A DOGGEDLY determined mother pins her dreams on her teenage daughter in writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples' assured debut, which empowers nuanced female characters to find their voices and speak their truths.

IF THERE’S anyone who can make people in the UK sit up and listen, it’s Sir David Attenborough.

A world of film and cinema will be at fingertips next month when the annual Cinemagic Belfast Festival goes virtual.

STELLAN Skarsgard is at home in Sweden right now, but his laugh is so warm it comes down the phone line in comforting waves that make it feel as if he is in the room with you.

Diana Rigg DAME Diana Rigg, who passed away aged 82 last week, may have thought of herself primarily as a stage performer but she had an impressive knack for nailing TV roles that resonated deeply with the viewing public.

OVER 20 years in the making, Bill & Ted Face The Music – the belated 'threequel' to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) – now carries an even greater weight of expectation

FILM OF THE WEEK BLACKBIRD (Cert 15, 98 mins, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK Ltd, Drama/Romance, available from September 21 on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, available from September 28 on DVD £19.

YOUNG lives matter in Rocks, a vibrant coming of age story which affirms the dauntless spirit of girlhood through the eyes of a 15-year-old heroine and her resilient friends.