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George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 9pm, Channel 4 Architect George Clarke presents this new six-part series shining a light on the people restoring some of the 200,000 unused commercial buildings across Britain and turning them into family homes. In tonight’s opening episode, Clarke meets Cornwall couple Richard and Sarah, who won a £50,000 auction bid to buy their Grade II listed high-street bank after it closed. We follow the pair as they navigate the mammoth task of renovating amid ...

(L-R): Actors Jesper Christensen and Jesper Lohmann appear in ShockYa’s exclusive clip from co-writer-director Anders Refn’s Danish war drama, ‘Into the Darkness.’ The disintegration of a family amidst political turmoil and unrest is just as relatable now as it was during World War II. The new war drama, ‘Into the Darkness,’ depicts a family falling apart amid Denmark’s slow slide into fascism under the shadow of the Third Reich. Samuel Goldwyn Films is set to release the movie to...

This film from Anders Refn shows how a Danish family in the 1940s justifies its complicity with the Nazis.

INTO THE DARKNESS MOVIE REVIEW By Samuel Goldwyn Films Director: Anders Refn Cast: Jesper Christensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Reuther, Gustav Dyhekjær Giese Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 4/21/21 Opens: May 21, 2021 Hitler considered the Danes übermenschen just like the Germans, so when Germany conquered Denmark in April 1940 he was taken back by the resistance. That’s why, when you see Anders Refn’s “Into the Darkness” which points out that many Danes welcomed the Germans, some ...

(The article continues below - Commercial information) The second instalment of the WW2 saga, penned by Refn himself and his regular collaborator Flemming Quist Møller, is set between 1943 and 1945 and will centre on Aksel Skov ( Mads Reuther), who has become a hard-boiled partisan and left his family. As the Danish coalition government collapses, the patriarch Karl (Jesper Christensen) suddenly lacks political support and is forced to take drastic decisions to protect his family assets, whic...

(The article continues below - Commercial information) The second instalment of the WW2 saga, penned by Refn himself and his regular collaborator Flemming Quist Møller, is set between 1943 and 1945 and will centre on Aksel Skov ( Mads Reuther), who has become a hard-boiled partisan and left his family. As the Danish coalition government collapses, the patriarch Karl (Jesper Christensen) suddenly lacks political support and is forced to take drastic decisions to protect his family assets, whic...

Why this might not seem so easy The son of two Danish filmmakers, cinematographer Vibeke Winding and editor and director Anders Refn, Nicolas Winding Refn has gained a reputation as one of the most significant European directors of the past few decades. Reactions to his work have often been polarised, however. His films have garnered much critical acclaim, but have also received derision for their dense stylisation, strange performances and excessive violence. Spanning from the mid-1990s ...

Miami Jewish Film Festival poster The world’s largest Jewish film festival will get even larger this year. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Miami Jewish Film Festival will be a hybrid live and virtual event this year. This new format will enable a potentially nationwide audience the opportunity to view some of the festival’s 145 selected films online for free. Miamians will be able to participate in the festival’s live experiences, including drive-in and outdoor screenings, while all...

This weeks home entertainment: from Celebrity Bake Off to The Dog House The Guide This latest fundraiser sees some proper A-list names entering the tent, hoping to savour a handshake and avoid a soggy bottom. Joining the likes of Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, comedians Rob Beckett and Tom Allen, and DJ Nick Grimshaw, will be Hollywood actors Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy. Tuesday 9 March, 8pm, Channel 4 Kelly was one of the reporters on the scene as the Dunblane tragedy unfolde...

Last modified on Wed 3 Mar 2021 13.02 EST Veteran film-maker Anders Refn has had top-billing as a director on a few films that aren’t terribly well known beyond his native Denmark. His reputation is mostly built on his long service as an editor with a very impressive filmography, having cut such films as Breaking the Waves and Antichrist for Lars Von Trier, as well as Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa. He also happens to be the father of a more famous film-maker, the flamboyantly talented ...