Having broken Friday opening records for 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has now smashed weekend records for the year – despite being the lowest of the franchise. Beating out all of the competition, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 took a whopping $123 million over the weekend, topping previous record holder […]
Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar passes $650 million worldwide
The movie may have split opinions among critics and movie goers (it just missed out on the Flickering Myth Top 10 of 2014), but there is no denying that Interstellar has been a financial hit. Over the weekend the sci-fi epic, directed by Christopher Nolan, passed $650 million worldwide. The movie is unlikely to catch […]
The Christopher Nolan Paradox
From the luxury of total indulgence to some of the most forgiving and reasonable fans, why Christopher Nolan has it made as a director… He’s one of the best directors of his generation. He leads the way in some ground-breaking technology, whilst being a staunch supporter of old fashioned ways (whether that is shooting on […]
Interstellar fends off The Imitation Game at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November 2014… Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar fought off competition from The Imitation Game and Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?! to retain top spot at the UK box office in its second weekend, pulling in £3.78 million to take its […]
Interstellar crosses half a billion at the global box office
Despite being the first Christopher Nolan film since 2002’s Insomnia not to take top spot at the box office in the States, the sci-fi epic Interstellar is enjoying a solid run around the world, with the filming crossing the half billion barrier this past weekend. Having grossed $147.1 million domestically and $395.2 million from international […]
Read Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar prequel comic Absolute Zero
Thanks to Wired, a seven-page prequel comic to Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar has arrived online for our reading pleasure. Entitled ‘Absolute Zero’, the the “lost chapter” has been written by Nolan with art from Sean Gordon Murphy and explore’s Dr. Mann’s earlier Lazarus mission to find a hospitable planet for humanity… Read the full comic […]
The Top 15 Film Scores of the 2010s
Hasitha Fernando on the top film scores of the 2010s… To say a film’s score is an integral aspect of it is a gross understatement. The right score can do a lot of things. It can elevate a film from the realm of mediocrity to the extraordinary, breathe life into characters, augment the emotional impact […]
Dunkirk has already beaten Interstellar’s total UK box office
Dunkirk has already out earned Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s previous blockbuster release, at the UK box office. Bringing in a total of $35.4 million in Nolan’s home territory, Dunkirk has flown past Interstellar’s grand total of $31.3 million in just ten days. Dunkirk was always going to do relatively well in the UK, the tale of […]
4 Great Films About Space Exploration To Mark 50 Years Since The Moon Landing
Graeme Robertson celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with four great films about space exploration… On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong made history. After years of careful preparation, unfortunate setbacks, heartbreaking personal losses and fierce competition from Cold War rivals, Armstrong fulfilled humanity’s dream by becoming the first person to set foot on […]
What Could Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Be and When Will We Hear About It?
Samuel Brace on Christopher Nolan’s next project… It’s certainly true that very few directors elicit such strong levels of anticipation as Christopher Nolan. A new Nolan movie is an event, no matter the genre, no matter the subject matter; it doesn’t need to be a sequel, remake, or adaptation of a well-known brand – people […]
