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Movie Review – Blackhat (2015)

January 16, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Blackhat, 2015. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Wei Tang, Viola Davis, Manny Montana, Wang Leehom and William Mapother. SYNOPSIS: A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. On paper, hacking sounds like an exciting activity to partake […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Blackhat, Chris Hemsworth, Manny Montana, Michael Mann, Viola Davis, Wang Leehom, Wei Tang, William Mapother

US BOX OFFICE – American Sniper blows away competition with $90 million

January 19, 2015 by admin

Your US BOX OFFICE report for 16th – 18th January Last week, it was Taken 3 that was breaking new barriers, becoming the second biggest January opening in history. But this week, American Sniper blew that away. Taking a whopping $90.2 million, American Sniper has shattered the record for biggest January opening. This is the biggest […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: American Sniper, Blackhat, Into the Woods, Paddington, Selma, Taken 3, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Imitation Game, The Wedding Ringer, Unbroken

Movie Review – Blackhat (2015)

February 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Blackhat, 2015. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Wei Tang, Viola Davis, Manny Montana, Wang Leehom and William Mapother. SYNOPSIS: A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cyber crime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. There’s a clash at the heart of Michael Mann’s […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Blackhat, Chris Hemsworth, Manny Montana, Michael Mann, Viola Davis, Wang Leehom, Wei Tang, William Mapother

Blu-ray Review – Blackhat (2015)

June 22, 2015 by Chris Cooper

Blackhat, 2015. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany and Wang Leehom. SYNOPSIS: After a Hong Kong nuclear plant and the Mercantile Trade Exchange in Chicago are hacked by unknown perpetrators, a federal agent  proposes that the FBI work with China to find the cyber-criminals. The leader of the Chinese team, Chen Dawai, insists […]

Filed Under: Chris Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Blackhat, Chris Hemsworth, Holt McCallany, Michael Mann, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, Wang Leehom

The Least Profitable Films Of The Year Prove The Star Is Dead

November 29, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week Neil Calloway argues that big name film stars alone are no longer a guarantee of box office return… This week the least profitable films of the year were announced, with films starring household names such as Chris Hemsworth, Bill Murray and Sean Penn all appearing in movies that made the list. At first […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Neil Calloway Tagged With: Aloha, Blackhat, Mortdecai, rock the kasbah, The Gunman

Bill Murray, Sean Penn and Chris Hemsworth lead 2015’s box office flops

November 25, 2015 by Sara Hemrajani

They may be some of Hollywood’s biggest male stars but the likes of Bill Murray, Sean Penn, Chris Hemsworth and Zac Efron also led this year’s biggest box office flops. Forbes has published its list of 2015’s least profitable films. The rankings are based on global ticket sales for wide releases up to November against […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Sara Hemrajani Tagged With: Blackhat, rock the kasbah, The Gunman

New trailer for Michael Mann’s Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth

December 12, 2014 by Thomas Roach

Universal and Legendary Pictures have released the second trailer for the upcoming cyber thriller Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth. Check it out here after the official synopsis… From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider), Blackhat is set within the world of global cybercrime and follows a furloughed convict Nicholas Hathaway (Hemsworth) and his American […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Thomas Roach Tagged With: Blackhat, Chris Hemsworth, Holt McCallany, Leehom Wang, Michael Mann, Tang Wei, Viola Davis

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