Ben Dalton
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News‘Frozen II’ tops UK box office for third weekend with £4.4m
‘Knives Out’, ‘Last Christmas’ held well.
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Screen Star of Tomorrow among second round of 2019 John Brabourne awardees (exclusive)
The 12 recipients include UK writers, directors and producers.
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UK box office preview: ‘Honey Boy’, ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ headline quiet week
‘Frozen II’ will look for a third session at number one.
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Jonathan Pryce on playing Pope Francis in ‘The Two Popes’: “He’s a flawed character"
Pryce plays opposite Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict in Fernando Meirelles’ Netflix drama.
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BFI Distribution takes UK & Ireland on Mark Cousins doc ‘Women Make Film’ (exclusive)
The 14-hour documentary had its world premiere at Toronto 2019.
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‘Frozen II’ tops UK box office again as ‘Knives Out’ opens second, ‘Blue Story’ holds well
‘Charlie’s Angels’ matched its US performance with a disappointing start.
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Judi Dench honoured for outstanding contribution to UK film at Screen Awards
The actress recalled being told she wouldn’t work in film early in her career.
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UK box office preview: can ‘Knives Out’, ‘Charlie’s Angels’ handle ‘Blue Story’ bounce?
The Paramount film has received widespread publicity this week.
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Production underway on ‘People Just Do Nothing’ film; first look image revealed
The film is called ‘People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan’.
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Vue reinstates Rapman’s ‘Blue Story’ following “ongoing review of security”
The chain is putting “additional security arrangements” in cinemas.
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Vue chief explains ‘Blue Story’ decision: “it attracted a very young audience”
CEO Tim Richards: Decision is a “catalyst for a much-needed national conversation”.
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Rapman blasts Vue’s ‘Blue Story’ response in new interview
The UK writer-director gave an interview on BBC Breakfast.
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Andrea Riseborough to star in first film from latest iFeatures slate ‘Here Before’
The film is writer-director Stacey Gregg’s feature debut.
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UK’s Independent Cinema Office launches third Women’s Leadership programme (exclusive)
Speakers, mentors include Creative England’s Caroline Norbury, the British Council’s Briony Hanson.
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‘Frozen II’ breaks records at UK box office as ‘Blue Story’ excels with £1.3m
Vue and Showcase removed ‘Blue Story’ from their UK venues this weekend.
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Showcase follows Vue in pulling Rapman’s ‘Blue Story’; Paramount, BBC Films respond amid online backlash
Showcase became the second chain to remove the film on Sunday.
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Vue pulls Rapman’s ‘Blue Story’ from all its UK and Ireland sites after violence at Birmingham cinema
“Safety and welfare of our customers and staff is always our first priority” said Vue.
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UK box office preview: ‘Frozen II’ aims for animation record
Further new openers include ‘Harriet’, ‘Blue Story’, ‘Greener Grass’.
