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Oscars 2012 - predictions

Some of The List's film critics give their predictions on who'll win what at the Oscars

25 Jan 2012

Best Picture. The Artist; simplicity is the reason that is soars above the other Oscar bait. The Artist probably will win, as it has won pretty much everything else going. It deserves it - when was the last time a film came along that made everyone fall…

Best of 2011: Films

Best films of 2011, including Drive, Neds, A Separation, Black Swan and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

14 Dec 2011

Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy Starring a firmament of male British character actors, this taut, sparse and moody le Carré adaptation, directed by Swede Tomas ‘Let The Right One In’ Alfredson, is an incredibly stylish orange-tinged 70s package (yet not a…

New Fever Ray music to feature in upcoming Red Riding Hood film

New movie from Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke opens March 2011

19 Nov 2010

Fever Ray has contributed new material to Red Riding Hood, the upcoming film from Twilight director Cetherine Hardwicke. The dark, gothic reworking of the traditional tale of Red Riding Hood stars Amanda Seyfried in the title role and Shiloh…

Book of Eli

6 Jan 2010

(tbc) tbcmin Man has destroyed the earth and all that is left is a ravaged post apocalypse landscape. Loner Denzel Washington wanders through Mad Max style communities with just one aim – to protect the sacred tome that could hold the key to the…

Leon: The Director's Cut

4 Nov 2009

(15) 133min (Optimum DVD retail) Luc Besson adds 24 minutes of material removed from the original release for this re-release of his commercially successful 1995 film about hired assassin Leon’s initially reluctant and finally euphoric relationship…

The Firm

3 Sep 2009

(18) 90min Writer-director Nick Love has taken a big gamble in remaking Alan Clarke’s 1989 television drama The Firm, which is widely considered to be the toughest and most insightful screen depiction of football hooligans. Wisely Love hasn’t tried…

Four-time husband Gary Oldman

Celebrity Gossip

6 Jan 2009

Gary Oldman has married for the fourth time. The 50-year-old actor tied the knot with musician girlfriend Alexandra Edenborough - who is 19 years his junior - at a secret ceremony in California on New Year's Eve (31.12.08). Gary's agent Douglas…

The Dark Knight

31 Jul 2008

SUPERHERO/THRILLER (12A) 152min British filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s revamp of the superhero franchise reaches its apotheosis with this sequel to Batman Begins, a well-imagined, perfectly executed film that combines blockbuster spectacle with indie…

Gary Oldman's tongue rehab

Celebrity Gossip

18 Jul 2008

Gary Oldman entered rehab because his tongue turned green. The 'Dark Knight' star - who was treated for alcoholism at the Marworth treatment facility in Pennsylvania in 1993 - admits it was only the change in his appearance that eventually forced him…

Gary Oldman's Bond ambition

Celebrity Gossip

14 Jul 2008

Gary Oldman wants to star in a James Bond spin-off. The 50-year-old actor - who can soon be seen in new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight' - would love to see a film based entirely on 007's gadget expert friend Q. Oldman said: "I wouldn't want to be a…

Interstate 60

3 Jul 2008

ROAD MOVIE (15) 111min (Scanbox DVD retail) Subtitled ‘Episodes of the Road’, this plays more like an edited version of a primetime US television comedy aimed at teenagers. Written and directed by Bob Gale, comic book writer and regular Robert…