George Chrysostomou on the Academy Awards… The yearly debate has reared its head again as to whether the Oscars truly capture the feelings that audiences had towards films in 2017. Whilst there is always the ongoing issue of the ever increasing divide between fans and the critics, as evidenced by recent pickings such as Star Wars: […]
Robbing the Dead: Coco, Animated Films and the Oscars
Henry Bevan on Coco and the Oscars’ aversion to animated film… My granddad became a husk when he was diagnosed with dementia. He looked the same, but he had died before he actually died. A football revived him. A former player and lifelong fanatic, if you put a ball in front of him, his grace […]
Blu-ray Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguia, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: Pixar’s Golden Globe-winning Coco comes to Blu-ray in an edition that includes copious bonus materials, along with a rich presentation of the movie. Pixar keeps producing […]
Coco, Black Panther, and why representation in tentpole films matter
Rafael Motamayor on the impact Pixar’s Coco had on him, and the overwhelming anticipation for Black Panther.. When Coco came out, it quickly became the highest grossing film of all time in Mexico, and it’s easy to see why. Asides from being beautifully made, it’s a film that respects and honours the culture it’s presenting […]
Coco passes $700 million at the worldwide box office
Fresh from its success at the 2018 Annie Awards where it took home eleven gongs, Disney-Pixar’s latest animated feature Coco has now hit a new box office milestone, with the film passing $700 million worldwide. Coco has grossed $204.6 million domestically, with a further $496.3 million from international markets, for $700.9 million to date. That […]
Disney-Pixar’s Coco dominates the 2018 Annie Awards
Disney-Pixar’s latest animated masterpiece Coco warmed up for the Oscars last night by dominating proceedings at the 45 annual Annie Awards, which celebrating the very best in animation over the past twelve months. Coco was successful in 11 of the 13 categories it found itself nominated in, including the top prize, Best Animated Feature – […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: A young Mexican boy, in love with music and desperate to meet his hero, finds himself stuck […]
Disney-Pixar’s Coco passes $600 million worldwide
Ahead of its U.K. release this coming Friday, Disney-Pixar’s Coco has pushed its worldwide box office haul beyond $600 million, with the film having earned $196.5 domestically and a further $425.2 million internationally for a total of $621.7 million and counting. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, Coco follows an aspiring musician who, confronted […]
Second Opinion – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Like a Mexican Footloose, music is banned in the world of young Miguel (Anthony […]
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