Category Archives: Films

20May/23

Universal Pictures’ FAST X Races Into 270-Degree Panoramic ScreenX Theaters

May 20, 2023Films3D imaging, 4DX, Auditoriums, Blockbuster, CJ CGV, Entertainment, Film formats, Films, Furious, Mass media, Movie theater, Theatresadmin

CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, together with Universal Pictures, announced that Fast X, the new chapter in the global blockbuster Fast & Furious Saga (in theaters this Friday, May 19), will debut in the 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format. This is the first time a Universal Studios’ film from the Fast & Furious franchise will premiere in the visually immersive theaters. The partnership is significant for CJ 4DPLEX as it now has deals with every major studio in Hollywood for its premium ScreenX format. Continue reading

08May/23

Jason’s lyric the movie

May 8, 2023FilmsActors, Allen Payne, Bobby Smith Jr., Bokeem Woodbine, Doug McHenry, Eddie Griffin, Films, George Jackson, Houston, JADA, Jada Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jason Allen Payne, Jason Lyric, Jason's Lyric, Joshua Alexander, Lahmard Tate, Lisa Nicole Carson, Marilla Lane Ross, Pinkett, Smith family, Treach, Whitakeradmin

Jason’s Lyric is a 1994 American erotic romantic psychological drama film, written by Bobby Smith Jr., directed by Doug McHenry, who co-produced the film with George Jackson and Marilla Lane Ross, and starring Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett, Bokeem Woodbine, Treach, Eddie Griffin, Lahmard Tate, Lisa Nicole Carson, and Forest Whitaker. Set in Third Ward, Houston, Texas, the story is about two mentally scarred brothers who choose different paths in dealing with their tragic childhood. Continue reading →

06May/23

American steampunk Western film

May 6, 2023Films20th Golden Raspberry Awards, Arliss Loveless, Artemus, Artemus Gordon, Barry Sonnenfeld, Brent Maddock, Creative works, English-language films, Films, Films using computer-generated imagery, James West, Jeffrey Price, Jim, John Thomas, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Kool Moe Dee, Peter S. Seaman, Revisionist Western, Rita Escobar, Salma Hayek, Steampunk, U.S. Marshal, Ulysses S. Grant, Weird West, Wild Wild West, Will Smithadmin

Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk Western film loosely adapted from the 1960s television series of the same name. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman, from a story penned by brothers Jim and John Thomas. It stars Will Smith as U.S. Marshal James West and Kevin Kline as inventor Artemus Gordon, who are ordered by President Ulysses S. Grant (Kenneth Branagh) to stop Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh), a former Confederate officer who is planning to assassinate Grant and start a new civil war. The film also stars Salma Hayek as Rita Escobar, a beautiful and mysterious woman who helps West and Gordon on their mission. Continue reading →

21Dec/22

Christmas films: there might be some truth to stories about hometown romances, according to research

December 21, 2022FilmsCreative Commons, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, Interpersonal attraction, London, Netherlands, Personal life, Physical attractiveness, Seduction, Trope, Viren Swami, Vriezenveenadmin

Viren Swami, Anglia Ruskin University

The festive season seems to be a good time for love, or so many Christmas films would have us believe. One incredibly popular trope is “the return” – where the main character, usually with a successful career in the city, returns to their hometown for the festive period.

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20Dec/22

IMAX Delivers Second Biggest Global Opening of All Time with Massive $48.8 Million Debut of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water”

December 20, 2022Films3D imaging, Avatar, Creative works, disney, English-language films, Films, Films using computer-generated imagery, IMAX, IMAX Corporation, IMAX films, James Cameron, Movie theater, Theatresadmin

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that moviegoers returned to Pandora in droves with James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” delivering a massive $48.8 million global opening weekend in IMAX theaters — the second biggest IMAX global opening of all time. Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” also claimed IMAX’s biggest December global opening of all time. Continue reading

21Nov/22

LION VS THE LITTLE PEOPLE TO BE RELEASED ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN US, UK & BEYOND | DECEMBER 16th 2022

November 21, 2022FilmsConcurrent computing, Distributed computing, Internet broadcasting, Networks, Peer-to-peer computing, Physical systems, Sensation, Streaming mediaadmin

A brand new feature film, starring a group of short statured actors is set to be the cult online streaming sensation that will have whole internet talking this Christmas. Continue reading

12Sep/22

Man vs Machine: Delivery driver fights algorithm in Bollywood film

September 12, 2022FilmsAnita Gurumurthy, Articles, Bhubaneswar, Chaplin, Economics, Economy, Employment classifications, India, Kapil Sharma, Ken Loach, Manas, Nandita Das, Rikta Krishnaswamy, Samir Patil, Temporary work, Trade union, Unemploymentadmin

“Zwigato” shows struggles of gig worker on food-delivery app
India has about 8 million workers, many on low wages
Film could help change our views of future of work

By Rina Chandran

Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A worker loses his job during the pandemic, and signs up to become a driver for a food-delivery app: this was the reality for millions in the past two years, and is also the story of a new Bollywood film that examines the gig economy in India.
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23Aug/22

CULTURED FOCUS MAGAZINE TO PRESENT ANNUAL AWARDS AND DIVERSITY IN FILM SYMPOSIUM DURING 79th VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

August 23, 2022FilmsActors, Cinema of Italy, Enrico Montesano, Gigi, Gigi Proietti, Hotel Danieli, Italian writers, Italy, Massimo Troisi, Pino Calabrese, Pippo Delbono, Proietti, Troisi, Veniceadmin

Cultured Focus Magazine will hold its annual star-studded Cultured Focus Awards Ceremony and Diversity in Film Symposium at 2:30 pm at Hotel Danieli, Venice, Italy, on Monday, September 5, 2022.
The Italian actor Pino Calabrese will receive the Cultured Focus Lifetime Achievement Award to celebrate an illuminating career of 50 years in theater, film and television. Mr. Calabrese began his artistic career in 1972, first working in theater with actors and directors such as Massimo Troisi, Gigi Proietti, Enrico Montesano, Pippo Delbono and many others, passing from cabaret to dramatic theater, from musicals to comedies, to theater productions with a social and political perspective. Continue reading

01Aug/22

Animated Irish Movie Portrays U.S. Tech Moguls On Dublin Pub Crawl

August 1, 2022FilmsAmerican people of German descent, Bridges, Businesspeople, Čude Canyon, Donald Trump, Dublin, Economy of the United States, Films, Kalam-Kalam Langit, Presidency of Donald Trump, Presidents of the United States, Time 100, Time Person of the Year, Trump, Trumpism, Violinistsadmin

The new film takes place during the dying days of Trump’s presidency and portrays a doomed Dublin pub crawl conducted by a group of American tech moguls, prohibited from visiting one another’s European HQs during the early days of Covid-19 but urgently needing to agree on whether or not to sign a critical EU agreement. Continue reading

01Aug/22

OneCool Collective debuts “Warriors of Future” – Asia’s First Blockbuster Movie NFT

August 1, 2022FilmsAvatar, Creative works, Films, Xbox, Xbox Liveadmin

OneCool Collective: Asia’s first Web3 project that sets out to disrupt the entertainment and movie industry, announces its first “Warriors of Future” NFT collection. Inspired by the movie’s powered armor, Warriors of Future NFT is a collection of 10,000 unique 3D avatars featuring four types of soldiers. The NFT will be minted on August 6th, 2022 at https://www.onecoolcollective.com/. Continue reading

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