The Birdcage
by: MARK HARRIS I did not begin 2014 by imagining that the most resonant movie moment of the 12 months to come would be a [more…]
The rise and rise of the Hollywood film franchise
by Matthew Garrahan In the annals of Hollywood box office history, 2014 will go down as something of a dud. There were hits such as [more…]
Top 10 films of 2014: complete US chart
by Guardian Film The complete list of the Guardian’s top 10 films of the year, as determined by US release date Read the UK cut Under [more…]
On Repeat: Why People Watch Movies and Shows Over and Over
by: William Hong The millisecond that Dumb and Dumber clicks into focus on the television screen, something magical happens to me. It can be a [more…]
10 Trends Predicted In Film Making For 2014
by: seamedu admin The year 2013 saw some huge changes in the trends of film making which made many wonder about what was in store [more…]
‘Vampire Diaries’: Chris Wood on Justifying Kai’s Killer Acts and Outplaying Damon
BY PHILIANA NG “Damon has never come up against a foe that is so like him and that he is so unable to affect” Has [more…]
THE BEST MOVIES AT TIFF 2014
by: PHIL BROWN That’s right everybody, that special time of the year is here. The only Toronto International Film Festival Awards that my mother cares [more…]
Data From a Century of Cinema Reveals How Movies Have Evolved
by: GREG MILLER HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA—AS FILMMAKING technology has advanced, films have changed to take advantage of it. The 2005 version of King Kong looks and [more…]
Summer Film Budgets vs. Total Worldwide Grosses
By Anita Busch, Nancy Tartaglione While studios tout records, market share and No. 1 status based on box office grosses, we thought it’d be a [more…]