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4 Characters Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Has To Introduce

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Samuel Brace with four characters Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has to introduce… With the recent release of Marvel’s latest Avengers extravaganza, Age of Ultron, I thought we should take a look at the Marvel characters, both heroic and villainous, that the folks running the biggest show in town should look to include in future films. We […]

Exclusive: Composer Charlie Clouser talks Wayward Pines season 2, listen to a track from the premiere episode here

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With season two of Wayward Pines set to get underway on Fox next Wednesday (May 25th), we caught up with composer Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails fame to discuss his work on the score for the hit series, as well as getting our hands on an exclusive track from the season two premiere! In […]

Why Zac Efron should play Booster Gold

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Anghus Houvouras thinks Zac Efron should play Booster Gold… DC Comics cinematic adaptations continue to be a wild ride that has polarized fans. There are those of us who are enjoying the garish monstrosities being created using our favorite DC Icons, and others who are one step away from declaring that Zack Snyder and Warner […]

Interview with the stars and filmmakers of The Gift, new poster debuts

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After a critically-acclaimed release during the summer, Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut The Gift is released on Digital Download today, as well as debuting on Blu-ray and DVD next Monday, December 7th. And to celebrate the home entertainment release, we have some new interviews with the stars of the film, including Jason Bateman and Edgerton, as […]

Preacher Adaptation: Not “better” or “worse” but “different”

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Rachel Bellwoar on AMC’s Preacher adaptation… Similar to Martin Carr, who writes the show’s episode reviews, I started Preacher only slightly familiar with Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s graphic novels. The question of when to tackle the source material, however, had been tossing around in my head for a while. Usually, with shows like Game of Thrones, I’m a […]

Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters

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Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters… You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I […]

The Callow Way – The Death Of The Theatrical Premiere?

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This week Neil Calloway looks at the changing face of how films are released… This week, two unrelated stories seemed like they could herald the end of films debuting in the cinema. First there was the news that Ricky Gervais’s new film, Special Correspondents, his third as director, would get its premiere on Netflix. This […]

Five of the best throwdowns in Netflix’s Daredevil

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Cherokee Seebalack with five of the best throwdowns in Netflix’s Daredevil… There’s one more person you need to be thanking for the awesomeness that is Netflix’s Daredevil and that’s Philip J. Silvera. All the bad-assery that you got in the first season? Silvera’s the guy who brought it to you. As the fight and stunt […]