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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Bollywood film Mulk challenges both Indian nationalism and the Islamic terror threat
The Bollywood film, Mulk (Country), is a powerful drama and a timely reminder of the struggle Muslims face in India about their identity
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The Escape – Review
DIRECTED BY: Dominic Savage – FEATURING: Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Frances Barber, Jalil Lespert, Marthe Keller
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Laurel & Hardy biopic to close London Film Festival
The 2018 BFI London Film Festival is to close with the upcoming biopic of the giants of early comedy cinema, Laurel & Hardy.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp – Review
DIRECTED BY: Peyton Reed – FEATURING: Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Paul Rudd, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Hannah John-Kamen, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Randall Park, Stan Lee, Tip TI Harris, Walton Goggins
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Guardians of the Galaxy cast boost campaign to reinstate James Gunn
The stars of the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise have publicly backed a campaign to get the director James Gunn reinstated to
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Unused Carrie Fisher footage to be used in Star Wars Episode IX
Disney – the parent company of Lucasfilm – has revealed that Episode 9 of the Star Wars saga – which begins filming next
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Autumn festival line-ups fire starting gun on Oscars race
The first clues as to the likely contenders for next year’s Oscars have been revealed, with the line-ups for the two big film
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Review
DIRECTED BY: Christopher McQuarrie – FEATURING: Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Frederick Schmidt, Henry Cavill, Kristoffer Joner, Michelle Monaghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Wolf Blitzer
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Review
DIRECTED BY: Ol Parker – FEATURING: Amanda Seyfried, Cher, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Julie Walters, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Alexa Davies, Andy Garcia, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Celia Imrie, Dominic Cooper, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Omid Djalili
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New BFI-backed proposals to boost independent UK films
The BFI’s Commission on UK Independent Film has announced a series of proposals to boost grassroots film-making. The Films Minister Margot James cites
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