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Holy See-owned L’Osservatore Romano hails Tom McCarthy’s best picture Oscar winner, which shows systemic abuse and cover-ups by Catholic church
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Boyhood star believes her 2015 acceptance speech about Hollywood’s pay gap has affected her career as it ‘cost people some money’
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First Stephen Fry calls her a bag lady at the Baftas, then a string of stars fail to clap as she wins an Oscar. What has everyone got against this apparently very nice and talented woman?
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Asif Kapadia accused by Mitch Winehouse of making award-winning documentary out of self-interest: ‘He’s fooled everybody’
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The Welsh-born actor may reckon he ‘didn’t quite nail’ the caped crusader, but he still rates higher than Batnippled George Clooney and Val ‘are you trying to get under my cape, doctor?’ Kilmer
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Controversy is still swirling in the ether, Melissa McCarthy looks to be at her improvisational best, and smacking someone hard in the face is the best way to carry out an exorcism
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Cineastes from Dustin Hoffman to Sofia Coppola came to experience the glamour and grit of the first arthouse cinema to open in New York City in decades
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The Guardian film team’s roundup of Friday’s movie news
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The European Film Academy joins the protest against TVP’s critical introduction to its broadcast of Paweł Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning film Ida
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After JJ Abrams suggested gay characters are coming to Star Wars, Hamill has said his character’s sexuality is open to interpretation
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The superstar is playing a ‘numbskull’ for the Coens again in Hollywood satire Hail, Caesar! In an exclusive interview he talks about why he should have cast more black actors, the stranger-than-fiction presidential campaign and his faith in fellow Americans to ‘do the right thing’
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Predators and prey learn to get along in this animated tale of species coexistence – until a stray comment from the bunny-cop heroine turns the whole place into a hate-filled Trump rally
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A cheap-looking sequel to Olympus Has Fallen has the capital city targeted by terrorists allowing the US president time to chill with his favourite security guard
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Terrence Malick’s study of Christian Bale’s torment is, despite moments of visual flairm, all smouldering dalliances, ruin-porn landscapes and self-pitying shallowness
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Peter Bradshaw and Henry Barnes join Xan Brooks for the final time to review the latest big screen releases, including Sacha Baron Cohen’s ribald comedy Grimsby
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The Dailies podcastThe Dailies podcastSacha Baron Cohen roasts Trump and London Has Fallen falls apart - the Dailies podcastThe Guardian film team’s roundup of Friday’s movie news
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen attends the LA premiere of his new film ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ as his character Nobby on Wednesday, and ‘endorses’ Donald Trump for president
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The first trailer for Paul Feig’s much-anticipated reboot of cult 80s classic Ghostbusters has been released
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The Guardian film team’s roundup of Thursday’s movie news
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A Scottish couple separate themselves from civilisation in an exclusive trailer for this poignant drama
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The star of Truth, a biopic about the CBS journalists who questioned George W Bush’s military service record and were vilified by right-wing bloggers, talks to Catherine Shoard about the slippery nature of truth on the internet
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David Thomson: This self-serving club has outlived its purpose, and reforming its membership will do nothing to make things better
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What could be better than sitting down with your beloved mother to see a heart-warming film? Literally anything, if these shockers are your options
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From the inescapable horrors of the Australian outback to dodgy Chinatowns the world over, here are the films the local tourist board would never want you to see
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The Berlinale jury got it right. Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary about the migrant crisis in Europe engages deeply with a key topic of our time, but also displays a distinctive, humane cinematic style
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The American Beauty star, who is in the middle of a comeback after fighting addiction, talks about working with Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups and taking it off for American Horror Story: Hotel
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The great rule of thumb when working with the Coens, the actor says, is whether you can hear them guffawing like donkeys in the background
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He reported from firefights in Afghanistan and Vietnam. But when the face of America’s news took on George W Bush, he lost. As new film Truth tells his story, the anchor shares his regrets and settles scores
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The director of the Pixar film tipped to win the best animation Oscar on the emotions that didn’t make the cut – including Schadenfreude clad in lederhosen
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The Borat star’s loutish new character is about to be showcased in his own film, Grimsby. In this exclusive guide, he shares his thoughts on the UK’s other great landmarks…
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The director’s new film, about a nurse’s relationship with his terminally ill patients, was inspired by meeting his own dying grandmother’s carer. He explains how it led him – and star Tim Roth – into the strange world of end-of-life care
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The director filmed his cannibal horror The Green Inferno in the depths of the Amazonian rainforest. But is he exploiting the tribe who star in it?
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Five best momentsFive best momentsMorgan Freeman: five best momentsAs the Oscar-winning actor reprises his vice-presidential role in action sequel London Has Fallen, here’s a look back at his worthier film scenes
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The film quizThe film quiz'I’m so exhausted from tying my own bow tie' – the Oscars quote quizAwards, expensive clothes and controversy about a lack of diversity … this year’s Oscars had it all. But it also had stars opening their mouths and saying strange things. Do you know who said what?
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentTeam Negative One: the Star Wars George Lucas doesn’t want you to seeDefying the wishes of its creator, fans are going to great lengths to recreate the iconic space opera in all its former glory
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsBrooklyn; James White; Suffragette; He Named Me Malala; The Intern; Burnt; It Happened One Night – reviewSaoirse Ronan shines in a fairytale of New York, Bradley Cooper lays it on a plate – and why the unfancied James White deserves a second look
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They earned the attention of the Academy – but which nominees married critical acclaim and commercial success?
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Leading the race for best supporting actor Oscar for his comeback in Creed, this self-made star’s creative fortunes have been inseparably bound to his most famous creation, Rocky Balboa
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Here’s a look at the new Star Wars attractions coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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Charlize Theron, Julianne Moore, Toni Collette and Laura Dern are all set to follow Juliette Binoche’s big-budget Godzilla excursion – but is this a sign of equality or wasted talent?
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As Ken Russell’s quasi-biopic is released on Blu-ray, even the director noted that Valentino, possibly the silent era’s biggest star, was best appreciated in fiction
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Comment Does the Oscars boycott explain low ratings? No, but the box office might