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Tag: pirates of the caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

11th June 201711th June 2017Henrietta Mosforth

Six years after On Stranger Tides, Disney has rebooted the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise again. Dead Men Tell No Tales – the fifth film in the series – is an improvement to On Stranger Tides but not by much. Dead Men Tell No Tales begins with drumbeats and a rendition of “He’s a Pirate”, […]

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Franchise Apocalypse: The dark plight for franchise films

5th February 20125th February 2012Alex Lynchehaun

These are dark times. An age approaches when old legends will fall, leaving us adrift in uncertainty: the Franchise Apocalypse. A franchise consists of multiple sequels, not just one, each building up sales, merchandise, audience, and eye-watering profit through sheer repetition. They are nothing new – James Bond has been going since the sixties – […]

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The sequel to the sequel nobody wanted

14th November 2011Rebecca Gillie

Vicky Fryer on how Hollywood isn’t just churning out sequels left right and centre but actually commissioning them even faster.

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Films Based on Games: Is There Any Hope?

23rd September 201114th October 2011Rebecca Gillie

Ross Jones-Morris seems to think so.

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