- MoviesSam Ashurst
Thelma Schoonmaker: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is 'not Goodfellas' (exclusive)
And it’s doing something no-one’s ever seen before.
- MoviesSam Ashurst
BAFTA 2019 nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises
Black Panther, Mary Poppins and Oliver Hardy all have reasons to be upset.
- MoviesHanna Flint
Daniel Kaluuya made an important point in his BAFTAs acceptance speech
The British actor spoke about the importance of arts funding while collecting his EE RIsing Star award on Sunday night.
- MoviesMike P Williams
BAFTAs 2017: The biggest snubs and surprises
With awards season in full swing, it was the turn of the Brits last night to take their time in the limelight at the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards last night. Who were the big winners and losers of the night?
- MoviesGregory Wakeman
BAFTA bosses are very concerned about a deluge of anti-Trump speeches
The current political climate is so tribal and partisan that it has encouraged Hollywood’s finest to use the platform awards season affords them to voice their views. If recent speeches at the Golden Globes and SAG awards are anything to go by, anti-Trump sentiments are likely to pepper the upcoming BAFTA Awards on February 12, and it’s now been revealed that organisers are deeply concerned about the potential deluge of protests.
- MoviesBen Skipper
La La Land is the joyous, vibrant film we need in 2017
In pole position for this year’s prize is ‘La La Land’, a film arriving as much-needed respite following the many shocks, horrors and uncertainties of 2016. ‘La La Land’ is a mug of hot chocolate after getting caught in a sleet storm. It’s a sincere homage to a bygone Hollywood era, and so there are certainly similarities to be drawn with another Oscar-winner – ‘The Artist’, but none favour the 2012 Best Picture winner. What undoes Michel Hazanavicius’ well-meaning ode to silent movies is its knowing winks, and a single line of illusion-cracking dialogue. ‘La La Land’ by contrast is a wholehearted and true resurrection of a long-forgotten form which pays tribute in all the right ways, but is contemporary also, making the genre work for modern audiences but never trampling its legacy.
