First Man – Review
DIRECTED BY: Damien Chazelle – FEATURING: Ryan Gosling, Ciarán Hinds, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Shea Whigham
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Head of LFF 2018 tells us What’s Worth Seeing
The pre Awards Season festival season is well under way, with Venice and Toronto behind us, Raindance coming to an end and the
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Returning film-makers put a Hex on Raindance
Six years ago, a blood-soaked, low-budget, independent film called Dark Hearts, directed by Rudolf Buitendach and written and produced by Christian Piers Betley,
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A Star Is Born – Review
DIRECTED BY: Bradley Cooper – FEATURING: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Dave Chappelle, Greg Grunberg, Michael Harney, Rafi Gavron, Sam Elliott
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Danny Boyle replaced as Bond director by Cary Fukunaga
The producers of James Bond have hired the American director Cary Joji Fukunaga to replace Danny Boyle as the direct or of the
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A good night for British talent at the biggest night for American TV
Many of the top prizes on the biggest night for American TV have gone to British stars, with the two most prestigious acting
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Toronto win boosts Oscar hopes of Peter Farrelly’s Green Book
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali star in Peter Farrelly’s Green Book Peter Farrelly’s dramatic comedy buddy movie Green Book has won the audience
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King of Thieves – Review
DIRECTED BY: James Marsh – FEATURING: Jim Broadbent, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, Ann Akin, Charlie Cox, Claire Lichie, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Paul Whitehouse
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Alfonso Cuarón wins top prize at Venice for Mexican film Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival The director of one of the biggest films
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American Animals – Review
DIRECTED BY: Bart Layton – FEATURING: Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Betty Jean Gooch, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Gary Basaraba, Jane McNeill, Lara Grice, Spencer Reinhard, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka, Wayne Duvall, Whitney Goin
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Academy delays introduction of “popular” film Oscar
After a mixed response to its recent announcement that it plans to introduce a new Oscar to recognise achievement in what’s been described
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Searching – Review
DIRECTED BY: Aneesh Chaganty – FEATURING: Debra Messing, John Cho, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn
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Half of LFF Competition Films Directed by Women
The BFI has announced the shortlist for this year’s Star of London award for Best Film at this year’s London Film Festival. Alice
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BLACKkKLANSMAN – Review
DIRECTED BY: Spike Lee – FEATURING: Adam Driver, John David Washington, Topher Grace, Alec Baldwin, Ashlie Atkinson, Damaris Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Jasper Pääkkönen, Laura Harrier, Michael Buscemi, Paul Walter Hauser, Robert John Burke, Ryan Eggold
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The Children Act – Review
DIRECTED BY: Richard Eyre – FEATURING: Emma Thompson, Fionn Whitehead, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Calf, Ben Chaplin, Des McAleer, Eileen Walsh, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rosie Cavaliero, Rupert Vansittart
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Goodbye, Mr Bond: Danny Boyle quits 007
Danny Boyle has quit as the director of the 25th film in the James Bond franchise The news came in a tweet posted
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The Equalizer 2 – Review
DIRECTED BY: Antoine Fuqua – FEATURING: Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo, Pedro Pascal, Abigail Marlowe, Adam Karst, Antoine de Lartigue, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Caroline Day, Garrett Golden, Jonathan Scarfe, Karen Strong, Kazy Tauginas, Orson Bean, Rory Benjamin Smith
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London Film Festival to premiere Mike Leigh’s Peterloo drama – in Manchester
The London Film Festival is to stage the UK premiere of Mike Leigh’s upcoming film about the Peterloo massacre – in Manchester. Mike
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Raindance to honour Terry Gilliam with Auteur Award
The idiosyncratic British-based director Terry Gilliam is to become the third film-maker to be honoured by the Raindance Film Festival with its annual
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“Popular film” to be honoured in revamped Oscars ceremony
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced three changes to try to make future Oscar ceremonies more relevant – and
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