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Second Opinion – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis. SYNOPSIS: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the […]

Movie Review – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis. SYNOPSIS: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, […]

Letitia Wright says her Black Panther character is “vibrant” and has an “innovative mind”

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Marvel Studios has become well-known for assembling star-studded casts for each of its productions, and by the look of it, the company’s first movie of 2018, Black Panther, will be no exception. However, in a cast that includes such heavy hitters as Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and many more, some lesser-known but […]

Black Panther’s Dora Milaje meet the X-Men in Wakanda Forever

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Following their big screen debut this February in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Wakanda’s fiercest warriors the Dora Milaje are heading out of their home country this summer for the new comic book story Wakanda Forever. And, after kicking things off with a Spider-Man team-up, Okoye, Ayo and Aneka will find themselves joining forces with the […]

Marvel’s Black Panther becomes the 10th biggest movie of all time

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Marvel Studios’ latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther has continued its stellar theatrical run by cracking the all-time top ten at the worldwide box office. The Ryan Coogler-directed, Chadwick Boseman-headlined solo movie has amassed $1.279 billion since its release in February, taking tenth place in the all time chart ahead of Disney’s Frozen on $1.277 billion. […]

The Problem With East Asian Action Cinema Today

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at recent trends in East Asian Action Cinema… I’ve seen a lot of action films in my time. From all over the world. From the biggest blockbusters, to the straight to VHS specials that used to regularly populate your nearest video store. Whether it was the latest mega budget Schwarzenegger […]

Interview – Marvel’s Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter at WonderCon

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Ruth E. Carter has worked in the film industry for over three decades as a costume designer, with more than forty films on her resume.  She has garnered two Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design for Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad as well as an Emmy nomination for the reboot of Roots. […]

Pacific Rim Uprising opens to $150.5 million worldwide, Black Panther finally toppled in North America

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T’Challa has finally been dethroned at the North American box office as Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi action sequel Pacific Rim Uprising knocked Black Panther down to second place, taking top spot with $28 million domestically, and a worldwide opening weekend of $150.5 million. Uprising, the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 blockbuster, grossed $122.5 million, including a […]

Steven Spielberg praises Marvel’s Black Panther and its cultural significance

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Marvel has scored a huge success this year with Black Panther. Not only has it proven to be a enormous hit at the box office, striking a chord with filmgoers to the tune of over $1.2 billion worldwide (not to mention topping the domestic haul of The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero movie of […]

Black Panther overtakes The Avengers to become highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the U.S.

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It may lose top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Pacific Rim Uprising, but it’s celebration time for Disney and Marvel Studios as Black Panther has officially overtaken 2012’s The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the United States. By close of play on Saturday, the […]