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Films, TV & Radio

Reviews & previews of Films, TV shows and Radio programs.


Film: The Miracle Club at Farm Street

The Miracle Club', made in 2023, is the final acting role of the late, great Dame Maggie Smith. As 31 October is Hallowe'en night, I considered showing the demonic classic film, 'The Omen', until I recently spotted this more cheerful comedy drama for the Film Club in the Seville Cathedral magazine. Really! Also starring Laura Linney, Kathy Bates and Stephen Rea, the story looks at female friendshi... Read More


Radio Maria expands into Peterborough, Norwich and King's Lynn on DAB+

Left to right: Pierre Petrou - Head of Operations, Elizabeth O'Malley - Programming Manager, Inti Paolucci - Trustee & President Elect

Radio Maria, one of the fastest-growing Christian radio stations in the England, has announced its expansion into three new DAB+ regions: Peterborough, Norwich and King's Lynn. This exciting development brings the station's popular and inspiring Christian programming to even more listeners across East Anglia, solidifying Radio Maria's presence as a trusted voice of faith in the UK. Since its launc... Read More


Stars attend premier of Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

Letitia Wright and Nika King. Getty Image: Shane Anthony Sinclair

Acclaimed actors Letitia Wright and Nika King lit up London at the VIP Gala Screening of the Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, last night, at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. The event attracted a host of A-list celebrities, filmmakers, and industry professionals, creating a glamorous atmosphere for the celebration of this moving film. Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot tells the... Read More


London: Farm Street film club hosts The Letter

The Tim Hetherington Film Club at Farm Street parish in Mayfair, presents 'The Letter - a message for our Earth' on Thursday, 26 September at 6.30pm for 7pm. This film, which has been endorsed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Arnold Schwarzenegger among others, tells the story of a journey to Rome of frontline leaders to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si' with Pope Francis. Colette Joyce from West... Read More


Sound of Hope -The Story of Possom Trot

On hearing the title, I rightly assumed that the film was set in the Southern States of America, but it turned out that Possum Trot is not an individual, but a place in rural East Texas. The film tells the inspiring true story of how in the 1990s, 22 families from a small black Baptist church in this small town adopted 77 hard to place children. Like Sound of Freedom, Angel's studio's film about c... Read More


London: 'Do the Right Thing' at Farm Street Film Club

The Tim Hetherington Film Club at Farm Street, 114 Mount St W1K 3AH, presents 'Do the Right Thing' in the Arrupe Hall at 6.30pm for 7pm on Thursday 29 August 2024. Cost: free - with drinks and refreshments (donations welcome) To complement our own hot Summer nights, 'Do the Right Thing' is a 1989 American comedy drama film produced, written and directed by multi award-winning Spike Lee. It stars L... Read More


UK Film Screenings: Gaza a Story Of Love and War with Mike Joseph and Sami Abu Salem

In 2023, Balfour Project hosted the first season of Mike Joseph's audio series, KEYS A Troubled Inheritance. Balfour Project now supports the cinema release of his filmed encounter with Gaza journalist Sami Abu Salem - GAZA A Story of Love and War. Two journalists meet to share stories over a Zoom link. One is Welsh and unable to get into Gaza. The other is Palestinian and unable to get out. As th... Read More


London: The Commitments at Farm Street Parish Film Club

The Commitments is being screened at the Tim Hetherington Film Club in Arrupe Hall, at Farm Street, 114 Mount St W1K 3AH at 6.30pm for 7pm this Thursday, 25 July 2024. Cost: free - with drinks and refreshments (donations welcome) Organiser David Hurst, writes: "In the last of our three 'Silly Season' films (Sliding Doors, The Blues Brothers and this one) before we return to more serious films, thi... Read More


Film: Fadia's Tree

The Balfour Project is hosting an online screening of the powerful documentary film Fadia's Tree, on Monday, 8th July, 6.30pm on Zoom, followed by Q&A with the English director, Sarah Beddington. Fadia's Tree follows the story of displaced people. It weaves migratory birds into the story of Fadia, a Palestinian refugee who settled in Lebanon after her family were forced to flee their village... Read More


London premier of Where Can We Live In Peace

The London premier of the award-winning film Where Can We Live In Peace, by Canadian director Judy Jackson, will take place at Latin American House, 10 Kingsgate Place London, NW6 4TA on London, 28 June at 7pm The film brings the inspirational story of the ABBA House migrant shelter in Celaya, Mexico. Funded by Pastor Ignacio Ramirez, ABBA House helps thousands of migrants who are fleeing from vi... Read More


London: Chance to see The Blues Brothers at Farm Street Film Club

Official poster

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical / action comedy which is also a tale of redemption with a Catholic back story, that has been praised by the Vatican. Paroled convict, Jake, and his brother, Elwood (played with vigour by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), set out on a 'mission from God' to prevent the closure of the Catholic orphanage in Chicago where they were both raised. To achieve this... Read More


Five minute standing ovation at premier of Unsung Hero

The London premiere of 'Unsung Hero' captivated audiences at the Curzon Mayfair on Wednesday night, culminating in an extraordinary five-minute standing ovation. The premiere was attended by a host of celebrities, critics, and industry professionals. As the credits rolled, the audience rose to their feet in unanimous applause, maintaining their standing ovation for a full five minutes. This overwh... Read More


Film: Unsung Hero

Rebecca St James and her brothers Luke and Joel Smallbone who make up the duo, King and Country, are well known figures on the American Christian music scene. 'Unsung Hero' tells the story of their family's arrival from Australia in 1991.. Joel, as well as directing and writing the script (with Richard Ramsey), plays his own father, in the film. It's clearly a family production, with other members... Read More


London film screening: Budrus

The Sands Film Cinema Club, 82 St Marychurch Street, London SE16 4HZ present Budrus on Tuesday 28 May at 8pm. Budrus is an award-winning feature documentary film about Palestinian community organizer, Ayed Morrar, who unites Palestinian political factions and invites Israeli supporters to join an unarmed movement to save his village of Budrus from destruction by Israel's Separation Barrier. His 15... Read More

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