Madame Web review: A poisonous new low for superhero movies February 14, 2024 Madame Web feels like the depressing nadir act of corporate movie franchises, thrashing around for nearly two hours looking for a reason to exist.
Aardman: New Wallace and Gromit film helps create almost 100 UK jobs at animation studio February 8, 2024 The up-coming Wallace and Gromit film helped create almost 100 jobs at stop-motion animation studio Aardman.
Rishi Sunak insists Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at election time January 22, 2024 Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at the time of the general election, and is doing a “fantastic job”, Rishi Sunak has insisted.
AI won’t kill off the artist – just look at Chicken Run 2 December 19, 2023 The enduring success of claymation chickens shows AI is not set to rule the roost quite yet, writes Anna Moloney.
Taylor Swift film dominates box office with £6m opening weekend October 16, 2023 Taylor Swift has smashed more records with the opening of her 'Eras Tour' concert film, raking in £5.7m at the UK and Ireland’s box office.
More streaming mergers are ‘inevitable’ say experts August 14, 2023 A tie-up trend is taking root in the streaming industry. Video on demand providers are scratching around for more subscribers and trying to secure their footing in a crowded market.
Taking the Mickey: Disney hikes subscription costs 27 per cent – even as users fall by 11 million August 10, 2023 Disney has upped subscription prices and is rolling out an ad-supported plan despite losing subscribers since February. Current users of the Disney+ advertising-free plan now face a 27 per cent price hike for the streaming service, which features Disney classics and the Marvel franchise movies among other shows. Disney+ is set to launch a new [...]
Sony warns sales will be hit by Hollywood strikes August 9, 2023 Japanese tech giant Sony lowered its full-year sales forecast today warning that the ongoing Hollywood strikes will wreak havoc with movie production schedules. In a trading update, Sony revised its annual movie sales forecast down 50bn yen to 1.47trn yen (£8bn). Sony blamed the potential lower revenues on the impact of actors and writers staking [...]
Sadiq Khan unveils renovated London studio as part of £6m boost to the capital’s film and TV industry July 3, 2023 London mayor Sadiq Khan has visited the newly renovated 3 Mills Studios in east London, revealing the completed £6m development that is set to boost the capital’s film and television industry on a global stage. The project, funded with £3m from City Hall, includes upgrades to several historic buildings, the creation of over 10,000 sq [...]
Meet the man who quit the City to reinvent the film industry, one documentary at a time May 9, 2023 City banker Julian Bird set up Lorton Entertainment to show that investing in films could be profitable, and documentaries on Diego Maradona, Oasis and Wayne Rooney have proven him spectacularly right. “I’m not really a massive film fan,” says City banker-turned-unlikely movie mogul Julian Bird. It’s perhaps a surprising statement from someone who has been [...]