It’s that time of the year again when film fans reflect on the year’s highs and lows at the cinema and share their own personal choices of what were the cream of the crop in 2016. So without further ado, here are my favourites of the year (*NB -…
It’s that time of the year again when film fans reflect on the year’s highs and lows at the cinema and share their own personal choices of what were the cream of the crop in 2016. So without further ado, here are my favourites of the year (*NB – My list includes films released both in the UK and US in 2016).
1: La La Land
When it came to the London Film Festival this autumn, the wave of anticipation for La La Land was immense: soaring after stunning reviews from Venice and other…
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Ridley Scott recently opened up about replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World. Apparently it was a “simple” decision for Scott in the wake of Spacey’s sexual harassment allegations.
Ridley Scott recently opened up about replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World. Apparently it was a “simple” decision for Scott in the wake of Spacey’s sexual harassment allegations.
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Netflix isn’t the only company that’s cutting ties with Kevin Spacey in the wake of his sexual assault scandal. The Oscar-winning actor was set to appear in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World, but the finished film is going through some last minute edits.
Netflix isn’t the only company that’s cutting ties with Kevin Spacey in the wake of his sexual assault scandal. The Oscar-winning actor was set to appear in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World, but the finished film is going through some last minute edits.
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Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams. Doesn’t sound like a comic book movie, does it? Especially one based on a character we’ve only seen appear in Sam Raimi’s poorly received Spider-Man 3. Nevertheless, Sony has outdone us all, they’re really going for it with this one. Venom starts shooting today and the first image of Tom Hardy on set has been released on Twitter.
Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams. Doesn’t sound like a comic book movie, does it? Especially one based on a character we’ve only seen appear in Sam Raimi’s poorly received Spider-Man 3. Nevertheless, Sony has outdone us all, they’re really going for it with this one. Venom starts shooting today and the first image of Tom Hardy on set has been released on Twitter.
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Deadpool got a Silicon Valley actor. Now Venom is looking to cast an actor from the HBO comedy series, Veep.
Deadpool got a Silicon Valley actor. Now Venom is looking to cast an actor from the HBO comedy series, Veep.
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A fantastical, somewhat contrived take on the life of P.T. Barnum.
It’s hard to talk about All the Money in the World without discussing its hectic production.
It’s hard to talk about All the Money in the World without discussing its hectic production.
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Wonderstruck is ultimately consumed by the awfulness of its script.
Manchester by the Sea arrives in a climate of significant anticipation, but Lonergan has more than lived up to his reputation as a master dramatist and delivered a film that is as emotionally rich, as technically accomplished, and as devastatingly emotional as his two previous cinematic treasures.
Manchester by the Sea arrives in a climate of significant anticipation, but Lonergan has more than lived up to his reputation as a master dramatist and delivered a film that is as emotionally rich, as technically accomplished, and as devastatingly emotional as his two previous cinematic treasures.
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It’s that time of the year again when film fans reflect on the year’s highs and lows at the cinema and share their own personal choices of what were the cream of the crop in 2016. So without further ado, here are my favourites of the year (*NB -…
It’s that time of the year again when film fans reflect on the year’s highs and lows at the cinema and share their own personal choices of what were the cream of the crop in 2016. So without further ado, here are my favourites of the year (*NB – My list includes films released both in the UK and US in 2016).
1: La La Land
When it came to the London Film Festival this autumn, the wave of anticipation for La La Land was immense: soaring after stunning reviews from Venice and other…
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In wake of Kevin Spacey’s sexual misconduct scandal, director Ridley Scott decided to recast his character with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World.
In wake of Kevin Spacey’s sexual misconduct scandal, director Ridley Scott decided to recast his character with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World.
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A left-wing paramilitary organization in Italy hatches a massive kidnapping plot in the 1970s.
A left-wing paramilitary organization in Italy hatches a massive kidnapping plot in the 1970s.
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Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose…
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.
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An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.
An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.
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One thing that struck me with Suite Française was how much of a sweeping, epic feel it had to it all. Were there any particular films that you would refer to, or inspired you, while making the film?
I don’t think there was anything in…
One thing that struck me with Suite Française was how much of a sweeping, epic feel it had to it all. Were there any particular films that you would refer to, or inspired you, while making the film?
I don’t think there was anything in particular, really; I guess the biggest inspiration, the obvious one, was the book [by Irène Némirovsky] – the fact that it was written at the time, and it didn’t have this benefit of hindsight which a lot of films about war seem to have. There was an…
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