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The Business of Film: The Mauritanian, Minari and Tina

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The Business of Film: The Mauritanian, Minari and Tina
James Cameron-Wilson on the encouraging signs of an appetite for cinema in the USA where people have been flocking to big-screen viewings of Tenet. He reviews The Mauritanian, a true story directed by Kevin Macdonald which did not pick up any Oscar nominations, Minari, an American-set film in the Korean language which got 6 nods and Sky's documentary Tina on Tina Turner.
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The Business of Film: Ammonite, Sentinelle, Cherry & Mr. Hulot's Holiday

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The Business of Film: Ammonite, Sentinelle, Cherry & Mr. Hulot's Holiday
James Cameron-Wilson reviews 19th-century drama Ammonite starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, expressing surprise Winslet has not received more awards attention. He looks at French thriller Sentinelle and the similarly-themed autobiographical drama Cherry, starring Tom Holland. And he finally gets to see and admire the 1953 French comedy Monsieur Hulot's Holiday with Jaques Tati.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Billie Eilish doc, Judas & The Black Messiah and the Oscar nominations

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The Business of Film: Billie Eilish doc, Judas & The Black Messiah and the Oscar nominations
James Cameron-Wilson reviews the documentary Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry, available to stream on Apple TV+ and Judas & The Black Messiah, about Black Panther Fred Hampton, which has received six Oscar nominations for next month's awards. He takes a look at the nomination list finding, for once, a remarkable difference to those films nominated by the British academy BAFTA.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: The Glorias, The United States v Billie Holiday, Wander Darkly & the BAFTAs

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The Business of Film: The Glorias, The United States v Billie Holiday, Wander Darkly & the BAFTAs
James Cameron-Wilson turns his attention away from Netflix, examining a new film about Gloria Steinem starring Julianne Moore called The Glorias. He also looks at The United States vs Billie Holiday, starring Andra Day. And he wonders about Wander Darkly with Sienna Miller in the lead role. He looks at the nominations for this year's BAFTAs, remarking at the well-known names who have not made it onto the shortlist.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Golden Globes, Moxie, White Colour Black & The Shape of Water

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The Business of Film: Golden Globes, Moxie, White Colour Black & The Shape of Water
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the Golden Globes and wonders whether this year's winners are likely also to triumph at the delayed Oscars in April? He reviews the comic high school drama Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler as well as a visually impressive Anglo-Senegalese movie White Colour Black. Firing up his DVD player, James took the opportunity to revisit The Shape of Water, a strikingly unusual major movie which won 4 of the 13 Oscar nominations it received.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: Red Dot, Music & I Care A Lot

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The Business of Film: Red Dot, Music & I Care A Lot
Although UK cinemagoers are still waiting for cinemas to reopen, James Cameron-Wilson describes the extraordinary records being broken in Chinese cinemas. Restricted domestically to streaming services, he reviews the Swedish thriller Red Dot, the controversial movie from Australian singer Sia called Music and the black comedy about a con woman I Care A Lot, starring Rosamund Pike.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: News of the World & To Olivia

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The Business of Film: News of the World & To Olivia
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the new Tom Hanks' Western, News of the World, directed by Paul Greengrass and featuring an impressive performance from newcomer Helena Zengel. He reflects on the way in which, despite the period, it reflects on modern life. He tells of the top grossing Westerns of all time (unadjusted for inflation). And he reviews To Olivia, a drama starring Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes as Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal. He also reveals his own embarrassing Roald Dahl anecdote.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Business of Film: Simple Passion, Another Round, The London Film Critics' Awards & Christopher Plummer

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Business of Film: Simple Passion, Another Round, The London Film Critics' Awards & Christopher Plummer
In the absence of open UK cinemas, James Cameron-Wilson looks at the top Australian films of all time. He reviews the steamy Franco-Belgian movie Simple Passion and the Danish movie about alcoholism Another Round, starring Mads Mikkelsen. He gives us some of the highlights from The London Film Critics Circle Awards and laments the demise of Christopher Plummer.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: The Dig, Penguin Bloom, Below Zero and the Golden Globe nominations

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The Business of Film: The Dig, Penguin Bloom, Below Zero and the Golden Globe nominations
With all UK cinemas still closed, James Cameron-Wilson looks at the Australian film Penguin Bloom with Naomi Watts, Spanish thriller Below Zero and The Dig, a true story of the discovery of the Sutton Hoo treasure, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. He also takes a look at the nominations for the 78th Golden Globes, revealing some of the better choices – and some of the more bizarre ones.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Business of Film: All In - The Fight For Democracy, The Vanished & Persian Lessons

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The Business of Film: All In - The Fight For Democracy, The Vanished & Persian Lessons
With box office shutters still firmly closed, James Cameron-Wilson looks at the top "proper" musicals of all time. Despite reservations, he feels All In: The Fight For Democracy about being denied the right to vote is a documentary worth watching (Amazon). He had fun with The Vanished, starring Anne Heche and Thomas Jane, even though he feels it's a poor movie (Netflix) He was fascinated and impressed by the Belarus production Persian Lessons, based on a true story about a Jewish man in a concentration camp pretending to be Persian.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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