People are soon expected to move into an 83-bed care home featuring a cinema room built on a former pub site. Developed on the site once occupied by the Clifton Bridge Inn, Brookthorpe Way, Sliverdale, Wilford View has created around 50 jobs. Offering 83 bedrooms each with en-suite wet rooms, the accommodation provides communal lounge areas … [Read more...]
The Quad: Polarizing though it may be, ‘Joker’ has made its mark on the cinematic world
t’s official folks. Last week, “Joker” went wild, grossing over $900 million worldwide. That’s no laughing matter. It’s enough to make “Joker” the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history. It’s especially impressive when you consider that it didn’t receive a release in China, where studios typically make a large chunk of their profits. The … [Read more...]
Game Of Thrones’ Lena Headey takes on villain in Oliver Twist remake and Cersei Lannister would be proud
Sport Of Thrones’ Lena Headey is getting encourage into villain mode with her role in the Oliver Twist remake as we’re given our first uncover. In a solid snap for the upcoming movie, Lena would maybe per chance moreover be seen smouldering away as she stands at the encourage of a smiling Michael Caine. The Cersei Lannister actress has joined … [Read more...]
Event, Hoyts cinemas boycott Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
New Zealand's largest cinema chains appear to be boycotting Martin Scorsese's new film The Irishman, which is currently the odds-on favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars. The gangster film, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, has caused an uproar - not for its content, but because of a deal struck between the iconic filmmaker and … [Read more...]
Georgian far-right groups attempt to storm cinema at gay romance movie premiere And Then We Danced: Georgian far-right groups attempt to storm cinema at gay romance movie premiere
Set and filmed in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, And Then We Danced is the country’s first LGBT+ film, starring a gay dancer who is coming to terms with his sexuality. The Swedish-Georgian movie has attracted strong backlash from the Georgian Orthodox Church as well the country’s ultra-conservative groups, which have described it as … [Read more...]
Scorsese may be right that Marvel is ‘not cinema’ – but superhero films make us feel more than identity-politics Oscar bait
Scorsese’s claim that Marvel movies are not ‘cinema’ highlights the gap between the films people want and the ones the film industry, and culture at large, esteems. This gap reflects a broader alienation between “people” and elite taste-makers across all social spheres. But… ‘Endgame’ grossed $2.8 billion at the BO, Scorsese’s latest is on … [Read more...]
