Annenberg study reveals race bias in top-grossing movies
The study examined 20,000 characters in 500 movies released from 2007 to 2012.
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Walking Dead serves as metaphor for reality
When it comes to the subject of supernatural phenomena, producers have moved in quite a few different directions. There are the romantic, sexualized vampires that seem more interested in finding potential mates than sucking blood, which supposedly is their natural instinct. And there are glamorized witches and wizards from series such as Sabrina, the Teenage […]
Fantasy, sci-fi push artistic boundaries
With the upcoming premieres of The Host and Game of Thrones, fans of science fiction and fantasy are prepared to see some of literature’s hottest titles portrayed on the screen. Whatever your opinions on Stephenie Meyer or George R. R. Martin, it’s undeniable that the fantasy and science fiction genres have a large market for […]
Dead Man proves revenge is a dish best served cold
Spectacular performances by Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell drive the deliciously dark revenge thriller Dead Man Down.
The Sweeney embraces cliche cop humor, action
The film stays true to the campy atmosphere, with plenty of humorous subplots that the original television series embraced.
Weekend box office offers laughs, thrills
Though more than a third of the country was busy watching the Super Bowl (or at least the commercials) last weekend, a sizable audience was willing to see a zombie try to fall in love. Barely anyone, though, wanted to see Sylvester Stallone shooting up criminals in Bullet to the Head. You’d think Stallone would […]
Brits, witches and celebrities abound
Though this weekend features witches, an obscene amount of celebrities and Jason Statham doing what Jason Statham does best, looking back, last weekend proved to be great for Jessica Chastain and a very bad week for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mama broke out with $32.1 million over the four-day MLK weekend thanks to moderately good reviews and […]
Mama to see strong weekend sales
Though the box office can be pretty unpredictable, there are some basic elements that go into anticipating how well a film is going to do. Some factors include: how other films have done recently, what weekend a film is coming out and what competition it faces. This column will look at these elements to […]
Family films suffer during the holidays
Movie theaters have hosted many record-breaking blockbusters this holiday season – the most notable being Breaking Dawn II and Skyfall. The Twilight finale was number one its premiere weekend and grossed $43.6 million. Skyfall, thanks to a $50.5 million five-day gross and a $221.1 million total, is not only the highest grossing of the franchise, […]
Film involves both art and leisure
Film is an art form, but many often perceive it — first and foremost — as a leisure activity. Just look at the disparities between the potential awards contenders. This year, some of the most likely awards contenders span all of genres and audiences: Skyfall (action-adventure), Lincoln (biopic), Beasts of the Southern Wild (fantasy), Flight […]