Tag: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 Film)

Oscars 2015: ‘Birdman’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and ‘Big Hero 6’

Birdman

The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars were announced today, with Birdman the clear leader of the pack with 9 nominations. Comic book adaptations Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Big Hero 6 also given Oscar nods. BIRDMAN was the easy favourite with nominations for Best Picture, Original …

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Behind the Panels Issue 123 – Panels Awards 2014

Behind The Panels Issue 123 – Panels Awards 2014

Live(ish) from the Panels Cave, deep in the heart of the hollowed-out mountain, it’s the 2014 Panels Awards! With your hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo. This is Behind the Panels. Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 123, the comic book show that’s giving out awards. In this issue, we pick our favourite books …

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Blu-ray Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians Of The Galaxy prison

The biggest comic book film comes to terrestrial entertainment systems, and we can now walk in the Blu-rays of the beautiful sun. Guardians of the Galaxy was always going to be the trickiest film in the canon to sell to a mass audience. Just like Korath the Pursuer’s (Djimon Hounsou) reaction when he first encounters Peter “Star Lord” …

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DVD/Blu-ray: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in December, X-Men: Days of Future Past’s ‘Rogue Cut’ for 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy/X-Men Days of Future Past DVD/Blu-ray

Two of the biggest superhero movies of the year will inevitably be big on the home front as well, with DVD and Blu-ray details starting to emerge for Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Guardians of the Galaxy, still in cinemas around the world, will be a DVD and Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D …

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ officially #1 film of the US summer

Guardians of the Galaxy - Star-Lord in space (Do you like piña coladas?)

Despite prognostications of doom earlier in the year, Guardians of the Galaxy has exceeded expectations and become the top box office earner of the US summer season. Beating out heavy hitters such as Transformers: Age of Extinction and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the Marvel Studios film returned to the top slot on the US box-office this …

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Top 10: Marvel Comic Book Movies

Top 10 Marvel Movies

We rank our favourite movies based on Marvel properties, putting aside studio divides and anti-mutant sentiments. Prepare for controversial choices and fights on the discussion boards. With Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel marks its tenth film since 2008 under the Marvel Cinematic Universe banner, a cohesive set of films that stand up individually but interconnect …

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Behind The Panels Issue 103 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Behind the Panels Issue 103 - Guardians of the Galaxy (Film)

Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that has 12% of a plan. In this issue, Marvel announce new ongoing books for Spider-Woman and S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow adds more actors to its growing quiver and someone is auctioning off Bill Kane. THEN the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles blow up a tower on September 11. It’s …

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ takes $160 million global opening, James Gunn posts thanks and sequel tease

Guardians of the Galaxy - Paul Shipper (Poster posse)

After months of white-knuckling our anticipation for the film, Guardians of the Galaxy is a success. This weekend saw the Marvel Studios film break box office projections and August records by taking $94 million in the US alone. According to Variety, it took an additional $66.4 million in 42 territories including Russia, Brazil, Mexico and the UK to a …

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Behind The Panels Issue 102 – Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft

Behind the Panels Issue 102 - Locke & Key

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 101, the comic book show that wishes it was in San Diego right now. In this issue, Comixology releases its comics from the shackles of digital rights management, and there was much rejoicing. THEN Ultron gets angrier, Tyler Durden is back, lots more Guardians of the Galaxy on the way …

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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Team

The boldest move in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is also the most joyous, neatly showing the rest of the galaxy how it’s done.  Guardians of the Galaxy was always going to be the trickiest film in the canon to sell to a mass audience. Just like Korath the Pursuer’s (Djimon Hounsou) reaction when he first encounters Peter …

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Join a live ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ fan Q&A and watch an exclusive clip

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 film)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is almost upon us!  On Wednesday 23 July, Disney is hosting several digital Q&A events, where fans will be able to ask questions via Twitter and tumblr. Fans will also be able to live stream the tumblr event which includes an exclusive Guardians of the Galaxy clip. Both special Guardians of …

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