Film Council axemen could murder an industry

Death by cuts … the UK Film Council backed films such as Gosford Park It was nothing short of a hammer blow. This morning, word came through of John Woodward’s email to UK Film Council staff informing them that the government was planning to shut them down. Then the Department for... 

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Hopper mad: Blue Velvet screening pays tribute to Dennis

‘He was never a good boy, was he?’ … Future Cinema’s Blue Velvet, a tribute to Dennis Hopper Photograph: Mike Massaro – www.mikemike.co.uk “The fuck you looking at?” Frank Booth snarls as he walks past my table at the Slow Club, yanking Dorothy Vallens... 

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The new wave of child stars

Twelve-year-old Chloe Moretz in the horror remake Let Me In In the last few weeks you can’t have failed to be aware of Will Smith’s pint-sized 12-year-old son Jaden; he’s been unleashed at film premieres from Beijing to Berlin. Sometimes he’s even worn a little Michael... 

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‘Ice Road Trucker’ Lisa Kelly Turns Heat Up on Show

Remember this shot — because the chances of seeing “Ice Road Truckers” star Lisa Kelly glamming it up again are as remote as the frozen Canadian roads she navigates on History Channel’s popular series. “That was fun, but it was very cold out,” Kelly says of her photo shoot, which leads to the... 

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Report: Mel Gibson Planning Move to Australia With Ex-Wife

Actor Mel Gibson poses during a photocall for the film “Edge of Darkness” by director Martin Campbell in Paris, in this February 4, 2010 file photo (Reuters). Disgraced Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is planning a move to Australia with his soon-to-be ex-wife, the Daily Telegraph reported Sunday. Gibson,... 

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