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Whiplash at 10: An Exploration of the Dark Side of Talent and Obsession

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Whiplash as the film celebrates its tenth anniversary… Hollywood has churned out its fair share of ‘musical prodigy’ movies centered around talented musicians with efforts such as Amadeus, Immortal Beloved and Shine. But Whiplash broke the mold by delivering a darker and more mature take on the timeworn story […]

Margot Robbie reflects on Babylon: “I still can’t figure out why people hated it”

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As Margot Robbie settles into motherhood, it seems the star has had some time to reflect on the past few years of her career, with one film in particular standing out with regards to its reception – and its not the box-office behemoth Barbie. Speaking to the Talking Pictures Podcast (via Variety), Robbie agreed with […]

Movie Review – Babylon (2022)

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Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Spike Jonze, Lewis Tan, Jeff Garlin, P.J. Byrne, Sarah Ramos, Olivia Hamilton, Troy Metcalf, John Kerry, Anna Chazelle, […]

Movie Review – Babylon (2022)

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Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, and Spike Jonze. SYNOPSIS: A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall […]

As Babylon bombs, are audiences over their Margot Robbie & Damien Chazelle phases?

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If you looked at the box office less than a decade ago, some acts felt like surefire hits. Fresh off Oscar wins, and landmark character works, Damien Chazelle and Margot Robbie felt like the new bonafide stars. But, the love affair between fans and these filmmakers is winding down. In the latest awards contender box-office […]

Babylon trailers go ‘Naughty’ and ‘Nice’

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Ahead of its US theatrical release this coming Friday, Paramount Pictures has revealed new ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ trailers for Damien Chazelle’s 1920s-set star-studded epic Babylon; watch them below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including […]

Go behind-the-scenes of Babylon with new featurette

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Another featurette has arrived online for Babylon which takes us behind the scenes of the movie and sees filmmaker Damien Chazelle discussing the 1920s-set star-studded epic, along with comments from stars Jovan Adepo, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Tobey Maguire; watch it below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los […]

Babylon featurette dives into the score of Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic

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Paramount Pictures has release a new featurette for Babylon which sees composer Justin Hurwitz, director Damien Chazelle, producer Olivia Hamilton and stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Jovan Adepo discussing the score of the 1920s-set star-studded Hollywood epic; watch it below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led […]

Margot Robbie is hungry for fame in official trailer for Damien Chazelle’s Babylon

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If the early buzz for Damien La La Land Chazelle’s Babylon is to be believed, then subtlety isn’t a watch-word for his three-hour, star-studded 1920s-set epic, which appears to be dialling up the razzmatazz up to eleven with each new look behind the Hollywood curtain we’re given.  This latest glimpse at moviemaking excess features Chazelle’s standard issue trumpets, […]