The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open this year’s event, with Woody Allen returning to take centre stage on the first night for a record third time. His 1930s depiction of Hollywood, Cafe Society, will be shown out of […]
It’s not unusual for a film reviewer to spend the day in darkened rooms, watching film after film after film, but spent most of this day was spent in the same darkened room, watching three films back to back, the only inconvenience being that at the end of each film, everyone had to leave, walk […]
Straight to the top spot is American computer animated comedy Rio 2 which made £2,882,680 on its opening weekend. Produced by Blue Sky Studios, the film is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film Rio. Rio 2 features the returning voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, and George Lopez among others, and […]
Hitting the top spot at the box office last weekend was The Wolverine making a total of £4,694,092. Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Wolverine in the sixth installment of the X-Men film series. Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance to help with a conflict that forces him to face his own […]
Free Samples, the debut feature from director Jay Gammill starring Jess Weixler (best known for her roles in the cult classic Teeth and indie rom-com Peter & Vandy), is one of those single location films that are so convenient for fresh-out-of-school filmmakers. Fewer sets, shooting days, and logistics of every kind make an elusive breakout […]
This year’s Oscar nominees have gathered for the annual luncheon, thrown by the Academy in their honour, at an exclusive hotel in Beverly Hills.
The number one film at the UK box office, The King’s Speech, leads the field in the race for the Oscars, with twelve nominations — including Best Picture, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush and Best Supporting Actress Helena Bonham Carter. The film is also