Jon Lyus

The Blue Room at BFI Southbank in London was the place to be this evening, as the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the World Premiere of Frank and Percy, a warm and witty comedy-drama about love in later life, adapted from the West End hit. The film stars Ian McKellen, Roger Allam, Stephen Fry, Jessica Gunning, Joanna Lumley, Derek Jacobi, Ncuti Gatwa, Siân Phillips, Rob Brydon, Felicity Kendal, Sheila Hancock, Peter Davison, Gary Wilmot, Hugh Skinner, Nitin Ganatra, Peter Straker, Amari Bacchus and Wayne Sleep; it was written by Martin Sherman, adapted from the play by Ben Weatherill, and directed by Sean Mathias.

The Curzon Mayfair in the capital was the place to be this evening, as the World Premiere of Ghosts: The Possession of Button House welcomed the beloved residents of the BBC's hit sitcom to the big screen. The film stars Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mathew Baynton, Lolly Adefope, Ben Willbond, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Simon Farnaby and Laurence Rickard; it was written by Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, and directed by Simon Hynd.

We returned to The Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank for the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the UK Premiere of A Long Winter, Andrew Haigh's windswept, deeply felt drama set high in the Colorado Rockies. The film stars Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and David Furr; it was written and directed by Andrew Haigh, adapted from the short story by Colm Tóibín.

The Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank was the place to be this evening, as the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the Premiere of Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski's elegant, hard-edged portrait of a family and a nation at breaking point. The film stars Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl, Devid Striesow and Anna Madeley; it was written by Paweł Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten, and directed by Paweł Pawlikowski.

Can Kayce Dutton ever escape his family’s past? Luke Grimes joins HeyUGuys’ Lucy Alfred to discuss Marshals Season 2, the “Dutton family curse” and why Kayce feels tremendous guilt over what his son Tate has endured. The Yellowstone star explores Kayce’s new purpose as a US marshal, his efforts to help Tate heal and the […]

The Royal Festival Hall played host this evening, as the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the Premiere of Tender Loving Care, Mike Leigh's tender, funny and deeply humane portrait of friendship, family and the people who look after others. The film stars Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Kate O'Flynn and Alice Bailey Johnson; it was written and directed by Mike Leigh.

The Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank was decked out as the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the Premiere of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Bassam Tariq's gripping and soulful thriller about faith, fatherhood and the cost of violence. The film stars Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, Laith Nakli, Adia and Jahleel Kamara; it was written and directed by Bassam Tariq.

Carol Morley returned to the LFF this evening with the premiere of 7 Miles Out, her vivid, bittersweet coming-of-age story set against the birth of the punk scene in 1970s Stockport. The film stars Lucy Halliday, Aidan Gillen and Gemma Whelan; it was written and directed by Carol Morley, adapted from her novel.

[VENUE TBC] in London was the place to be this evening, as the BFI London Film Festival welcomed the World Premiere of the first two episodes of The Trip to the Northern Lights, the fifth instalment of the much-loved comedy series. The series stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and was directed by Michael Winterbottom.

The DC Universe returned to the capital this evening as the European Premiere of Clayface brought DC Studios' first-ever foray into horror to the big screen. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James; it was written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, and directed by James Watkins.