now on bbc news, anna smith presents the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. I m filling in for mark kermode to review this week s releases. If you are going to make a movie about an eccentric truffle hunter searching furiously for his stolen pig, then surely you want to cast nicolas cage. Whistling. In pig, he plays a disheveled hermit who lives in the oregonian wilderness with his beloved foraging hog. When she s taken in a violent kidnapping, he doesn t stop to nurse his wounds. He heads straight into town. Hunting the restaurants and bars of portland, this christlike spectre will stop at nothing to find his pig. He sjoined in his search by alex wolf s truffle dealer, who lives in the shadow of his rich father. Pig is billed as a thriller, but i think that s a misleading label. While there s some suspense, this is a gently paced story about the bond between human and animal, and the extraordinary power of sensory memories. Like our hero, the scri
Across town later today, britain s teenage sensation emma raducanu is in fourth round action, as her wimbledon dream continues. Parts of edinburgh had 46 millimetres of rainfall in the last hour. For england, wales and northern ireland there will be showers fewer and farther between than yesterday. Later more heavy rain comes in from the south west. All the details coming up. It s monday, the 5th ofjuly. Our top story. The prime minister is expected to tell people in england that it will be left to their judgement to manage coronavirus risks, as he prepares to restore freedoms on the 19th ofjuly. Borisjohnson will lead a downing street press conference later today, where he will tell the public that the country must begin to learn to live with this virus plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland will be outlined later this month. Our political correspondent chris mason reports. They had been everywhere for ages, signs telling us how to behave. Many of the remaining restrictions in
Team, cheerio. Hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. I m filling in for mark kermode to review this week s releases. French exit, a dark comedy starring michelle pfeiffer, is finally making a glamorous entrance to uk cinemas this weekend. It s all gone. I spoke to you about this as a possibility for seven years. And then an eventuality for three. What did you think was going to happen? frances, what was your plan? my plan was to die before the money ran out, but i kept on not dying and, here i am. Based on the novel by patrick dewitt and directed by azazeljacobs, it stars pfeiffer as deliciously curt manhattan socialite, frances price. After her wealthy husband dies, frances is forced to sell up and decides to move to an apartment in paris with her grown son malcolm, played by lucas hedges. There s also a key role for a pet cat, so this is a fittingly feline move for the former catwoman. What s she paying you? paying me? aren t you her gigolo? oh, god no. That s my
To review this week s releases. French exit, a dark comedy starring michelle pfeiffer, is finally making a glamorous entrance to uk cinemas this weekend. It s all gone. I spoke to you about this as a possibility for seven years. And then eventuality for three. What did you think was going to happen? frances, what was your plan? my plan was to die before the money ran out, but i kept on keep not dying and, here i am. Based on the novel by patrick dewitt and directed by azazeljacobs, it stars pfeiffer as deliciously curt manhattan socialite, frances price. After her wealthy husband dies, frances is forced to sell up and decides to move to an apartment in paris with her grown son malcolm, played by lucas hedges. There s also a key role for a pet cat, so this is a fittingly feline move for the former catwoman. What s she paying you? paying me? aren t you her gigolo? oh, god no. That s my mother. It s not clear exactly when french exit is set, but the transatlantic ship journey to paris len