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Coppola wins Golden Lion at Venice
Sofia Coppola has won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival for her film, Somewhere. The jury, headed by her close friend Quentin Tarantino, awarded her the Golden Lion, for the…
Jason Korsner
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Coppola, Godard and Wallach honoured by Academy
The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Government defends UK Film Council closure
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended his decision to close down the UK Film Council.Responding to appeals from industry figures - such as the actors Emily Blunt and James McAvoy, and…
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Knightley, Mulligan and Garfield to open London Film Festival
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced that the opening film of this year's even will be Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, starring Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew…
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Spain's silver screen golden couple wed
Two of Spain's best known film actors, the Oscar-winners Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, have got married.It's emerged that they tied the knot at a friend's house in the Bahamas - three…
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Illusionist opens Edinburgh Film Festival
The animated feature The Illusionist has opened the Edinburgh Film Festival with a star-studded gala performance.The film's Oscar-nominated director Sylvain Chomet was joined on the red carpet by leading figures from the…
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Dennis Hopper dies of cancer at 74
The actor and director Dennis Hopper has died from prostate cancer at the age of seventy four.He rose to prominence with roles alongside James Dean in the 1950s classics Rebel Without a…
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Strong women and a Scottish ambush – it must be Neil Marshall
Since his debut feature, Dog Soldiers, in 2002, Neil Marshall has carved somewhat of a niche for himself in the British film industry as a director who provides big, shameless entertainment for…
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Getting that film in the Cannes
Jason Korsner reports from the Cannes Film Festival 23 May 2010 The big prizes at Cannes have thrown up a surprise or two, with one of the most hotly tipped films -…
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Quiet night for Brits in Cannes
A subdued Cannes film festival has come to a close with the top prize - the Palme d'Or - going to the Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul for his mystical movie, Uncle Boonmee…