
Star Wars – 10 Great Prequel Moments, or How I Learnt To Stop Sulking And Love The Prequels

Does Star Wars Deserve One More Shot?

Ghostbusters Re-release – A Sad Indictment Of 21st Century Filmmaking?

Tagged blockbusters, cgi, cinematic, ghostbusters, Halloween, re-release, special effects, theatres
There Can Be More Than One – Highlander Rebooting
It was reported yesterday on Slashfilm, from an article on Deadline, that the proposed Highlander remake has found a new director. Fast Five’s Justin Lin HAD been scheduled to direct, but as he pressed on with another Fast and Furious movie, he dropped out as the Highlander helmer. The new name in the frame is Spaniard Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of 28 weeks later, and forthcoming Clive Owen vehicle Intruders. He will apparently direct from a script by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The choice of replacing Lin with another up and coming director with a solid track record so far is encouraging, and the fact that Summit Entertainment have gone ahead and named a new director suggests that Highlander may begin progressing. I guess the big question, then, is do we need a Highlander reboot?
Can Contagion Continue To Spread?

Posted in Articles, Box Office, News
Tagged box office, contagion, disease, gross, gwyneth paltrow, jude law, kate winslet, matt damon, opening, steven soderbergh
Oscars Not Raw Enough For Eddie Murphy Comeback

Tagged academy awards, career, comedian, eddie murphy, news, oscars, presenter, saturday night live
Can Any Man Tame ‘The Wolverine’?
When X-Men Origins: Wolverine was conceived, it seemed fairly obvious that there would be a high chance of at least one follow-up. Coming as a spin-off from a franchise with three movies already under its belt, there was not chance it was ever going to be a stand alone art project. When it was released to such poor critical reception, however, one could be forgiven for thinking it might be the end of the road. This was not the case however, and Fox pressed on with plans for a second Wolverine film regardless. Continue reading
Will Part 2 Be The Mother Of All Hangovers?
This week sees the release of The Hangover 2, Todd Phillips’ follow-up to his incredibly successful The Hangover from 2009. When The Hangover was released two years ago, it came with very little fanfare. With an experienced director, but a low-key cast and no major marketing campaign, it took everyone unawares. After its opening weekend, word of mouth spread like wildfire, and The Hangover became the surprise hit of the summer. It didn’t just enjoy massive critical and financial success, it broke a record. It became the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time. Continue reading
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Tagged 2, box office, comedy, part 2, r-rated, the hangover, the hangover 2, todd phillips
The Muppets Trailer – Green With Envy = Feeling Jaded
This week, the first teaser trailer for The Muppets was released, under the fake name Green With Envy. The trailer starts off as a generic romantic comedy, with a ‘big reveal’ towards the end that it is, in fact, a Muppet movie. The trailer doesn’t really give away much of the plot of the film, and the fact that Amy Adams and Jason Segel are in it make it pretty obvious, to be honest, that it is the Muppet trailer before the first hint of green hits the screen. You can see the trailer here at www.heyuguys.co.uk. Continue reading
Tagged amy adams, kermit the frog, marketing, muppet movie, news, the muppets, trailer
Has Thor Struck Hammer Blow In Superhero Wars?
This weekend Thor managed to stay in the top 3 at the box office, adding another $15.5m to its haul, for a total domestic gross so far of $145m. Thor’s box office performance so far isn’t a patch on many of the comic-book adaptations we’ve seen recently, but as a second tier hero played by a virtual unknown, it is a pretty good number. Will it be enough, though, to see Thor standing victorious in the comic-book movie wars at the end of the Summer? Continue reading
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Tagged blockbuster, box office, captain america, comic book, film, green lantern, gross, movie, superhero, thor, top ten, x-men
Neuromancer Adaptation Booting Up

Tagged adaptation, cyberspace, matrix, movie, novel, sci-fi, vincenzo natali, william gibson
I Cannot Condone Pirate Movies

DVD Review – Chatroom

DVD Review – The King’s Speech
Just a few short months ago a we witnessed a royal occasion bigger perhaps even than that of the wedding of William and Kate. Riding a wave of critical acclaim, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech surprised many by winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards, as well as getting nods for lead actor and director. With the release of the DVD and Blu-ray, away from the hype and intense media attention, we get an opportunity to reappraise the film and ask the question – was it really the best film of 2010? Continue reading
Tagged academy award, black swan, blu-ray, colin firth, dvd, geoffrey rush, oscar, review, the king's speech, tom hooper