At the turn of the millennium, the humble documentary had a reputation for simply being boring.

For the second year running the Oscars nominations have been criticised for their four acting categories having exclusively white nominees, sparking more debate over diversity in Hollywood and bringing the return of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.

This is Tarantino's 8th film and to be honest, he's improving through the years.

AGEAS BOWL, SOUTHAMPTON

THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY

They say every one has a book in them. But what if that book in your head should really be a film? And then what if you've worked out exactly where the film should be set, who should play the leading parts and you're already thinking of calling Adele to record the theme song?

Well, you'd probably be wise to get yourself along to FILM EXPO SOUTH, launching at the AGEAS Bowl conference centre on February 4th 2016. They can't promise to get you Adele's phone number but they can get you in front of film making experts to cover every angle, turning your film making dreams into a reality.

A Review of the film 'LUV'

Are you bored of films repeating themselves? It's not just the endless remakes that are giving you a sense of filmic deja-vu, many films follow tried and tested formulas. This month, Boys n the Hood goes against Straight Outta Compton.

The votes are in! We asked you what you thought has been the best art since Arts Award was born ten years ago. In a close race, the title goes to Black Swan.

I enjoy the Golden Globes because no other awarding body takes into full account the achievements on both the big and small screen. The nominations for next year's ceremony have been released and, as can be expected from Globes, there are a few surprises.

This year's Lumiere festival in Durham will feature an installation called 'Precious' created by Media Studies students from Durham Sixth Form Centre in collaboration with New Zealand company Storybox. Ellen Orange speaks to some of the students involved in the project to find out more.

I consider film to be one of the most useful arts mediums that can be used by any artist. Why?

This December, we'll be celebrating Arts Award's 10th Birthday by asking you to vote for the best of film from the last ten years! Here are some of our highlights to get you thinking…let us know what we've missed in the comments box

The BBC filmed ten pieces of classical music for Arts Award's tenth birthday! Well no, they didn't. But Ten Pieces? Tenth birthday? It's meant to be. They made the BBC Music Ten Pieces film in order to inspire young people of secondary school age to embrace classical music and filmmaking.