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The Business of Film: The Assistant, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga & Dark Waters

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The Business of Film: The Assistant, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga & Dark Waters
James Cameron-Wilson looks (though his fingers) at the first UK box office chart since March as the some cinemas reopen, though with many re-releases rather than new product. He reviews The Assistant, Will Ferrell in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and the story of a true-life corporate scandal, Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo.
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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Box office revival, Project Power & Five Graves to Cairo

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The Business of Film: Box office revival, Project Power & Five Graves to Cairo
James Cameron-Wilson looks at a revival in the UK box office, where three films have managed to take six figure sums over the weekend. With Tenet due imminently to give cinemas a boost, he reviews the new Netflix blockbuster, Project Power, starring Jamie Foxx. He also looks back to a wartime classic, the early Billy Wilder film Five Graves to Cairo, out in a 4K Blu-Ray restoration that probably looks better than it did originally.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Da 5 Bloods, Worldwide box office & You Don't Nomi

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The Business of Film: Da 5 Bloods, Worldwide box office & You Don't Nomi
James Cameron-Wilson looks at encouraging news for UK cinemas and explains how BAFTA's awards are changing because of Covid-19. He reviews Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods, out as a Netflix premiere and the documentary You Don't Nomi about the camp classic movie Showgirls. And, with cinemas open in a few countries, he calculates a very unusual world box office chart.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

Business of Film: Flash Gordon at 40, Summerland and Endings, Beginnings

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Business of Film: Flash Gordon at 40, Summerland and Endings, Beginnings
James Cameron-Wilson talks to Simon Rose about the latest state of the UK box office, still becalmed ahead of the imminent release of Tenet. Together, they review the camp classic Flash Gordon which is out again for its 40th birthday. According to star Brian Blessed, it is the Queen's favourite film. James also reviews the Gemma Arterton film Summerland and the Shailene Woodley vehicle Endings, Beginnings.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: James back in a cinema (!), Unhinged, Hamilton & Make Up

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The Business of Film: James back in a cinema (!), Unhinged, Hamilton & Make Up
For the first time since lockdown began, our film critic James Cameron-Wilson was able to attend a film in an actual cinema. He reviews the film he saw there, Unhinged, a thriller starring Russell Crowe. He also looks at the streaming version of the hit musical Hamilton and British movie Make Up. He also considers what Disney's decision to bypass cinemas with Mulan might mean for cinemas around the world.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Movies returning, 365 Days, Radioactive & Olivia de Havilland

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The Business of Film: Movies returning, 365 Days, Radioactive & Olivia de Havilland
James Cameron-Wilson brings news of more cinemas reopening and more new films to show in them. He looks at the top 10 movies on Netflix and reviews the Netflix success 365 Days, a Polish erotic drama which, says James, should be given a wide berth. More interesting, he found, is the DVD release of Radioactive, with Rosamund Pike starring as Marie Curie. He also looks at the life and career of Olivia de Havilland, one of the last of the stars from Hollywood's golden era.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: The Old Guard & Finding The Way Back

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The Business of Film: The Old Guard & Finding The Way Back
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the latest UK box office charts, finding them not quite as melancholic as the numbers for the first weekend after reopening. He reviews the superhero movie The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron, which has just premiered on Netflix. And he looks at drama Finding The Way Back, Ben Affleck's first acting role of note for several years.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Resistance, Laughter in Paradise and Netflix numbers

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The Business of Film: Resistance, Laughter in Paradise and Netflix numbers
James Cameron-Wilson discusses the latest film news, with the planned openings of some UK cinemas being delayed. He reviews the true WW2 tale Resistance with Jesse Eisenberg, looks at Netflix unveiling its viewing figures and, with host Simon Rose, reviews the restoration of the 1951 British classic Laughter in Paradise, starring Alastair Sim.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Tenet postponed again, Little Joe & Provenance

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The Business of Film: Tenet postponed again, Little Joe & Provenance
James Cameron-Wilson bemoans yet another postponement for Tenet and wonders the effect the lack of new product will have on reopening cinemas. As well as considering the latest box office chart for the UK, he reviews the creepy plant-breeding sci-fi film Little Joe and beautifully-shot, French-set film Provenance with Christian McKay.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Tenet, Only and Artemis Fowl

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The Business of Film: Tenet, Only and Artemis Fowl
James Cameron-Wilson discusses the joy of watching a blockbuster in the cinema again, reviewing Christopher Nolan's latest time-shifting movie, the $225m Tenet. He discusses the UK box office, which continues to show improvement week on week. He casts a critical eye over yet another virus movie, the Netflix film Only. And he critiques the Kenneth Branagh film Artemis Fowl which never made it to cinemas, premiering on Disney+.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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