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Polina wants to dance. But her creativity is hard to reconcile with the formality of classical ballet training at the Bolshoi. She needs to find her own voice. No matter how difficult that may be. Polina is in cinemas from 21 December.

Whilst leads perennially hog the limelight, it’s supporting actors who are often likely to steal the show. Hollywood is hardly meritocratic. The ‘A’ List has as much to do with looks as it does talent or ability. Today, with the resurgence of TV and the advent of streaming, bit players like Walton Goggins, Michael Stuhlbarg, …

Making a film can be dangerous undertaking. Sets are fraught with peril. One wrong move can literally bring everything crashing down around you. Then there are the pyrotechnics, fight scenes, car chases etc etc. The list goes on and on. It’s a health and safety nightmare. However, despite the best laid it’s impossible to account …

Cinema has blessed the world with several great prison dramas. Indeed, The Shawshank Redemption regularly features at the top of ‘greatest films’ lists. Then there’s Cool Hand Luke, The Grand Illusion, Escape from Alcatraz, The Rock, The Great Escape and many, many more. As well as the former Christmas favourite, Steve McQueen also starred behind …

It’s extraordinary to think that professional wrestling has become such a popular access point into the world of Hollywood (and even more strangely, politics!). Then again, you could argue it’s as much about entertainment as sport. When it comes to making that transition, no one has been more successful than Dwayne Johnson/The Rock. However, both …

As demonstrated so successfully in the Scream franchise, one of the most popular motifs in modern genre cinema is that of the mystery caller. Especially when your protagonist is a babysitter. Inspired by an urban legend which was doing the rounds during the ‘60s, Fred Walton made a short film, The Sitter, in 1977. A …

Lizzie is a compelling psychodrama based on the infamous 1892 axe murder of the Borden family in Fall River, Massachusetts. The film explores Lizzie Borden’s life, focusing on the period leading up to the murders and their immediate aftermath – and reveals many layers of the strange, fragile woman who stood accused of the brutal …

2018 has been a great year for first-time film-makers. Some of the best cinema created around the world has been produced by directors making their feature debuts. Whether those film are huge smashes such as Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born or Ari Aster’s Hereditary or surprise successes like Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You …

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is in cinemas from 12 December.

The 1980s was a remarkable decade in many ways. It was arguably the last great decade for cinema and one of the most interesting musically. Then there’s there was the fashion….Whilst it was an era characterised by vibrant colours and youthful exuberance it also remained a profoundly conservative time for most of America. Given the …