The Surprisingly Easy Guide to the BAFTA Winners

The great and good of the acting world descended on London for the BAFTAs last night. The event is widely considered as a precursor to the Oscars and is arguably the biggest night in the British film calendar. Naturally, you won’t want to miss out on the all the exciting …

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5 of the weirdest upcoming movie adaptations

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that originality is dead ”“ see, we even stole that line off Jane Austen. This is apparently no truer than in Hollywood, where every 2nd movie seems to be a reboot, a sequel or an adaptation of a book, video game or play. Most adaptations …

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5 actors who should seriously consider a career change

Foxcatcher was released in the UK last weekend, and its well worth watching just to marvel at the physical and emotional transformation of the normally lovable Steve Carrell. Donning a fake nose and a terrible haircut, Carrell’s creepy presence as twisted wrestling coach John du Pont makes it difficult to …

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5 essential hip hop documentaries

Time is Illmatic, a documentary charting US rapper Nas’ rise to fame and the massive influence of his classic album Illmatic, is released on DVD today and it’s well worth picking up, even if you aren’t a rap fan. Something about hip-hop makes it ripe for documenting on film. The …

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