Venue: Manchester Arena
Date: Friday 24th May 2019
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Hugh Jackman: The Man. The Music. The Show (2019) – Manchester, UK
Sting and Shaggy (Newcastle) 2019
Date: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Venue: O2 Academy, Newcastle
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The Next Big Film launches UK’s first box office prediction game!
The Next Big Film launches UK’s first box office prediction game
New start-up The Next Big Film is bringing the UK’s first box office prediction game to market. The Leeds company has created an innovative app-based game that allows you to ‘own’ your favourite film releases to compete with fellow film lovers by predicting which movie you think will perform best at the box office. The game is an opportunity to put your (virtual) money where your mouth is and will test your movie knowledge.
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Meerkat Movies: Annual Cinema Index
Meerkat Movies has launched its annual cinema report, revealing the habits of UK cinema goers from the past year, whilst highlighting key opinions from the cinema-going British public, with key findings including;
- UK cinemas saw the highest attendance levels for almost 50 years in 2018, with a 3.7% year-on-year increase
- Musical adaptations are more popular than ever, with David Bowie’s story topping the list of icons we’d next like to see at the cinema
- 75% of consumers polled say they feel James Bond should remain as a male lead
- When movie fans were asked what films they would most like to see a sequel to, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Deadpool 2 and Avengers: Infinity War came in as the top three
- Breakdown of the most popular movie by month in 2018 (according to Meerkat Movies redemption data):
Help Needed!
Everyone ends up with family friends who become more like a family and second family. Mine live in Houston, Texas (originally from the UK). This is Steve who I have always referred to as Uncle Steve! Last week he had a quadruple heart bypass, now in the US things are very different in terms of employment and healthcare to the UK. Steve is self-employed and now won’t be able to work for a couple of months.
I would really appreciate if anyone could help out for this truly special man, who is the nicest you could ever meet!
If you can donate anything a Go Fund Me page has been set up by one of his daughters: gf.me/u/nyvjw6
Goodbye FilmStruck!
Sad news broke yesterday that streaming service FilmStruck would be closing at the end of November. On the 29th November 2018 to be exact, I am rather shocked about this news as a few days ago I received an email informing me of which films were going to be added to the UK version for November.
The service has always offered high quality and well-regarded films from the Criterion Collection and TCM. All of which are not easily available in the UK, it is such a huge blow for classic film screening. As much as I love the services offered by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, FilmStruck offered something a little different. You don’t have to spend as much time searching for a film that will be outstanding on FilmStruck, Netflix and Amazon while finding a hidden gem, I have also watched some awful films on them.
Preview: MotherFatherSon
Richard Gere will be starring in MotherFatherSon on BBC2. Yes, really the Hollywood star taking on his first ever major TV role and it is going to be in the UK on BBC2 currently filming now and expected to make it onto our screens in early 2019.
FriendsFest UK 2018
Let’s face it Friends is my all time favourite TV show, I have easily seen each episode about 500 hundred times. Ok maybe not that many, but I am sure it isn’t actually far off that total!
I have always been really jealous of #FriendsFest as it has never come up to Newcastle before, so when seeing the news yesterday that in July it will be here, I had to sign up for the pre-sale 24 hours before general sale. I have therefore bought two tickets and booked the set tour!
Something to totally look forward to in July! Not long after my birthday either so I am going to call this my celebration. Come on I started the year with a blog post about being happy because Friends was added to Netflix in the UK!
Could I BE anymore excited?
FILMSTRUCK CURZON STREAMING SERVICE LAUNCHES IN THE UK
A very exciting new streaming service has come to the UK thanks to FilmStruck!
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FilmStruck is a new premium movie streaming service expertly curated by film lovers for film lovers. FilmStruck offers a broad and diverse collection of cinema’s most iconic and ground-breaking films, from genres such as mainstream, cult, independent, art house, classic and documentary film as well as the best of British and foreign cinema. The service draws primarily on the extensive Warner Bros. library and the Criterion Collection, as well as other global and local content partners.
The UK is the joint venture’s initial launch market in what is planned as a multi-market roll out over the next two years. The service will launch in the UK first as FilmStruck Curzon, in collaboration with the iconic independent cinema brand.
For film aficionados and enthusiasts alike, FilmStruck’s on demand service features a highly accessible and regularly refreshed selection of critically acclaimed films from across the decades, unlocking the stories that captivated audiences upon their release and which continue to resonate today. The service has a carefully curated Themed area, selected by film experts, to optimise discoverability and introduce ‘new’ titles to curious audiences.
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Cinema Rerelease: A Matter of Life and Death
Following its international premiere at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival, a new 4K restoration of Powell and Pressburger’s 1946 classic A Matter of Life and Death will be released in cinemas across the UK and selected international territories from 8 December 2017.
Back on the big screen in a new 4K restoration
“Romantic, daring and beautiful”
Martin Scorsese
Country: UK
Year: 1948
BBFC Certificate: U
Running Time: 104 minutes
Language: English
Release Date: Friday 8 December 2017
Check out the screening details and find a cinema close to you screening the film here: http://bit.ly/2zuFu4z
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Let's Go To The Movies 