This week, Neil Calloway looks at the influence of Star Wars on other films, politics and daily life… If you’re under about 40, you have no real experience of a world without Star Wars. The films, the universe, the lunch boxes, the toys have always just been there. It’s easy for people of that age […]
How Would Fictional Characters Vote In The EU Referendum?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at a poll that combines politics and film characters… Tom Hiddleston recently said that the only two topics of conversation in Britain were how will the EU referendum vote go and who will be the next James Bond? One of these is obviously the important issue of who the next […]
Could This Be The Future Of Film?
This week Neil Calloway considers something that could change the film industry… On Monday, seemingly out of nowhere, a new company announced an innovation that could change the way you experience movies. Dreamscape Immersives is not only a name that sounds like it’s out of a Philip K Dick novel, it offers the possibility of […]
The Rise And Rise Of The Showrunner
This week, Neil Calloway looks at one of the most important jobs in entertainment… This week The Hollywood Reporter announced their list of the most powerful 50 showrunners in television. It’s a feature they’ve been running for a few years and just shows the ascendancy of the small screen when it comes to story telling. […]
Why It’s No Longer A Big Deal To Be The Highest Paid Star In The World
This week, Neil Calloway argues that Dwayne Johnson isn’t as successful as you might think… A while back Dwayne Johnson posted a photo on Instagram, with a caption about how in 1995 he only had $7, and in 1996 he was wrestling in flea markets for $40, before finding fame, first as a star of […]
What The Public Thinks Is The Best Bond Girl, Villain, Film And Actor
With the release of Spectre fast approaching, this week Neil Calloway looks at what the public consider the best in James Bond films… So we’re all gearing up to the new Bond film – in Halloween week, appropriately enough, given its title. Ricky Church is doing his reviews of previous outings for the franchise for […]
Is Scarlett Johansson Really The Most Successful Actress Of All Time?
This week, Neil Calloway argues that the success of Scarlett Johansson’s films isn’t down to the actress herself… This week it was revealed that Scarlett Johansson was the highest grossing actress in the world. That’s not highest paid (that honour goes to Jennifer Lawrence), but the woman who has appeared in the films that have […]
Why Only James Cameron Can Save The Terminator Movies
Neil Calloway argues that only the series creator can breathe life back into the franchise… This week we got the inevitable news that The Terminator franchise is being lowered into the molten steel one final time, and all but the most ardent member of the resistance against the machines breathed a sigh of relief at […]
Why Cannes Giving Netflix The Seal Of Approval Matters
Neil Calloway argues that the films being shown at Cannes mark a turning point in cinema… Ten years ago Netflix were a cool little company that would mail you DVDs every month, even providing a little envelope so you could return Casino Royale before they sent you Pan’s Labyrinth. If someone had told you that […]
Let’s Kill The 90s Revival Before It Begins
Neil Calloway isn’t happy about the spate of upcoming 90s remakes… It’s a cliché to say Hollywood has run out of ideas, but clichés only become clichés because they contain an element of truth, and with the possibility of remakes of some films from the 1990s nobody really wants to see, it looks like Hollywood […]
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