Posts Tagged ‘avatar’
Titanic floats to the top of the box office charts taking in $2bn
Titanic has become a hit rather than a sinker after taking in a combined total of $2bn (around £1.2bn) from its original and its 3D re-release. Titanic has now made more than $2 billion in the worldwide box office charts, making it the second film in history to reach break the two billion barrier. The epic romance, starring Kate...
Why I’ll Watch a Period Drama
There are more than a few reasons why I would happily watch a period drama film, but I'll start by telling you what they're not. It's not because I secretly love a good rom-com, but prefer to watch predictable plotlines play out under the guise of something slightly more high-brow. It's not because I know a great deal about history, or...
Guide to Sci-Fi Sub-Genres
Confused as to what kind of sci-fi you're watching? Worry no longer - our handy sci-fi sub-genre primer is here to...
Test your otherworldly film knowledge with our sci-fi quiz
There is something thrilling about the possibility of life on other planets - whether it is human exploration that unearths these fantastical creatures or they come down to Earth for a chaos-inducing visit, we simply love to make films about aliens. Ahead of the release of the action, and alien, packed John Carter this Friday, we...
Are 3D films on their way out again?
It appears that the number of 3D films in 2012 will total 33, which compared to last year's 47, is something of a sharp decline. Is 3D out again? 3D films, when I was a child, involved a pair of glasses with one red lens, and one green. They were made of coloured plastic and cardboard, and films back then were in standard definition. In 2012,...
Trailer for Keanu Reeves’ Side by Side documentary is here
I'm a fan of documentaries, and this one is no exception - Keanu Reeves, interviewing some of the most successful living directors in the world, about 35mm film. Most people tend to hate on Keanu, but I really like his acting and his work in general. But to see him doing a documentary is very interesting - projects like that come from a passion...
Amy Adams is Lois Lane
The news we've all been waiting for has finally arrived - Amy Adams has been cast to play Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's hotly anticipated Superman. Back in January we found out that Brit actor Henry Cavill won the coveted role of Clark Kent in the film that the The Dark Knight team, Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S Goyer, are also...
Shawn Levy to direct Fantastic Voyage
Like submarines? Like crazy 3D CGI and lots of loud noises and bright colours? If you've seen Avatar, chances are you like at least the latter three. So what about Fantastic Voyage? A remake of a 1966 film following a team of scientists being zapped down to microscopic size and sent into a human body to save the life of a colleague, Fantastic...
Quiz: Who won the Oscar nom?
Get your acceptance speech at the ready... This week the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced, so we thought we'd take a look at past nominees and test your knowledge of the winners. Break a leg! [QUIZZIN...
James Cameron to turn Cirque du Soleil into 3D film
Fans of Cirque Du Soleil are going to like this next bit of news - James Cameron is set to create a 3D film of the show. The Avatar director is said to be working on a family film, using a range of the well-loved Cirque du Soleil performances. He is working closely with the Chronicles of Narnia director Andrew Adamson, who has come up...
Superman rumours- Goode as Clark?
There have been lots of rumours flying around over the last two days about casting for the upcoming Zach Snyder Superman movie. Apparently Brit actor Matthew Goode, who you may recognise from A Single Man or another Snyder film Watchmen, is the favourite for the role. He might not have the hunky physique that Clark Kent has just yet,...
Pics from Zoe Saldana’s next film, Columbiana
The first pics from Zoe Saldana's next film, Columbiana, have been revealed! After playing Na'vi creature Neytiri in James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar, and finding herself caught up in last month's crime drama Takers, Saldana has landed the lead role in upcoming film Columbiana. It looks like Saldana's going to be looking more than a...
The 10 sexiest Halloween costumes from films
It's nearly our favourite time of year here at the TFR Towers- Halloween! This year we thought why not draw inspiration from the amazing horror and actions films out there. After about one minute of looking, something became obvious, a lot of the characters were pretty darn sexy. And we all know that Halloween is a great opportunity to...
Any Takers? New film Takers released in the US
It may not be released in the UK until 1st October, but Takers is already attracting a fair of media attention after preview screenings in the US, albeit for not entirely positive reasons. That may be because it should be quite a reputable, if not entirely plausible or original, crime-based action thriller. There's an impressive cast,...
Avatar trilogy confirmed by Cameron himself
Speaking recently to US journalists, the super-director opened up about the possibility of not one, but two sequels to the billion-dollar Avatar. "Part of my focus in the second film is in creating a different environment – a different setting within Pandora. And I'm going to be focusing on the ocean on Pandora, which will be equally rich and...
The Pros of having Robert Pattinson and Johnny Depp at Comic-Con
It might just just a few hours down the road from Hollywood, but San Diego's Comic-Con may as well be as be on the moon... For one, that location would be quite apt for the largely sci-fi-based event, and for another, with the general public at it's core, it's also a million miles from the usual industry-bod heavy showcases you get elsewhere in...
