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Carol and 45 Years lead London Critics’ Circle Awards nominations

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Todd Haynes’ romantic drama Carol continues to dominate awards season after coming out on top in the nominations for the London Critics’ Circle Awards, with seven nods.SEE ALSO: Golden Globes 2016: Carol leads film nominations as Mad Max: Fury Road surprisesSEE ALSO: Straight Outta Compton gets surprise cast nomination at SAG Awards as Oscar favourites […]

The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 10 Review – ‘Health Snack’

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The final six candidates on The Apprentice took on the bizarre world of healthy snacks in this week’s task. As disastrous tasks go, this was a pretty good one.Last week on The Apprentice was a financial onslaught, with millions of pounds changing hands as the teams sold high-end property in London. The more humble end […]

Golden Globes 2016: Carol leads film nominations as Mad Max: Fury Road surprises

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Todd Haynes’ potent romantic drama Carol led the way with five nominations as the shortlists for the 2016 Golden Globes were announced in Hollywood.SEE ALSO: 2015 Awards Race Update: Carol named Best Picture by New York Film Critics CircleSEE ALSO: Straight Outta Compton gets surprise cast nomination at SAG Awards as Oscar favourites dominateMeanwhile, awards […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp gets writing trio, with Adam McKay to help on story

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Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp has acquired its writing team, with Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari graduating from an uncredited role to an official position, co-scripting alongside star Paul Rudd.SEE ALSO: Peyton Reed talks Ant-Man and the Wasp, Hank Pym will play a huge partDeadline also reports that Adam McKay (The Big Short) will […]

Straight Outta Compton gets surprise cast nomination at SAG Awards as Oscar favourites dominate

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NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton was a surprise inclusion at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, achieving a nomination for its cast in a field otherwise dominated by awards season favourites such as Spotlight, Room and Trumbo.SEE ALSO: Spotlight championed as Best Picture by Boston and Los Angeles Film CriticsNetflix-distributed drama Beasts of No Nation also […]

The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 9 Review – ‘Property Agents’

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Tom Beasley reviews The Apprentice’s latest task, which saw the teams enter the high-flying, big money world of selling top flight apartments in London. Would the candidates wilt in the face of all of those extra zeroes?When the money gets big, candidates on The Apprentice always flap about like confused pigeons. This time around, the […]

UK cinema chains adding extra premium to Star Wars: The Force Awakens tickets in first week of release

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At least two UK cinema chains, Odeon and Vue, are set to charge an extra ticket premium for showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the first week of the blockbuster’s December release.SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force AwakensSEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and rougher” lightsaber […]

Jennifer Lawrence tells Joy director David O. Russell she will work with him until he dies

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Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2) has expressed her desire to continue collaborating with David O. Russell (American Hustle) ahead of the release of Joy, which is their third movie together.SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley CooperSEE ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence to make directorial debut with Project […]

Idris Elba says James Bond “could be any colour”, dismisses rumours

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Idris Elba (Luther) has spoken to Variety about the persistent rumours that he may be the next actor to play James Bond and the potential for a black actor to take on the role.SEE ALSO: Idris Elba finally plays James Bond in mash-up trailerElba was interviewed by the magazine to promote his Netflix drama Beasts […]