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Tim Roth: who's the daddy?

He made his name playing criminals and low-lifes – now Tim Roth is back as the nicest father in town. Catherine Shoard meets him in Cannes to talk films, politics and bringing up his own teenagers When Clarice Starling is first *** /td>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/20/tim-roth-whos-the-daddy

Prometheus: are you ready to take Ridley Scott's leap of faith?

Ridley Scott wants to convince us that his science fiction epic is more than imaginary – by insisting on the scientific basis of its scary far-off world Just a fortnight until Prometheus lands in cinemas, and Ridley Scott's team at 20t

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/may/18/prometheus-ridley-scott-scie...

The court of Cannes

It is the most glamorous, prestigious film festival in the world. But who controls Cannes? How do you get past the bouncers? And will Lars Von Trier ever be allowed back? Xan Brooks decodes the Croisette Sometimes, standing in line outsi

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/15/the-court-of-cannes

From Prometheus to Spider-Man: our summer blockbuster preview

If Brave doesn't hit the target, a reborn Bourne just might. Here we look at this year's big-budget crowd-pleasers Absorbed at a glance, the list of coming summer blockbusters always seems exciting. That's the point: these are not the year'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/13/prometheus-spider-man-summer-blockbus...

The Avengers: why Hollywood is no longer afraid to tackle 9/11

The Avengers, which has had the biggest US opening in history, climaxes with towers crumbling and mayhem in Manhattan. Squeamishness, it seems, is shortlived in Hollywood Mad terror in the streets as flying whatsits and killer robots from o

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/11/avengers-hollywood-afraid-tackle-9-11

Julie Delpy: 'Hollwood hates me – but I don't care'

She's been fired by every acting agency in town, refused an invite to Vanity Fair's Oscars bash, even pimps wouldn't fund her films … so how is Julie Delpy still making movies? Julie Delpy wrote 2 Days In New York because it struck her

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/11/julie-delpy-2-days-new-york

Open thread: what films have you been watching?

The good, the bad, the guilty pleasures … whatever you've seen recently, we'd like to hear about it What films have you seen recently? Whatever you've been watching, we'd like you to tell us about it. You can either leave a comment in

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/may/11/open-thread-what-films-have-...

30 minutes with ... film director Alexander Payne

The Descendants director on keeping his films real and why he'd like to live to 700 Hi Alexander, can you hear me if I put the phone on speaker? You sound like you're on the moon. Sorry. Where are you? Omaha, Nebraska (1). It's sunny and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/10/alexander-payne-the-descendants

Why the world needs Val Kilmer

He could have been another Brad Pitt. Instead he's doing one-man stage shows. Is it time for a rescue plan? For some time now, I have belonged to a secret society known as the League of Rueful Val Kilmer Enthusiasts. It consists of men of a

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/10/why-the-world-needs-val-kilmer

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Mermaids: The Body Found,’ on Animal Planet - New York Times

At least we do if you take “Mermaids: The Body Found” seriously. Which you shouldn’t. The film, Sunday night on Animal Planet and part of its Monster Week, is a fictional account built on a few strands of fact and made to loo

http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/arts/television/mermaids-the-body-found-on-anim...

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' sequel gets writer - Digital Spy

Andy Serkis, who played Caesar in the original film, has signed on for the sequel. Director Rupert Wyatt is also tipped to return, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring Serkis, James Franco and Freida

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a381978/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-s...

Stefanie Brendl: The diver swimming with tiger sharks in Hawaii - Daily Mail

She swims just inches away from some of the planet's deadliest predators, but Stefanie Brendl shows no fear. While most would do all they could to avoid an encounter of this kind, 5ft 7in Stefanie can't get close enough to the ten

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145289/Stefanie-Brendl-The-diver-swimmi...

DVD review: Rise of The Planet of The Apes - Examiner

After the disaster that was Tim Burton's Planet of The Apes remake ... It is his performance that brings heart to both the character of Ceasar and to the film itself. The fact that the film makers were bold enough to make the story

http://www.examiner.com/review/dvd-review-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-1

Star Wars Turns 35: How TIME Covered the Film Phenomenon - Time

Kids, you might not believe this, but… a long time ago (35 years), in a galaxy not far away (in fact, right on Planet Earth), almost nobody ... proclaimed Star Wars “a grand and glorious film that may well be the smash hit of 1977

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/25/happy-35th-anniversary-star-wars

Ridley Scott: life on planet Hollywood - Herald Scotland

Every few years there is a rumble in the Hollywood jungle, a King Kong-style parting of the branches followed by the emergence of one of the biggest beasts in film – Ridley Scott, or Sir Ridley as this South Shields lad prefers not to

http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film/ridley-scott-life-on-planet-hollywo...

Blue Pie and Planet Blue Pictures work together to restore "Open Eye and Os

... with our sister company Planet Blue Pictures USA that will see Blue Pie and Planet Blue Pictures work on the restoration of the " Open Eye & Oscar Scherl " film and documentary library. PRLog (Press Release) - May 21, 2012

http://www.prlog.org/11879863-blue-pie-and-planet-blue-pictures-work-together-to...

Can Sci-Fi Relaunch the Space Program? - Wall Street Journal

Early films adapted H.G. Wells, Jules Verne ... popcorn-munching crowds had already flocked to theaters for “Destination Moon” (1950) and “Forbidden Planet” (1956). The birth of space travel is inextricably bound up with

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/05/22/will-real-science-follow-sci-fi-back-i...