The Imitation Game

Five biopics worth checking out

While Hollywood has always enjoyed telling a good life story, it’s no secret that biopics are the hardest to tackle purely for the reason that filmmakers struggle to form the vision of someone’s life accurately and effectively within the average of a two-hour limit. With the release of The Man Who Knew Infinity, it’s time to…

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Box Office Report: American Sniper scopes out the top spot

The week ending 4th February has seen the controversial American Sniper steamroll the competition, shooting to number 1 on the Australian Box Office with almost $4.5 million, stretching well far ahead of number 2, which is the impressive The Theory of Everything which still did well with almost $2 million. Benedict Cumberbatch’s strong acting in…

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The British Academy Film Awards announces nominees for 2015

The British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have now announced the long list of nominees for the 2015 award ceremony, which will be taking place on Sunday February 8th. Ahead of the pack is Wed Anderson and his exceptional The Grand Budapest Hotel with 11 award nominations, beating both Birdman and The Theory of…

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Film Review: The Imitation Game (USA, 2014)

In this dramatic thriller biopic The Imitation Game examines the life of Alan Turing, an English mathematician and logician who along with his team of code-breakers, crack the German Enigma code and helped the Allies win World War II. The film examines the parallels of Turing’s personal and early life and how it shaped him…

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First trailer released for The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch

The first trailer has been released for the period biopic The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the pioneering scientist Alan Turing. Turing is famous for his involvement in the breaking of German codes during WWII. A genius and a hero, Turing’s story took a tragic turn after the War when he was arrested for being…

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