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Oscars 2020: Joker has 11 nominations, 10 each for 1917, OUATIH and The Irishman
The nominations for this year’s 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning. As was the case with the Baftas a week prior, Todd Phillips’ Joker led the way with a huge eleven nominations, followed by Sam Mendes’ 1917, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood all on ten. Best Picture Ford v Ferrari…
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Pain & Gain: Hollywood’s ‘biggest’ stars
Since the inception of action cinema, there have been actors who focused on getting ripped before they could play various roles in action movies. Undeniably, they have become legends and famous in many social circles. Many of these actors have been a significant motivation for fitness enthusiasts who want to become like these stars. You’re…
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The evolution of the post-credits scene
Post-credits scenes have become so incredibly popular today – particularly in big action series – that many moviegoers will stay seated in the theatre until the end of the credits just to see if there’s a bonus scene. But this trend goes back a lot further than the recent Marvel movies. So, when did it…
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Baftas 2020: Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations
The nominations for this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards were announced this morning. Todd Phillips’ Joker led the way with a huge eleven nominations, followed by Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood on ten. Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 – released in UK cinemas this week…
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Golden Globes 2020: 1917, Parasite and Awkwafina victorious
Despite receiving a total of 34 nominations across film and television, Netflix limped away from this year’s Golden Globes ceremony with just two awards – Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story’s Laura Dern and Olivia Colman for her star performance in The Crown. Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 picked up two major accolades – Best…
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Artificial Intelligence at the movies
Twentieth and twenty-first-century fiction has had a fascination with AI, and that fascination, of course, extends to movies. There are all sorts of AI programs in movies. With this ranking of AI in cinema, you can learn a little more about movie AI with typical adult intelligence. Maria – Metropolis Metropolis was released in 1927,…
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Our 20 most anticipated films of 2020
Tail-ended by superb new offerings from the likes of Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) and Greta Gerwig (Little Women), 2019 has been a vintage year for not only American filmmaking but world cinema. Our top picks of 2019 reflect some of the quality and variety of this year’s film offerings. Now it’s…
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The best of 2019: Our films of the year
With Netflix’s The Irishman and Marriage Story dominating early awards season debate – and both featuring in our collective top ten – the streaming platforms have truly arrived as major contenders to the traditional studios. And it wasn’t just in the field of English-language filmmaking that Netflix made major gains. World cinema has also benefitted,…
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Where have all the great Christmas films gone?
While the likes of Paul Feig’s Last Christmas and the 2018 reboot of Dr Seuss’s The Grinch may have performed well at the UK box office, critics largely turned their noses up at both (the latter has a score of just 59% on Rotten Tomatoes). So where have all the great Christmas films gone? One answer…
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Five iconic movie posters
If there was ever a way to catch the attention of your audience, it’s with an eye-catching film poster. Posters alone can bring people into the cinema to see a new film, and a lot of effort goes into the process. From the design to poster printing, there is a lot to take into consideration…