2015 is Chinese year of the sheep. It couldn’t be a better time for Shaun the Sheep the Movie to be released in UK cinemas (it’s out from today). Why do we love this character so much that keeps us glued to the screens every day? Watch below our kids’ club behind the scene video chat with Aardman’s film makers, Mark Burton & Richard Starzak, both directors and writers…
The stars will be out in force this Sunday for the British film industry’s big night out. The BAFTA film awards is often seen as a predictor for the Oscars and, as the American Academy members still have over ten days to make their choices, they may have some influence.
But first things first. Who’s going to carry off those gold masks? London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper…
The first big film about Martin Luther King reaches British cinemas this week. But Selma (certificate 12A) is no sprawling bio-pic. Instead it concentrates on one significant period in his life and that of the American civil rights movement – one that eventually changed the law and made voting a reality for the black population. It’s a powerful subject.
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Disney’s first animation of 2015 arrives in the UK this week with something of a fanfare. With Oscar and BAFTA nominations under its belt, as well as box office success in the States, Big Hero 6 (certificate PG) comes complete with an unlikely, super-size hero – and Feast, a short companion piece that’ll bring a lump to your throat.
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This week sees the arrival of Disney’s Big Hero 6, the first new animation of the year from The Mouse House. London Mums’ very own film critic, Freda Cooper, got the chance to hear about some of the Oscar nominated film’s secrets when she met its producer and director. And then there was an encounter with a certain XXL robot …..
It’s not often I get to meet a Oscar…
From the moment Kate Winslet vowed to “never let go, Jack” to a love story spanning decades in The Notebook, we’ve shed more than a few tears at some of the heart-breaking scenes in our favourite on-screen love stories. Here, we take a look at some of the most tear-jerking moments in film: tissues at the ready… Here is a list of London Mums’s favourite Tragic Love Stories in Film.
After last year’s commemorations of World War I, it seems strange that the big screen version of one of the most significant books to come out of that traumatic time is released this week.
Not that it detracts from the emotional power of Testament Of Youth (certificate 12A), the first ever translation of Vera Brittain’s memoirs to the big screen. And it’s a story that’s still echoes down…
The sexiest and bravest cat of all times is back with new adventures and this time he will stay around for a while because Netflix got its hand on him for good.THE ADVENTURES OF PUSS IN BOOTS premieres on Netflix on 16 January 2015.
Let’s recap why we love the famous Booted Cat. His Italian origins are quite clear – in the Italian tale from 1550s he is called Il gatto con…
The first few months of the year are a mixture of heaven and hell for film fans. Heaven because all the big award contenders are released, which means plenty of good films, and hell because there’s so many, so you inevitably end up missing something. But let’s be positive about it! The films likely to be in the running for this year’s BAFTAs and Oscars (we won’t know for sure who…
He’s one of the world’s most recognisable celebrities, with easily the most distinctive voice, and he wrote a best seller on the unlikely subject of astro-physics. But what else do we know about Stephen Hawking? The Theory Of Everything is one of the first films out of the blocks in 2015 and brings the start of his career to the big screen.
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