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Colin Firth lands Actor of the Year award
Oscar favourite Colin Firth was acclaimed Actor of the Year at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards for his portrayal of stuttering monarch King George VI and said it was "more than we could have hoped for".
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Russia hands over 'lost' archive of US film history
Thursday, 10 February 2011
The first of 200 films thought to be lost from the early years of American film-making were returned to the United States after being carefully filed for decades by Russian archivists.
Sir Christopher Lee honoured for a lifetime of haunting roles
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Tom Peck: Sir Christopher Lee will receive the prestigious Bafta Fellowship at the academy's film awards on Sunday.
Dakota Fanning to play young Princess Margaret
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Dakota Fanning will play Princess Margaret in an upcoming film.
Moore sues over profits from 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The lawsuit reads like the voiceover from one of Michael Moore's provocative documentaries. "This case is about classic Hollywood accounting tricks and financial deception," it begins.
Looks like another alien encounter for Sigourney
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Their output to date includes the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead and the action comedy Hot Fuzz. Here Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are pictured arriving at the world premiere of their latest film Paul with co-star Sigourney Weaver last night.
Gangs go on rampage in Glasgow cinema during screening of 'Neds'
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Peter Mullan's Neds, a gritty depiction of life growing up among the gangs of Glasgow's notoriously tough housing estates, has been hailed as a brutal masterpiece of cinematic realism. In the city where it is set, it seems the trouble – and the Neds – have not been confined to the screen alone.
Culture Club: The Fighter
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
This week's Culture Club looks at David O Russell's latest film The Fighter. Did you love it? Did you hate it? Let us know your thoughts below.
Hollywood's women fight back
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Susie Mesure: New research in the US backs female directors' complaints that they are overlooked for the big prizes.
'Last Tango' stole my star's youth, admits Bertolucci
Saturday, 5 February 2011
The Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci has expressed his regret for never apologising to Maria Schneider for making her do the taboo-busting sex scenes with Marlon Brando in his 1972 arthouse film, Last Tango in Paris.
End of a love affair: Brando's 'lover' dies
Friday, 4 February 2011
Maria Schneider, the French actress best-known for her controversial steamy sex scenes in the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris, has died at the age of 58.
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