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April 29, 2018

Ryan Reynolds shares Deadpool/Avengers rejection letter

Ryan Reynolds has congratulated The Avengers – and therefore Marvel Studios – on their HUGE box office success with a special tweet. The tweet said: “From a guy who never knows when to quit, I’m glad you guys never did. Congrats #Avengers” The tweet was accompanied by a picture of a rejection letter that Deadpool…

April 29, 2018

Lucasfilm releases Star Wars: Becoming Solo featurette

With Avengers: Infinity War taking over the box office, various pages on this blog and the world right now, it’s easy to forget that just around the corner we have a new Star Wars movie. In fact, Solo: A Star Wars Story is just a month away! But fear not, the good folks over at Lucasfilm are…

April 29, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War opening weekend figures are in – and it’s insane

The opening weekend figures for Avengers: Infinity War are in. Brace yourselves. This weekend Avengers: Infinity War has achieved $630 million at the worldwide box office – breaking the record for the highest grossing opening weekend of all time. This equates to $250 million at the US box office and a further $380 million internationally.…

April 29, 2018

5 unanswered questions left over from Avengers: Infinity War

*WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM YET, THEN DO NOT READ THIS POST. SERIOUSLY – AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR IS A FILM THAT YOU SHOULD SEE SPOILER-FREE.* Avengers: Infinity War is good – I think we can all agree on this – but it has left a few…

April 29, 2018

Watching Quigley Down Under (1990)

I have never watched Quigley Down Under. In fact, I know very, very little about the movie. My knowledge is threefold: Quigley Down Under is a Western. Quigley Down Under stars Tom Selleck and (I believe) Alan Rickman. Quigley Down Under performed very well in the video rental store I used to work for. That…

April 28, 2018

I’ve just had a major thought about Avengers 4 – SPOILERS AHEAD

*WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM YET, THEN DO NOT READ THIS POST. SERIOUSLY – AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR IS A FILM THAT YOU SHOULD SEE SPOILER-FREE.* Since watching Avengers: Infinity War earlier today, I’ve had the film running around my mind, trying to work out how the…

April 28, 2018

The Simpsons breaks a new record

The Simpsons has just broken a record – it is officially the longest-running scripted prime time TV show. According to Digital Spy, having now clocked up 636 episodes (and counting) The Simpsons has surpassed the previous record holder, which was Gunsmoke with 635 episodes. Gunsmoke – a Western set in and around Dodge City – ran…

April 28, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War post-credit scene explained – SPOILERS AHEAD

*WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM YET, THEN DO NOT READ THIS POST. SERIOUSLY – AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR IS A FILM THAT YOU SHOULD SEE SPOILER-FREE.* So, if you’ve watched Avengers: Infinity War and you’re reading this post then I presume that you’re not 100% sure what…

April 28, 2018

Thoughts about Avengers: Infinity War – MILD SPOILERS AHEAD

*WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES MILD SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM YET, THEN DO NOT READ THIS POST. SERIOUSLY – AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR IS A FILM THAT YOU SHOULD SEE SPOILER-FREE.* OK, so if you’re still reading then I can only presume you have now watched Avengers: Infinity…

April 27, 2018

Love, Simon: Representation and me

As we’ve seen with recent big budget movies such as Black Panther and Wonder Woman, representation is very important. From a financial point of view, if movie studios present stories that people connect with then they will part with their cash to go and see them. On a grander scale, if studios present movies with characters…