They say the future is female, and these 20 films prove it.
Advice struggling actors sometimes get is to write for themselves. Of course, they may not have the chops to do that, but in the film industry there are indeed actors who also write, and successfully at that.
Greta Gerwig has apparently decided that Narnia could use less dusty British restraint and considerably more rock-and-roll sparkle. Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew is bringing C.S.
Greta Gerwig has explained her decision to cast Meryl Streep as Aslan in new movie Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. The Barbie director is helming a series of new adaptations of C.S.
Whatever I expected from Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia movies, I promise “non-musical rock opera inspired by David Bowie” was not among my predictions.
There are few fantasy worlds with quite the cultural afterlife of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia. More than seven decades after Lewis first opened the door to the
Greta Gerwig went from making Barbie the defining movie of 2023 to taking on one of fantasy literature’s most enduring worlds. After the billion-dollar success of Barbie, Netflix handed her the keys to The Chronicles of Narnia, with The Magician’s Nephew becoming her next major feature.
Coyote vs. Acme became the most important Looney Tunes movie without even intending to be. The film was set to release on July 21, 2023, before Warner Bros.
Steven Spielberg is as venerated a director as the world has ever seen. In terms of critical and commercial success, mixing Oscar winners with box office juggernauts, nobody is on Spielberg’s level.
Sometimes the box office can be very predictable. Anything that is a sequel or is based on existing IP is guaranteed to make a bucketload of money. It also helps if you’ve got a name like ‘Marvel’ attached to your film.
Most of us have seen the mainstream movies of the 21st century. You'd have to be living under a rock to not have seen any of the major films that have marked the century, but there are some great films that have slipped beneath the radar.
Raise of hands if this sounds familiar: you spend hours scrolling through Netflix looking for something to watch and ultimately land on nothing. We've all been there with Netflix, and let's face it, the streaming service is full of terrible options.
Meryl Streep. Sometimes, a name says it all. She is as venerated as any actor in history. Streep has won three Oscars, but she also has a staggering 21 nominations.
A list of the best A24 movies wouldn't look all that different from a list of the best movies this decade. A titan of cinema, the producer has been cranking out indie, artsy, and foreign movies with a hit rate that matches peak Motown.
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew has been hailed as cinema's "biggest opportunity" ever to capitalise on Netflix resources. AMC CEO Adam Aron is feeling confidence after the news that the streaming giant is giving Greta Gerwig's upcoming fantasy blockbuster a full global theatrical release.
Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie has finally confirmed its title, cast, and release date. The Barbie director has been attached to the project since 2020, two years after it was announced by Netflix, and it has now been confirmed the first of the new adaptations of C.S.
Greta Gerwig’s long-awaited fantasy film, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, has been delayed. Variety reports that Netflix pushed the film back over two months, from its November 26 release date to February 12, 2027.
Despite being good movies (for example, take any John Hughes classic), many of them have very unrealistic depictions of life as a teenager. Luckily, there has been a surge of more authentic teen movies that teenagers can actually resonate with.
If there’s one thing that Hollywood seems to really love, it’s a franchise. However, for every Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and MCU, there’s an Eragon or a Dark Tower. These failed franchises are reminders that there is really no such thing as a sure thing in Hollywood.
More often than not, a strong debut establishes a foundation from which a director can go on to make further successes. It’s thus worth taking a look back at those films that were particularly strong debuts for their directors and which paved the way for future greatness.
They don’t have to be a definitive group or team, and they can do things by themselves as well, but all of these entries had to properly function as a quartet.
Whether it’s a film that uses Barbie to explore existential angst or a successful attempt to adapt a popular video game into a movie, this decade has been filled with surprises when it comes to the cinematic experience. One should therefore never believe the hype that says movies are dead; they will always have the ability to enchant and entertain.
Some actors not only shine in front of the camera, but they call the shots behind it, too.
Every movie season has its appeal, but there's something about summer that makes you want to see a movie in the theater. In the hot, sunny afternoon, people are outside, kids are out of school and the studios are churning out their biggest entries of the year.
Aslan the Great Lion goes by many names in Narnia. He is Son of the Emperor-Beyond-The-Sea, High King of the Kings, Lord of the Woods, and the Great Bridge Builder.
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