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Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode Director: Morten Tyldum Genre: Drama Running time: 112 minutes Certificate: 12A UK Release Date: 14th November 2014 Ratings:                  Acting:      9/10              Directing:      9/10                       Plot:     7/10                 Overall:      9/10 This movie is spellbinding. I could leave it there but I guess you are looking for a little more, so we'll dive into the plot. It is based on a true story and tells of the life of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) famous for his work at Bletchley Park during World War II, as well as his contribution to artificial intelligence and computing. An unusual person, and bonafide genius, his personal and professional lives collide i...

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller Director: Clint Eastwood Genre: Drama Running time: 132 Certificate: 15 If you're interested in this movie then you've probably already heard about that baby, and if you haven't you are about to. Where to start with American Sniper ? My hopes were for a moving portrayal of the effects of conflict in a high pressure military role. I also thought that it might take an interesting look at the families of service men and the sacrifices made both at home and on tour. My hopes were not realised. This film is based on a true story, the source material is the autobiography by Chris Kyle. It follows the life of Kyle (Bradley Cooper) who grows up with a need to protect others. This combined with his environment leads him into a career as a sniper in the US Navy. As his career progresses his home life becomes slowly more fraught. Does it Hit the Mark? This was always going to be a difficult movie to review because it is based on auto...

It's been a while but I'm back just in time for Oscar season! So, the nominees have been announced and it's all about the countdown to the ceremony on Sunday February 22nd. There have been a few surprises, like Jake Gyllenhall's missing from the nominations for his totally engrossing and terrifying performance in Nightcrawler. I am really happy to see Rosamund Pike's performance didn't go unnoticed in Gone Girl, though, she is mesmerizing and truly deserves the nod. Now it's all been announced, here at Silver-Celluloid we thought you might like to see a full review of each film that has been nominated. Over the next few weeks we are going to do just that. Anyway, enough of this, I'll just go and dust off my dress for my Oscar night party while you guys take a look at the nominees for this year's big categories. Best Picture American Sniper Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller This powerful, biographical w...

And the winner is… The dresses have been worn, fallen over in and even malfunctioned so what about the actual awards? It is probably safe to assume that everyone who is interested knows already, but in case some people have been to Mars today, here is the run-down of last night’s Oscar winners. Best Picture Argo (dir. Ben Affleck) Actress in a Leading Role Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Actress in a Supporting Role Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) Directing Ang Lee (Life of Pi) Foreign Language Film Amour (Austria) Animated Feature Film Brave (Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman) Writing – Adapted Screenplay Chris Terrio (Amour) Writing – Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) Cinematography Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi) No real surprises there then. Congratulations to a...

The Academy Awards are tomorrow, Sunday 24 th February 2013, so it’s time for a quick reminder of the nominees. Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Directing Amour – Michael Haneke Beasts of the Southern Wild – Benh Zeitlin Life of Pi – Ang Lee Lincoln – Steven Spielberg Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva – Amour Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts – The Impossible Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables Joaquin Phoenix – The Master Denzel Washington – Flight Actress in a Supporting Role Amy Adams – The Master Sally Field – Lincoln Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables Helen...