Category: Film

Drastic declines in DVD sales – from $550 million to $350 million in 4 years – mean trouble for the US anime industry. One major distributor has collapsed, another is showing stress fractures, and the industry blames its fans for piracy. Vampires battle mutants that feast on human blood, a star-crossed maid in 19th century […]

The 100-day writers’ strike provided just the free time and creative stimulation writers needed to resurrect back burner projects and develop new material, but it isn’t destined for your TV. When the Hollywood writers’ strike began last November, TV and film writer Michael Genet had just finished three screenplays and was pitching a TV series […]

UK movie production must change or die as more and more films fail to make enough to realise their costs… The upper end of the film industry in the UK seems to be in a healthy state. The Harry Potter series of films are doing well on both sides of the Atlantic and companies such […]

The hit cartoon series lands its death-defying leap to the big screen slightly short… It’s been in the pipeline for years, and finally it’s arrived. One problem that creator Matt Groening didn’t need to worry about was finding an audience. Because of The Simpsons’ popularity on television, he already knew that people would flock to […]

Sean Penn has been linked with the lead role in the film version of On The Brinks, the memoir written by best-selling author Sam Millar… Although he thinks Penn would be “perfect” for the role, he has some reservations about dealing with the Hollywood machine: “Despite my reservations, the decision to option the book was […]

The all-important Oscars 2006 are upon us, so read our definitive guide to what’s hot a what’s not before the 78th annual Academy Awards…   The hilarious news satire show presenter, Jon Stewart will have his work cut out for him as presenter of this year’s Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. He will be struggling […]

Opt-out of Christmas television with our selection of the best movies to woo to in our top 10 romantic films guide… Is Casablanca more romantic than Titanic? Do you think Affair to Remember is more romantic than Pretty Woman? No-one ever agrees on what are the most romantic films, but I’ve made a list here […]

Team America: World Police – out on DVD – isn’t just another run-of-the-mill Hollywood flick, it’s a breath of fresh air and hilarious to boot… Firstly, the cast consists completely of puppets. Secondly, it’s funny and thirdly, it’s actually rather good. And it’s certainly not one of the mass-produced blockbusters we’ve been bullied into surrendering […]