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60th BFI London Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: In Los Angeles, aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) works in the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers’ lot and goes to auditions.  Jazz devotee and struggling musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) resorts to playing at weddings, parties […]

Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)

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The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman.  As their paths keep crossing, they decide to […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Justin Hurwitz reveals the secrets of the First Man score

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With First Man out now on DVD and Blu-ray, Sean Wilson talks to its award-winning composer Justin Hurwitz about capturing the outer-space sound of the Neil Armstrong drama… What does it take to transport audiences into the gulf of space? Composer Justin Hurwitz knows – his latest collaboration with Oscar-winning La La Land director Damien […]

First Man featurette takes us behind-the-scenes of the lunar landing

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Coinciding with its release, a new IMAX Behind the Frame featurette has arrived online for First Man which sees director Damien Chazelle, star Ryan Gosling, producer Wyck Godfrey, and cinematographer Linus Sandgren take us behind the scenes of the acclaimed biographical drama and discuss how the film’s lunar sequences were brought to life on the […]

Prepare for the greatest adventure with new First Man trailer

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With a little over three weeks to go until First Man arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released another trailer for Damien Chazelle’s acclaimed biographical drama which stars Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Olivia Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read […]

New international trailer and TV spots for Damien Chazelle’s First Man

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With exactly a month to go until its release, a new international trailer and three TV spots have arrived online for Damien Chazelle’s biographical drama First Man;, which reteams him with his La La Land star Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong; watch them here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★★ review of First Man here […]

New poster for Damien Chazelle’s First Man features Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong

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A new poster has been released for Damien Chazelle’s biographical drama First Man ahead of its release next month, which gives us another look at Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★★ review of First Man here On the heels of their six-time Academy Award-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar-winning […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – First Man

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First Man, 2018. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Olivia Hamilton, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber. SYNOPSIS: The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. The first […]

New trailer for Damien Chazelle’s First Man starring Ryan Gosling

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Universal Pictures has released the second trailer for Damien Chazelle’s upcoming biographical drama First Man. The film reunites the director with his La La Land star Ryan Gosling, who plays astronaut Neil Armstrong; watch it here… On the heels of their six-time Academy Award-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam […]