Masters of Cinema

So awards seasons is in full swing with the Golden Globes and Critics Choice having already been and passed, and the BAFTAs and Oscars creeping up in the next few weeks. So we've decided to host our own film awards. We announced the nominees a couple of weeks ago, and have been in deep debate over who the winners and runners up should be. So without further ado, here are your first set of winners for the first annual "Masters of Cinema Film Awards". Best Film - Roma Cold War The Favourite Hereditary Roma (Winner) Shoplifters (Runner Up) Best Director - Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Alfonso Cuarón - Roma (Winner) Ari Aster - Hereditary Hirokazu Kore-eda - Shoplifters Paweł Pawlikowski - Cold War (Runner Up) Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite Best Actress - Toni Collette (Hereditary)   Joanna Kulig - Cold War Olivia Coleman - The Favourite (Runner Up) Tony Collette - Hereditary (Winner) Sakura Ando - Shoplifters Vio...

Ever since it was announced in February of 2017 that Denis Villeneuve, the mastermind behind "Blade Runner 2049", "Arrival" and "Sicario", would be directing an adaption of Frank Herbert's much beloved space epic "Dune", science fiction fans have been chewing their nails in anticipation over any bit of news and speculation that has been released about the project. And with the film about to launch into principal photography, there's plenty of information for us to sink our teeth into. So here's a round about of everything we know about Denis' Villeneuve's adaptation of "Dune". What is "Dune" about? "Dune" is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert that was published in 1965. A joint winner of the 1966 Hugo Award and winner of the first ever Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune is widely considered  to be one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written and is frequently ci...

Overall 2018 was a pretty decent year for cinema, it wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either. With a fresh year ahead of us there's so much to look forward to. So here's a couple of films coming out this year that have got me pretty excited to be lining up at the cinema. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood You knew this was going to be here didn't you? But what's not to be excited about, Quentin Tarantino directing a movie set in the 60s with the backdrop of the Manson murders starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Dakota Fanning and Damien Lewis. With Tarantino describing it as the closest thing he's written to Pulp Fiction, you better believe I'm jumping with excitement. The Irishman Netlix's most expensive film to date with a huge budget of over $140 Million. Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Charles Brandt's book "I Heard You Paint Houses" documents the rel...

Actor, model, aspiring filmmaker and all round film fan, Matthieu Lange has big plans for 2019. Setting out to shoot a documentary in South Africa focusing on the efforts made by conservationists, vets and anti-poaching units to preserve the life of endangered animals and the attempt to keep these animals out of the firing line of big game hunters. Go follow him over on Instagram @matthieulange to keep up to date with the film. Matthieu has been a big supporter of our Instagram page and blog for a long time and has decided to do a quick collaboration post with us. So without further ado, here's Matthieu's favourite films of 2018. 10. Ready Player One "In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination....