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Think the New World crossed with Day For Night , as an idealistic Spanish director (Gael García Bernal) and his cynical producer (Luis Tosar) pitch up in Bolivia to make a revisionist epic about Christopher Columbus’ ‘conquering’ of America. Meanwhile, in Cochabamba the locals are resisting governmental attempts to privatise …

A romantic melodrama spanning four decades, this sweeping 1943 epic explores the English character through the experiences of a well-meaning buffoon whose touching belief in decency and fair play render him an endearing but irrelevant relic. Churchill was one of many dismayed by Powell and Pressburger’s affectionate satire. Its status …

Oldboy has had a significant week, with Sharlto Copley joining Spike Lee’s upcoming remake as billionaire villain Adrian Pryce. Now Josh Brolin has taken the time to have his say on the new film, revealing a couple of interesting tidbits in the process. “I love Oldboy ,” said Brolin at …

If you were to make a list of the actors most likely to play a hardened, haunted marine, there can’t be many you’d put further down than Zac Efron. Then again, his character here is a hardened, haunted marine as viewed through the misty-eyed filter of The Notebook and Dear …

[brightcove]1586286028001[/brightcove] The Avengers is currently smashing its way through the UK box office like the Hulk with a headache, with many of the critical plaudits going to Mark Ruffalo’s thoughtful performance as Bruce Banner. Ruffalo does a great job as both the long-suffering Banner and his mayhem-happy alter-ego, so it …

Ever since news of a sequel to Star Trek was announced, the rumour mill has continually been awash with speculation as to the identity of the villain in Star Trek 2 . When Benecio Del Toro was attached to the project, it was assumed that he would be playing the …

Prometheus has launched a new international trailer, revealing even more of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi secrets with our clearest look at the movie’s alien creatures to date. If you were watching last night’s episode of Homeland on Channel 4, you’ll already have seen the world’s first airing of the new trailer. …

Aggressive yet fragile, Angel (the outstanding Clotilde Hesme) is trailing a troubled past when she pitches up in a Normandy fishing community, encountering reserved fisherman Tony (Grégory Gadebois) and his grieving family. A relationship begins to bud, but Angel has a secret that could mar it… Blending docu-style realism and …

Iron Man 3 might be adding new acting talent to its ranks left right and centre, but according to Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow will not be among the characters returning from the previous film. The star revealed to Screen Rant that her character would not be appearing in Shane Black’s …

In the ’90s, Whit Stillman was one of the US indie scene’s bright young things, a chronicler of neurotic, narcissistic, upper-crust youth whose 1990 debut Metropolitan was an undoubted inspiration for the career of Wes Anderson. But where’s he been hiding since his last film, 1998’s The Last Days Of …