BAFTA reveals EE Rising Star Award nominees
Today, the five nominees for the renowned EE Rising Star Award, now in its 16th year, were announced as part of a virtual event livestreamed from the elegant setting of The Savoy, London.
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George Mackay
True History of the Kelly Gang (18) | Close-Up Film Review
The film describes itself as being inspired by Peter Carey’s Booker prize winning novel and admits in an opening statement that this is not the true history of the Kelly gang.
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1917 (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Lance corporals Blake and Schofield are sent on a vital mission to the front line, where the British troops, believing that the Germans have retreated, are about to embark on a big push.
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Want to see more of 1917 – Then watch the IMAX version
Sam Mendes has crafted a film which, in this tale of two young British soldiers racing across enemy territory, sweeps across huge areas of devastated land, dead horses, deserted farmhouses and decomposing bodies. To show this the use of IMAX is almost essential in getting literally the whole picture.
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Where Hands Touch (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
Film maker Amma Asante has made a bit of a speciality out of finding little known facts about black history and turning them into films.
Read moreCaptain Fantastic (15) | Close-Up Film Review
I didn’t expect this at all! Believing I was going to a family film, I thought I would see a gushing, sentimental, father alone bringing up his children movie.
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Bypass (18) Close-Up Film Review
What is going on at 16 Greenwood Avenue? This is the focus of Duane Hopkins’ follow-up to his 2008 debut
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