Samuel Brace with four reasons there are so few great films about God and the Bible… There have been successes, as there are in all genres and sections of film. Films like The Passion of the Christ, while overtly violent and skewed in its biases, is a fantastically made product that is undoubtedly effective. Last Days […]
Race and Superhero Movies: Are minorities stealing white superhero roles?
Anthony Stokes on race and superhero movies… Michelle Rodriguez made some comments about race swapping in comic book movies over the weekend, which she later went back and clarified, but the general gist was for minority actors to “stop stealing roles from white people”. Because there are so many white actors and actresses starving for […]
Birdman vs Exodus: Gods and Kings
D.J. Haza on Birdman and Exodus: Gods and Kings… It’s that time of year again when the film world is buzzing with whispers, rumours, hot tips and fan favourites for Oscar success. I ventured out to the cinema this week to see two very different films – Alejandro Inarritu’s Birdman and Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods […]
The Theory of Everything topples The Hobbit at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th January 2015… After three weeks atop the UK box office chart, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been dethroned by The Theory of Everything, with the Eddie Redmayne-headlined Stephen Hawking biopic pulling in £3,749,293 […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies holds on to top spot at the UK box office for the third weekend
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th December 2014… Peter Jackson’s final voyage to Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, closed out the UK box office chart of 2014 by retaining the crown for the third consecutive week, pulling in £4.25 million to […]
Minorities in film and casting controversies: The right person for the right job?
Alice Rush on minorities in film and casting controversies: the right person for the right job..? Like most years 2014 had its fair share of film controversies. The Interview nearly sparked a war between America and North Korea (I use the word ‘nearly’ very loosely), Nymphomaniac attracted criticism for unsimulated sex scenes and Transformers: Age […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings banned in Egypt for being inaccurate
Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has already faced some controversy for an all white cast. Now it is being reported by the BBC that the film has been banned in Egypt for being inaccurate to the countries history. The head of the censorship board has said the film depicts inaccuracies in the countries history […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. […]
Watch Ridley Scott, Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton talk Exodus: Gods and Kings
20th Century Fox have sent across a video of Ridley Scott, Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton talking about their latest swords and sandals epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. SEE ALSO – Christian Bale defends the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings Check out the video below: From acclaimed director Ridley Scott comes the epic adventure […]