Arthur Christmas
Director: Sarah Smith
Starring: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy Continue reading “Cinema Releases: November 11, 2011”
Review: Wuthering Heights (2011)
Adapting a literary classic is treacherous territory. Not only is there the threat of certain elements that made the original so widely acclaimed being left out, but also that it might miss the purpose of the novel entirely. Luckily for Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold, her take on Emily Brontë’s revered Wuthering Heights retains its distinctive quality. Nevertheless, she heralds a new, modern life for the author’s old-fashioned ideals: in particular through her choice to alter Heathcliff’s race, intensifying the themes of race Continue reading “Review: Wuthering Heights (2011)”
UK Box Office: November 4 – 6, 2011
1. The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – £2.2M
2. In Time – £1.9M
3. Tower Heist – £1.5M Continue reading “UK Box Office: November 4 – 6, 2011”
DVD Releases: November 7, 2011
The Lion King
Director: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons and James Earl Jones Continue reading “DVD Releases: November 7, 2011”
US Box Office: November 4 – 6, 2011
1. Puss In Boots – $33M
2. Tower Heist – $25M
3. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas – $13M Continue reading “US Box Office: November 4 – 6, 2011”
Cinema Releases: November 4, 2011
Straw Dogs
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgård Continue reading “Cinema Releases: November 4, 2011”
Cinema Releases: November 2, 2011
Tower Heist
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck Continue reading “Cinema Releases: November 2, 2011”
UK Box Office: October 28 – 30, 2011
1. The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – £6.7M
2. Paranormal Activity 3 – £1.8M
3. Johnny English Reborn – £1.7M Continue reading “UK Box Office: October 28 – 30, 2011”
Cinema Releases: November 1, 2011
In Time
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy
BIFA Awards 2011: Nominations
Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur, Steve McQueen’s Shame and Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy lead the nominations for the 14th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA’s), which were announced at a ceremony in London earlier today.
Other nominees include Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, Richard Ayoade’s Subarmine, Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin and John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard.
The BIFA’s, an awards ceremony aimed squarely at acknowledging the Continue reading “BIFA Awards 2011: Nominations”
Empty Screens 