The Sound of Music (1965). Film review of the WWII-set musical starring Julie Andrews

The Sound of Music (1965)
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Darkest Hour (2018). Film review of the WWII drama about Winston Churchill.

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Film review, by Jason Day, of Darkest Hour, the drama about the early days of Winston Churchill tenure as Britain’s WWII Prime Minister. Starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas.

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Dunkirk (2017). 4/5 stars for this spectacular WWII drama.

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Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the World War II drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy and with a cameo by former One Direction star Harry Styles.

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New films out in the UK this weekend

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A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 20 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.

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NB: a list of the new film’s out Friday 1 Jan 2016 are here.

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The DressmakerThe Dressmaker poster

A starry cast (Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Judy Davis) assemble for director Jocelyn Moorhouse’s adaptation of the novel by Rosalie Ham. Winslet stars as Tilly, the dressmaker of the title, who returns home to 1950’s Australia to reconcile with her mother (Davis). She falls in love with Teddy (Hemsworth) and, using her skills, styles the women of the town and gets revenge on people who had previously done her wrong.

It looks completely and utterly lovely…like a sartorial Chocolate (2000).

Showing all over the UK, check out the official website for the trailer and more.

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