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Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals bought by Focus Features for huge $20 million

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More news on the distribution wheeling and dealing over at the Cannes Film Festival, with Focus Features paying a staggering $20 million for the worldwide rights for Nocturnal Animals, the sophomore film from director Tom Ford, reports Deadline. The deal is the biggest of the festival so far, and is reportedly the biggest the festival […]

Movie Review – Big Eyes (2014)

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Big Eyes, 2014. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Krysten Ritter and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in […]

Adam Shankman reveals the Enchanted 2 script is nearly complete

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While on a Television Critics Association panel for his forthcoming YouTube Step Up TV series, director of the sequel to Disney’s musical blockbuster Enchanted, Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Cheaper by the Dozen 2) revealed to /Film that the script is almost finished. Shankman said “We are handing in a script in a couple weeks that I’m […]

Second Opinion – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the […]

The Biggest Oscar Snubs

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Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs… You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get […]

Blu-ray Review – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After the death of Superman, Batman has to assemble a team of superheroes […]

Emma Stone named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress for 2017

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Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood for 2017, with Emma Stone leading the way with $26 million in earnings thanks in no small part to her Oscar-winning turn as Mia in Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. After topping the list in 2015 and 2016, Jennifer Lawrence slips to third […]

Jeremy Renner named Hollywood’s “best value” star of 2017

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After posting their list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood – topped by Mark Wahlberg – Forbes has now unveiled the top five stars offering the best value for the buck for 2017. As ever, the rankings takes into account the box office takings of the last three films each actor starred in leading […]

Movie Review – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017 Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After the death of Superman, Batman has to assemble a team of superheroes […]