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film installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy came out in February of 2017 — in your opinion what kind of impact has Fifty Shades and E.L. James had on genre of erotica and erotic romance?
We went to see the latest and last
film installment in the Harry Potter series yesterday, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Not exact matches
The studio has two more big Marvel releases (Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Thor: Ragnarok) as well as a live - action version of Beauty and the Beast, two new movies from Pixar Animation Studios (including Cars 3), and a fifth
installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (two of the first PotC
films grossed more than $ 1 billion apiece).
A second and third
installment of Avatar are
in the works, and at a recent comic convention Cameron said the
films may be shot at a higher frame rate than the industry standard to make the
film seem even more real.
Movie booking site Fandango told Variety that the
film has become the biggest pre-seller
in the history of the ticketing company, besting the inaugural
installment of The Hunger Games.
But, Paramount's best bet for a blockbuster
film in 2017 is likely the latest
installment in the long - running and financially successful Transformers action franchise, which will hit theaters
in June.
Disney purchased the Star Wars franchise from George Lucas» Lucasfilm
in 2012 for $ 4.05 billion, and has planned for a new trilogy of
films as well as standalone
installments through 2019.
Few
films in celluloid history have been as eagerly anticipated as the first
installment in the «Star Wars» prequel trilogy, 1999's «The Phantom Menace.»
Fans had issues with it too, and the second
installment in the trilogy, 2002's» Attack of the Clones,» won the dubious distinction of being the least commercially successful
film in the «Star Wars» canon.
But this
installment in the franchise would not be titled «Mission: Impossible 4,» because the idea was that the
film would be a refresh on the franchise, with Cruise stepping aside as the lead and giving way to rising star Jeremy Renner.
An entire industry of books and
films has blossomed
in the red soil of the American Christian persecution complex, with the first «Gods» Not Dead»
installment caricaturing and vilifying atheists and the second set to expose liberal efforts to «expel God from the classroom once and for all.»
CNN's Fredricka Whitfield speaks with the
film's screenwriter and a pastor
in this week's
installment of Faces of Faith.
So we were watching the newest
installment of the Chronicles of Narnia
film series — Prince Caspian — the other night, and I found myself growing increasingly uncomfortable with the use of a Christ - figure (Aslan)
in battle scenes.
Night Shyamalan's
film, Devil, his latest
installment in his series of mythopoeic movies, gives the viewer the opportunity to glimpse ever so briefly the reification of a theosophical speculation that may have its roots
in Boehme, where evil is rendered by a very real demon grimly determined....
The Hangover series comes to a merciful close with an
installment that's at least a slight improvement over its immediate predecessor, with the narrative, thankfully, going
in a slightly different direction than the first two
films (ie there's no actual hangover this time around).
Questions of horcruxes and wand ownership dominate the
film, again, as they did the previous two
installments, so it is a credit to Yates that he manages to steer these entries away from drowning
in their own exposition.
At Shell Cottage, magical house elf Dobby's body had been buried on the beach after being hit by Bellatrix Lestrange's knife aimed at Harry (
in the previous
installment of the
film).
While the life of the typical
film franchise has been all squeezed out by its third
installment, leaving a shattered shell of its former glory, Shrek the Third defies the odds
in being as entertaining as the original animated hit and surpassing the second edition.
Nothing on Lionsgate's 2014 schedule of YA novel adaptations, horror, and other genre
films suggests that the studio is going to start churning out critically praised
films, but with another Hunger Games
installment due this year, the studio should remain
in the green financially, if not score-wise.
I predicted a leap off a cliff face with the last
installment, and
in that way Fifty Shades Freed did not disappoint; it's one of the worst
films you will ever see.
Audiences worldwide have been subjected to yet another
installment in the «Marvel Cinematic Universe» superhero
film series.
She recently completed work on the final HUNGER GAMES
installment, appearing
in the role of Katniss» mother
in all four
films.
While both
installments were treated as thematically and stylistically separate entities, as opposed to a single finale story that was just split
in half and to be continued, the exclusion of certain plot points from both books made both
film adaptations feel as though they were lacking
in emotion.
The ending can be faulted for telling about some things that should have been shown, but it's intriguing — and will of course build audience appetites for the last
installment in the series, the which will be broken into two
films — to wonder what's happening
in the world outside the Hunger Games arena as Things spin madly out of control.
From Marvel Studios stalwarts Anthony Russo and Joe Russo comes Avengers: Infinity War, the third
installment in the Avengers franchise and 19th Marvel Studios
film to date.
But of course this
film, the 19th
installment in a series, was never meant to be viewed or judged
in isolation.
One of the most thought provoking
films of the entire saga, The Empire Strikes Back twice as hard
in this second
installment and truly solidifies Star Wars place
in film history.
Overall, this one is a very good action
film that entertains
in spades and thanks to Hoffman's spectacular turn as the antagonist here, it is elevated above the other
installments in the series.
Starred
in two
installments of the Saw
film series.
MI: 3 bounces back from its» latest
installment to make this
film entertainment heavy and with a great story - line and characters to invest
in.
In addition to the DC Comics announcements, Warner Bros. also revealed that J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be a trilogy with the second and third films coming in 2018 and 2020 after the first installment lands on November 18, 201
In addition to the DC Comics announcements, Warner Bros. also revealed that J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be a trilogy with the second and third
films coming
in 2018 and 2020 after the first installment lands on November 18, 201
in 2018 and 2020 after the first
installment lands on November 18, 2016.
In this
installment, CJ, Bernard, and Dustin talk about the
films we have seen recently including Joe Swanberg's Happy Christmas, Cannes winner Heli, and the new Shailene Woodley
film The Fault
In Our Stars.
The second
film in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, raised the ire of Potter - heads around the world when producers declined to recast the role of the villainous wizard Gellert Grindelwald, whom Depp portrayed
in the first
installment.
He is the latest new face to sign up for the next
installment of the popular
film franchise - Kurt Russell, Jason Statham and Nathalie Emmanuel have also landed roles
in the forthcoming release.
The
film, from Eon Productions, is the 23rd
installment in the iconic British spy franchise.
It's less tightly constructed than the
film before, but it's still a superhero movie of rare craft and heft, rightly returning the focus to its hero after a Joker - centric
installment and wrapping up his story
in a definitive and satisfying manner.
In prior Potter films, author J.K. Rowling served in a trumped - up consulting capacity, coming aboard the final two installments as a produce
In prior Potter
films, author J.K. Rowling served
in a trumped - up consulting capacity, coming aboard the final two installments as a produce
in a trumped - up consulting capacity, coming aboard the final two
installments as a producer.
Fans of the two Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
films are growing excited by the news that a third
installment is
in the works.
And so over the next couple of weeks the Film Ireland collection of filmaholics shed their dignity, hide their shame and open their bins to reveal their trashiest
films in the latest
installment of...
Much like Universal's other prominent awards hopeful Unbroken (which was covered
in our previous
installment), a trailer for Get On Up has been released, which provides us some insight on the tone of the
film and how it will portray Brown.
This indicates that at least one scene
in the upcoming
film takes place
in a flashback, before the third Thor
film and during the first Avengers
installment.
This
installment clocks
in as the shortest Harry Potter
film yet, but it sacrifices little
in terms of thrills and tears, and has some seriously cool special effects.
For one thing, the recent track record of these late summer dramas is decidedly mixed - while The Help indeed connected with Oscar, Lee Daniels» The Butler's summer box office went unrecognized by the Academy, and it is the latter
film that Get On Up seems to resemble more, what with it being a biopic that attempts to tell the entire life story of its subject, which, as discussed
in the previous
installment in regards to Unbroken, is a questionable proposition with today's Academy.
In fact, if you stripped the film of all its comedic elements, you'd have the basis for another installment in Takashi Shimizu's «Ju - On» serie
In fact, if you stripped the
film of all its comedic elements, you'd have the basis for another
installment in Takashi Shimizu's «Ju - On» serie
in Takashi Shimizu's «Ju - On» series.
After one month
in theaters, Wonder Woman broke the $ 700 million barrier at the worldwide box office this past weekend, thereby becoming one of the top 100 highest - grossing movies ever released; the news came mere days after the
film surpassed all three previous
installments to become the largest DCEU release at the domestic box office.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a
Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 10, 2010 BIG BUDGET
FILMS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG for frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third
installment in the
film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the world.
Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing
film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest
installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated
film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.
The fifth
installment of the
film series, «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,» will receive its world premiere May 11 at the Shanghai Disney Resort
in China.
This is part five
in a popular franchise, but it's
in an odd place: last
installment «On Stranger Tides» was the only
film in the series to fail to cross $ 300 million domestic.
Yep, there already was a Hitman
film in 2007 starring Timothy Olyphant, but a movie franchise stalled after
installment grossed only $ 39 million domestically.