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The Truman Show (1998) The Unlikely Leading Man: Rubber-faced goofball Jim Carrey, who’d previously spent most of his time in outlandish comedies like Ace Ventura and Dumb & Dumber. Here, he plays Truman, who’s the unwitting lead in a complex reality TV show. How He Got The Part: It was …

It’s All The President’s Superheroes ! It’s even got Robert Redford in it (opens in new tab) One thing Marvel has proved since it moved into the moviemaking arena is that it never likes to cover the same ground twice. Captain America’s second solo outing on the big screen is …

Rumour? Controversy? Twitter storms? An Arthur C Clarke Award judge craves not these things, says Tom Hunter This is a guest blog by the director of the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction, Tom Hunter… (opens in new tab) Look back over the winners of the last 27 …

We’ve got our hands on an exclusive deleted scene from the absolutely fantastic Filth (opens in new tab) – but, be warned, like the film itself, it’s not for the faint of heart. The adults in the audience will probably understand what we mean when we say it combines a …

Finally, a British answer to The Hurt Locker , in this Raindance-winning drama about a troubled tour of Helmand Province. Writer/director Tom Petch is ex-army and the film feels authentic in action – or, rather, inaction , as disgruntled grunts question their kit, their tactics and the entire Afghanistan war …

For more than 60 years, LEGO’s been a peerlessly popular toy brand. Despite its ‘educational value’, the minifigures have charmed with their cute simplicity – an unassuming blandness that’s seen them seamlessly adapt various big-name properties ( Star Wars, The Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potte r, all the key …

Based on Joyce Maynard’s 2009 novel, Labor Day marks a departure for director Jason Reitman, best known for indie-coms with a side order of snark, from Thank You For Smoking to Young Adult . A kidnap tale with minimal violence that evolves into a low-temperature romance, this is an odd …

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (opens in new tab) hasn’t even hit cinemas yet, but Marvel are already looking ahead to Captain America 3 , and Anthony and Joe Russo are reportedly set to direct again. According to Variety , Captain America 3 hasn’t even been greenlit yet, but the …

A movie about a college jazz drummer from an unknown director, starring Miles Teller and J K Simmons doesn’t exactly scream mainstream hit. But take our word for it, Whiplash , which picked up both the Grand Jury and Audience awards for best picture at the Sundance Film festival this …

The low Oscar hum surrounding Peter Berg’s late hopeful poses a question: can the director of Battleship and The Kingdom make a serious film about conflict in Afghanistan? The surprising answer is “yes”, the less surprising caveat: “to a point”. For “yes”, consider the pulverising mid-section, where Berg takes navy …