16 h. ago Hollywood star 'quits British film amid claims production has run out of money leaving crew owed £600k in unpaid wages'

The Hollywood actress, 55, was set to star in upcoming drama Angels in the Asylum alongside an all-star cast, with the film being the directorial debut of British director Rob Sorrenti.

Economics

7 d. ago Katie Price 'lands first major film role' with 'stripper' storyline laid bare

Katie Price has reportedly landed her first acting role as she prepares to make her big screen debut in an upcoming film titled 'Jackie the Stripper'.

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9 d. ago Santosh review – gripping police procedural about the murky side of modern India

Documentary-maker Sandhya Suri’s remarkable feature debut pitches a new female cop into a complex rural murder caseThis is a phenomenal achievement: the feature film debut from British-Indian former documentary maker Sandhya Suri is a punchy, muscular Hindi-language police procedural set in rural north India. Elegantly scripted by Suri, Santosh combines gripping, gritty storytelling with a deft acknowledgment of some of the murkier aspects of modern India: the police corruption and brutality, the baked-in sexism, the caste prejudice and anti-Muslim sentiment. It strikes a tricky balance between perceptive, issue-led film-making and propulsive entertainment.The movie was this year’s UK submission to the international Oscar category, but due to problems with the censors is yet to be released in India. It follows the journey of the eponymous central character. Recently widowed Santosh (a magnetic, watchful turn by Shahana Goswami) is, thanks to a government scheme, offered her late hu...

Events

1 week ago Budding Lanarkshire starlet shines at world premiere of dream debut film

Seven-year-old Ethan Docherty features in Scottish fairytale Faithful which is being submitted for Cannes Film Festival.

Politics

1 week ago Brief History of a Family review – mysterious interloper at centre of exquisitely constructed drama

Lin Jianjie’s remarkable debut feature keeps you guessing to the final scene – a thrilling film directed and performed immaculatelyThis knockout debut feature from Chinese writer-director Lin Jianjie is like some kind of cinematic kinetic mobile, such as the ones artist Alexander Calder designed in the last century; it’s so exquisitely balanced that it’s able to keep reconfiguring itself with the merest breeze into a whole new arrangement of shapes that’s just as pleasing and abstract as the last. Precision and random chance, freestyle inspiration and formal craft are all in constant play here. That perfectly complements the story itself, a parable about a tricky space – the family unit – where talent, ambition and the lottery of genetics and luck all dance around one another, held in place by gravity and desire. It really is that good, and well-worth seeing in a cinema, not just on a small screen at home, so as to appreciate Zhang Jiahao’s sculptural cinematography and the sparse p...

Society

2 w. ago Maura Higgins set to get a big career boost after Danny Jones 'kiss' scandal as her debut film 'earns huge recognition' before its release

The Love Island star, 34, is making her acting debut as she swaps reality TV for her role in upcoming music-themed comedy The Spin.

Politics

3 w. ago Succession creator to make directing debut with film about billionaires

Jesse Armstrong says he is ‘intrigued to discover whether being around so many brilliant actors and directors on Succession’ has rubbed off on him.

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4 w. ago Netflix adds controversial Quentin Tarantino film starring Leonardo DiCaprio

The 2012 Western film received mixed reviews upon its debut

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