Anghus Houvouras with a special Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition of The Week in Disappointment… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally here, and truth be told it was pretty good. J.J. Abrams had the difficult job of pleasing old fans and creating new ones. It’s a kitchen sink movie that tries very hard […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in China with $32 million opening day, closing in on Jurassic World worldwide
Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its way to the Middle Kingdom today, with the Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster pulling in $32.1 million, the third-biggest opening day behind Furious 7 ($68 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($33 million). Transformers: Age of Extinction also opened higher in dollar value with $36.6 million, but not in […]
Movie Review – The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Hateful Eight, 2015. Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir and Channing Tatum SYNOPSIS: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice runtime reportedly revealed
Between the introduction of a new Batman, a battle between The Dark Knight and Man of Steel, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, the whole Lex Luthor and Doomsday storyline, cameos from Aquaman and The Flash and a build to Justice League, Zack Snyder is certainly packing a lot into March’s Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
J.J. Abrams takes “full responsibility” for any shortcomings with Star Trek Into Darkness
Last month, J.J. Abrams admitted that he felt there were some “fundamental story problems” with Star Trek Into Darkness, with screenwriter Damon Lindelof subsequently stating that he felt it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret. Now, with Abrams’ latest film Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominating multiplexes worldwide, the director has once […]
Which Star Wars Characters Are British Politicians?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at who the British public think their political leaders are in the Star Wars universe… You may have noticed that a new Star Wars film was released this week. As is the case with this sort of phenomenon, everyone tries to jump on whatever the Star Wars equivalent of a […]
Things That Will Definitely Happen In Cinema in 2016
This week, Neil Calloway predicts some events from this year in film… Nothing is certain in Hollywood; films that everyone is convinced are going to be huge hits flop, films come out of nowhere to be successful, no actor is a guarantee of success at the box office anymore, but here are some things that […]
Daisy Ridley praises Star Wars: Episode VIII script
After viewing Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend, many fans left the theater curious and excited about the future of the franchise and where the filmmakers will take the story next. Most of the questions left open at the end of movie will presumably be answered by Rian Johnson, as he is attached to […]
A Critical Look At British Box Office Figures
This week Neil Calloway casts a critical eye over the latest British box office statistics… On Friday the BFI released the statistics for 2015 at the UK box office. The headlines that came with it showed that it was a record year at the box office in the UK and Ireland (similarly to the way […]
Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back to December 15th, 2017
Amid the rumours that production on Star Wars: Episode VIII is being delayed, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced the film is now being released on December 15, 2017 rather than its original summer date. The sequel to the smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally slated to be released on May 26, […]
