From ideation to financing, distribution to production, the movie industry is just that, an industry. Let’s take a peek behind the projectors and movie screens at all facets of the films, and the people behind them, that we love. In this new bi-weekly series, we’ll share interesting links for your reading pleasure.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! Opening today are: Black or White, Project Almanac, The Loft, Wild Card and Amira & Sam.
This article is part of a series on the history of Hong Kong action cinema – find the other parts here. The 1960’s and 70’s are probably the most pivotal time regarding the growth of Hong Kong action films. The Martial Arts craze would take shape as the Shaw Brothers become the foremost authority regarding the kung-fu craze that would follow in the wake of their massive quantity of quality movies.
A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Director: Daniel Espinosa Writers:
Although many are still reeling from the aftershocks of the Sony hacking scandal, the growth of the cybercrime era had actually reached red alert long before the North Koreans. It is quite frightening to imagine how a person could be as deadly as a nuclear weapon with just one click of a keyboard, and it remains a problem unresolved by international governments. As always, Hollywood’s part on this is to jump on the bandwagon, establishing a new genre of its own with collective bits of movie magic in order to turn in easy money for film studios.
The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual. Director: Daniel Alfredson Writers:
When the Oscar nominations rolled in on Thursday, perhaps the biggest surprise – other than the snubs for Selma – were the six nods including Best Picture and Best Actor for American Sniper, a movie which few expected to be in the running after getting no attention from the Golden Globes or BAFTAs. There was an even bigger surprise a few days later, when it was announced that the film drew in a stunning $89 million in its opening weekend, which is more than most of last year’s summer blockbusters. The Iraq War drama snuck up on the awards race out of nowhere, and shattered January box office records beyond all expectation.
Saoirse is a child who is of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother’s home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world. Director:
Our team awarded Boyhood with our Best Movie of the Year Award, and we’d like to share the love with you! Now is your chance to get your hands on your own copy of Boyhood! This giveaway will run from Wednesday 21 January 2015, 12:
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Mortdecai, Cake, The Boy Next Door, Black Sea, Strange Magic, Mommy and Red Army.
What We Do In The Shadows is a mockumentary that expertly takes the piss out of the currently very glamorous pop culture status of the historic monster, the vampire. It initially features four vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. All have arrived there for different reasons:
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Still Alice, Paddington, The Wedding Ringer, Blackhat, Spare Parts, Match, and Son of a Gun, .
It’s award season, and Film Inquiry, of course, cannot stay behind. Thusly, we’ve decided to do our very first Film Inquiry Best Movie of the Year! To determine which movie would be awarded this prestigious title, our team members sent in their lists of top 5 movies of 2014.
At some point in life, everybody does something brave. Whether it’s as big as rescuing somebody from a burning building or just standing up to the bullies who have taken their lunch money, it’s these moments of courage that continue to define them as a person. In every single movie he’s in, Nicolas Cage has a moment of courage that elevates whatever straight-to-DVD mess he’s in from something mediocre into something slightly less mediocre.
And with that, the 2014 awards season is in full swing. The Golden Globes are like the Oscars’s boozy younger cousin. Maybe not as big of a deal, but dammit that cousin is so much more fun.