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‘The Lego Batman Movie’ & ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Bring Action Packed Business To The Multiplex [Box Office]

February 12, 2017 5:15 pm

It's the weekend before Valentine's Day, and surely there were more than a few pre-love day dates at the multiplex, but it seems audiences were more in the mood for action, than kinky romance. As predicted, ...

Amma Asante Creates A Fitting Successor To ‘Belle’ With ‘A United Kingdom’ [Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

February 10, 2017 5:20 pm

News, Reviews

This is a reprint of our review from the 2016 BFI London Film Festival. In 2013, nearly ten years after her BAFTA-winning directorial debut “A Way Of Life,” British director Amma Asante returned with “Belle....

David Oyelowo Warns Of ‘A False Sense Of Strides’ Being Made For Women and Minorities In Hollywood

Gregory Ellwood

February 6, 2017 7:15 pm

Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

David Oyelowo spent six years trying to bring the incredible story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams Khama to the screen. The results of that hard work are on display in “A United Kingdom” which premiered at t...

10 Films To See In February

Erik McClanahan

February 1, 2017 11:18 am

Features, News

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Though February is typically slow at best for new movie releases, the month is actually looking pretty solid this year. Right at the top, the first entry February's column is an Oscar nominated documentary whos...

The 20 Best Movies Of 2017 That We’ve Already Seen

Oliver Lyttelton

January 3, 2017 12:44 pm

Features

Well, here we are, in the brave (terrifying) new (still terrifying) world of 2017. Whatever else we have to expect in the 363 days to come (and actually, the first 48 hours have been pretty good on the whole), ...

David Oyelowo & Rosamund Pike Fight For Love In New Trailer For ‘A United Kingdom’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 7, 2016 5:05 pm

News, Trailers

In this year's "Loving," Jeff Nichols depicted with subtle grace the true story of an interracial couple who fought for the simple right to legally declare their union. And now from across the globe comes anoth...

Amma Asante’s ‘A United Kingdom’ Starring David Oyelowo & Rosamund Pike Is An Engaging Crowd-Pleaser [BFI London Film Festival Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 5, 2016 4:49 pm

Festivals, Reviews

In 2013, nearly ten years after her BAFTA-winning directorial debut “A Way Of Life,” British director Amma Asante returned with “Belle.” It was the kind of film ignored by much of the cinephile blogosphere, but...

2016 BFI London Film Festival Brings ‘La La Land,’ Arrival,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals’ And More

Kevin Jagernauth

September 1, 2016 7:59 am

News

Arriving after all the razzle dazzle of festivals in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, the BFI London Film Festival may not have all the glitzy World Premieres, but instead, they have the cream of the crop in ter...

The 30 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Oliver Lyttelton

August 31, 2016 1:27 pm

Features

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So far, 2016 has been one of most disappointing years for movies we can remember, and the fall film-festival season couldn’t come fast enough. And already, Venice opener “La La Land,” has made the cinematic lan...

First Trailer For Forbidden Love Story ‘A United Kingdom’ Starring David Oyelowo And Rosamund Pike

Kevin Jagernauth

August 25, 2016 9:45 am

Trailers

Three years ago, director Amma Asante broke out with "Belle," her very well received drama about a mixed race woman being raised amongst the aristocracy of 18th century England. And now she returns with another...

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