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by Nicola Austin August 26, 2020

Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” to close BFI London Film Festival 2020

The BFI has announced that this year’s closing film will be the biopic Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee and starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The film will receive its UK premiere on Saturday 17 October and will be available to UK audiences at cinemas across UK,…

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by Nicola Austin October 14, 2019

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LFF 2019: Knives Out Review

Ri an Johnson has deliciously subverted the classic whodunnit films with his latest outing Knives Out, a hilarious & whip-smart Agatha Christie-style murder mystery. Following the divisive Last Jedi, Johnson has returned to his genre bending roots à la Brick, his high school neo-noir…

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by Nicola Austin October 11, 2019

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LFF 2019: Waves Review

Directed by Trey Edward Shults, Waves centres on Tyler (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) a high-school wrestling star with a promising future, supported by a loving family and girlfriend Alexis (Euphoria‘s Alexa Demie). But a painful, career jeopardising injury held at bay with prescription…

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by Nicola Austin October 4, 2019

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LFF 2019: The Personal History of David Copperfield Review

The London Film Festival 2019 opened with this delightfully charming re-imagining of Charles Dickens most beloved and larger than life autobiographical novel - and it's an absolute joy! Most known for The Thick of It and Veep, Armando Giovanni leaves the satirical…

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by Nicola Austin November 2, 2018

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LFF 2018: The Favourite Review

The Favourite (2018) Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Written by: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara Starring: Emma Stone, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz. The Favourite, the latest film from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Killing of a Sacred…

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by Nicola Austin October 23, 2018

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LFF 2018: Outlaw King Review

Outlaw King Netflix Directed by: David Mackenzie Written by: Mark Bomback, Bathsheba Doran, David Harrower, James MacInnes and David Mackenzie Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Howle, Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Stephen Dillane and Tony Curran. Outlaw King is the latest big budget blockbuster from Netflix documenting the rise…

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by Nicola Austin October 20, 2018

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LFF 2018: Sorry to Bother You Review

Sorry to Bother You (2018) Universal Pictures & Focus Features Directed by: Boots Riley Written by: Boots Riley Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer and Forest Whitaker. Sorry to Bother You is one of the most original, bold and inventive directorial debuts from rapper Boots Riley that features a…

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by Nicola Austin October 12, 2018

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LFF 2018: Colette Review

Colette (2018) Lionsgate Directed by: Wash Westmoreland Written by: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer and Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, Eleanor Tomlinson, Denise Gough and Rebecca Root. With current campaigns such as #TIMESUP and #MeToo working to address gender inequality, surely the latest costume…

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