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Festivals
Morrissey biopic to close EIFF 2017
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival will close with England Is Mine, which is based on the early life of The Smiths frontman Morrissey Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
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Thom Yorke to score Suspiria remake
The Radiohead frontman will make his first foray into film score composition with the remake of Dario Argento’s cult horror Suspiria We were excited t... Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
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EIFF 2017 to open with God’s Own Country
The 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with Francis Lee’s acclaimed debut feature God's Own Country, a gay love story set in the world of farming Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
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Watch the trailer for Blade Runner 2049
The first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the classic 80s sci-fi is ravishingly beautiful, and we get a better glimpse of Ryan Gosling and the original film’s star, Harrison Ford, in action Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
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See Twin Peaks characters 25 years on in new trailer
The latest Twin Peaks trailer gives us our first look at some of the show’s iconic characters 25 years on Read more »| 05 May 2017 -
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Sheffield Doc/Fest announces 2017 line-up
Films on Julian Assange and MP Jo Cox feature, as well as onstage talks including Nick Broomfield in conversation with Louis Theroux Read more »| 04 May 2017
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Festivals
EIFF announce this year's free outdoor screenings
Edinburgh International Film Festival announce the lineup for its annual free summer outdoor screenings, featuring blockbusters, family films and a few classics Read more »| 04 May 2017 -
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Marvel heroes team up in first Defenders trailer
Marvel’s small screen superheroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist get their version of the Avengers with new Netflix show The Defenders Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
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Elba v McConaughey in The Dark Tower trailer
Idris Elba’s gunslinger will battle it out with Matthew McConaughey’s The Man in Black in this epic Stephen King adaptation Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
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Julian Barratt's spoof song as his Mindhorn character
A deliriously sexy piece of 80s "erotic power-rock" from Mindhorn's Richard Thorncroft, titled You Can't Handcuff The Wind, has been unearthed ahead of the film's release Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
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David Byrne pays loving tribute to Jonathan Demme
The Talking Heads frontman remembers his friend Jonathan Demme, the great filmmaker who directed the near perfect Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sens... Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Music
Haim share Right Now video by P.T. Anderson
Watch the new video for Right Now by Haim; directed by Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
EIFF unveil Future Is History retrospective
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival retrospective is inspired by the Brexit vote and the festival’s 70-year history Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Watch the trailer for Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled
The first full trailer for Sofia Coppola’s sexy Southern Gothic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning has been released Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
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Yorkshire Silent Film Festival 2017: programme announced
The UK’s largest celebration of silent film serves up classics from Buster Keaton, Cecil B. DeMille, Alfred Hitchcock and Georges Méliès Read more »| 19 Apr 2017