My 3 Favourite Films of the Month These are films I watched in February, they may not be February releases Big Hero 6 - 'Big Hero 6 is truly amazing. It is exciting, emotional, fast-paced, hilarious and thrilling. The plot is original and the film proves that Disney and Marvel is a super team. Even though there is a little confusion towards the end, this definitely would...
This post is going to be a little different. I will be covering the main 'winners' of 2 big award ceremonies that have occurred over the last 7 days. I will look at the best and worst: film, director, actor, actress, supporting actor & supporting actress. I will also cover the big winners and big surprises of both awards evenings. I will begin with...
Box Office Report
UK Box Office February 20-22: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Repeats, WEDDING RINGER & PROJECT ALMANAC open above $1 million
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Fifty Shades of Grey was still tied to the box office crown this weekend with over $7 million. The Wedding Ringer also opened within the top 5 this weekend with around $1.5 million. The only other new entry within the top 10 was Project Almanac which opened in 6th place to $1.3 million. Other new releases, Cake and Blackhat failed to reach the...
Uniquely Animated with a Powerful Meaning Produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and the feature length directorial debut from Jorge R. Gutierrez, The Book of Life tells the story of a young man who can't choose between fulfilling the expectations of his family or following his heart. He goes on an adventure through 3 fantastically different worlds and must face his greatest...
Fifty Shades of Grey debuted at the top spot this weekend making a massive $20.9 million. Meanwhile, Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots opened to just under $1.1 million. No other films opened within the top 10. The top 10 made approximately $34.07 million - this is the biggest weekend of the year so far! That is up a whopping 94% on last weekend....
A Refreshingly Different Side of the Horror Genre The Babadook is written by and is also the directorial feature-length debut from Jennifer Kent. The film stars Essie Davis (The Matrix 2 & 3) and introduces the young Noah Wiseman. The film tells the story of a single mother who is majorly affected by the death of her husband. She battles with her son's...
Weird Metaphor for STDs? Directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover) and stars Maika Monroe (The Guest) & Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara), It Follows tells the story of a 19 year old girl who starts suffering from weird visions after a sexual encounter. It Follows has been categorised as one of the best horror films of recent years....is...
Another Found Footage Movie Project Almanac is the directorial feature-length debut from Dean Israelite and is produced by king of objectification, Michael Bay. The film stars Jonny Weston (Taken 3), Sofia Black-D'Elia (Gossip Girl), Sam Lerner (The Secret Sundays), Allen Evangelista (Zoey 101) & Virginia Gardner (The Goldbergs). Project Almanac is a found footage sci-fi movie that tells the story of a group of...
Unnecessary & Silly but Fun Directorial feature-length debut from Gary Shore and stars Luke Evans (The Hobbit Series), Dracula Untold tells the story of Vlad Tepes, whose kingdom is under threat so he must transform into a monster who will be feared by his own people to obtain the power to protect his family and the kingdom. Dracula Untold opens the new 'Universal Monster' universe...
Films featured that have been reviewed: Fifty Shades of Grey & Love, Rosie What do you think of this genre? Is it really that bad? Is there any genre worse than it? - COMMENT BELOW See You Soon! ...
Grey Note - this review is ghost written by the usual writer for 'A Selenator's View' but the thoughts and opinions are from a guest blogger. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) and inspired by the hugely successful novel of the same name by E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey tells the story of a woman whose life changes forever when she meets...
On Friday 13th February (great timing for a horror trailer), Universal and Legendary Pictures released the first official teaser trailer for the highly anticipated 'Crimson Peak'. If you haven't seen it yet, you can watch it on this post by clicking on the video that is on the right hand side of this post. Note - I am changing the way I write my...
I Hate, Rosie Directed by Christian Ditter (The Crocodiles) and inspired by the best-selling novel by Cecelia Adhern 'Where Rainbows End', Love, Rosie tells the story of a couple who have been best friends from a young age, can they both get out of each others friend zones and make a relationship work between them? The film stars Lily Collins (The Mortal Instruments: City...
The Most Controversial Film to Come out of 2014 Directed by Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen [This is the End, Bad Neighbours] and stars James Franco (Spring Breakers) and Seth Rogen (Bad Neighbours), The Interview tells the controversial story of an interview host and his producer who land an interview with Kim Jong-un. They are then recruited by the CIA to turn their trip...
Big Hero 6 held on to first place this weekend making $3.87 million. New entries into the top 5, Shaun the Sheep Movie and Jupiter Ascending both opened with over $2 million. The other debuts in the top 10 this week were Selma ($1.21 million) and The Interview finally opened to the UK market to $433K. ...
On January 30th, it was announced that Franco will be directing and starring in an adaption of John Steinbeck's 1936 novel 'In Dubious Battle'. ...
You need more than Spectacular Visuals to make a Great Movie Directed and written by The Wachowskis (The Matrix Series), Jupiter Ascending stars Golden Globe nominee Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Channing Tatum (Foxcatcher), Oscar-Favourite Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings). The film tells the story of Jupiter Jones, who is targeted by a power-hungry son of...
James Bond Joins the Comedy Genre Directed by Matthew Vaughn and inspired by a comic series, Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a secret agent who takes a everyday teen under his wing. The film has an all-star cast including Colin Firth (The King's Speech), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained), Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Series) and introduces Taron Egerton. Britain...
Box Office Report
UK Box Office January 30 - February 1: BIG HERO 6, KINGSMAN DO SOLID BUSINESS
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Big Hero 6 took first place this weekend by Kingsman: The Secret Service wasn't far behind. Big Hero 6 made $6.47 million this weekend whilst Kingsman: The Secret Service made $6.39 million. The only other debut this weekend was Inherent Vice which debuted at #9 with $547K. ...
Disney Animation + Marvel Story = GENIUS Directed by Don Hall (The Princess and the Frog) and Chris Williams (Bolt), Big Hero 6 is Disney's 54th Animated classic. The story is based on a Marvel comic and features the voices of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung (Once Upon A Time), Scott Adsit (St. Vincent) and Maya Rudolph (Grown Ups). The film shows the special bond...
New Photos have been revealed from Disney's new and most exciting animated short ever! - Frozen Fever! The new short takes place on Anna's birthday but when Elsa's magic start to become a little too powerful - things start to go wrong. A new song will be featured which is written by the same guys behind 'Let it Go', 'Do You Want to...
I've Got a Million Problems and This IS One Directed by Seth MacFarlane (who also wrote and produced the film), A Million Ways to Die in the West tells the story of a farmer who falls for a new female visitor in town. He must find courage when her husband (who is an aggressive gunman) arrives a few days later. Starring Seth MacFarlane (Ted),...
