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Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in 1991 movie Point Break.

In defence of Keanu: humanity’s gentle emissary, who never claimed to be a great actor

I normally love to read brutal film reviews, but one published in my own newspaper last week reached my limit.

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Director Michael Apted, pictured in Beverly Hills in 2019, has died.

Michael Apted, director known for ‘7 Up’ series, dies at 79

The British director was the driving force behind the groundbreaking 7 Up documentary series, which has been described as "the most profound documentary series in the history of cinema".

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Film director Richard Stanley

'Approach the things you fear': A supernatural take on cancer

Director Richard Stanley drew on his mother's battle with lymphoma in a movie about a bizarre extra-terrestrial force wreaking havoc in rural Massachusetts.

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Christian Bale portrays Bruce Wayne and Batman in The Dark Knight Rises.

Batman turns 30: All of the big-screen Batmen, definitively ranked

From Adam West to Ben Affleck; to play Gotham City's favourite son Batman on the big screen, you've got to have thick skin.

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