Variety is reporting that Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider is heading to the small screen, with Eleventh Hour Films and ITV tapping Guy Burt (Borgia) to develop a TV series based upon the teen super spy. The Alex Rider book series launched in 2000, and has went on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide. The […]
Brian K. Vaughan open to a Saga adaptation, once the comic is finished
As Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples launch their new Saga story arc, comic book writer Vaughan has been chatting to CBR about the prospect of the bestselling Image Comics series being adapted for the screen. “Maybe when the story is finished,” said Vaughan. “I think Fiona and I are both open to Saga possibly […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 20 Review – ‘Pretty Hate Machine’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham season 3… Swing a cat and hit a villain, such is the influx of threat currently flooding Gotham in the penultimate episode before its two hour finale next week. With bomb threats, viral injections and Pennyworth GCPD team ups happening left right and centre, we find everything […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Lemon Scented You’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of American Gods… A free-floating ‘Seven Year Itch’ icon combined with ‘Stardust’ pastiche are just two of many personas which make ‘Lemon Scented You’ come alive. Acid trip laced introductions with swinging sledgehammers and balm pot crazy Irishmen, meld together into a seedy segue of sordid indulgence offering minimal […]
Movie Review – My Life as a Courgette (2016)
My Life as a Courgette, 2016. Directed by Claude Barras. Featuring the voice talents of Erick Abbate, Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, and Amy Sedaris. SYNOPSIS: After his mother’s sudden death, Courgette is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At […]
Exclusive Interview with McLaren director Roger Donaldson
Paul Risker chats with McLaren director Roger Donaldson… “Every movie is different” says filmmaker Roger Donaldson. “There are always so many things to keep you interested and so I’m not bored yet.” The story of racing driver, constructor and engineer Bruce McLaren has become the primary focus of Donaldson. It is one that has seen […]
Blu-ray Review – Klown (2010)
Klown, 2010. Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard. Starring Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne, Iben Hjejle, and Niels Weyde. SYNOPSIS: In order to prove to his pregnant girlfriend that he is father material, Frank brings his 12-year-old nephew along on a weekend canoeing trip with his friend Casper, although the trip is really […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales opens to $270 million as Baywatch sinks at the box office
The fifth instalment of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise set sail this past weekend, with Dead Men Tell No Tales opening to $270.6 million worldwide. The film claimed $62.2 million domestically, the lowest opening for the series since the first instalment Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl opened with $46.6 […]
Blu-ray Review – Evil Ed (1995)
Evil Ed, 1995. Directed by Anders Jacobsson. Starring Johan Rudebeck, Per Löfberg, Olof Rhodin, Camela Leierth, Anders Ek, and Bill Moseley. SYNOPSIS: A mild-mannered video editor is given the job of editing a series of brutal slasher movies for his unscrupulous boss, with disastrous results. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky being a horror […]
Justice League producer discusses Joss Whedon’s involvement
Earlier this week Zack Snyder announced that he was stepping down as director of Justice League due to the rather sad news that his daughter had passed away back in March. With the DC blockbuster gearing up for some reshoots, Snyder is handing directorial duties over to The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron helmer Joss […]
