South Korean film Parasite has been named the best picture at 2020 Oscars becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize beating 1917 and Joker. Parasite won four awards while Sam Mendes’s 1917 took three. Renee Zellweger won the best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy, Joaquin Phoenix was named the…
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera both aged under 30, at MGM’s animation department had worked 80 years ago and struggled to emulate the success of other studios who had hit characters like Porky Pig and Mickey Mouse to come with a cartoon cat sick of annoying mouse living in his home, devices a plot to…
Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, stage and screen actor spanning 6 decades had died aged 103. Hi s 1960 classic Spartacus, in which he played the titular character won him for Oscars. Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danelovich Demsky in the city of Amsterdan , New York State, in 1916, to penniless Jewish immigrants he got…
EMMA – a new take on a well loved story. Look for it from February 14th onwards! Georgian Regency England which is the era where this film, inspired by the 1815 novel of Emma by Jane Austen takes place, is depicted in an instantly enchanting catalogue of book readers, musicians and glamorous landed gentry tete…
Bafta Awards have taken place at the Royal Albert Hall, London, where World War One film 1917 was the big winner with seven awards, including Best film, best British film, best director and best cinematography. Joker won three awards including the best actor for Joaquin Phoenix while Renee Zellweger was named the best actress for…
Review by Penny Nair Price World Wars One and two are acknowledged regularly in books, films, television dramas and of course on Remembrance Sunday each year. Stories abound in the daily press regarding different characters who have featured in these momentous wars and pubs are named after them, or ceremonies performed. Museums harbor collections…
. Tristar Pictures have come up with a docudrama which is pretty singular in its original theme. Disillusioned Vanity Fair journalist, Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) is asked to interview Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) for an in-depth article about his life and work. Rogers is a kind and smart childrens’ TV presenter with a happy quirky…
A couple of months ago, the heads from 18 small British telecoms companies met at a London bank to discuss investment, strategy, and mergers. In the meeting, they were asked if they thought the Chinese could eavesdrop through back doors in Huawei equipment all 18 hands went up. One of the bankers then asked, if…
The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the epic Star Wars had its debut screening in Hollywood. The plot details of Star Wars have been kept under wraps but director JJ Abrams has said the trio’s characters –Rey, Finn and Poe will be reunited on-screen after dividing in 2017’s The Last Jedi. Daisy…
Jo Jo Rabbit – a prizewinning film distributed by Fox searchlight Pictures The unmissable Jo Jo Rabbit will be In UK cinemas 3 Jan 2020. But here is some information to wet your palette for something to watch after the New Year! Starring Roman Griffith Davis, Gilby Griffin Davis and Hardy Griffin Davis, (JoJo Betzler)…