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Hans Zimmer’s greatest non-Christopher Nolan soundtracks

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With Dunkirk out now, Sean Wilson selects those Zimmer soundtrack classics that have been overlooked… Christopher Nolan’s astonishing, overpowering World War II epic Dunkirk is on release now and there’s a common thread running through the laudatory reviews: the music is inseparable from the visuals. Indeed, Hans Zimmer’s keening, groaning, growling compositions help blur the […]

Ben Affleck leaving Batman, Aquaman footage, huge Captain Marvel news and more – Weekend News Roundup

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AFFLECK BATMAN WOES? Over the San Diego Comic Con weekend, there were reports that Warner Bros. were reconsidering the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in their DC Extended Universe, possibly before his solo movie The Batman. However during DC’s panel in Hall H, Affleck reassured fans that he was sticking with the cowl in […]

Justice League trailer, Valerian flops hard, Thor: Ragnarok trailer and more – Weekend News Roundup

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YOU CAN’T SAVE THE WORLD ALONE While Marvel Studios (again) didn’t release their trailer for Avengers: Infinity War from San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. put up a whopping four-minute trailer for this November’s Justice League. The trailer features Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), The Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and Aquaman […]

What Sets Christopher Nolan Apart From Other Blockbuster Directors

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With the release of Dunkirk, Eric Bay-Andersen explores the aspects of Christopher Nolan’s films that set him apart from his contemporaries… Over the past twenty years, Christopher Nolan has amassed a body of work so impressive that a new film by him is now an event in the cinematic calendar. But it’s not just the […]

Dunkirk: Its Greatness and Its Finest Moments

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Samuel Brace on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, its greatness and its finest moments… This is what cinema looks like. Greatness is a word that gets thrown around a lot, used and abused until it means very little at all. But Dunkirk, the WWII drama/thriller by Christopher Nolan is indeed greatness; in fact, greatness is a descriptor […]

Franchise Fixer: Why Sony needs to make a Superior Foes of Spider-Man movie

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Anghus Houvouras wants to see a Superior Foes of Spider-Man movie… Sony owning the Spider-Man movie franchise is like watching eight orangutans running a McDonalds. It’s difficult to understand how it happened, they continually struggle with the basic operations, and the end result of their efforts falls somewhere between ‘hilarious’ and ‘stomach turning’. Marvel Studios […]

Shazam director revealed, new look at Pacific Rim: Uprising, Mega Man movie and more – Daily News Roundup

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SHAZAM! It was reported earlier this week that Shazam would be heading into production next February, and this has now been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be helmed by David F. Sandberg, who is directing Annabelle: Creation for WB’s sister company New Line. Peter Safran, who is producing Annabelle: Creation as well as James Wan’s Aquaman, is […]

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Welcome to an abridged, pre-San Diego Comic-Con edition of The Week in Spandex… Well, it’s almost that time of year again. In just a few short hours the San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 will get underway, and as usual it promises to be a huge weekend for fans of superhero movies and television. Warner Bros. […]