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Sacha Baron Cohen is back with satire 'Grimsby'

The film stars him as Nobby, an unemployed father of nine from the northern English town that gave the film its name.

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Iranian cinema thrives at Berlinale

Mani Haghighi's film 'A Dragon Arrives' is a detective story set in 1960s Iran infused with counter-culture references and magical realism inspired by Beckett, Ionesco and Pinter.

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Lonely hearts take on NYC in 'How to be Single'

Based on the book of the same name, 'How to be Single' follows a group of young New Yorkers on their dating adventures.

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Ben Stiller returns with A-list cast in 'Zoolander 2'

Ben Stiller is back as dim-witted male model Derek Zoolander in the sequel to the 2001 comedy hit. In ‘Zoolander 2’, Stiller is surrounded by the

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Dad's Army hits the silver screen

Dad’s Army – a British television institution has hit the silver screen – Captain Mainwaring and his Home Guard are on alert in Walmington-on-Sea.

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'The Big Short': how Wall Street came crashing down

Adapted from Michael Lewis’ bestselling book of the same name, ‘The Big Short’ traces the roots of the global market collapse seen through the eyes

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'Chi-raq' a Spike Lee satire on guns and gangs in modern America

‘Chi-raq’ is the latest film by Spike Lee, set in Chicago the film satires the gang violence and high crime rates on the city’s south side. Angry

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Lily Tomlin lights up as Weitz's "Grandma"

Grandma, Paul Weitz’s latest movie is a tragicomedy tale of Elle Reid and her grand-daughter who needs to get cash together by the end of the day for

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Winslet matches haute couture with hot revenge in "The Dressmaker"

The movie tells the story of Tilly Dunnage, who returns to her small home town in Australia seeking revenge against those who accused her of murder when she was a child.

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Nicholas Hoult stars in Britpop cult novel adaptation

‘Kill Your Friends’ is a dark comedy-thriller that takes a satirical look at the hedonism within the British music industry during the Britpop craze

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Rocky Horror turns 40

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 40 years old and still packing houses all over the world. Rocky Horror celebrates B movies from the mid-20th

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Youth meanders around Switzerland

Harvey Keitel and Micheal Caine play a couple of old timers taking time out in a Swiss health resort. Keitel is working on an abortive film script

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Cannes Jury Prize winner "The Lobster" hits movie theatres

Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz star in The Lobster, from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. It tells the story of a world where single people are given

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Bennett classic 'The Lady in the Van' on the big screen

‘The Lady in the Van’ is the true story of Alan Bennett’s strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom the British

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Hitler is back in German satirical comedy

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, David Wnendt’s film ‘Look Who’s Back’ sees Adolf Hitler wake up to find himself in the 21st

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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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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

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Sundance winner hits European screens

After taking home the Grand Jury and Audience awards at this year’s Sundance Festival, indie drama ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ is hitting

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Efron takes dancehall vibe to big screen in "We Are Your Friends"

Heartthrob Zac Efron’s latest role sees him playing an aspiring DJ climbing the Hollywood club scene ladder in “We Are Your Friends”. Yes, DJs are