmas in the wrong house in this festive romcom.

IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A FILM JOURNALIST

Editor-at-Large JAMIE GRAHAM lifts the lid on film journalism.

DEAD FUN

FINAL CUT The cult Japanese zom-com gets a meta French remake.

THE HERO

Having risen to fame with David Lynch’s

ThE SLEUTh iS OUT THErE

Enola Holmes and her famous big brother Sherlock are back for a riproaring adventure full of mystery, thrills… and a surprising amount to say about today’s messed-up world. Can so much fun really be so serious? Total Film asks producer/star Millie Bobby Brown, co-star Henry Cavill and director Harry Bradbeer to clue us in on Enola Holmes 2…

Hungry Heart

Timothée Chalamet and Luca Guadagnino reunite for a love story with bite in Bones And All. They tell Total Film how their ’80s midwest cannibal romance is a relatable tale of isolation and being socially ‘other’.

ROYAL SUCCESSION

As a nation mourns the loss of a king, the cinemagoing world mourns the loss of one of its brightest stars. The team behind Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tell Total Film about carrying a legacy forward after an unimaginable loss.

Fallout BOYS

Martin McDonagh reunites his In Bruges cast for a testy tale of friendship failure, tiny donkeys and severed digits. Total Film enjoys the craic on The Banshees Of Inisherin, a nailed-on awards botherer.

TASTE TEST

Satire. Thriller. Horror. Comedy. These are the spicy ingredients of THE MENU, in which Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and other fine diners have their stomachs tested by Ralph Fiennes’ world-famous chef. Total Film chews over some dark, juicy themes with director Mark Mylod and his cast.

A Matter of Life and Death

Akira Kurosawa’s classic drama Ikiru has been reimagined and relocated to post-war London in LIVING, a movie that will cause even the stiffest upper lips to wobble. Total Film seeks the meaning behind it all with director Oliver Hermanus, writer Kazuo Ishiguro and star Bill Nighy.

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST

The latest major director to excavate his youth, James Gray turns the clock back to 1980 New York for Armageddon Time. Total Film meets the filmmaker and his starry cast to discuss the era of Reaganomics, rocketships and reckoning with your own family history.

DESERT POWER

WRITER STEVEN KNIGHT FOLLOWS UP PEAKY BLINDERS WITH SNEAK Y SOLDIERS IN A NEW MINISERIES DEPICTING THE ORIGINS OF A LEGENDARY SPECIAL FORCES UNIT OF TOUGH MISFITS IN WORLD WAR 2… WITH ADDED PUNK AND HARD ROCK MUSIC. TOTAL FILM RENDEZ VOUSES WITH THE CAST AND CREW OF SAS ROGUE HEROES.

BROS 15 TBC

You’ve got male…

THE WOMAN KING 15

Warrior class…

LIVING 12A

Mighty Nighy…

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN TBC

Finger ruck…

RETURN TO DUST PG

★★★★☆ OUT 4 NOVEMBER CINEMAS Set in rural

WATCHER TBC

★★★☆☆ OUT 4 NOVEMBER CINEMAS A sense

PIGGY 18

★★★★☆ OUT 21 OCTOBER CINEMAS This smart Spanish

MY NEIGHBOUR, ADOLF TBC

★★☆☆☆ OUT 4 NOVEMBER CINEMAS , DIGITAL

THE GOOD NURSE 15 TBC

Bad medicine…

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 15

Sinking rich…

CALL JANE TBC

Activist measures…

PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT 15

★★★☆☆ OUT NOW DIGITAL 24 OCTOBER DVD, BD

VESPER 15

★★★☆☆ OUT 21 OCTOBER CINEMAS, DIGITAL Kristina

MIA AND ME: THE HERO OF CENTOPIA U

★★★☆☆ OUT 21 OCTOBER CINEMAS Based on successful

DOCTOR WHO AM I TBC

VERTIGO, KALEIDOSCOPE, SIGNATURE, APPLE, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, DISNEY

THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER 12

Buds for his buddies…

AMSTERDAM TBC

Collision corpse…

DECISION TO LEAVE 15

A matter of wife and death…

DARK GLASSES TBC

★★★☆☆ OUT NOW SHUDDER From 1975’s Deep Red

HILMA TBC

★★★☆☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS Lasse Hallström’s lush

SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER, SOMEONE’S SON TBC

★★★★☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS Exploring homelessness in

THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS 12A

★★★★☆ O UT NOW CINEMAS Patricio Guzmán directs

BARBARIAN TBC

What? Eh? Oh God, no!

CONFETTI TBC

★★★★★ OUT 21 OCTOBER CINEMAS Writer/director Ann Hu

MCCURRY: THE PURSUIT OF COLOUR TBC

★★★★★ OUT 19 OCTOBER DIGITAL This 90-minute documentary

DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER 12

★★★★★ OUT 7 NOVEMBER DVD, BD Shockingly presented

HOPPER: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY TBC

★★★★★ OUT 18 OCTOBER CINEMAS Released to coincide

THE STRANGER 15

Caught in a trap… ★★★★★ OUT 19 OCTOBER

BIG VS SMALL TBC

★★☆☆☆ OUT 21 OCTOBER CINEMAS There is plenty

MIDWIVES TBC

★★★★☆ OUT NOW CINEMAS, DIGITAL This powerful documentary

EMILY TBC

It’s she, Mackey, she’s so cool…

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT TBC

★★★★☆ OUT 4 NOVEMBER CINEMAS Returning to the

MEDIEVAL TBC

★★☆☆☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS, DIGITAL Ben Foster

EMILY THE CRIMINAL 15

She’s no dummy…

ALL THAT BREATHES TBC

★★★★☆ OUT 14 OCTOBER CINEMAS “Delhi is a

TICKET TO PARADISE

12A ★★☆☆☆ OUT NOW CINEMAS Guess who’s coming

SPEAK NO EVIL TBC

★★★★☆ OUT NOW SHUDDER Passivity and politeness are

SIDNEY 12A

★★★★☆ OUT NOW CINEMAS, APPLE TV+ The late

BLONDE 18

No business like Monroe business…

VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH 18

★★★☆☆ OUT NOW BD EXTRAS ★★★★★ Featurettes, Video

THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST 18

★★☆☆☆ OUT NOW BD EXTRAS ★★★☆☆ Commentaries, Featurettes,

NIL BY MOUTH 18

London’s churning…

DEADSTREAM TBC

★★★★☆ OUT NOW SHUDDER A disgraced livestreamer seeks

SOUND FOR THE FUTURE TBC

★★☆☆☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS Obsessed by memories

LOVE (SZERELEM) PG

1971 ★★★★☆ OUT NOW BD EXTRAS ★★★★☆ Commentary, Featurettes,

LOST HIGHWAY 18

1997 ★★★★★ OUT 31 OCTOBER BD EXTRAS ★★★★☆

PARANORMAN PG

2012 ★★★☆☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS An 11-year-old

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS PG

2002 ★★★☆☆ OUT 28 OCTOBER CINEMAS 2002 Squished

THE LOST BOYS 15

Time to rejoin the club…

POLTERGEIST 15

They’re heeere again…

MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE 15

1983 ★★★★★ OUT NOW 4K UHD EXTRAS ★★★★★

ROBIN HOOD AT HAMMER PG

1960/67 ★★★★★ OUT NOW BD EXTRAS ★★★★★ Commentaries,

IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN 18

1982 ★★★☆☆ OUT NOW BD, DIGITAL EXTRAS ★★★★★

EVE’S BAYOU 15

1997 ★★★★☆ OUT 31 OCTOBER BD EXTRAS ★★★★★

TECH PREVIEW

Have you heard the home-cinema latest?

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

VARIOUS SONY CLASSICAL

SPLATOON 3

Another fine mess…

ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORIES

★★★★★ CASEEN GAINES/JAMES MOTTRAM TITAN Friendly or fierce?

THE NORTHMAN: A CALL TO THE GODS

SIMON ABRAMS TITAN

VIVA HOLLYWOOD

LUIS I. REYES RUNNING PRESS

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH

DAN WATTERS, DEV PRAMANIK TITAN COMICS

FILM BUFF

CINEMA CELEBRATED AND DEBATED. BOOSTING YOUR MOVIE GENIUS TO SUPERHERO LEVELS…

IS IT BOLLOCKS?

Film Buff investigates the facts behind outlandish movie plots.

ALTERNATIVE BOX OFFICE

The biggest movies… starring Javier Bardem

ON LOCATION

REEL SPOTS BEHIND THE CAMERA

MOVIE FIREPLACES

Home is where the hearth is…

REEL ESTATE

FOR SALE Beautiful panorama house in Seoul with

CAR FOR SALE

FILM: BABY DRIVER VEHICLE: SUBARU WRX YEAR: 2016

FLOP CULTURE

In 2002, Danny DeVito’s scabrous satire of children’s TV show hosts died at the box office. Was it just too bilious for viewers?

IS IT JUST ME OR SHOULD MOST MINISERIES BE MOVIES?

“Follow me, young one, for this walk will

TAKING STOCK SCHOOL BULLIES

Celebrating the standout stock characters in movies…

GIVING CREDIT

Saluting the behind-the-scenes talent making movie magic

TOBE HOOPER

Texas danger…

JEAN-LUC GODARD

GETTY French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard died at his

WHICH CROCODILE ARE YOU?

ARE YOU A FISH OUT OF WATER OR A LEVIATHAN IN A LAKE? DO YOU HAVE THE DEVIL IN YOU, OR AN ALARM CLOCK?

NAME THE FRAME

Can you guess these eight cityscape scenes?

60 SECOND SCREENPLAY

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