Oscar, BAFTA and the British Public: Awards Contenders Across the Pond
“When we talk about Oscars, it’s almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.” – Harvey Weinstein 2012 has proven a financially successful year...
View ArticleSummer Blockbusters at the UK Box Office: May and June Predictions
Plenty of folks take a gamble at predicting the US box office, from the pros to the punters. Relatively few attempt similar analysis of the UK box office, though. In the first edition of what I hope...
View ArticleSummer Blockbusters at the UK Box Office: July and August Predictions
Back in April I offered my thoughts on how the major Hollywood films of May and June would fare in the UK. Two months later, I’m back again to cast a glance over the major titles released Stateside in...
View ArticleThat’s R.E.M. in the Spotlight: The Ones We Loved in the UK
R.E.M. are one of the great American rock bands. Their thirty-year career is laden with iconic songs and albums – show me a middle-class thirty- or fortysomething sans a copy of Automatic for the...
View ArticleUK Box Office Predictions August & September 2013: Late Summer Blockbusters...
Welcome to the third in my series of UK box office predictions. A few months back, I took a guess at how the May and June Hollywood tentpoles were likely to fare here; then six weeks back, I offered...
View ArticleUK Box Office Predictions: Prisoners, Meatballs and Baggage
It’s been six weeks since my last UK box office forecast. That means it’s time for another round – the fourth, in fact – of cinema punditry. The British box office can be a tad more difficult to...
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