All Features articles – Page 8
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
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FeaturesWhich films are in contention for Bafta’s new children’s and family film award?
‘Paddington In Peru’, ’Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, ‘White Bird’ all in the running.
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Features‘Paddington In Peru’ producer Rosie Alison on her 20-year journey with the ursine franchise
Alison has been on the Paddington train from the very beginning and is lead producer on the third film.
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FeaturesHow simplifying the new emotions unlocked ‘Inside Out 2’
Initial emotional concepts for the film included Schadenfreude, Surprise and Shame.
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FeaturesWhat are the animation contenders at this year’s Oscars and Baftas?
Studio sequels such as ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Moana 2’ go up against indies like ’Memoir Of A Snail’ and ‘Flow’.
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FeaturesHow Adrien Brody almost wasn’t cast in ‘The Brutalist’
Adrien Brody won the Oscar for his intense role in The Pianist. Can he repeat the trick with Brady Corbet’s ambitious US epic The Brutalist?
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2024
Titles include ‘Io Capitano’, ‘Copa 71’ and ‘Kneecap’.
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FeaturesHow the ‘We Live In Time’ team got an original British romance into cinemas
Directed by John Crowley, We Live In Time presents a love story where time is in short supply
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Features“I was covered head to toe in bruises”: Mikey Madison on digging deep for Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’
Sean Baker wrote the role of the gutsy exotic dancer at the heart of his Palme d’Or winner for the actress.
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FeaturesRussian star Yura Borisov on becoming the ‘Anora’ henchman and stepping into Hollywood
In Sean Baker’s Anora, henchman Igor steals up quietly on the film, revealing his hidden layers. Actor Yura Borisov talks about exploring the character’s soul.
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FeaturesInto the shadows: creating the deep, dark look of ‘Nosferatu’
Reuniting with filmmaker Robert Eggers, director of photography Jarin Blaschke puts a distinctive visual stamp on Nosferatu.
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FeaturesWhat are the tentpole film releases of 2025 in the UK?
Screen spotlights a selection of releases that aim to drive UK cinemagoing in 2025.
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Features‘The Thing With Feathers’, ‘Pillion’ among key 2024 BFI production awards
Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut and ‘Retreat’, a thriller with a predominantly deaf cast, are also on the list.
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FeaturesScreen critics’ top documentaries of 2024
Five of Screen’s expert critics select their favourite documentaries from 2024.
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FeaturesScreen’s guide to the 2025 documentary Oscar shortlist
10 of the 15 shortlisted films launched at Sundance.
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Features“It has caught people in the heart”: Cynthia Erivo on flying high as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’
The London-born actress follows her rules of attraction when picking out roles – like Elphaba, who captivated her in the ’Wicked’ stage production more than a decade ago: “I saw myself.”
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FeaturesHow Weta FX turned Robbie Williams into an ape for pop-star biopic ‘Better Man’
“A lot of the technology we developed for ’Planet Of The Apes’, for ’Avatar’, was employed on this.”
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FeaturesDemi Moore on her jaw-dropping role in ‘The Substance’
Fortune favours the bold – and that’s certainly the case for Demi Moore, who is winning new fans with provocative body horror The Substance.
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FeaturesTeam Screen’s top films of 2024
Screen’s editorial team has selected their top five year films of the year plus their favourite scene.
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FeaturesWhy Steve McQueen’s Second World War drama ‘Blitz’ is so relevant today
Second World War drama Blitz sees a biracial child encountering diverse communities in a bombed-out city.