By Francesca Lombardo – Following in the footsteps of Venice, Rome too made a massive effort this year not miss the 15th Edition of the Rome Film Festival despite Covid19. The film festival will be packed with film screenings from all over the world, special encounters, conferences and plenty of special sections and exhibitions.
From the 15th to the 25th of October, theAuditorium…
Movie stars don’t come much bigger than Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock. And he squeezes into the hot seat on this week’s Talking Pictures for The Big Interview. He’s talking about his latest film, Central Intelligence, and London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, has her take on it as well. The other new release this week is political thriller, The Colony, while…
If you can’t get enough of Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager, then check out the latest Talking Pictures! The Man Of The Moment is the subject of this week’s Big Interview, talking about his latest movie High-Rise. And he keeps his shirt on!
Also in cinemas this week is Marguerite, the French film based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins. Kate Winslet models some…
Just two weeks after the BAFTAs, it’s the culmination of the awards season – the Oscars. Past years have seen them follow the form book to the letter. Are we in for more of the same? Or could there be a surprise or two? London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, makes her predictions.
In the wee small hours of next Monday morning, the American Academy will have handed out their…
While the temperatures dropped on the BAFTA red carpet last night and the stars took refuge in their coats and capes, inside the Royal Opera House the temperature was even chillier for the film that was left out in the cold.
But which one was it? London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, checks out last night’s big winners – and the loser.
At the start of the ceremony…
The 2016 awards season seems to have been going on for ever, but the end is in sight. The Oscars take place at the end of the month, but first come the BAFTAs, on Sunday evening. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, gets out her crystal ball to find out who’ll be feeling the love on Valentine’s Day – and who’ll be left out on the cold.
Best Film
The most prestigious…
The Big Interview hot seat turns into a hot sofa this week as Jennifer Lawrence and co-stars Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all talk about the final instalment of the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part II.
London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, reviews the film, as well as the other big new release this week, The Dressmaker, which stars Kate Winslet. DVDs in the…
Another week, another Kate Winslet film. On top of starring alongside Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs, she’s now about to have a second film in cinemas. 1950s comedy The Dressmaker is released this Friday, 20 November and, not surprisingly, Winslet is modelling some fabulous frocks.
London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, finds out if it’ll have you in stitches.
The story
It’s 1950s…
The stars are out in force for this week’s Talking Pictures, your essential guide to the movies from London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper.
There’s Maggie Smith on her latest film, The Lady In The Van, and Michael Fassbender on playing the title role in Steve Jobs. His co-star, Kate Winslet, answers the questions in The Big Interview and both films are released this week.
On…
2015’s been quite a year for Michael Fassbender. First came the western Slow West, then Shakespeare’s Macbeth and now it’s the most anticipated of the lot – playing the title role in Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, which is released this Friday.
It’s a biopic with a chequered history: remarkably, Fassbender was third choice for the part. London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper…