The 69th London Film Festival kicked off last night, so things will be very busy over the next 10 days, with pretty much wall-to-wall screenings, meetings and parties. And already, first two days have been pretty glamorous. George Clooney, Adam Sandler and filmmaker Noah Baumbach turned up to present their new film
Jay Kelly. It's a smart, witty and moving look at legacy, relationships and regret. And the opening night film on Wednesday was Rian Johnson's
Knives Out whodunit
Wake Up Dead Man, attended by the entire starry ensemble (see below). It's a wonderfully entertaining film, funny and spooky, with serious underlying themes too.
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And then there was the heart-stopping
A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow's smart, complex multistrand nuclear thriller starring Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson. Diego Luna and Jennifer Lopez star in the musical remake of
Kiss of the Spider Woman. The tone is a bit uneven, but the film is powerful. Hunter Doohan stars in
The Wilderness, an outdoor experience drama that feels a bit overly pointed, but has a strong message. And from France,
Souleymane's Story is a vividly honest exploration of the challenges facing a young asylum seeker over two momentous days. I also attended a live performance of
Ghost Stories at the Peacock Theatre
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Films I'm watching this coming week at London Film Fest include Emma Stone in
Bugonia, Bradley Cooper in
Is This Thing On, Daniel Day-Lewis in
Anemone, Julia Roberts in
After the Hunt, Jessie Buckley in
Hamnet, Jacob Elordi in
Frankenstein, Brendan Fraser in
Rental Family, Tessa Thompson in
Hedda, Joel Edgerton in
Train Dreams, . There's also a live performance of
Theatre of Dreams at Sadler's Wells.
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