George Lucas award for cultural contribution to the US

Hi guys,

Here is a article which I recently read. In the past I have really enjoyed the Star War movies and can't wait to see what happens next ! 

Here is a link to a article about the director George Lucas. The article talks about an award that Lucas is picking up for his cultural contribution to the US.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23177690

Blog soon

Michael 

Review on Pain and Gain

Hi guys,

Today I will be reviewing the film pain and gain which I watched recently. I will be reviewing some of the things which I liked! The movie was unreal, it was everything i expected and more! the only downside was the length of the film, it was dragging on towards the end but overall a great performance by Mark Wahlberg. If you like working out and staying, explosions and woman this is defiantly the movie for you !!!! The sweet thing about this movie is that it was based off a true story, at the end of the movie it shows the real faces of the men who committed the crime they did in the movie!!


Thanks for reading

Michael 

This is England

Hi guys,

Today I will be talking about different factors which affected cinema attendance figures on the film This is England.

This is England was given a budget of 2.2 million pounds and was directed by Shane Meadows. The sponsors of this film was Warp Films and the Uk Film Council.

The distributor of this film was Opimum Releasing who were American. This film was the first movie to be digitally through the D-Platform. One of the major factors that affected this films cinema attendance figures was the Age Certificate. The BBFC gave the film an 18 due to 'realistic violence and racist language'. This meant that the target audience who it was aimed at were unable to see it. This is England was a huge success and took in 207,676 pounds across its opening weekend in 2007. It was shown on 62 screens. One of the things that help This is England to achieve this was the media that it recieved. 'This is the the best of British ... UNMISSABLE' Screen-rush and Meadows has created a film to be reckoned with' Radio times. This encouraged people to go and see it has it had a positive impact on the people who reviewed it and in turn this lead to them recommending it to other people. This is England was released at a good time (27th of April 2007) as this meant it didn't have to compete with the summer releases which included Spider Man Three. If they had decided to release it at the same time as Spider Man Three they might not have been as successful as more cinema would have wanted to show the bigger films as this increases their chances of selling more tickets. As a result, This is England wouldn't have had as much media coverage and therefore wouldn't have been as well known.

Blog soon

Michael 

Comparing Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 with This is England

Hi Guys,

Today I will be answering a set of questions around the films Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 and This is England. I will be looking for similarities and differences between the two films which have been made on completely different budgets. 

This is England

Q1 = Who was the director?

A = Shane Meadows.

Q2 = What was the production company?

A = Big Arty Productions, Em Media, Film 4, Optimum Releasing, Screen Yorkshire, UK Film Council and Warp Films.

Q3 = What was the Budget?

A= £1,500,000 (estimated).

Q4 = Who sponsored the film?

A = 

• Big Arty Productions Em Media
• Film 4        
• Optimum Releasing 
• Screen Yorkshire 
• UK Film Council
• Warp films 

Q5 = Which country was it produced by?

A = England.

Q6 = What was the BBFC certification? (i.e. age rating)

A = Got given a rating of 18 years old.

Q7 = What was the date of the release?

A = September 12, 2006.

Q8 = How many screens was the film released on? 

A = 62 screens 

Q9 = What was the opening weekend takings at the box office?

A = £207,676.

Q10 = What is the overall gross the film?  

A = Nearly 5 million pounds worldwide and 207,676 in the UK.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two

Q1 = Who was the director?

A = David Yates.

Q2 = What was the production company?

A = Warner Bros Pictures (presents)

• Heyday Films
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Q3 = What was the Budget?

A = $250 million Dollars to share with part 1 of the film so 125,000,000 dollars.

Q4 = Who sponsored the film?

A = Warner Bros, Pictures, Heyday Films, Moving pictures (MPC).

Q5 = Which country was it produced by?

A = Warner Bros which is an American Production Company made it but the story was based on British Author, JK Rowling's Harry Potters books. 

Q6 = What was the BBFC certification? (i.e. age rating)

A = 12a.

Q7 = What was the date of the release?

A = July 7, 2011.

Q8 = How many screens was the film released on? 

A = 4375 screens in the US

Q9 = What was the opening weekend takings at the box office?

A = $168.5 million which equals 103.7 million pounds.

Q10 = What is the overall gross the film?  

A = 1,328,111,219 dollars which is the World wide Gross.

Thanks for reading 

Michael