The films in this strand are :-
* '99 Moons' - from Switzerland and Written and Directed by Jan Gassmann and starring Valentina Di Pace and Dominik Fellmann in this sensual drama. UK Premier.
* 'Lola' - from Ireland and the UK and Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Andrew Legge in his feature film making debut. Starring Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne and Aaron Monaghan in this Sci-Fi drama. UK Premier.
* 'Husband' - from the UK and US and Co-Produced and Directed by Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum and starring Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum in this drama comedy. World Premier.
* 'Nothing Compares' - from Ireland and the UK and Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, and this documentary covers the period from 1987 to 1992 in the life and times of Sinead O'Connor. Scottish Premier.
* 'Leonor Will Never Die' from the Philippines and Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar and starring Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon in this comedy action thriller. UK Premier.
* 'Please Baby Please' - from the US and Co-Written and Directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Andrea Riseborough and Harry Melling in this drama. UK Premier.
* 'Mediterranean Fever' from Palestine, Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar and Written and Directed by Maha Haj and starring Amer Hlehel and Ashraf Farah in this drama. UK Premier.
For all the details on the other strands, the events, and the comings and goings at this years 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival, you can go to the official website at : https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/edinburgh-international-film-festival
'CRIMES OF THE FUTURE' (Rated MA15+) - this Sci-Fi body horror film is Written and Directed by David Cronenberg whose previous film making credits include 'Crimes of the Future' in 1970 (not a remake or a sequel, as the theme is unrelated), 'Shivers' in 1975, 'The Brood' in 1979, 'Scanners' in 1981, 'Videodrome' in 1983, 'The Fly' in 1986, 'Naked Lunch' in 1991, 'Crash' in 1996, 'eXistenZ' in 1999, 'A History of Violence' in 2005, 'Eastern Promises' in 2007, 'Cosmopolis' in 2012 and 'Maps to the Stars' in 2014. This film Premiered at this years Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or and received a six-minute standing ovation. It was released in France towards the end of May and opened in Canada and the US in early June and here in Australia from this week, having so far grossed US$3.5M and generated largely positive critical reviews. 
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Lea Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed, whose mission it is to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution. Also starring Scott Speedman and Don McKellar.
'GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE' (Rated M) - is a British sex comedy film Directed and Executive Produced by South Australian Sophie Hyde in only her third feature film outing following '52 Tuesdays' in 2013 and 'Animals' in 2019, although she has also helmed a number of short films, documentaries and TV series in the meantime as well as Writing and Producing. Here then, retired former Religious Education teacher, the fifty-five year old Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), whose straight laced husband died two years previously, embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening with male sex worker Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack), and as he draws on his skills and charm, between them they find a surprising human connection. The film saw its World Premier screening at the Sundance Film Festival back in January this year and went on release in the UK in mid-June, has garnered generally positive Critical acclaim and has so far taken US$2M at the Box Office.
'THE GIRL AT THE WINDOW' (Rated MA15+) - is an Australian thriller Directed by Mark Hartley in his third feature film making credit after 2006's 'Just Rollin'' and and 2013's 'Patrick : Evil Awakens', although he has Directed, Edited, Written and Produced numerous music videos and video documentaries in the meantime. A troubled teenage girl (Ella Newton) who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but the new romantic interest of her mother (Radha Mitchell). Also starring James Mackay and Vince Colosimo.
'BROKER' (Rated MA15+) - this South Korean drama film is Written, Directed and Edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda whose previous Directorial credits take in the likes of 'Nobody Knows' in 2004, 'Still Walking' in 2008, 'After the Storm' in 2016, 'Shoplifters' in 2018 and 'The Truth' in 2019. Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho) is the owner of a hand laundry and volunteers at the nearby church, where his friend Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) works. The two run an illegal business together, Sang-hyeon occasionally steals babies from the church's baby box (a place where people (typically mothers) can bring babies, usually newborn, and abandon them anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for) with Dong-soo, who deletes the church's surveillance footage that shows a baby was left there. They sell the babies on the adoption black market. But when a young mother So-young (Lee Ji-eun) comes back after having abandoned her baby, she discovers them and decides to go with them on a road trip to interview the baby's potential parents. Meanwhile, two detectives, Soo-jin (Bae Doona) and Lee (Lee Joo-young), are on their case and on their trail. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it screened in late May and won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. It went on release in its native South Korea in early June, has so far grossed US$15M and has generated largely positive Critical reviews.
'DECISION TO LEAVE' (Rated MA15+) - is a South Korean romantic mystery film Co-Written, Produced and Directed by Park Chan-wook whose previous film making credits include 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance', 'Oldboy', 'Lady Vengeance', 'Stoker', and 'The Handmaiden' most recently in 2016. A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains ends up meeting and developing feelings for the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his exhaustive investigations. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May of this year where Park Chan-wook won Best Director. It was released in its native South Korea at the end of May, has so far grossed US$17M and has garnered widespread universal critical acclaim.
'EMERGENCY DECLARATION' (Rated MA15+) - this South Korean disaster action film is Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by Jae-rim Han whose previous film making outings include his debut in 2005 with 'Rules of Dating', then 'The Show Must Go On', 'The Face Reader' and 'The King' in 2017. The film is based on a real aviation disaster in which an aeroplane declared high alert and demanded unconditional landing when an unprecedented terror occurs inflight. The film saw its World Premier screening in the out of competition section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival in mid-July 2021, and was released in cinema's in South Korea earlier this month. Produced with a budget of about US$22M the film has so far recouped about US$11M before being released in the US last week and here in Australia this week.
Turning attention back to this weeks six new films gracing your local Odeon, we have one from the US, one from Britain, one from Australia and three from South Korea. Opening up we kick off with a Sci-Fi horror drama set in a future world where humans have adapted to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations, and with it a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. This is followed by a British comedy drama about a 55-year-old widow, who yearns for some adventure, human connection and some sex - some good sex. Next up is an Aussie thriller centred around a mother and daughter who deals with an uncertain threat that ultimately brings them closer together. And closing out the week we have three offerings from South Korea, the first of which is a drama about baby boxes that are left out (in this case at a church) for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies to be found and cared for. Then we turn to a romantic mystery offering about a detective who falls for a mysterious widow after she becomes the prime suspect in his latest murder investigation, before closing out the week with an action drama which plays out after a terror incident occurs mid-flight, leading this passenger jet to declare an emergency.
Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the six latest release new films as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release or as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.
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-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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