movies
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When the cameras stop, the party starts: what going to the Oscars is really likeOscars regular Hadley Freeman on why the hottest ticket in Hollywood is even more ridiculous – and wonderful – than TV makes it seem
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Did #OscarsSoWhite work? Looking beyond Hollywood's diversity droughtWith Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Fences in the running, Hollywood appears to have responded positively to last year’s protests. But is it just lip service? And could measures to promote diversity go too far? -
Salmon Oscars and five gallons of hot fudge: catering for the Academy AwardsCelebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has the unenviable task of feeding an army of stars, guests and workers on Oscars night. He discusses shopping with 50 tractor trailers and tickling John Travolta’s tastebuds -
Foreign language Oscar nominees decry 'climate of fanaticism in US'All six directors up for this year’s prize – including Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting the ceremony – have issued a statement blaming ‘leading politicians’ for inciting fear and bigotry across the world
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A brief history of the Oscars in viral moments they want you to forgetThe shocks, the cockups, the stumbles … and anything involving John Travolta. We relive the moments everyone secretly hopes for
oscars 2017
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You be the judge: how to watch the Oscar hopefulsOur guide to where to find this year’s Oscar films on UK streaming services
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Secrets of an Oscar engraverAlex Yust on engraving Oscars for Alicia Vikander, Colin Firth, Anne Hathaway and other Hollywood stars
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La La Land’s inevitable Oscars win is a disaster for Hollywood – and for usThis year’s other best picture nominees have heart, soul and humanity. Damien Chazelle’s tawdry, dispiriting confection has none – it’s the tale of two narcissists who sacrifice love for self-interest
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From statuette loo-brushes to a popcorn Emma StoneLove the Academy Awards? Why not buy your own knock-off toy Oscar to present to your friends and family?
best films of 2016
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The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: the full listThe Guardian film team’s favourite movies released in the US this year
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The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 1 MoonlightOur countdown of 2016’s top films concludes as Benjamin Lee salutes a poetic and poignant movie that depicted the life of a gay black man with heart-swelling humanity
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The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 2 Toni ErdmannAs our countdown nears its conclusion, Catherine Shoard picks – in joint second place – a German comedy that pokes extravagant fun at work, life and imbalanced family ties
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white liberal racism is terrifying bogeyman in sharp horrorWriter-director Jordan Peele masterfully combines incisive social commentary with genuine, seat-edge suspense in film exploring evils of American suburbia
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timely but uneven Ukrainian famine dramaDespite honourable intentions, this film addressing the Stalin-inflicted 1932-33 genocide in Ukraine is at times embarrassingly bad
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lavish Chinese spectacleThe country’s most expensive co-production to date is a visual treat, complete with a grizzled Matt Damon, but don’t expect any complex plotting
video & audio
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Jack Thompson's wisdom: life's crowning glory is the here and nowThe power of poetry, says the Australian actor, keeps him centred in the present
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Why do white men still control so much culture? – videoHanna Yusuf argues that women of colour miss out on critical acclaim because of the white men who set industry standards
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Cate Blanchett lip-synchs to You Don't Own Me at New York drag show – videoAustralian actor takes to the stage at New York’s historic Stonewall Inn for a bold performance of Dusty Springfield’s take on You Don’t Own Me
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McLaren trailer: new film tells the story of motor racing icon Bruce McLaren – videoRoger Donaldson’s new film McLaren tells the story of Bruce McLaren’s determination to make it to the summit of global motor racing
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A Quiet Passion trailer: Cynthia Nixon in Terence Davies' biopic of poet Emily DickinsonSex and the City star Cynthia Nixon plays the great 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson in the new film from British director Terence Davies, of Sunset Song and House of Mirth renown
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Angelina Jolie discusses divorce from Brad Pitt – videoSpeaking to the BBC on Sunday, Angelina Jolie makes her first ever comment on her divorce from Brad Pitt
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Why Hacksaw Ridge should win the best picture OscarMel Gibson’s gore-laden war story is not just a crowdpleasing tale of American bravery, it’s a unique film about faith and suffering
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Why I love Moonlight actor Mahershala AliHe always seems coiled and controlled, fleshing out minor TV and movie roles until he fills the screen
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My favorite best picture Oscar winner: 12 Years a SlaveContinuing our series of Guardian writers’ all-time Academy picks, Catherine Shoard explains why Steve McQueen’s film deserved to triumph over Gravity
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Why IMDb should rethink the decision to close its message boardsRemoval of key platform could lead to loss of discussion within film community and make site irrelevant
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Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'My mother saw my face after 25 years'When he was five, he fell asleep on a train and ended up 1,000 miles from home. His journey from Indian street-child to adopted Australian is now the subject of an Oscar-tipped film. Here he and his biological mother talk about their reunion
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Isabelle Huppert: 'Men aren't afraid of women the way women are afraid of men'France’s arthouse star has received her first Oscar nomination for the rape revenge thriller Elle. She explains why her character is a ‘post-feminist heroine’ – and why she wanted the controversial role that Hollywood actors wouldn’t touch
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'Ken Loach for kids': the minds behind My Life As a CourgetteA boy who kills his alcoholic mum is the unlikely star of this Oscar-nominated family film. Its makers tell us about taking young audiences seriously and planning to ‘crush their little hearts’
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Xavier Dolan: 'If I didn't make movies, I would be a very angry man'Child star. Model. Directing prodigy. The wildly talented Xavier Dolan opens up about drugs, fame, film and family
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Lorraine Bracco on Goodfellas, therapy, and almost turning down The SopranosThe star talks about fighting with Martin Scorsese, missing James Gandolfini – and her dad scaring Dustin Hoffman at the Oscars
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Toni Collette gets wistful: 'Australia was so beautiful and seemingly so innocent'Making Jasper Jones ‘in the middle of nowhere with no budget to speak of’, the actor is happy to be on home soil
regulars
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UK box office reportUK box office reportMoonlight shines at UK box office as Lego Batman overshadows Fifty ShadesAnimated family favourite still top as Moonlight creeps in to join fellow Oscars hopeful Hidden Figures
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainment555: would you pay good money for a hipster sketch series?Vimeo are the next streaming site to do original programming, but their surreal show about a bunch of Hollywood misfits could be worth coughing up for
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Mark Kermode's film of the weekMark Kermode's film of the weekMoonlight review – a five-star symphony of loveBarry Jenkins’s Oscar-nominated coming-of-age film is a heartbreaking, uplifting, minor-key masterpiece
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsYou be the judge: how to watch the Oscar hopefulsOur guide to where to find this year’s Oscar films on UK streaming services
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Week in geekWeek in geekA modern space opera: has Star Wars escaped the George Lucas worldview?Disney’s takeover of the Star Wars has seen bigger roles for women and people of colour, in a sophisticated cinematic universe that looks more like the one we live in
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John PattersonJohn PattersonSilver linings playback: will Jack Nicholson's return inspire film's dormant veterans?The role of an eccentric dad in Toni Erdmann has persuaded the Hollywood heavyweight to make his first movie since 2010. Which of his retired peers are also due a comeback?
you may have missed
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Forget La La Land, the real goddesses of the silver screen had substance as well as styleThe era was no feminist paradise for women, but stars such as Katharine Hepburn and Barbara Stanwyck proved attractive women could also be demanding and intelligent
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End of empire: why Bollywood needs to grasp India's storySeven decades after independence, Indian cinema is still struggling to depict the Raj, leaving its screen depictions – from Gandhi to colonial racism – to be viewed almost solely through British eyes
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How we made The Crying GameMiranda Richardson: ‘I got some flak off IRA sympathisers. They thought my portrayal of a terrorist was unflattering’
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Berlin film festival 2017 roundup: an SOS for a world without wallsSally Potter’s The Party, Gurinder Chadha’s Viceroy’s House and a magical refugee story from Aki Kaurismäki stood out. But this year’s real Berlinale finds came from Chile and China…
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Welcome to Skull Island: on set with Tom Hiddleston and the biggest King Kong everThe director and cast of Kong: Skull Island, including Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson, discuss filming opposite an 85ft ape – while using as little green screen as possible
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From 21 Jump Street to Baywatch and CHiPs: how Hollywood remade the remakeThe new wave of 80s TV remakes delights in an ironic self-awareness – but when every recognisable brand has been plundered, what next for Hollywood’s directors?
Oscars 2017: And your bill for the evening is … $44m