Jason Korsner

Kong: Skull Island – Review

10th March 201730th April 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Jordan Vogt-Roberts – FEATURING: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Corey Hawkins, Eugene Cordero, Jason Mitchell, Jing Tian, John C Reilly, John Goodman, John Ortiz, Marc Evan Jackson, Richard Jenkins, Samuel L Jackson, Shea Whigham, Terry Notary, Thomas Mann, Toby Kebbell [click for more...]

Elle – Review

10th March 201730th April 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoeven – FEATURING: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Alice Isaaz, Anne Consigny, Arthur Mazet, Charles Berling, Christian Berkel, Jonas Bloquet, Judith Magre, Lucas Prisor, Raphaël Lenglet, Vimala Pons, Virginie Efira [click for more...]

Moonlight causes Oscars upset – in more ways than one

27th February 201726th March 2017Jason Korsner

Two of the producers of the musical La La Land – the equal most nominated film in Oscar’s history and one of the hottest [click for more...]

Moonlight Dominates Independent Spirit Awards

26th February 201726th February 2017Jason Korsner

Barry Jenkins’ triptych about a young gay black man, growing up in Florida, has triumphed at the 32nd Annual Independent Spirit Awards. The [click for more...]

Sound mixer loses Oscar nomination at the last minute

25th February 201726th February 2017Jason Korsner

The Academy that hands out the Oscars has rescinded a nomination for tomorrow’s awards ceremony, because of a breach of campaigning rules. 13 [click for more...]

Hungarian slaughterhouse romance wins Berlin’s Golden Bear

18th February 201719th February 2017Jason Korsner

A Hungarian romance, between a shy slaughterhouse worker and her boss, has won the top award for the best film at the Berlin [click for more...]

The Great Wall – Review

17th February 20171st April 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Zhang Yimou – FEATURING: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Numan Acar, Pilou Asbæk, Zhang Hanyu [click for more...]

Hidden Figures – Review

17th February 201711th March 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Theodore Melfi – FEATURING: Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P Henson, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Kurt Krause, Mahershala Ali [click for more...]

La La Land wins 5 BAFTAs

12th February 201713th February 2017Jason Korsner

The hot favourite going into the British Academy Film Awards, the first original musical for decades, La La Land, has delivered on its [click for more...]

Fences – Review

10th February 201711th March 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Denzel Washington – FEATURING: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Christopher Mele, Jovan Adepo, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, Stephen McKinley Henderson [click for more...]

Moonlight – Review

10th February 201711th March 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Barry Jenkins – FEATURING: Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Shariff Earp [click for more...]

La La Land’s Damien Chazelle feted by fellow directors

5th February 20175th February 2017Jason Korsner

La La Land’s awards success is continuing with another of the more reliable Oscar-predictors falling in its lap; the Directors Guild of America has honoured Damien Chazelle with its award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film. [click for more...]

Toni Erdmann – Review

3rd February 201728th February 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Maren Ade – FEATURING: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Alexandru Papadopol, Hadewych Minis, Ingrid Bisu, Lucy Russell, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Victoria Cocias, Viktoria Malektorovych [click for more...]

Loving – Review

3rd February 201724th February 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Jeff Nichols – FEATURING: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Alano Miller, David Jensen, Jon Bass, Marton Csokas, Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll [click for more...]

Pedro Almodóvar to lead Cannes jury

2nd February 20172nd February 2017Jason Korsner

Pedro Almodovar will chair this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Photo © El Deseo D.A S.L.U, Nico Bustos The organisers of the Cannes Film [click for more...]

Black actors dominate SAG Awards, a month ahead of Oscars

30th January 201718th February 2017Jason Korsner

A week after the most ethnically diverse set of Oscar nominations in recent history, the latest back-slapping ceremony in Hollywood has raised the [click for more...]

Denial – Review

27th January 201713th February 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Mick Jackson – FEATURING: Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Alex Jennings, Andrew Scott, Caren Pistorius, Harriet Walter, Jack Lowden, Jackie Clune, John Sessions, Mark Gatiss [click for more...]

Hacksaw Ridge – Review

27th January 201713th February 2017Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Mel Gibson – FEATURING: Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Ben Mingay, Charles Jacobs, Damien Thomlinson, Dennis Kreusler, Firass Dirani, Goran D Kleut, Harry Greenwood, Luke Bracey, Luke Pegler, Michael Sheasby [click for more...]

Record inward investment helps 3 UK-made films top 2016’s box office

26th January 201729th January 2017Jason Korsner

A record £1.35bn of foreign money was spent on film production in the UK in 2016, up 18% on the previous year. This [click for more...]

La La Land leads the most diverse set of Oscar nominations for years

24th January 201713th February 2017Jason Korsner

The traditional movie-musical La La Land has followed expectations and dominated the Oscar nominations, with a record-equalling 14 nods. Emma Stone and Ryan [click for more...]

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