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London photo of the day: setting up Mr. Banks

Mon, Oct 21, 2013
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As we press stumbled out of our early-morning screening of Saving Mr. Banks today, workmen were transforming the cinema for its world-premiere gala screening later in the evening.

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the London Film Festival is over

Mon, Oct 21, 2013
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Two hundred thirty-five feature films screened at London Film Festival 2013; I saw 59 of them. Because I am a madwoman.

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London photo of the day: Tom Hiddleston arrives at London Film Festival premiere

Sun, Oct 20, 2013
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Honestly. That’s Tom Hiddleston, arriving for the Cult Gala screening of Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive.

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Doctor Who thing: “Day of the Doctor” teaser trailer

Sat, Oct 19, 2013
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The BBC wants you to know that this trailer does not include any actual footage of the 50th anniversary episode.

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who or what is your spirit animal?

Sat, Oct 19, 2013
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Mine is either my iPhone, or dumplings. My spirit is confused.

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London photo of the day: film festival press at dawn

Sat, Oct 19, 2013
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The London Film Festival press screening of 12 Years a Slave drew the biggest crowd I’ve seen of the entire festival so far…

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Paradise review

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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Diablo Cody has a new movie… but you’d hardly know it was her work, for all the bite it lacks.

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Escape Plan review: old-fogey action

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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Nothing here is as clever as it is desperately trying to be, but Stallone and Schwarzenegger are game to give us a good time.

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it’s Cumberbatch Time!

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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Oh, the humanity! Everyone around the planet gets Benedict Cumberbatch on the cover of Time magazine this week, except the U.S.

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Doctor Who thing: women really do like Tom Baker’s Doctor

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor seems to really inspire the lady fans.

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