The Hunger Games sees off stiff new competition at the summit of this week’s UK Box Office. 1. The Hunger Games (505 sites) W/E: £2,986,317 Total: £9,854,228 2. Wrath of the Titans (466) W/E: £2,192,740 NEW 3. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (541) W/E: £2,176,195 NEW (Includes W/Th previews) 4. 21 Jump Street (366) W/E: £962,537 Total: £5,557,936 5. StreetDance 2 (390) W/E: £608,024 NEW 6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (316) W/E: £489,707 Total:£16,731,127… Read More »
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New Blu-Ray Releases: 2/4/2012
An average week is improved by the release of one of the best films of last year. PICK OF THE WEEK: HUGO (Martin Scorsese, 2011, UK) Martin Scorsese and “family film” are two things which you’d think would go together like Gasper Noe and Sarah Jessica Parker starring romcom (though if we could all will that into existence that would be wonderful) but this seemingly illogical combination came together towards… Read More »
DVD Review: Wuthering Heights
Out now on DVD, Andrea Arnold gets even braver with her 3rd feature, taking on the classic novel Wuthering Heights and giving it a new twist. Set on the cold, dank Yorkshire Moors, a mysterious boy named Heathcliff (Solomon Glave) is taken in by a God-fearing man and his family, with daughter Cathy (Shannon Beer) at first taking an intense dislike but soon finding kinship in having a young, feral… Read More »
UK Box Office: 23/3 – 25/3/2012
An obvious number 1 for the week though The Hunger Games doesn’t slaughter the UK Box Office as it did in the US. 1. The Hunger Games (511 sites) W/E: £4,900,177 NEW (Includes Th previews) 2. 21 Jump Street (392) W/E: £1,184,044 Total: £3,947,933 3. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (464) W/E: £747,122 Total:£15,674,349 4. The Devil Inside (387) W/E: £643,036 Total: £3,523,729 5. We Bought a Zoo (426) W/E: £408,821 Total: £1,625,015 6. Contraband… Read More »
Review: The Cabin In The Woods (Ian’s Take)
It’s been sitting on the shelf for a while but it’s now being unleashed. Is The Cabin In The Woods the next big thing for horror? A bunch of college students including smart, athletic Curt (Chris Hemsworth) and just dumped Dana (Kristen Connolly) decide to spend a week at Curt’s cousin’s cabin which happens to be situated in the woods. When they get there things quickly get weird as the… Read More »
New Blu-Ray Releases: 26/3/2012
Another solid week headlined by a favourite from last year which really shouldn’t have worked as well as it did. PICK OF THE WEEK: 50/50 (Jonathan Levine, 2011, USA) Many established directors would not take on what can be broadly referred to as a “cancer comedy” let alone one whose directorial credits only include smart slasher All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and throwback comedy-drama The Wackness but credit to… Read More »
Criterion Close-Up #1: Blow Out
Anyone who knows their home video history will know who Criterion are. Despite only having a real presence in the US, they are regarded worldwide as one of the finest distributors of film content in the world, a label other companies could only dreaming of living up to. Starting in the dark old days of Laserdisc, they have evolved through the years with the changing of the guard through DVD and… Read More »
UK Box Office: 16/3 – 18/3/2012
Reviews be damned as found footage reaches the top of the chart once again. 1. The Devil Inside (377 sites) W/E; £1,988,461 NEW 2. 21 Jump Street (389) W/E: £1,556,039 NEW 3. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (479) W/E: £1,530,112 Total:£13,855,438 4. John Carter (452) W/E: £965,946 Total: £3,812,377 5. We Bought a Zoo (428) W/E: £850,651 NEW 6. Contraband (412) W/E: £683,654 NEW 7. The Woman in Black (384) W/E: £544,636 Total: £20,473,795 8. This Means War (321) W/E: £431,648 Total: £4,502,928… Read More »
Blu-Ray Review: Happy Feet 2
The dancing penguins are back and this time they’re joined by one who can… fly? It’s Happy Feet 2 , out on Blu-Ray next week. Mumble (Elijah Wood) and Gloria (Pink) are back and have their own child Erik (Ava Acres) who like Mumble is having trouble fitting in. He along with some friends follow Mumble’s old friend Ramon (Robin Williams) back to his home where they all meet Sven… Read More »
New Blu-Ray Releases: 19/3/12
It’s a great week with loads to recommend, let’s get stuck in! I will just mention first of that I very much recommend Take Shelter but as I have posted a full review already here, I won’t talk about it in this column. PICK OF THE WEEK: MONEYBALL (Bennett Miller, 2011, USA) Moneyball had one of the more troubled production histories of last years awards season, with Steven Soderbergh set… Read More »
