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Winners of the 35th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards announced

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The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards took place at the May Fair Hotel in London tonight, with Boyhood taking home the top honour, Film of the Year, as well as Director of the Year (Richard Linklater) and Supporting Actress of the Year (Patricia Arquette). Under the Skin was named British Film of the Year and […]

Mr Turner leads 35th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations

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The London Film Critics’ Circle has announced the nominations for the 35th annual awards ceremony, with Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner leading the field with seven nominations in total, including Film of the Year and British Film of the Year. Mr Turner will contest the Film of the Year award against Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest […]

Christoph Waltz says his Bond character is not head of SPECTRE

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Since before his casting in the latest James Bond movie SPECTRE, actor Christoph Waltz has been rumoured to be playing the classic Bond villain Blofeld. However, during the official casting announcement, it was revealed that Waltz will play the character Oberhauser who was Bond’s mentor in the Ian Fleming novels. Still, fans are still not […]

First clip from Alex Garland’s Ex_Machina with Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson

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Universal have sent over the first clip for psychological thriller Ex_Machina, written and directed by Alex Garland (28 Days Later), which features Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Domhnall Gleeson (About Time). Check out the clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYbQZYra1I&feature=youtu.be EX_MACHINA is an intense psychological thriller in which Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a 24 year old […]

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons cast in Fargo season 2

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FX has announced that Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) and Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) have signed on for major roles in the second season of the Emmy Award-winning Fargo. According to EW, Dunst will play Peggy Blomquist, “a small town beautician with big city dreams who is trying to figure out who she really is and what […]

Joss Whedon calls Fox’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer widescreen remasters “nonsense”

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In an effort to bring Buffy the Vampire into the HD era, 20th Century Fox has been remastering the hugely-popular series, putting out high-definition, widescreen versions of the show. Remastered episodes of the first two seasons have been airing in the States on the cable channel Pivot, but it seems that Fox’s restoration is doing […]

Tim Burton on Beetlejuice 2: “It’s probably closer than ever”

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It was 1988 when we saw the first incarnation of Tim Burton’s bizarre comedy fantasy Beetlejuice. Now, after over a quarter century and several failed sequel attempts, it appears the likelihood of Michael Keaton resurrecting the legendary character is better than ever. It was late last year when Winona Ryder all but confirmed that a […]

Paramount identifies director shortlist for Star Trek 3

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It seems that Paramount Pictures has wasted little time in the search for a new director on Star Trek 3 following Roberto Orci’s decision to step down from the helm, and despite the best efforts of a fan campaign to #BringRikerIn, Jonathan Frakes is absent from the shortlist… According to Deadline, the studio has already […]

Ghostbusers spin-off in development with Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt

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While Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) looks to relaunch Ghostbusters with an all-female reboot, it seems that Sony is already considering expanding the franchise with a spin-off produced by Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: Civil War) which would reunite 10 Years stars Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt. The news comes via The Daily Beast, who has […]