Final Fantasy is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time and has been hugely influential within the industry, inspiring an entire generation of role-playing games across a wide range of consoles. Despite its popularity though, the series has always divided fans. For every player who dresses up as a moogle in their parents' basement indoors, there's another who balks at the turn-based gameplay and bizarre anime-inspired characters.
Halloween may be over, but as the long winter nights draw in, now is the perfect time to wrap up warm and watch some classic horror movies. The problem is, there's far too many to choose from. Horror movies are relatively cheap to produce, so when a scary film does makes money at the box office, studios go crazy and order up twenty-eight more installments within the next ten minutes.
DC comic book fans have plenty to be excited about, as Warner Bros. recently unveiled plans for their very own cinematic universe, which could even rival the phenomenal success of Marvel if handled right. Everyone knows that the internet is full of trolls though, so many are already deriding the future of the company's silver screen ventures on the basis of just one release to date. Whether you love or hate Zack Snyder's Man of Steel is ultimately irrelevant though. Even Madame Xanadu would struggle to predict the quality of the upcoming releases before they've been made, so fans will just have to wait patiently and pass judgement when the time comes.
After months of speculation, Marvel and DC have finally unveiled the specifics of their vast release schedule. The combined plans of both companies will flood cinemas with new comic book movies every year for the foreseeable future, possibly until the end of time itself. While this is yet to be confirmed, what we do know is that comic book fans are now living through a golden age of cinema, where properties as varied as Shazam, Doctor Strange and The Inhumans are all now setting their sights on the box office alongside their more iconic counterparts.
The film ends and the credits start to roll. What do you do? Well, most people are quick to leave the cinema, eager to regain feeling in their butts, relieve their bladders and begin the long journey home. Depending on the movie though, some viewers choose to stay behind and wait until after the credits have finished, all in the hope that the filmmakers might have added an extra scene or two at the end. Pixar and Marvel Studios are particularly renowned for this, and while the wait may be long, it's a great way of encouraging audiences to stay in their chairs and see the names of all the talent involved in the filmmaking process.
After months of speculation, DC have finally unveiled the specifics of their cinematic universe and revealed the projected release dates of their upcoming films, but what's really excited the fanbase is the casting revelations.
The word anime means different things to different people. Some view the medium as a diverse art form that has transcended its Japanese origins to become an international phenomenon that's had an undeniable impact on pop culture worldwide. Others just think 'big eyes' and 'octopus porn.'
On June 13th, Lana Del Rey released her third studio album, titled Ultraviolence. The controversial singer captured the US number one slot for the first time in the record's opening week, despite not performing on American TV in over two years and only conducting a handful of print interviews. Ultraviolence sold 182,000 copies in its first seven days alone, marking a career-best sales week for Del Rey and worldwide, the album sold 880,000 copies, debuting at number one in twelve countries. Furthermore, the release of Ultraviolence marked the largest sales week for a female artist since Beyonce's self-titled album sold 310,000 copies in its third week back in December 2013.
Guardians of the Galaxy was initially seen as a huge gamble for Marvel Studios, but the project has since surpassed every expectation, breaking records left, right and center to become the biggest movie of the year so far. Critics and fans alike have raved about Guardians of the Galaxy ever since it first opened at the beginning of August, but how did a relatively unknown director like James Gunn achieve such a feat?
