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The Turkish director talks to Peter Bradshaw about the battles with distributors and fights with his wife in the creating of his Palme d’Or winning film
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Sukhdev Sandhu: A new film tells the unlikely story of Mohamed Husen, the African former child soldier who emigrated to Germany and appeared alongside the biggest film stars of the Nazi era
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Benedict Cumberbatch is utterly convincing as Alan Turing, the mathematician who did more than anyone to defeat Hitler but who was destroyed by homophobia, writes Peter Bradshaw
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Stuart Heritage: Liam Neeson on his amateur boxing glories, acting into his 90s and leaving voicemail messages on his son’s phone
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Daniel Day-Lewis may have won an Oscar for his bow-legged, Selleck-moustached performance, but don’t be fooled: Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic drama was truly awful, writes Peter Walker
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Parks protection group says in federal lawsuit that proposed ‘Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’ violates various aspects of US constitution
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Hasbro, the second-largest toy company in the US, is set for a merger with DreamWorks’ animation arm, potentially leading to a deluge of cash-in movie hybrids, from Bop It! to Jenga
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The screenwriter is to adapt the memoirs of skier turned poker entrepreneur who shares name with Ulysses heroine
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Daniels to tackle tale of basement known as ‘portal to hell’ in Indiana
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The home of the Corleone clan in the 1972 classic film demands respect, with five bedrooms and a kitchen ‘to die for’
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Students aim to raise £40,000 for fan film about a wizard expelled from Hogwarts with crowdfunding campaign
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Director David O Russell is in negotiations with the actor for a biopic about the inventor of the Miracle Mop, Joy, also set to star Jennifer Lawrence
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Alfonso Cuarón’s thriller, which starred Sandra Bullock, will be released on Blu-ray with the option to experience Dr Ryan Stone’s spacewalk with a realistic soundtrack from the vacuum of space
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Moran to work on script for comic tale of teenage sex, drugs and music criticism that mirrors writer’s own rise through ranks of pop journalism
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Filmgoer allegedly sprayed at showing of Mr Turner after asking fellow viewer to turn off phone
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Reese Witherspoon’s Wild is among 17 of the 42 films being shown at the 24th Bath film festival to be given an F rating for their strong female leads, directors or screenwriters
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Ben Child: Director hits back at critics who say his blockbuster space drama has as many scientific plot holes as wormholes
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Ahead of the third instalment premiere, Donald Sutherland says young people have been ‘dormant’ for a generation or two
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Film’s backers confirm that actor will play whistleblower in the forthcoming film, which goes into production in Munich in January
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Stars from Benedict Cumberbatch to Jessica Chastain were out in force at a glitzy dinner kicking off the 2015 Academy awards
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Star and director’s decision to work together on new Bourne project throws Jeremy Renner’s offshoot into doubt, writes Luke Holland
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Cosmos-hopping space opera takes $132m across the world, but is six million shy of Disney’s $56m take in America
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Report on Williams’ death, which was ruled a suicide, reports no unusual substances when actor killed himself at his California home in August
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There is much riding on Christopher Nolan’s latest space travel blockbuster after a poor year for the American film industry
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Super Size Me director teams up with Disney to shoot true story of Jeremiah Heaton and his bid to create new country to satisfy daughter’s dream of becoming a princess, writes Ben Child
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Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels resume their slapstick double-act 20 years on, but despite some inspired work with a hot dog, this half-assed sequel leaves you feeling numb and number
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Director Francis Lawrence manages to thrill despite working with a thin story, creaky script and limp special effects
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Despite a plot full of holes of various kinds, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic remains enthralling and amazing, writes Mark Kermode
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A documentary following Edwyn Collins’s recovery from a stroke is gorgeously poetic, writes Mark Kermode
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A decade in the making, but this adaptation of Bill Granger’s spy novel feels dated already, writes Mark Kermode
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Dylan Thomas’s booze-sodden 1950 tour of the US is the basis for a slight but diverting tale, writes Mark Kermode
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The Skeleton Twins review – Kristen Wiig is engaging in this tale of self-destructive siblings
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Director Lynn Shelton serves up a pleasant enough movie, but it could do with more emotional substance, writes Mark Kermode
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New York’s streets take the starring role in this landmark 40s crime thriller, writes Philip French
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Russia’s official entry for next year’s foreign language film Oscar is surprisingly subversive, writes Mark Kermode
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A show in which John Malkovich recreates famous photographs of the past is funny – but its real subject is the way images permeate public consciousness
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The plot is predictable and its presentation of science is questionable – but when Baymax hits the screen, all is forgiven
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Xan Brooks: Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star in the latest film from Margin Call and All is Lost director JC Chandor – a rigorous crime drama which paints a knotty, nuanced portrait of the man who fuelled the 1980s
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This Russian retelling the story of Job is impressive film-making on a grand scale, writes Peter Bradshaw
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Alexa Vega guides an ungodly group through waves of destruction and dodgy CG demons, writes Mike McCahill
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This portrait of Studio Ghibli is as wistful and measured as the animation giant’s best work, writes Mike McCahill
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A rabble-rousing ex-Fleet Street reporter surveys the post-Leveson landscape, with contributions from Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan, writes Mike McCahill
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All potential for satire is lost as this modern-family dramedy sinks in a sea of yucky sentimentality, writes Peter Bradshaw
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This study of blind chess players in India is as intense and focused as its subjects, writes Henry Barnes
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The stars of a biopic about the Enigma codebreaker tell Andrew Pulver how his sexuality forced his isolation and why his genius deserves widespread recognition
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The film team rocket through the wormholes and plot holes of Interstellar and raise a glass to hard-hitting, heavy-drinking Leviathan
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Watch an exclusive clip from the acclaimed biopic of the Bletchley Park codebreaker
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Watch the trailer for a romantic drama, starring John Lithgow and Alfred Molina as a married couple forced to live apart after 40 years together
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Peter Bradshaw explains why documentary film-maker Gianfranco Rosi's voyage around Rome's ring-road is worth your time this week
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Narrated by former Fugee Lauryn Hill, this documentary explores the liberation struggles across Africa in the 1960s and 70s, as colonial masters were overthrown
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Watch the trailer for Fast & Furious 7, the last of the franchise to feature star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash while the film was in production
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The stars of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic, about a mission to find a new home away from ecologically-ravaged earth, talk to Catherine Shoard about climate change, human endeavour and getting tangled up in string theory
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The star of Nightcrawler, a grisly satire on the job market and TV news, tells Henry Barnes how a lack of morality can help you get ahead
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The film team review this week's releases, including Mr Turner, Mike Leigh's portrait of the gruff genius of JMW Turner and TV news satire Nightcrawler
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America loses its mind to space aliens in Don Siegel's 1956 horror Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Peter Bradshaw explains why Siegel's film, often seen as an anti-Communist allegory, is worth your time this Halloween
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Horror comedy mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is written and directed by – and also stars – Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement and his long-time collaborator Taika Waititi
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Our film critics review this week's new releases, including Brad Pitt steering heavy metal in tank thriller Fury and Andre Benjamin wigging out as Hendrix in Jimi: All is By My Side
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Peter Bradshaw recommends Jennifer Kent's horror film about a monster that springs from the pages of a child's pop-up book
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The stars of a comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family forced to sit shiva after the patriarch's death, tell Catherine Shoard why sitting still is the hardest thing for any American to do
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Steve Carell discusses his new family comedy, in which he stars as a harried dad juggling childcare and job interviews
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Our film critics review this week's new releases, including Robert Downey Jr in The Judge and Laura Poitras's documentary on the NSA revelations, Citizenfour
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The Overnighters, a documentary by Jesse Moss, tells the story of pastor Jay Reinke, who let those who could not find work in a North Dakota town stay in his church
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The 80s cartoon about the crimefighting reptiles has got an all-action reboot courtesy of Michael Bay, and Andrew Pulver explains why it might be worth watching
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Watch Björk perform Hidden Place as part of her Biophilia: Live tour, recorded at London's Alexandra Palace in September 2013
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Oscar contender Leviathan is a frank portrayal of corrupt Russia. In a rare interview, its director talks to Shaun Walker about his country’s ‘eternal curse’ and why voting there would be a ‘completely pointless step’
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The long read: He is one of the few directors who can walk into a Hollywood studio with an idea and come out with $200m. So, asks Tom Shone, will Nolan’s latest epic, Interstellar, reinforce his reputation as the auteur who thinks big?
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The stars of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic, about a mission to find a new home away from ecologically-ravaged earth, talk to Catherine Shoard about climate change, human endeavour and getting tangled up in string theory
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The star of Nightcrawler, a grisly satire on the job market and TV news, tells Henry Barnes how a lack of morality can help you get ahead
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For his most radical reinvention to date, Gyllenhaal lost 30 pounds and all apparent morals to play a freelance cameraman who rubbernecks at road accidents. He tells Henry Barnes why his character is a contemporary superhero
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The Kiwi actor who impressed in Boy is back with two new homegrown films. But will the building trade claim him before Hollywood does? Alexander Bisley meets him
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The enduring performer talks about the emotional moment he received best actor award at Cannes for his role in Mike Leigh’s new film Mr Turner, 18 years after having to miss the festival when he was diagnosed with leukaemia, writes Xan Brooks
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Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed talks to Kathryn Bromwich about his directorial debut, daytime raves and why he can’t relax
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Keira Knightley is happier than she has been for years. Although she is busier than ever, the paparazzi no longer hassle her and even her critics have softened. So what’s changed? By Megan Conner
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The actor, 57, on money, Dickensian London, and not trusting politicians
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Leslie Felperin: In London years ago, Shonali Bose was inspired to make a movie when her cousin, who has cerebral palsy, told her she wanted sex for her birthday. Now both women are back in town – at the film festival with the finished work
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Having fallen out of love with acting, Macy has made his directorial debut with Rudderless, a drama about a middle-aged man performing his dead son’s songs. He talks to Xan Brooks about bad directors, Uma Thurman’s back flips and rediscovering his passion for the movies
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Ryan Gilbey: The Harry Potter alumnus on playing a wannabe porn star called Boris Pecker, working with Shia LaBeouf and why he’d like to destroy Goblet of Fire
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Steve Carell discusses his new family comedy, in which he stars as a harried dad juggling childcare and job interviews
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The YA movie is storming cinemas the world over. Its success paves the way for a new role behind the scenes in Hollywood: the literary-agent-cum-producer
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The fourth Ghostbuster on why his part might have been marginalised, how he explained it to his sons – and why he still remembers filming the comedy with fondness
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You’re driving along and you see a guy hitching. Turns out, it’s the director of Hairspray! David Farley joins the cult filmmaker to hear why he decided to hitchhike across America, and takes a trip with him to Divine’s grave
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As Tom Hardy's pit bull makes an appearance in new film The Drop, see how many canine film stars you can identify
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How well do you know Wes Craven's 1984 slasher film?
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The first Godzilla film came out 60 years ago this week. Are you an expert on the city-crushing behemoth? Take our quiz and find out
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Think you know your Nouvelle Vague? Reveal your inner auteur by separating the François Truffaut facts from fiction…
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Can you identify the real-life whistleblowers whose stories have inspired films?
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Can you match the actor to their alleged critical statement on a past acting role?
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From manuscript to the screen: do you recognise the book covers that spawned film adaptations?
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Try to match the unflinching walk away from billowing flames to its film
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On-screen wedding scenes can have you blubbering into your sleeve, or thankful it's not real-life. Can you match these wedding ceremonies to the film they featured in?
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Before the internet you might have taken more notice of film posters. Can you recognise these well-known films from their theatrical posters?
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How well did film marketers do in the 1990s? Can you guess the film from its poster line?
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Aliens of many colours are currently tearing up the screen in Guardians of the Galaxy. But which films feature this parade of extraterrestrials?
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With Expendables 3 burning up the multiplexes, test your knowledge of action movie death quips
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Here are 10 future cities - but can you correctly identify which films they appear in?
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Poll: The Office character will be appearing in a spin-off mockumentary charting his efforts to make it as a rock star. But is this a Brent too far?
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Sharknado, Sharktopus, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus – shark movies are everywhere these days. But can you spot which of these 10 titles belong to actual films, and which ones we've made up?
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Some of these films were inspired by comics or graphic novels – but do you know which ones?
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Here are 10 space ships – but can you correctly identify which films they appear in?
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Below are 10 pictures of actors who rose to fame when they were young – but can you recognise them as adults?
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Here are 10 memorable movie taglines – but do you know which films they were used to promote?
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Some of Rockwell’s best on-screen performances. Which would make your top five?
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Tshepo Mokoena picks some of the best prom film scenes. Which would top your own list?
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Everyone likes displaying their children’s art round the house. But what about when it depicts grisly injury and horrific phenomenon?
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A selection of five of the most memorable cinematic scenes where staircases and steps played a key dramatic role. What have we skipped?
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Our pick of the actor and producer’s best roles. Which would you add to your list?
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Guardian reader Steve Hyde picks five fictional nuclear explosions on film. Do you agree with his choices?
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The old-fashioned alien-invasion movie gets a workout on Saturday at 9:20pm on Channel 4 – can you remember anything that happened first time around? asks Stuart Heritage
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We look at five of the Gone Girl star’s most memorable performances to date. But which would you put on your own list?
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Some of the best depictions of indoor workspaces on film. Which would you add to your own top five?
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Some of her most impressive performances to date. But which would you choose?
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Guardian reader Charlie Green picks the five best film scenes involving helicopters
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Our pick of Stone’s top performances to date. Which would you add to the list?
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Join us as we seek out the best film scenes involving baked confections and sugary delights.
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Our pick of Dafoe’s greatest performances to date. Which would you choose?
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Share your favourite films and clips about pirates and we’ll add the best to our list of top five scenes
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Rebellion comes in many forms from teenage acts of rebellion to protest against the state. Share your favourite film clips along this week’s theme of rebellion and we’ll add the best to our list of top five scenes
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Five holy scenes featuring the ultimate deus ex machina: God himself. What else belongs on the list?