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Tv RadioLord of the Rings TV series in the works from Amazon
JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world will be brought to the small screen by the streaming service Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
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Star Wars: New trilogy of films announced
Rian Johnson, the director of upcoming Star Wars film The Last Jedi, will be the creative force behind the new films Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
NewsMichel Gondry and Elbow combine for John Lewis ad
French director Michel Gondry applies his whimsical touch to John Lewis’s annual Christmas ad, with Elbow providing a Beatles cover Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
Theatre
Royal Lyceum plan Touching the Void stage adaptation
Along with Bristol Old Vic, the Edinburgh theatre is presenting David Greig’s stage adaptation of Joe Simpson's stunning true-life survival story Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
NewsWallace & Gromit’s creator takes on the Stone Age in Early Man
The new claymation from Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, imagines a past where a tribe of cavemen realise the world has moved on from the Stone Age Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
NewsCould Spielberg's The Post be this year’s Spotlight?
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in this journalism drama about the publication of the Pentagon Papers Read more »| 08 Nov 2017
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Festivals
Glasgow festival CAGE-A-RAMA celebrates Nicolas Cage
The wild-eyed actor is celebrated with a two day celebration, ranging from his batshit dual roles in Face/Off to his more tender turn in Moonstruck Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
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T2 Trainspotting wins big at Scottish Bafta Awards
Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting wins a hat-trick of awards, with Armando Iannucci and The Levelling's writer-director Hope Dixon Leach also picking up prizes Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
NewsNew Disaster Artist trailer explores Tommy Wiseau’s strange life
James Franco’s hilarious looking new comedy The Disaster Artist will go behind the scenes of Tommy Wiseau’s gloriously terrible The Room, but the new trailer shows it’ll also give us a glimpse into Wiseau’s mysterious life off screen Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
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Taika Waititi is making a What We Do in the Shadows sequel
It's official: The Thor director is re-teaming with Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement for the brilliantly titled We're Wolves Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
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Kevin Spacey offers bizarre apology after Anthony Rapp claims
Actor Anthony Rapp claims the double Oscar-winner made sexual advances towards him when he was 14; Spacey's response to the allegations is both bizarre and misguided Read more »| 30 Oct 2017 -
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Corey Feldman vows to 'expose Hollywood paedophile ring'
The star of Stand by Me and The Goonies vows to “name names” of the people in the film industry who prey on child actors Read more »| 27 Oct 2017 -
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Young Fathers bring a fascinating film series to Filmhouse
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers have curated a vibrant season of knockout films as part of the cinema's ongoing House Guest series Read more »| 26 Oct 2017 -
Festivals
Fancy a night of The Big Lebowski and bowling with GFF?
Glasgow Film Festival have come up with the perfect accompaniment to their 20th anniversary screening of the Coen brothers’ hazy crime caper: a night at the bowling alley Read more »| 25 Oct 2017 -
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Watch the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his There Will Be Blood director for 50s British drama Phantom Thread Read more »| 23 Oct 2017