Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss Hollywood’s increased dependence on movie franchises and the art of making a cinematic universe.
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Multi-Platform Releasing: the Future of Film Distribution?
The pandemic has been the big disturber to many businesses and industries, including the film industry. The long closure of cinemas and the backlog of unreleased films has led to studios looking for alternative methods of distribution. Warner Brothers planned to release most of the 2021 slate in cinemas and on HBO Max simultaneously, with films […]
Fan Control: Why Giving Into Fandom Outrage is Bad for Hollywood
On Thursday, March 18, HBOMax (and by extension, Warner Brothers) released the “Snyder Cut” – writer-director Zack Snyder’s recut version of Warner Brother’s 2017 disappointment Justice League, the culmination of a years-long campaign by a very vocal segment of the internet who hated the original version of the film and demanded that the studio allow […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #17: DCEU and Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the current state of the DCEU and Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League.
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #16: Film, TV, and Politics
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the links between film, TV, and politics
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #14: Physical and Digital Media
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the current state of physical and digital media.
Britflix: Howl
Werewolves movies are a rare breed, even in the horror genre. One of the more recent werewolf movies was the 2015 flick Howl. Joe (Ed Speleers) is a train conductor who’s forced to work on a late-night train to Eastborough. Before the train reaches the final station, it gets stopped in the woods. Isolated and with […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #12: Historical Films and TV Shows
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the art of historical adaptations and drama for the screen.
10 Potential Harry Potter Spin-Off Ideas
Recently there has been reported that Warner Brothers and HBO Max are in the early stages of developing a TV series based on the Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter is one of Warner Brothers’ most lucrative franchises – there have been seven novels, spin-off books, video games, studio tours, and theme park attractions. And of course, there’s the […]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Rejection of Progressivism
Insanity. A perfect descriptor of Tobe Hooper’s timeless classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all time, the movie shocked and terrified audiences upon its initial release in 1974. The film’s success is even more impressive when considering it had an estimated budget of only $300,000 (about […]