Moonlight causes Oscars upset – in more ways than one
Two of the producers of the musical La La Land – the equal most nominated film in Oscar’s history and one of the hottest
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Moonlight Dominates Independent Spirit Awards
Barry Jenkins’ triptych about a young gay black man, growing up in Florida, has triumphed at the 32nd Annual Independent Spirit Awards. The
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Sound mixer loses Oscar nomination at the last minute
The Academy that hands out the Oscars has rescinded a nomination for tomorrow’s awards ceremony, because of a breach of campaigning rules. 13
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Hungarian slaughterhouse romance wins Berlin’s Golden Bear
A Hungarian romance, between a shy slaughterhouse worker and her boss, has won the top award for the best film at the Berlin
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The Great Wall – Review
DIRECTED BY: Zhang Yimou – FEATURING: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Numan Acar, Pilou Asbæk, Zhang Hanyu
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Hidden Figures – Review
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
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EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globes voter punished for exposing corruption
The organisation behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has sanctioned one of its members, for exposing corruption within the ranks
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La La Land wins 5 BAFTAs
The hot favourite going into the British Academy Film Awards, the first original musical for decades, La La Land, has delivered on its
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Fences – Review
DIRECTED BY: Denzel Washington – FEATURING: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Christopher Mele, Jovan Adepo, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, Stephen McKinley Henderson
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Moonlight – Review
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
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La La Land’s Damien Chazelle feted by fellow directors
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.
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Toni Erdmann – Review
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
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Loving – Review
DIRECTED BY: Jeff Nichols – FEATURING: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Alano Miller, David Jensen, Jon Bass, Marton Csokas, Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll
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Pedro Almodóvar to lead Cannes jury
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
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Black actors dominate SAG Awards, a month ahead of Oscars
A week after the most ethnically diverse set of Oscar nominations in recent history, the latest back-slapping ceremony in Hollywood has raised the
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Denial – Review
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
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Hacksaw Ridge – Review
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, Robert Morgan, Ryan Corr
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Record inward investment helps 3 UK-made films top 2016’s box office
A record £1.35bn of foreign money was spent on film production in the UK in 2016, up 18% on the previous year. This
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La La Land leads the most diverse set of Oscar nominations for years
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
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London Critics give La La Land Best Film – but nothing else
The London Film Critics Circle has named the feel-good musical La La Land its Film of the Year. But the top prize was the only
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