The 2024 award season railway made its final and most important stop this year once again as a mid-March affair, bringing with it the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema for the industry’s biggest and most glitzy back-patting extravaganza in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, gathered to award the achievements in cinema over the […]

2024’s award season railway made its customary penultimate major stop in the “Big Smoke” on Sunday evening for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the second year […]

After one of the most tumultuous years in recent Hollywood history thanks to 2023’s WGA & SAG-AFTRA writers & actors strike and an industry in general perilous flux—not to mention the controversies surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) in recent years—the year’s first big film & TV awards ceremony took place this Sunday as […]

Review 129min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, Music, Romance Director:     Bradley Cooper Cast:         Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke…and more Writers:     Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer -Synopsis- The life of acclaimed larger-than-life American conductor-composer and cultural icon Leonard Bernstein is revisited through the prism of his complicated marriage to wife and fellow artist Felicia Montealegre, as the […]

The 2023 award season railway made its final stop this year once again as a mid-March affair, bringing with it the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema for the industry’s biggest and most glitzy back-patting extravaganza in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, gathered to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months […]

The award season railway made its penultimate major stop in the “Big Smoke” on Sunday for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the first time, congregating on […]

The culmination of the 2022 award season and biggest glitzy back-patting extravaganza for the film industry returned to Hollywood and the Dolby Theatre in full force this year after a scaled-back pandemic show in 2021, as the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema gathered on the last Sunday of March to award […]

After a majorly disrupted two years for the film industry and a hybrid, largely virtual 2021 awards season, global cinema returns in full force to the “Big Smoke” as the golden statue express made its penultimate major stop in London this weekend for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy […]

The culmination of the 2022 award season and the glitzy back-patting extravaganza for the film industry will be a spring affair this year, when the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema will gather in Hollywood on the last Sunday of March to award the achievements in cinema over the last difficult twelve […]

After a year of customary controversy and a Hollywood boycott over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) perceived lack of diversity and ethics, not to mention a virus variant currently spreading through America like wildfire, the year’s first big film & TV awards ceremony took place this Sunday in unrecognisable form when the 79th edition […]

After the most disruptive twelve months of cinema in living memory, the award season express made its final stop (literally) of the year on the last Sunday in April as the 93rd Academy Awards rolled into Tinseltown. Bucking this year’s award show trend of hybrid ceremonies and virtual acceptances the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]

With a global pandemic disrupting but not derailing the year’s awards season railway, the golden statue express made its delayed penultimate major stop in London this weekend for the biggest night(s) in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and […]

Following the most disruptive year in cinema history since World War II and arguably ever, and with a hugely compromised 2020 release slate which nevertheless saw some notable premieres primarily on the small screen, the sputtering and delayed award season railway made its first major stop of 2021 in Beverly Hills on Sunday for a […]

Another eclectic and record-breaking twelve months of cinema—complete with all its festivals and releases, scandals and social change—culminated on Sunday evening in Hollywood California at the 92nd Academy Awards, the biggest night of the year for the industry. As is becoming tradition the event was preceded by some prerequisite media scandal and recrimination regarding the […]

The biggest night in the British film calendar came early this year when the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and global cinema in London town in the second day of February, converging on the legendary Royal Albert Hall to recognise their achievements in film […]

As usual the new showbiz year kicked off with one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry’s calendar, as the stars aligned with the global media in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the 77th annual Golden Globe awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Along with all the celeb-watching glitz and glamour […]

Review 136min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Noah Baumbach Cast:         Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson…and more Writers:     Noah Baumbach -Synopsis- When their personal relationship breaks down as they begin to grow apart, a stage actress returns to L.A. with her young son to restart a Hollywood career, while her estranged New York theatre director […]

Review 161min Genre:     Comedy, Drama Director:  Quentin Tarantino Cast:       Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie…and more Writers:   Quentin Tarantino -Synopsis- Against the backdrop of the final years of Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ in the late 1960s, and the death of American innocence, a washed-up actor and his loyal stunt double to take one last shot at […]

Review 139min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:    David Robert Mitchell Cast:         Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Zosia Mamet…and more Writer:      David Robert Mitchell -Synopsis- A directionless young man plunges into the murky depths of Los Angeles when he becomes obsessed with unravelling the mystery of his beautiful and mysterious neighbour who inexplicably disappears, only to uncover […]

After another eclectic twelve months of cinema, film festivals, scandals and social change, everything came to a head in Hollywood on Sunday the 24th of February at the 91st Academy Awards, the biggest night of the year for the industry. As is becoming tradition, the event was preceded by some prerequisite media scandal, this year […]

February once again saw the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gather the great and the good of British and global cinema in London town, as they converged on the legendary Royal Albert Hall to recognise their achievements in film over the last twelve months at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards. As Joanna […]

The culmination of the 2019 award season will return to being a February affair this year, as the great and the good of mainstream cinema gather in Hollywood on the last Sunday of the month to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months at the 91st edition of the Academy Awards. Although […]

As per tradition the cinematic year kicked off with one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry calendar as the stars aligned in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the 76th annual Golden Globe awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Along with all the red carpet glitz and glamour came the task […]

This year’s award season express made its final stop on Sunday evening in Hollywood California for the biggest night in global cinema, as the great and the good of world film assembled for the 90th edition of the Academy Awards. As Jimmy Kimmel returned to less eventful hosting duties, the subject of sexual harassment and […]

Mid-February once again meant the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathering the great and the good of British and global cinema in the ‘Big Smoke’, converging on the Royal Albert Hall for the second year in a row to recognise achievements in film at the 71st British Academy Film Awards. In keeping […]

As per tradition the cinematic year kicked off with one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry calendar as the stars aligned in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the 75th annual Golden Globe awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Along with all the red carpet glitz and glamour came the task […]

Review 103min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:    James Franco Cast:         James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie…and more Writers:     Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and Greg Sestero -Synopsis- When an aspiring young actor meets an older mysterious wannabe thespian, they join forces and head to tinseltown to follow their dreams of stardom, but when Hollywood rejection […]

Review 105min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director:    Paul McGuigan Cast:         Jamie Bell, Annette Bening, Julie Walters…and more Writers:     Matt Greenhalgh and Peter Turner -Synopsis- After an unlikely ocean-spanning, 1970s whirlwind romance between young British actor Peter Turner and ageing ‘Golden Era’ screen siren Gloria Grahame ends, a tender relationship is rekindled on the streets of […]

Review 127min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Warren Beatty Cast:         Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Warren Beatty…and more Writers:     Warren Beatty and Bo Goldman -Synopsis- Warren Beatty returns to the director’s chair after almost 20 years, while also writing and starring in this ‘Golden Age Hollywood’ comedy/drama about the romance which blossoms between two wide-eyed youngsters, […]

The 12th of February 2017 will signal the biggest night in British cinema with British Academy of Film and Television Arts acknowledging the greatest achievements in film over the last 12 months, with the BAFTAs being awarded in London. Although we can endlessly debate subjectively over who should win and disagree with the nominations, and […]

The 74th annual Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills on Sunday night with all the usual glitz, glamour and red-carpet frenzy that comes with it, there was also the small matter of recognizing the great work done for TV and Film in 2016 and here at FilmPhonic we give you a recap on […]

Review 96min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Woody Allen Cast:        Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell…and more Writer:     Woody Allen -Synopsis- A wide-eyed, awkward young New Yorker moves to Los Angeles to try and find a place alongside his big-shot movie agent uncle, among the glitz & glamour of 1930s Hollywood; only to be caught up […]

Review 118min Genre:       Drama, Romance Director:    Terrence Malick Cast:         Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett…and more Writer:      Terrence Malick -Synopsis- An L.A. screenwriter struggling with personal demons, searches for connection and meaning while trying to avoid the pitfalls and excesses of Hollywood’s moral vacuum in this drama from visionary but occasional writer/director Terrence Malick. We […]

Review 106min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Directors:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cast:        Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson…and more Writers:    Joel Coen, Ethan Coen -Synopsis- An all-star cast assembles for this Coen Brothers golden-age Hollywood period comedy revolving around a big Hollywood producer, trying to keep the studio on track while searching for his biggest star […]

Love was in the air this Sunday the 14th of February as both Valentine’s day and the biggest night in British cinema arrived at the Royal Opera House in London as the BAFTAs rolled into town, the usual red carpet scramble was here for everyone to see and actor/writer/comedian extraordinaire Stephen Fry returned as host […]

Review 124min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Jay Roach Cast:        Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren…and more Writers:    John McNamara, Bruce Cook Bryan Cranston stars as Dalton Trumbo, legendary “golden age” Hollywood screenwriter who among many others was persecuted and marginalised by the US government for his political beliefs at the height of anti-communist Cold War […]

An all-star cast is assembles for this Coen Brothers golden-age Hollywood comedy revolving around a big Hollywood studio producer’s efforts to find his biggest star after he’s kidnapped under mysterious circumstances. Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen and starring George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Josh Brolin among others. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery UK Release: […]

The 14th of February 2016 will see the biggest night in British cinema with the BAFTAs being awarded in London, although we can endlessly debate subjectively over who should win and disagree with the nominations, and believe us we do, this is a chance for films and their filmmakers to be recognized for another great […]

Review 106min Genre:    Documentary Director: Mark Hartley Cast:      Elliott Gould, Franco Zeffirelli, Dolph Lundgren…and more Writers:  Mark Hartley Mark Hartley documentary about the meteoric rise & fall of B-movie Indie film studio Cannon Films whose extraordinary success changed the movie industry for better or worse, and whose fate was inextricably linked to that of its […]

Review 104min Genre:    Comedy Director: Doug Ellin Cast:      Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly…and more Writers:  Doug Ellin, Rob Weiss The inevitable movie adaptation of the popular HBO TV series sees superstar actor Vince and his boys continuing to navigate the treacherous waters of Hollywood living, when he steps up to direct and star in […]