The Love Of Cinema

Hope Hopkinson talks to writer-director Mona Fastvold and composer Daniel Blumberg about their new film, The Testament of Ann Lee. 

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

Academy Award-nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shakers' irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ.

The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a world of her own, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements.

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Sam Clements talks to actor Rose Byrne about her Oscar-nominated performance in Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. 

With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien).  

Sharply funny and deeply resonant, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU is an electrifying drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a mesmerising performance from Best Actress Oscar and BAFTA nominee Rose Byrne. 

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Hope Hopkinson talks to director Aidan Zamiri about his new film The Moment starring Charli XCX.

A rising pop sensation (Charli XCX) navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.  

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Hope Hopkinson talks to Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about their new film The Secret Agent. 

1977. In a Brazil tormented by the military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife where he hopes to build a new life and reconnect with his family.  That's without taking into account the death threats that lurk and hover over his head. 

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To celebrate the release of MUBI Editions’ The Mastermind, a new book documenting the making of Kelly Reichardt’s 2025 film, Lara Peters talks to director of photography Christopher Blauvelt about his work as Reichardt's long-time cinematographer.

A  brilliant  look  at  the  folly  of  man, The Mastermind stars an unforgettable Josh O’Connor as unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney, who sets out on his first heist in a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970.  With  the  museum  cased  and  accomplices  recruited,  he  has  an  airtight  plan.  Or  so  he  thinks.

Find out more about The Mastermind at mubieditions.com, or follow Picturehouse on Instagram @picturehouses for your chance to win a copy of the book, signed by Kelly Reichardt. 

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