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From rogue androids to emotional AI, these sci-fi movies dive into the future of artificial intelligence.

I haven’t seen “Companion” yet, but it’s been on my list for a few months. It’s a sci-fi horror-thriller about an AI robot named Iris (Sophie Thatcher), who was built to be the perfect companion (in more ways than one…) until she starts questioning everything about her existence. The movie dives into themes of control, identity, and what it really means to be human. With AI being such a hot topic these days, it got me thinking about some of the best sci-fi movies featuring AI-powered robots - so here are seven of my favorites you can stream right now.

Top 7 sci-fi robot movies you can stream right now

No. 7: ‘M3GAN’

No. 6: ‘Ex Machina’

No. 5: ‘I, Robot’

No. 4: ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’

No. 3: ‘RoboCop’

No. 2: ‘The Terminator’

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Companion is a sci-fi thriller film written and directed by Drew Hancock. The 2025 film follows a young couple going on a weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin. Their fun getaway soon turns bloody when it is revealed that one of them is a companion robot. Companion stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, and Rupert Friend. So, if you loved the thrilling story, sci-fi elements, and compelling characters in Companion, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

M3GAN (Starz & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures

M3GAN is a sci-fi horror thriller film directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper. The 2022 film follows Gemma, a brilliant roboticist who takes in her niece, Cady, after she lost her parents in an accident. Gemma designed a lifelike doll known as M3GAN,...

The Charlize Theron action film The Old Guard was a hit for the Netflix streaming service when it was released in 2020. Directed by Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian creature feature Troll was another success for Netflix when it was released in December 2022. Both of those movies are now getting sequels that are expected to reach Netflix by the end of 2025, when The Old Guard 2 heading for a July 2nd release and Troll 2 not yet having a release date – and Netflix decided to start building the hype for both of them today, releasing a clip from Troll 2 that can be seen in the embed above and a behind-the-scenes look at the stunts of The Old Guard 2, which can be found at the bottom of this article.

Troll had the following synopsis: Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path,...

Emma Stone, standing 5 feet 6 inches (167.6 cm), is slightly taller than the average American woman but still shorter than her 6′2″ (1.88 m) husband, David McCary. While she now confidently rocks designer heels on the red carpet, her relationship with footwear wasn’t always so effortless.

Reflecting on an early fashion misstep, she once recalled, “On the first day of middle school, I wore high-heeled shoes that you weren’t allowed to wear. I remember being so embarrassed because in every class I went to they kept pointing out that I couldn’t wear these shoes. I wanted to call my mom and have her bring me new shoes!”

Emma Stone dazzles in a shimmering silver gown alongside her husband, Dave McCary, at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, complementing her look with metallic strappy heels (Credit: Pa Images / INSTARimages)

Emma Stone’s Shoe Size: How Her US Size 8 Translates Globally

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Babygirl Worldwide Box Office: 5th Weekend Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl moves past another interesting milestone at the worldwide box office. The film is closer to entering the top 15 highest-grossing films of A24. It will achieve that feat once it surpasses Ex Machina’s global haul. The film had been in the news because of Kidman’s Oscar snub in the Best Actress category. Scroll below for its box office deets.

Ex Machina is a 2014 British sci-fi film released in the US by A24. It features Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac in key roles. Ex Machina won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. The movie also collected $25.44 million in the US and $37.39 million worldwide. According to Box Office Mojo’s data, it was made on a budget of $15 million only, excluding the marketing cost.

Luiz Fernando’s latest report revealed A24’s R-rated thriller,...

In the promotional tour for the UK release of “Ex-Machina” in January of 2015, writer-director Alex Garland lamented the relative failure of “Sunshine,” “Never Let Me Go” and “Dredd” by commenting that his films miss some mainstream sensibility’ and ‘… just don’t break out’. It’s interesting to look back on that statement now following the recent box office success of “Civil War.” Has Garland’s sensibility changed? Or has the cinematic dial shifted to a place in which his films have now become more conscionable to the masses? To answer this question, we must go back to Garland’s childhood…

Obsessed with the sci-fi fables of J.G. Ballard and Ray Bradbury, as well as old episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” Garland channeled his interest in artificial intelligence into his screenplay for his directorial debut “Ex-Machina.” What started as an “epiphany” based on Murray Shanahan’s ‘The Technological Singularity’ evolved into...

Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival launches its 48th edition this Friday, and for the first time in a decade, it will do so with a new Artistic Director.

Pia Lundberg, formerly Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London, replaced Jonas Holmberg as Artistic Director last March. Holmberg stepped down for a job at the Kalmar Art Museum in eastern Sweden. Before her stint in London, Lundberg was Head of International at the Swedish Film Institute from 2007 to 2018. Originally a journalist, she began her career as a writer and editor for various Swedish and international media outlets focusing on film and culture. She served as the editor-in-chief of the Swedish film magazine Cinema for four years.

Lundberg’s first edition opens with the debut screening of Norweigan filmmaker Eirik Svensson’s latest feature Safe House (Før mørket). Other highlights include visits from Thomas Vinterberg and Julie Delpy.

With Bong Joon-ho, Na Hong-jin, Pak Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, Park Hoon-jung having new movies in 2025, the year is already shaping up to be a great one, perhaps even signaling some sort of come-back for Korean cinema. At the same time, the directorial debut of Shu Qi, the return of Bi Gan and Edwin, and a number of rather interesting anime movies have us all excited here in Amp. Without further ado, here is a countdown of 35 films that are easily described as much anticipated, in random order.

1. All Before You by Annemarie Jacir (Palestine)

Yusuf spends his days moving between his farming village, Al Basma, and his work in the city of Jerusalem, enthusiastically working to find his place in the changing, modern world. Young and restless, he’s more interested in getting away from the confines of village life than becoming involved in its problems. Yusuf’s story is...

French filmmaker Fleur Fortuné has made an impressive, if flawed, feature debut whose somewhat troubled storyline is salvaged by three outstanding central performances. The Assessment opens with a young girl swimming a little too far out in the ocean, her distant, blurry mother calling her to shore. In a neat segue, when the girl comes up for air, she is now an adult. Mia (Elizabeth Olsen), still wearing the same style costume and still swimming a little too far from shore, is one half of a handsome and accomplished couple alongside Aaryan (Himesh Patel). They live in a gorgeous home and seem to want for nothing. Their clothes are all silks, linens and natural cotton, while their accessories and household furnishings are top of the range and in excellent taste. But when it’s revealed that the film is set in the near future in an arid land where food and resources are scarce,...

In the middle of 2024, it was announced that acclaimed filmmaker Olivier Assayas was set to make a film titled “The Wizard of the Kremlin.” Not only that, the film is set to feature actors such as Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, and Jude Law. However, not much was known about the film aside from that info. Now, it appears we know more, including the big news that Jude Law is set to portray one of the most controversial political figures of our time.

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Jude Law recently confirmed to Deadline that he will be taking on the role of young Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’ New Film ‘ The Wizard of Kremlin.’ The movie will be based on Giuliano da Empoli’s popular 2022 book, with a screenplay written by Olivier Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère.

The book tells the story of a fictional meeting between the author and Vadim Baranov, a mysterious man who was once an artist, TV producer, and close advisor to Vladimir Putin. Baranov, now retired, shares his life story, including his time in 1990s Russia, his role in helping Putin rise to power starting in 1999, and his experience with political power.

Directed by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, the movie will feature Jude Law in a supporting role and focus on Vladimir Putin, now 72, “at the beginning of his governing career.”

“I haven’t really started work on it yet,” Law said. “I mean,...

Jude Law is taking on the role of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming film, The Wizard of the Kremlin. The film will have Law in a supporting role while The Batman star Paul Dano will play the lead. The Holiday actor shared that he had a lot more preparation to do before actually portraying Putin.

Jude Law in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Credits: Lucasfilm

Law was last seen in the action film The Order. He appears in a supporting role alongside Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby in the survival thriller, Eden, which premiered at TIFF. He also ventured into the world of Star Wars with the lead role in the show, Skeleton Crew.

Jude Law is portraying Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin Jude Law in a still from Captain Marvel | Credits: Marvel Studios

French filmmaker Olivier Assayas found Jude Law the perfect...

Jude Law‘s next movie role has been revealed.

In a new interview, the 52-year-old Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he will be playing Russian President Vladimir Putin in French filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ new movie The Wizard of Kremlin.

Keep reading to find out more…“I say that hesitatingly because I haven’t really started work on it yet,” Jude shared with Deadline. “I mean, I have, but at the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I’m in the foothills looking up thinking, ‘Oh Christ, what have I said?’ That’s often how I feel whilst I say yes. I was going, ‘Oh God, how am I going to do this?’ But anyway, that’s for me to sort out.”

The Wizard of Kremlin, which is based on Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling novel of the same name, “opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the...

Last year, it was reported that Jude Law would be co-starring in director Olivier Assayas’ new movie The Wizard of the Kremlin without specifying his role. Now, the actor has confirmed he will be playing Vladimir Putin in the adaption of Giuliano da Empoli’s novel of the same name.

In a recent interview with Deadline, Law opened up about the intimidating task of playing the Russian dictator. “At the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I’m in the foothills looking up thinking, ‘Oh Christ, what have I said?’” he revealed. “That’s often how I feel whilst I say yes. I was going, ‘Oh God, how am I going to do this?’ But anyway, that’s for me to sort out.”

The original Wizard of the Kremlin book was published in 2022 and tells the story of Vadim Baranov, a reality show producer who doubled as...

Exclusive: Early one morning up in Haddon Hall, a grand Tudor hall in Derbyshire, England, this corpulent, menacing-looking man swathed in a richly brocaded tunic trimmed with fur shuffled over to have a chat with filmmaker Karim Aïnouz and the Oscar-winning actor Alicia Vikander.

I had no idea who he was.

We were on the set of Firebrand, about Henry VIII’s marriage — his sixth and final one — to Katherine Parr.

Jude Law was supposed to join them. “Where is he?” I asked Gabby Tana, Firebrand’s producer.

“He’s in front of you talking to Karim,” Tana responded.

“That’s Jude Law?” I blurted.

Jude Law is bemused when I recount the story

He’s calling me from New York, and when he realizes that I’m in Beverly Hills, his voice breaks as he mentions that he’s been in touch with friends “who have lost everything” in...

Whether you love or hate them, wedge shoes are one of the most popular shoe styles. These shoes are synonymous with spring and summer, with every woman owning at least one pair of wedge shoes over their lifetime.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Vikander, Elle Fanning, Kate Hudson, and Angelina Jolie wear different styles of wedge shoes (Credit: FayesVision / Sean Thorton / Daniel Deme / WENN)

Wedge shoes come in every shape and size, from sneakers to boots and everything in between. Our guide gives you a full rundown of everything you need to know about wedge shoes and the most comfortable wedge shoes for women.

How Do Wedges and Heels Differ?

No, they are not. Wedge shoes are characterized by their distinctive sole, which is made out of one piece of rubber material that also acts as the heel.

Wedges have continuous, solid outsoles that are elevated at the back, while heels have...

Exclusive: Justin Chon, Bobby Hundreds and Garrett Basch are developing the half-hour series Burnfield based on Hundreds and Chon’s experience in the streetwear scene, preemptively bought by FX, sources tell Deadline.

Hundreds (née Kim) co-founded the streetwear brand The Hundreds alongside Bobby Hundreds (née Shenassafar) more than two decades ago. According to its official website, the company’s apparel is reminiscent of ‘90s workwear and Californian subculture tribes. Bobby Hundreds noted on the company’s blog in 2016, that he found inspiration in the early years from “an enclave of renegade graphic designers coming out of San Diego, Hawaii, and Hong Kong” because they were “weird with placements, neon prints, and bold statements.”

Chon owned and operated a chain of streetwear multi-stores called The Attic in Southern California for 10 years.

Chon and Hundreds will co-create and co-showrun the series.

Exclusive: Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, André Holland, Alison Brie and Tom Sturridge are leading Alex Vlack’s feature directorial debut, the drama The Revisionist.

The production, written by Vlack, is currently shooting in Louisville, Ky.

In The Revisionist, Elise, a successful novelist, does what so many writers do: she manipulates and transforms the people in her life into the characters she needs for her story. As she blurs the line between fiction and reality, her world descends into secrets, lies, and outright betrayal. The project is an exploration of the psychological lengths to which a writer will go to achieve their art.

Pic is also produced by Vlack along with Arielle Elwes, Veronica Radaelli, Zachary Spicer, Fiona Robert and Sophia Robert. Vlack’s previous work includes directing and executive producing the documentary Still Bill about soul legend Bill Withers.

Cassian Elwes serves as EP along with Paul Robarts, Andy Steinman,...

Keira Knightley and Michael Fassbender are together again!

The former co-stars reunited at the Como 1907 Vs Roma soccer match on Sunday (December 15) held at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium in Como, Italy.

Michael, 47, and Keira, 39, along with her husband James Righton, were seen cheering and celebrating loudly as they watched the intense match.

Coma 1907 ended up defeating Roma 2-0.

If you forgot, Michael and Keira starred together in the 2011 historical drama A Dangerous Method alongside Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Gadon, and Vincent Cassel.

Last month, Michael had the support of wife Alicia Vikander at the UK premiere of his new series The Agency.

Keira recently called an iconic scene from her movie Love Actually “quite creepy.”

Click through the gallery inside for 35+ pictures of Keira Knightley and Michael Fassbender at the soccer match…...

Politics and the apocalypse collide in Rumours – a horror satire that threatens to steal Megalopolis’ crown as 2024’s most eccentric movie.

When Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis came out earlier this year, opinions were somewhat divided as to whether it was a grand folly, a visionary masterpiece, a piece of demented high camp, or a mixture of all of these.

What most could agree on was that there was nothing else quite like it in 2024’s line-up of movies, whether it was in its unnatural dialogue and bizarre character names (Aubrey Plaza as financial TV reporter Wow Platinum) or its incredibly uneven visuals, which veered from the captivatingly imaginative to the embarrassingly kitsch.

For better or worse, Coppola had managed to finally achieve his goal of creating a vision of the USA as a late Roman empire in danger of tipping over into facism. Which, as 2024 nears its end, now...

The jury for European Shooting Stars, the program that promotes rising actors from Europe, has revealed its 2025 lineup. Shooting Stars from previous editions have included Riz Ahmed, Leonie Benesch, George MacKay, Carey Mulligan, Alba Rohrwacher, Bill Skarsgård, Alicia Vikander and Maisie Williams.

The actors will be presented to the international press, film industry and public during the 75th Berlinale, which runs Feb. 13 – 23. They will take part in a tailor-made, four-day program that will culminate with an awards ceremony on Feb. 17 at the Berlinale Palast. The program is organized by European Film Promotion and is supported by Creative Europe’s Media Programme of the European Union.

The 10 actors selected for its 28th edition are Marina Makris (Cyprus), Besir Zeciri (Denmark), Maarja Johanna Mägi (Estonia), Devrim Lingnau (Germany), Elín Hall (Iceland), Kārlis Arnolds Avots (Latvia), Šarūnas Zenkevičius (Lithuania), Lidija Kordić (Montenegro), Vicente Wallenstein (Portugal) and Frida Gustavsson (Sweden).

The Shooting Stars were...

The Girl With The Needle star Besir Zeciri and Devrim Lingnau, lead in Netflix series The Empress are among the 10 actors selected for the 2025 edition of European Film Promotion’s European Shooting Stars.

The 10 Stars will participate in a four-day programme at next year’s Berlinale, culminating with the European Shooting Stars awards ceremony on February 17 at the Berlinale Palast.

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Each Shooting Stars submission must highlight one performance from the actor’s career, which may be from an as-yet-unreleased work.

Danish entry Zeciri hails from Copenhagen, and played a leading role in Magnus von Horn...

The Gotham announced today that Theresa Peters, Partner in the Talent department at UTA, will join the organization’s Board of Directors.

As a Board member, Peters will work with The Gotham to advance its mission of celebrating and nurturing independent film and media creators by providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition.

Peters joined UTA in 2008 from the William Morris Agency, where she was an agent for 14 years. She is a fixture within the entertainment industry, having cultivated a roster of long-time clients both in front of and behind the camera.

Notable clients include Kirsten Dunst, James McAvoy, Viggo Mortensen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Theo James, Sam Claflin, George MacKay, Tahar Rahim, Thomasin McKenzie, Zoe Kazan, Sam Heughan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Antony Starr, Jessica Biel, Haley Bennett, Hugh Dancy, Finn Cole, Ben Hardy, Harry Lawtey, Alba Baptista, Kyle MacLachlan, Letitia Wright, Rafe Spall, and Jamie Dornan,...

There’s a notion that action movies are best enjoyed on the big screens. But in recent times, Ott platforms have also stepped up their game in producing original action movies for their audience. To match and compete with massive action movie franchises like John Wick, Mission: Impossible, and others, streaming platforms like Netflix have also created projects like Extraction.

A snippet from Extraction | Credits: Netflix

Action has a wide range of themes, from thrilling heist flicks to cop thrillers to Western backdrops. Now, Netflix has produced some of the big-budget action movies, but what’s unfortunate is that it has only promoted the worst ones. Although films like Bird Box, The Gray Man, and others generated a lot of views, some underrated action dramas deserve to be credited.

In this article, we have curated a list of underrated action movies streaming on Netflix that you can watch this December...

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Dec 6-8) Total gross to date Week 1. Moana 2(Disney) £6.9m £21.5m 2 2. Wicked(Universal) £5.3m £37.7m 3 3. Gladiator II(Paramount) £1.6m £26.6m 4 4. Paddington In Peru(Studiocanal) £1.2m £29m 5 5. André Rieu’s 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver(Piece of Magic) £1m £1m 1

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Tentpoles continued to dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend with Moana 2 leading the charge while Andre Rieu’s latest event release cracked the top five.

Moana 2dropped 43% in its second weekend with £6.9m, meaning the Disney sequel has so far taken £21.5m. Despite opening ahead ofInside...

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Dec 6-8) Total gross to date Week 1. Moana 2(Disney) £6.9m £21.5m 2 2. Wicked(Universal) £5.3m £37.7m 3 3. Gladiator II(Paramount) £1.6m £26.6m 4 4. Paddington In Peru(Studiocanal) £1.2m £29m 5 5. André Rieu’s 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver(Piece of Magic) £1m £1m 1

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Tentpoles continued to dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend with Moana 2 leading the charge while Andre Rieu’s latest event release cracked the top five.

Moana 2dropped 43% in its second weekend with £6.9m, meaning the Disney sequel has so far taken £21.5m. Despite opening ahead ofInside...

It was couples night out at the 2024 British Film Independent Awards held at The Roundhouse on Sunday (December 8) in London.

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, and fairly newlyweds Jack Lowden and Saoirse Ronan were among the celebs who were in attendance at the annual awards show, celebrating British independent films.

The big winner of the night was Michael‘s musical comedy Kneecap, which picked up several awards.

Keep reading to find out more…

Also stepping out were winners Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Sophie Okonedo, as well as Aisling Bea, Sean Baker, Maria Bakalova, Douglas Booth, Ellie Bamber, Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison, Alex Coco, Katy O’Brian, Ben Hardy, Adam Pearson, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joseph Quinn, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Martin Freeman and Rachel Benaissa, Indira Varma, James Norton, Connor Swindells and Lauren Lyle.

Not only did Marianne win Best Lead Performance for Hard Truths at the BIFAs, but she also won...

The Roundhouse in London played host this evening to the 2024 BIFAs – The British Independent Film Awards. Kneecap went into the awards ceremony leading the 2024 nominations with 14, Love Lies Bleeding had 12, The Outrun received 9 nominations, 7 nominations each for Bird, on becoming a guinea fowl and unicorns, 6 for Hoard and Civil War. The winners of tonight’s awards are below.

Celebrating remarkable films and outstanding talent from the British film industry and beyond, this year’s list highlights the UK’s brightest new talent alongside BIFA heroes such as Andrea Arnold, Rose Glass, Rungano Nyoni, Saoirse Ronan, Jack O’Connell, Barry Keoghan and Hayley Squires.

Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.

The 2024 BIFA Winners Best British Independent Film

“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling — Winner

“Love Lies Bleeding” — Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” — Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole,...

As 2024 nears its end, that can only mean one thing — awards season is upon us! And while various Critics' Circle and Guild bashes have already gotten underway, tonight was the first major event of the season on this side of the pond: the British Independent Film Awards. Hosted by Peter Serafinowicz at London's Roundhouse, the ceremony saw Rich Peppiatt's barnstorming Irish rap trio biopic Kneecap — already one of Empire's Best Movies of 2024 — emerge as the night's biggest winner. In all, the film (which is streaming now on Prime Video UK) picked up seven gongs on the night, including Best British Independent Film, Best Joint Lead Performance for Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, and Best Debut Screenwriter for Peppiatt.

In the other key acting categories, Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Lead Performance for her emotional, incendiary turn as embattled matriarch Pansy in Mike Leigh's Hard Truths,...

It was a Kneecap sweep at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) in London on Sunday night as Sean Baker’s Anora was named best international indie film.

The cheeky Belfast-based rap trio have become the talk of the town with their “print the legend” biopic, picking up four craft awards at the BIFAs. The team nabbed three more on Sunday: Chiwetel Ejiofor presented the award for best British independent film to director Rich Peppiatt, who also earned best debut screenwriter. Best joint lead went to trio Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and J.J. Ó Dochartaigh, who played themselves.

The film won seven BIFAs in total, including the craft wins, announced in November: best casting sponsored for Carla Stronge, best editing for Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, best original music for Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante and best music supervision for Gary Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom.

“It’s a real honor to be here,...

Kneecap

Kneecap dominated the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) tonight, winning seven prizes, including Best British Independent Film and Best Début Screenwriter (for Rich Peppiat). After struggling to find support early on, it's now on track for international success, and has even been tipped to make the Oscar shortlist.

It was a good night for outsiders all round, with Grand Theft Hamlet and On Becoming A Guinea Fowl also enjoying success.

The event was hosted by Peter Serafinowicz and presenters included Alicia Vikander, Martin Freeman, Indira Varma and James Norton.

Those award winners in full:

Best British independent film Kneecap - Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling

Best international independent film Anora - Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan

Best director Rungano Nyoni - On Becoming A Guinea Fowl

Best screenplay Sandhya Suri – Santosh

Best lead performance Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths

Best supporting performance Franz Rogowski - Bird

Best...

“Kneecap,” the hit Irish comedy biopic about the Belfast rap group of the same name, has landed the top honor at the British Independent Film Awards and a total of seven BIFA awards overall.

Writer/director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature — which went into Sunday’s ceremony already having won four BIFA craft awards — was named best British independent film, with Peppiatt winning best debut screenwriter and Kneecap bandmates Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (who all play themselves) winning best joint lead.

Elsewhere on the night, which was hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, Rungano Nyoni won best director for her sophomore feature “On Becoming A Guinea Fowl,” exploring buried secrets in a middle class Zambian family. The film’s lead star Susan Chardy won breakthrough performance.

Meanwhile, Sandhya Suri, writer/director of Hindi-language crime thriller “Santosh,” won best screenplay. “Santosh,” which is the U.K.

Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap was the major winner at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with seven wins in total including best British independent film.

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Taking place tonight (December 8), the awards returned to London’s Roundhouse in Camden, with a ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz, who joked that the night was for “homegrown lower budget films that pay its stars multi of pounds”.

Other winners included Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh and documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, with two awards each.

Peppiatt’s debut...

The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners are being unveiled from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse.

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Sophie Okonedo is receiving theRichard Harris award. The actor is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004’sHotel Rwanda while her other film credits includeThe Secret Lie Of Bees,Christopher Robin,Wild Rose,Death On The Nile andCatherine Called Birdy.

Bifa winners 2024

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The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners will be unveiled today (December 8)from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:00 GMT.

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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecap leads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh,...

The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners will be unveiled today (December 8)from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:00 GMT.

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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecapleads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh.

Rose Glass’Love Lies Bleeding andNora Fingscheidt’sThe Outrunare on four nominations each. Glass’ second feature stars...

Amazon's highly anticipated Tomb Raider TV series is bringing the beloved video game franchise to the small screen. Originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, the series follows the daring archaeologist Lara Croft as she embarks on perilous quests to discover lost artifacts. With numerous sequels and a dedicated fanbase, Lara Croft has long cemented her status as a gaming icon. The recent cast announcement for Amazon's Tomb Raider makes the upcoming show all the more exciting.

However, to be successful, the Tomb Raider show needs to distance itself from the underwhelming, too-serious adaptation of the reboot video game. Instead, the involvement of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was "obsessed with and grew up playing Lara Croft/Tomb Raider" (via The Guardian) can bring the full potential of the legacy character to life. Waller-Bridge and Turner could save the Tomb Raider franchise, if the creative pairing strikes the perfect balance between drama,...

What could be stranger than the hollow pomp of neoliberal politics in the face of Armageddon? While crafting this cheerfully bonkers satire, Canadian co-directors Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johnson became fascinated by real footage of G7 leaders coming across a puddle and awkwardly negotiating walking around it. This miniature farce didn’t exactly offer much hope for the future of humanity.

Hosted by German Chancellor Hilda Ortmann (Cate Blanchett in a coral power suit channelling Angela Merkel), world leaders representing Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US gather for a summit on a palatial estate. They’re here for a terribly serious purpose, of course. But drafting a statement in response to an unspecified catastrophe has to wait until after the hand-shaking and toasting.

Every cast member is clearly enjoying themself, but Rumours — or perhaps ‘How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bog Bodies...

On Wednesday, the Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) announced that Ariana Grande would receive the Rising Star Award for her heralded performance in Universal Pictures’ “Wicked.” The blockbuster movie, directed by Jon M. Chu and co-starring Cynthia Erivo, has already made $270 million in the United States alone, making it one of the most successful adaptations of a Broadway musical in film history.

Grande is a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global star, and now this is her first starring role in a major studio film. Click here to see her top 10 best movies and TV shows.

The Palm Springs International Film Awards will take place on Jan. 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running from Jan. 2 to Jan. 13. The highly anticipated, 12-day event will be presented by Silvercrest and sponsored by “Entertainment Tonight.”

In “Wicked,” Grande takes on the role of Galinda, a popular young student...

“Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’…” A classic line from the Journey song, right? But, honestly, isn’t that how fans are feeling about James Gunn’s vision for the DC Universe? After all, we’ve watched him work his magic on Guardians of the Galaxy, shaping ragtag outlaws into beloved characters. Now, he’s stepping into the superhero realm with an ambition that promises to redefine the genre.

The icing on the cake? The highly anticipated Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will follow in the footsteps of Superman, a fresh beginning that might just be what the Dcu has needed all along.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow | Credit: DC

Gunn is about to build something truly monumental, and with his track record, it’s hard not to let the excitement creep in. But it’s not just his direction that should have us chomping at the bit. The movie’s cinematography,...

Several celebrities have names that may not be quite what you think they are just by looking at them.

From stars like Ayo Edebiri and Jake Gyllenhaal, to Lupita Nyong’o and Alicia Vikander, there are many celebrity names that often get mispronounced, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

Throughout the years, several celebs have corrected the press and even fans on how to actually say their name, after years of not saying a word about it.

To help you out, Just Jared has compiled a list of famous names that fans often struggle with and we have the proper pronunciation right here!

Keep reading to see how your favorite celebrity’s name is actually pronounced…...

The British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has unveiled the winners in its 10 craft categories, with Kneecap securing four awards and Civil War walking away with two.

Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedy following the eponymous west Belfast hip-hop trio and their mission to save their mother tongue leads this year’s Bifa nominations with 14. So far, Kneecap has won in casting for Carla Stronge, editing for Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, original music for Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante and music supervision for Chris Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom.

Scroll down for the full list of craft winners

Alex Garland’s imagining of a dystopian near-future America,...

The long-standing debate about what separates a lead from a supporting performance has resurfaced this awards season. Case in point: Netflix’s high-profile contender “Emilia Pérez.” The Spanish-language musical, directed by acclaimed French auteur Jacques Audiard, has already garnered enthusiastic reviews and is poised to be a significant player across multiple Oscar categories. But the studio’s decision to campaign Karla Sofía Gascón as best actress while positioning her co-star Zoe Saldaña as a supporting actress has sparked a heated discussion.

Saldaña’s role as Rita, a lawyer who aids the drug cartel boss Manitas in faking her death, undergoing gender-affirming surgery, and emerging as “Emilia Pérez,” propels the film’s narrative. Her extensive screen time supports this argument.

According to Matthew Stewart of Screen Time Central, Saldaña’s performance clocks in at 57 minutes and 50 seconds, representing 43.69% of the film’s runtime. It’s also slightly more than Gascón’s 52 minutes and 21 seconds (39.54%) on film.

The Tomb Raider franchise got a major lift from a major casting update for the upcoming TV adaptation. It has been reported that Game of Thrones and X-Men alum Sophie Turner is set to star as Lara Croft. The series, led by Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, will look to turn the tide for the franchise. With Turner now set to be part of Waller-Bridge's reboot, this might be the perfect duo to break Lara Croft into the live-action sphere properly.

The Amazon Tomb Raider series will look to change the fortunes of the iconic video game character. There have been multiple attempts to adapt the legendary video game character into live-action through the years, but none have garnered the proper appreciation Lara Croft deserves. Angelina Jolie's movies from the early 2000s had some financial success but were critically panned, while Alicia Vikander's 2018 movie received mixed reviews and bombed at the box office.

Michael Fassbender is a very popular actor known for his roles in major franchises, but he is especially loved by fans for playing Erik Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto, in the X-Men films.

While Sir Ian McKellen’s portrayal of Magneto is iconic and unforgettable, fans really enjoyed Fassbender’s chemistry with James McAvoy. He is widely remembered as an excellent version of the character.

With the X-Men about to be rebooted for the MCU, the studio will likely be casting a new team, and Magneto will likely be part of it. The success of Deadpool and Wolverine played a big role in bringing attention to mutants again, along with the hit animated show X-Men ’97 this summer.

Collider spoke with Michael Fassbender about possibly returning to his iconic role. He said he had a “great run” as Magneto in four movies but hasn’t ruled out coming back. Fassbender...

Michael Fassbender is one of the most popular actors currently and he has been part of some truly big franchises, but for our readers, he is most popular due to his portrayal of Erik Lehnsherr aka Magneto in the ‘X-Men’ film franchise.

Sir Ian McKellen’s portrayal of the role is legendary and irreplaceable, however, fans loved Fassbender’s chemistry with James McAvoy and he is generally remembered as an excellent version of the character.

Considering that X-Men are about to be rebooted for the MCU, the studio will likely be looking for a new cast, and there’s no doubt that Magneto will soon join the cinematic universe.

The success of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ was vital in this newly-found interest for mutants on the big screen, as was the animated show ‘X-Men ’97’ which was a huge hit for the studio this summer.

Collider had an opportunity to talk...

The stars are stepping out in London!

Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, and Joe Alwyn posed for photos on the red carpet while arriving at the 2024 GQ Men of the Year Awards on Tuesday (November 19) held at The Roof Gardens in London, England.

Nicole and Jude were among this year’s honorees along with rapper Central Cee and soccer stars Kobbie Mainoo and Cole Palmer.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…

Alicia Vikander

Fyi: Alicia is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Asa Butterfield

Bella Ramsey

Ellie Bamber

Eve Hewson

Harris Dickinson

Himesh Patel

James Norton

Fyi: James is wearing Giorgio Armani.

Jeremy O. Harris

Fyi: Jeremy is wearing Burberry.

Joe Alwyn

Jon Kortajarena

Fyi: Jon is wearing Burberry.

Jude Law

Kaya Scodelario...

Amazon's Tomb Raider series may have potentially found its Lara Croft in Sophie Turner, which will be an exciting endeavor for the actor since she didn't get to partake in a lot of the action in Game of Thrones. First appearing in the iconic 1996 video game Tomb Raider, Lara Croft has since become an iconic character, who has previously been portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander on the big screen. Now, Amazon is making a Tomb Raider adaptation for the small screen, and is teaming up with Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge for the series.

While Sophie Turner has not been officially cast in the Tomb Raider series for Amazon Prime yet, she is in negotiations to star as the tomb raider herself, Lara Croft. Turner is most well-known for her roles of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones and Jean Grey/Phoenix in two of Fox's X-Men films. While...

Amazon has announced an upcoming Tomb Raider TV series, and the video game adaptation is getting more and more exciting with each new update. Debuting back in 1996 on the Sega Saturn and Playstation, the Tomb Raider video game series follows archaeologist Lara Croft as she uses her expertise to discover lost artifacts and explore dangerous lost tombs around the globe. The popular video game series spawned a wealth of sequels, and Croft herself has become an icon among video game mascots.

It didn't take long before Tomb Raider made the jump to other forms of media, and a feature film was produced in 2001 starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. A successful sequel followed in 2003, but Jolie's departure from the role put the big-screen franchise on ice for over a decade. Finally, in 2018, Tomb Raider premiered as a reboot of the series and swapped Jolie for Alicia Vikander. A planned...

Michael Fassbender is ready for the world to see his new series The Agency and his wife Alicia Vikander is by his side for the premiere!

The longtime couple attended a special UK screening of the new show on Thursday night (November 14) at the Rosewood in London, England.

Michael was joined at the event by co-stars Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright, and Katherine Waterston.

The cast attended a photo call for the show on Friday (November 15) at the Corinthia London.

Here’s the synopsis: “Martian (Fassbender) is a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart—hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”

The Agency will begin streaming on November 29 on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan.