Full of hope in a role that was more difficult that was more difficult than most people might think. My peers can write to her family and friends and fans. She will be missed. My thoughts go out to. Also tribute from debbie reynolds, her mother. She says on facebook, thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing. Im grateful for your thoughts and prayers that iio for your thoughts and prayers that no guiding herto for your thoughts and prayers that no guiding her to her next stop. Daughter. Temperatures are already below freezing. Fog will become more thing morning. A problem in the morning. A problem in the morning. A hard frost is developing across england and wales and the odd pocket across the eastern scotland. That folk stars to form through the earlier hours with dense patches in the Early Morning and temperatures the Early Morning and temperatures the suburbs and rural areas well below freezing. Milder across west of scotland. He will have the odd spot of drizzly rain across high ground. Fog across the south and east in england and wales and in some spots will stick around all day long. Some sunshine towards the western coast of england and wales and bogus in Northern Ireland scotland. Chilly in the south east particularly when the fog sticks around all day long. All the latest Weather Warnings which had been issued can be found online. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Tributes begin to pour in for Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia in The Star Wars Films who has died aged 60. Daughters and sons part of the Northern England are going to be asked to prove identity in a way to stop voter fraud. Some photos. The daughter of author Richard Adams who wrote Watership Down says he has died peacefully at his home. Now on bbc news film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016 the year in film. Hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. Im mark kermode, and were here at the Cinema Museum in south london where for the next half hour we will be looking back at some of the best Movies Released In Uk Cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote in june, and the results of the American Election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. In the world of politics, uncertainty can be alarming. When it comes to movies, it is the expected which really makes it all worthwhile. While the naysayers can blame that movies today are just claim an endless slew of sequels, remakes and superhero franchise fodder, lets spend some time celebrating the films which offered something different. Which prove that cinema today really is more vibrantly diverse than ever. 2016 got off to a remarkable start with room, irish director Lenny Abrahamsons film about a mother and child imprisoned, adapted by screenwriter Emma Donoghue from her bestselling novel. Room opened in the uk injanuary to rave reviews, particularly for brie larson, who went on to win both the bafta and oscar for best actress. Youre going to help me trick old nick. This is our chance. Youre gonna play dead . Old nick is going to come and take you outside, and im going to be there in your head talking to you the whole time. Im scared. I know. The oscar for best picture went to spotlight, a fact based drama about the boston globes coverage of a Child Abuse Scandal within the catholic church. But the oscars themselves were mired with headline grabbing controversy when the subject of racism in hollywood and the Oscarssowhite Hashtag made front page news. Of the 20 oscar nominees for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress, not one was a person of colour. Oh, and in the best director category, all the nominees were men, again. Its a depressing State Of Affairs and the academy have taken steps to ensure their membership becomes more diverse, but, despite such embarrassments there was one area in which the oscars got it right, and that was in the Foreign Language film category. Having premiered in cannes, back in 2015, laszlo nemes Searing Holocaust Drama Son Of Saul took the oscar for Foreign Language film in february, 2016. With claude lanzmann, the filmmaker behind shoah, declaring that this hungarian masterpiece presented a very real sense of what it was like to be in the sonderkommando. Son of saul was a deserving oscar winner, but nominated alongside it were some of the best films to open in uk cinemas in 2016. From director ciro guerra, embrace of the serpent, a monochrome mix of fact and fantasy, Western Exploration And Amazonian Myth that earned colombia its first nomination for the Foreign Language film oscar. From france, mustang, a Tale Of Turkish sisters imprisoned in their home by a controlling uncle. Beautifully directed by deniz gamze erguven, who coached vibrant performances from her ensemble cast, mustang also benefited from a terrific score by warren ellis. Ellis is one of modern cinemas most intriguing composers, alongside the likes ofJohnny Greenwood alongside the likes of Johnny Greenwood and clint mansell, who did superb work on Ben Wheatleys adaptation ofjg ballards dystopian novel, high rise, his woozy, sensuous score heavily perfectly capturing the films increasingly unsettling tone. Im so sorry. Ill survive. I thought you were empty. Ijust moved in. Youre an excellent specimen. High rise opened in uk cinemas in march, where it went head to head with the Coen Brothers splendid throwback hollywood fantasy, hail, caesar , one of the most delightfully silly films of the year. Why do you say it like that, why do you say twere . Well, you said say it like i say it. Yes, but. You seem to be lingering. Its interminable, the word, im wondering when it will end, and we shouldnt be wondering, should we, we should be marching right along to so simple. When april rolled around, nothing could touch Thejungle Book, disneys reboot of its classic cartoon which became the real king of the swingers at the uk box office. Billed as a live action affair, Thejungle Book was almost entirely cgi with the young stars mowgli being one of the very few live action elements in a movie which cast idris elba as a digital shere khan, bill murray as a lovable baloo the bear, and Christopher Walken as a gigantic king louie. Moving on to may, and once directorjohn carneys sing street put a smile on my face and a spring in my step with its tale of a teenagers Pop Tastic Adventures In The Mysterious World Of 80s dublin. Meanwhile, over in france, the 69th Cannes Film Festival offered yet more reasons for rejoicing as Ken Loach Won His second palme dor for the Social Realist Drama i, daniel blake. Having previously claimed the top prize with the wind that shakes the barley, ken loach, who turned 80 this year, won the judges over once again with his blistering tale of a Newcastle Joiner recovering from a heart attack or finds himself on the wrong end of a bureaucratic benefit system. Superbly scripted by paul lafferty, with outstanding performances by davejohns and hayley squires, i, daniel blake is powerful and impassioned film making. No Wonder Bothjohns and squires were honoured with trophies at the recent british independent film awards. What i gather now is the decision maker, the Decision Makers gonna be sending you a letter through the post. Youre gonna have to wait for that. My kids have to start school tomorrow, ive got about 12 quid in me purse. All because you cant just calm down and listen to people when they talk, you all have to do this. You know what, ive listened to you, youve created a scene. No, mate, if i was going to create a scene, youd know about it. You need to leave the building. This is ridiculous. Who is first in this queue . Do you mind if this young lass signs on first . There you go. Now you can go back to your desk and let her sign on and do the job that the taxpayer pays you for. The jury prize at cannes also went to a british film maker, andrea arnold, whose first us set feature, American Honey, went on to win best film at the biffas. Centring on sasha lanes texan teen who hits the road with a number of young magazine sellers, American Honey was shot by i, daniel bla kes cinematography, robbie ryan, who worked wonders with the Square Academy ratio frame which is Andrea Arnolds preferred format. Remarkable, too, to see transformers star shia labeouf doing career best work in a film which is the very antithesis of those Bloated Blockbuster Movies Which made him a star. Of course, those Blockbuster Movies continue to thrive. The Transformers Franchise was very much in evidence here in autumn as they shot scenes for the forthcoming transformers the last night, which we can all look forward to in 2017 . In the meantime, the summer of 2016 was dominated by the return of a forgetfulfish, who made a whale size splash at the Box Office Despite her diminutive portions. Disney pixars finding dory was one of a slew of animated features which breathed Life Into Uk Cinemas in 2016. Im coming. Sorry. Thats ok. Everybody does it, nothing to be ashamed of. Injune, we got the long delayed release of the anime gem when marnie was there, studio ghiblis japanese adaptation ofjoan g robinsons norfolk set novel. Then there was zootropolis, or zootopia as its known in the us, which is currently shaping up as a strong contender for the forthcoming animated feature oscar. We are in a really big hurry. Happy birthday. Other contenders include kubo and the two strings, a sublime stop Motion Animation from pa ranorman creators studio laika. He just saved our lives. Yes, hes very powerful, but he still has much to learn. What . Fast learner. And moana, disneys current Cinema Offering from the directors of aladdin and the little mermaid. The real treat for me, however, was makoto shinkais your name was makoto shinkais your name, a thrilling Body Swap Anime which topped the Japanese Box Office charts for three months before wowing audiences here in the uk. While films like finding dory and zootropolis delighted audiences and critics alike other blockbusters proved altogether more divisive. Take, for example, zack snyders much hyped batman vs superman dawn of justice, which proved a solid Box Office Hit when it opened here in march despite almost universally negative reviews from sniffy critics like me. Who were variously accused of being corrupt, idiotic or simply out of touch. Now, in fact, what the Financial Success of batman vs superman proved is that reviews have zero effect on box office. Audiences dont go to see films because critics love them or hate them, they go because they want to see them. Or, they dont. Take note, alex proyas, director of this years copper bottomed stinker gods of egypt, who took to social media to call critics a pack of diseased vultures, pecking at the bones of a dying carcass, without realising that in doing so, he was effectively calling his own movie roadkill. Oops while batman vs superman caught its fair share of critical flak other superheroes did better, with the critics. Take Ryan Reynoldss deadpool, marvels Wisecracking Self Reflexive Anti Hero who took the box office by storm and earned pretty decent notices in the process. Captain America Civil War performed well, too, when that opened in april, in the autumn, dr strange offered up a winning mix of Superhero Antics and ken russell style hallucinogenics. The reality you know is one of many. This doesnt make any sense. Not everything does. Not everything has to. On the evidence of these movies, we are not going to see an end to Big Budget Blockbuster Comic Book Film franchises any time in the near future. But it was at the other end of the financial spectrum, and indeed often on the other side of the atlantic, that the really interesting stuff was happening. Encouragingly, 2016 saw the release of a number of low budget home made features which really put their more expensive counterparts to shame. Take, for example, notes on blindness, an electrifying adaptation of the memoirs of theologian john hull, who made cassette recordings documenting his Loss Of Sight and subsequent journey from darkness to light. Getting actors to lip sync to these recordings recordings in a manner similar to that used by clio barnard for the arbor, film makers Peter Middleton and James Spinney created and James Spinney created something really unique, a film which is informative, empathetic and deeply spiritual, one of The Very Best films of the year. The pictures in the gallery of my mind have dimmed somewhat. Sol so i did soldida so i did a member easily what my wife looked like. I could no longer remember easily what my wife looked like, what my daughter, imogene, looked like. Everything was drifting away, how could this happen to me . Who had the right to deprive me of the sight of my children at christmas time . Notes on blindness was one of several home made indie pictures that opened in the uk this year. Other admirable oddities included stephen fingletons stripped down Northern Ireland thriller the survivalist, joe stevensons chicken. And jane gulls my feral heart, with a brilliant central performance by newcomer stephen brandon. My favourite film of 2016 was the spine chilling british production under the shadow, from iran born london based writer director ba bak anvari. The uks entry for the Foreign Language film oscar, under the shadow was set in terrain, shot injordan and filmed in farsi, there are not too Roman Polansky and the Guilermo Del Toro but anvaris superbly Creepy Chiller conjures an atmosphere which is uniquely its own. With very strong performances by Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi as the mother and daughter terrorised by falling bombs, Marauding Djinn Spirits and religious zealots, under the shadow is a film that you simply must not miss, believe me, it will take your breath away. Films like under the shadow and notes on blindness found their audiences thanks in large part to the efforts of the uks still thriving independent cinema circuit, the real heart of the movies. If youre lucky enough to have a local arthouse cinema, then make sure you make the most of it. Multiplexes are fine, up to a point, but without the independents we will end up with an endless stream of movies which all look the same and nobody wants that. The 13th Amendment to the constitution makes it unconstitutional for someone to be kept as a slave. There are exceptions, including criminals. The loophole was immediately exploited. What you got after that. Of course, in the age of the internet, viewing habits are changing, with more and more people choosing to watch movies online. This in itself is not a problem unless the films Online Presence prevents people from seeing it in cinemas and that was kind of the case with the brilliant documentary 13th, by ava du vernay, which provocatively teased out connections between the history of slavery and modern day imprisonment in the usa. Its powerful polemical fare and for me, one of the real highlights of the year but having been funded by netflix, 13th was only allowed to play in one cinema in the uk, this, despite the fact that several independent cinemas were hammering for the chance to show it. Clammering. In an ideal world, streaming services and cinemas would work hand in hand, not in competition. This beast that needed to be controlled. It became virtually impossible for a politician to run and appear soft on crime. The kinds of kids that are called super creditors. 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