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Musicals are kind of like marmite: you either love them or hate them. Director Damien Chazelle most definitely belongs in the former category. Now, with the release of La La Land, he has managed to channel that infatuation into a truly unique film. Mia (Emma Stone), a struggling actress...

Imagine this: an uplifting soundtrack, stunning cinematography, perfectly choreographed dance sequences and some of the best cast and crew members all rolled into one. The new trailer for La La Land promises all of that – and more. Damien Chazelle has already proved that he’s an extraordinary storyteller: 2014’s...

Let’s wave goodbye to 2015! Good times, bad times we’ve had them all – but you know what they say, as one door closes, another one opens. Over the coming month we’ll be bringing you a snapshot of everything 2016 has to offer – the good, the bad and the ugly. Hold...

Image credit: ‘Cliff’ via Flickr In the wake of last week’s Oscars, Alex takes a look at the big winner and its closest competitor; what made them both worthy, whether they will last, and the big question – which one deserved the little golden men the most? So Birdman...

We all waited with bated breath for the red carpet arrivals at the most prestigious night in Hollywood: the Oscars. As we’ve seen in previous years, what you wear to the Oscars can make or break you in the fashion world too; a year later and we’re still obsessing over...

Birdman is a film like no other. It’s the type of experience that will have you leaving the cinema dissecting and discussing what it was about, and wondering how such a technical feat was achieved. It’s a triumph that everyone, from the sublime ensemble cast to the miracle-working cinematographer Emmanuel...

SPOILER WARNING: Main Plot Points Revealed. Wei Ling Soo is a world-famous magician and master illusionist, with every trick in the book at his disposal. Out of costume he is the arrogant, self-important and petulant Stanley Crawford (Colin Firth), an inherent pessimist whose treatment of and attitude towards his...