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Sadly, this information wasn't smuggled out of a secret database. But it turns out Julian Assange, lord of leaks, is having his life turned into a motion picture - hopefully, at least. Julian Assange is probably one of the United States of America's top ten most hated figures, right now. After leaking...

Sam Holland's directorial debut, Zebra Crossing, is a fast-paced, hard-hitting movie that grabs the audience from the beginning. It gives an unflinching portrait of the stark choices, that are many shades of grey, faced by a group of lads as they make the journey from youth to adulthood. The Film Review caught up...

Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan. Darren Aronofsky has built a reputation as a cinematic genius, but how much do you know about the unique director? It's hard to explain what Darren Aronofsky brings to the films he takes to the big screen. For someone to have successfully...

There's nothing like a film based on a true story is there? They're even better when they include fighting for justice in some way or another. So, we're pretty excited about the release of Conviction, this Friday. Based on a remarkable true story, Conviction tells the story of the unemployed single mother Betty...

2011 looks like it's going to be an astonishingly diverse array of high-quality cinema. But which movies are worth the price of admission? Don't worry, the average brain-numbing stuff's still there, but with the year kicking off thanks to the Oscar-tipped The King's Speech, we thought we'd offer our 11 choices...

As the year comes to a close, we look back at the year in films. There have been some amazing films (Black Swan) and then some really terrible ones (Skyline). One thing is for sure, it has been a great year for Brit actors such as Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth. We've picked our favourite films of 2010. Let us...

It's the Christmas season, which is pretty much everyone's favourite time of year, right? Apart from the token scrooges out there. And what is Christmas about? Lots of food, presents and family, oh and JC. But most of all, well not most, but a bit, it's about watching a good old' Christmas movie. We pick our top...

The Dutch director Jean van der Velde's latest film, The Silent Army, is an exciting story of a man's desperate hunt for his son's kidnapped best friend. It is also a powerful exploration of the phenomenon of child soldiers in East Africa, where children are often forced to fight in brutal conflicts At The...

This Friday sees the release of Somewhere, the fifth film to come from film-maker Sofia Coppola - so here's The Lowdown on everything you need to know about this award-winning director. Sofia Coppola was flung into the public eye at an early age as the daughter of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, who...

Nicole Grimaudo is beautiful. Not just like most Italian women are, but she glows in a movie star sort of way. When I meet her she is wearing simple clothes and is almost make up free. She is warm and eager to open about her latest film Loose Cannons, which opens in the UK this month. Nicole looks relaxed...