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Jean Luc Godard once said “Film is truth, 24 frames per second.” Now, I don’t know what that means, but I do know it's wrong. Murder On The Orient Express cannot be truth, because it's made of film, and truth is made of emotions or…

Tom Hooper will direct Elba and Dench along with James Corden, Taylor Swift and Sir Ian McKellen

Internet critics have exaggerated: Tulip Fever is not a lifeless flop. It is imperfect, occasionally uncomfortable, but not disastrous. Although the film does not reach its full potential, its qualities, which consist of that potential,…

If you are offended by portrayals of non-pc British upper-class superiority and power over those seen as less 'fortunate' than themselves, Victoria and Abdul is likely to get your hackles up. If, however, you enjoy wonderfully atmospheric…

After being sidelined for the part a decade earlier - due to his commitments on the TV show Remington Steele - Pierce Brosnan finally made his debut in the role he was born to play, James Bond 007, in the 1995 action spectacular Goldeneye.…

After the recent announcement that Britain's very own modern bard Kenneth Branagh, is firing up Agatha Christie's famous murder express for yet another journey to the Orient, it would seem that everyone who is anyone in movieland is lining…

Based on a true story, adapted from the non-fiction book by Martin Sixsmith, Philomena is a film that will please a lot of viewers, while also stirring up some feelings of rage as the story unfolds. Steve Coogan plays Sixsmith, a…

A (partly) forgiving tale of Irish Catholic cruelty The very talented Steve Coogan, who costars with the impeccable Judi Dench, also wrote the screenplay (with Jeff Pope) for Stephen Frears' neat retelling of a touching and…