Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in …
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Stunts have been an integral part of filmmaking since the very beginning, providing the type of blood-pumping adrenaline rush that comes with seeing something unbelievable pulled off to perfection. There’s nothing we love more than staring openmouthed at a particularly incredible stunt, wondering how in the world they possibly did …
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The episode of WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? covering Raising Cain was Written and Narrated by Mike Holtz, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. There’s a lot to miss about the ’90s. Video stores. Arcades. Music Television. On and on. One of the …
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The opening shot, which goes on for quite a while, is key. The point of view is that of a pair of eyes looking up from the ground, into the bare branches of a forest’s trees and the clear sky above them. It’s a moving shot. Those who recollect Carl …
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Kalank is a Hindi period romantic drama film that graced screens in 2019. The film was heavily publicized under the directorial helm of Abhishek Varman and the production banners of Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta for Dharma Productions. Kalank is set against the evocative backdrop of pre-independence …
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Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Okay, Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace doesn’t have that great of a trailer. It pretty much plays out the way you would expect a Star Wars trailer to work, with classic queues from the John Williams score and …
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Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in …
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The Indian film industry, particularly Bollywood, is currently facing significant criticism from trade analysts and industry veterans. The reason for this is the adoption of questionable marketing tactics. The widespread use of Buy-One-Get-One (BOGO) ticket offers and paid social media endorsements are a few of the tactics in question. These …
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Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of famed Toronto director and progenitor of the body-horror genre David Cronenberg, is joining the family business with the premiere of her feature-length directorial debut, Humane. Her family’s name may precede her, but Caitlin told Global News that she isn’t worried about trying to fill the big …
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The delayed release of Indian feature film The Sabarmati Report has placed new scrutiny on Bollywood’s relationship with the country’s political machine, as elections in the world’s largest democracy enter their second week. The political movie about the disputed 2002 Gujurat riots was due to be released early next month, right …
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Tamil star Vishal is known for his movies with mass action sequences. Throughout his career in the industry, the actor has given many blockbusters. He was last seen playing the lead protagonist in Marc Antony. The actor returns to the big screens with another action drama, Rathnam. After a long …
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The Black Sheep series takes a look at director Barry Levinson’s 2012 found footage horror movie The Bay, about giant isopods Eco-horror isn’t a sub-genre that gets talked about a ton unfortunately. It can be anything from animals attacking due to their sudden craving of human flesh like Grizzly or …
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