Because of the coronavirus. The senior british commander on the ground in kabul has been speaking for the first time about the evacuation operation. The last of the 1,000 british troops returned home at the weekend, after helping to rescue more than 15,000 people. Brigadierjames martin says his troops did their duty in the midst of the most harrowing scenes. Hes been talking to our Defence Correspondent jonathan beale. This is what british troops faced soon after they landed in the cauldron of kabul airport. The desperation of thousands of people trying to flee a country now under taliban control. Soldiers trained for combat trying to instill some order in the chaos. A massive humanitarian mission that has taken its toll. When you are dealing with a very large crowd that is fearful, in fear of its life, crushing, pressing against you, when women and children are being crushed and, yes, dying, in some cases, in your arms, your agency to deal with the situation and change it is very different than when youre on combat operations. There was emotions all the way through the operations. You cant see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and then you having to deal with the aftermath of that, you cant see any of that without being emotional. Thereve been tears . Yeah, of Course Thereve been tears. And they did all this while their own lives were under threat. It culminated in a Suicide Attackjust over a week ago. 13 of their us comrades were killed in the blast, along with more than 150 afghans who were hoping to get on a flight to freedom. It was carnage, it was carnage. When that level of Explosion And Combination of shrapnel is detonated, there is only one result, and that is carnage. But the way in which i witnessed our soldiers react to that incident was, you know, one of the finest things ive seen. They ran towards the explosion. They provided immediate medical Succour And Support to the afghan civilians that had been wounded. Brigadier martin himself has done several tours fighting the taliban, who are now back in control, so the question was it worth it . What price 20 years of freedom for those people . What price no terrorist attacks emanating from afghanistan . So, you know, i put the ball back in your court. Is that worth it . In the end, they helped rescue more than 15,000 people. And while questions still remain about the speed of the governments response, who can question the courage, Commitment And Compassion shown by britains Armed Forces . Jonathan beale, Bbc News. Now on Bbc News, Talking Movies. Under the boardwalk, done by the sea. ~ u, under the boardwalk, done by the sea. ~ ,. , the sea. Welcome to the boardwalk the sea. Welcome to the boardwalk on the sea. Welcome to the boardwalk on the the sea. Welcome to the boardwalk On The Beach | the sea. Welcome to the boardwalk On The Beach here at world famous Coney Island in new York City. As Talking Movies looks back at Blockbuster Season. ,. , Blockbuster Season. Early on in the season,. Blockbuster season. Early on in the season,. Cinemas Blockbuster Season. Early on in i the season,. Cinemas opened u. The season,. Cinemas opened u. I the season,. Cinemas opened un i was the season,. Cinemas opened up. I was struck the season,. Cinemas opened up. I was struck going the season,. Cinemas opened up. I was struck going back the season,. Cinemas opened up. I was struck going back to l up. I was struck going back to the cinema. Up. I was struck going back to the cinema, how up. I was struck going back to the cinema, how different up. I was struck going back to the cinema, how different it l up. I was struck going back to | the cinema, how different it is watching things on your couch. And we survey the big Lock Boston Crowd pleasers and find out how horror has been bringing audiences in. Plus, among the blockbusters, a well received Music Documentary that brought to light a little known festival packed with talent. Americans might have wanted to venture to the beach this summer but it paled when it came to going to the cinema. Normally the Blockbuster Season which covers a period from may until september brings hollywood more than 40 of its annual revenues. But this year because of covid 19, that figure was lower. Among the top grossing films this Blockbuster Season where marvel� s Action Supply that make spy, horrorfilm a quiet Place Part two. Audience were pleased were to be able to return to cinemas. 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The fear of missing out for audiences who knew they could not get that movie at home. Although a slew of titles that movie at home. Although a slew of titles was that movie at home. Although a slew of titles was released, slew of titles was released, there was the feeling that nothing qualified for a classic Summer Movie. Element nothing that has been released since restrictions started to ease it feels like an Event. I restrictions started to ease it feels like an Event. Feels like an Event. I am ust naive enough i feels like an Event. I am ust naive enough to i feels like an Event. I am ust naive enough to believe h feels like an Event. I amjust naive enough to believe thati feels like an Event. I am just i naive enough to believe that it is not because people are over theatres in some sense. B5 theatres in some sense. As Cinemas Theatres in some sense. As cinemas reopen, they had to cope with an audience that had grown heavily dependent on feared streaming. Black widow was released in both cinemas and on a Disney Streaming Platform. Box office cinemas was seen as having. Scarlettjohansson made news by controversially suing Disney for breach of contract. The movie released for breach of contract. The movie released on for breach of contract. Tue movie released on Disney s premier access platform, the same date in theatres. Gala johansson� s lawsuit argues that because it released this way it cut into her earnings potential. Scarlett johansson. This has been one of the most impactful responses to his new streaming services these new streaming services and release models that we have seen yet since the pandemic and i think all of hollywood is watching. I think all of hollywood is watching i think all of hollywood is watchin. , watching. Lob passes season also had watching. Lob passes season also had a watching. Lob passes season also had a latina watching. 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The eagerly anticipated In The Heights didnt do as well at the Box Office as had been expected which could mean that Studio Bosses will be less than enthusiastic in Green Lighting other Big Movies With Latinos Cast in the Future. Other Big Movies With Latinos Cast in the Future. I hope that this doesnt cast in the Future. I hope that this doesnt prEvent cast in the Future. I hope that this doesnt prEvent people i this doesnt prEvent people from Green Lighting films with diversity featuring latinos stories. I wouldnt give up on either musicals films with diversity and those points of viewjust because one movie or even to dont do as well as expected. T5 even to dont do as well as patted expected. Is these are challenging expected. Is these are challenging times expected. Is these are challenging times for. Expected. Is these are i challenging times for the expected. Is these are challenging times for the Film Industry, this Blockbuster Season as movie goers has had have had to decide whether to go into cinemas or stay home with streaming was of at least the stars of this Summer Movie seasons films know where they would like to theirfans seasons films know where they would like to their fans to see their work. Matt Damon Stars in the thriller still water. T stars in the thriller still water. ,. , water. I would prefer that eole water. I would prefer that peeple see water. I would prefer that peeple see it water. I would prefer that people see it in water. I would prefer that people see it in the water. I would prefer that l people see it in the cinema. The relationship you have with something was up if you can control it and you have a remote control in your hand, it is a very different experience than going at a set time and you all watch it together, you dont stop it and get up and make popcorn or if you have to leave the room, the movie is not going to stop for you. That is a very different relationship and i was struck by that going back to the movies again. By that going back to the movies again. Film release schedules movies again. Film release schedules have movies again. Film release schedules have been movies again. Film release i schedules have been shuffled numerous times over the past few months. The Film Industry wants to see a return to normality as do movie goers who are ever hungry for the Magic And Sustenance that cinema can bring to their lives. Blockbuster season has traditionally been defined by big Budget Action films that many of the better movies this year were smaller more modest offerings. Among them coda. As noah cattell reports. The main character in coda, ruby, is the only Hearing Person is in other words death family. In other words she is like every other teenager caught between two worlds was not her Childhood Life with her parents and the Future she dreams. Ruby was to study singing at a prestigious arts university. Wants to. But she also serves as her familys unofficial translator and a key employee of their struggling fishing business. The film effectively blends the emotions of a coming of Age Drama with an authentic portrayal of deaf culture. Director sean heider, Hearing Person, work hard to get it right. T person, work hard to get it riuht. ,. ,. ,. , right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i got right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i got a right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i got a lot right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i got a lot of right. I spoke with a lot of codas, i got a lot of theirl codas, i got a lot of their experiences will stop i reached out to the deaf community. It really was put up if i am going to do this, have to make sure that i have the people around me to be the Check And Balance to my own perspective. Betraying Deaf Culture Authentically is not only the right authentically is not only the right thing to do but it also for a right thing to do but it also for a far right thing to do but it also for a far more cinematic storytelling portraying. Film storytelling portraying. Film is storytelling portraying. Film is there to capture a motion. And while dialogue can be effective and we have almost a century of talkies to prove it, watching the characters in coda have passionate discussions in Sign Language or asl is far more. The discussions in Sign Language or asl is far more. Asl is far more. The first time i watched asl is far more. The first time i watched an asl is far more. The first time i watched an Asl Asl is far more. The first | time i watched an asl fight, right . I was like, this is awesome talk about cinema. You stomping, youre rubbing at a person, grabbing. You cant walk away from a fight because you have to be looking at each other. , ~ ,. , , other. The filmmakers obviously want their movie other. The filmmakers obviously want their movie to other. The filmmakers obviously want their movie to find other. The filmmakers obviously want their movie to find as want their movie to find as wide an audience as possible but the opinion of one particular demographic is crucial. Deaf communities take their representation in film very seriously. There is even a social Media Campaign Hashtag Deaf Talent that calls out Passing Hearing Actors in deaf roles. This film got that right. Deaf were cast in the key roles. The portraying deaf. Key roles. The portraying deaf. ,. ,. , deaf. Often they fall into two categories. Deaf. Often they fall into two categories. It deaf. Often they fall into two categories. It is deaf. Often they fall into two categories. It is an deaf. Often they fall into i two categories. It is an object of pity, being deaf is an object of pity, or, oh, my gosh, how noble. They have overcome the odds and you know, they are a shining light in this dark time. Those other two narratives and they are very 2 dimensional. Those are the two narratives. There is no depth. There is no background, no real story. It isjust depth. There is no background, no real story. It is just very superficial. And deaf people arejust like superficial. And deaf people are just like everybody else. Lately it feels like hollywood is starting to listen. A deaf actor who won a tony for the 2018 Broadway Revival of children of a bless our god will soon star as a superhero. The sound of metal is about a man who loses his hearing and began became in the deaf community. Coda inserts a raw and authentic portrayal of disability into a comforting genre. Gives the issue of Deaf Representation its biggest platform yet. Blockbuster season has featured quite a few Horror Films. Season has featured quite a few horrorfilms. Among them emma meet blunt in a quiet place i and now handyman. It has been given a 21st Century Makeover Candyman. Given a 21st Century Makeover Candyman candyman. Candyman, the Urban Legend candyman. Candyman, the Urban Legend if candyman. Candyman, the Urban Legend if you candyman. Candyman, the Urban Legend if you say i candyman. Candyman, the Urban Legend if you say his i Urban Legend if you say his name five times while looking in the mirror he appears in reflection kills you. The Candyman Reflection kills you. The candyman of reflection kills you. The candyman of the I Reflection kills you. The candyman of the 1992 L Reflection kills you. The candyman of the 1992 original, starring Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen was a rarity, a black protagonist. He was a spectre of daniel roberts, a Black Man Lynched by a white crowd in chicago, now terrifying those living on a public housing estate. That film achieved Cult Status and inspired 2 like sequels. This one, produced by jordan peel, the director of get out and directed by Mia Decoster who next film will be superhero blockbuster marvels, is a continuation of the original. This monster is the embodied Rage And Pain of black men who are victims of racial violence. As Protagonist Anthony discovers when he summons candyman. T anthony discovers when he summons candyman. I think i made a mistake. Summons candyman. I think i made a mistake. What summons candyman. I think i made a mistake. What i i summons candyman. I think i made a mistake. What i find l made a mistake. What i find really powerful made a mistake. What i find really powerful is made a mistake. What i find really powerful is the really powerful is the expression that this candyman is an expression of the Rage And Pain and Injustice And Violence that has been done to so many men. Violence that has been done to so many Men Violence that has been done to so many men. Can you expand on that . For so many men. Can you expand on that . For sure, so many men. Can you expand on that . For sure, the so many men. Can you expand on that . For sure, the first so many men. Can you expand on that . For sure, the first film, i that . For sure, the first film, it really focuses on this one figure, and this happened to one person, and this is why he is specifically possessed and what i love about the movie is they talk about systemic issues like gentrification, for me it was important to show this isnt just a was important to show this isntjust a one off thing, it isntjust a one off thing, it is like a wave of violence as opposed to these little specks and incidents. 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Tt2 Shadow Puppets ended up being really useful because they have to tell those stories without thought of exploiting black bodies. ,. Bodies. Since cinemas reopened. Bodies. Since cinemas reopened, horror i bodies. Since cinemas reopened, Horror Films bodies. Since cinemas i reopened, Horror Films feel cheap in comparison still cheap in comparison still cheap in comparison to Superhero Movies carry on the big screen. The forever purge made its million Dollar Budget back three times over. A quiet Place Part ii has also made 200 Million globally, so has another horror franchise, the conjuring the devil made me do it. Another horrorfilm conjuring the devil made me do it. Another Horror Film James Wan has delivered, malignant,. It sent a thrill of imagine fear is one collective experience audiences still crave. Given the collective trauma we have all been through in recent months, is there a cathartic nature to this kind of horror . 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The Thriller Stillwater was unveiled halfway through Blockbuster Season at the Cannes Film Festival in july. It comes from thoughtful american Filmmaker Tom Mccarthy and stars a much Like Hollywood Leading Man Matt Damon. Stillwater puts reliable hollywood leading man Matt Damon front and centre, playing an unemployed Oil Rig rough man from oklahoma, travelling to marseille in france to visit his daughter who has been imprisoned on the charge of murdering her girlfriend. Father and daughter dont really get along. Tett Father And Daughter dont really get along. Really get along. Tell me exactly what really get along. Tell me exactly what you really get along. Tell me exactly what you did, i really get along. Tell me i exactly what you did, dad. I hate myself for ever trusting you hate myself for ever trusting ou ~. 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In the movie it is| really well observed, do right. In the movie it is i really well observed, do you think part of the enjoyment is actually seeing your character as a kind of fish out of water . Yeah, but in a real way, but in a hollywood movie way. Like na, the character that i play very specific thing, and to sort of put that guy in a place like marseille which is in itself a very specific city and to kind of see how those to interact with one another was a really interesting movie. Tt with one another was a really interesting movie. Interesting movie. It is a drama that interesting movie. It is a drama that is interesting movie. It is a drama that is corrected l interesting movie. It is a I Drama that is corrected and drama that is corrected and directed and Cowritten By tom mccarthy, its story partly based on Amanda Knox, the us Exchange Student who was wrongly convicted of the 2007 murder of her british roommate in italy. T murder of her british roommate in ital. ,. , in italy. I thought it was fascinating, in italy. I thought it was fascinating, following i in italy. I thought it was l fascinating, following that case, personally i felt like it was sensationalised in a way that wasnt ultimately very healthy, but i really wanted to examine the relationship which was fictionalised at this point between the young Women In Prison in europe and her father. ,. ,. ,. , father. One welcome addition to the cast is father. One welcome addition to the cast is the father. One welcome addition to the cast is the french father. One welcome addition to the cast is the french actress,. The cast is the french actress, camille beltran, 0liver the Netflix Series all my agent who plays the Eventual Love Interest to Matt Damons character. She aided him in getting his daughter out of jail. She has a real easter her performance which was refreshing to watch. She is at least relieved that in these pandemic Times Stillwater is in cinemas, not on a Streaming Platform. T cinemas, not on a Streaming Platform cinemas, not on a streaming latform. ,. , ~. , platform. I am so thankful that the film will platform. I am so thankful that the film will be platform. I am so thankful that the film will be out platform. I am so thankful that the film will be out on platform. I am so thankful that the film will be out on screen i the film will be out on screen and i think personally this is and i think personally this is a movie that has to be seen on a movie that has to be seen on a big screen, because it is a trip to marseille and you Cant Travel anymore. At least we can have a glimpse of marseille in a very big screen, and it makes the experience much more intense. , intense. This film tries, three damons intense. This film tries, three damons character, intense. This film tries, three damons character, to intense. This film tries, three damons character, to make i intense. This film tries, three i damons character, to make some political points to take a swipe at american populism and a mere first mentality. It doesnt quite succeed, although there are some commendable components to this picture, it is an ambitious concoction that falls a bit short. And Amanda Knox certainly made it clear that she is not happy that this film was made. On twitter she posted that people continue to profit off my name, Face And Story without my consent. 0ne One of the pleasant surprises of Blockbuster Season was some of Blockbuster Season was some of soul, a documentary that through a light on a little known festival that took place here in harlem in new York City in 1969. The same year the much more high Woodstock Music Festival was held. Tristan daily reports. Nobody ever heard of the harlem cultural Festival Store but summer of soul is a documentary all about the harlem cultural festival. �. Festival. An Event in which some musical festival. An Event in which some musical legends i festival. An Event in which some musical legends performed to Hundreds Of Thousands of attendees over the course of six weekends in the summer of 1969. The festival took place in new yorks harlem neighbourhood in manhattan. And it was slated to celebrate black Culture And History in america. Those in attendance but like it was a momentous occasion but back then it was overshadowed by woodstock. Footage of the Event sat in a basement for decades forgotten until now. Are you ready black people . Are you really ready . The are you ready black people . Are you really ready . Are you really ready . The film was the directorial are you really ready . The film was the directorial debut i are you really ready . The film was the directorial debut for i was the directorial debut for qwest love, known by many as a Founding Member of the Hip Hop Group the roots. Founding member of the Hip Hop Group the roots. Qwest love. A cultural and historical Event'>Music Event that elevated blackness had been seriously overlooked by The Media for so long. Questlove. T by The Media for so long. Questlove. Questlove. I didnt believe such a thing questlove. I didnt believe such a thing happened. I questlove. I didnt believe| such a thing happened. But questlove. I didnt believe i such a thing happened. But when i saw the footage it was like a responsibility. I dont consider this my directorial debut, i consider it my chance to correct history. I heard it through the grapevine. I heard it through the grapevine. I heard it through the grapevine. I heard it through the uraevine. ,. , grapevine. Film featured a stron grapevine. Film featured a strong lineup grapevine. Film featured a strong lineup of grapevine. Film featured a i strong lineup of performances from iconic black musical acts including Gladys Knight and stevie wonder. I am just about, just aboulm i amjust about, ust alumni i amjust about, ust about. ~ about. Documentary plays like Concert Film about. Documentary plays like Concert Film commemorating i Concert Film commemorating performances from musical legends. It also acknowledges the sociopolitical climate that surrounded the Event in 1969. Like communities all across america were experiencing turbulence. 69 america were experiencing turbulence america were experiencing turbulence. ~. ,. , turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift, and turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift. And you turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift, and you kind turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift, and you kind of turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift, and you kind of had i turbulence. 69 was a paradigm shift, and you kind of had a i shift, and you kind of had a younger generation that had demands. The first draft, the first wave of civil rights was more about quiet, peaceful protest, and this new generation. You know, demanded respect. Questlove Ho Es demanded respect. Questlove hopes that demanded respect. Questlove hopes that audiences demanded respect. Questlove hopes that audiences will i hopes that audiences will embrace the blackjoy that is also present in the film. That is an element also present in the film. That is an element that also present in the film. That is an element that also i also present in the film. tngt is an element that also needs to be told in black stories. We told the trauma, we told the pain, we told the sorrow, we told some progress to, butjoy is also an element, and this is what this has. What this has. Well, we hope ou what this has. Well, we hope you have what this has. Well, we hope you have enjoyed what this has. Well, we hope you have enjoyed the what this has. Well, we hope i you have enjoyed the programme. Please remember you can always reach us online bbc. Com, and you can find us on facebook and twitter. So from me, Tom Brook and the rest of the talking Movies Production Team here in Coney Island in new York City, it is goodbye, as we leave you with a Music Clip from In The Heights, one of Blockbuster Seasons early releases. Singing in spanish. From Puerto Rico to santo domingo, wherever we go. Singing in spanish. Forget about what it could have been, dance for Me One Last Night in the hood again. Carnaval el barrio. Hello. Weather changes on the way many areas that have been stuck under cloud for the past week or so, especially in england and wales, gradually breaking out into brighter skies on sunday. If not then, at the start of next week. Why . Because high pressure is moving away, a flow of air around that bringing something clearer and warmer in from the south east. Where we have seen some sunshine occasionally this week in Northern Ireland and scotland, a change here to something wetter, gradually, during sunday. It may not be a bad thing, though, where things have been so very dry recently. Its as you were, though, as we start off on saturday morning. A lot of cloud around, some hill fog, some poor visibility, some patches of fog in wales and south West England, where there may well be a few sunny spells around to begin the day. The cloud in the east thick enough for some drizzly rain at times, and for many, itll stay cloudy. A few sunny spells trying to come through northern scotland, Northern Ireland, more especially wales and south West England. This easterly breeze, with the cloud, the chance of drizzle as well on the eastern coast of scotland, north east england, keeping the temperature around 15 celsius. For many, 17 20. Into the low 20s, though, in wales and south West England with prolonged sunny spells. And there mayjust be an increase in sunny spells more widelyjust before sunset on saturday. Overnight and into sunday, Cloud Continuing across eastern parts, some clear spells to the west, double Figure Temperatures as sunday begins. And then on sunday, well, that changes to something a bit brighter and warmer across england and wales. There will still be some stubborn areas of cloud through eastern and central england that will be very slow to clear. But overall, its a brighter story in england and wale. Itll feel warmer. The breeze picks up in scotland and Northern Ireland, and still with a bit of uncertainty about timing. Well see some outbreaks of rain moving in as the day goes on. That moves south overnight and into monday before fizzling out, but on monday, we could well start across central parts of the uk with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. South of that, in some sunny spells on monday, its going to be warming up, with the warm spots here into the mid 20s. And that warmth on monday is, for tuesday and wednesday, going to spread northwards. So for tuesday and wednesday, most of the uk are going to be warm to very warm for the time of year, some temperatures reaching into the upper 20s, before another Weather Change later next week, as we see temperatures come down again and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. Welcome to Bbc News im maryam moshiri. Our top stories the uk and the eu say they wont recognise afg hanistan� s new government. Taliban ministers are yet to be announced, but every day its clearer what their agenda might be. The taliban have told decorators to paint over all of this, replacing it with these Black And White slogans. This one reads, the blood of the martyrs have washed away the occupation. A glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. President biden promises the infrastructure of Hurricane Hit States will be built back better. A sharp slowdown in Job Creation in the us, as the spread of the Delta Variant hits hospitality and leisure. And going, going gone the banksy painting that self shredded is heading back under the hammer