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BFI London Film Festival’s 2020 format announced: virtual premieres, regional cinema screenings – and you, the jury

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This year it’s all about Virtual LFF and LFF In Cinemas. And as a one-off for this edition, audiences will take the place of the Festival’s official jury. The full line-up will be announced online on 8 September – the festival runs rom 7 to 18 October. The first ever edition of the Festival to… BFI London Film Festival’s 2020 format announced: virtual premieres, regional cinema screenings – and you, the jury Read More

SCOOB! and Finding The Way Back get joint PVOD UK release date

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*** My SCOOB! review is now live *** The animated origins story for Scooby Doo himself, and Ben Affleck’s basketball drama, will be available to rent on PVOD on 10 July. (That’s premium video on demand.) Anyone renting the films from participating digital retailers will get 48 hours to watch. The essential movie for any… SCOOB! and Finding The Way Back get joint PVOD UK release date Read More

Cineworld / Picturehouse put back their opening dates

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UK cinema chain Cineworld have announced that they, and Picturehouse, which they own, will now reopen on 31 July. Previously they were aiming for 10 July. Read Cineworld’s latest update here, and Picturehouse’s latest statement here, with information on what both providers have planned for customers going forward. Cinemas in England can open from 4… Cineworld / Picturehouse put back their opening dates Read More

Competitions! Mind-bending dogs and time-bending black holes

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We may be gradually emerging from Lockdown, but with cinemas still shut there are only so many dog walks one can do to stave off the boredom and work off the banana bread. So why not try to win yourself a movie? It’s really easy to enter (see below) – at the moment you could… Competitions! Mind-bending dogs and time-bending black holes Read More

Put down that Lockdown compost! There’s a new release date for The Secret Garden

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The latest iteration of the US poster now has an on-demand release date of 7 August. Pre Covid-19, The Secret Garden was originally set for UK/US releases on 10/17 April (remember April? Me neither. I think we may have skipped it). The Secret Garden tells the story of prickly 10 year old orphan Mary Lennox (Dixie… Put down that Lockdown compost! There’s a new release date for The Secret Garden Read More

Picturehouse Cinemas re-opening on 10 July with… Proxima

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As a title it hardly screams social distancing so make sure you follow all Picturehouse’s new rules when you get there. Or, you know, make your own tougher arrangements. I’m kidding, I’m saving the full-length body condom for TENET. You can find out more about the measures Picturehouse are putting in place here and read… Picturehouse Cinemas re-opening on 10 July with… Proxima Read More

Next year’s BAFTAs and Oscars move to April

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BAFTA and the Oscars move their awards ceremonies for 2021. The Oscars are moving from 28 February 2021 to 25 April 2021. Find out more, including key dates for the 2020/21 Oscar season, on Oscars.org. Along with its own ceremony date change, BAFTA has announced that it’s changing its film eligibility rules for next year… Next year’s BAFTAs and Oscars move to April Read More

About time: Tenet moves back and Bill & Ted comes forward with new release dates

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Yes, the film that was meant to save the cinema experience AND the film that was meant to save the universe have moved. Tenet has had its theatrical release pushed back two weeks from 17 July to 31 July 2020, and Bill & Ted Face The Music has come forward a week from 21 to… About time: Tenet moves back and Bill & Ted comes forward with new release dates Read More

Fantasia’s upcoming virtual festival announces first wave of programming – Neil Marshall’s The Reckoning to open

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Marshall opened the festival in 2005 with The Descent and is only the second person to do this twice (the second is Takashi Miike). The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 24th edition as a virtual event accessible to movie lovers across Canada, with a wild assortment of scheduled screenings, panels, and workshops… Fantasia’s upcoming virtual festival announces first wave of programming – Neil Marshall’s The Reckoning to open Read More

Cannes Film Festival Official Selection unveiled

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Thierry Frémaux, the Festival’s General Delegate, unveiled the 2020’s Official Selection last Wednesday, comprising fifty-six films – they can go into other festivals and cinema runs bearing the Cannes logo. Watch the announcement conversation here (in French with an English language voiceover translation). And it is more of a conversation than a traditional announcement: Here’s… Cannes Film Festival Official Selection unveiled Read More

Bill & Ted give San Dimas High School’s Class of 2020 the best lockdown graduation

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Whoa! Bill S. Preston Esq and Ted “Theodore” Logan themselves, Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, have made the virtual graduation of this year’s San Dimas High School students extra special with a lockdown video message. Bill and Ted, of course, went to San Dimas High School themselves. You can watch it below on the San… Bill & Ted give San Dimas High School’s Class of 2020 the best lockdown graduation Read More

Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection 2020 reveal date, er, revealed

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The line-up for the 73rd edition of the Festival de Cannes will be announced by Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the Festival’s General Delegate, live on Canal + on Wednesday 3 June at 6pm, as well as on the Festival’s website and across its social media. As every year,… Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection 2020 reveal date, er, revealed Read More