The New York Daily News is reporting that Marvel is set to launch a new post-Secret Wars ongoing Spider-Man title from the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, which will star Miles Morales, the character they created for Ultimate Spider-Man back in 2011. “Many kids of color who when they were playing […]
The Five Worst Film Franchises
Anghus Houvouras on the five worst film franchises… Film franchises are easy targets for writers looking to grind an axe and bemoan the current state of big budget cinema. Like a pinata filled with gold bullion and airplane sized bottles of bourbon, everyone is just a little too eager to take a swing. It’s an […]
The Cult of Pixar
Anghus Houvouras on the cult of Pixar… I can remember my first Pixar film like it was yesterday. I was in college looking for an excuse not to study. Like many film enthusiasts the idea of a computer generated animated film had stoked my interest. A friend wandered into the theater green room and said […]
Jurassic World just shy of $1 billion worldwide after two weekends on release
After shattering domestic and global opening records last weekend, Universal’s dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to an astonishing $981 million after just 12 days on release around the globe. It should surpass the $1 billion mark tomorrow, which would exclipse the record set by fellow Universal release Fast & Furious 7 […]
Marvel Television sets San Diego Comic-Con panel for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter
Marvel Studios may have made the decision to skip Comic-Con this year, but the small screen side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to be represented in San Diego next month, with Marvel Television and ABC setting a panel for both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter. ScreenCrush reports that Marvel TV chief Jeph […]
It looks like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will appear in X-Men: Apocalypse after all
Despite being a mainstay of the X-Men franchise from the very first instalment back in 2000, there’s been no official word about whether Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine in next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse, with the actor evading the question on numerous occasions. Well, it seems the Brooklyn-based custom leather goods company Kika NY has […]
Second Opinion – Entourage (2015)
Entourage, 2015. Directed by Doug Ellin. Starring Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Haley Joel Osment, Constance Zimmer, Emmanuelle Chrique and Billy Bob Thornton. SYNOPSIS: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back – and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on […]
2015 At The Global Box Office
This week in The Callow Way, Neil Calloway looks at the box office so far in 2015… Number one at the global box office so far this year is Furious 7, which has made $1.5 billion dollars so far, the vast majority of it outside the US, and also become the highest grossing film in […]
Interview: Director David Gordon Green on Manglehorn
david j. moore chats with Manglehorn director David Gordon Green… One of the most interesting filmmakers working today, David Gordon Green has worked up an impressive list of films to his credit. He started with the true indie films George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls (2003), and Undertow (2004), and moved into studio-driven films […]
Happy Father’s Day from Family Guy
In celebration of Father’s Day today, the folks at Family Guy have released a special video compilation of Peter Griffin’s best parenting moments. Check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_RAzdK3ek Family Guy is set to return for its fourteenth season later this year.
