Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s latest animated offering The Secret Life of Pets has hit another box office milestone this weekend, with the film pushing its worldwide total to $761.6 million. Illumination has been on a roll lately, with its previous release Minions grossing a whopping $1.159 billion worldwide last year, and Despicable Me 2 […]
Suicide Squad overtakes Man of Steel at the worldwide box office
It may have suffered a torrid time from critics, but audiences have certainly flocked to Suicide Squad, with the film overtaking fellow DC Extended Universe release Man of Steel at the worldwide box office this weekend. The David Ayer-directed DC supervillain team-up has pushed its worldwide gross to $672.9 million – compared to the $668 million grossed […]
Second Opinion – Morgan (2016)
Morgan, 2016. Directed by Luke Scott. Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Michael Yare, Toby Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Questions over whether humans should mess with AI, genetics and so […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 2 – The Misguided Genius
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is Michael Cimino… The story of Michael Cimino can be viewed as a cautionary tale. One that warns aspiring directors that just because you manage to enjoy one major success, don’t think you can get away with anything. Fresh from the critical success […]
Kevin Bacon reveals that Tremors TV series is moving forward at Amazon
Back in November of last year it was revealed that Kevin Bacon had signed on for a return to the Tremors franchise for a TV adaptation of the cult 1990 horror-comedy, with Bacon also executive producing alongside Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Since then we’ve had no further updates on the project, but the actor […]
Dylan O’Brien featured in new clip from Deepwater Horizon
Earlier this week we brought you the first clip from Deepwater Horizon [take a look here], and now Lionsgate has debuted another sneak peek at Peter Berg’s upcoming disaster drama featuring Dylan O’Brien; watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Deepwater Horizon On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest […]
The Decline Of British TV
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the state of TV coming from the UK at the moment… This week, Jane Lush, the new head of BAFTA, accused British TV companies of losing their nerve and subjecting viewers to a tsunami of nostalgia. Quite a brave move from someone whose job it is to promote British […]
The Week in Star Wars – New Darth Vader image, Episode VIII title change, Hamill teases Episode IX and more
After a one week break, The Week in Star Wars returns with loads of news from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a change of title for Episode VIII, a tease for Episode IX and more… We’ll kick things off this week with a load of new images from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. […]
Pre-production underway on Don’t Look in the Basement remake Death Ward 13
Fresh from his award-winning horror flick All Through the House, director Todd Nunes is turning his attention to a remake of the 1973 cult horror Don’t Look in the Basement, entitled Death Ward 13. The reimagining, which is now in pre-production, promises to deliver a thrilling remake with a shocking collection of criminally insane patients: […]
Oscar, Indie, and Blockbuster: 3 Future Must See Films
Samuel Brace with three future must see films… Well, guys, we’ve made it through the summer, a summer of cinematic disappointments, leaving us with a feeling that sadly is all too familiar. The good news is that it’s behind us now and we can look forward to pastures new, the bad news is that Oscar […]
