David 'Darth Vader' Prowse Banned from Lucasfilm Conventions
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Cinematical David Prowse, who played the man in the Darth Vader suit during the original Star Wars trilogy, has been banned from Lucasfilm-approved Star Wars...
View ArticleIs Jerry Bruckheimer's Billion-Dollar Touch Gone?
Filed under: Deals, Disney, Box Office, Distribution, Movie News, UK Box Office, Cinematical, UK Box OfficeHas Jerry Bruckheimer lost the ability to turn in money-churning blockbuster after...
View ArticleBill Murray Admits 'Garfield' Mistake
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, CinematicalLegendary funny man Bill Murray has admitted to GQ magazine that he signed up to play the titular lead in Garfield not for the money, nor the...
View ArticleOliver Stone Teases 'Scarface 2'
Filed under: New Releases, RumorMonger, Movie News, New Releases, Cinematical Could we soon see a sequel to the Oliver Stone-penned, Brian De Palma-directed 80s classic Scarface? Chatting up his new...
View ArticleTheir Best Role: Angelina Jolie
Filed under: Columns, Their Best Role, Columns, Cinematical It's hard to believe now, but back in 1999 Angelina Jolie received only fourth billing for Mike Newell's Pushing Tin. It's even harder to...
View ArticleIt Sure Looks Like the 3D Craze is Cooling Off
Filed under: Distribution, Exhibition, Movie Marketing, Movie News, Cinematical Are audiences losing interest in the 3D revolution? The above graph, by TheWrap's Daniel Frankel, suggests they just...
View ArticleInterview: Kevin Macdonald of 'Life in a Day'
Filed under: Interviews, Celebrity Interviews, Cinematical Oscar-winning documentarian Kevin Macdonald has his work cut out for him with his latest project. Life in a Day is an experiment that blends...
View Article'Monsters' Teaser Unleashed
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Trailers and Clips, Cinematical I may only have spent a couple of months with Cinematical, but if you've read more than a few of my posts in that time you've probably...
View ArticleInterview: The Very Genre-Friendly Charisma Carpenter
Filed under: Action, Horror, Interviews, Celebrity Interviews, Cinematical On the small screen, she was the quintessential all-American cheerleader, both in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Veronica Mars....
View ArticleCinematical's UK Top 5: Summer Screen, 'The Room' and the 80s Revisited
Filed under: Columns, Columns, Cinematical As the summer heat continues - by UK standards, we should be expecting torrents of rain any second by this point - darkened cinemas are becoming increasingly...
View ArticleUniversal Asks Non-Employees to Skip Their AA Meetings
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, CinematicalIt's a story that seems to have been ripped from the pages of some caper comedy. Maybe some day it will become one. In a massive, 27-year breach of...
View ArticleReview: Nanny McPhee Returns
Filed under: Comedy, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films, Remakes and Sequels, Reviews, Cinematical When actors craft movie roles for themselves they tend to play to their own ever-active egos. So Matt...
View ArticleReview: The Town (TIFF 2010)
Filed under: Theatrical Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Reviews, Cinematical As an actor, Ben Affleck's name over a title has been a worrying sight in recent...
View ArticleMichael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Paul Giamatti: San Sebastian Festival Report
Filed under: Cinematical, Festivals Few film festivals can boast as many distractions as San Sebastian, in Spain's Basque Country. From the world-class cuisine (several of the world's best restaurants...
View ArticleSitges Reviews: 'Black Lightning', 'The Reef', 'John Carpenter's The Ward'
Filed under: Reviews, Cinematical, Festivals 'Black Lightning' Timur Bekmambetov is lining up to direct a U.S. remake of this Russian-language blockbuster he produced last year. It's easy to see why:...
View ArticleTim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland': Best Picture Nominee?
Filed under: Movie News, Oscar News, CinematicalWith Venice and Toronto distant memories, tongues have been wagging non-stop on the subject of Oscar season hopefuls. There are the obvious choices -...
View ArticleMcG to Tell '300'-Style Version of Christopher Columbus Story
Filed under: Movie News, CinematicalIt's probably the least likely story you've ever heard, but McG (he of noisy actioners and awful storytelling) has joined with Richard Branson (he of delayed trains...
View ArticleSitges Reviews: 'Vanishing on 7th Street', 'Agnosia' & 'Insidious'
Filed under: Reviews, Cinematical, Festivals ' Vanishing on 7th Street' It's a wonder this film, from director Brad Anderson, isn't based on one of Stephen King's legion of stories. In the best way...
View ArticleKevin Smith Auctions 'Red State' Poster Premiere for Charity
Filed under: Movie News, CinematicalAnother day, another character poster released for Kevin Smith's upcoming indie horror flick 'Red State', which was recently confirmed to premiere at the Sundance...
View ArticleProducer Paula Wagner on 'Inception,' 'Avatar' and How Films Get Made
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Features, Cinematical An award winning producer, and one of Hollywood's most powerful players, Paula Wagner is perhaps best known for her long association with Tom...
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