Category Archives: News

Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading

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A Trip to the Moon – Georges Méliès’s 1902 sci-fi classic showing in original colour version

With Martin Scorsese’s enchanting children’s film Hugo currently reminding audiences of the treasured legacy of French film pioneer Georges Méliès, it’s a delight to see that London’s Ciné Lumiere is showing his hugely inventive 1902 special-effects classic A Trip to … Continue reading

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Remembering Ken Russell – Cinema’s oldest enfant terrible

Ken Russell was 62 when I interviewed him some 20-odd years ago but people were still calling him an ‘enfant terrible’, a label the director took as a compliment. ‘I quite like being called an enfant terrible,’ he told me. … Continue reading

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London Film Festival Awards… and some alternatives

The 55th London Film Festival reaches its climax tonight with the gala screening of Terence Davies’ screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea. Last night, however, was the festival’s occasion to hand out its gongs. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke … Continue reading

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A midnight feast for silent movie fans…

As we’ve said before and now we’ll say again, we’re big fans here at Movie Talk of silent movie soundtrack specialists Minima. The four-piece band have a treat in store for punters at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing the live … Continue reading

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Turn your first Disney memory into money for charity!

Our friends over at Disney Junior are asking people to share their first Disney memory on Disney Junior’s Facebook page . When they’ve collected a million memories, they will donate £1 million to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, so … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | David Tennant sharpens his stake for Film4 FrightFest 2011 as Fright Night gets its UK premiere on 27 August

Killer Santas, carrot-wielding maniacs, a werewolf musical and David Tennant as a vampire hunter – it can only be Film4 FrightFest, the UK’s premiere event for horror fans, which returns to the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square from Thursday … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Film Festival opens in upheaval

Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle are kicking off the 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival with their Irish crime caper The Guard. But this once world renowned showcase for indie filmmakers appears to be in dire need of a real-life guardian … Continue reading

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Harry Potter’s Royal Connection – A Movie Talk Exclusive!

Just when you thought there couldn’t be anything more to say about media darlings and Royal newlyweds-to-be Wills and Kate, Movie Talk has got wind of an unbelievable exclusive connecting them with the movie event of the year, namely the … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Arrow Academy brings repertory World Cinema home

Arrow Academy is the new label from Arrow Films that aims to bring the best of repertory World Cinema into your own home. Each release will be a new high definition transfer of the film from a new restoration of … Continue reading

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