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David Oyelowo stars in redemption thriller

‘Captive’ is a thriller based on the real story of Brian Nichols, who was on trial for rape in 2005 when he escaped from custody and murdered the

Cinema

Chewetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie in post-apocalyptic thriller

Set in a post-apocalyptic world somewhere in a southern US state, ‘Z For Zachariah’ stars ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’‘s Margot Robbie as the last

Economy

Qatari group takes over Rome's "Dolce Vita" hotel

A Qatari hotel group is to buy the famous Westin Excelsior hotel in Rome for 222 million euros. The Excelsior opened its doors 1906 and became

Cinema

British short 'The Bigger Picture' wins Cartoon d'Or

British animated short film ‘The Bigger Picture’ by Daisy Jacobs has won the Cartoon d’Or, a pan-European award for animation short films. Daisy

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Oscar-contender explores Roma enslavement

This week Cinema Box is bringing you the latest movie by Romanian director Radu Jude. ‘Aferim’ is at once a black comedy, a Western and a historical

Italy

Night of surprises in Venice as debut film from Venezuela grabs Golden Lion

An unknown first-time director has won one of world cinema’s most prestigious prizes, Venice’s Golden Lion. Lorenzo Vigas, for his film “From Afar”

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'Mediterranea': poignant drama about African migrants

This week in Cinema Box, we were deeply moved by Italian director Jonas Carpignano’s ‘Mediterranea’, a tragically topical drama about African

Canada

'Demolition' world premiere opens Toronto film festival

The world premiere of ‘Demolition,’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal, has opened the 40th Toronto International Film Festival. More than 300 films from 60

Italy

French director Bertrand Tavernier awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

French director Bertrand Tavernier was awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday (September 8). Receiving

Cinema

War in Afghanistan at Venice Film Festival

Danish director Tobias Lindholm is teaming up again with Pilou Asbaek of the hit tv series ‘Borgen’ for the drama ‘A War’ screened at the Horizons

Cinema

Taste of America comes to Deauville for Film Festival

The 41st Deauville American Film Festival has opened with a special tribute to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, whose decades-long career has seen him

Cinema

Star-studded world premieres shine at Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival has kicked off in style with a number of world premieres including ‘A Bigger Splash’ starring Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson

France

Tribute for Keanu Reeves as Deauville Film Festival opens

The 41st edition of the Deauville American Film Festival has opened, with Keanu Reeves among several stars to receive a special career tribute. The

Cinema

"Love" a controversial film with scenes of non-simulated sex

Sex features heavily in the latest film by Gasper Noe ‘Love’; unsimulated, undisguised and in 3D. Yet the director does not force the audience into

Cinema

Rom-com gets real with Meet the Patels

Ravi Patel puts his love life centre stage in real-life romantic comedy Meet the Patels, Filmed by his director sister Geeta, the documentary

Cinema

Everest cast and crew discuss taking on the world's highest mountain

As the film premiered out of competition in Venice, the cast of Everest talked of the difficulties of filming in gruelling conditions and the responsibility of depicting real-life events.

Italy

Everest thriller opens Venice Film Festival

The first red carpet of the Venice Film Festival was filled with the stars of the mountainous thriller Everest, along with members of the event’s

Cinema

Stars and gondolas, Venice Film Festivals opens on top of the world

Everest opens the 72nd Venice Film Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley, it is based on the 1996 climbers' disaster on the world's highest peak.

Cinema

Redford and Nolte take a hike in A Walk in the Woods

Redford returns to acting with a buddy comedy about crossing the nearly 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

Italy

Venice film festival 2015

The world’s oldest surviving film festival is getting underway in Venice – the 72nd edition of what’s locally called La Mostra brings with it 11

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