The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced the members of the jury that will pick this year’s Palme d’Or winner.
There’s a strong British presence, with 2-time Cannes award winning director Andrea Arnold sitting on the jury with Scotland’s favourite cinematic export, Ewan McGregor.
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The Artist has taken five Academy Awards at the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, the same number as Hugo, but the black-and-white film won the categories that counted.
The Artist was the only the second silent film to win the Best Picture Oscar; the last time this happened was the very first
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For the fifth time, Woody Allen has won the Writers Guild of America’s award for the best original screenplay; this time for Midnight in Paris. He has previously won the trophyfor Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, Hannah and
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Most of this year’s Oscar nominees have been the guests of honour at an exclusive luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel – an annual event at which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brings the nominees together for
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Comprised of scholars, filmmakers and students, the National Board of Review has named Martin Scorsese’s 3D homage to the early days of cinema, Hugo, as the best film of the year. Scorsese himself received the
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The London Film Festival has announced its 55th programme.The outgoing Artistic Director Sandra Hebrons final festival will start and finish with Rachel Weisz films 360, by Fernando Meirelles, and Terence Davies The Deep Blue Sea and include two Gala presentations starring George Clooney the political thriller
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