After three weeks atop the US box office chart, Universal’s massive success Straight Outta Compton has been replaced on its fourth week of release by Sony’s War Room. War Room, the faith-based film, dropped just 18% on its second week of release, grossing around $9.3 million over the three-day weekend to take top spot. Compton had […]
Jurassic World is fourth film ever to cross $1 billion outside USA
Multiplex powerhouse Jurassic World has become only the fourth film to clear $1 billion outside of America, joining this year’s Furious 7 along with James Cameron’s one-two punch of Avatar and Titanic. SEE ALSO: 2015 – The Best or Worst Year At The Box Office? SEE ALSO: Jurassic World screenwriter swaps dinosaurs for Kong: Skull […]
DVD Review – The Phoenix Incident (2015)
The Phoenix Incident, 2015. Written and Directed by Keith Arem. Starring Troy Baker, Elise Muller, James C. Burns, Karl Girolamo, William Goldman and Mason Shea Joyce. SYNOPSIS: A number of ‘missing person’ cases are reported in Phoenix, Arizona when an unexplained light appears in the sky one night in 1997. When talent such as Keith […]
Movie Review – Mistress America (2015)
Mistress America, 2015. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind and Cindy Cheung. SYNOPSIS: New to New York, student Tracy has trouble finding her place at University until she gets in contact with sister-to-be, Brooke. This is an exciting year for Noah Baumbach fans. The release of two films – While We’re Young […]
Luca Guadagnino will shoot Suspiria remake this year
Italian director and producer Luca Guadagnino has announced that he will direct a remake of Dario Argento’s horror classic Suspiria. SEE ALSO: Django and Suspiria heading to the small screen SEE ALSO: Five Essential… Films of Dario Argento Promoting his new film A Bigger Splash at the Venice Film Festival, Guadagnino confirmed that the long-gestating […]
Hugh Jackman would “seriously consider” Bond role
Hugh Jackman may be about to hang up his claws as Wolverine with 2017’s third solo X-Men spinoff, but it seems the Australian actor would be tempted to get back in the franchise game again if the opportunity to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond came his way. “I sort of have [been asked previously],” […]
2015 – The Best or Worst Year At The Box Office?
This week, Neil Calloway asks whether 2015 has been a good year or a bad one at the box office… 2015 is looking to be the best year ever for box office. As things stand, two films released this year – Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron – are in the all time US […]
Paramount bringing back 90s Nickelodeon characters for Justice League/Avengers-style team-up movie
According to The Tracking Board, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon are set to reboot a host of beloved 90s characters for a live-action/animated hybrid movie which is being picthed as a “Justice League or Avengers‘-esque team-up” feature called Nicktoons. The site reports that the movie will follow in the footsteps of the likes of The LEGO […]
Sith Out of Luck: The Failure of ‘Force Friday’
Anghus Houvouras on Force Friday… The minute I heard the words “Force Friday”, I knew we were in trouble. When I say ‘we’, I mean ‘society’. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is arriving in theaters this holiday season, and unlike the first film you will not have to wait months to get your hands on […]
Cary Fukunaga talks in detail about why he left It remake
During an interview with Variety to promote the upcoming release of Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, director Cary Fukunaga has spoken in depth about why he left the planned remake of Stephen King’s It after more than two years of development. “I was trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn’t fit […]