The Interview (2014)

Directed; Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

Screenplay; Dan Sterling

Story; Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Dan Sterling

Produced; Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver

Executive Producers; Dan Sterling Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, James Franco, Shawn Williamson and Ben Waisbren

Cast; James Franco, Seth Rogem, Lizzy Caplan and Randall Park

Story

In the action-comedy, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show “Skylark Tonight”. When they discover that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of that show that land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.

Bourget; $44,000,000(estimated)

Domestic; $6,105,175 (summary by 25 January 2015)

Opening weekend $1,794,666

6^th February 2015(UK)-

23 December 2014 BBC News Entertainment and Art

This film is comedy about North Korea, then a major attack and threats against US cinema-goes happened. Therefore, Sony said that the film was to get a limited theatrical release the before day of launch.

25 December 2014 BBC News Technology

Sony Comedy The Interview opens

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30599836

This article is on release day of The Interview.

Some people who come to watch this film want to support for freedom of expression.

29 December 2014 BBC News Technology

The Interview makes $ 15 million in online release

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30620926

The Interview became Sony’s most-downloaded title all of time.

Sony reduced into 80 % screening cinema because of threaten from North Koran. Sony made available in the US and Canada through Google service, YouTube Play, Microsoft Xbox Video and its dedicated in HD version. It made $15 million (£9.6m) in its first three days on sale. Sony’s move to cancel the film’s release had garnered criticism in the US including from President Barack Obama, who said it meant freedom of expression was under threat.

These articles shows that this film was popular despite of reducing screaming cinema, and it could be said that has a significant influential power to the society. It is clear that The Interview drawn people’s attention before screening in terms of social perspective.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)


Released at 31^st July (UK)

Runtime 121 minutes

Certificate 12A cert

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

(Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will be released 28^th April 2017)

Official site http://marvel.com/guardians

2,430,818 likes on Facebook (29 January 2015)

https://www.facebook.com/guardiansofthegalaxy

Director: James Gunn

Writing Credits: James Gunn and Nicole Perlman (written by)

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (comic book)

Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper and so on.

Story

The original story comes from MARVEL, the studio that brought you the blockbuster franchise of Iron Man. Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic universe into the cosmos, where brash adventure Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits-Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rival for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.(from Guardians of the Galaxy official site)

$170,000,000 (estimated)

$94,320,883 (USA) (3 August 2014) (4,080 Screens)

$330,004,000 (USA) (9 November 2014)

$3,765,941 (USA) (28 September 2014) (2,451 Screens)

9 July 2013 - 11 October 2013

For example:

Academy Awards, USA 2015, Oscar Nominated

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Achievement in Visual Effects

American Cinema Editors,USA 2015 Eddie Nominated

Best Edited FeatureFilm-comedy or musical

Available from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/

25 July 2014 BBC News Entertainment and Arts

Guardians of the Galaxy has UK premier

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28484451

Guardians of the Galaxy’s premier had been in the UK, cast s and director commented on the red carpet.

1^st September 2014 BBC News Entertainment and Arts

Guardians of the Galaxy becomes top us film of 2014 to date

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29009111

Guardians of the Galaxy has stamped its authority on the US box office, becoming the biggest film of the year so far with $275 million.

26 November.2014 BBC iplayer radio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/bbd721d8-4fd5-33a7-af43-b908917db366

This is a programme of BBC iPlayer (4.24 minutes) by Mark Kermode who is the UK’s leading film critic. He really recommends this film for everyone. He already watched three times this film and he said that he was laughing when watching every time.

These two article are report of Guardians of the Galaxy, box office and short comment of director.

2014 Year in Review Scholastic News-Edition 5/6, 12/1/2014, Vol.83 Issue 10,p6-9,4p

Superhero Success

Move over, Captain America and Spiderman. The top superhero movie of 2014 is Guardians of the Galaxy. The story about group of out-of-this-world misfits has earned more than $325 million in the U.S. - the most of any movie so far this year.

Entertainment weekly. 8/15/2014. Issue 1324, p10-10.1/3p

After a lackluster blockbuster season, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy surprised pretty much everyone by taking in $94 million in its opening weekend. Among the amazing? Director James Gunn. ‘We started the week thinking it was going to do between $65 million and $68 million.’ He admits. I am getting thousands of tweets a day from people who love the movie. It is amazing feeling.

Much of Guardians chatter has concerned the post credits cameo by Howard the Duck, star of a beloved Steve Gerber-penned ‘70s comic and the much-less-enjoyed 1986 film. So what’s he doing there? When I was a kid I love the comics, says Gunn. ‘ I had a Howard the Duck painting up in my bedroom across from a Dawn of the Dead poster.’(He adds, ‘A mash-up of those two movies would be great’.)

Gunn spent last weekend working on the script for Guardians 2, which is set for release on July 28, 2017, and will likely reveal the father of Chris Pratt’s character, Star-Lord. The director says, ‘There’s a good chance we’ll discover that’.

These articles, radio programme and interview is reliable sources, because they are from BBC News and magazines. It could be said that Guardians of the Galaxy is recognised as a significant film in 2014 even after finish screening by looking at article before screening and after screening. This film had created a sensation. This made a huge box office and then people expect Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Rhetorical techniques and Design

Cover

http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/fashion-and-lifestyle-magazines-covers-45-examples/

This site shows techniques, how to create magazine cover. There are 45 examples, although mainly they focus on fashion and lifestyle magazine, this site is valuable for film magazine as well. As this site suggests, film magazine below(for example Entertainment, Total Film and EMPIRE) also we can see main character of film, they look straight at us, this must dwar our attraction. We would realise recent film which these magaine want to inform, and more focus on the film than the name of the magazine because sometimes main character front of the mashead. In other words, eye-catching is important on front cover of magazine. In terms of mahead, otherwise known as the name of the magazine mashead has been clear and impressive. Film name also must be clear, and capture buyer’s interest. Subheading advertise only feature information which can be found inside magazine, need not enough information on the cover. Furthermore, the font is used almost the same font, which may help not to see busy and complex. In terms of colour, two kinds of colour are used mainly, and three kind of colours is maxium number.

This video on YouTube is a tutorial, how to make magazine cover. It is good reference for learning Photoshop and creating magazine cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHuk1OzAHv0

This YouTube video explains how to make table of contents page. The guide makes it easy to understand.

http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/15-indesign-tutorials-for-magazine-and-layout-design--vector-5456

This site show how to design magazine and how to layout, they are not only for film magazine, they covered wide range of design. It could help to make cover and contents page.

http://rileysmusicmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/contents-page-analysis-nme.html