London Critics hail 12 Years a Slave 3 February 20144 February 2014Jason Korsner The British-led US slave drama 12 Years a Slave has come away from the annual London Film Critics Circle awards as the big [...]
Tributes paid as Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead 2 February 20143 February 2014Jason Korsner The Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his apartment in New York from a suspected drug overdose. The star, [...]
UK film production and box office take both top £1bn 31 January 201431 January 2014Jason Korsner Cinema audiences in the UK and the Irish Republic spent more than a billion pounds to see films released in 2013. It’s the [...]
Christian film loses Oscar nomination 30 January 2014Jason Korsner The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has withdrawn the Oscar nomination from one of the contenders for Best Original Song at [...]
Mirren to receive BAFTA Fellowship 28 January 2014Jason Korsner The veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be made a fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. BAFTA’s highest [...]
Alfonso Cuaron and Jehane Noujaim win the DGA awards 26 January 201426 January 2014Husam Sam Asi As widely predicted, Alfonso Cuaron snapped the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards last night for the space odyssey, Gravity, cementing his [...]
Whiplash wins Audience and Grand Jury awards at Sundance Film Festival 26 January 201426 January 2014Husam Sam Asi It opened the 30th Sundance Film Festival 10 days ago and tonight Whiplash has scooped both the US dramatic Grand Jury prize and [...]
What is buzzing in the 30th Sundance Film Festival? 26 January 201426 January 2014Husam Sam Asi Every year, tens of thousands of filmmakers, film lovers, buyers, executives and party goers flock to Park City in Utah, braving the subzero [...]
Grace to open Cannes 2014 25 January 2014Jason Korsner Olivier Dahan’s biopic of Grace Kelly, Grace of Monaco, has been picked to open the 67th Cannes Film Festival. Monaco’s Royal Family has [...]
Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share producers’ honours 20 January 2014Jason Korsner In an unprecedented move, the Producers Guild of America, a frequent predictor of the Best Picture Oscar, has split its top prize. For [...]