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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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The Best Black and White Films Now in Colour

Have you ever wondered what your all-time favourite black and white films would look like if they were in colour? For years editors have been painstakingly colourising black and white classics into more vibrant versions of themselves, now here’s our list of the very best: CASABLANCA This 1942 romantic drama, directed by Michael Curtiz, was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison’s…
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New Original Song by Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber for Universal Pictures' Cats out 20 December

New music Friday has good news today! In fact, Universal Pictures have announced that global music icon Taylor Swift and legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber have collaborated on a new, original song written for Universal Pictures’ film Cats, based on Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical. The song, Beautiful Ghosts, will feature in both the film and in the end credits. The song…
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Film review: The Addams Family

Get ready to snap your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about this creepy and kooky clan. You may think your family is weird but the outlandish, bizarre, and completely iconic Addams Family, will have you thinking again. To celebrate the release, in cinemas on 25th October, we’re also giving away a set of character costumes to a lucky…
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