Now that Nielsen are starting to release viewing statistics for online streaming services, we might start to get an idea of just how successful the likes of Netflix and Amazon have been in reinventing the consumption of our favourite television shows. Well, the former of those streaming giants will be pleased with the results for […]
Thor: Ragnarok hammers out $14.5 million in domestic takings on Thursday
Heading towards a predicted $100m+ domestic total at the US box office this weekend, Thor: Raganrok delivered an estimated $14.5m in Thursday night previews. That places it in seventh position in the Marvel Cinematic Universe preview chart (see below), just behind Spider-Man: Homecoming, which debuted to $15.4m earlier this year. Spidey went on to gross […]
Does Mark Frost’s new book explain that Twin Peaks ending?
Vulture have got their hands on Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost’s new book, and it appears to shed some light on the suburban scream that bellowed from deep within former corpse Laura Palmer. What actually happened will always remain beautifully ambiguous, but the general consensus appears to be that Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) crossed […]
US theaters angered by Star Wars: The Last Jedi demands
With Star Wars: The Last Jedi set to be the biggest box-office movie of the year, The Magic Kingdom is making sure it can recoup as many Disney dollars as possible when the film hits this December. The Wall Street Journal are reporting that before US exhibitors can show the highly anticipated film, they must […]
24 to return as female-led legal drama
Following the mixed reception given to Keifer Sutherland’s swansong, 24: Live Another Day, and the cancellation of the Corey Hawkins led spin-off, 24: Legacy, you might have thought FOX would retire any potential future agents in the once-ground-breaking franchise. Well, in a twist akin to the show in its pomp, Deadline is reporting that the […]
Movie Review – The Gatehouse (2016)
The Gatehouse, 2016. Directed by Martin Gooch. Starring Scarlett Rayner, Simeon Willis, Linal Haft, Paul Freeman, Hannah Waddingham, Alix Wilton Regan, and Melissa Knatchbull. SYNOPSIS: Precocious ten-year old Eternity (Scarlett Rayner) lives in a gatehouse at the edge of an ancient forest with her father (Simeon Willis). She likes to dig for buried treasure in […]
Get Out and Girls star Allison Williams to headline horror The Perfection
One of the best things about Jordan Peele’s film of the year contender, Get Out, was how Allison Williams (HBO’s Girls) lulled both Daniel Kaluuya and the audience into a false sense of security, before pulling the old switcheroo. She was integral to that film working. The good news is that according to Deadline, Williams […]
The Crow reboot to start pre-production in 2018
“It can’t rain all the time”. That is unless you’re trying to reboot cult Brandon Lee property The Crow, and the downpour in question is bad luck. There have been rights issues, the shutdown of Relativity Media, a revolving door of potential leads – Luke Evans, Jack Huston, Jason Momoa – and a roll-call of directors, […]
Quantum Leap creator talks potential jump to the big screen
With nostalgia all the rage these days, Quantum Leap creator Donald Bellisario has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about a script he has written which could potentially see Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) making one final leap onto cinema screens. Running for five seasons during the late 80’s, Quantum Leap was the story of a physicist […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi gets a Destiny TV spot
Lucasfilm and Disney have released a brand new TV spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Entitled ‘Destiny’, the promo debuted during the World Series and features a lot of the footage we’ve already seen, such as Rey (Daisy Ridley) performing some cracking lightsabre moves on Anch-To, Luke (Mark Hamill) looking as though he’s overdosed […]
