Olly Dyche looks at the Best Picture nominees for this year’s Academy Awards and their prospects for winning the Oscar… 2022 saw a splattering of phenomenal movies, and the run up to the 95th Academy Awards was beyond exciting. With many unforgettable performances and fantastic scores (among many other highly acclaimed categories), 2023’s Oscar celebration […]
For the Sake of Saving the Oscars, One of These Must Win Best Picture
EJ Moreno looks at a selection of films the Academy Awards needs to nominate… Last year, the Academy Awards brought in some of its lowest ratings, though improving over the year prior. While the state of the prestige Oscars isn’t dependent on viewership, it’s a sign that interest in the once hotly anticipated event is […]
Steven Spielberg shares frustrations over day-and-date releases and rise of streaming
Steven Spielberg tells The New York Times the business of making films has almost changed too much since the pandemic began. “The pandemic created an opportunity for streaming platforms to raise their subscriptions to record-breaking levels and also throw some of my best filmmaker friends under the bus as their movies were unceremoniously not given […]
Movie Review – Elvis (2022)
Elvis, 2022. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Yola, David Wenham, Luke Bracey, Alex Radu, Alton Mason, Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natasha Bassett, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn, Gary Clark Jr., Shonka Dukureh, and […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru breaks 4th of July box office record
The last of the high-profile pandemic delayed blockbusters finally arrived in cinemas over the weekend, and Minions: The Rise of Gru celebrated its two-year wait by breaking the July 4th box-office record with a weekend take of $127.9 million. Animated family fare has been slow out of the blocks at the pandemic-era box-office, with solid […]
It’s a box office tie as Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick take $30.5 million over the weekend
Number nerds will know that the last time a weekend box-office race was this close also involved a Tom Cruise movie, when Minority Report and Lilo & Stitch opened to $36M back in 2002. Well he’s at it again this weekend, because in its fifth weekend of release Top Gun: Maverick tied at the top […]
Final trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks
Ahead of its theatrical release this Friday, Warner Bros. has revealed the final trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic Elvis which stars Austin Butler as Presley, and chronicles the story of the King of Rock and Roll over the span of 20 years from the perspective of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks); watch […]
The King lives in new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming musical biopic Elvis Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll and tells Presley’s story over the span of 20 years from the perspective of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks); watch the trailer here… SEE […]
Austin Butler is the King of Rock and Roll on Elvis posters
Warner Bros. has released three posters for director Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming musical biopic Elvis, featuring Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll at different stages of his legendary career; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the birth of a legend as Austin Butler becomes Elvis in clip from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis […]
Watch the birth of a legend as Austin Butler becomes Elvis in clip from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic
Warner Bros. has unveiled a brand new clip from its musical drama Elvis, which stars newcomer Austin Butler as the titular rock and roll icon. Following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May, Elvis will begin his worldwide tour when the film opens in cinemas on June 24th. The new clip features […]
