A taste of movie magic
Not every movie that gets made will make money. In fact, some movies that cost millions to make also lose millions of dollars. There are many reasons for this. Maybe the star has fallen out of favour with the public. Maybe the movie is getting bad reviews. Or it could be because people just aren’t …
One of the most popular and respected film festivals in the world is the Sundance Film Festival. It was the brainchild of the actor Robert Redford, who created the Sundance Institute. This is an organisation that is dedicated to promoting better artistic quality in movies. The Institute was formed in 1981 and the festival that …
Animated movies have long been popular thanks to the hard work of Walt Disney and his team at the Disney Studios. Others have followed in his footsteps though, so now there are other that are producing high-grossing animated films. Here are just a few of the films that have made a lot of money for …
The Edinburgh International Film Festival actually started life as an international festival dedicated to documentaries. The work of filmmakers such as Roberto Rossellini and Jacques Tati featured heavily in the early days and it is now one of the oldest film festivals in the world. The festival also helped to strengthen the reputation of film …
The Cannes Film Festival takes place every year in May. The first festival took place in 1946. Originally it was named the International Film Festival but in English it has always been referred to as the Cannes Film Festival, after the town in southern France where it takes place. Previews of new films are held …
Over the years many films have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office and it seems that every year a new blockbuster is released that breaks records. So which films have taken the most money? Avatar A sci-fi fantasy made by James Cameron, Avatar was considered to be ground-breaking in its use …
The Hollywood Academy Awards is usually referred to as the Oscars. The awards are a formal recognition of the best films, direction, scripts, costume, editing, sound and music from the film industry from the previous year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences oversees the whole process and has around 6000 members in total. …
One thing that Hollywood is good at is producing a great war movie. Sometimes they were made to put across a political point of view while others were made simply to depict what happened. Saving Private Ryan A Steven Spielberg movie starring Tom Hanks, this shows the events in Normandy during WW2. It is a …
It seems that every year there is one movie that sweeps the board at the Oscars. This is because they managed to get everything right, from the script to the acting, direction and costume. So which films have won the most Oscars? Titanic This was one of the highest-grossing films of all time and the …
