Roadside Attractions has released the first trailer for H IS FOR HAWK, and it arrives like a quiet stormβraw, aching, and deeply human. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, whose work on CALL THE MIDWIFE and THE CROWN has demonstrated her gift for intimate storytelling, the film adapts Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed 2014 memoir into something that feels both devastatingly personal and universally resonant. Lowthorpe co-wrote the screenplay with Emma Donoghue, the novelist behind ROOM, bringing together two voices attuned to the ways loss can unmoor us and how we might find our way back to solid ground.
The trailer introduces us to Helen, played with remarkable vulnerability by Claire Foy, in the immediate aftermath of her father’s sudden death. Brendan Gleeson appears as the father whose absence becomes the film’s gravitational center, a presence felt most acutely through his lack. What follows is not a conventional grief narrative but something wilder and more unpredictable. Helen turns to falconry, beginning the arduous process of training a young goshawk she names Mabel. The relationship between woman and bird becomes a mirror for Helen’s internal struggleβboth fierce, both untamed, both seeking something that looks like freedom but might actually be survival.
Foy, who has built a career on performances that reveal the complexity beneath surface composure in projects like THE CROWN and WOMEN TALKING, brings that same intensity to Helen’s journey. The supporting cast includes Denise Gough, Sam Spruell, and Lindsay Duncan, each contributing to the ecosystem of Helen’s grief. Produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival where it earned praise particularly for its authentic portrayal of falconryβthe kind of specific, tactile detail that transforms metaphor into lived experience. After an awards-qualifying run in December, H IS FOR HAWK will open nationwide on January 23, 2026, offering audiences a meditation on how we rebuild ourselves when the center doesn’t hold, one wingbeat at a time.
Tea, reflection, and a very different kind of classroom drama βπ¬
Saoirse Ronan opens up on A MUG OF LIFE about presence, growth, and calm β then goes full dark comedy in BAD APPLES, in UK cinemas from September 18.
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Meet Liam Neeson, the producer!
Enraged by a 2017 New York Times investigation into the Tuam mother and baby home scandal, Neeson has backed THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM, in Irish theatres on Sep 25.
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Andrew Scott could make Oscar history π
His performance in ELSINORE β as an actor giving everything to one final role while his body fails him β is the kind you don`t shake off.
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Domhnall told Taylor "I`ll do it for the dance".
THE PAPER star spills the tea on how he ended up starring in Taylor Swift`s "Opalite" video β jumpsuits, a talking cactus, zero-star judges, and a night of panicked dance rehearsals with the one and only Mandy.
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By order of The Peaky Blinders π«π€
Cillian Murphy is heading back to Birmingham β but this time he`s calling the shots from behind the camera.
Netflix and the BBC have just confirmed a two-season PEAKY BLINDERS sequel, with Murphy stepping in as executive producer alongside creator Steven Knight.
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All smiles at the MOBLAND S2 London premiere π
Pierce Brosnan, Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren brought serious star power to Leicester Square as the Harrigans turn on each other from the inside while rival gangs circle their north London empire.
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π IRELAND MEETS THE WEST END π
CiarΓ‘n Hinds and Paul Mescal are joining forces for a landmark co-production of Tom Murphy`s A WHISTLE IN THE DARK, staged jointly by the @abbeytheatredublin and London`s @nationaltheatre!
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Go behind the scenes of PRESSURE!
Veteran Karl Lambert sits down with Andrew Scott, Damian Lewis, writer David Haig and director Anthony Maras to talk making the film β and how history was decided by a weather report. π
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A new trailer has landed for THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM β and it`s every bit as devastating as expected π
Directed by @frankberryfilm (MICHAEL INSIDE) and written by @rlenkiewicz1968 (THE SALT PATH), the film is based on @danbarry1958`s New York Times article.
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