Eric Bay-Andersen on making sense of the X-Men movie timeline(s)… To say that the X-Men movies are convoluted and confusing would be an understatement – over the past 17 years the franchise has seen multiple spin-offs, re-boots and re-castings, making any hope of coherence impossible. But there is a way to make (partial) sense out […]
J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg teaming for Syrian refugee drama
Powerhouse producers J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg are teaming for a big screen adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s non-fiction book A Hope More Powerful Than the See: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival. The book details the harrowing survival story of Doaa Al Zamel, a Syrian woman fleeing Egypt for Sweden, who found […]
Interview – Beauty and the Beast stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens
Amon Warmann chats with Beauty and the Beast stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens…Disney films don’t get much more iconic than Beauty and the Beast, and so bringing the beloved characters to life in live action – while being an incredible opportunity – is also more than a little bit daunting. Thankfully both Emma Watson […]
Movie Review – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017.Directed by Jordan Peele Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Stephen Root, and Lil Rel Howery.SYNOPSIS:An African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s parents at their odd, country complex where no one is what they seem.I can quite honestly state that I have never felt the mixture […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 15 Review – ‘Exodus’
Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Supergirl season 2…With the alien registry in enemy hands and Jeremiah seemingly playing both sides, Supergirl turns into an episode of familial feud, divided allegiances and bloodthirsty beat downs. Nameless thugs in balaclavas, black van kidnappings and Luthor Corp pulling the strings equals a whole mess of trouble […]
Interview – Beauty and the Beast composer Alan Menken
Amon Warmann chats with Beauty and the Beast composer Alan Menken…There are few people more key to Disney’s animated success in the late 80’s and early 90’s than Alan Menken. The legendary composer – who has won a record 8 Oscars for his scores – returned for Beauty and the Beast’s live action adaptation with […]
The Dark Knight and Ant-Man actor to play Abra Kadabra in The Flash
The official DC Comics website has announced that David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Gotham, Ant-Man) has signed on to play the classic comic book villain Abra Kadabra in an upcoming episode of The Flash season three.The CW version of the character is described as “a criminal from a distant future whose advanced technological powers seem […]
Sony snaps up the rights to Robin Hood reimagining Marian starring Margot Robbie
Sony has snapped up the rights to the hot spec script Marian from newcomer Pete Barry, which will reimagine the Robin Hood legend and sees Maid Marian succeeding Robin after the folk hero is killed in battle. Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie is attached to play Marian, and she is also producing through her LuckyChap […]
Book Review – The Hangman’s Daughter by Gavin Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews The Hangman’s Daughter by Gavin Smith… Welcome to the future, where humanity left Earth for the stars 400 years ago. In this future, we have expanded through the stars, although some things are still the same. There is still crime, as humanity hasn’t evolved into purely altruistic beings, the CIA is still […]
Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith to star in Life in a Year
Having worked with his dad on last year’s Suicide Squad, Cara Delevingne is now set to star alongside Jaden Smith in the romantic drama Life in a Year for Overbrook Entertainment. The film will see Smith starring as a 17-year-old who discovers his girlfriend is dying, and decides to give her their entire life together […]
