Why the Oscars chose Birdman over Boyhood for Best Picture
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is clearly the superior film, but the Academy isn’t considering long-term trends or trying to make a…
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I watched the Oscar hopefuls and every film is full of men, men and more bloody men
Oh, and moaning women. These are the films of the year, the ones that we think best capture the tenor…
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I ain’t afraid of no girls: why the all-female Ghostbusters will be good for Hollywood
After Parks and Rec, 30 Rock and Bridesmaids, why do some in the industry still doubt women are funny?
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Wallace no more: Ed Miliband seems to have a plasticine “cameo” in the new Shaun the Sheep film
Aardman’s revenge.
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Alex Garland’s Ex Machina: can a film about an attractive robot be feminist science fiction?
In Ex Machina, Alex Garland – writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later – suggests that the brave new dawn…
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The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies (12A) dir: Peter Jackson “I think I’ll slip away quietly,” says Bilbo…
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Why Ridley Scott is wrong to say films with non-white stars won’t get financed
This is Ridley Scott we are talking about. He’s a superstar director. If anyone is a position to challenge Hollywood’s…
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Lone Survivor: just because a film shows the ugly side of war, doesn’t mean it’s an anti-war film
Anti-war films often aren't because they still glamourise combat, or fail to ask questions about the wider political reasons for…
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