Best picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester By the Sea Moonlight Best cinematography Arrival La La Land Lion Moonlight Silence Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water) Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea) Dev Patel (Lion) Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) Best documentary Fire at Sea
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Do you remember when Tom Cruise ‘didn’t do sequels’? Before Mission Impossible 2, it was something he’d never done. Since that point though, there is an increasing sense that the actor is looking to franchises as the basis for his box office strength. Not only has the mission impossible series now delivered over $2 billion, the most recent two films
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It’s official – I’m a member of the Large Association of Movie Blogs… Look – I can prove it! http://www.largeassmovieblogs.com/2016/05/lamb-1824-film-geeky.html
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Welcome to May! And more specifically, welcome to our X-Men theme month. Yes following the Marvel series in April, we’re sticking with the Marvel storylines, but shifting to the X-Men universe. In advance of the release of X-Men : Apocalypse, we’ll be reviewing the following film over the next few weeks… X-Men (2000) X2 (2003) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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What a remarkable body of work the MCU is. Not simply in the delivery of film after film that have been successful but as much in confidence of longer term planning and delivery. Through the different films they have woven both storylines and characters and have, for years now, seemingly marched relentlessly towards the guiding light of the Avengers Infinity
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So the MCU has been a money making machine, we all know that… But which films have been the big winners and losers in the context of their budgets and when compared to other films? So, to try and look into this, I’ve taken all of the films and plotted their positions in terms of budget and gross revenues. In
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So, as we rapidly approach the end of the Marvel theme month, I’ve been thinking about the different films and how they hang together. There’s been mention in the past of the strength of the series partly being based on the different styles to the films keeping them relatively fresh and to an extent I agree. For me their strength
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Wow. That went quick. Since 30t November, I’ve been using FilmGeeky as my outlet for my thoughts and observations on the films that I’ve been watching. And I’m loving it. I’ve found it more challenging that I’d been expecting beforehand with shaping my views and forming them into some attempt at coherency rather than ‘I just didn’t like it’ which
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Whilst working my way through the Batman and Superman movies recently, I’ve been thinking about some parallels between the two series. Especially when it comes to Superman 3, and the third Batman film – Batman Forever and their aftermath. Let me explain… * Firstly both films started off with clear approach by a director – Richard Donner for Superman, Tim
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So here’s something I’ve been thinking about…The evolution of Batman in the cinema. The diagram below is something I’ve put together to try and show how different actors have approached the character of the Dark Knight. From left (camp dancing Adam West batman) to the darker sides of the caped crusader, I have both Val Kilmer and George Clooney shifting
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