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Damien Chazelle’s First Man to open Venice Film Festival

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Hoping to emulate the success he had the last time he was given this prestige slot, Damien Chazelle’s First Man has been announced as the opening night film at this years Venice Film Festival. In the past, Chazelle’s own La La Land has joined the likes of Birdman and Gravity, by opening the festival, before going on to […]

Trailer lands for Damien Chazelle’s First Man starring Ryan Gosling

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With the poster for First Man entering Earth’s atmosphere yesterday, it was only a matter of time before the trailer for Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling’s La La Land reteam would dock in media players around the world, and now you can watch it in all its glory below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzE3cYg-5YE On the heels of their […]

Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller reportedly top Willy Wonka shortlist

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Back in 2016, Warner Bros. announced that it had secured the rights to the Willy Wonka character from the estate of Roald Dahl, with David Heyman (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts) set to produce a new movie described as an origin story for the eccentric chocolate factory owner. Earlier this year, Paddington helmer Paul King signed […]

Ryan Gosling is Neil Armstrong in first images from First Man

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As we get closer to its release, Universal Pictures has released, via People Magazine, the first batch of images from the upcoming biopic First Man starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstong. Teaming up again with his La La Land director Damien Chazelle, the film will explore Armstrong’s life up to becoming the first man to ever step foot […]

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 […]

Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong biopic First Man gets an official synopsis

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La La Land director Damien Chazelle is set to reunite with leading man Ryan Gosling later this year for First Man, a biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon. Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of Universal: On the heels of their six-time Academy Award-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar-winning […]

Blu-ray Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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Blade Runner 2049, 2017. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, […]

Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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Blade Runner 2049, 2017. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, […]

The Essential Ryan Gosling Films

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Continuing in the build up to Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the essential Ryan Gosling… In the past decade, Ryan Gosling has seen something of a transformation. He’s developed into an actor who can be relied upon to deliver a note worthy performance. He’s gone from being […]