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Troxy claims largest theatre organ title after Wurlitzer restoration

After six years of renovation Europe’s largest theatre organ is again ready to make windows shake and blast audiences in London’s east end, at the

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Richie breathes life into "Man from UNCLE" brand

Guy Richie takes on another franchisable household name, one that has been in the kitsch cupboard for a while, with “The Man from UNCLE”. Reviving

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Awakening the force, Disney reveals new adventures for Star Wars fans

The publicity drive for the next installment of the Star Wars franchise has entered warp speed with the news that Jurassic World director Colin

Russia

Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98

Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry

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USA

Gunman shoot dead a man who opened fire in a Tennessee cinema

US police have shot dead an axe-wielding man who opened fire in a cinema in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday after dousing the auditorium with

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'La Isla Minima' superbly crafted drama is a Goya galático

This week we bring you ‘La Isla Minima’ by Alberto Rodriguez, a beautifully shot film noir, which swept the board at the Goyas, Spain’s equivalent of

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A conversation with Michel Ciment, film critic and chief editor of French film magazine "Positif"

Michel Ciment is a veteran film critic and the editor-in-chief of the highly influential French film magazine Positif. Amongst non French cine-files he is most associated with the subject of Stanley K

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Spectre vs Hunger Games: A first look at Autumn's hottest releases

Just the first bars of the iconic theme tune is enough to get even the most jaded Bond fan excited about the latest release. James Bond returns in

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Highschool comes back to haunt in 'The Gift'

Australian actor Joel Edgerton's directorial debut 'The Gift' spins a tale of obsession with a dark twist from the past.

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'Microbe and Gasoline', optimism and poetry by Michel Gondry

‘Microbe and Gasoline’ is a typical Michel Gondry movie: optimistic and poetic. Microbe and Gasoline are two teenage boys. Their nicknames bear

Europe News

EU competition regulators target Hollywood studios

The European commission accused six Hollywood studios and one British broadcaster on Thursday (July 23) of violating rules governing the single

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'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' and 'Fantastic Four' - the wait is nearly over

If you’re a big fan of action movies, packed full of stunts, then some of this summer’s releases are set to leave you salivating. Arriving in

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'Self/less' a provocative psychological science fiction thriller

Self/less is ultimately a film about ethics. An extremely wealthy man (Ben Kingsley) is dying from cancer, he undergoes a radical medical procedure

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'Comme un avion' a tender and amusing comedy

In this week’s Cinema Box is ‘Comme un avion’ (‘Like a Plane’). A comedy by French director Bruno Podalydès, the film is an ode to freedom and

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'Irrational Man' Allen's dramedy misfires

Treading on familiar territory, Woody Allen’s latest offering Irrational Man is a dramedy starring Emma Stone and Joacquin Phoenix in the roles of

Japan

A box with a computer = home: Lost in Manboo

World

Greek drama: director Costas Gavras on reflecting a country in crisis in film

Franco-Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras has been watching the country of his birth lurch through its crisis of recent years with a mixture of anxiety

USA

Omar Sharif has died aged 83

Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his title role as Doctor Zhivago in the Oscar-winning film, has died, Egyptian state television said. He was 83. In

Cinema

Difret - an Ethiopian woman's fight against tradition

We’ve been extremely moved this week by an Ethiopian film called Difret. A film which shows a side of the country perhaps few of us are familiar

USA

Ocean's Eleven and Karate Kid producer Jerry Weintraub dies

Jerry Weintraub, the producer behind the Ocean’s Eleven remakes and the promoter behind some of history’s biggest musical acts, has died. He was 77

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