Tag Archives: Cue Entertainment

HMV calls for votes on Best of British films and albums

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett HMV has launched a national poll on Facebook that asks fans to choose the best British movie and record album from the past 60 years to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Best of British campaign lists … Continue reading →

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The Toronto International Film Festival shows the way for Q1

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

As the cost of publicity and promotion has become ever more expensive, big studios and indies know that the hoopla that surrounds major events such as the Toronto International Film Festival can have a huge payoff. Ray Bennett reports.

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TIFF: Technology experts say 3D is here to stay

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

By Ray Bennett TORONTO – The 3D format is here to stay but it will not suit every film and its use will only improve as filmmakers learn how best to work with it, film technology experts agreed ahead of … Continue reading →

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PREVIEW: Gosling chases his heroes in ‘Drive’

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

By Ray Bennett Riding high on critical acclaim for films such as “Half Nelson” and “Blue Valentine”, Canadian actor Ryan Gosling knew that he’d better get things right for his potential breakout as an action star in the stunt-filled thriller … Continue reading →

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DVD and Blu-ray Disc rule in entertainment spending

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

By Ray Bennett DVD and Blu-ray Disc account for 42% of all entertainment spending compared to 25% at cinemas, 27% for Pay TV or Premium TV, and 5% on Video On Demand and electronic sell-through, according to data published by … Continue reading →

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‘It’s like picking up Rupert Murdoch’s dropped wallet’

Posted on April 6, 2010 by admin

By Ray Bennett Lots of so-called experts claim to know what young people think about entertainment these days, but a panel at Screen Digest’s recent PEVE Digital Media Conference in London provided some genuine insight. Describing how they consume screened … Continue reading →

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'Up' director Pete Docter talks about his fly-away hit

Posted on January 5, 2010 by admin

Ed Asner is the voice of an adventurous balloon maker in Disney/Pixar’s ‘Up’ By Ray Bennett LONDON – Pete Docter says that many people seem to have the impression that making computer animation is easy. “Somehow, they think, oh, it’s … Continue reading →

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There's always a Ray in the movies, best of all, Blu-ray

Posted on October 4, 2009 by admin

By Ray Bennett There’s always a Ray in the movies. Scriptwriters really like the name. Michael Keaton, Dan Aykroyd and Gregory Hines each played a guy named Ray three times, Harvey Keitel twice. Kevin Costner was Ray in “Field Of … Continue reading →

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Robots return in Michael Bay's Transformers sequel

Posted on June 15, 2009 by admin

‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ has its UK premier tonight and opens Friday This preview appeared in the April edition of Cue Entertainment By Ray Bennett Michael Bay’s fantasy action adventure “Transformers” grossed more than $700 million worldwide in 2007 … Continue reading →

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Director Selick hopes third time's a charm with Coraline

Posted on May 7, 2009 by admin

Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel, Henry Selick’s Coraline opens in the UK on Friday By Ray Bennett Universal hopes it will be third-time lucky for US animation filmmaker Henry Selick with his new 3-D stop-motion animated feature “Coraline”, which opens … Continue reading →

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