Features
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Vegas on screen: a self-guided tour through cinema history
Las Vegas is a glitzy, glamorous destination, and has been for more than seventy years. While many tourists visit the Nevadan city thanks to its outstanding casinos and entertainment shows, movie buffs will find that it provides much in the shape of cinema history. If you’re planning a trip to Sin City, then consider swinging…
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Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer sweeps the board
The winners of this year’s 96th Academy Awards were announced earlier this morning at LA’s Dolby Theatre. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the big winner on the night, scooping seven Oscars in total including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.
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Oscars 2024: Our final predictions
The Barbenheimer phenomenon reaches its natural denouement tonight at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, with Christopher Nolan’s colossal Oppenheimer expected to sweep most of the major accolades. Barbie will likely have to make do with a handful of craft awards, while foreign language festival hits Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest continue…
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Baftas 2024: Our final predictions
With the UK’s most prestigious film awards returning this weekend (Sunday 18 February), it’s time to enter into a round of foolproof predictions on who will win at the 77th Baftas. The Baftas are traditionally seen as an indicator of Oscar winners, so the outcome on Sunday night will surely be seen as a predictor…
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From page to screen: successful book-to-film adaptations
The cinematic universe is filled with successful productions based on equally successful books. The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Dune, Harry Potter, IT, Gone Girl, and The Shining are just a few examples of literary works that jumped from bookstore shelves to the big screens.
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Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer leads nominations with 13 nods
Christopher Nolan’s monumental biopic Oppenheimer led the pack with 13 nods, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Martin Scorsese received 11 and nine nominations respectively. Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster Barbie received eight nominations.
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The best of 2023: Our films of the year
What does it mean to love cinema? For the better part of a decade this writer has written for this website, first as a DVD reviewer, later as editor, and now as chief critic. As with all things, hobbies and passions wax and wane, but cinema has always in some way been a constant.
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Can Netflix’s The Gentlemen series improve upon the film?
Guy Ritchie’s 2019 offering The Gentlemen was a return to form for the British director. He went back to his gangster roots and delivered a fresh and innovative crime tale set in London. Thanks to the popularity of that picture, a spinoff series is set for release via Netflix in 2023/2024.
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Outlaw Johnny Black: the spiritual sequel to Black Dynamite
Outlaw Johnny Black is one of the most intriguing new movies of 2023, with a Western setting that introduces elements like comedy, adventure, and martial arts to hopefully provide something new and fresh. Will it be a success and is there a chance that it creates a new genre where the classic Western formula goes…
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The most anticipated horror films of Autumn 2023
This Autumn is looking to be the season of the horror movie, with several new blockbusters set to hit the silver screen and streaming services in the upcoming months. Here are just a couple of the most highly anticipated horror films releasing in the upcoming months.