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	N E W F I L M S . . . 65th London Film Festival: 6-17.Oct.21 VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE THE LAST DUEL RON'S GONE WRONG THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMAO (Br) NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN (Pol) THE VELVET UNDERGROUND HALLOWEEN KILLS: Jamie Lee Curtis THE SURVIVALIST: John Malkovich BRIGHT - SAMURAI SOUL: Simu Liu THE WAR BELOW: Sam Hazeldine THE GHOSTS OF BORLEY RECTORY: Toby Wynn-Davies THE TRIP: Aksel Hennie THE FOUR OF US: Janina Elkin FEVER DREAM: Maria Valverde A WORLD WITHOUT: Amanda Rawles OPERATION HYACINTH: Tomasz Zietek HONSLA RAKH: Diljit Dosanjh THE MEDIUM: Narilya Gulmongkolpech THE OUTSIDERS - THE COMPLETE NOVEL: C Thomas Howell BORIS GODUNOW: Met Opera ALICE - CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: V&A exhibition RAPHAEL REVEALED: exhibition on screen CONVERGENCE - COURAGE IN A CRISIS: covid doc FOUND: adopted teens doc I AM BELMAYA: Nepali filmmaker doc MAKING MALINCHE: musical doc N O W A T H O M E . . . THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD NEW ORDER SON HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD THE WORLD TO COME FAST & FURIOUS 9 SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY	N E W F I L M S . . . THE LAST DUEL THE GRAND DUKE OF CORSICA BERGMAN ISLAND (Swe) THE BETA TEST THE BLAZING WORLD ON THE FRINGE OF WILD LUZZU (Mlt) THE VELVET UNDERGROUND HALLOWEEN KILLS: Jamie Lee Curtis NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK: Leslie Odom Jr SURVIVE THE GAME: Chad Michael Murray BRIGHT - SAMURAI SOUL: Simu Liu MONSTER FAMILY 2: Jessica Brown Findlay A WORLD WITHOUT: Amanda Rawles FEVER DREAM: Maria Valverde THE FOUR OF US: Janina Elkin HARD LUCK LOVE SONG: Michael Dorman KILLING ELEANOR: Annika Marks SOPHIE JONES: Jessica Barr SWEET THING: Lana Rockwell THE OLD WAYS: Brigitte Kali Canales THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE: Gijs Blom THE TRIP: Aksel Hennie OPERATION HYACINTH: Tomasz Zietek THE MEDIUM: Narilya Gulmongkolpech LUST LIFE LOVE: Jake Choi CONVERGENCE - COURAGE IN A CRISIS: covid doc MAKING MALINCHE: musical doc PASSION PLAY - RUSSELL WESTBROOK: basketball doc N O W A T H O M E . . . THE GREEN KNIGHT IN THE EARTH THE COLONY JACK & YAYA PLAYING GOD CRIME STORY
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	N E W F I L M S . . . 15th Iris Prize Festival: Cardiff, 5-10.Oct.21 NIGHT OF THE ANIMATED DEAD JOHN AND THE HOLE PIER KIDS THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2: Oscar Isaac THE LAST EXORCIST: Danny Trejo DEATH IN TEXAS: Bruce Dern THE MANOR: Barbara Hershey OUT OF DEATH: Jaime King THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE: Sydney Park THE GATEWAY: Shea Whigham THE EAST: Marwan Kenzari V/H/S/94: Anna Hopkins FEAR AND LOATHING IN ASPEN: Jay Bulger POKEMON THE MOVIE - SECRETS OF THE JUNGLE: James Carter Cathcart BAD CANDY: Zach Galligan ESCAPE THE UNDERTAKER: Mark Calaway MY LITTLE SISTER: Nina Hoss FEVER DREAM: Maria Valverde KIN: Yilmaz Erdogan THE INHERITANCE: Natalia Ryumina MY BROTHER, MY SISTER: Caterina Murino HAKIKAT: Saygin Soysal MADRES: Elpidia Carrillo CLOUDY MOUNTAIN: Zhu Yilong JUSTIN BIEBER - OUR WORLD: pop star doc FATHER OF THE CYBORGS: scientist doc JACINTA: drug addiction doc NO TIME TO DIE PERCY VS GOLIATH FRESHMAN YEAR GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER(S) THE CARNIVAL (Arg) THE GUILTY: Jake Gyllenhaal NEXT DOOR: Daniel Bruhl THE GATEWAY: Shea Whigham BLACK AS NIGHT: Nicole Barre BINGO HELL: Richard Brake SWALLOW: Deyemi Okanlawon REDEMPTION OF A ROGUE: Aaron Monaghan THE LAST LAUGH: Eric Stone NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE: Joana Borja DIANA - THE MUSICAL: Jeanna de Waal APE VS MONSTER: Eric Roberts THE POWER: Mark Smith FOREVER RICH: Jonas Smulders SOUNDS LIKE LOVE: Maria Valverde THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS - CURSED BY LIGHT: Sora Amamiya VIOLATION: Madeleine Sims-Fewer THE 100 CANDLES GAME: Magui Bravi FELIX AND THE HIDDEN TREASURE: Karine Vanasse FRIENDZONE: Mickael Lumiere MOOSA JATT: Sidhu Moose Wala EVEN MICE BELONG IN HEAVEN: Ondrej Vetchy ROMEO & JULIET: National Theatre performance BRITNEY VS SPEARS: popstar doc FREAKSCENE: Dinosaur Jnr doc SOUND FOR THE FUTURE: The Hippies doc THE FILMMAKER'S HOUSE: movie funding doc THE GREEN KNIGHT THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK SWEETHEART GAIA THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN (Tun) NEW QUEER VISIONS: PARENTAL GUIDANCE (shorts) INTRUSION: Freida Pinto NIGHT OF THE ANIMATED DEAD: Josh Duhamel MY LITTLE PONY - A NEW GENERATION: James Marsden BIRDS OF PARADISE: Diana Silvers THE BALLAD OF BILLY McCRAE: David Hayman THE TAPE: Martha Tilston TRUE CALLING: David Smith HAUNTING OF THE MARY CELESTE: Emily Swallow CONFESSIONS OF AN INVISIBLE GIRL: Klara Castanho THE ALPINIST: Marc-Andre Leclerc PAPER TIGERS: Andy Le GAGARINE: Alseni Bathily JE SUIS KARL: Luna Wedler QISMAT 2: Ammy Virk LA TRAVIATA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR 2021: performance film OASIS KNEBWORTH 1996: concert film FATHER OF THE CYBORGS: medical innovation doc LAST MAN STANDING: pandemic filmmaking doc EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE NO MAN OF GOD PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND ROSE PLAYS JULIE THE DJINN A BRIXTON TALE THE STARLING: Melissa McCarthy 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS: Luke Wilson LA CHA CHA: Rhys Ifans THE MAD WOMEN'S BALL: Melanie Laurent YAKUZA PRINCESS: Jonathan Rhys Meyers THOMAS & FRIENDS - RACE FOR THE SODOR CUP: Meesha Contreras OCCUPATION RAINFALL: Dan Ewing NIGHTBOOKS: Winslow Fegley THE STRONGHOLD: Gilles Lellouche MANDIBLES: Gregoire Ludig ANKAHI KAHANIYA: Kunal Kapoor SMALL WORLD: Enrique Arce THE BIG HIT: Kad Merad NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND: Sabin Tambrea THE FATHER WHO MOVES MOUNTAINS: Adrian Titieni THANA SADAR: Vikramjeet Virk DANGEROUS LIAISONS - NORTHERN BALLET: stage performance THE STORY OF LOOKING: eye operation doc SCHUMACHER: Formula 1 champion doc FAUCI: infectious disease specialist doc EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION: food industry doc THE WONDERFUL: space station doc DOWNSTREAM TO KINSHASA: Congo war doc ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: animal welfare doc N O W A T H O M E . . . FREE GUY NOWHERE SPECIAL JUNGLE CRUISE PIG DEERSKIN (Fr) FREAKY PSYCHO GOREMAN THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS (It) MARTIN EDEN (It) THE CARNIVAL (Arg) IN THE HEIGHTS EARWIG AND THE WITCH SUPERNOVA THE SERVANT ANOTHER ROUND (Den) LIMBO FRANKIE THE RECKONING BLACK WIDOW THE BANISHING FROM THE VINE DREAM HORSE NOBODY CRISIS THE REASON I JUMP BOY MEETS BOY (Ger) LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL (Col) WEATHERING WITH YOU (Jpn) NEW ORDER	N E W F I L M S . . . NO TIME TO DIE SOUTH OF HEAVEN KNOCKING (Swe) MASS: Jason Isaacs LAMB: Noomi Rapace SURVIVE THE GAME: Bruce Willis THE MANOR: Barbara Hershey AILEEN WUORNOS - AMERICAN BOOGEYWOMAN: Peyton List BECAUSE OF CHARLEY: John Amos DEATH ALLEY: Nicholas Barton 3 TICKETS TO PARADISE: Michelle Manhart CHRISTMAS FREAK: Sean Marlow THE AMITYVILLE MOON: Cody Renee Cameron DIEGO OF THE DEAD: Kirk Elder ANOTHER GIRL: Sammi Hanratty RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME: Janel Parrish THE LAST INN: Emily Hall V/H/S/94: Anna Hopkins MADRES: Elpidia Carrillo THE SECRET OF SINCHANEE: Laila Lockhart Kraner ROMANCE IN THE WILDS: Kaitlyn Leeb GOLDEN VOICES: Mariya Belkina KIN: Yilmaz Erdogan DINOSAUR HOTEL: Chelsea Greenwood MADAME X: Madonna on tour JUSTIN BIEBER - OUR WORLD: pop star doc 15 MINUTES OF SHAME: public shaming doc NOT GOING QUIETLY: political movement doc PHARMA BRO: Martin Shkreli doc THE GIG IS UP: gig economy doc UNLEARNING HATRED: propaganda doc THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE FALLING FOR FIGARO AMERICAN NIGHT TITANE (Fr) THE GUILTY: Jake Gyllenhaal THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2: Oscar Isaac HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA - TRANSFORMANIA: Andy Samberg OLD HENRY: Tim Blake Nelson TWIST: Lena Headey BLACK AS NIGHT: Nicole Barre BINGO HELL: Richard Brake MAYDAY: Grace Van Patten KNOW FEAR: David Alan Basche FIRST DATE: Tyson Brown TYPO: Melissa Hollett STOP AND GO: Whitney Call CURIOUS GEORGE - CAPE AHOY: Jeff Bennett MAYA THE BEE 3 - THE GOLDEN ORB: Coco Jack Gillies THE ONE YOU'RE WITH: Koko Marshall WITCH HUNT: Abigail Cowen BLOOD CONSCIOUS: Oghenero Gbaje NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE: Joana Borja DIANA - THE MUSICAL: Jeanna de Waal SOUNDS LIKE LOVE: Maria Valverde BEYOND PARANORMAL: Cortney Palm COMING HOME IN THE DARK: Matthias Luafutu BRITNEY VS SPEARS: popstar doc ALGREN: writer doc MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY: activist-lawyer doc THE JESUS MUSIC: Christian pop doc DEAR EVAN HANSEN NIGHT OF THE ANIMATED DEAD SURGE THE SHOW GAIA APACHE JUNCTION: Thomas Jane INTRUSION: Freida Pinto MY LITTLE PONY - A NEW GENERATION: James Marsden DOMINO - BATTLE OF THE BONES: David Arquette LADY OF THE MANOR: Melanie Lynskey THIS IS THE NIGHT: Madelyn Cline TIME IS UP: Bella Thorne I'M YOUR MAN: Maren Eggert BIRDS OF PARADISE: Diana Silvers ALIEN - BATTLEFIELD EARTH: Cameron Bass TOOTH FAIRY - THE LAST EXTRACTION: Jo Barker THE POWER: Rose Williams ATLANTIS: Daniele Barison JE SUIS KARL: Luna Wedler CONFESSIONS OF AN INVISIBLE GIRL: Klara Castanho VENUS AS A BOY: Bai Ling THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORY: comedian doc A SPARK STORY: animation doc LOGAN'S STORY: brain injury doc ON THESE GROUNDS: school racism doc THE DUKE PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND 23 WALKS THE INFLUENCER SAINT-NARCISSE LITTLE GIRL THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE: Jessica Chastain THE STARLING: Melissa McCarthy CRY MACHO: Clint Eastwood BEST SELLERS: Aubrey Plaza BLUE BAYOU: Alicia Vikander COPSHOP: Gerard Butler MY SON: Claire Foy THE MAD WOMEN'S BALL: Melanie Laurent OUT OF DEATH: Jaime King MASQUERADE: Bella Thorne STRAIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE: Matthew Lillard LADY OF THE MANOR: Melanie Lynskey I LOVE US: Katie Cassidy NIGHTBOOKS: Winslow Fegley CATCH THE BULLET: Jay Pickett LAST NIGHT IN ROZZIE: Jeremy Sisto RUMBA LOVE: Guillermo Ivan CRAZY FIST: Collin Chou SHELTER IN PLACE: Kevin Daniels WHAT SHE SAID: Jenny Lester CHOMPY & THE GIRLS: Christy St John ANKAHI KAHANIYA: Kunal Kapoor THE FATHER WHO MOVES MOUNTAINS: Adrian Titieni SCHUMACHER: Formula 1 champion doc THE SAVIOR FOR SALE: da Vinci painting doc THE WONDERFUL: space station doc N O W A T H O M E . . . BROKEN DIAMONDS NIGHT OF THE ANIMATED DEAD FRIED BARRY SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY FREE GUY CHARLATAN (Cz) BLITHE SPIRIT A DIM VALLEY I CARRY YOU WITH ME (Mex) THE VIGIL F9 LAST CALL EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE CENSOR DIVINE LOVE (Br) ZOLA DEATH DROP GORGEOUS COME FROM AWAY TOGETHER TOGETHER THE VOYEURS SUMMER OF 85 CINDERELLA A WAKE IN THE HEIGHTS THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT DREAMBUILDERS LANSKY PETER RABBIT: THE RUNAWAY
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