A list of the top 5 films being screened on UK TV channels during the 2015 Christmas and New Year period, in order of when they are being screened.
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Film review of the Tudor-era set historical drama about the battle of religious convictions between Thomas More (Paul Schofield) and King Henry VIII’s (Robert Shaw) state when More remains quiet on the issue of allegiance to Henry’s desire to break from the Roman Catholic Church, in order to marry Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave).
Historical/Period/Epic
Film review by Maysa Moncao of the comedy drama about a young woman who asks her unconventional grandmother to fund an abortion.
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Director: Paul Weitz. Sony Pictures (80 mins).
Film review of a festive horror comedy based on the folklore about an anti-Saint Nick, starring Toni Collette.
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Director: Michael Dougherty.(98 mins). Legendary Pictures/Universal. (15).
Horror
A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 11 December 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.
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Am I behind the times, but has Angelina Jolie just officially become (on the credits of this film at least) Jolie-Pitt? All lovely and official if so!
Here, she is the co-star, writer, director and producer of this drama about an American writer (Brad Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (the aforementioned Jolie-Pitt), who arrive in a picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, the couple come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.
Showing all over the UK, the official website with the trailer and gallery will help whet your appetites.
Film review of the horror movie about a scientist who creates a man from the remains of dead people, adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley and starring James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe and Jessica Brown Findlay.
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Director: Paul McGuigan. Davis Entertainment/TGS/Moving Picture/20th Century Fox. (12a)
Horror
A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 4 December 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.
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Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie are three friends who annually celebrate Christmas Eve with a big night out. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties. See the official Sony Pictures page for more, this will have a wide release across the UK, so use Find Any Film for where you can catch it.
Film review by Claire Durrant of the black comedy starring Kate Winslet as the title dressmaker in 1950’s Australia, Liam Hemsworth as her lover and Judy Davis as her estranged mother.
Comedy
Film review of the 1950’s set drama about a burgeoning lesbian relationship, directed by Todd Haynes and starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
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Director: Todd Haynes. (118 min). Studiocanal
A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 27 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.
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Our reviewer Maysa Moncao saw an early screening of this film at the recent TIFF15 and had nothing but good things to say about it in her review. Johnny Depp leads in this 1970’s Boston gangster thriller, with Joel Egerton and Benedict Cumberbatch. See the official Warners website. Showing all over the UK, after preview screenings this weekend. Find Any Film should help locate where.
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