Films, TV & Radio

A new documentary, 'Remembering the Seven', telling the story of seven Columban Fathers who were killed at the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, has been made by a grand niece of martyr, Fr Anthony Collier. The film is the work of Emma O'Brien, who is not only a film maker and grand niece of Fr Tony Collier but also a niece of Columban Missionary Fr Ray Collier, who currently is working in Brit... Read More

Hampstead is this month's movie at the Tim Hetherington Film Club in the Arrupe Hall in Farm Street Jesuit Centre this Thursday 27 November - 6.30 for 7pm. As a tribute to the late Dame Maggie Smith, the Film Club showed the last film she ever made, The Miracle Club which was enjoyed by all. Now, in memory of Diane Keaton who died recently, we are showing the delightful comedy drama, Hampstead. Re... Read More

Starring: Jeremy Alan White, Jeremy Strong, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffman, David Krumholz, Paul Walter Hauser, Harrison Sloan Gilbertson, Grace Gummer, Mark Maron, Matthew Anthony Pellicano Jr. Directed by Scott Cooper. Bruce Springsteen is a significant figure in American and world music, 20th century, 21st-century. This is a portrait of Springsteen in 1981-1982 rather than a biograp... Read More

Vatican Media have launched a documentary today: 'Leo from Chicago' about the background of Robert Francis Prevost in his native United States. The film begins with his childhood in Dolton, through the memories of his brothers Louis and John, and continues among schools and universities, communities and parishes, featuring the voices of confreres, teachers, classmates, and longtime friends. Produc... Read More

In 2023, a new life-size bronze statue of St Dominic was unveiled outside the Dominicans' chapel in Edinburgh. In this new film by Graham Pritz-Bennett, Becoming Dominic, we follow sculptor Kenny Hunter as he draws the form of this statue out of its raw materials. This labour, attempting to capture the spirit of St Dominic, is woven between interviews with today's Dominican Friars, who in many dif... Read More

As the desperate crisis in Israel and the Occupied Territories continues - a new film released in the UK this week, offers some insights into the history of the region. Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, the drama takes place in 1936 Mandatory Palestine, where a unified Palestinian uprising and increasing Jewish immigration intensify conflict against British rule. With a stellar cast that in... Read More

There's a chance to see the award -winning movie 'The Artist' at the Tim Hetherington Film Club at Farm Street Church Mayfair, this Thursday, 30 October at 6.30 for 7pm. Cost: free refreshments (donations welcome) This 2011 French-Belgian comedy drama made in the style of a black-and-white silent movie, or 'part-talkie', is a quite unique cinematic experience. The film is directed by Michael Hazna... Read More

Helena Judd from Radio Maria writes about the new film, 'Sketch' distributed by Angel Studios: 4 out of 4 stars! The story follows widower Taylor Wyatt (Tony Hale, in one of his most moving performances) as he prepares to sell the family home while his daughter Amber (Bianca Belle) begins to process her grief through drawing-creating colourful yet haunting monsters that seem to mirror her inner wo... Read More

Downton Abbey was the drama series created by Julian Fellowes, portraying the life of an English aristocratic family and their servants in Edwardian England from 1912 onwards. A combination of romance, drama and social comment it became so well loved that the series was followed up by three films, featuring the same characters. Downton Abbey - the Grand Finale, out in cinemas this Friday, 12th Sep... Read More

BBC Radio 4 will broadcast 'Sunday Worship' this weekend with music and reflections from St Dominic's - The Rosary Shrine, the Dominican church in north London. Saints and Song is on Sunday 7 September at 8.10am on BBC Radio 4. "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship" - St Thomas Aquinas This famous quote from the Dominican Friar, St Thomas Aquinas, touches on a de... Read More

One of the most disturbing features of the Gaza genocide has been Israel's attempts to prevent the truth from emerging to the world. But Palestinian journalists, writers and filmmakers are resisting these attempts, against incredible odds. We're supporting the release of a major new film - 'From Ground Zero: Stories From Gaza' - in cinemas across the UK from September 12. It features the extraordi... Read More

Aled Jones explores the mystery of miracles and whether they still happen in our modern world in this Sunday's Songs of Praise. Aled meets theologian and author Dr Amy Orr-Ewing to explore what miracles mean. Aled then meets Anna Johnstone, a close family friend of Blessed Carlo Acutis. Carlo shared his faith by creating an online exhibition of miracles before he tragically died at the age of just... Read More

A special screening of The Curé d'Ars, a new film about the life of St Jean-Marie Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, will take place at the Rosary Shrine on 23 August, followed by a Q&A with the director Stefano Mazzeo and some of the cast. Set in post-Revolutionary France, the film tells the inspiring true story of the humble priest who was sent to revive the broken village of Ars. Thr... Read More

Channel 4 has announced it will broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack on Wednesday 2nd July at 10pm. The one-off documentary, produced by Basement Films, examines allegations that Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted hospitals and healthcare workers during the Gaza conflict in breach of international law. Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is a forensic investigation into Israeli military attacks on hos... Read More