Fire destroys famous film sets
The set from some very famous films have been destroyed in a massive fire at the Universal Studio complex in Los Angeles. The site is a huge 400 acres although the fire is to have been contained.
But the set where the “Back to the Future” series of films were made has been destroyed, [...]
Cinema flops that became hits
Its amazing how some films really stand the test of time, it makes no difference if they are in black and white, poor quality or just simply really bad, but over the years these films have gained a cult following even thought when they were first released and shown in the cinemas these movies barely [...]
May 6, 2008Marvel to release even more films
Following the success of Iron Man, they pulled in almost $100 million in the first weekend, which takes into second place for a new release. But you would have thought that with the films that Marvel have as box office hits they would be sure to follow the same theme, but no they have more [...]
April 30, 2008The hidden underground
For anyone who uses the London Underground whether it is for work or maybe this could be a day trip to the capital, whatever the reason there must have been time when you have seen station that the train passes by, where no passengers ever get on or off, these are the Ghost Stations of [...]
April 18, 2008Underground art in Paris
With the Paris Metro currently undergoing an extensive renovation process, but unlike any other renovation project the workers have been discovering some lost works of art. Well not art exactly but what they have finding underneath the many coats of paint are some lost treasures.
As the walls were stripped underneath some of the walls have [...]
Sci Fi series “V” to be remade
Yet another remake of an 80’s sci fi mini series is about to get the go ahead, V the series which was pretty ground breaking at the time, could be coming back as movie, after the efforts of the writer appear to have finally worked out and the ball could rolling.
There were in fact two [...]
Sean Connery in next James Bond film
For over twenty five years Sean Connery has seen other actors take on the role of James Bond, the secret agent that he made so popular in the sixties and seventies, but could there be the slightest possibility that he is going back to the role that made him so famous in the first place?
Well [...]
Movie April Fools
This time of the year is a bit hard for people who write about what’s happening in the news as there are so many stories that have been created to fool people into believing the most unusual and surprising stories, sometimes these actually work and it is somewhat funny in the aftermath unless you are [...]
March 20, 2008Most watched film trailers
Now that high speed broadband is the norm for most internet users, it seems that more and more film companies have been using this for the promoting of their latest film clips which would have years ago only have been seen in the cinemas.
IRON MAN - Traffic: 3.7 million streams on Yahoo Movies since first [...]
HP7 to be in two parts
The final Harry Potter film “Harry Potter and the Death Hallows” is to be made in two parts, which are imaginatively called Part One and Part Two. Although the films will be made at the same time this has provoked the question as to why they feel it necessary to slit this film into two.
This [...]