Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already shattered a host of box office records, including the biggest opening weekend of all time, with the film currently sitting on $610 million worldwide after just a few days on release. But will it have enough in the tank to smash the record, overtaking the $2.78 billion haul […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes single day box office record, hits $250 million worldwide
Any doubts that a December release date would mean that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would struggle to match the kind of opening weekend box office returns enjoyed by summer releases had already been swept away by its pre-show haul on Thursday night, and now the first day’s takings have been tallied, it’s official: Not only […]
Movie Review – The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster, 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Jessica Barden, Ashley Jensen, and Angeliki Papoulla. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in […]
Interview: Jennifer Peedom talks Sherpa
David Opie sits down with director Jennifer Peedom to discuss Sherpa, an inspiring documentary that follows a climbing expedition from the often overlooked perspective of the Sherpa community. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide, winning Best Documentary at the London Film Festival, and our four star review is available to read here… David […]
Disney’s Bob Iger says Marvel movies “will go on forever”, more Star Wars after Episode IX
If you’re a Marvel and / or Star Wars fan and somewhat concerned that Disney could bring the curtain down on your favourite franchise after Infinity War or the conclusion of the Sequel Trilogy then fear no more, as Disney chairman Bob Iger has confirmed that won’t be the case. “Marvel, you’re dealing with thousands and thousands of characters […]
The Hoff is back as Michael Knight in first trailer for Knight Rider Heroes
A rather mysterious teaser trailer has arrived online for Knight Rider Heroes, which seemingly indicates that David Hasselhoff will be reuniting with KITT for… well, it’s not exactly clear. A link in the teaser points us to www.knightriderheroes.movie, suggesting that a new feature film is in the works, although the website is devoid of content, […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens UK Press Conference Report
Simon Columb reports from the UK press conference for Star Wars: The Force Awakens… It’s early on December 17th and the Corinthia Hotel, seconds away from the Thames River running through central London, is the location of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference. Those core fans are probably only waking up now after […]
Harrison Ford wants “nothing to do” with the Han Solo movie
The stars of Star Wars: The Force Awakens were in London this morning for a press conference to promote the release of the new movie (read our review here). And with Harrison Ford in attendance, someone was clearly going to ask about the Anthology movie being made about a younger version of Han Solo. But Ford […]
Turns out that rumoured cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is true after all
Warning: spoilers below… Earlier in the year, a rumour started that Daniel Craig was filming a secret role for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was then confirmed by Simon Pegg who said he was playing a Stormtrooper. The actor was then asked if it was true, which he firmly shot down. Well, turns out he […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens could open to $650 million
People are going to see the movie in droves, and it looks like the hype machine behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to pay off. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie could earn the biggest domestic and international opening in movie history. The site has predicted, based on their large base of stats […]