Alice in Wonderland
Out Now – The Movies We’re All Talking About
It’s always nice to stay ahead of the curve, if only so you can feel unneccessarily smug in front of friends and loved ones. With this in mind Best For Film brings you what you need to know about next week’s film releases. Have a read, plan your week accordingly, and practice that lovely self-satisfied smile we all love you for…
Read more…Neil Patrick Harris to Join The Smurfs
It’s the cinematic event we’re all waiting for. Alice In Wonderland can go suck its own rabbit-hole, it’s all about The Smurfs. Sort of. Well, either way, the CGI Smurf movie will be upon us at some point, so we might as well all be prepared. And apparently, the pretty cool dude Neil Patrick Harris [...]
Read more…Alice In Pound Land – Burton On A Budget
Alright, alright, we get it, Burton‘s Alice In Wonderland is so frikking exciting that we’re basically all just sat weeing ourselves around the clock in preparation. As we speak, cinema seats world-wide are being fitted with handy-wipe funnels and rehydration units just to ensure that society doesn’t go feral. It’s terrifying, it’s wonderful, it’s moist. [...]
Read more…Alice in Wonderland: The Reviews So Far
What have the critics made of Alice In Wonderland so far? Is it actually worth your last quid? (ha, yeah, add like seventeen). We’ve helpfully scoured the net for the critics opinions since its Leicester Square opening last week, figuring that until we see it, we might as well let you know what the others are saying. It’s getting quite mixed responses so there’s no denying that the situation is getting (all together now) curiouser and curiouser…
Read more…Odeon Reverses Alice Boycott!
In a shocking U-Turn, Odeon cinemas have decided to reverse the boycott of Burton’s Alice In Wonderland they announced earlier in the week. A battle has been raging between UK distibutors and Disney for the last couple of weeks, and with this final news, it looks like there’s no defeating the House Of Mouse.
Read more…Odeon Refuses to Show Alice
After a battle that has been raging over the past week between Disney and UK cinemas, Odeon has announced officially that it will not be showing Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland when it opens in March.
Read more…Cineworld Backs Away From Alice Boycott
After a week of back and forth between the UK film distributors and Disney about whether the big cinemas will show Alice In Wonderland, it seems that Cineworld has broken ranks with the UK’s other major exhibitors. They have announced today that despite their argument with Disney, they will show the Burton epic after all. It seems that you just can’t take on the mouse-house.
Read more…European Cinemas threaten To Join Alice Boycott
Last week we reported that UK cinemas are considering a boycott of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland because of an argument over the length of cinema release in relation to the DVD release. Now it seems that Holland’s four largest exhibitors are reportedly threatening not to show Alice unless Disney backs down.
Read more…UK Cinemas May Boycott Alice In Wonderland
It could be that one of the highest hyped films of 2010 may not be shown in the majority of cinemas in the UK, thanks to an ongoing dispute between Disney (the producer) and the big UK cinemas. What? No! No, this can’t be happening!
Read more…Prince of Persia is super at the bowl!
It’s Monday morning and we’re not feeling either bright eyed or particularly bushy tailed and there’s only one reason - the Super Bowl. But it wasn’t the thrilling action of the ‘Greatest Game on Earth’ that kept us awake. A little bird told us that both Prince of Persia and Alice in Wonderland we’re going [...]
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