Carol & Spotlight among more independent Spirit nominees
Cate Blanchett in Carol Todd Haynes’ 1950s-set lesbian romance Carol – starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as secret lovers – is leading
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Lobster, 45 Years & Macbeth lead the charge at the BIFAs
With seven nominations, spread both in front of and behind the camera, the surreal, satirical multinational comedy The Lobster has set the running
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Women reign supreme at London Film Festival
BFI Fellow Cate Blanchett The Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has joined the debate about women’s equality in the film industry – by saying that
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Venice honours Venezuela
From Afar, by Lorenzo Vigas, won the Golden Lion at Venice From Afar, or Desde Alla – a Venezuelan film about a rich
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Sam Smith to sing new Bond Theme
Sony Pictures have confirmed that Sam Smith will be singing the theme to the new Bond film, Spectre. The song, “Writing’s On The
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Cate Blanchett to be honoured at London Film Festival
Cate Blanchett stars as the celebrated TV journalist Mary Mapes in Truth The BFI is to bestow its highest honour, a Fellowship, on
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EXCLUSIVE: HFPA suspends Russian member over ‘extortion’ scandal
The organisation behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has suspended a member for bullying a journalist applying to join the
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New British film tax incentive approved by EU
The European Union has approved the government’s plans to extend tax breaks to the British film industry. The Chancellor George Osborne says he
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Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs to close LFF 2015
Danny Boyle is to close the London Film Festival for the third time, with his eponymous biopic of the Apple founder, Steve Jobs.
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Venice and Toronto pave the way for awards season
The starting gun has been fired on the 2016 film awards season, with the announcement of the line-ups of two of the most
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Mr Turner 2014’s most complained about film to BBFC
Mr Turner, Mike Leigh’s eponymous biopic of the master painter JMW Turner was the subject of more complaints than any other film to
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Rampling repeats Berlin success in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Film Festival has honored Berlin nominee 45 Years with its Best British Feature Film award, and honoured its lead actress Charlotte
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Another British actor takes over Spider-Man role
A little-known nineteen year old British actor, Tom Holland, is to take over the role of Peter Parker and Spider-Man on the big
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Foo Fighters cancel Glastonbury, Wembley and Edinburgh
Grohl posted a photo of his X-ray on the Foo Fighters website The American rock band Foo Fighters have cancelled the rest of
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Amy documentary to screen at Glastonbury
The acclaimed documentary about Amy Winehouse is to be screened at the Glastonbury Festival on Thursday, 25th June, a week ahead of its
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Suffragette to open London Film Festival 2015
The London Film Festival has announced its opening film – more than four months before the start of the event. Carey Mulligan in
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Cannes 2015 ends with Palme d’Or for Audiard
A Cannes Film Festival that opened with one French director has ended with another taking the top prize; at the fourth time of
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Mel Brooks honoured by BFI
One of America’s best loved comedians, Mel Brooks, has been honoured by the BFI with a Fellowship. The eighty-eight year old director, producer,
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Berlin win for Panahi seen as victory for free speech
The dissident director Jafar Panahi plays a taxi driver in his Golden Bear winning Taxi The top award at the Berlin Film Festival,
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Boyhood is the biggest Globes winner as honours are split
With so many categories at the Golden Globes, not least the split between dramas on the one side and comedies and musicals on
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