Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Variety’s Maane Khatchatourian covers James Gunn’s Facebook comments regarding shared movie universe building:“The director implies that franchises like “Star Wars,” “Iron Man,” “The Dark Knight” and even “Transformers” and “Twilight” are in the clear because they were conceived as single films and only grew into movie series following audience […]
First footage from Jurassic World in trailer tease
With the trailer set to arrive this coming Thursday, Universal Pictures has given us our first glimpse at footage from Jurassic World with a short teaser informing us that the park is open… Jurassic World is set for release on June 12th 2015, with Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) directing a cast that includes stars […]
Movie Review – The Homesman (2014)
The Homesman, 2014.Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Starring Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, Jesse Plemons and William Fichtner.SYNOPSIS:Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who […]
The Walking Dead Season 5 – Episode 5 Review
Sadé Green reviews the fifth episode of The Walking Dead season 5… This week saw another deviation from the main group as we followed Sgt. Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) and his outbreak gang on their quest to get Eugene (Josh McDermott) to Washington D.C.. Some surprising twists await the audience this week though, as Abraham’s dark […]
The Callow Way – Calm Down, Comic Book Guys
Neil Calloway speaks on the ‘Comic Book Guy’ mindset of some cinema-goes with film errors… They’re out there, waiting. They’ve watched and dissected the trailer, they’ve worked out which opening day screening they’re going to, and they may even have booked their ticket. Then, the big day comes. They see the film. They power up […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has biggest Friday opening of 2014; although the lowest of the franchise
It may be the lowest of the franchise thus far, but The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has smashed records for 2014 with the biggest opening Friday of the year.Taking a whopping $55 million across 4,151 screens, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has eclipsed Transformers: Age of Extinction, which had a Friday total of $41.8 […]
Mel Gibson to direct Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson is looking to get back behind the camera for the first time since 2006’s Apocalypto, with Deadline revealing that he’s in talks to direct Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the World War II drama Hacksaw Ridge.The project – which has been in development for more than a decade – will tell the […]
First clip from Into the Woods featuring Emily Blunt, James Corden and Meryl Streep
With a little over a month to go before its release, Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first clip from Into the Woods, which sees The Witch (Meryl Streep) interrupting an argument between The Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) and issuing a threat to the couple. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: […]
Branching Out: MPC & Guardians of the Galaxy
With Guardians of the Galaxy arriving on DVD & Blu-Ray on November 24, 2014 in the UK, Trevor Hogg chats with Nicolas Aithadi about the visual effects work contributed by MPC…“We got contacted along with a number of facilities to create a test for the film,” explains MPC Visual Effects Supervisor Nicolas Aithadi as to […]
James Gunn on shared movie universes: “Studios are trying to grow trees without a strong seed”
These days studios seem to be falling over themselves to replicate the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Fox, Sony and Warner Bros. all looking to develop their own “shared” superhero universes, and even Universal Pictures getting in on the act with its iconic Monsters. Taking to Facebook, Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]
