Contributor Amy Bowker

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In Praise Of

Why Elisabeth Moss is our favourite actress right now

by Amy Bowker

From Mad Men to The Handmaid’s Tale, the American star never fails to impress.
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A Studio Ghibli theme park is scheduled to open in 2020

by Amy Bowker

The animation house has unveiled plans to build a theme park on the Aichi expo site.
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Review

The Shepherd

by Amy Bowker

The common man takes on big business in this slowburn plea to preserve our breathtaking natural landscapes.

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In Retrospect
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Pixar set to open experimental animated shorts department

by Amy Bowker

The studio aims to explore new creative visions through more radical storytelling.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Hirokazu Koreeda’s Nobody Knows

by Amy Bowker

This understated 2004 drama is a perfect entry point for the Japanese director’s work.
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California man hits 88mph in his DeLorean, gets speeding ticket

by Amy Bowker

Unlike in the Back to the Future films, the space-time continuum has remained intact.
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Why more actors need to take a leaf out of Nicole Kidman’s book

by Amy Bowker

She’s pledged to work with a female director every 18 months in a bid for greater gender equality.
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Twitter wills a Lupita Nyong’o-Rihanna heist movie into existence

by Amy Bowker

Ava DuVernay will direct the social media-inspired project for Netflix.
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Robert Pattinson is starring in Joanna Hogg’s next film

by Amy Bowker

Martin Scorsese will exec produce the ambitious two-part mystery romance The Souvenir.
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Review

Baywatch

by Amy Bowker

Bums, guns and red lycra – Baywatch is back and it’s exactly what you’re expecting.

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Jessica Chastain is playing Ingrid Bergman in a new biopic

by Amy Bowker

She’s producing and starring in the biographical romance Seducing Ingrid Bergman.
Trailers

Watch the poignant trailer for Whitney: Can I Be Me

by Amy Bowker

Nick Broomfield’s doc tells the tragic life story of this celebrated solo artist.

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