Films

Women And Hollywood is hosting a special anniversary celebration

We've heard a huge amount about women in Hollywood in 2017, for better and worse. Cinema-goers got to watch Wonder Women directed…

The Avatar sequels have started shooting, but will they succeed?

2009's Avatar holds a strange place in the history of cinema. If you don't adjust for inflation, it holds the record of…

Deadline’s The Contenders London – what is it and is it important?

Another day, another film festival. Well, not quite, actually. Deadline The Contenders London is certainly about films. It also has…

The Film Academy is worried about Netflix, diversity, and more

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a mysterious organisation. Aside from its board members, the voting membership of…

What is an F rating in cinema? Why did Mother! get one

Oh no, Darren Aronofsky's Mother! is shaping up to the a serious box office disaster. In fact, it might end up being…

A ‘phobia guru’ has released a coulrophobia guide to help people deal with ‘It’

Stephen King is probably very happy at the moment. The new film version of It is doing very well indeed. It's been winning critical…

New data shows female movie directors are just as qualified as men — so why isn’t Hollywood hiring them?

Hollywood still has a sexism problem -- especially when it comes to female movie directors. One hardly needs a magnifying…

All the must-see films coming to cinemas in autumn 2017

I have been writing about films a lot this past week. That's because it's film-festival season (since the Oscars are just round…

Michael Caine has blasted Jean-Claude Juncker over Brexit

Sir Michael Caine is not a happy bunny. The British cultural icon and two-time-Academy award winner, has used the premiere…

Burbank International Film Festival: all the details

Ahh, another day, another film festival. We've already written extensively about the Venice Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival,…