World News

The films in 2020 that battled the pandemic

In this culture edition we take a look back at some of 2020's most remarkable films. Some went straight to Video on Demand, some got postponed and others lost to the pandemic.

23/12/2020

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An alternative to Hollywood - The film Industry turns to Dubai

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In this episode of Cult, we take a look at how Dubai is attracting blockbuster movie productions by speaking to people from within the film industry there.

11/12/2020

Earth News

Chris Hemsworth releases Tasmanian devils back into Australia

Tasmanian devils haven't existed in mainland Australia for 3,000 years.

06/10/2020

USA

'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer

Actor Chadwick Boseman dies following a four year battle with Colon Cancer at home surrounded by his family.

29/08/2020

USA

'Gone With the Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies aged 104

The actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes in “Gone With the Wind,” also won two Oscars and was key to improving Hollywood's contract system for actors.

26/07/2020

Earth News

Zac Efron looks for solutions to climate change in new Netflix series

The Hollywood actor travels round the world to highlight communities living a more sustainable way of life.

01/07/2020

USA

Euroviews. The predictable disappointments of Netflix's unambitious 'Altered Carbon' ǀ View

The characters in "Altered Carbon" may be able to move from body to body at will, but genre tropes and preconceptions keep the writers and directors trapped in more limited structures.

28/02/2020

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Final Oscars preparations underway before awards night

Impeccably dressed A-listers and upstart documentary filmmakers will brush shoulders on the red carpet at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, as months of campaigning for 24 gold statuettes boil down to a single night.

08/02/2020

Europe News

The Brief: European cinema faces-off with US industry giants

Ahead of the Oscars we take a look at the challenges facing European cinema.

07/02/2020

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Flowers and wreaths laid on the Hollywood star of Kirk Douglas

Actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103. Flowers were placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His son, actor Michael Douglas, announced the news on Instagram on 5. February.

06/02/2020

Europe News

'Dark Waters': Hollywood's warning to Europe

Dark Waters tells the real life story of an American lawyer, who takes on one of the world's biggest chemical companies convinced they are knowingly polluting the local drinking water. It’s lead star Mark Ruffalo was in Brussels telling MEPs that he fears that the same could be happening here.

06/02/2020

USA

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dies at the age of 103

He became a legend with Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film Spartacus. He had three Academy Award nominations and a lifetime achievement award.

06/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. How Netflix, Star Wars and Marvel redefined Hollywood ǀ View

In the 2010s, people didn't stop going to the movies. That might be because as the screens got smaller, the movies got bigger.

30/12/2019

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Star Wars fans out in force for 'The Rise of Skywalker'

'The Rise of Skywalker' concludes the so-called "Skywalker saga" of films begun by George Lucas in 1977.

17/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. Alan Cumming: As an immigrant, the racism of anti-immigrant rhetoric is palpable ǀ View

The idea that if you're pro-immigrant, you're anti-America, and if you're anti-immigration, you are pro-America is completely wrong.

02/12/2019

USA

Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss sexual assault charges

A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein's request to dismiss two sexual assault charges against him.

28/11/2019

Cult

Francis Ford Coppola lights up Lyon's Lumiere Film Festival

Cult US filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has received the prestigious Lumière Award at the Lumière festival, which ends on Sunday in Lyon.

20/10/2019

USA

Euroviews. There is still hope for the future. The “American Dream” remains a beautiful ideal ǀ View

For me, the “Great American Dream” is not some ugly tortured vision of broken promises, facades and unfulfilled dreaming, but something that glitters at the heart of what it is to be American: hopeful, ambitious and a dreamer.

01/10/2019

USA

Easy Rider actor and writer Peter Fonda dies aged 79

Actor Peter Fonda, who played a leading role in 1969 film Easy Rider, dies aged 79, his family said in a statement.

17/08/2019

USA

Euroviews. Netflix's star-studded 'The Irishman' is one of 2019's most important movies ǀ View

When names like Scorsese and Pacino are going to Netflix, who is going to be the brave industry soul that blocks their awards-show entrance?

01/08/2019