Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]
Why Does Everyone Like Films With Talking Animals In?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at what connects four of the top five films of the year… It came in a pub quiz question last week – what do four of the top five films of 2016 have in common? I got it wrong – I said they were all based on comic books. It […]
Blu-ray Review – Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia, 2016. Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush. Featuring the voices talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Bonnie Hunt, J.K. Simmons, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Don Lake and Tommy Chong. SYNOPSIS: Disney Animation does it again with a story that treads familiar thematic ground but serves up a fresh, inventive […]
Disney’s Zootopia hits $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney is celebrating today, with the animated feature Zootopia (or Zootropolis, to us here in the UK) reaching the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office this weekend. Zootopia is the second film to hit the milestone this year after fellow Disney release Captain America: Civil War, and is also Disney Animation Studios’ second […]
Zootopia hits $800 million worldwide, highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date
Disney animated hit Zootopia (or Zootropolis, here in the UK) has continued its fine run at the box-office, having overtaken 20th Century Fox’s superhero smash Deadpool this week to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016. Zootopia has amassed a hefty $800 million and is still performing well, particularly in China where it has become the […]
Zootopia crosses $700 million at the worldwide box office
Disney’s latest animated offering Zootopia (or Zootropolis as it is known here in the UK) has become the second film of the year to cross the $700 million mark worldwide, with the film currently sitting on $715.4 million. Zootopia is the second-highest grossing film of the year so far behind 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool ($745.4 […]
Zootopia to pass $500 million at the worldwide box office this weekend
After its stunning debut of $75 million in the States earlier this month, Disney’s Zootopia continues its dominance of the global box office, with the film set to pass the $500 million mark this weekend. The film, which has received glowing reviews so far [read ours here], has passed $164 million in the US in its […]
Movie Review – Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia, 2016. Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush. Featuring the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Octavia Spencer, Tommy Chong, Alan Tudyk, Maurice LaMarche, J.K. Simmons, and Shakira. SYNOPSIS: In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and […]
Disney unveils Zootropolis voice cast
Twelve new character images have debuted from Disney’s Zootopia (a.k.a. Zootropolis in the UK), which introduces the cast of Disney’s 55th animated feature; check them out below… SEE ALSO: First concept art from Disney’s Zootopia (a.k.a. Zootropolis) · Idris Elba (Netflix’s “Beasts of No Nation,” BBC’s “Luther”) provides the voice of CHIEF BOGO, head of the […]
