Tag: Hollywood
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Avengers assemble again for Marvel bonanza
Avengers: Age of Ultron is released today and it could break the box office record for the highest-grossing opening weekend. Are we seeing the end of original ideas in films?
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‘One take wonder’ claims cinema’s top award
Birdman, a superhero satire that appears to be shot in a single take, has won the Oscar for Best Picture. It’s a unique technical achievement — but have judges favoured style over substance?
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Fans divided over Ghostbusters all-women cast
The Ghostbusters are back — but this time they’re female! As fans feud over the gender reversal, is it time to repopulate the Hollywood hall of fame with a more diverse cast of characters?
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Newswatch: From box office to ballot box
A UK election is looming and it’s too close to call. The Eurozone is flirting with catastrophe again. And Hollywood hopes for its biggest boom year since 1971. What else will 2015 hold?
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Hollywood hotel targeted over human rights
The celebrity clientele of one of the world’s most famous hotels is boycotting it because of its links with human rights abuses in Brunei. But do famous faces help or hinder good causes?
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Temple: Hollywood child star’s amazing survival
The curly-haired movie tot Shirley Temple died this week at 85. Famous as a child, she later became a respected politician. Why do today’s young actors lack her ability to thrive?
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Disney’s battle over Mary Poppins revealed
A new film about adapting ‘Mary Poppins’ for the screen shows that Walt Disney’s ideas clashed with those of the fictional nanny’s creator. What can it tell us about children’s entertainment?
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Teen ‘bling’ burglars shock cinema audiences
Celebrity worship led a group of rich teenagers in Los Angeles to burgle the houses of their favourite stars: now the true story is a film. Is this a morality tale for our fame-obsessed era?
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Film critics divided over glitzy Gatsby
A big budget 3D adaptation of The Great Gatsby is poised to take cinemas by storm. But does the extravagance obscure the true message of the ‘great American novel’?
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After twelve movies, Star Trek still flying high
Star Trek: Into Darkness is in cinemas this week – the latest blockbuster instalment in a story that has been running for half a century. Is Star Trek the greatest sci-fi universe of all time?
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‘Mad’ method wins actor a place among the stars
When Daniel Day-Lewis won his record-breaking third Oscar for Best Actor, a Hollywood legend was born. Is his famously eccentric devotion to ‘method acting’ the secret to his success?
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Controversy rages over movies ‘based on truth’
From slavery to politics to war, the latest blockbusters are dominated by real-life characters and events. But what happens when truth overlaps with commercial movie-making?
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James Bond’s patriotism shaken not stirred
To mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, ‘Skyfall’ asks audiences to question the agent’s patriotism. What kind of country has the England he serves become?
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‘The Master’ takes arthouse box offices by storm
Festival favourite ‘The Master’ has only been shown in five cinemas, but it has already developed a cult following and broken records. Does mainstream film have a lesson to learn?
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Critics row over film version of Tolstoy’s love story
Anna Karenina, the tale of a doomed woman torn between her family and a compelling love affair, is often called the world’s greatest novel. How does a film director tackle a classic?