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New 007 theme from Sam Smith shakes and stirs

The wait is finally over for the latest Bond theme song. The writing’s on the wall from Grammy-award winning artist Sam Smith is the first song to be

Spain

Icelandic director wins "Golden Shell" at San Sebastian film festival

The “Golden Shell”, the top prize at the 63rd San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain has been awarded to Icelandic director Runar Runarsson for

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Benoît Poelvoorde plays God in wacky Belgian satire

This week in Cinema Box: ‘The Brand New Testament’ by Jaco Van Dormael, whose previous works include ‘Mr Nobody’ and ‘The Eighth Day’. In this

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Senior De Niro works for a youthful Hathaway in The Intern

Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, widower and retiree Ben Whittaker (De Niro) becomes an intern at an online fashion site, founded by Jules Ostin (Hathaway).

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Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara star in CGI-infused blockbuster 'Pan'

Starring Hugh Jackman as the legendary pirate Blackbeard and Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, Pan is a live-action prequel of J. M. Barrie’s classic novel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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