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Movie review: 'Empire of Light' an ode to the movies that fails to captivate

In “Empire of Light,” Sam Mendes casts a nostalgic eye toward the movies. Like several other auteurs this winter season, Mendes has crafted what could be considered a “love letter to cinema” (see also: Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon”), but “Empire of Light” is less of a mash…

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‘People told us what a consolation it was’ – Toby Jones on the return of Detectorists

As he and Mackenzie Crook revive their beloved treasure hunters for a Christmas special, the actor reveals how their pairing began, what his four new projects are – and why there’s no such thing as a small role

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: How to die on screen, according to the stars of Halloween to Stranger Things

In this week’s newsletter: Actor Michael Nathanson hears from his peers on what happens when your character meets their end in Playing Dead. Plus: five podcasts adapted for TV

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Foyle Film Festival: Winners of Light in Motion Competition Awards announced

Here are the full list of winners from Sunday night's awards in Derry

Belfast Live

Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss to play Richard Burton and John Gielgud in new play

Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue is about the famous 1964 production of Hamlet and will open at the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council England funding cuts: London’s institutions fight back after the big betrayal

The rug has been pulled out from many of the capital’s arts organisations, but they’re not going to take it lying down

Evening Standard

Sam Mendes says Arts Council England funding reduction decision ‘short-sighted’

The proposed plans include new investment to 276 institutions who join the programme.

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How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking

"Armageddon Time," written and directed by James Gray, is one of a number of films this season drawn from the filmmakers' own personal experience: Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Sam Mendes' "Empire of Light," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," Elegance Bratton's "The Inspection."

Los Angeles Times

Every James Bond film ranked from best to worst as the iconic franchise turns 60

As we wait to discover who will be the next actor to take on the role of James Bond, film critic and Bond fan Kelechi Ehenulo ranks all the previous offerings from the iconic franchise from best to worst

Daily Mirror

London film festival 2022: Peter Bradshaw’s top 12 picks

A new Sam Mendes drama, Noah Baumbach adapts Don DeLillo and an amazing debut by Charlotte Wells: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees

The Guardian - UK

Matilda the Musical kicks off the London film festival as Netflix banks on Roald Dahl

The rights to Dahl’s work has been the streaming service’s most expensive content deal to date, so Matthew Warchus’s new film needs to work its magic

The Guardian - UK

And the Oscars go to... why Steven Spielberg and Cate Blanchett are among the frontrunners for awards in 2023

As awards season starts, our expert reveals what the recent film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto tell us about the front runners for next year’s big film prizes in Los Angeles

Evening Standard

Toronto film festival 2022 roundup – Spielberg, Mendes and a deep, joyous love of cinema

Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes offered paeans to the silver screen, Viola Davis dazzled as a gung-ho warrior and Daniel Craig brought the house down

The Guardian - UK

Here are the breakthrough films that premiered at this year's Toronto Film Festival

The first fully reopened edition of TIFF concludes this weekend. But with a film industry still reeling from box office declines and changing audience habits, the award season remains in flux.

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The Guardian - UK

Life through a lens: Spielberg’s latest leads triple-whammy of movies about movies

It’s the subgenre beloved by insiders but often shunned by audiences. Can new films from Sam Mandes, Damien Chazelle and Steven Spielberg satisfy cinemagoers and awards voters?

Los Angeles Times

From Spielberg to Inarritu: Evaluating the season's many styles of personal filmmaking

TORONTO — There's a terrifically self-reflexive gag in Steven Spielberg's new picture, "The Fabelmans," that is hard to imagine anyone but Steven Spielberg pulling off. This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director's childhood and teenage years, could hardly have…

The Guardian - UK

Sam Mendes: the next James Bond film should be directed by a woman

The director of Skyfall and Spectre addressed a key behind-the-scenes aspect of the Bond franchise

Evening Standard

Empire of Light movie review: you’ll fall for Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Sam Mendes’ ode to cinema

This nostalgic film celebrates the unmatched power of the cinematic experience

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The Independent UK

Skyfall filmmaker Sam Mendes says next James Bond film should be directed by a woman

Oscar-winning filmmaker says it would be ‘wonderful’ to see a woman directing Bond

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Magic of Cinema in Focus as Mendes Celebrates Toronto Festival Comeback

As crowds finally flocked back to the Toronto film festival after two years thwarted by Covid-19, Hollywood's top directors from Sam Mendes to Steven Spielberg put the escapism and collective experience of cinema in the spotlight with their latest films debuting at the event. "American Beauty" and "1917" director Mendes…

The Guardian - UK

Empire of Light review – Olivia Colman shines in Sam Mendes’ darkening hymn to cinema

The ‘love letter to the movies’ genre is revived in this poignant, wonderfully acted drama about love, life and films

Evening Standard

Will Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth host a statue of the Queen?

Plans for the exhibition spot were put on hold following the Queen’s death

Los Angeles Times

The winners and losers of a muted Telluride Film Festival

TELLURIDE, Colo. — The Telluride Film Festival has long cherished its image as an oasis for movie lovers, tucked away in a remote Colorado box canyon, free from the cares of the world.

Los Angeles Times

Cate Blanchett delivers a Telluride 'Tar' de force, but Olivia Colman can't save 'Empire of Light'

TELLURIDE, Colo. — When Cate Blanchett took the stage Saturday evening for her Telluride Film Festival tribute, right after a screening of her astonishing new movie, "Tar," the audience must have enjoyed a bit of a chuckle. Most audiences that get a post-screening Q&A with Blanchett — and there will…

Los Angeles Times

Oscar hopefuls set to bow as Telluride Film Festival unveils its secret lineup

Set in a remote box canyon in Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, with nary a red carpet or paparazzo to be found, the Telluride Film Festival has prided itself for nearly 50 years on its low-key, all-about-the-movies ethos. And this year’s edition, which kicks off Friday, may feel even further…

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