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Are We Losing Objectivity? Critics and Joe Public Succumb to Hyperbolic Overstatement

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Tom Jolliffe on whether the lavish praise from critics or utter derision from the public for a film is always justified… There seems to be a trend in films recently. There are films which come out with a level of relevance that mean that the reaction to said film is under the microscope from pre-release, […]

Avengers Dead Pool: Who Doesn’t Make It Out of Infinity War Alive?

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Anghus Houvouras on which characters might not make it out of Avengers: Infinity War alive… We’re a little over a month away from the second most anticipated movie of 2017, Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters. Fans are at a fevered pitch as Marvel studios brings together 10 years of storytelling into an epic intergalactic showdown […]

Avengers: Infinity War and the Marvel Marketing Machine

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Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s well-oiled marketing machine, which hooked us all to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Black Panther passed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Avengers: Infinity War is expected to have a $215 million opening debut in North America and Kevin Feige is starting to tease audiences around the world with what […]

Why Black Panther Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture

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Pim Razenberg on the over-praising of Black Panther and the need for true equality… Over the course of the past month, we’ve heard them all: every critic and every columnist shared their opinion of Marvel Studio’s new smash hit, Black Panther. They shouted out that diversity finally rules the box office; that Black Panther is […]

The Star Wars TV Series Could Be The Boost The Franchise Needs

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Neil Calloway says the new series might save the galaxy… It’s been rumoured and planned for a long time, but this week finally brought the news that Jon Favreau will write and produce a live action Star Wars TV series. It’s news that will make Disney’s shareholder’s happy – countless people will sign up for […]

A Wrinkle In Business: Disney’s Blind Spot When It Comes to Science Fiction

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Henry Bevan on Disney’s sci-fi efforts… Those who have read James Stewart’s The Disney War will know that the company creates its most ambitious work when it shies away from filmmaking formulas. The Neo-Disney period (or the post-renaissance or second dark age or whatever) that followed the fabled Disney Renaissance, and contained animated wonders like […]

Why Are 1990s Crime Stories So Popular?

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Neil Calloway looks at why true stories from the 1990s seem to be everywhere… You only have to be a casual observer of TV and film to know that high profile crimes from the 1990s are pretty hot right now. From I, Tonya on the big screen to The People V OJ Simpson, The Assassination […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound mixers Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett on Blade Runner 2049, their creative process and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett about Blade Runner 2049, sound mixing and more… Now, I know you both worked on the original Blade Runner – how did you come to be involved with this one? Doug H: Well we worked on Ridley’s final version eight years ago – it was called […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound Editor Mark Mangini on Blade Runner 2049, his creative process and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Mark Mangini about Blade Runner 2049, his career in general, and more… So, first of all, how did you become involved with Blade Runner 2049? Well, it started with Denis Villeneuve and Joe Walker – the film editor of Blade Runner – seeing Mad Max: Fury Road while they were filming […]