Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]
Bond: No Time To Delay (Again!)
Tom Jolliffe on the perpetual delays of No Time to Die… Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond has taken its sweet time. Prior to the pandemic playing havoc across cinema release schedules, it had already had problems. Danny Boyle was given the sack and replaced with Cary Joji Fukunaga, which pushed Bond out of its […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang. SYNOPSIS: A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army. The recent wave […]
Disney’s Mulan flops in China with just $23 million
Although Disney decided to forego a theatrical release for its live-action Mulan movie in favour of a premium VOD release on Disney+, the big-budget blockbuster has made it to cinemas in a number of countries including China – a market where the Mouse House had high expectations for the Niki Caro-directed film. Mulan made its […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Harry Gregson-Williams discusses Disney’s Mulan
Harry Gregson-Williams is a revered veteran composer with over a hundred film scores to his name. From Antz to Man On Fire and now with Mulan alongside Antoine Fuqua’s Infinite, his career hinges on much more than mere good fortune. In conversation he is subtlety self-deprecating and understated about an ability which has given us […]
The Saga of Tenet and Mulan: Finale | The Flickering Myth Podcast #154
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… This week, Allen, Tori, and EJ discuss the journey to the releases of Tenet and Mulan for hopefully the final time as both films finally see very different releases. EJ and Tori give their thoughts on both, while Chadwick Boseman’s passing and career is also […]
Video Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, Gong Li, Jason Scott Lee, Tzi Ma, and Jet Li. Join our host EJ Moreno in a discussion about 2020’s Mulan, the Disney+ exclusive set for release this week. In what he says feels like an homage to Chinese epics, there’s something […]
Movie Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Yifei Liu, Yoson An, Gong Li, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Ron Yuan, Jet Li, Tzi Ma, Jimmy Wong, Doua Moua, Chen Tang, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chum Ehelepola, Rosalind Chao, Susana Tang, Nelson Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Radhesh Aria, Hoon Lee, and Crystal Rao. SYNOPSIS: A young Chinese maiden disguises […]
Mulan goes full wuxia with new clip from Disney’s live-action remake
Ahead of Mulan’s premiere on Disney+ this Friday, a clip has arrived online from the live-action remake which sees Mulan (Yifei Liu), Honghui (Yoson An) and their compatriots take on Bori Khan’s army in a wuxia-filled battle sequence; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Mulan: Why its move to streaming isn’t necessarily a death rattle for […]
Mulan: Why its move to streaming isn’t necessarily a death rattle for cinema
Sean Wilson examines the potential consequences of Disney’s Mulan bypassing theatrical for the streaming market… If 2020 was a movie, perhaps 28 Days Later sums it up best. (Forgive the somewhat obvious parallel.) We are currently beset on all sides with COVID-19 related doom and gloom, from infection rates to collapsing airlines and imminent recessions. […]
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