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Wes Anderson isn’t in a rut, but he could do with another flop

COMMENT: As the celebrated auteur unveils another ornate wisp of a film in this week’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, Adam White asks if he has become too big to fail – and if the familiarity of his style is masking his recent evolution as a writer

The Independent UK

The Birds review – sparse, one-woman adaptation is a feat of sound design

There’s a pair of headphones on every seat of this theatre, turning Daphne du Maurier’s short story into a symphony of dread

The Guardian - AU

Sentimental Value review – Stellan Skarsgård is an egomaniac director in act of ancestor worship

Joachim Trier’s entertaining drama sees Norwegian auteur-on-the-slide Skarsgård putting his showbiz family through the wringer in the service of his fading career

The Guardian - US

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Simon Pegg says a Shaun of the Dead sequel or reboot is "best left alone" because "sometimes, when you sequelize a film like that, you can end up spoiling the original"

"I don't think there's any point in rebooting it"

Total Film

History of Sound review: Paul Mescal's gay romance doesn't sing

2/5 Screening in Cannes, this folk music drama has a compelling affair between Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor but falls into monotony

Evening Standard

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Wes Anderson Finds The Limit To His Style

The espionage farce features all of its author’s flourishes, but none of the charm or self-reflection.

Inverse

Lilo & Stitch creator reveals his one concern about Disney’s new live-action remake

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sanders, who created and voiced beloved Disney character Stitch, spoke to The Independent ahead of the 2002 animated film’s live-action remake

The Independent UK

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Peter Andre’s controversial Jafaican film is ‘just a comedy’, says director Fredi Nwaka after backlash

EXCLUSIVE: The trailer sparked outrage when it was released, with many accusing film of cultural appropriation, but the filmmaker says people are missing the point

Evening Standard

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' at 45: Stop-motion master Phil Tippett on creating the iconic Battle of Hoth (exclusive)

The Oscar-winning SFX guru talks turkey sandwiches, space lizards, and making the awesome Battle of Hoth scene for "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back".

Space

Netflix announces release date for its most divisive documentary in a long time

Titan releases in June

WhatToWatch

Doctor Who royalty Matt Smith is almost unrecognizable opposite Dune 2 star Austin Butler in a criminal underworld thriller from director who guided Brendan Fraser to his Oscar

Caught Stealing features Smith as a punk rocker, which is very different to his Tardis-dwelling days

Total Film

“That’s the take that we use in the film. That was first time. Dude, it was amazing”: Steve's Lava Chicken, Jack Black’s shortest-ever UK Top 40 hit from the Minecraft Movie, took just 34 seconds to record

A new Apple Music video goes behind the scenes on Black’s musical contribution to the surprise hit of the year

MusicRadar

Banned film-maker Jafar Panahi says friends lost hope he would direct again

Speaking during his first visit to Cannes in 22 years, Panahi who has previously been imprisoned in Iran said he wasn’t doing ‘anything heroic’

The Guardian - UK

‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones

Actors including Asa Butterfield, Stephen Mangan and Susan Wokoma share poems as part of ‘Celebration Day’, a new annual moment dedicated to commemorating family and friends

The Guardian - UK

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning director likes to "let the location" tell him the story, so "nothing's written in stone" according to the cast

Exclusive: The Final Reckoning cast talk the unique way Christopher McQuarrie made the new Mission: Impossible movie

Total Film

How to Train Your Dragon director talks helming both the animated movie and live-action remake: "I want to make sure that we don’t lose the spirit of it"

Exclusive: Dean DeBlois hopes that the animated and live-action films can "live beside each other"

The Independent UK

Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut premieres to mixed reviews at Cannes film festival

Some critics have predicted awards season success, while others called it ‘wobbly’ and ‘unconvincing’

Inverse

3 Things To Remember Before Watching 'Mission: Impossible 8'

Brush up on your Mission: Impossible lore before tuning into 'The Final Reckoning.'

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"We're ahead of Indiana Jones already!": The Office star John Krasinski explains what sets his archeological adventure movie apart, but really doesn't want you to tell Harrison Ford

Exclusive: John Krasinski says Fountain of Youth isn't just another Indiana Jones copycat

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #4: Call for music prize as Desplat and del Toro talk synergy

French composer Alexander Desplat and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro came together at the Cannes Film Festival to share anecdotes of their longstanding artistic collaboration, and underlined the importance of music in the filmmaking process.

Total Film

Cult director says his shark horror movie "takes its lead from Jaws," and brings back "classic edge-of-your-seat suspense" rather than "videogamey" underwater spectacle

Sean Byrne explains why his upcoming shark horror movie Dangerous Animals is different

The Independent UK

Carey Mulligan joins cast of Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation

Daniel Craig, Charli XCX and Meryl Streep are rumoured to be joining the project

Total Film

The biggest Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning references and Easter eggs – including The Rabbit's Foot

All the callbacks you may have missed from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

The Independent UK

Guy Ritchie’s decision to give up the geezer act might be a stroke of genius

IN FOCUS: The maven of grimy British gangster cinema has done a hard pivot towards the picaresque with his new film ‘Fountain of Youth’. But then again, argues Ed Power, Ritchie has done his best work when trying to take risks

The Independent UK

A View to a Kill doesn’t deserve its reputation as the worst ever Bond

FLASHBACKS: David Bowie turned it down. Christopher Walken and Grace Jones didn’t. And Roger Moore didn’t like it at all. But four decades since the film’s release, does Moore’s very last 007 outing warrant its seemingly eternal drubbing? Jonathan Wells isn’t so sure

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