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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Jaimie Alexander explains why Lady Sif is a Thor: Ragnarok no-show
Whilst Thor: Ragnarok brings back multiple characters from the franchise, as well as some from the wider MCU and a couple of stunt-casting cameos, there was one notable absence in the shape of Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif. Alexander played the battle hardened Asgardian in both Thor and Thor: The Dark World, and also made appearances […]
Thor: Ragnarok hammers out $28 million at the international box office
With the rest of the world getting a head start on their third trip to Asgard, audiences have been flocking to Thor: Ragnarok in the three days in which it has been playing in the international market. The Taika Waititi directed Marvel Studios threequel has grossed $28m from the first few days release in 28 markets. […]
First trailer for Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler
He’s currently taking down inclement weather in Geostorm, and now STX Entertainment have released the first look at Gerard Butler’s next movie maelstrom; the bullet-ridden LA ganglands of Den of Thieves. Check it out below, along with the poster… The premise focuses on the interconnecting characters on opposite sides of the law. One is a […]
The Walking Dead season 8 premiere suffers ratings slump
While it still remains the biggest show currently shuffling onto TV screens around the world, The Walking Dead continued to shed viewers with its 100th episode, and season 8 premiere, ‘Mercy’. According to Variety, and the Nielsen Live+Same Day Data ratings system, the premiere garnered 11.4 million viewers on Sunday night and 5.0 rating in […]
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi ‘Set & Story’ trailer released
With the December release date looming into view like an overhead Star Destroyer, you might not want to see that much more of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but this latest snippet from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away brings the feels rather than the spoilers. “This is how it gets […]
New trailer for Liam Neeson’s The Commuter
“You have until next stop to decide. What kind of person are you?” That’s the thinly veiled threat made to Liam Neeson’s travelling salesman by Vera Farmiga’s butter-wouldn’t-melt blackmailer in the latest trailer for The Commuter. Jaume Collet-Serra’s action film is shaping up to be the best high-speed transport game of cat-and-mouse since Speed, and […]
