Polanski’s wife says “Non Merci” to Oscars Academy
French actress Emmanuelle Seigner said she was offended that the Academy had invited her to become a member, after expelling her Oscar-winning husband.
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…on film
Swimming with Men – Review
DIRECTED BY: Oliver Parker – FEATURING: Rob Brydon, Adeel Akhtar, Aschlin Ditta, Charlotte Riley, Chris Jepson, Christian Rubeck, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Nathaniel Parker, Robert Daws, Ronan Daly, Rupert Graves, Spike White, Thomas Turgoose
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Whitney – Review
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Macdonald – FEATURING: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Kevin Costner
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Calibre wins Best British Film at Edinburgh International Film Festival
The debut feature from the Scottish director Matt Palmer, Calibre, has won the Michael Powell Award for the Best British Feature Film at
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Leave No Trace – Review
DIRECTED BY: Debra Granik – FEATURING: Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie-Harcourt, Dale Dickey, Dana Millican, Isaiah Stone, Jeff Kober, Spencer S Hanley
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The Bookshop – Review
DIRECTED BY: Isabel Coixet – FEATURING: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Charlotte Vega, Frances Barber, Honor Kneafsey, Hunter Tremayne, James Lance, Jorge Suquet, Lucy Tillet, Patricia Clarkson, Reg Wilson
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In the Fade – Review
DIRECTED BY: Fatih Akin – FEATURING: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Hanna Hilsdorf, Johannes Krisch, Numan Acar, Ulrich Brandhoff
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Ocean’s 8 – Review
DIRECTED BY: Gary Ross – FEATURING: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Griffin Dunne, James Corden, Richard Armitage
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Studio 54 – Review
DIRECTED BY: Matt Tyrnauer – FEATURING: Steve Rubell, Ian Schrager
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Review
DIRECTED BY: JA Bayona – FEATURING: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Isabella Sermon, BD Wong, Daniella Pineda, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Ted Levine, Toby Jones
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Book Club – Review
DIRECTED BY: Bill Holderman – FEATURING: Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Craig T Nelson, Don Johnson, Ed Begley Jr, Richard Dreyfuss, Wallace Shawn
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New Morgan Freeman statement clarifies earlier apology
The Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has released a new statement – a day after apologising for making anyone feel uncomfortable or disrespected. Morgan
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Solo: A Star Wars Story – Review
DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard – FEATURING: Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Daniels, Clint Howard, Jon Favreau, Joonas Suotamo, Linda Hunt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Thandie Newton, Warwick Davis
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Danny Boyle confirmed as director of Bond 25
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle will take over Bond 25. The producers of the James Bond franchise have confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets
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Japanese film Shoplifters wins Palme d’Or at Cannes 2018, under the spectre of Harvey Weinstein.
The Japanese film Shoplifters has won the top prize at a Cannes Film Festival, overshadowed by the spectre of Harvey Weinstein.
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Un Certain Regard prizes at 2018 Cannes Film Festival
A Swedish fantasy romance thriller has won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard strand at the Cannes Film Festival. Gräns, about
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Cannes 2018 – The Second Wednesday
It was my last day in Cannes, so for once, I had to make sure I was up for the 8.30am screening. In Under the Silver Lake, Andrew Garfield stars as a guy who’s just lost his job and is on the verge of losing his LA apartment, when he gets involved with a girl who disappears and then turns up dead, alongside a missing businessman.
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Cannes 2018 – The Second Tuesday
Spike Lee explains why he takes a pop at the US President at the end of his Palme d’Or-nominated film, BlacKkKlansman. Press conferences
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Cannes 2018 – The Only Monday
Today started with more talk of how to improve inclusion in the UK film industry with an all-woman panel discussion at the UK
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Cannes 2018 – The Only Sunday
My day started with a sobering experience; I found out what it was like to be part of a minority in the film
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