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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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Actor, Broadway star and seasoned awards show host to pick up DeGeneres’s baton at Academy awards, Variety reports
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New Academy Awards compere Neil Patrick Harris has straddled film, TV and stage for 20 years. Here’s the pick of his performances so far, including highlyacclaimed hosting turns at the Tonys
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Neil Patrick Harris is a seasoned MC, but his selection for next year’s Academy Awards is still surprising, given his affinity with the much-maligned 2013 compere - and the fact his movie career is going so well
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Xan Brooks: Paul Thomas Anderson gives the New York film festival a high with his woozy, inspired Thomas Pynchon adaptation, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a stoner sleuth
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Major surprise sees Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Cannes award winner nominated by Russian committee despite film’s attack on governing elite
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