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Bond 24 to be called Spectre
The director of the twenty fourth Bond film, Sam Mendes, has announced that the title will be Spectre.
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Birdman dominates Independent Spirit Award nominations
The film that opened the Venice Film Festival, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, has topped the nominations list for the thirtieth Film Independent Spirit Awards; it’s nominated in six categories, including Best Feature, Best…
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’71 tops BIFA nominations list with 9 nods
The drama ’71, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, has picked up the most nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards, including nods for Best British Independent Film, Best Director…
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International politics creeps into LFF Awards
At an unusually political set of awards at the 2014 London Film Festival, it’s almost as if the BFI is trying to solve the world’s conflict through film; its main honours have…
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Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars
In recent years, he’s hosted the Emmys and the Tonys and now, Neil Patrick Harris – currently starring in the box office chart topping Gone Girl– is to add the Oscars to…
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Al Pacino becomes a BFI Fellow
One of Hollywood’s most respected actors, Al Pacino, has been honoured with a BFI Fellowship.
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LFF opener Imitation Game wins over Toronto audiences
Benedict Cumberbatch’s starring role as the mathematician Alan Turing, who broke the Nazi Enigma code during the Second World War but then led a tragic post-war life tainted by the illegality of…
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Venice Golden Lion goes to a Pigeon
A surreal Swedish film, comprising sketches that explore the human condition, has won the top prize at the prestigious Venice Film Festival.
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Brad Pitt war film Fury to close London Film Festival
Returning to the Second World War for the first time since Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt will close the London Film Festival with Fury, in which he stars as a sergeant,…
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Robin Williams dead from suspected suicide
The comedian and actor Robin Williams has been found dead at his home in California. He was 63.