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'Land of Mine' opens door into corner of Danish history

Beneath a vast expanse of sand on the Danish coast lie thousands of deadly land mines.

Cinema

'13th' - Oscar-nominated doc examines legacy of slavery

‘13th’ is ‘Selma’ director Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary.

USA

Iranian actress to boycott Oscars over Trump's 'racist' Muslim ban

The star of an Iranian film nominated for an Oscar has said she will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood in protest at US President Trump’s proposed ban on immigrants from severa

Cinema

Oscar nominations create new records

“La La Land” has equalled the record for Oscar nominations.

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USA

Oscars respond to “so white” criticism

Last year the Academy were lambasted for ignoring black and ethnic minority talent. So how does 2017 compare?

USA

La La Land receives record-equalling 14 Oscar nominations

Musical romance La La Land is in the running for a record-equalling 14 awards at this year's Oscars.

Cinema

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their 2010 Tony winning roles in the movie 'Fences'

A story of a lost dream the film ‘Fences’, which is based on a stage play of the same name by August Wilson tells of how Troy Maxson aspired to becoming a Major League baseball…

Cinema

The hot-runners in the race for Europe's top cinema awards

Valerie Bruni Tedeschi is among the nominees for Best Actress in the European Film Awards for her performance in the movie “Like Crazy".

Cult

Hans Zimmer reveals he had stage fright ahead of his career-spanning tour

It is a little bit of cinema and a little bit of rock and roll.

Cinema

Governors Awards celebrate Hollywood veterans

The creme de la creme of Hollywood was out for the 8th Annual Governors Awards, the so-called “honorary Oscars” handed out in recognition of lifetime achievement within the film…

Poland

Iconic film director Andrzej Wajda dies

The Polish director's films are seen as reflecting Poland's turbulent history, manoeuvring between a repressive communist government and an audience yearning for freedom.

Cinema

'Clash': Egyptian nail-biter is Egypt's Oscar entry

A hit in Cannes where it opened the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, ‘Clash’ by Mohamed Diab has been selected as Egypt’s entry to the Oscars.

USA

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead

Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for “LA Confidential”, was found dead in his California home on Tuesday (September 20), the Los Angeles Police Department…

World News

Oscars invites record number of members in effort to push diversity

Following an outcry over a lack of diversity, the organisers of the Oscars have invited a record number of new members to vote in next year’s Academy Awards.

USA

Three clips with three messages the Oscars wanted to deliver

From Chris Rock on why the Oscars are a bit racist, to Leonardo Di Caprio on why global warming is making life hard for film-makers, the Oscars

World News

The world says goodbye to memes mocking Leonardo DiCaprio

USA

DiCaprio finally gets his Oscar, Spotlight takes the award for Best Picture, and Mad Max cleans up on the technical front

After 22 years in the business and six nominations a clearly delighted Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his hands on an Oscar for Best Actor for his

USA

"This will be the last night of an all-white Oscars”

Civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton last night delivered an ultimatum to the movie industry, demanding a more diverse nomination list for the 2017

World News

DiCaprio gets a silver Oscar in Siberia

More than 140 women in the town of Yakutia gave their silver jewelry to be melted down into an "Oscar for Leo."

USA

Oscars to be awarded on Sunday night - will it finally be Leo's time?

As Hollywood put the final touches this weekend to preparations for Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, the movie industry has been abuzz with