Cinema’s greatest card counters
Card counting was a great technique for winning big in casinos in the past. While it’s not so common today, it made several players...
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4 April 2024
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 by the following attractions; you’ll be walking through cinematic history.
11 March 2024
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.
10 March 2024
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 the trend of international features breaking into the main categories.
Features
Three events for filmmakers this weekend at Irish Film Festival London
The largest festival of Irish film outside of Ireland, Irish Film Festival London is taking place across the capital this weekend (Fri 19 – Sun 21 November). If you’re a filmmaker (aspiring or otherwise) and you can get to London this weekend these are three events not to miss.
BIFA 2021: Belfast and Boiling Point lead nominations
This year’s BIFA nominations announcement saw something of a David vs. Goliath struggle unfold, as Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-tipped Belfast tied with Philip Barantini’s low budget, one-shot thriller Boiling Point on 11 nods a piece.
Three of the best prison escape films
A good prison escape film is not just a film that depicts a jail break or escaped inmates. The film should centrally emphasise the escape, both tonally and practically, while also considering the circumstances that necessitate the escape.
Ten motivational movies for students
Cinema is a great source of motivation and inspiration. And sometimes it is all one needs to get back on track even if college...
Four films for students on a rainy day
We have had more than enough sitting at home throughout the last year. Now is the perfect time to get vaccinated and catch up...
Hollywood’s biggest gamblers
Hollywood is not that far away from Las Vegas and many actors and actresses seem to enjoy casino gambling in their free time. If...
Three slam dunk sports movie classics
Hollywood loves sports films, and some fantastic movies have graced the silver screen over the years. From football to baseball, boxing to hockey, sports...
