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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 123 – “Is it compulsory to say Halloween in the Monster Mash voice?”

29/10/201828/10/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Star Is Born, Bad Times at the El Royale, Bradley Cooper, Damien Chazelle, David Gordon Green, First Man, Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lady GaGa, Pirates of the Caribbean, Podcast, Ryan Gosling, Star Wars, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We review the new take on the Halloween franchise, as well as hefty Oscar hopefuls First Man and A Star is Born.

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Review – ‘First Man’ is a sophisticated masterpiece about a human triumph

26/10/201826/10/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Biopic, Certificate: 12, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Damien Chazelle, Drama, First Man, Historical, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Lukas Haas, October 2018, Pablo Schreiber, Rating: Pop, Ryan Gosling

Damien Chazelle directs Ryan Gosling to a terrific take on Neil Armstrong and the journey to the moon in historical biopic First Man.

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Perfect Scene – La La Land’s (2016) tortured, beautiful final fantasy

15/08/201809/08/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, La La Land, Musical, Perfect Scene, Ryan Gosling

The finale of La La Land focuses on a journey into the nostalgic fantasies of its two protagonists, and it brings the movie’s Hollywood homage to a conclusion.

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News Round-up – Lego Movie 2 trailer, Halloween teaser, Suspiria remake and more

10/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Bumblebee, Chris Pratt, Claire Foy, Dakota Johnson, Damien Chazelle, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Fede Alvarez, First Man, Hailee Steinfeld, Halloween, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lady GaGa, Luca Guadagnino, Matthew Vaughn, News, News Round-ip, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Ryan Gosling, Steve McQueen, Suspiria, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Lego Movie 2, Travis Knight, Viola Davis, Widows, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

This week has yielded a tonne of new trailers for upcoming films, including The Lego Movie 2 and the Halloween reboot.

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News Round-up – Han Solo gets mid-shoot director shake-up, Godzilla 2 plot details and more

25/06/201724/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Simple Favor, Alden Ehrenreich, Anna Kendrick, Battle of the Sexes, Blake Lively, Brad Pitt, Chris Miller, Corey Stoll, Damien Chazelle, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Fincher, Emma Stone, First Man, Godzilla 2, Han Solo, Kyle Chandler, Michael Dougherty, News, News Round-up, Paul Feig, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phil Lord, Ron Howard, Ryan Gosling, Star Wars, Steve Carell, World War Z 2

Lucasfilm forced a change of personnel in the latest Star Was spin-off, as Phil Lord and Chris Miller were replaced by Ron Howard at the helm of the Han Solo movie.

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In 2017, even the Oscars are fake news

27/02/201720/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2017, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, La La Land, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Oscars, Oscars 2017, Warren Beatty

The 89th Academy Awards ended in confusion as La La Land was mistakenly crowned Best Picture over actual winner Moonlight.

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Oscars 2017 Live – La La Land and Moonlight face off at the 89th Academy Awards

26/02/201728/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arrival, Awards Season 2017, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, Oscars, Oscars 2017, Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis

All of the live winners and losers from tonight’s Oscars 2017, as Hollywood’s great and good pack the Dolby Theater in LA to give a load of awards to La La Land.

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Oscars 2017 – Final predictions for the 89th Academy Awards

25/02/201728/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arrival, Awards Season 2017, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, Kenneth Lonergan, La La Land, Lion, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, Oscars, Oscars 2017, Viola Davis

Awards night is finally here and it’s time to make some final predictions as to which way the Oscars 2017 are going to go.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Oscars 2017 Preview

24/02/201728/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arrival, Awards Season 2017, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Meryl Streep, Moonlight, Oscars 2017, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We take a look ahead to this weekend’s Oscars 2017 and predict who will win the big prizes on Hollywood’s most glamorous occasion.

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Oscars 2017 – Best Picture Power Rankings (February 6)

06/02/201709/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arrival, Awards Season 2017, Damien Chazelle, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, Oscars 2017, Oscars Power Rankings 2017

Is La La Land still in poll position to take home the Best Picture Oscar?

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 39 – Does La La Land deserve to be the Oscars 2017 frontrunner?

27/01/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2017, Ben Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman, La La Land, Live By Night, Logan, Podcast, Power Rangers, Ryan Gosling, The Bye Bye Man, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We review the most talked about movie of the Oscars window this year, discuss Ben Affleck’s new gangster saga and chat about fan service ruining movies.

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