You have to say that it’s a very literal title. It’s been mentioned in the press for a while now, with various cast and crew coming and going. Brian Singer, however, seems to be the man for the job and the first teaser trailer is out.
A new Superman …
Defying expectations, the US box office had the second best Thanksgiving takings on record. Despite the supposed slump it’s in, and mainly due to the overwhelming success of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it was up on the same period last year, which again shows what we, …
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I’ve seen quite a few new movies of late and I’ve been meaning to write them up, so expect a few weird and wonderful reviews packing out the content in coming weeks. I’ll start with Batman Begins.
I’m a fan of Batman, I’m not sure if this stems …
That man Epstein has written another interesting article, this time on Hollywood’s obsession with the teenage audience. Aside from the obvious, he also mentions that times are in fact good for the Hollywood studios despite all the doom and gloom of the box office being terrible and the end …
The seven biggest Hollywood studios have made a deal with BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen to stop people finding BitTorrent trackers from the bittorrent.com website in a bid to reduce piracy. BitTorrent allow dispersed file sharing which makes tracking and stopping downloads hard as pieces of the films can be …
It seems that screenwriters, the long unsung heroes of the movie biz, are finally to get some recognition and their own festival in the UK next year. The creatively titled Sreenwriters Festival is to be held in Cheltenham at the end of June and will be backed by Screen …
Recently, Warner Bros. made history by distributing some copies of the Corpse Bride to cinemas via fibre optic link. They sent the film from California to three sites in Japan owned by Toho. Apparently they plan to do the same thing for Harry Potter and the Goblet of …
This review was originally posted on Potter’s Place.
Yesterday I went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I was slightly apprehensive and was trying hard to not get my hopes too high, I remember how they were dashed in every single one of the Star Wars prequels. …
I have been known to rent the occasional movie, you know the feeling, you fancy watching something new (there’s no feeling like it) or you’ve looked through your (extensive) collection and not been inspired by anything, maybe you missed something at the cinema and want to check it out. …
Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit has made the best animated feature Oscar ‘longlist.’ A total of 10 films were picked, from which the final nominations will be chose, the others were:
Valiant
Chicken Little
Robots
The Corpse Bride
Gulliver’s Travel
Madagascar
Steamboy
Hoodwinked
and, Howl’s Moving Castle
There was a time when I loved DVD extras. They were one of the things that sold it to me, I always used to go for the two-disc editions. Recently, I’ve noticed that, actually, I couldn’t care less anymore. In fact, I’m more than happy to opt …
The DVD pirates are back in the news. The UK’s Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) confiscated 680,000 pirate DVDs between January and March this year — a 41% rise on the same period in 2004. While pirate DVD seizures are on the up, Malaysia has come under pressure …
2003’s Underworld was a combined production that was supposed herald an action blockbuster produced outside of Hollywood. While not a bad film, it didn’t exactly set the box office alight. It looked stylish, but, personally, I felt it lacked something in the story and got kind of confused …
Hollywood is ruled by two mistresses: creativity and money. Back in the 1920s/30s when Hollywood was making the move to sound it found it an expensive exercise, so it turned to Wall Street to raise the cash. The investors were happy to help, but not without moving some …
Film Production is a long established and authoritative textbook on the techniques and processes of filmmaking from script to screen. It provides an easy to follow technical introduction to the subject, demystifying the processes and explaining terms for the beginner. It deals with the ‘technology of expression’ showing how technology …
Another book that every film student should have. Published by the British Film Institute is provides detailed descriptions of the many facets of film criticism and the text is supported by over 250 illustrations, selected reading guides and full bibliographies. Another unique feature of The Cinema Book is its …
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern-day film studies and has become a corner stone of many film courses. If you have an interest in films and want to delve deeper into the topic and understand some of the deeper and more complex theories that make up the …
There’s a new King Kong trailer out which shows the giant ape in all his glory. I have to say that it looks pretty good, the story seems reasonably solid (though I’m still unsure how it’ll stand up to a full 90 mins) and the effects look good.
