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Oscars 2011: 83rd Academy Awards nominations
At 13:30 GMT today, the American Academy released the Oscar nominations for this year’s 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, to be held on 27 February. British films anticipating some recognition prior to the announcement included Tom Hooper’s hotly tipped drama The King’s Speech and Danny Boyle’s superbly tense, adrenaline soaked thriller 127 Hours. In addition, British…
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DVD Review: ‘Mary and Max’
★★★★★ In recent years, the output of clay animation films has been somewhat disappointing given the enormous increase in CGI animation films from Hollywood. The huge success of Disney Pixar titles such as WALL-E (2008), Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010) appear to have put an unfortunate end to the clay animation style, which…
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DVD Releases: ‘The Reef’
If you’re looking for a solid, “does-what-it-says-on-the-tin” horror, director Andrew Traucki’s Australian shark-slasher The Reef (2010) isn’t likely to disappoint, which is saying something considering the state of most run-of-the-mill Hollywood horrors of late.Apparently “based on true events”, The Reef follows five “twentysomethings” with negligible back stories sailing off into Antipodean waters in search of relaxation. However (completely…
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DVD Releases: ‘F’
It has become increasingly difficult in the last few years to watch a British horror film without trying to find “Sponsored by the Daily Mail” written somewhere in the opening credits. The UK film industry has a rich heritage in horror pictures; from Ealing Studios’ Dead of Night (1945) to the reinvigorated Hammer Studios’ Let…
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DVD Releases: ‘Black Dynamite’
Ever since Scary Movie was released back in 2000, the art of “spoof” has taken a brutal and savage mauling. Having set in motion a chain of unspeakably bad, not to mention painfully unfunny follow ups to his original film, director Keenen Wayans also paved the way for the likes of Epic Movie (2007), Meet…
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Total Film Movie Blog Awards 2011: 5 Days Left to Vote!
There are now just under 5 days remaining to vote for CineVue as Best Overall Blog in the Total Film Movie Blog Awards 2011. The competition has been fierce and with the current counts hidden, the last few days of voting could well be pivotal. To back the site, please head over to the Total…
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Film Review: ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
★★★★☆ Somebody once said of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn that she was not a great actress in the “traditional sense”. Whether true or not, this did not prevent her star from shining: her style, charisma and screen presence are still renowned to this very day. The fashion world copies her look (the little black dress…
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Film Review: ‘The Portuguese Nun’
★☆☆☆☆ As a film that has been met with almost unanimous critical praise, I am still wondering whether it was in fact Eugene Green’s A Portuguese Nun (2009) that I painfully and, eventually, begrudgingly endured. For this is without question one of the most tedious, long-winded and utterly pretentious films I have put myself through…
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Film Review: ‘Black Swan’
★★★★★ Black Swan (2010) is a work of chilling beauty. Its excellent cinematography, dance, and music – all accompanied by the performance of an exciting cast – makes it a delicacy for the eyes and ears. But much like any other Darren Aronofsky film, it requires some unravelling and consideration.Black Swan has a narrative that…
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Special Feature: LSFF8 presents Leftfield & Luscious
Last Sunday, CineVue were lucky enough to be invited along to the final day of the 2011 London Short Film Festival at London’s ICA. The ten-day annual event which took place from the 7 to 16 January has been responsible for championing some of the finest, most innovative shorts from some truly talented upcoming filmmakers.…
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