Simon Columb with three film that need a big Kick!… Kickstarter has become a haven for independent film projects. Whether it is Zach Braff, Spike Lee or Hal Hartley all searching for funding, or passionate filmmakers who simply want to raise an issue through an informative documentary, it seems Kickstarter is the place to be. […]
Why the Ant-Man trailer is so serious
Anthony Stokes on why the Ant-Man trailer is so serious… The Ant-Man teaser has dropped and the reactions are quite predictable. Generally most people are pretty happy with it. There was some mention of Marvel basically doing the same thing over again, which has seemed to work pretty well for the studio so far, and […]
The Callow Way – On Stealing Films
This week Neil Calloway looks at the most pirated films of 2014… It may have not won any Oscars, but this week The Wolf of Wall Street was given a more dubious honour; it was the most pirated movie of 2014. According to reports, it was illegally downloaded 30 million times. The Wolf of Wall […]
Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of the Year (and a couple of honorable mentions)
Zeb Larson’s Top Ten Comics of 2014 (and a couple of honorable mentions)… Every top ten list is colored by the reviewer’s preferences, and my list is no exception. I’m most interested in comics that try and deal with some part of the human experience, whether it’s war, crime, violence, home, race, or sex. Most […]
Is Suicide Squad an attempt to copy the success of Guardians of the Galaxy?
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 […]
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 […]
The Callow Way – In praise of The Black List
This week Neil Calloway comes to praise, not bury The Black List everyone wants to be seen on… What have Juno, In Bruges, Source Code, Easy A, The Social Network and Argo all got in common? They’re all good, well written films from the past ten years. Invite me over to watch any of them […]
The Interview: Protecting Free Speech or the Bottom Line?
Anghus Houvouras on The Interview: protecting free speech, or the bottom line..? This Sony hacking scandal is unprecedented. Like a tiny snowball pushed from the precipice of a high peak picking up mass and speed as it rolls down wreaking havoc on all who come into contact with its massive, icy surface. An inescapable maelstrom […]
Interview with John Bergin, director of From Inside
david j. moore chats with John Bergin, director of From Inside… It is a seldom occasion when an artist or filmmaker has the audacity to render the end of the world in animation with poetic, yet horrifying images. John Bergin, who wrote a graphic novel called From Inside in 1993, has built a name for […]
Do you know these great screen cameos?
Outgoing Batman Christian Bale has just slipped one top tip to successor Ben Affleck: learn to go to the toilet unaided once you put on the famous suit. That’s probably as lighthearted as brooding Bale gets. And if you can’t wait for the 2016 release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, you can always […]
