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The Kids Are All Right

12 low budget comedy films that are well worth seeking out - and why

by Eli Allison | Feb 22, 2023 | Feature

We compile a list of low-budget, underappreciated comedy films to add to your watchlist, as well as one wild card where the budget is unknown......

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Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam has two films he still wants to make, one will “offend everybody”

by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2023 | News

Filmmaker Terry Gilliam is still trying to get The Defective Detective made - and he has another project up his sleeve too....

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Lightyear

Pixar’s boss on where Lightyear went wrong

by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2023 | News

Lightyear was a rare misfire for Pixar, and its boss has been explaining where he felt that made a mistake with the film....

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Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: your job is just supposed to be your job

by Simon Brew | Feb 22, 2023 | Feature

In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, some thoughts on the jobs that seem to follow us home....

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Cineworld owners confirm unsatisfactory bids received for company assets

by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2023 | News

Cineworld confirms that bids for the cinema chain have been received, but none have met its valuation. More here....

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New Hellboy film will be called The Crooked Man

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 22, 2023 | News

Hellboy: The Crooked Man is set to go into production next month, as the latest reboot of the series gets underway....

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The Magician's Elephant

Trailer released for The Magician's Elephant

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 22, 2023 | News

The Magician's Elephant is  a new animated film that's heading to Netflix, and here's the trailer for it....

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Streaming is fine for Happy Death Day 3, says series director

by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2023 | News

The scale of the Happy Death Day 3's premise is reportedly holding back the trilogy film, says Christopher Landon....

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Zen McGrath, Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman in The Son.

The Son review: a portrait of mental health and parental struggles

by Tim Murray | Feb 22, 2023 | Reviews

Director Florian Zeller tackles the topic of mental health in The Son, an assured follow-up to his debut The Father - here's our review....

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Gorillaz

Gorillaz animated feature cancelled by Netflix

by Dan Cooper | Feb 22, 2023 | News

Damon Albarn has revealed that the Gorillaz project was killed off by the streaming platform Netflix last year. ...

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Heathers: The Musical

Heathers: The Musical coming to cinemas in March

by Lauren Miles | Feb 22, 2023 | News

The West End show Heathers: The Musical is coming to cinemas for one night only - it's showing on 28th March....

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Our Movie Geek Live show is back in London in February 2023: tickets here

by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2023 | News

Tickets are on sale for our next live show - and we're back in London! More details on Movie Geek Live with Simon Brew right here......

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The Best Years Of Our Lives

The first war movie to win the BAFTA Best Picture prize

by Sarah Cook | Feb 21, 2023 | Feature

In our old movies focus, we go back to the very first winner of BAFTA's Best Picture gong: The Best Days Of Our Lives....

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese's Killers Of The Flower Moon is said to be too long for Cannes

by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2023 | News

Martin Scorsese is weighing in with another lengthy epic, with Killers Of The Flower Moon comfortably passing the three hour mark....

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James Cameron

James Cameron talks up interest in a Hiroshima movie

by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2023 | News

The Avatar filmmaker James Cameron discusses the possibility of making a film beyond Pandora's limits. ...

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Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll is back directing, next film stars production this spring

by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2023 | News

He stepped away from directing movies for half a decade - but now Uwe Boll is back, and has a new film shooting in New York this spring....

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On a movie set

Survey suggests mental health and well-being improving in UK screen industry

by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2023 | News

The UK sector takes another small but positive step in the right direction of safeguarding its growing number of workers. ...

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Eli Roth

Eli Roth directing feature film version of Thanksgiving

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 21, 2023 | News

Eli Roth is directing a feature length version of his Grindhouse trailer Thanksgiving, here are the first details....

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Bassist Guy Pratt to star in The Maid, The Mermaid and Molise

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 21, 2023 | News

Bassist Guy Pratt is set to play himself in The Monk, The Mermaid & Molise, and here are the first details....

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump: the $678m grossing film that apparently made a loss

by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2023 | Feature, News

It made $678m at the box office off a $55m budget - but according to Hollywood accounts, Forrest Gump made lost over $60m.....

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Superman Steelbook collection

Superman: the Christopher Reeve movies all heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2023 | News

Superman, Superman II (both cuts), Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace are all heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray....

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Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton chats about producing the upcoming Brad Pitt F1 movie

by Dan Cooper | Feb 20, 2023 | News

Racing superstar Lewis Hamilton is putting in time as a film producer to ensure the upcoming big-budget F1 film represents the sport that he loves. ...

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65

Sony reportedly testing two different versions of dino action flick, 65

by Dan Cooper | Feb 20, 2023 | News

The dinosaur shoot-em up 65 - starring Adam Driver - reportedly has two versions testing only weeks out from release. ...

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Invitation To A Murder

Trailer released for whodunit mystery Invitation To A Murder

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 20, 2023 | News

Invitation To A Murder is a(nother) big screen homage to Agatha Christie, and here’s the trailer....

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Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh's new film finally shooting this year

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 20, 2023 | News

Mike Leigh’s new film is finally going into production, his first since 2018's Peterloo....

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Ron Perlman as Hellboy

Hellboy reboot in the works (again)

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 20, 2023 | News

Hellboy is getting rebooted again on the big screen, and here are the first details of the next attempt to bring the character to cinema....

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The Manchester firms that lost the Mars Attacks! job

The Manchester firms that lost the Mars Attacks! job

by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2023 | Feature, News

A change in plan for Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! left two Manchester-based companies with a lot of unused work - here's what happened....

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Moonraker

Podcast: Moonraker (1979) and Look Who's Talking (1989)

by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2023 | Podcasts

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The cover of Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam.

Children's book of the week: Ellie Pillai Is Brown

by Charlotte Harrison | Feb 20, 2023 | Feature

Here’s the spot where we recommend a children’s book every week – this time it’s Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam. If only a...

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Hugh Jackman in The Son

Podcast: Episode 300, in conversation with Hugh Jackman

by Simon Brew | Feb 17, 2023 | Podcasts

Well, crikey....

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