Hundreds more join Academy as efforts continue to improve diversity
The Academy that hands out the Oscars has taken another step towards improving the diversity of its membership by inviting nearly eight hundred
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…on film
Yesterday – Review
DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle – FEATURING: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Alexander Arnold, Ed Sheeran, Ellise Chappell, Harry Michell, James Corden, Joel Fry, Justin Edwards, Kate McKinnon, Meera Syal, Michael Kiwanuka, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sarah Lancashire, Sophia Di Martino
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Hard-hitting drama Article 15 forces Indians to re-examine their attitudes to society
Europe’s largest event of south Asian films, the annual London Indian Film Festival, has opened with the world premiere of a powerful film
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Toy Story 4 – Review
DIRECTED BY: Josh Cooley – FEATURING: Tom Hanks, Tony Hale, Annie Potts, Bettie White, Blake Clark, Bonnie Hunt, Carl Reiner, Carl Weathers, Carol Burnett, Christina Hendricks, Don Rickles, Flea, Jay Hernandez, Jeff Garlin, Joan Cusack, Jodi Benson, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Peele, June Squibb, Keanu Reeves, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Schaal, Laurie Metcalf, Madeleine McGraw, Mel Brooks, Patricia Arquette, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, Wallace Shawn
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Diego Maradona – Review
DIRECTED BY: Asif Kapadia – FEATURING: Diego Maradona, Claudia Villafañe, Cristiana Sinagra
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Late Night – Review
DIRECTED BY: Nisha Ganatra – FEATURING: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Amy Ryan, Annaleigh Ashford, Blake DeLong, Denis O’Hare, Hugh Dancy, Ike Barinholtz, John Early, John Lithgow, Luke Slattery, Marc Kudisch, Max Casella, Paul Walter Hauser, Reid Scott
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Review
DIRECTED BY: Simon Kinberg – FEATURING: Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan
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Swedish film adopts heartfelt approach to animation
At this year’s 72nd Annual Cannes Film Festival, attendees at a luncheon put on by Scandinavian producing partner Film i Väst were given
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Ma – Review
DIRECTED BY: Tate Taylor – FEATURING: Diana Silvers, Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Gianni Paolo, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Tate Taylor
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South Korean Parasite wins Cannes Palme d’Or
Parasite – a dark social comedy from South Korea – won the Palme d’Or. The South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has achieved what
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Cannes 2019 – The Second Wednesday
There’s a lot of pressure on your final day in Cannes to make the most of your time, so there was no prospect
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Rocketman – Review
DIRECTED BY: Dexter Fletcher – FEATURING: Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Stephen Graham, Steven Mackintosh, Tate Donovan, Tom Bennett
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Cannes 2019 – The Second Tuesday
After a little lie in, I headed into Cannes in time to catch the press conference for Ira Sachs and Isabelle Huppert’s Frankie,
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Cannes 2019 – The Only Monday
As with most days, today started with a screening – it was my first time up in the rooftop cinema known as the
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Cannes 2019 – The Only Sunday
Somehow, despite there being more opportunities to see films for the press than ever, it’s not proving to make things any easier, particularly
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Cannes 2019 – The First Saturday
The day started – early as usual – with a brisk trot down Boulevard Carnot, eating breakfast on the go, to try –
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Cannes 2019 – The First Friday
Today started with the usual early mad dash to the Palais, this time to catch a film I could’ve seen last night, if
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Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups – Review
DIRECTED BY: Charles E Bastien – FEATURING: Eric O’Carroll, Fin Harvey, Fraser Martin, Holly Thomas, Lois Hardie, Noah Ashby, Nye James, Sam Brown, Samuel Woodward, Eric O’Carroll, Fin Harvey, Fraser Martin, Holly Thomas, Lois Hardie, Noah Ashby, Nye James, Sam Brown, Samuel Woodward
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Cannes 2019 – The First Thursday
The Cannes Food Police were already shaping my day, before I even reached the Palais this morning. I was halfway to the early
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Cannes 2019 – The First Wednesday
Themes often come out of no-where at Cannes, and just weeks after a Swedish teenager brought the issue of climate change back to
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