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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 …

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 …

Yesterday afternoon, a mysterious network known as The Academy assembled to announce the films they’ve deemed worthy of winning a little gold statue of a man. The world, naturally, waited with baited breath. There were actually very few surprises, with only the shocking exclusion of the brilliant Lego Movie in …

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 …

Taken 3 comes out tomorrow and the reviews so far haven’t been great, with The Guardian, Digital Spy and The Telegraph all ”˜awarding’ the film 1 star. Yet history suggests people will go and see it regardless. The previous films, both of which received poor reviews, made just over $600m …