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If you’re looking for a film to watch this autumn, you can’t miss out on this 1997 classic. The film has stood the test of time as one of the best, with fans hailing it a “masterpiece”.Featured on a top 50 list, this film is one that has impressed its viewers - on Rotten Tomatoes, it has gained an impressive score of 81%. Life is Beautiful follows the story of an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son who become victims of the Holocaust. The waiter uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.One person on IMDb said: “I have never in my life seen a movie that so truly symbolises its name and its message.“Roberto Benigni - 'The Italian Treasure House' has probably given his viewers his best.“The story, the performances, the en...

Wicked: For Good has a running time of 2 hours and 17 minutes, considerably longer than the stage musical. Whilst based on the Broadway production, the film includes additional content for audiences, featuring new musical numbers, a wedding ceremony and flashback scenes.This represents a shorter duration than the first instalment, which clocked in at 2 hours and 40 minutes.Despite sharing similarities and differences with the source material, audiences will encounter an unexpected final revelation.Drawing significant parallels with The Wizard of Oz, Wicked For Good concludes with Elphaba discovering love with Fiyero as they both escape Oz, whilst Glinda remains convinced they have perished.As she departs, Elphaba declares: "I wish Glinda could know we're alive, but she can't. No one can...

Despite being announced in 2018, this Donald Trump biopic was not released until last year, and somehow it feels as if it flew under the radar for us Brits.The Apprentice is an independent biographical drama film starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump.Directed by Ali Abbasi, written by Gabriel Sherman, the film also stars Jeremy Strong as attorney Roy Cohn, Martin Donovan as Trump's father Fred, and Maria Bakalova as Trump's first wife, Ivana.It premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024. Impressing the critics, it sparked an eight-minute standing ovation; however, the film struggled to find American distribution due to its subject matter and an attempt by Trump's legal team to block its release. Briarcliff eventually bought the rights and theatrically released it in late 2024....

A French film hailed as 'masterful' and 'convincing' is captivating audiences, and it's set to air on the BBC tonight.All Your Faces is a gripping French drama centred around a restorative justice programme where victims of violent crime engage in supported dialogues with their perpetrators to heal from trauma.Clocking in at nearly two hours, the film intertwines two narratives. It focuses on one group of victims - Grégoire, Nawelle, and Sabine - who confront their offenders Nassim, Issa, and Thomas in a group session, and another case where Chloé, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, braces herself to face her abuser in a one-on-one meeting.The film delves into the complex emotions involved in the process and the potential for empathy and healing that can arise from these encounters, wi...

An "outstanding" period drama starring Carey Mulligan is hailed by fans for its "superb" performances. The Dig (2021) is based on John Preston's historical novel of the same name and reimagines events surrounding the real-life 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, where a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon artefacts was discovered.Mulligan plays Edith Pretty a wealthy widow and landowner who hires amateur archeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) towards curious mounds on her land. Pretty and Brown's central role in the remarkable discovery are true to life, though considerable creative liberties were taken to enhance the drama of the dig.One person took to IMDb to say while the film is a "slow burner" it's a "masterpiece" with a "magnificent" cast.Another wrote: "There is a lot I can say...

Jonathan Pienaar, 62, has tragically died ahead of his upcoming projects being released. The South African actor is perhaps best known for starring alongside Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio in 2006’s Blood Diamond. The star passed away in his sleep on the morning of November 10 at his home in Johannesburg, according to the South African news outlet, News 24.His ex-wife, Rosana Maya, confirmed the heartbreaking news and said they were "recently divorced". Rosana said his death was due to heart failure and explained he had previously suffered a heart attack and his health had been deteriorating.She told News 24: “I had a nurse here looking after him, and she said that she went in to see him and he said, ‘Where am I?’ and fell asleep again. When the nurse went to give him his medication, he...

Action film enthusiasts are set for a real treat with a movie that's been praised as being on par with the John Wick series airing on television tonight.Boasting the tagline "never underestimate a nobody", this 2021 thriller features Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov and Gladiator's Connie Nielsen.Nobody was helmed by director Ilya Naishuller, penned by Derek Kolstad, and produced by Odenkirk himself.According to IMDB, the storyline is straightforward: "A docile family man slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled by two petty thieves, which, coincidentally, leads him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss."Nobody showcases thrilling action sequences with Odenkirk performing the majority of his own stunts as the protagonist following two years of intensive phys...

Where's the Toy Story cast now? (Image: Walt Disney Pictures)November 22, marks three decades since the release of a film that transformed childhoods worldwide by bringing to life every kid's dream - talking toys.In November 1995, an animated film named Toy Story graced cinema screens, forever altering the animation genre and impacting countless children's lives. Moreover, Toy Story propelled Pixar, a California-based animation studio, into unprecedented fame that most businesses can only aspire to. With the release of Toy Story, the course of animation as we know it was permanently changed.Since then, Toy Story has not only become one of Pixar's most successful franchises, but it has also established itself as a cornerstone of many childhoods with four films in the series and a fifth i...

What if we told you — it’s been 30 glorious years since Toy Story first released in theatres across the world and changed the lives of children forever.That’s right, it’s time to pick your jaws up off the floor because everyone’s beloved childhood comfort watch turns 30 today, November 22.Getting the elusive 100 per cent score on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Toy Story (1995) was the film which confirmed what every child knew all along — of course our toys could talk.With a star-studded cast voicing the film’s iconic characters, the John Lasseter directorial defined a generation (and its toys) as it reassured kids around the world that their most obvious suspicion was true.Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks voiced the character of Woody the lovable pullstring cowboy toy, ...

A film widely considered one of the greatest Australian films ever made continues to stun new audiences more than 40 years after its release. Gallipoli, Peter Weir's acclaimed First World War drama starring a young Mel Gibson and Mark Lee, holds an impressive 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and many critics still hail it as a 'masterpiece' of anti-war cinema. Set in 1915, Gallipoli follows two talented young sprinters from Western Australia, the idealistic Archy Hamilton and the more cynical Frank Dunne who join the Australian Imperial Force with dreams of duty, adventure and proving themselves.What begins as a light, almost sporting tale gradually shifts into a sobering account of innocence lost as the men are swept into the brutal reality of the Gallipoli campaign. Rather than relying o...