Despite new superhero competition from Spider-Man: Homecoming, Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman continues to pull in the cash at the box office, with the Gal Gadot-headlined solo movie having now pushed its worldwide total to $745.8 million. It’s already become the highest-grossing instalment of the DC Extended Universe domestically, and now the film has surpassed Suicide […]
Why does Marvel keep using the same villain for every movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s villains… Next year Marvel Studios will turn ten years old. This milestone is being marked with a celebration that Kevin Feige touched briefly upon. There’s certainly a lot to celebrate. Marvel’s foray into feature films has been an unmitigated success financially and with the ticket buying movie public. Whether you love […]
Why Winston Churchill Continues To Fascinate
Neil Calloway looks at why Britain’s wartime leader is rarely off our screens… It’s a great pub quiz question; which character has been played by Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney, Brian Cox and Christian Slater? The answer is, of course, Winston Churchill. I normally roll my eyes when I go to a […]
Movie Review – Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk, 2017. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, and Tom Glynn-Carney. SYNOPSIS: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War […]
Dunkirk becomes second highest grosser of 2017 at UK box office, beating Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Dunkirk has sailed into second position at the UK box office for 2017, overcoming some serious competition on the way. We reported earlier in the month that Dunkirk had out earned Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman, and Logan at the UK box office. But now it can add another impressive achievement to its name, having also […]
Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris gets release date
The 15:17 to Paris, an upcoming film directed by Clint Eastwood, has received a February 2018 release date. The movie focuses on the heroes who helped to foil a 2015 terrorist attack on a train at high speed in Paris, and has now been given a release date of February 9, 2018 by Warner Bros. […]
Clint Eastwood has cast real life U.S. heroes for his next film
Legendary actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood has hired real life American heroes for his next motion picture. Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone have been hired to play themselves in Eastwood’s next film entitled The 15:17 to Paris. The film will tell the true story of three U.S. men who helped to subdue a […]
Movie Review – The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled, 2017. Directed by Sofia Coppola Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell and Angourie Rice. SYNOPSIS: During the American Civil War, a girl from a Confederate boarding school discovers a wounded Union soldier. She takes him back to the school, where his wounds are looked after by the headmistress, her assistant […]
Dunkirk debuts to big numbers at the Korean box office
Dunkirk has debuted extremely well at the South Korea box office, proving once again Nolan’s ability to do top business in the Asian market. On its debut weekend, the WWII drama about the evacuation of over 300,000 allied troops, brought in a hugely impressive $10.3 million, which means Korea is the film’s third biggest market […]
Synopsis and release date for Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland
Lionsgate has released an official synopsis for the upcoming adaptation of Patrick Ness’ YA novel series Chaos Walking. Directed by Doug Liman, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi is set to star Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland; take a look at the synopsis below… From Carnegie Award-winning author Patrick Ness comes a bold cinematic experience beyond imagination. Todd […]
