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Losing a part of my childhood: A Tribute to Bill Paxton

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Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to Bill Paxton, who sadly passed away on Sunday… The weekend in film was notable for two things. One was the Oscars. All the glitz, glamour and gaffes that came with that. A time of celebration for those fortunate enough to have been nominated in whichever category they were up for […]

Why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to reboot Highlander

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Tom Jolliffe on why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to helm the Highlander reboot… Stunt-man turned director Chad Stahelski has certainly had a good start to his burgeoning career as an action auteur. John Wick began what is now in the process of becoming a hugely successful franchise. Two films in, […]

Critical Thinking: Iron Fist and the broad strokes of whitewashing

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Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s Iron Fist and the broad strokes of whitewashing… Diversity is one of those troubling topics of conversation that always places you on the precipice of wedging your creps firmly in your soft palate. Especially when you’re white, since conventional logic tells me that the only opinion I should have on any […]

Interview – Beauty and the Beast composer Alan Menken

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Amon Warmann chats with Beauty and the Beast composer Alan Menken… There are few people more key to Disney’s animated success in the late 80’s and early 90’s than Alan Menken. The legendary composer – who has won a record 8 Oscars for his scores – returned for Beauty and the Beast’s live action adaptation […]

Exclusive Interview: Matty Cardarople talks A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Tai Freligh chats with A Series of Unfortunate Events star Matty Cardarople… A laid-back, quirky comedic actor, East Coast-born Matty Cardarople grew up entertaining friends and family in Exeter, New Hampshire. After settling in Los Angeles, he studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse and has been studying with Lesly Kahn & Co. for several years. Discovered […]

Why The Oscars Are The Most Important Event Of The Year

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Neil Calloway claims that the Academy Awards are more important than you might think… Tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, the industry prize giving ceremony that everyone knows as the Oscars (for obscure reasons – nobody is quite sure why they’re called that, with competing origin stories for the nickname). I would argue it’s the […]

Interview: How Gore Verbinski and Dane DeHaan turned their nightmares into A Cure For Wellness

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Dan Jolin chats with Gore Verbinski and Dane DeHaan about A Cure for Wellness… During the summer of 2015, while shooting A Cure for Wellness in Germany, Dane DeHaan went through what he describes as “my month of torture”. In the space of a few weeks, the then-29-year-old star of Chronicle and The Amazing Spider-Man […]

Hacksaw Ridge and our attitude towards violence

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Henry Bevan on Hacksaw Ridge and our attitude towards violence… A ultra-violent pacifist movie. That’s the oxymoron greeting you when you watch Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s film about Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a conscientious objector involved in the Battle of Okinawa. The film is open to multiple readings. Some are obvious, with Doss’s comparison with […]