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The star of War and Peace and Swiss Army Man will make his directorial debut after penning an adaption of Richard Ford’s novel with his partner Zoe Kazan
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The baby-boomers who once too busy raising families to go to the cinema are now turning up in increasing numbers
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Tverdovsky’s tragic depiction of an unmarried Russian zoo-worker leading a drab life on the fringes of society speaks to us all
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War veterans are horrified that Blenheim Palace has been draped in swastika flags for Michael Bay’s latest film
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said it is continuing to gather facts in order to see if further action required
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The hijinks celebrated in Animal House are depicted as more sinister in Goat – but in other movies there’s recognition than fratboys have evolved, too
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Denzel Washington’s classic western hero is commandingly cool and supported by a rakish Chris Pratt, but there’s a great deal of waiting around for something to happen in Antoine Fuqua’s strenuously-topical western
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David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o deliver nuanced performances in a movie which threatens to back itself into a corner but has enough zest and intelligence to carry through
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Even Kate Winslet carrying her sewing machine like a gunfighter’s pistol can’t redeem this unbearable patchwork of comedy and tragedy
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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are two passengers on board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet.
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Hidden Figures reveals the key role of three African-American women working at NASA ahead of the 1962 orbit of the Earth
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The stars of surprise family comedy The Hunt for the Wilderpeople speak about their working relationship
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Netflix’s documentary on the American student convicted and then acquitted for the murder in 2007 in Italy of her British room-mate
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Adapted from MR Carey’s post-apocalyptic YA novel, The Girl With All the Gifts is set in a future society where a mysterious disease has turned almost everyone into zombie-like ‘hungries’ who feed on human flesh
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the Guardian’s Ewen MacAskill why he should be granted a pardon by the US government
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Oscar winner Cate Blanchett leads a cast including Keira Knightley, Stanley Tucci, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jesse Eisenberg and Kit Harington in performing the film which UN refugee agency UNHCR released to support its WithRefugees petition. The poem was written by Jenifer Toksvig and was inspired by the stories and testimonies of people fleeing their homes and the items they took with them
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Southside With You is the latest in a long line of presidential biopics. But since it’s simply an account of the Obamas’ first date, with little reference to their illustrious future, how will it rate alongside the likes of Young Mr Lincoln and PT 109?
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Hanson got Meryl Streep whitewater rafting, Eminem to act and brought James Ellroy’s cult novel LA Confidential brilliantly to life on film
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Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt as star-crossed lovers in space, there’s a lot riding on Passengers. Will it ascend to the box-office heavens?
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With the news Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are filing for divorce, the internet has revived an early 2000s rivalry – but 11 years later, it’s looking tired and sexist
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The actor says her part in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice allowed her to have the career she wanted – one that isn’t as important as her family life. Is her new film a step back towards the limelight?
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He’s slain dragons and played psychopaths. Sometimes the dark roles even spill over into real life. So why is Luke Evans singing show tunes and talking about starting a family?
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Drugs, gay marriage, gentrification – the writer-director turns big issues into intimate, uncomfortable dramas. He talks about growing up the son of a social scientist and life as a Hollywood outsider
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Gemma Arterton knows just how sexist the film world can be. Over lunch, she tells Eva Wiseman she’s fixing her career – then two celebrity fans show up…
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The veteran actor joins Chris Pratt to discuss his remake of the classic western. But why are they so keen to play down its obvious radical political subtext?
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Howard’s new film captures the sweat, screams and cultural significance of the band’s touring years. He explains why the Fab Four still fascinates him
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The actor and director on addiction and success, Trump’s bankruptcies, and the film he wrote that no one will see for 100 years
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UK box office reportUK box office reportBridget Jones's Baby delivers at UK box office, while Blair Witch sneaks into secondRenée Zellweger charms a homegrown audience and the horror franchise scares up a crowd, while cinemas show robust August returns
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentXOXO: how to make a movie for the under-20sFrom its EDM theme to the release model, it’s custom-made for today’s teens
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Silent but deadly!Silent but deadly!Sunset Boulevard: what Billy Wilder's satire really tells us about HollywoodThe scathing black comedy offers up bitterness and grotesquery but also a revealing, and complicated, look at the end of the silent era
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsEverybody Wants Some!!; Green Room; Author: The JT LeRoy Story; Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and more – reviewRichard Linklater’s snapshot of 80s college life is more than a simple exercise in nostalgia, while punks and neo-Nazis meet a grisly end
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Week in geekWeek in geekFive things we'd like to see in Man of Steel 2With reports that Superman might be on course for a new solo outing, perhaps it’s time Warner Bros brought back the ‘big blue boy scout’ we all know and love
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John PattersonJohn PattersonFrat's entertainment: why Animal House is still the king of college comediesIt may be tasteless, but National Lampoon captured the campus experience in a way no UK film has
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As Hollywood continues its courtship of China, it can learn all about cultural differences and censorship from the Hong Kong film-makers who went there first
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As ambitious new show Pitch follows a female player joining the male-dominated Major League, how have other fictional representations fared?
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The flesh-eating movie that had them requiring ambulance intervention in Toronto never lets up. It’s also a complex drama of adulthood, sex, conformity, hazing, body image and lust
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Want to live in Harry Potter’s childhood home, or the ‘horse’s head’ mansion from The Godfather? There’s an estate agent awaiting your call ...
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It may be tasteless, but National Lampoon captured the campus experience in a way no UK film has
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The stage and screen actor on the secret life of Eugene O’Neill, the singer Mayer Hawthorne, All About Eve and his favourite Los Angeles eaterie
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