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Titanic floats to the top of the box office charts taking in $2bn

April 17, 2012 Cara Le Piet avatar, chinese film industry, james cameron, kate winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic

Titanic has become a hit rather than a sinker after taking in a combined total of $2bn (around £1.2bn) from

Features Opinion

Why I’ll Watch a Period Drama

March 19, 2012January 5, 2014 Leah Harper Adam Sandler, avatar, Bella, carrie, Colin Firth, Eddie Murphy, Fish Tank, Heathcliff, juno, kidulthood, Mr Rochester, Period dramas, pride and prejudice

There are more than a few reasons why I would happily watch a period drama film, but I’ll start by

Features Infographics

Guide to Sci-Fi Sub-Genres

March 9, 2012 Chris Tosan 12 monkeys, 1984, 28 Days Later, A Scanner Darkly, alien, Aliens, avatar, back to the future, Battle: Los Angeles, Battlestar Galactica, bladerunner, casper, contact, dawn of the dead, deja vu, district 9, doom, E.T., flubber, galaxy quest, GhostBusters, Gremlins, gundam wing endless waltz, hacker, I Am Legend, i robot, independence day, infographics, judge dredd, Mars Attacks, men in black, Minority Report, Nineteen Eighty Four, Pi, Planet of the Apes, predator, sci fi subgenres, Sci-fi, Sherlock Holmes, small soldiers, space battleship yamato, Star Wars, starship troopers, steamboy, The Adjustment Bureau, The Fifth Element, The Fly, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Matrix, the terminator, the thing, the three muskateers, time machine, titan a.e., Total Recall, tron, Van Helsing, waterworld, wild wild west

Confused as to what kind of sci-fi you’re watching? Worry no longer – our handy sci-fi sub-genre primer is here

Test your otherworldly film knowledge with our sci-fi quiz

March 8, 2012March 8, 2012 Mia La Rosa 2001: a space odyssey, alien, Attack the Block, avatar, E.T., John Carter, Metropolis, Paul, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the thing, War of the Worlds

There is something thrilling about the possibility of life on other planets – whether it is human exploration that unearths

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Are 3D films on their way out again?

March 7, 2012 Chris Tosan 3D, 3d cinema, 3d film, 3d hdtv, 3ds, 9, 9 film, 9 movie, A Scanner Darkly, avatar, clash of the titans, nintendo, Philip K Dick, simulview, slashgear, Sony, sony simulview, The Guardian, Toy Story 3, transformers, wikipedia

It appears that the number of 3D films in 2012 will total 33, which compared to last year’s 47, is

Film News Trailers and Posters

Trailer for Keanu Reeves’ Side by Side documentary is here

January 20, 2012 Chris Tosan 35mm film, avatar, berlin international film festival, David Lynch, eraserhead, george lucas, Hugo, james cameron, Keanu Reeves, martin scorsese goodfellas, mullholland drive, side by side, side by side documentary, side by side trailer, Star Wars, Terminator, thx 1138

I’m a fan of documentaries, and this one is no exception – Keanu Reeves, interviewing some of the most successful

Casting Film News

Amy Adams is Lois Lane

March 28, 2011 Fiona Aystran 300, A Single Man, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, avatar, avatar movie, batman, brandon routh, british actor, chris nolan, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, Clark Kent, comic book film, comic book films, comic book movie, comic book movies, Daniel Craig, dark knight, david goyer, David S Goyer, DC, DC Comics, DC films, detective comics, Diane Lane, edward cullen, Enchanted, Henry Cavill, henry cavill the tudors, james bond, james cameron, Jonathan Nolan, Kevin Costner, lois lane, marvel comics, marvel films, Matthew Goode, new superman film, Robert Pattinson, Stephanie Meyer, Sucker Punch, Sucker Punch film, Sucker Punch movie, Superman, Superman 2011, superman chris nolan, superman david goyer, superman film, superman movie, superman returns, superman zack snyder, superman zack synder, Superman: man of steel, the fighter, the tudors, Twilight, zach snyder, zack snyder, zack synder

The news we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived – Amy Adams has been cast to play Lois Lane

Film News Upcoming films

Shawn Levy to direct Fantastic Voyage

February 9, 2011 Chris Tosan avatar, fantastic voyage, fantastic voyage remake, james cameron, shawn levy

Like submarines? Like crazy 3D CGI and lots of loud noises and bright colours? If you’ve seen Avatar, chances are

Quiz: Who won the Oscar nom?

January 27, 2011February 3, 2011 Fiona Aystran academy award winners, Academy Awards, academy awards 2011, academy awards nominations, Alfred Hitchcock, American Beauty, Anatomy of a Murder, Anne Bancroft, Annette Bening, avatar, Ben-Hur, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Boys Don't Cry, clint eastwood, Dark Victory, Debbie Reynolds, Don Cheadle, George Cukor, Gone With the Wind, Goodbye, Hilary Swank, Hotel Rwanda, In the Line of Fire, In the Name of the Father, Inglourious Basterds, james cameron, Jamie Foxx, Janet McTeer, jason reitman, John Ford, John Malkovich, Julianne Moore, Julie Andrews, kathryn bigelow, Kim Stanley, Kitty Foyle, Laurence Olivier, Leonardo DiCaprio, Love Affair, Marlon Brando, Marriage_Italian-Style, Mary Poppins, Meryl Streep, Michael Caine, Million Dollar Baby, Mr. Chips, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Music of the Heart, Ninotchka, Of mice and men, Oscar nominations, oscar winners, Oscars, Paul Winfield, Pete Postlethwaite, Peter O'Toole, Quentin Tarantino, Ralph Fiennes, Ray, Rebecca, Room at the Top, Sam Wood, Schindler's List, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Sleuth, Sophia Loren, Sounder, Stagecoach, The Aviator, The Diary of Anne Frank, The End of the Affair, The Fugitive as Deputy Samuel Gerard, The Godfather, The Grapes of Wrath, The Hurt Locker, The Letter, The Nun's Story, The Philadelphia Story, The Pumpkin Eater, The Ruling Class, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Wizard of Oz, tommy lee jones, Tumbleweeds, Up in the Air, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, William Wyler, Wuthering Heights

Get your acceptance speech at the ready… This week the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced, so we

Film News Gossip

James Cameron to turn Cirque du Soleil into 3D film

December 9, 2010 Fiona Aystran Andrew Adamson, avatar, avatar director, Chronicles of Narnia, cique du solei, cirque du soleil, cirque du soleil film, cirque du soleil movie, Cirque du soliel, cirque du soliel 3d film, cirque du soliel film, cirque du soliel movie, james cameron

Fans of Cirque Du Soleil are going to like this next bit of news – James Cameron is set to