Deadline is reporting that Daisy Ridley has just wrapped filming on Sometimes I Think About Dying, an independent drama from director Rachel Lambert (In the Radiant City).As well as serving as a producer, Ridley stars in the film as Fran, a young woman “who likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet […]
Spike Lee & Netflix come together for multi-year creative deal
Following the critically acclaimed and award-winning film Da 5 Bloods, another collaboration between Netflix and Spike Lee seemed like a surefire idea. The streamer is a perfect place for the iconic filmmaker, and it looks like they agree as well since they’ve signed a multi-year deal together.Lee will direct and produce narrative films via his […]
Exclusive Interview – Scoring Swan Song with composer Jay Wadley
Martin Carr chats with composer Jay Wadley about Swan Song…Composer Jay Wadley has been in the industry over ten years working extensively in television. Projects for Hulu, Amazon and Netflix have been interspersed with some eclectic film credits – no more so than with the Charlie Kaufman project I’m Thinking of Ending Things, a film […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home is already the highest-grossing superhero movie of 2021
It feels like forever since we mentioned box office records in a positive light. Since the start of the pandemic, it’s been hard for cinemas to find their footing, and 2021 almost closed out without a major blockbuster pulling in some serious cash. That’s all changed though with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Not only did […]
The Lord of the Rings at 20: How the franchise reinvented the fantasy epic
Chris Connor looks back at The Lord of the Rings as The Fellowship of the Ring celebrates its 20th anniversary…Epics have traditionally been big business for Hollywood, with biblical and historical epics like Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur enjoying huge popularity throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, the fantasy epic had been a […]
Trailer for home invasion horror-thriller Evil at the Door
Ahead of its release this January, a trailer and images have been released for writer-director Kipp Tribble’s upcoming horror-thriller Evil at the Door which centres the ‘Night of the Locusts’, one night a year when a secret guild sends its members on a spree of violent home invasions; take a look here…The Locusts. A secret […]
Scream featurette introduces the New Blood
Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Scream, which focuses on the new cast members joining the iconic slasher series for its fifth instalment and includes interviews with stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Dylan Minnette, and Jasmin Savoy Brown; check it out here, along with a another TV […]
Revisiting Bound: The Wachowskis’ Stunning Directorial Debut
Ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Bound, the Wachowskis’ directorial debut, which remains essential neo-noir… They had written a Sylvester Stallone action picture. Assassins would prove somewhat underwhelming to critics and disappointed at the box office. It would undoubtedly have been a money spinning gig for Lana and Lilly Wachowski but they […]
James Cameron is worried about Avatar 2’s box office prospects
The current state of the theatrical experience is still up in the air. While some blockbusters are finding their place with audiences (such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has just debuted with the second-biggest opening day ever), other films from big names have fizzled out.One of James Cameron’s peers, Steven Spielberg, recently felt the […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home debuts with second-best opening day ever, passes $300 million worldwide
Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home was always going to be a box office powerhouse, but no one could expect the numbers from its opening day.Debuting on Friday with $121.5 million domestically, The impressive numbers give No Way Home the second-best opening day ever after Avengers: Endgame ($157.4 million). This number also includes the equally amazing […]
