movies
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The blockbuster space saga is in London to celebrate 40 years since the filming of 1977’s Star Wars – here are some takeaways from Friday’s key event
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Film in which Elba tries to prevent terrorists wreaking havoc in the capital has posters taken down
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Chinese-language movie inspired by magician thriller ‘franchise’ is set to go into production
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The main man of the Jason Bourne movies would make a very strange Robin, but there are plenty of other superpowered stars in the DC Comics firmament
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The Guardian film team review the week’s big and small releases
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Leon Dai fired from romantic comedy No Other Love, despite shoot having already completed, due to ‘ambiguous’ stance on Taiwanese independence
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Committed performances aren’t enough to save this film from uncomfortable colonial optics, uninspiring CGI and tedious plotlines
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A touch of touristic uncertainty as to place and time can’t hobble this beautifully wrought, London-set adaptation of the Roald Dahl story reuniting Mark Rylance and Steven Spielberg after Bridge of Spies
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The subversive value of the first two instalments chronicling America’s descent into legalised chaos is somewhat lost in this bloodthirsty sequel
video & audio
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Watch the trailer for a biopic of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose marriage became the subject of a landmark ruling
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The cast of Ice Age: Collision Course, a children’s animation about the end of the ice age and the course of evolution, talk to Nigel M Smith
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The Killings of Tony Blair: watch the trailer for George Galloway's film about the former PM – video
The one time Respect MP has presented and produced a documentary focussing on the decision to go to war in Iraq, Blair’s post-politics activities, and his effect on the Labour party itself
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The film team’s final daily round-up of movie news
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The trailer for Fredrik Gertten’s documentary on Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović. The film traces the footballer’s career
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Michael Winner’s first ever film,1957’s The Square, was a black-and-white short revolving around a serious skiffle music knees-up in King’s Cross
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The Legend of Tarzan is the latest reboot of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Greystoke yarn, with Alexander Skarsgård as Tarzan
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New films from the Harry Potter star, Morgan Freeman and Al Pacino might have scored low UK opening weekends but they’re part of a new release strategy where box office is of little importance
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Die Hard director John McTiernan claims superhero films are ‘made by fascists’, pointing to Captain America as exhibit A. But the truth is a lot less definitive
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The professional wrestler turned film star is now the best paid actor on the planet – but when you think about why audiences love him, it’s not surprising
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Paul Feig’s all-female reboot has upset manly men everywhere, especially now it has decent reviews. Might a planned slew of spin-offs make matters even worse?
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The French philosopher talks about his new film, Peshmerga, which follows the Kurds fighting Isis, and gives his thoughts on Brexit and the crisis of democracy
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At 43, Isabella Rossellini was sacked as the face of Lancôme. Now, 20 years on, she’s been rehired. She talks movies, her mother, Ingrid Bergman, and her rollercoaster life
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Ghostbusters’ Leslie Jones: ‘The US is the most depressed nation in the world and I blame comedians’
She’s a 6ft ball of energy who slogged away on the comedy circuit for 25 years before landing Saturday Night Live and then Ghostbusters. She talks about wanting to be the new Eddie Murphy and why ‘crazy-wild-big’ laughs matter
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In an interview conducted at Cannes last year to promote the acclaimed drama Green Room, the actor was in expansive mood, talking of his kinship with Russian literature, revulsion for Nazis – and his favourite punk rockers
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His films are stylish glitterbombs of sex and death. As The Neon Demon arrives, the director talks about couples therapy, turning down Rihanna – and witnessing a stranger die in an LA parking lot
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The actor on rebellion, the power of fear, why Damian Lewis would never offer advice, and the irrelevance of awards
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The actor has gone from indie darling to millennial emblem with her ditzy but heartfelt characters. What’s the secret of her appeal?
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Five best momentsFive best momentsKristen Wiig: five best momentsThe former Saturday Night Live star tries to prevent a ghoulish apocalypse in comedy reboot Ghostbusters, but what have been her greatest roles?
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The film quizThe film quizPolter-guess: match the ghost to the movie – quizAs Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot hits cinemas this week, how familiar are you with other movie ghouls?
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UK box office reportUK box office reportThe Secret Life of Pets beats Tarzan to the top of the tree at UK box officeFamily-friendly animation still at No 1 ahead of Lord Greystoke, the Now You See Me crew and Ab Fab’s still fizzing Edina and Patsy
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentThe Joy Of Painting: cult TV daubathon finds a new home onlineStudents, pensioners and Mark and Jez from Peep Show number amongst its fans. Now a new generation is getting its Bob Ross fix on YouTube
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Silent but deadly!Silent but deadly!Cinema paradiso: Bologna's magical Il Cinema RitrovatoFrom the beautiful Coeur Fidèle to a perfectly restored 1899 film projector, the city’s festival of rediscovered gems induced strained necks and gasps of delight
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsHail, Caesar!; Anomalisa; Mustang; Mon Roi; Queen of Earth; Allegiant; The Ones Below; The Invitation – reviewThe Coen brothers’ pastiche of golden-era Hollywood is weightier than its premise suggests, while Charlie Kaufman tackles puppet love
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The director’s 18th-century epic is legendary for the hardships imposed upon its cast, with 150 takes for a single shot not uncommon. But, four decades on, the film’s stars remain united in praise of this beautiful, slow-burning masterpiece
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Huge acquisitions, a string of hits and a strategy of opting for tried-and-tested franchises have made the corporation top dog. But can its reign last?
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Ever suspected Frozen was more than a simple singalong? Have the false promises of Emerald City ever rung alarm bells? Here are nine family flicks that have been mined for underlying meaning
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As a young film-maker, Chris Petit sought inspiration in a divided city – where composers were Stasi agents and a night out clubbing could end in a nuclear flash
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The character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs has always been a hit with fans – so it’s a pity the movies don’t live up to the legend of their jungle hero
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Writer Rich Cohen’s focus on star’s looks and Australia sparks outrage – and then snark as it’s just ‘another day, another profile written by a crusty old man’
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The wild man in the loin cloth is returning to our screens, along with new takes on King Kong and The Jungle Book. But films set in the rainforest still struggle to shake off racist tropes
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