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Mike Leigh will finally have a canvas for his J.M.W. Turner film
There are few movies that famed British director Mike Leigh has wanted to see out in the world as much as his real-life story of British artist J.M.W. Turner. Now it appears he'll get his wish. Sony Pictures Classics, the distributor that released the...
Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Entertainment, Another Year (movie), Timothy Spall
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Film review: Biopic has more than one hitch
Alfred Hitchcock's reputation as a filmmaker was already on the rise when he died 32 years ago. Since then it has consistently (and rightly) grown ever greater. At the same time, his reputation as a person has taken a lot of blows ... whether rightly or...
Tags: Entertainment, Toby Jones, Arts and Culture, Literature, Scarlett Johansson
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Rio spotlights U.K. industry: Focus part of four-year U.K. arts program in Brazil
VarietyMADRID -- This month's Rio de Janeiro Film Festival will further strengthen ties between London and the Brazilian city, hosts of the 2012 and 2016 Olympics respectively, by placing a spotlight on the U.K. film industry. The UKBrasil Season bows with...Tags: Mike Newell, Sundance Film Festival, Alfred Hitchcock, Brazil, 2016 Olympic Games
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'Vertigo' tops Sight & Sound poll: 846 critics chose from 2,045 films
VarietyLONDON -- Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" has ended the 50-year reign of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" at the top of film mag Sight & Sound's critics' poll. Conducted once a decade since 1952, this year's poll canvassed a broader selection of film experts...Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Entertainment, Stanley Kubrick, Walter Salles, Woody Allen
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Film review: A win for the 'Dark Horse'
It may be too obvious an intro, but filmmaker Todd Solondz — whose new film “Dark Horse” opens next week — could himself be considered a dark horse. His films have a strong following at festivals and in art houses, but they are too...
Tags: Human Interest, John Hughes, The Happiest News!, Animals, Entertainment
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Britain's Globe caught in conflict over Israeli theater company
Culture MonsterShakespeare's Globe Theatre in London is in the middle of a political skirmish as a group of British cultural figures are demanding that the company disinvite an Israeli theater organization from appearing at an upcoming festival.... -
SXSW 2012: Omar Rodriguez Lopez targets male ego in 'Los Chidos'
Pop & HissAhead of a brief reunion at Coachella next month with his landmark band At the Drive-In, Omar Rodriguez Lopez headed to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, this week to unveil his latest film, “Los Chidos.”... -
Jude Law, Kristin Scott Thomas among Olivier Award nominees
Culture Monster"Ghost" and "Matilda" are among the nominees for this year's Olivier Awards, the highest theater honor in Britain. The nominations were announced Thursday in London.... -
Oscar voters: From Britain to Brazil, academy members span globe
24 FramesAccording to an L.A. Times study of the membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures, some 500 voting members, from actors and directors to makeup artists and hairstylists, reside abroad. The largest regional bloc is from Britian, including England,... -
Berlin Film Festival: Top award goes to Italian prison documentary
24 FramesThe Berlin International Film Festival handed out its awards on Saturday, awarding the top prize, the Golden Bear, to "Caesar Must Die" (“Cesare Deve Morire”) from octegenarian filmmaking brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.... -
Alexander Payne is eager to head back to 'Nebraska'
24 FramesMidwesterner Alexander Payne, whose film "The Descendants" has five Oscar nominations -- including best picture and director-- isn't quite at home on the Hollywood awards circuit. “I don’t campaign,” Payne said. “The studio... -
Berlin film fest kicks off with an international mix of upheaval
24 FramesThe 62nd Berlin International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, and with nearly 400 films screening over 10 days in Germany’s chilly capital, it's hard to find just one theme to describe this year's Berlinale. To be sure, the event’s signature...
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