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Best Makeup at the Oscars – Looper, Les Misérables, Men in Black 3 & More top Shortlist

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The Oscars are just over two months away, and the awards season is in full swing as we head towards the end of the year. We’ve had the shortlists in a handful of categories already – Best Animated Feature, Best Visual Effects, Best Documentary, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song – and now the [...]




So You Want to Win An Oscar? PART I: GENRE

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Thousands of films are made every year. Only a small number of them are seen beyond family and friends, and only a fraction of those are eligible for Oscar consideration, of which only a minority are nominated and only a few of those actually win anything. You could say it’s almost impossible to win an [...]




Brand New Zero Dark Thirty Poster

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Columbia Pictures have released a brand new poster for Zero Dark Thirty. Written and directed by Academy Award winning duo Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Zero Dark Thirty stars Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Frank Grillo, Mark Duplass, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler and James Gandolfini. The film, which has been shrouded [...]




The Dark Knight Rises (and Soars) in IMAX

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While 3D is often billed as the ultimate cinematic experience, any fool knows that for a truly thrilling and immersive big-screen outing, the IMAX is where it’s at. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is fully aware of how the format can create stunning vistas and an inimitable sense of grandeur, and his final take on the Batman [...]




The 2012 Oscar Winners

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So here they are, the winners of the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony which took place at the Hollywood and Highland Centre LA and was attended by Hollywood’s finest. The Artist didn’t win as many awards as we thought it might but came away with five awards in total including  three of the biggies – Best [...]




Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen Join Showtime’s Masters of Sex

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Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls) and Michael Sheen (Midnight in Paris) have signed on as the leads in Masters of Sex. Caplan and Sheen will portray human sexuality pioneers Virginia Johnson and William Masters in the Showtime drama pilot. Masters of Sex chronicles the lives and the intriguing, unusual relationship between Masters and Johnson, the pioneers into the science [...]




Boyz N the Hood – Blu-ray Review

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Every once in a while a film comes along which is able to transcend cultural, social and racial boundaries and present a relatable and poignant tale which is immediately accessible to a wide spectrum of audiences. One such film is the South Central LA-set, coming-of-tale tale, Boyz N the Hood. Having recently celebrated the twenty [...]




Project Nim Review

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After the extraordinary success of Man on Wire, Academy Award winning director James Marsh returns to documentary filmmaking with Project Nim: an insightful account of a chimpanzee’s experimental life in the 1970′s. In more depth, Project Nim documents the life of Nim Chimpsky: a chimpanzee taken from his mother shortly after birth by one Herb Terrace. Nim [...]




Michelle Williams Joins Oz, the Great and Powerful

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Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) has been cast as Glinda in Oz, the Great and Powerful. Williams will star opposite James Franco (127 Hours), Mila Kunis (Black Swan) and Rachel Weisz (The Brothers Bloom) in the fantasy adventure. Oz, the Great and Powerful – a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – tells how [...]




Tim Robbins Joins Thanks for Sharing

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Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) has signed on to co-star in Thanks for Sharing. Robbins will appear opposite Mark Ruffalo (The Brothers Bloom) in writer/producer Stuart Blumberg’s directorial debut. Thanks for Sharing revolves around characters in a twelve-step program for recovering sex addicts in New York City. Blumberg, who received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the breakout [...]




UK Trailer for Outside the Law

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Optimum Releasing have unveiled a new UK trailer for acclaimed crime drama Outside the Law. Written and directed by Rachid Bouchareb, Outside the Law stars Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Chafia Boudraa, Sabrina Seyvecou and Assaad Bouab. A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII. Outside the Law was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the [...]




Penélope Cruz Joins Woody Allen’s Next Film

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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Academy Award-winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) revealed that she is set to reprise her successful partnership with writer-director Woody Allen in a new Rome-set film. Cruz said: “I know [what I'm doing next], but the thing is that I have to ask the director what I can [...]




Eric Bana & More Join By Virtue Fall

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Eric Bana (Star Trek), James Spader (Secretary), Ryan Phillippe (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Carla Gugino (Faster) have all signed on to star in By Virtue Fall. Writer Sheldon Turner, who received an Academy Award nomination for Jason Reitman’s acclaimed comedy-drama Up in the Air, will make his directorial debut with the buddy drama. By Virtue Fall centers on two [...]




Hailee Steinfeld Attached to Sleeping Beauty Spec

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Academy Award-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) is attached to Sleeping Beauty. Penned by Lindsay Devlin, the revisionist spec is being shopped around to various studios as we speak. Sleeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale which involves a beautiful princess, enchantment and a handsome prince. Devlin’s version will be told from Sleeping Beauty’s point-of-view as she enters the [...]




Sienna Miller to Play a Housewife in Just Like a Woman

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Sienna Miller (The Edge of Love) has signed on to star as a Chicago housewife in indie-drama Just Like a Woman. Rachid Bouchareb, whose latest film Outside the Law received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, is attached to direct. Just Like a Woman centers on a Chicago housewife who absconds with her belly-dancing teacher to [...]




The 2011 Academy Awards – The Winners Roundup

Last night, Jon and I stayed up till the wee small hours of Monday morning to bring the 83rd Academy Awards to you live as it happened. You can see the fruits of Jon’s labour right here as he provided a commentary while I was on Twitter conversing with anyone else who happened to be [...]




The 2011 Oscars – Winners Updated Live

It’s Oscar time as the 83rd Academy Awards are about to start in Los Angeles and though the whispers on the wind blowing through Hollywood are telling us that these are the most easily predicted Oscars in years I’m still holding out for one or two surprises. Our man Ian Gilchrist offered his views on [...]




Animal Kingdom Review

Marking the directorial debut of writer-director David Michôd, Animal Kingdom is a classic crime drama, showcasing extraordinary acting, inspiring directing and the best of Australian cinema. The film centres on 17-year-old Joshua (James Frecheville) as he is thrown into the deep end when forced to move in with his grandmother, Janine ‘Smurf’ Cody (Jacki Weaver), and [...]




HeyUGuys A-Z of Cinema (K-O)

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Here at HeyUGuys, we aim to provide you with an all-encompassing look into the world of film. Whether you’re a fully-fledged cineaste, or just possess a casual interest, there’s something for anyone with our alternative A-Z of cinema, which starts today and runs through the week. If you’ve ever wondered just what it is an [...]




Poster For Sony Pictures Classics’ In A Better World

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Sony Pictures Classics have debuted the first domestic poster for Academy Award nominee In A Better World. Directed by Susanne Bier, In A Better World stars Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Kim Bodnia and Wil Johnson. Synopsis: The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but [...]