Mao had the last dance

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Will

Mao’s Last Dancer tells the gripping story of the forced removal of youths from provincial China, to be enrolled in the emperor’s performing arts centre. It focuses on the story of Li Cunxin, one of seven children from rural China, whom is taken at an early age and forced to perform in the local academy for performing arts. Not only is the physical side of Ballet taught, but in equal amounts is the propaganda machine of the communist nation spruiked. When Li gets old enough, an opportunity arise... Find out more...   |   0 Comments   |   buy tickets

Facebook comes to the movies?

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Ben

According to Variety, Columbia Pictures and director David Fincher have cast Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield in a film based on the surreal and unprecedented success of Facebook titled The Social Network. With Kevin Spacey executive producing, Eisenberg will star as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Timberlake will play Sean Parker (the Napster co-founder who became Facebook's founding president) and Garfield will portray Eduardo Saverin (the Facebook co-founder who... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

This is it! MJ’s final performance

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Will

The world is still collectively in shock over the death of the king of pop, Michael Jackson earlier this year. Whilst speculation is still rife over how it happened, what we do know is that the rehearsal footage from his final concert series, titled This is It, will release in theatres from October 29, and it looks cracking. There has been plenty of buzz over this footage, how much was there? What’s the quality like? Will it do, arguably the world greatest music entertainer, true just... Find out more...   |   0 Comments   |   buy tickets

Pirate stars told - keep the schedule open

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by Ben

Pirates of The Caribbean stars have been told to keep their diaries free as plans for the 4th instalment of this worldwide smash hit franchise are put in motion to begin shooting. Talking to MTV's Josh Horowitz, Geoffrey Rush (Captain Barbossa) said: "They're waiting for the screenplay writers to put together something that's beyond the trilogy, take it off into a new direction so that it's fresh and hopefully really interesting for an audience, that they're not going to just sausage-... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Up is number one at home

1 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by Ben

Up continued Disney's good run with the film holding onto top spot at the Aussie box office with an estimated $3.49 million taken over the weekend. Dance flick Fame debuted in second spot with $1.72 million - it'll be interesting to see how the film now performs in the days following release and week two. Will it see a surge with school holidays around the corner? Bruce Willis latest offering Surrogates debuted in third spot with an estimated $1.518 million while G-Force t... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Meatballs maintains top spot in the U.S

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by Ben

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs maintained hold of the top spot at the U.S box office with an estimated $25 million pushing the film's total to an impressive $60.5 million after less than two weeks in release. Bruce Willis returned with Surrogates and the film debuted in second spot with $14.9 million - not a huge result. Fame didn't quite get the reaction hoped for when it debuted in third spot and only $10 million. Matt Damon's The Informant! took $6.6 million in its se... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Willis, Fame and Meatballs

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Ben

It's a battle of the one word movie titles this weekend up against Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs at the U.S box office according to boxofficeguru.com. Bruce Willis stars in his first sci-fi action film in over a decade with Surrogates, Fame returns with a remake and there is an outer space horror flick titled Pandorum. With the success of Meatballs and the film debuting in top spot last week it's going to take a big effort this weekend for any film to knock it out of th... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Andre Rieu on the big screen!

2 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 24 September 2009 by Ben

On Friday 16 October, André Rieu fans who are unable to attend his concert/s at Acer Arena in Sydney will be able to experience his magnificent show LIVE and on the big screen with breathtaking audio in the amazing surrounds of cinema and importantly without anyone blocking their view or stepping on their toes. André’s incredible performance will leave you breathless, as he and his orchestra perform a beautiful selection of well known and timeless classics that you’ll love and enjoy.... Find out more...   |   2 Comments

How long before The Lost Symbol hits the big screen?

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 24 September 2009 by Ben

Dan Brown, the writer extraordinaire has released another book titled The Lost Symbol and in the U.S, Canada and Britain, the book sold more than 1 million copies after being on sale for one day! According to Variety, another 600,000 copies have been ordered bringing the total print run to 5.6 million copies. This is nothing compared to the all time record held by Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows which sold more than 8 million copies on its first day in the U.S alone. T... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

J.J Abrams talks Star Trek, Mission Impossible

3 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Ben

Hollywood heavyweight director J.J Abrams recently shared his thoughts and insights on Star Trek and Mission Impossible with the Los Angeles Times and Sci Fi Wire. "The ambition for a sequel to 'Star Trek' is to make a movie that's worthy of the audience and not just another movie, you know, just a second movie that feels tacked on." When asked if there had been any progess on Mission Impossible IV, Abrams said:"Yeah, we have a really cool story. It's being written right no... Find out more...   |   3 Comments

Indiana Jones 5?

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 by Ben

According to People, Indiana Jones 5 is a work in progress. Harrison Ford reportedly told France's le Figaro (via People) that "the story for the new Indiana Jones is in the process of taking form." "Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and myself are agreed on what the fifth adventure will concern, and George is actively at work." Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull was released last year and went on to take a ridiculous $786.6 million worldwide. I'd say it's only... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Up and away - Aussies love it

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Ben

Up has won the hearts of the Aussie movie going public - securing both 1st and 2nd spot after the film was released in NSW. Up had a staggered film release date to help coincide with the state's school holidays and it paid off at the box office. Up 3D took an estimated $1.81 million and Up 2D took $1.56 million. In third spot was Funny People - the comedy featuring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Eric Bana taking $1.1 million in the process. 500 Days Of Summer - a great film, ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Meatballs fall all over the U.S

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Ben

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs has debuted in top spot at the U.S box office with an estimated $30.1 million and according to boxofficeguru.com - if things stay as they are, it will rank as the third best opening in September ever behind Sweet Home Alabama ($35.6 million) and Rush Hour ($33 million). Matt Damon returned to the spotlight and his new flick The Informant debuted in second spot with $10.5 million. I Can Do Bad All By Myself took $10.1 million, slipping two spots. Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Meatballs forecast for U.S box office

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 18 September 2009 by Ben

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Jennifer's Body, The Informant! and Love Happens are released in the U.S this weekend and the early money is on Meatballs taking the top spot. According to Boxofficeguru.com, not since July and G-Force has there been a huge movie for kids to dig their teeth into. I'd expect this film to be number one come Monday. Megan Fox is back in Jennifer's Body - expect plenty of sex appeal here with plenty of young men out to have a look at the Trans... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Welcome DC Entertainment

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 17 September 2009 by Ben

Variety has confirmed Warner Bros have taken hold of DC Comics and created DC Entertainment to exploit the costumed characters that include Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Green Lantern. The announcement comes at a time when comicbook based films have never held such pulling power - The Dark Knight becoming one of the biggest films ever recently. It also follows hot on the heels of Disney's $4 billion purchase of Marvel. Expect big things from these two Hollyw... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

NINE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A TEN!

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 by Claire

Well, I really think we have Baz Lurhman to thank for the resurgence and acceptance of musicals coming back to the big screen. Rob Marshall, who directed Chicago for the screen has just finished up with NINE the musical for the big screen. Some great new images have surfaced on the net, I have one here for your viewing pleasure. What a cast though, Daniel Day Lewis will be amazing as famous Italian director Guido Contini, a man who engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistre... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

FAME-REMEMBER MY NAME

1 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 by Claire

Well, if you hadn’t heard by now, FAME The Movie, has had a make over, and is coming out next Thursday, and if you’re into singing, dancing, acting, any of the performing arts, or if you’re a fan of Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, then you should get your tickets NOW! Yep, you can buy tickets to Fame as we speak…er write. There’s a big premiere here in Sydney, down near the Opera House, I will be having a look at the film tomorrow and have heard great things. All the reviews coming out of t... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

A-Team goss

1 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 by Ben

The A-Team is coming back to life and set for a release in June 2010. According to comingsoon.net, UFC world light heavyweight champion Quinton (Rampage) Jackson has been locked in to play B.A Baracus famously portrayed by the one and only Mr. T. It's already been confirmed Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson will star in the 20th Century Fox release based on the 1980's television series. Cooper will star as Lt Templeton 'Faceman' Peck and Neeson as Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith. ... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Patrick Swayze passes away

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 by Ben

According to The Assosicated Press, Publicist Annett Wolf has confirmed, 57 year old Patrick Swayze has passed away following a 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. The star of the 1980's iconic film "Dirty Dancing" - Swayze became a global sex symbol and idol to millions of women worldwide following thr success of the film. He followed this up with the 1990 smash "Ghost" alongside Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Rambo will be back

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 by Ben

According to Variety it's been confirmed Sylvester Stallone will return as Rambo for Rambo 5. The reported storyline for the fifth film revolves around the one and only Rambo fighting his way through human traffickers and drug lords to rescue a girl taken near the U.S - Mexico border. Has this franchise runs its course? Hollywood seems to have a fascination with immediatley putting into production a sequel or follow-up to anything that hits the mark. Take for example The Hangover - th... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Funny People debuts at number one in Oz

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 14 September 2009 by Ben

Funny People - the latest release from director Judd Apatow (The 4o-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana and Jonah Hill amongst others has debuted in top spot at the Australian box office taking an estimated $1.77 million in the process. Up is the big winner though with Up 3D in second spot ($1.379 million) and 2D in third spot ($1.15 million) with the film set to open in NSW this Thursday. Inglourious Basterds continues to ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Tyler Perry once again number one in the U.S

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 14 September 2009 by Ben

Director Tyler Perry's latest offering I Can Do Bad All By Myself has debuted in top spot at the U.S box office with an estimated $24 million giving the filmmaker his fifth number one hit of the last five years - the most for any director according to boxofficeguru.com. 9 - a sci-fi animated film opened to an estimated $10.9 million. Produced by Tim Burton, the film opened on 09/09/2009 to spark as much interest as possible. Inglourious Basterds secured third spot with $6.... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Quite weekend at the U.S box office

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 11 September 2009 by Ben

Summer is over at the U.S box office and with that comes the end of the big film releases. This week at the U.S box office see's the release of Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Sorority Row, Whiteout and 9. After a summer of hits including Transformers 2, Harry Potter 6, The Hangover, Ice Age 3, Star Trek, etc - this weekend should see a dramatic decrease in the overall box office figures. We should see a drop off in quality/star-power before the big films ramp up again for T... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

2009 U.S summer is biggest ever at box office

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 10 September 2009 by Ben

According to Variety, 2009 has become the highest grossing summer ever at the U.S box office with an astronomical $4.17 billion generated - beating the $4.16 billion of the previous title holder 2007. Here's why: Transformers: Revenge of The Faller ($399.4 million, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($294.3 million), Up ($289.6 million), The Hangover ($270.2 million), The Proposal ($160.2 million), Star Trek ($256.7 million), X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($179 million), Ice Age 3 ($19... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Don't miss the G-Force charity screenings this Sunday

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 10 September 2009 by Ben

It's just around the corner so don't miss your chance to help support a brilliant charity and in the process see a action packed comedy adventure from blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures titled G-Force. The 2009 AHL Charity screenings will take place on Sunday 13th September at 11am at many of our cinemas nation-wide with proceeeds going to Camp Quality, the children’s family cancer charity that believes in bringing optimism and happiness to the lives of ch... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Disney to buy Marvel?

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 8 September 2009 by Ben

It's been reported Disney is looking to purchase Marvel for an astonishing $4 billion, according to Variety. Imagine a marketing and publicity machine like Disney behind some of the world's biggest comicbook characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, Captain America and others - this is a mouth-watering proposition for many Disney executives. Only problem is Marvel already has deals with different studios - Sony has Spider-Man, ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Bad Boys 3?

1 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 8 September 2009 by Ben

According to The Hollywood Reporter, we could see Will Smith and Martin Lawrence re-team for Bad Boys 3 in the not too distant future. Columbia Pictures has hired Peter Craig to write the screenplay and the studio hopes to have director Michael Bay (Transformers), producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Smith and Lawrence all back on deck. If the figures are anything to go off - it wouldn't be a surprise to see the green light given for this project: Bad Boys grossed $66 ... Find out more...   |   1 Comments

Summer ends at the U.S box office

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 7 September 2009 by Ben

The summer movie season at the U.S box office has come to an end with The Final Destination staying atop with $12.4 million generated. According to boxofficeguru.com, this was the lowest grossing weekend of 2009 following the absolutely huge summer releases we've seen in the U.S such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, The Hangover, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen and Fast & Furious. All About Steve, the Sandra Bullock/Bradley Cooper led romantic comedy debuted with... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Inglourious Basterds remains number one

0 Comments | Posted on Monday, 7 September 2009 by Ben

The Quentin Tarantino directed Inglourious Basterds starring Brad Pitt is still the number one film in Australia with the WWII flick taking an estimated $1.44 million to push the overall total to $8.7 million. Up 3D has started very well with the film only open in Queensland and Victoria but already securing second spot with $1.092 million generated. The Taking Of Pelham 123 with Hollywood heavyweights Denzel Washington and John Travolta, nabbed third spot with $1.065 million. <... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Iron Man 2 news

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 4 September 2009 by Ben

With a hot cast of the who's who of Hollywood talent - Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Samuel L Jackson and Mickey Rourke - Iron Man 2 is sure to be one of next year's biggest films. I think what appeals to so many people and what drew so many people in for the first film is the fact most superheroes have secret identities whereas Robert Downey Jr or Tony Stark as we come to know him - doesn't. Director Jon Favreau has continually said ... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Summer ends at U.S box office

0 Comments | Posted on Friday, 4 September 2009 by Ben

The Labor Day holiday weekend officially ends the U.S summer and with it comes the release of two new films - Gamer which stars Gerard Butler and All About Steve with Sandra Bullock. After both Hollywood stars gained top spot at the box office respectively with The Proposal and The Ugly Truth, they'll now go head to head with each other. Gamer see's Butler star as a superstar in an online game where users control real people - sure to excite the younger men out there. Bullo... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Burning up the Net!

0 Comments | Posted on Thursday, 3 September 2009 by Will

As part of my daily routine I spend a fair amount of time trolling thru internet news sites and latching on to any rumour that looks credible. More importantly, I’m on the never ending quest for new trailers and featurette’s, below is what I’ve managed to round up this week. I remember vividly sitting under my porch one night enjoying a BBQ with friends when one of them mentioned a film called ‘Boondock Saints’ that he happened to worship. Having never heard of it before, I quickly so... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

500 Days of Summer – Just in time for Spring!

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 by Will

With a tag line of ‘Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.’ you should know going in that this film is not your traditional rom-com. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen, a greeting card author who instantly falls for Zooey Deschanel, Summer Finn, when she starts to work at the same business as he, they commence a courtship that takes place over, funnily enough, 500 days. Cut together like a Tarantino flick, it chops and changes from the end of the relationship to the... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

Wall Street 2 - a who's who of Hollywood

0 Comments | Posted on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 by Ben

Wall Street 2 is shaping as a who's who of Hollywood. With the sequel to one of the greatest films of the 80's that featured Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, the Oliver Stone directed Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps will star Shia LaBeouf, the returning Michael Douglas and potentially Susan Sarandon according to Variety. LaBeouf has already become a Hollywood mega-star thanks to the worldwide monumental success of the Transformers franchise and his stint in the latest edition of I... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

ALIENS FOR KIDS

0 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 by Claire

Carter Jenkins stars as a gawky, ineffectual pill of a teenager who’s evidently smart, but tanking at school, for transparent reasons destined to come out in a rush of emotion when the film needs a little extra conflict. His many frustrations include his too-perfect sister played by Ashley Tisdale (the High School Musical series’ villainous Sharpay) and her smugly duplicitous boyfriend, who absolutely steals the show in this movie when his body is taken over by the aliens, (Step Up 2 The Streets... Find out more...   |   0 Comments

THE TWILIGHT SAGA-NEW MOON SELLS OUT AROUND THE COUNTRY

3 Comments | Posted on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 by Claire

We went on sale last Friday with New Moon midnight screenings and also with the first instalment Twilight at 9.30pm on Wednesday 18 Nov, and the response form Twilighters has been phenomenal! Innaloo sold out of their first Gold Class session within 15 minutes, and no one even knew the tickets were up! We didn’t send the email burst until Friday night…but fans were onto it early. Marion in Adelaide, Innaloo in Perth, Indooroopilly, Chermside, Garden City in QLD, Shellharbour, Glendale, Tug... Find out more...   |   3 Comments

Back to top

RSS Feed
Blog rss feed | What is RSS?

ARCHIVES
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008