After Spider-Man 3 I can’t say I was excited when they announced another, so the news that Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi are walking away didn’t stir much, but I have to agree with Stuart Heritage’s summation of the wrongs of Spider-Man 3:
The most convincing argument for the Spider-Man reboot, …
It seems everyone has a list of movies to look out for in 2010 and io9 is no different, except the SF twist, see their list of the ‘20 SF Movies We’re Most Excited To See In 2010′ here.
I do vaguely remember hearing about this, but it passed under my radar until a recent visit to the rental store and now I can’t imagine why, it’s a great movie. OK, so the title sucks. I suspect this is part of why it didn’t do as well as …
Hollywood and Technology Companies Work to Make Digital Video Portable says the New York Times.
They need to do something, I’m still not convinced by Blu-ray but downloads are still too pricey (how can something with minuscule distribution costs be more expensive than physical media?).
Anne Billson asks an interesting question over at The Guardian: Where are the older film leads in Hollywood? In 2009 I watched roughly 320 films. Other than the aforementioned Streep, only three could be said to feature oldish leading characters: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Still Walking, 71-year-old Dustin Hoffman getting it …
For those of you who like your stats like me, the BBC has a round-up of the biggest hits of noughties cinema.
Mammia Mia won the box office battle, although James Bond, Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings fill all the other slots in the UK. Globally it’s …
