This week Neil Calloway looks at how different film formats may rescue the cinema-going experience… This week brought the news that Avengers: Infinity War will be shot entirely in IMAX, as well as the 70mm release of Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight in the US. These two events seem totally unrelated, but they are both actually […]
Movie Review – In The Heart Of The Sea (2015)
In the Heart of the Sea, 2015. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Frank Dillane, Charlotte Riley, Paul Anderson, and Michelle Fairley. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for […]
James Gunn: The Hateful Eight is “perhaps Quentin Tarantino’s best film”
I really don’t think any of us here need the approval of critics and various other filmmakers to know that Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie, titled The Hateful Eight, will be one of the best of the year. Nevertheless, here is a post the Guardians of the Galaxy director made on his Facebook page gushing over […]
2015 Awards Race Update: Carol named Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle
Last night I jotted down some thoughts on the National Board of Review unexpectedly giving audience and critical darling Mad Max: Fury Road the top honor (alongside a look at the other categories and their respective winners), and now we have the New York Film Critics Circle getting in on the action. Following in line […]
Zack Snyder talks mixing practical and digital effects for Batman v Superman, teases a “bigger enemy” for Justice League
Speaking with Empire Magazine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder spoke about the fun of implementing a wide range of more reality grounded practical effects that a character like Batman requires, juxtaposed with the heavy CGI nature of Superman’s other-worldly abilities. “It has been really fun using Batman as the answer to […]
Best Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist down to fifteen films
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced that it has narrowed the 124 eligible features for the Best Documentary Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards to a shortlist of fifteen, of which five will be selected for nominations. The remaining contenders are… “Amy,” On the Corner Films and Universal Music “Best of […]
Chris Hemsworth on Thor: Ragnarok and a possible rematch with The Hulk
During an interview with NY Daily News to promote the release of his new film In the Heart of the Sea, Chris Hemsworth has briefly spoken about his return as the God of Thunder for 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, and how a rematch between Thor and Mark Ruffalo’s Incredible Hulk might go down. “I’d like to […]
Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg think recasting Wolverine would be impossible
20th Century Fox faces the unenviable task of replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine following next year’s third solo movie, and speaking to Digital Spy both X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer and writer-producer Simon Kinberg have admitted that recasting the role would be “impossible.” “I do think you would want to figure out how to tell […]
Hugh Jackman gives an update on Wolverine 3
Last year it was revealed that Hugh Jackman is set to unsheathe his adamantium claws one final time in 2017 as he reprises the role of Logan for the as-yet-untitled Wolverine 3, which will reteam him with The Wolverine director James Mangold. Speaking to Collider to promote his new film Eddie the Eagle, Jackman has […]
Simon Kinberg gives update on Wolverine 3 and New Mutants
During an interview with Collider, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has given an update on two of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming X-Men projects in Hugh Jackman’s Logan swansong Wolverine 3, along with Josh Boone’s New Mutants. “We’re pretty close to a script that everyone’s excited about, and I don’t know when the start date is, but we […]
