Will Smith’s first Oscar win will be remembered for all the wrong reasons
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tried to ring the changes to attract bigger audiences to watch the Oscar ceremony,
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Kenneth Branagh
Two married couples celebrate Oscar nominations as Power of The Dog, Dune and Belfast lead the pack
The brooding western The Power of the Dog has dominated the Oscar nominations in a year when the film industry is trying to
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Belfast – Review
DIRECTED BY: Kenneth Branagh – FEATURING: Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Judi Dench, Lewis McAskie, Turlough Convery
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The Power of the Dog and West Side Story dominate an “exclusive” Golden Globes
At what the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself said could be described as “the most exclusive event in the industry” – with
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Maria Duarte tells us What’s Worth Seeing from the 2021 London Film Festival
It was largely back to business as usual for this year’s BFI London Film Festival despite the ongoing pandemic. Our reviewer Maria Duarte
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LFF Director tells us What’s Worth Seeing at this year’s Festival
A year on from a London Film Festival that was unrecognisable because of the Covid pandemic, the BFI has taken many of the
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BFI brings Cannes and Venice hits to London
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced the full programme of nearly 160 films. Jeymes Samuels’ opener The Harder They Fall
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Tenet – Review
DIRECTED BY: Christopher Nolan – FEATURING: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Dimple Kapadia, Elizabeth Debicki, Himesh Patel, Kenneth Branagh, Martin Donovan, Michael Caine
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Dunkirk – Review
DIRECTED BY: Christopher Nolan – FEATURING: Fionn Whitehead, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Aneurin Barnard, Barry Keoghan, Bill Milner, Cillian Murphy, Harry Styles, Jack Lowden, James D’Arcy, Tom Glynn-Carney
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Mindhorn – Review
DIRECTED BY: Sean Foley – FEATURING: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Andrea Riseborough, David Schofield, Essie Davis, Harriet Walter, Jessica Barden, Kenneth Branagh, Nicholas Farrell, Richard McCabe, Robin Morrissey, Russell Tovey, Simon Callow, Steve Coogan
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Harry Potter sets new record at the Oliviers
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up the story of the boy wizard, as an adult. The Harry Potter stage spin-off has
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Harry Potter casts his spell on Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The stage sequel to the Harry Potter books and films has been named the best play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Harry Potter
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The Painkiller – Review
CAST: Kenneth Branagh, Rob Brydon, Alex MacQueen, Claudie Blakley, Marcus Fraser, Mark Hadfield – DIRECTED BY: Sean Foley – WRITTEN BY: Francis Veber, Sean Foley
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London critics honour Mad Max and 45 Years
One of the biggest and one of the smallest films of the year have shared the bulk of the awards, handed out by
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Review
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Tyrannosaur is the King of the BIFAs
Peter Mullan in Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur With three of the top awards at the 14th British Independent Film Awards, the dark drama Tyrannosaur
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My Week With Marilyn – Review
DIRECTED BY: Simon Curtis – FEATURING: Eddie Redmayne, Michelle Williams, Derek Jacobi, Des McAleer, Dominic Cooper, Dougray Scott, Emma Watson, Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Kitchen, Pip Torrens, Simon Russell Beale, Toby Jones, Zoë Wanamaker
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Thor – Review
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Valkyrie – Review
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Sleuth – Review
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