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NewsFirst look at nostalgic sci-fi Ready Player One
The first trailer for Spielberg's film set in a VR dystopia features The Iron Giant, Freddy Kruger and Back to the Future’s DeLorean, along with a whole mess of other references Read more »| 24 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsCinema icon Bruce LaBruce to attend SQIFF 2017
The legendary Canadian LGBTQ* filmmaker will attend Scottish Queer International Film Festival with new film The Misandrists and his classic black comedy Hustler White Read more »| 24 Jul 2017 -
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Stranger Things season two trailer, featuring Eleven & Michael Jackson
Young Will Byers is having a tough time of things in the first full length trailer for season two of Stranger Things, and Eleven returns from the upside down Read more »| 23 Jul 2017 -
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Watch Will Smith in trailer for fantasy film Bright
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton star in David Ayer’s $100 million Netflix fantasy drama, which comes across as Training Day meets Lord of the Rings Read more »| 21 Jul 2017 -
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Watch first trailer for Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water
The first trailer for The Shape of Water, the latest film from the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim, looks stunning Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
NewsWatch James Franco as The Room's Tommy Wiseau
Take a first glimpse of James Franco in action as Tommy Wiseau, the bizarre auteur behind 2003 oddity The Room, which is often dubbed “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” Read more »| 19 Jul 2017
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NewsLearn to speak High Valyrian from Game of Thrones
Learn the lingo of the Mother of Dragons with language app Duolingo Read more »| 13 Jul 2017 -
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Quentin Tarantino is making a Manson Family film
The Pulp Fiction director has already approached previous collaborators like Samuel L Jackson, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to feature in the film, as well as stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie Read more »| 12 Jul 2017 -
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Stranger Things: Season two launch date announced
Netflix reveal Stranger Things' season two release date, along with a new teaser trailer, poster artwork and plot synopsis Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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Curb Your Enthusiasm will return this October
We’ve some pretty, pretty, pretty good news. Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm will be back in October Read more »| 10 Jul 2017 -
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Ian Rankin to curate Filmhouse film season
The crime novel author is the first in Filmhouse’s new House Guests series, which sees guest programmers come in to curate a personal film series for the indie cinema Read more »| 07 Jul 2017 -
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Morrissey’s childhood friend slams biopic England Is Mine
James Maker, musician and childhood friend of Morrissey, has taken umbrage with England is Mine, the upcoming Morrissey biopic from the team that made Control Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
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Outdoor cinema & Wimbledon back at Spinningfields
Movies and sport return to Spinningfields in Manchester this summer with the Spinningfields Summer Screenings Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
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Morrissey biopic England Is Mine gets trailer
England Is Mine, the unofficial Morrissey biopic from director Mark Gill, gets its first trailer Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
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God's Own Country wins EIFF's Michael Powell Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival’s top award goes to Francis Lee’s directorial debut, God’s Own Country Read more »| 30 Jun 2017