The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the world, and we will possibility feel its economic and social impacts for years to come. The worlds of film and filmmaking will also be affected. One of the biggest pieces of film news to come during the pandemic was the deal struck between AMC Theaters […]
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Anime-maniacs: When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There was the last film made by Studio Ghibli before their long hiatus from filmmaking. Their 2014 offering was a touching coming-of-age of story. Anna (Sara Takaatsuki) is a shy, arty 12-year-old who is sent to a coastal village to help with her asthma. She becomes emanated by an abandoned mansion on […]
Impending Issues for the Streaming Market
We are living in a golden age of TV thanks to the streaming revolution. Showrunners and directors have been given more creative freedom and there has been a constant flow of new shows. Yet the rise of streaming has been so fast that it leads to the fears that we are on the edge of […]
Britflix: V for Vendetta
Dystopian stories are a subgenre fiction that the British have mastered, including Alan Moore’s famous graphic novel V for Vendetta. It was famously adapted by the Wachowskis in 2005 and the film immediately became a cult classic. In the near future, Britain has become a fascist state. The government constantly blasts religious propaganda, Islam is […]
Britflix: Zulu
The war film Zulu is an incredibly popular film within the UK and often held up as one of the best war films from the 1960s. In 1879 the British army have been humiliated at the Battle of Isandlwana. Determinate to press their advantage the Zulus plan to attack the mission station at Rorke Drift which the […]
Universal, Cinema Chains, and The Future of Film Releases
The Coronavirus has had a massive impact around the world, including in the film and TV industries. A major event in the world of film during the crisis was Universal’s release of Trolls World Tour, an action that may have started a war between Universal Pictures and cinema chains. When Lockdowns started in North America and Europe it […]
Britflix: Dredd
When people think of British cinema a film like Dredd probably doesn’t come to mind. Despite its American setting and international cast Dredd is a British film and worthy of a Britflix retrospective. In the future, the world has gone to hell. Most of America has turned into an eradicated wasteland and Mega City One is a lawless […]
Britflix: Hot Fuzz
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost were a comedic dream team, making some excellent films and TV shows. Their 2007 action-comedy Hot Fuzz is arguably their best work and loved by a generation of males. Nicolas Angel (Pegg) is the best police officer in the Met. Angel’s so good that he makes the rest of the […]
The Coronavirus’s Impact on the Film and TV Industries
The Coronavirus has affected all aspects of life and led to Lockdowns around the globe. The film and TV industries were no different and there will be an impact on the short and medium-term, at least. The Pandemic and Lockdown will affect both the releasing and production of film and TV. The immediate effect has […]
Britflix: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Monty Python crew are comedy legends who have delighted generations. Their 1979 film, Life of Brian is considered their magnum opus: a hilarious film that still holds up to this day. In the first century, Judea is under the thumb of the Roman Empire. One of the civilians in the territory is Brian Cohen […]