The Harry Potter franchise is considered by many to be one of the tent pole
franchises in film, joining the ranks of Middle Earth, Star Wars, and Marvel. Yet
unlike a franchise, such as Star Wars,...
Franchise movie making has become one of the most profitable endeavors in the film industry. Starting in 1977 with Star Wars, universe building has proven to yield returns of over a billion dollars a...
Much of the appeal of film is the ability to tell stories that reflect real life contemporary issues. Forrest Gump is considered an amalgam of 1970s-80s issues. Inception is a commentary on corporate brain...
It is hard to believe that AMC’s The Walking Dead has been around now for seven seasons. It seems like just yesterday that sheriff deputy Rick Grimes awoke from his coma to find a world infested by the...
By the date of the publication, the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange, will be a mere three weeks away. The last installment, Captain America: Civil War, was released last May...
2016 has arguably been one of the most disappointing years for film. Big budget blockbusters such as Batman v. Superman, Independence Day Resurgence, Warcraft, and Suicide Squad have all fallen flat on...
Ever since Alice in Wonderland came out in 2010, Disney has found great financial and critical success in remaking classic films.
Last year saw the release of Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella, a live action...
Last year, the inaugural WestFest occurred. A festival on the West Haven Green, WestFest featured dozens of local businesses, crafters, and artists. Also, present were over 30 University of New Haven’s...
In 1959, director William Wyler released a film adaptation of the Lee Wallace novel Ben-Hur. Starring Charleton Heston in the title role, the four hour film won eleven Oscars, a record yet to be beat.
Set...
Captain America: Civil War (May 6)
Already being called one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Civil War will be the third Captain America film and the thirteenth film in the MCU,...
While the year is far from over and there are a slew of new movies coming for the second half of 2016, it would seem apt to rank the best films of the year so far to measure where the industry has come...
A new trailer dropped for the upcoming film Independence Day: Resurgence. Showing more of the action, it is clear that the stakes are raised here, as massive ships gravitational pull rip entire cities...
In the modern age, visual effects often drive the allure of films to transcend normal fare to spectacle. Now, any visual effects artist can animate a green screen background. This is often done too much,...
The first main trailer that dropped this past week was for the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange. As the next MCU movie to come after the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, Doctor...
