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Film review: Disney Pixar's Onward

Disney Pixar is back with a bang with its new animation Onward. It provides lots of laughs, giggles, and emotional moments too. On a personal level, when I was a teenager (age of Tom Holland’s character) I had a phase in which I was also desperate to meet my biological mother who passed away when I was only three. This movie tapped into those deep memories and made me emotional throughout the…
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Downton Abbey The Movie DVD: Chatting with Academy Award winning Julian Fellowes and actor Hugh Bonneville

After six years of waiting, the Downton Abbeymovie, written by Julian Fellowes, is finally here and now available on Digital and Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.Itis a blast for all fans of classic British period dramas. Downton Abbeythe movie provides hilarious gags and enjoyable escapism away from nonsensical politics.I recently met the…
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Classic films review: Frank Capra’s It's a Wonderful Life fully restored release

What better time than Christmas toexperience the life-affirming message of director Frank Capra’s enduringly popular classic from 1946, It’s a Wonderful Life. This brilliant Christmas classic has now been fully restored from the original negative in4K delivering amazing clarity with sharper and brighter images for a sensational home viewing experience. It is available on 4K…
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Film review: Spies in disguise starring Will Smith & Tom Holland

Spies in disguiseis an animated comedy set in the high-octane globe-trotting world of international espionage. It’s the first release by Blue Sky Studios as a unit ofThe Walt Disney Company.Spies in disguise is directed byTroy Quane and Nick Bruno from a screenplay by Brad Copeland and Lloyd Taylor and a screen story by Cindy Davis inspired by the animated short film…
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What’s In Your Backpack? Chatting to the cast of Dora and the lost city of Gold

Just as iconic as Boots and Swiper is the FAMOUS BACKPACK Dora carries with her. We asked key cast and crew of new family movie Dora and the lost city of Gold(out on DVD now) what they would insist were in theirs, if we stranded them in the jungle… ISABELA MERCED (FORMERLY MONER) (DORA) “Ah… Dora’s backpack! It’s like Mary Poppins’ handbag, that thing! Okay, so I would…
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Zhao Tao: only in Europe or in America they call me "Muse". In China, I am just an actor

By Francesca Lombardo.Often referred as the Muse of iconic multi-award winning Chinese director, Jia Zhangke (Platform, the World, Still Life, A touch of Sin, 24 Hours, Ashes is Pure Whiteamong his most acclaimed) to who is also married since 2012; former Chinese dance teacher, Zhao Tao has been invited this year at the Festa del Cinema of Roma to celebrate twenty years of her career…
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Film review: Disney’s Frozen 2

Unsurprisingly this weekend Disney’sFrozen2has taken over £15.07M at the UK and Ireland box office making it the biggest ever three-day weekend opening for an animated film. Audiences from across the country venturedinto the unknownto join the beloved characters, Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven, on a brand new adventure that has been applauded by critics for…
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My Life? My career? Je ne regrette rien ... confesses French film icon Funny Ardant

A retrospective on the life and the career of Funny Ardant,Close Encounter,at Rome Cinema Festa, 14th Edition, Rome October 2019. Muse of Francois Truffaut and a true icon of the French and international cinema, Fanny Ardant comes back to the big screen with grace and charisma in a genial, intense and exhilarating movie that is all about nostalgia and recapturing the past to make sense…
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Film review: Klaus streaming on Netflix from 15 November 2019

This holiday season, discover the unlikely friendship that launched a legend. Watch new animationKlaus on Netflixfrom today. London Mums sent two young reporters to the pre-launch screening. Here is their verdict. The story When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where…
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Book of the week: Quentin Tarantino: The Iconic Filmmaker & His Work by Ian Nathan

I love movies and books about filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino: The Iconic Filmmaker & His Work by Ian Nathan is the ultimate celebration for any Tarantino fan. Nathan looks at the cult filmmaker’s career and explores the genesis of his unique directorial style, providing insight into his inspirations and his frequent collaborations with favoured actors.Packaged in a handsome slipcase…
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