After a highly acclaimed debut in the US in December, The Color Purple is on its way to UK cinemas. But this isn’t the first major film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, as fans of Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film know. The two follow Celie’s life and her journey toward self-love and overcoming trauma. However, Blitz ...
Next kick ass It’s expected to be a reboot of the series, but the film’s director said it will be the third in a trilogy of new films – the first two will not be Kick-Ass movies. Matthew Vaughn, the director of the original Kick-Ass and producer of its sequel, as well as films like ...
The Oscar nominations are in, and something is missing from the nominations for Best Director and Best Picture – or is there? None of us at Polygon expected this Barbie to make it, nor for Greta Gerwig to snag a Best Director nomination, but… should she have done that? And why not? We had a ...
Oscar season is back, dear Polygon readers! 2023 was a great year for film and now it’s time for a big celebration in their honor. The Oscar nominations are officially out (it was a big day for… Oppenheimer), and the ceremony is next on the calendar. That means there’s no better time to find out ...
Like most queer people going to high school in the early 2000s, I lived for lesbian romance But I’m a cheerleader and combed through other female-led films like Charlie’s Angels And Josie and the Pussycats for queer subtext. And yet somehow I completely missed a lesbian spy comedy with the title DEBSwritten and directed by ...
ENTERTAINMENT January 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m A good science fiction film takes viewers into an impressive parallel world that exceeds our wildest imaginations. We list the 8 films that predicted the year 2024 to be particularly exciting. Thunder Force (Quelle: HOPPER STONE/NETFLIX) Science fiction films often make it their mission to predict a dystopian ...
News culture The famous Hollywood company celebrates its 100th anniversary with 100 films: have you seen them all? Published on January 21, 2024 at 8:30 am Share: On December 28, 2023, the cinema celebrated its 128th anniversary. The Lumière brothers then gave the first paid public performance in 7th century history. Other pioneers quickly became ...
Greetings, Polygon readers! This month marks a happy new year with a number of exciting new science fiction releases. Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaAnd Mickey 17 are all set to be among the biggest releases of 2024, not to mention a new Alien film from evil Dead Director Fede Alvarez and the ...
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week we round up the most notable new releases coming to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new films you can watch at home. This week, The wonders, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is finally available on VOD. But that’s not all: Taika Waititi’s sports comedy ...
This breakdown of the documentary A disturbance in the Force was originally released when the film debuted at the 2023 SXSW conference. It was updated for the film’s digital release. Still a few decades after the one-off broadcast on November 17, 1978 The Star Wars Christmas Special was a secret handshake among nerds. “Weird Al” ...
