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DGA nominations 2012: old timers have their time again

News: Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese head up a Directors' Guild of America awards shortlist with average age of 58
- James Franco calls for Andy Serkis Oscar recognition
Is The Iron Lady's heart of gold quite right?

David Cox: Phyllida Lloyd's Margaret Thatcher biopic has proved so infuriating to so many by insisting on the humanity of the Tories
Junie Hoang named as actor suing IMDb

News: Claimant in landmark suit backed by actors' unions told by US judge to reveal her name in order to take case forward
Oscar for best documentary hopefuls to face newspaper review rule

News: Entrants to Academy Award for best documentary will now need to have been reviewed in the New York or Los Angeles Times
- Awards season 2011-12: All the major nominees and winners

War Horse is my first truly British film, says Steven Spielberg

News: The first world war epic filmed in Devon and Wiltshire could only have been made in the UK, according to the director
Melancholia named best film of 2011 by US critics

News: Lars von Trier's drama wins top prize at National Society of Film Critics awards, while Terrence Malick is named best director
The Devil Inside takes possession of US box office

Jeremy Kay: Low-budget found-footage horror springs a shock as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol continues to do the business
- George Clooney to direct and act in The Monuments Men

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Harry Potter director Chris Columbus to write children's fantasy books

9 Jan 2012:
House of Secrets, co-written with Ned Vizzini, will be out in spring 2013
Dustin Hoffman tries his luck with TV series gamble

7 Jan 2012:
Star returns to small screen after 25 years in Luck, an HBO show banking on the lasting appeal of older actors
Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden film to star Joel Edgerton

6 Jan 2012:
Cast of film about killing of Osama bin Laden grows as Republicans claim secrets leaked to film-making team
Bridesmaids 2 may make it to the altar without Kristen Wiig

5 Jan 2012: Universal keen to move forward with follow-up to 2011 hit despite reluctance of star and co-writer Kristen Wiig
Victoria & Albert to screen historic theatre – free

5 Jan 2012: London museum will show filmed versions of major productions, including Ben Whishaw's 2004 Hamlet and Hackney Empire's 2009 panto
Sarah Polley to direct adaptation of Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace

5 Jan 2012: Canadian actor will direct version of Atwood's bestselling true-crime tale, while James Franco signs debut novel deal
Benedict Cumberbatch to play Star Trek II villain

5 Jan 2012: The Star Trek baddie will be the British actor's most high-profile role to date and JJ Abrams' 3D film is set for release next year
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6 Jan 2012: Andrew Pulver: Our Smiths-loving PM has delivered another headscratcher in claiming to like Lindsay Anderson's anti-establishment standard
Hobbit forming: will Peter Jackson give Tolkien's story a new ending?

6 Jan 2012: Ben Child: The dark arts of film demanded Jackson ham up the love story in LOTR, but bringing the Necromancer – later Sauron – into The Hobbit's denouement could break the story's spell altogether
Tyneside veterans of Thatcher years boycott 'The Iron Lady'

6 Jan 2012:
Memories and resentment of the social and economic damage of the 1980s remain bitter as the new Hollywood film opens
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