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What we learned from the Doctor Strange concept trailer

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Luke Owen reports on the concept trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange… With Doctor Strange now in production (see set photos and videos here, here, here and here), we were lucky enough to be shown the concept art trailer for the movie which was shown at a sneak peek of Disney’s 2016 slate of films that also […]

Paradise Lost: The Already Troubled Production History of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5

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With Alien 5 being put “on hold”, Luke Owen looks back at the movie’s brief troubled production…“The way Fox dealt with me was not cool,” Neill Blomkamp recalls of his time on the unproduced Halo movie. “Right from the beginning, when Mary [Parent] hired me up until the end when it collapsed, they treated me like […]

Looking Back on the Summer Blockbusters of 2015

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Matthew Lee takes a look back at the summer blockbusters of 2015…Last year, Forbes reported that last summer’s box office was down by a whopping $1.223 billion. Hollywood executives were undoubtedly shitting themselves. This was significantly more problematic considering last year’s summer held a number great critical surprises; Guardians of the Galaxy was a fun, […]

D23 Interview: Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie on Captain America: Civil War

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Yesterday Marvel Studios gave fans in attendance at Disney’s D23 Expo the first look at the Phase Three-launching Captain Amercia: Civil War. As yet, the footage hasn’t been released online, but you can read a description of it here, and we’ve also got an interview with Chris Evans (Captain America) and Anthony Mackie (Falcon) talking […]

The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations

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EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies…After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows.Starting in 1976 […]

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Black Panther, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Suicide Squad, Bananaman and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Suicide Squad, LEGO Batman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Constantine, Bananaman and […]

A Look Back At The Matrix Sequels

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With filming on The Matrix 4 underway, Eric Bay-Andersen discusses whether time has done anything to improve the less-than-stellar reputation that Reloaded and original trilogy-capper Revolutions have received in the years since their release…The first Matrix was a game-changer for me – I was thirteen when it was released, and it came along at a […]

Red Dwarf: The Top 5 Special Guest Stars from the Show’s Smegging History

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On the 32nd anniversary of its premiere, Villordsutch takes a look back through the history of Red Dwarf history to bring you the Top 5 special guest stars that have appeared in this smegging brilliant show…5. Jenny Agutter, OBE (Psirens – Series 6, Episode 1)Star of The Railway Children, Walkabout, Logan’s Run and An American […]

Batman ’89: The most influential film of the last 30 years

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Anghus Houvouras on Tim Burton’s Batman: The most influential film of the last 30 years….The summer of 1989 was brimming with blockbusters. A number of high profile sequels were set to light up the box office. Massive franchises like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Lethal Weapon were debuting new installments guaranteed to rake in fat stacks […]

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of Box Office Expectations)

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Anghus Houvouras on Birds of Prey and the box office…Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) hit theaters this weekend and is receiving praise from both audiences and critics. Great action sequences, scenery chewing performances from some amazing actors and a unique big budget comic book adaptation. This should be a […]