New releases this weekend include ‘Brian And Charles’ and Julian Assange documentary ‘Ithaka’.
Hoping to storm to the top of the UK-Ireland box office this weekend is Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love And Thunder, which is opening for Disney in 690 locations – making it the widest ever release in the territory from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The fourth film in the Thor series sees Chris Hemsworth return as the Asgardian god, and reunited with Natalie Portman as a super-powered Jane Foster. Together, they must square off a new villain, played by Christian Bale. Tessa Thompson and Russell Crowe also star.
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Hoping to storm to the top of the UK-Ireland box office this weekend is Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love And Thunder, which is opening for Disney in 690 locations – making it the widest ever release in the territory from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The fourth film in the Thor series sees Chris Hemsworth return as the Asgardian god, and reunited with Natalie Portman as a super-powered Jane Foster. Together, they must square off a new villain, played by Christian Bale. Tessa Thompson and Russell Crowe also star.
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- 7/8/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Universal’s keenly anticipated animation “Minions: The Rise Of Gru” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £10.4 million (12.5 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
Warner Bros,’ “Elvis,” which had debuted in pole position last week, slid down a place to second with £2.9 million for a total of £10.1 million. Paramount’s Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun: Maverick” continued its strong flight at the U.K. box office with £2.6 million in third place and now has a total of £67.9 million after six weekends.
In fourth place, Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” collected £1.8 million in its fourth weekend for a total of £30.4 million. Rounding off the top five was Disney’s “Lightyear” with £864,035 in its third weekend for a total of £8.5 million.
Picturehouse Entertainment’s Cannes and multiple Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards winner “Nitram” debuted in 10th place with £41,909.
In another reminder of the territory’s continuing appetite for documentaries,...
Warner Bros,’ “Elvis,” which had debuted in pole position last week, slid down a place to second with £2.9 million for a total of £10.1 million. Paramount’s Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun: Maverick” continued its strong flight at the U.K. box office with £2.6 million in third place and now has a total of £67.9 million after six weekends.
In fourth place, Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” collected £1.8 million in its fourth weekend for a total of £30.4 million. Rounding off the top five was Disney’s “Lightyear” with £864,035 in its third weekend for a total of £8.5 million.
Picturehouse Entertainment’s Cannes and multiple Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards winner “Nitram” debuted in 10th place with £41,909.
In another reminder of the territory’s continuing appetite for documentaries,...
- 7/5/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sentimental local drama film “Lighting Up the Stars” topped the mainland China cinema box office for a second weekend. Its haul was nearly 40 bigger than in its debut session.
The film grossed RMB296 million (44 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway, far ahead of second placed “Jurassic World: Dominion” which took RMB65.2 million (9.7 million). After four weeks in Chinese cinemas “Jurassic World” has accumulated an impressive 4132 million.
“Lighting up the Stars” tells the tale of an ex-con funeral director who has a chance meeting with an orphaned girl. The encounter changes both of their lives. Produced by Lian Ray Pictures, it is directed by Liu Jiangjiang and stars Zhu Yilong as the man and Yang Enyou as the girl.
In its opening weekend, it earned 31.8 million (RMB213 million). After ten days in cinemas (plus previews) it has a cumulative of RMB795 million (119 million).
“Ode to...
The film grossed RMB296 million (44 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway, far ahead of second placed “Jurassic World: Dominion” which took RMB65.2 million (9.7 million). After four weeks in Chinese cinemas “Jurassic World” has accumulated an impressive 4132 million.
“Lighting up the Stars” tells the tale of an ex-con funeral director who has a chance meeting with an orphaned girl. The encounter changes both of their lives. Produced by Lian Ray Pictures, it is directed by Liu Jiangjiang and stars Zhu Yilong as the man and Yang Enyou as the girl.
In its opening weekend, it earned 31.8 million (RMB213 million). After ten days in cinemas (plus previews) it has a cumulative of RMB795 million (119 million).
“Ode to...
- 7/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Andy On, Jessica Cambensy, Michael Wong, Terence Yin, Abby Fung, Jack Kao, Han Chang, Heng-yin Chou, Sharon Hsu, Philip Ng, Chi Zhang, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Candy Ka-Man Yuen | Written and Directed by Joe Chien
A sequel to Joe Chien’s zombie horror-cum-torture porn flick, Zombie 108, Zombie Fight Club sees Andy (Andy On) and Jessica (Jessica Cambensy) – real originality in naming your characters there – escaping a zombie overrun apartment block in the corner of near-future devastated Taipei city (as seen in the original film). In the midst of this zombie holocaust, with all social structures on the brink of collapse, contaminated drugs cause hordes of rappers and strippers to become infected and join the aggressive flesheaters. When a Swat team arrives on the scene, it seems the cavalry have arrived, but they only want the stash of drug cash…
2012′s Zombie 108 was something of a cause célèbre within the horror community.
A sequel to Joe Chien’s zombie horror-cum-torture porn flick, Zombie 108, Zombie Fight Club sees Andy (Andy On) and Jessica (Jessica Cambensy) – real originality in naming your characters there – escaping a zombie overrun apartment block in the corner of near-future devastated Taipei city (as seen in the original film). In the midst of this zombie holocaust, with all social structures on the brink of collapse, contaminated drugs cause hordes of rappers and strippers to become infected and join the aggressive flesheaters. When a Swat team arrives on the scene, it seems the cavalry have arrived, but they only want the stash of drug cash…
2012′s Zombie 108 was something of a cause célèbre within the horror community.
- 8/21/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Other winners include Joko Anwar’s A Copy Of My Mind, July Jung’s Dora and Davy Chou’s Diamond Island.
This year’s Asian Project Market wrapped today with the Busan Award going to Phan Dang Di’s Vietnamese project Full-Moon Party, and the inaugural Heyi Film & Youku Tudou Award going to Pema Tsedan’s Chinese project The Killer.
Established by Busan Metropolitan City, the first award comes with $20,000.
Currently in development, Full-Moon Party is about a son and his father who flee their village in the wake of a rape and murder and find themselves at a full-moon party with the father’s old classmates.
Phan has previously won awards at Venice and Cannes with Adrift and Bi, Don’t Be Afraid.
Winner of the Heyi Film & Youku Tudou Award, which comes with $30,000, The Killer tells the story of a Tibetan truck driver who meets a Khampa man searching for his father’s murderer in the...
This year’s Asian Project Market wrapped today with the Busan Award going to Phan Dang Di’s Vietnamese project Full-Moon Party, and the inaugural Heyi Film & Youku Tudou Award going to Pema Tsedan’s Chinese project The Killer.
Established by Busan Metropolitan City, the first award comes with $20,000.
Currently in development, Full-Moon Party is about a son and his father who flee their village in the wake of a rape and murder and find themselves at a full-moon party with the father’s old classmates.
Phan has previously won awards at Venice and Cannes with Adrift and Bi, Don’t Be Afraid.
Winner of the Heyi Film & Youku Tudou Award, which comes with $30,000, The Killer tells the story of a Tibetan truck driver who meets a Khampa man searching for his father’s murderer in the...
- 10/8/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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