For the first time in its history, Walt Disney Pictures has crossed $5 billion in global box office receipts in a single year, thanks in no small part to its big three brands in Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm. Topping Disney’s list of big earners this year are Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion), Inside Out […]
Second Opinion – The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
The Ridiculous 6, 2015. Directed by Frank Coraci. Starring Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Taylor Lautner, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider, Jorge Garcia, Luke Wilson, Will Forte, Danny Trejo, David Spade, Whitney Cummings, Jon Lovitz, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Steve Zahn, Nick Swardson, John Turturro, Julia Jones, Blake Shelton, Vanilla Ice, Dan Patrick, Chris Kattan, Lavell Crawford, […]
SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams discusses Kylo Ren’s big scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Warning. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow. You have been warned… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaking box office records across the globe, director J.J. Abrams has been discussing some of the more spoilery aspects of the film, including Rey’s backstory [see here], surprise cameos [see here] and R2-D2’s role [see here]. […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars: The Force Awakens Edition
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 […]
