American comedian, actress, writer, producer and TV host Joan Rivers has passed away today aged 81, her daughter Melissa has revealed. She had been on life support since August 28th, having suffered a cardiac arrest during throat surgery. Born in Brooklyn in 1933, Rivers began her career as a stand-up comic in New York City […]
X-Men: Apocalypse to shoot in Montreal in April
According to Journal de Montreal (via CJAD), the X-Men will be returning to Montreal for 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, with 20th Century Fox set to open a production office for the next instalment in the mutant Marvel series next month. Set construction is reportedly due to get underway in December, with cameras starting to roll in […]
Cambridge Film Festival Review – Four Corners (2013)
Four Corners, 2013. Directed by Ian Gabriel. Starring Brendon Daniels, Jezzriel Skei, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Irshaad Ally and Abduragman Adams. SYNOPSIS: Intertwining tales of 4 people caught in the Number Gang Wars of the 26 and the 28 in the Cape Flats of Cape Town. Four Corners has a good contrast of differences and similarities to […]
Margot Robbie in talks for live-action Ghost in the Shell
Back in January Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) signed on to direct the long-gestating live-action adapation of the anime classic Ghost in the Shell, and now it looks like we may have our first cast member. According to The Wrap, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) is in early talks for the […]
DC Entertainment pitching a Supergirl TV show
It’s a good time to be a DC fan, what with Arrow about to start its third season, and The Flash, Gotham and Constantine all incoming this new television season. And now Bleeding Cool is reporting that Kara Zor-El could be the next DC character heading to the small screen. According to the site, Michael […]
George Clooney to direct Hack Attack, based on the News International phone hacking scandal
George Clooney has secured his next directorial effort, having signed on to direct Hack Attack, an adaptation of Nick Davies’ book of the same name, which explores the News International phone hacking scandal that came to light back in 2011 and ultimately led to the closure of The News of the World. “This has all […]
Comic Book Review – Tech Jacket #3
Zeb Larson reviews Tech Jacket #3… The champion of the Colossus emerges to challenge Tech Jacket, while the President of the United States (you know who!) receives council from a strange advisor. This is a pretty middling issue. There’s some action here that certainly looks nice, but none of it feels particularly dramatic or engrossing. […]
Netflix picks up Gotham
With Gotham set to premiere on FOX next month, the streaming service Netflix has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Television to become the exclusive video on demand supplier for the Batman prequel series in the States and its international markets. According to Deadline, the deal has set Netflix back around $1.75 million per episode, […]
Robert Downey Jr. wants to see Black Widow, Hulk and Hawkeye solo movies
Over the past year or so we’ve had plenty of speculation as to Marvel Studios’ plans for Phase Three of the Cinematic Universe, with a Black Widow solo movie mentioned as a possibility on several occasions, as well as ongoing support for another solo outing for The Incredible Hulk. Now Tony Stark himself has weighed […]
It’s a Prison Break reunion as Dominic Purcell joins The Flash
It looks like The CW is bringing together a Prison Break reunion of sorts, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Dominic Purcell (Blade: Trinity) has signed on to appear in the Arrow spin-off The Flash as supervillain and Rogues member Mick Rory – “a pyromaniac who finds an outlet for his obsession with fire when […]
