Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus is a celebration of the composer’s legacy in its purest form, captured when the maestro knew this could be the last time he would present his art.
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (UK U/ROI G, 81 mins)
Released: March 29 (UK & Ireland, selected cinemas)
A mild-mannered bank clerk plots the daring heist of gold bullion from his own employers in a sparkling 4K restoration of Charles Crichton’s 1951 Ealing comedy.
Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is a model employee at his bank, fastidiously dotting every I and crossing every T as the clerk in charge of gold bullion deliveries.
Unbeknown to his colleagues, Henry has conceived a plan to steal the daily delivery of ingots.
However, he is clueless about getting the gold out of the country.
When foundry owner Alfred Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) takes up lodgings in Lavender Hill with Henry, the bank clerk seizes upon the genius idea of smuggling the gold out of the country disguised as Eiffel Tower paperweights.
Aided by petty criminals Lackery Wood (Sid James) and Shorty Fisher (Alfie Bass), Henry and Alfred put the scheme into action but their idea goes horribly wrong when some of the Eiffel Tower souvenirs are mistakenly sold to tourists.
MARY POPPINS (UK PG/ROI PG, 139 mins)
Released: March 29 (UK & Ireland, selected cinemas)
A 60th anniversary release of Robert Stevenson’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical fantasy based on PL Travers’ children’s books.
Blessed with a songbook written and composed by brothers Robert B Sherman and Richard M Sherman, Mary Poppins earned 13 Oscar nominations and eventually won five golden statuettes including best actress for Julie Andrews.
In Edwardian London, George Banks (David Tomlinson) and his wife Winifred (Glynis Johns) need a new nanny for their children Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber).
The young whippersnappers draft their own advert for applicants.
The wind changes direction and Mary Poppins (Andrews) arrives at the Banks household to take charge.
Her eccentric teaching methods gradually win over the children and their parents, and soon the entire household – including bustling cook Mrs Brill (Reta Shaw) – is in love with Mary.
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