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Six of the Best: Movie Memorabilia at Auction

Auctioneer

If you’re a movie fan with a dozen thousand pounds gestating in your wallet then you may be looking for a unique addition to your movie memorabilia collection. We were asked by Money Supermarket  to look at some of the famous pieces which have gone under the auctioneer’s gavel in recent years and there’s enough [...]




Historic Metropolis Movie Poster Poised for Record Sale – And It Could be Yours for $850,000

Metropolis poster

Fritz Lang’s 1927 film, Metropolis, is one of the most well-known and critically acclaimed films of all time, boasting iron-cast ratings of 8.4 on IMDb and 98 on Metacritic. And now a piece of that movie history could be yours. (If you’re a millionaire.) Movie Poster Exchange, an original movie posters/collectables site, is currently listing [...]




Cut 2001: A Space Odyssey Footage Found

2001 A Space Odyssey

Following the discovery of lost footage from seminal sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis (which has since been integrated back into the feature), news comes in that material has been found from another equally revered film from the genre – 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film’s special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull and filmmaker David Larson have revealed that [...]




Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2010: Winners

LAFCA

The winners for the 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced. The Social Network picked up the Best Picture award, while it’s director, David Fincher, tied with Olivier Assayas (Carlos) for the coveted Best Director award. Colin Firth and Kim Hye-ja received the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. The [...]




Metropolis Blu-ray Review

Premièring on the 10th of January 1927 Fritz Lang’s Metropolis did not receive unanimous positive reviews and was not the box office smash that UFA had perhaps been hoping for. For the US release the film was substantially altered and a significant amount of footage completely excised. This was just the beginning though and the film [...]




Metropolis 2010 Restoration DVD/Blu-ray Details and UK Release Date

Metropolis Blu-ray Cover

The 2010 Restoration of Metropolis is still in UK cinemas and I can highly recommend seeing it on the big screen as it is a wonderful experience (A list of screenings can be found here). Following this theatrical run the film is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Masters of Cinema. For [...]




Metropolis: The 2010 Restoration Review

METROPOLIS Poster

Metropolis is a film that is often celebrated by critics for its importance in film history and also for being an incredibly effective and beautiful film too. This praise is entirely justified as Fritz Lang’s 1927 film is a true masterpiece for so many reasons and this week it returns to UK screens with a [...]




Trailer for the Restored ‘Complete Metropolis’

Metropolis

Discovered in a film museum in Argentina in 2008 the new longer cut of Metropolis has been restored and recently screened outdoors at the Berlin Film Festival. It is set to be released again in theatres and on DVD and Blu-Ray later this year. The version being released is 25 minutes longer and some truly [...]




HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project Wk11 – World Cinema

Naturally, the majority of the IMDb250 list is made up of North American films. It’s perfectly understandable, Hollywood is the movie capital of the world, and whilst Bollywood and Japan probably produce a comparable volume of movies, it is American cinema that is the most heavily financed, and most widely distributed. It’s perhaps surprising, especially considering [...]