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After something as monumental as July's ‘Barbenheimer' event, any impending films in the year are bound to appear less enticing. However the month of August isn't without its highlights, with Bollywood serving two highly-anticipated sequels — OMG 2 and Gadar 2. The former sees Akshay Kumar returning as a godlike figure - this time as Lord Shiva - to partake in an amusing courtroom drama at the request of an unhappy civilian. OMG 2 is out August 11 in theatres. On the same day, Sunny Deol's Tara Singh once again embarks on…

The success of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the box office has led to Vue International reporting its biggest weekend for UK cinema ticket sales since before the pandemic.On Sunday, the cinema chain said a fifth of its customers had bought tickets to see both films in a double bill given the moniker Barbenheimer on social media.More than 2,000 of Vue’s screenings for Barbie were sold out, according to the company.The two films, released on Friday, have contrasting storylines with Greta Gerwig’s comedy about the famous doll…

Anyone who could have predicted that a $14 million thriller dogged by controversy and contention that shot five summers ago would end up as the single biggest box office breakout of 2023 should probably take a stab at guessing the lottery numbers, because Sound of Freedom blindsided everyone. Upstart Angel Studios has already made a killing after the Jim Caviezel-fronted tale of trafficking raced past $100 million domestically in a matter of weeks, and its staggering performance that’s seen takings increase on a regular…

It’s a “Barbie” world at Pruneyard Cinemas this week. In anticipation for what’s expected to be a huge response to the new movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, which opens Friday, the dine-in movie theater in Campbell has outpinked itself. The bartending staff at the Cedar Room Lounge have concocted a pair of cocktails themed to the movie, and they’re not toying around. The Malibu Barbie — made with Malibu rum, of course — is a refreshing sipper, while the Greta Gerwig, named after the movie’s director and made…

A decade ago, Steven Spielberg confidently discussed an impending failure of cinema and the implosion of the film market, should multiple big-budget blockbusters underperform back-to-back, like we’re seeing this year. Today, fans are relating the audience’s inability to enjoy the theatre experiences with the aforementioned prediction. While the globally renowned franchises like the MCU generally land a respectable theatrical release and high-ticket sales, many high-budget ‘quality’ films which appeal to the ‘niche…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWell, now we’re cooking with fire: July sees the release of not one but three films cinemagoers have been awaiting for quite some time now. Believe it or not, Pixar also have a new film being released this month. Elemental (7 July), which seems to have flown under the radar following a lacklustre Cannes reception in May, is servicevable (by the studios’ standards) and does for the…

Image via Focus Features If you’re up for a dark, twisted tale this summer, then you won’t have to wait any longer than August, when one of the darkest animated films will be returning to theaters. We are talking about the 2009 fantasy horror Coraline, a movie that is bound to stay with you for good due to how it expertly explores mature and dark themes such as fear, alternative identities, and bravery in the face of all things macabre. LAIKA – well-known for producing some of the finest stop-motion and…

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise said at the world premiere of his next action thriller, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, that he'd always fight for ‘big theatres’ and the experience of collective viewing of movies. (Also Read: Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One first reactions: Critics call it another winner for franchise) Tom Cruise poses during the red carpet premiere of Mission Impossible 7 in Rome. (AFP) Tom on moviegoing experience“My goal as a child was to make movies and…

‘WHAM!’, a new documentary about the chart-topping pop duo, has released a new trailer ahead of its arrival in cinemas and on Netflix this summer.In 1982, the best of friends and still teenagers – George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as WHAM! set out to conquer the world. By June of 1986 they played their very last gig at Wembley Stadium having done exactly that.Now for the very first time, told in their own words, the amazing story of how in four years they dominated the charts around the world with timeless and classic…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new version of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse might be available to see in cinemas this weekend.Last week, when the acclaimed sequel to 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse was released, many audience members expressed their frustrations on social media as they were unable to hear some of the film’s dialogue.The audio issues occurred in cinemas around the world, and became such a…