Tony Black on space horror… The release this week of Life, the new science-fiction horror film from Daniel Espinosa, may herald for many a revelation if they’re unfamiliar with a sub-genre all of its own – the space horror movie. Espinosa’s film is entertaining, if workmanlike, and will be enjoyed primarily by people unfamiliar with […]
4 More Great War Films (That Still Aren’t Saving Private Ryan)
Graeme Robertson with four more great war films (that still aren’t Saving Private Ryan)… A while back I wrote a feature in which I looked back at four of what I considered to be great war films, with the main linking theme being that they weren’t Steven Spielberg’s beloved classic Saving Private Ryan. However, as […]
Karl Urban, Sofia Vergara and Andy Garcia set for revenge thriller Bent
Oscar-winning producer Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) has enlisted Karl Urban (Star Trek), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) and Andy Garcia (Passengers) for his feature directorial debut, the revenge thriller Bent. “Bent delivers on the best of film noirs – a main character driven by revenge, who is forced to choose between the truth he […]
Rogue One’s Jyn vs. TIE Fighter shot was only ever intended for the trailer
Among the many shots from the trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that were absent from the final cut of the movie was the sequence of Jyn Erso staring down a TIE Fighter on the communication tower platform on Scarif. If you were wondering how the scene would have played out pre-reshoots, director […]
Justice League: How Batman got his groove back
Anghus Houvouras on Justice League and how Batman got his groove back… I loved the new Justice League trailer. That should hardly be surprising. Trailers for the adaptations of everyone’s favorite DC Comics’ icons have been pretty damn good. The finished product has been a mixed bag of ambitious, sometimes baffling storytelling with finished films […]
Emma Watson would “love to do a sequel” to Beauty and the Beast
During an interview with Access Hollywood at the premiere for her new film, actress Emma Watson has revealed that she “would love to do a sequel” to this year’s smash hit live-action Beauty and the Beast movie. “I would love to do a sequel,” said Watson. “I always thought that Belle would become a teacher […]
Beauty and the Beast becomes eighth film ever to cross $500 million at the U.S box office
Beauty and the Beast has become the eighth film ever to cross the milestone of $500 million at the U.S box office. The smash hit re-telling of the classic animated Disney film Beauty and the Beast has been sweeping up at the box office around the world. The movie has reached a figure of over […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast passes $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has continued its magical run at the box office by becoming the first movie of 2017 to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. The film – which is now the highest-grossing live-action musical of all-time – reached the milestone on Wednesday, taking 29 days to hit the ten-figure mark and […]
Beauty and the Beast hits $875 million at the worldwide box office
It may have been knocked from the top of the box office by DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby, but Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has enjoyed another solid weekend around the globe, pushing the live-action blockbuster’s global take to $876.3 million. Beauty and the Beast has comfortably surpassed Disney’s previous live-action adaptations Cinderella ($543.5 million) […]
UPDATE: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast nears $700 million worldwide, overtakes Logan to become biggest release of 2017 to date
Having surpassed the total gross of its animated predecessor midweek, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has now crossed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office, pushing its total haul to $541.2 million by close of play on Friday and overtaking 20th Century Fox’s Logan ($539.8 million) to become the biggest earner of 2017 […]
