It took David O. Russell 6 years to find the voice of cinema that he wanted to make, and since he did in The Fighter (2010), his movies have collected a whopping 25 Oscar nominations and scored 3 wins. 10 of these nominations were bestowed on his recent crime caper American Hustle. But […]
Gravity has come off the biggest winner of the night at the British Academy Film Awards, taking six trophies, but the top prize of the night, for Best Picture, eluded the space thriller. The London-based Mexican-born Alfonso Cuarón was the best director for the ground-breaking film, which also won awards for its cinematography, visual effects, sound […]
Conquering the top spot is American 3D computer-animated comedy, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, who are based on the characters from the Peabody’s Improbable History segments of the 1960’s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The film, which is the first DreamWorks animated film to feature characters from the Classic Media library since DreamWorks […]
Remaining in the top spot for its third week is Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street which has made another impressive £2,385,585, racking up a total of £14,964,390 in the UK. The film follows the true story of financial fraudster Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his rise to the high life to […]
Last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters shocked the film industry when they overlooked Ben Affleck in the best director’s category, this year they outdid themselves, snubbing safe potential contenders such as Emma Thompson, Robert Redford and Tom Hanks in the acting categories and Paul Greengrass in the directing category. Other […]
David O Russell’s 1970s crime caper American Hustle has won the most awards at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, taking the Best Film in the Comedy and Musical category as well as acting awards for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, in the lead and supporting competitions respectively. The best dramatic actress award went, as […]
Knocking The Hobbit off the top spot on its opening weekend is crime comedy-drama, American Hustle which opened to £3,632,094 in the UK. Christian Bale and Amy Adams play two con artists who are forced to work with a FBI agent, played by Bradley Cooper, to set up corrupt politicians such as the mayor of […]
After failing to secure a win in recent critics awards, 12 Years a Slave gained a boost from The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), which honoured it with 4 nominations, for best ensemble cast, male actor in a leading role for Chiwetel Ejiofor, and supporting for Michael Fassbender and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o. Directed by Steve McQueen, […]