movies
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Disney's 'clean' Star Wars release could have a sting in the taleMany of George Lucas’s additions to the special edition Star Wars trilogy were heinous. But those keen to see such tweaks reversed should be careful what they wish for
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And the Oscar might go to … an early look at 2018's possible nomineesEmma Stone, Casey Affleck and Moonlight were the big winners this time around, but who might be on stage next year? -
Get Out: the film that dares to reveal the horror of liberal racism in AmericaJordan Peele’s critically acclaimed low-budget shocker became a surprise hit and showed viewers a terrifying look at the fractured myth of a post-racial US -
Logan's Hugh Jackman: 'People think it’s easier to stay in your own backyard' – video interviewHugh Jackman talks about Logan, his final outing as X-Men Wolverine, and why he thinks previous films didn’t do the character justice
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Oscars ratings hit nine year low, despite final reel dramaA cliffhanger ending wasn’t enough to stymie another successive drop-off in US TV audiences for the Academy Awards
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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Moonlight stars say Oscars blunder ‘disrespectful to La La Land' – videoMoonlight stars Trevante Rhodes and Ashton Sanders discuss Sunday night’s blunder at the Oscars in which La La Land was mistakenly awarded Best Picture, when in fact Moonlight had won the award
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White Helmets dedicate Oscar to humanitarian workers – videoRaed al-Saleh, the head of the White Helmets – a volunteer rescue group that operates in rebel-held parts of Syria, gives an acceptance speech from Syria
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La La Land mistakenly named best picture – videoMoonlight has won best picture at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset that saw Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty reading out the wrong winner.
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Stars arrive on Oscars red carpet for the 2017 Academy Awards – videoMatt Damon, Dev Patel, Mahershala Ali, Dakota Johnson and Janelle Monae arrive at the ceremony
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Bill Paxton, actor and director, dies aged 61 – video obituaryThe actor Bill Paxton has died at the age of 61 after complications from heart surgery, according to a statement released by his family
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Jodie Foster: it is our time to resist – videoActor Jodie Foster speaks to protesters rallying against the proposed Trump travel ban in Beverly Hills on Friday
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Anatomy of an Oscars fiasco: how La La Land was mistakenly announced as best pictureHow could the wrong film have been named as the winner of the Oscars’ most important award? Here are the pictures that tell the story
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Will Moonlight beat La La land? Our final Oscars 2017 awards predictionsThe Academy Awards take place in Hollywood tonight – and you can follow all the action from 11pm GMT on theguardian.com. But first, it’s time for us to put our money where our mouth is
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Bill Paxton: sad loss of a superb supporting actor with leading man chopsThe star, who has died suddenly aged 61, shone brightest in his characterful collaborations with Billy Bob Thornton, but he also made a sturdy action hero in the likes of Twister
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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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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
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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 mind behind My Life As a CourgetteA boy who kills his alcoholic mum is the unlikely star of this Oscar-nominated family film. Its maker tells 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
regulars
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UK box office reportUK box office reportPatriots Day lags as Lego Batman outshines Fifty Shades at UK box officeReal-life drama about the Boston marathon bombings starring Mark Wahlberg underwhelms as top six titles cling to their chart positions
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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 geekDisney's 'clean' Star Wars release could have a sting in the taleMany of George Lucas’s additions to the special edition Star Wars trilogy were heinous. But those keen to see such tweaks reversed should be careful what they wish for
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John PattersonJohn PattersonTrespass Against Us: another British gangster movie in which crime doesn’t pay offThis father-son tale set in rural Britain lacks the twisted bite of its US counterparts and can’t decide what it’s really about
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The 2017 Oscars afterparties – in picturesAfter a chaotic ceremony, in which Moonlight eclipsed La La Land at the eleventh hour to win best picture, where did Emma Stone, Barry Jenkins and other stars head to, clutching their Oscars tightly?
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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?
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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
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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’
Patriots Day lags as Lego Batman outshines Fifty Shades at UK box office