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Charlize Theron takes on lead role in thriller 'Dark Places'

Based on the novel of the same name by best-selling author Gillian Flynn, ‘Dark Places’ tells the story of Libby Day who witnesses the murder of her

Portugal

Portuguese movie-maker Manoel de Oliveira dies, aged 106

Celebrated Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira has died, aged 106. He was the last active director who had kicked off his career in silent

World News

Manoel de Oliveira: A long and successful movie-making career

Celebrated Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira has died, aged 106. He was believed to be the world’s oldest movie-maker. Born in Porto on 12

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Director takes Jihad to Belgian theatre

Jihad, a word that strikes fear into many Europeans and a term Belgian director Ismael Saidi couldn’t resist when he named his first stage

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Cinema

New Robert Altman documentary honours an American cinema giant

One of world cinema’s greats, the late American director Robert Altman, gets an overdue documentary from filmmaker Ron Mann, which offers an in-depth

Cinema

Comedy starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts opens to critical acclaim

Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts star as a middle aged couple who find their stagnant lives reinvigorated by their friendship with a couple of 20-something hipsters.

France

Legendary Italian actor Toni Servillo on stage in world tour

Best known for playing the lead in Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-winning ‘La Grande Bellezza’, Italian acting legend Toni Servillo is currently on a

World News

James Bond delves into his past in 'SPECTRE'

Secret agent 007 is making a comeback! In the 24th film in the series, James Bond confronts a secret from his past, which sends him on a mission to

United Kingdom

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Gente de bien: a Colombian classy affair

Gente de bien is a story about good intentions which do not manage to cross Colombia’s huge class barriers. It’s not easy being Eric! Barely ten

United Kingdom

James Bond's past comes back to haunt him in Spectre

James Bond is back! At least in a new trailer. A cryptic message from 007’s past sends the British spy on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation

USA

Angelina Jolie has both ovaries removed over cancer risk

Cinema

Al Pacino a soul-searching rock star in "Danny Collins"

In Danny Collins, 74-year-old Al Pacino plays an aging rock star facing an identity crisis. He is still making money by half-heartedly giving oldies

Cinema

Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier signs new thriller

Danish thriller ““A Second Chance”“::http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3305316/ stars “Game of Thrones” actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. He plays Andreas, a

Cinema

Oscar-winning doc 'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's

'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's exchanges with journalists in a Hong Kong hotel room as he reveals the scale of the US government's spying programme at home and abroad.

France

Cinema celebrates its 120th birthday

It is exactly 120 years since the filming of what is widely considered the first motion picture in history. “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory” was

Cinema

Sci-fi movie made in Cuba tells of post-apocalyptic future ruled by vegetarians

Science fiction is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Cuba. ‘Omega 3’ is the first ever sci-fi movie made in Cuba and had its

Cinema

"Home" is where the heart is for new Dreamworks comedy

Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez are the voices behind a new Dreamworks animated alien-invasion comedy. “Home” is the tale of

Cinema

Liam Neeson returns in mean mobster B-movie 'Run All Night'

‘Run All Night’ tells the story of mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon, played by Liam Neeson, who has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie

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Young Iranian-American debut feature is festival favourite

Desiree Akhavan makes her feature film debut with festival favourite ‘Appropriate Behavior’. Written and directed by Akhavan, who also stars in the

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