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Picturehouse Podcast 100 and 101: The Descendants, Carnage & Young Adult

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:48:32 +0000
by samclements
The Picturehouse podcast turns 100!  Featuring a review of George Clooney’s Oscar nominated THE DESCENDANTS, written & directed by Alexander Payne. Plus a special birthday message from Simon’s mother.   Picturehouse Podcast 101 Featuring the box office top 5 as well as reviews of CARNAGE and YOUNG ADULT. If you’re an iPod/iPhone/iPad kind of person, [...]

SPIELBERG’S STALLION STILL THE FAVOURITE, WHILE CLOONEY AND NEESON JOIN THE RACE AT A GALLOP…

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:18:31 +0000
by nicksterpicturehouse
Despite a few high profile openers entering the race on Friday, Spielberg’s equine blockbuster WAR HORSE showed a remarkable sustain over the weekend to still nab the top spot for a third week running. The film took a solid £2.1M and an average just over £4K from 519 sites and has thus far reigned in well over [...]

SPIELBERG’S STEED SHOWS STONKING SUSTAIN, UNDERWORLD AWAKENS BIG, WHILE A TRIPLE WHAMMY OF HIGH END OPENERS DIE SHAKESPEARIAN DEATHS IN ANOTHER SMASHING WEEKEND AT THE UK BOX OFFICE

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:20:10 +0000
by nicksterpicturehouse
With a stratospheric top spot opening of £3.9M last weekend, Steven Spielberg’s man on horse action epic WAR HORSE scored another brilliant weekend of business this week, galloping in with a three day haul of  £3.2M and a winning average of £6.2K from 516 sites, barely down on last week’s opening figure. Stunning. Opening in [...]

BAFTA Nominations Announced!

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:05:11 +0000
by samclements
    Here’s the BAFTA short list in full:  BEST FILM The Artist The Descendants Drive The Help Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM My Week With Marilyn Senna Shame Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy We Need To Talk About Kevin OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER Attack The Block – Joe Cornish (Director/Writer) [...]

SPIELBERG SADDLES UP FOR BOX OFFICE DOMINATION

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:58:47 +0000
by nicksterpicturehouse
After a week in which David Cameron joined the debate on the future of UK cinema, it was perhaps apt that a film about a naïve Brit sharing an intimate relationship with a horse topped the box office over the weekend. Taking a massive three-day haul just under £3.9M, WAR HORSE galloped ahead of all competition, with [...]