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The Callow Way – Why Stars Are Worth Their Huge Salaries

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that a $25 million salary for a movie might not be as ridiculous as it first seems… This week the latest salaries of Hollywood stars were revealed; the top earner recently was Leonardo DiCaprio, who earned $25 million up front for The Wolf of Wall Street. Your first thought might […]

The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Shazam, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, X-Men: Apocaypse, The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Arrow, The Flash, Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts, Heroes Reborn and more… We’ll kick […]

The Return of Nintendo: The Rise of a Great Gaming Brand

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It looks like Nintendo, after years of failing to follow in the footsteps of its most fierce competitors Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox, is set to venture into gaming applications for phones. The revelation that they had finally shaken off their aversion to non-console platform gaming and were taking what has been described as a […]

Interview: Director Rob Baard talks The Ninja Immovable Heart

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david j. moore chats with The Ninja Immovable Heart director and star Rob Baard… The endurance of the ninja genre is evident in 2015 with Rob Baard’s debut feature film The Ninja Immovable Heart, currently out on DVD across the US (and out in the UK as Ninja on April 20). Baard, a 4th degree […]

Interview: Benjamin Dewey talks Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw

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Zeb Larson chats with comic book artist Benjamin Dewey about Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw… Zeb Larson: How did you first become involved with this project? Benjamin Dewey: I became involved with Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw after receiving  a phone call from Kurt asking if I’d like to do a series with him for Image comics […]

The Callow Way – Where Are The British Comic Book Movies?

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This week Neil Calloway wonders why Britain doesn’t make films based on comics… As someone who usually bemoans the apparent abundance of sequels and comic book adaptations, I was disappointed to hear Alex Garland’s announcement this week that there would not be a sequel to the 2012 film Dredd. Not just because I liked the […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #18: War of Kings

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at War of Kings… War of Kings #1-6,War of Kings: Ascension #1-4, War of Kings: Darkhawk #1-2, War of Kings: Warriors #1-2, War of Kings: Who Will Rule?, War of Kings: Savage World of Sakaar and Marvel Spotlight: War of Kings […]

Interview: Craig Johnson Co-Writer/Director of The Skeleton Twins

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Craig Johnson chats about The Skeleton Twins, out on DVD and Digital HD now… Harrison Pierce: Can you talk a little bit about the genesis of this project? Craig Johnson: I co-wrote it with my buddy, Mark Heyman, while we were still grad students at N.Y.U. [New York University]. Mark actually knew someone who was […]

The Callow Way – On the changing face of the global box office

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This week Neil Calloway looks at box office statistics from around the world… Earlier this week Flickering Myth reported on the Motion Picture Association of America Theatrical Market Statistics with the headline “Transformers: Age of Extinction officially better than The LEGO Movie…” it was true of, course, in terms of audience appeal; Michael Bay’s film […]