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Animal actors have been in the press a lot recently. Martin Scorsese started a campaign to get the giant doberman Blackie, who stars in his movie Hugo, a Golden Collar nomination. Meanwhile Uggie, the scene-stealing dog from The Artist is not allowed to attend the Oscars due to the Academy not allowing animals at...

Last Sunday Martin Scorsese was awarded the BAFTA fellowship. He opened his acceptance speech by saying that "British cinema is something that was formative for me". It was films from the UK, alongside American and Italian movies, that moved and influenced the great director when he was growing up. But how could...

E.T., Super 8 and Hugo all show just how courageous and brave children can be, fighting for what they believe in, taking risks and creating their very own adventure. One of the most captivating and wonderful aspects of films that feature a young person going on a quest is their expression of pluck and...

Forget the flowers and save yourself the calories from heart-shaped chocolates, because Valentine's Day only leaves couples feeling penniless after splashing out on tacky gifts and single people reminded of their bad luck in love. So for everyone out there who's against the blatant commercialism of the festival,...

The first poster has been released for the lengthily-titled Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - but how much does this really reveal about this upcoming sci-fi comedy drama? TFR take a closer...

We first saw Drew Barrymore as an adorable little girl in E.T back in the Eighties. Despite her ups and downs in her personal life, she has grown into an actress with staying power, and starred in some great blockbuster movies. Barrymore has even dabbled behind the scenes, directing a number of popular films...

The Artist star Jean Dujardin has been at the centre of controversy in France this week after a promotional poster for his new film has been criticised as being far too risqué. Not only that, but many people have also been questioning whether or not this will damage his chances of winning an Oscar for...

Sometimes, you've got to wonder what they're smoking in Hollywood. Trashy action films and endless period dramas mean lots of revenue and Academy Awards, but the diamonds in the rough, so lauded by the web, go ignored. Why should it be this way? I love indie cinema. I say this unabashed, because I believe that...

With so many huge egos forced to share the red carpet, it is perhaps unsurprising that clashes of character frequently take place in Hollywood. Bill Murray famously fell out with Lucy Liu on the set of Charlie's Angels, Megan Fox got herself fired after likening Transformers director, Michael Bay, to Hitler, and...

Digital content streaming via the web seems to be the next big thing in terms of watching a film or two at home. But will it stand the test of time, and is it an adequate replacement for DVD? Streaming films is one of the best things that ever happened to my evening's cinematic entertainment. Being able to...