Wednesday, 30 November 2016

The 50 best UK films of 2016: 50-21 - The Guardian


The 50 best UK films of 2016: 50-21
The Guardian
The 50 best UK films of 2016: 50-21. A countdown of the Guardian film team's favourite movies released in the UK this year. We'll review a batch of 10 films per day, and then reveal the top 10 each weekday from 5 December. • See the US cut of this list



Film Review: 'Run the Tide' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Run the Tide'
Variety
Unfortunately, a major problem here is that newcomer Christou is no more appealing than what's on the page — and since, as written, Oliver is an irritatingly precocious, potty-mouthed brat, there's not enough rooting interest at the film's core ...

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Film Review: Jackie - Consequence of Sound (blog)


Consequence of Sound (blog)

Film Review: Jackie
Consequence of Sound (blog)
Like Loving, another great 2016 film that focuses on a significant moment in modern American history, Jackie doesn't feel the need to dress up events in tired tropes, but where Loving peers in on the day-to-day, Jackie focuses instead on a spare few ...

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Film Review: 'Anonymous' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Anonymous'
Variety
Similarly, Satayev uses every filmic device in the book to over-explain the simplistic plot — faux-cynical voice-over, onscreen titles/texts, maddeningly obvious scoring cues — it often feels like “Anonymous” doesn't actually want to be a film at all ...

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Martin Scorsese meets pope as film on Jesuits screens in Rome - Reuters


Reuters

Martin Scorsese meets pope as film on Jesuits screens in Rome
Reuters
At the meeting in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, the pope told Scorsese that he too had read the 1966 novel on which the film was based, "Silence," by the late Japanese writer Shusaku Endo, who was a convert to Catholicism, the Vatican said.
What Martin Scorsese's new film Silence premiering at the Vatican tells us about itThe Independent
Martin Scorsese meets Pope Francis 30 years after Christ film rowThe Guardian
Adam Driver discusses 50lb weight loss for latest film role… before revealing beefed up body in magazine shootThe Sun
Interview -Deadline
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From Gilmore Girls to Please Like Me: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia this month - The Guardian


From Gilmore Girls to Please Like Me: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia this month
The Guardian
Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls; Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia; and Josh Thomas in Please Like Me – highlights in film and TV streaming in Australia this month. Composite: Saeed Adyani/Netflix, Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar/MAGNOLIA PICTURES, ABC TV.

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Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films - The Guardian


Variety

Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films
The Guardian
India's supreme court has ordered cinemas across the country to play the national anthem before film screenings to encourage citizens to “feel this is my country and this is my motherland”. Indians weary from weeks of standing in queues at banks and ...
India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film ScreeningsVariety
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India
Play national anthem in cinema halls before film: Supreme CourtLivemint

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Sleight Teaser Trailer: A First Look at the Magic Movie That Wowed Sundance - /FILM


Sleight Teaser Trailer: A First Look at the Magic Movie That Wowed Sundance
/FILM
Sleight was one of my favorite movies of this year's Sundance Film Festival, which is saying something because Sing Street and Hunt For The Wilderpeople were some of the other movies in Park City this past January. It's also in my top 10 magic movies ...

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'Miss Kiet's Children': Film Review | IDFA 2016 - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

'Miss Kiet's Children': Film Review | IDFA 2016
Hollywood Reporter
The wife-and-husband Latasters — she originally from East Germany, he Dutch — met at film school in 1976 and directed their first film together in 1991 with The Temptation. A quarter-century of socially conscious work later, Miss Kiet's Children has ...



Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films
The Guardian
India's supreme court has ordered cinemas across the country to play the national anthem before film screenings to encourage citizens to “feel this is my country and this is my motherland”. Indians weary from weeks of standing in queues at banks and ...
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India
Only standing during National Anthem not enough, film won't start till everyone sings it hitting the right notes ...Firstpost (satire)

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The British Film Institute plans to digitize at least 100000 'at-risk' TV programs - The Verge


The British Film Institute plans to digitize at least 100000 'at-risk' TV programs
The Verge
The British Film Institute announced a five-year plan yesterday that includes the promise to digitize and preserve at least 100,000 “at-risk” TV shows. The shows span genres, and include comedies, dramas, documentary series, children's TV, and ...

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Sundance Film Festival announces first wave of 2017 films - Entertainment Weekly


Entertainment Weekly

Sundance Film Festival announces first wave of 2017 films
Entertainment Weekly
Three years after the premiere of their hit rom-com Obvious Child, Jenny Slate and writer-director Gillian Robespierre are returning to Sundance. Slate and Robespierre's new feature film Landline will make its premiere in dramatic competition at 2017's ...

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At the dawn of the Trump era, cynicism in film has become instantly obsolete - The Denver Post


The Denver Post

At the dawn of the Trump era, cynicism in film has become instantly obsolete
The Denver Post
In the course of “Bad Santa 2,” Billy Bob Thornton's title character — a dissolute petty criminal who uses his Santa costume to rip off an unsuspecting charity — ogles a breast-feeding mother, makes fun of “retards,” proudly declares that he's ...

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Sundance Film Festival 2017: Four Films to Know - New York Times


New York Times

Sundance Film Festival 2017: Four Films to Know
New York Times
LOS ANGELES — The next Sundance Film Festival will lean into its progressive sweet spots, with topics like the environment, race relations and gender figuring prominently in the competition lineup. The selections announced on Wednesday — 32 ...
Sundance Film Festival 2017 likely to feel more political, on purpose or notLos Angeles Times

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Sundance Film Festival 2017 likely to feel more political, on purpose or not - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Sundance Film Festival 2017 likely to feel more political, on purpose or not
Los Angeles Times
The Sundance Film Festival has long been a bastion of values of inclusion and diversity that have suddenly become deeply politicized following the recent election cycle. What often seemed essentially harmless, platitudinous stances may suddenly take on ...
Sundance Film Festival 2017: Four Films to KnowNew York Times

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Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 Competition, Next Lineups - Variety


Variety

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 Competition, Next Lineups
Variety
These may be turbulent times for the country, but as sure as the sun rises tomorrow, the 33rd edition of the Sundance Film Festival brings tales of dysfunctional families, college hazing, and soldiers coping with Gulf War trauma, as well as new work ...

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India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film Screenings - Variety


Variety

India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film Screenings
Variety
MUMBAI — India's Supreme Court has decided to turn the clock back. On Wednesday it ruled that all cinemas must play the national anthem before every commercial film screening. The anthem must be accompanied by images of the Indian flag and cinema ...
Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before filmsThe Guardian
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India
Only standing during National Anthem not enough, film won't start till everyone sings it hitting the right notes ...Firstpost (satire)

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'Moana' Directors Explain Why the Film's Ending Was Important (Spoilers) - Yahoo Movies (blog)


Yahoo Movies (blog)

'Moana' Directors Explain Why the Film's Ending Was Important (Spoilers)
Yahoo Movies (blog)
Moana is not your typical Disney movie. As you might have already heard, the film's directors and producers set out to have a diverse cast that would reflect its setting. Now that we've seen the smash hit, another delightful change has become evident ...
You're Welcome: Watch Dwayne Johnson's Entire Musical Moment From 'Moana' Right Now/FILM

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Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films
The Guardian
India's supreme court has ordered cinemas across the country to play the national anthem before film screenings to encourage citizens to “feel this is my country and this is my motherland”. Indians weary from weeks of standing in queues at banks and ...
India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film ScreeningsVariety
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India
Only standing during National Anthem not enough, film won't start till everyone sings it hitting the right notes ...Firstpost (satire)
Daily Times
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Variety's Screenwriters to Watch Headlines 16th Annual Whistler Film Festival - Variety


Variety

Variety's Screenwriters to Watch Headlines 16th Annual Whistler Film Festival
Variety
The 16th annual Whistler Film Festival runs Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, and opens with Damien Chazelle's “La La Land,” a cinematic ode to the magic of movie musicals starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. But as much as the fest likes to celebrate film, over the ...

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British Independent Film Awards Spotlight Socially Engaged Films - Variety


Variety

British Independent Film Awards Spotlight Socially Engaged Films
Variety
Itself a spinoff from the annual Raindance Film Festival, the British Independent Film Awards, founded in 1988 as an upstart alternative to the straitlaced BAFTA, recently launched its own ancillary event. Titled BIFA Meets, it offers a chance for ...

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Castro Film Already in Development - LifeZette


LifeZette

Castro Film Already in Development
LifeZette
Jennifer Lawrence, of “Hunger Games” fame, is set to play a real-life girlfriend of the late Fidel Castro in “Marita,” a film bought up by Sony earlier this year — but which Hollywood, naturally, can't wait to release. The former dictator of Cuba has ...

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Masaan actor Shweta Tripathi signs Anurag Kashyap's film titled Zoo - The Indian Express


The Indian Express

Masaan actor Shweta Tripathi signs Anurag Kashyap's film titled Zoo
The Indian Express
Anurag Kashyap has signed Shweta Tripathi for his film titled Zoo that will be shot completely on an iPhone. Masaan fame actor Shweta Tripathi will be seen in filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's production venture Zoo, a feature film to be completely shot on ...

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India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film Screenings - Variety


Variety

India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film Screenings
Variety
MUMBAI — India's Supreme Court has decided to turn the clock back. On Wednesday it ruled that all cinemas must play the national anthem before every commercial film screening. The anthem must be accompanied by images of the Indian flag and cinema ...
Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before filmsThe Guardian
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India

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Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films
The Guardian
India's supreme court has ordered cinemas across the country to play the national anthem before film screenings to encourage citizens to “feel this is my country and this is my motherland”. Indians weary from weeks of standing in queues at banks and ...
India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film ScreeningsVariety
Play national anthem in all cinemas before film screening: Supreme CourtTimes of India

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'Manchester by the Sea' Named Best Film of the Year by National Board of Review - Variety


Variety

'Manchester by the Sea' Named Best Film of the Year by National Board of Review
Variety
“Manchester by the Sea,” a critically adored drama about a grieving janitor, was named best film of the year by the National Board of Review on Tuesday. The film, a breakout hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, also earned a best actor award for ...
'Manchester by the Sea' named best film by National Board of ReviewLos Angeles Times
Manchester by the Sea named 2016's best film by National Board of ReviewEntertainment Weekly
'Manchester by the Sea' named best film by critics' groupUSA TODAY
The Film Stage (blog)
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Natalie Portman Honored by Palm Springs Film Festival for 'Jackie' - Variety


Variety

Natalie Portman Honored by Palm Springs Film Festival for 'Jackie'
Variety
“Natalie Portman truly brings to life one of this country's most treasured public figures in the acclaimed new film Jackie,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “Portman delivers a transformative and deeply human portrayal of the former First Lady ...

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