Thomas Roach on whether Suicide Squad is an attempt to copy the success of Guardians of the Galaxy… Something many people point out is that comic book movies tend to be unoriginal and will borrow from one another for ideas. It’s been said that Captain America: Civil War – which will pit heroes Iron Man […]
Sweded trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Michel Gondry’s 2008 film Be Kind Rewind may not have been a huge success, but it did have a lasting impression on movie fans, as evidenced by the continued existence of “Sweded” movie trailers. Over the years, various films have gotten these homemade, extremely low-budget recreations. Now, Star Wars; The Force Awakens has joined that list. Dumb Drum, the folks behind other […]
New look at the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As part of a profile on Bob Iger at Fortune Magazine, a new image of the Disney CEO has arrived online, showing him standing on the set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens next to the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Star Wars: The […]
DVD Review – Tusk (2014)
Tusk, 2014 Written and directed by Kevin Smith Starring Justin Long, Michael Parks, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, Johnny Depp SYNOPSIS: When podcaster Wallace Bryton goes missing in the backwoods of Manitoba while interviewing a mysterious seafarer named Howard Howe, his best friend Teddy and girlfriend Allison team with an ex-cop to look for him. […]
Highest grossing movies of 2014
While 2014 has given us some brilliant movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO Movie, Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, to name a few), the box office numbers have not reflected the quality. In terms of domestic growth, the top four movies of last year (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Frozen and […]
James Gunn reflects on Guardians of the Galaxy one year on
It has been a full year since James Gunn took us into a very different pocket of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie that surprised many people who shot the movie down because it was based on an unknown comic book series. As it celebrates its first birthday, Gunn took […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly […]
Vin Diesel teases role in Marvel’s Inhumans again
Vin Diesel recently starred in Guardians of the Galaxy as the humanoid tree Groot. Following his casting in the film, it was revealed that Diesel had been in contention for another Marvel role, although there was no word on the mystery project. However, Diesel has since made several references to the Inhumans, leading to speculation […]
Second Opinion – The Interview (2014)
The Interview, 2014. Directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, Timothy Simons and Charles Rahi Chun. SYNOPSIS: Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are […]
The Callow Way – The Global Box Office in 2014
This week Neil Calloway looks at what made money in 2014, and what to expect at your local multiplex in 2015… What’s the highest grossing film of 2014? I’d have guessed Guardians of the Galaxy, and with regard to US box office, I’d have been correct. Internationally however, the highest grossing film of 2014 is […]
