What was the highest grossing film the year you were born?

1988: Rain Man Worldwide gross: £132,700,554 Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise starred in the biggest film of the year, Rain Man. Cruise plays Charlie Babbit, a yuppie who is left his father's car in his will "" but his father's $3 million fortune has been left to someone else. In …

11/10/2018

Laura Hamill

Movies

What are the highest grossing films of the 1980s?

The 1980s were packed full of cinematic gems that have stood the test of time. Which films took in the most each year during this glittering decade? We crunched some numbers, thanks to help from 25th Frame, to find out! 1980: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back …

08/08/2018

Laura Hamill

Movies

Who did it best?

Movie remakes are a tricky thing. When a film has been done well, you'll associate the specific actor with that role. Trying to emulate the same success often sees actors falling flat on their face. We look at some of the best-loved films, who took on the key role in …

01/08/2018

Laura Hamill

Movies

9 of the best films taken off Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has a whole heap of brilliant documentaries, shows and movies available, including their own original works. There tends to be some new stuff on there each month! Just as they continue to add new releases, many great movies and shows are removed. With the help of New …

11/07/2018

Laura Hamill

Movies

8 of the best music documentaries

Music documentaries have been popular for decades. They can tell us how a band got together, document an important live performance or share more intimate moments of an artist. To celebrate the release of Whitney, we looked at eight of the best music documentaries around! Cobain: Montage of Heck Nirvana …

06/07/2018

Laura Hamill

What is the highest-grossing film of the 2000s?

The 2000s truly broke the mould for cinema. Huge records were broken by visionary films that would change the game forever. But how much money did they rake in? We got our calculator out to find the highest-grossing films of the 2000s! 15) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship …

27/06/2018

Laura Hamill

Movies

An Introduction to Curzon Artificial Eye, one of Britain's greatest film distributors

The British public has had its share of enjoyment in indulging in re-releases of undiscovered classics, films independent of the constraints of mainstream Hollywood and cinema from areas of the world outside of the UK and the United States. Among the film distributors we have to thank for this include …

22/06/2018

Jack Monaghan

Movies

6 of the best Disney sequels

Keeping a good thing going presents quite a few challenges. It's no different when it comes to movies! Creating a sequel that keeps your audience interested, isn't a regurgitation of the original and that is commercial successful is tricky, but Disney have nailed it a few times. To celebrate the …

15/06/2018

Laura Hamill