Earlier this week it was announced that HBO has “parted ways” with Joss Whedon on The Nevers, an upcoming sci-fi series he’s created and co-written with his Buffy The Vampire Slayer colleagues Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie, which would have marked his first foray into TV since 2009’s Dollhouse. Whedon released a statement blaming exhaustion and the […]
Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests LEGO Art set revealed
LEGO has revealed promotional images for its next LEGO Art set, Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests (31201), which gives you the choice to build one of four of the house crests for Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin. The set goes on sale on January 1st, priced at $119.99/£114.99; check it out here… SEE ALSO: LEGO unveils […]
Misery at 30: Why the story of an obsessive superfan is even more potent three decades on
With Rob Reiner’s thriller celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash looks at the alarming relevance of Misery in the modern era… Movies, and perhaps most patently horror movies, are like mirrors. For well over a century, in the familiar setting of the living room or dark sanctuary of the multiplex, in the perceived safety of […]
R.I.P. David Prowse (1935 – 2020)
Some sad news this morning as it has been announced that British actor David Prowse – best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – has passed away aged 85 after a short illness. “May the force be with him, always” said Prowse’s agent Thomas Bowington. “Though famous for […]
Anthony Mackie to star in Netflix thriller The Ogun
Having worked with the streamer on the likes of Black Mirror, Altered Carbon and Point Blank, Anthony Mackie is set to reunite with Netflix for the new thriller movie The Ogun. As reported by THR, Mackie will produce the movie and star as Xavier Rhodes , a man “who brings his teenage daughter to Nigeria […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Patrick Kirst on Breaking Surface and The Kissing Booth
Joachim Hedén’s survival thriller, Breaking Surface was released earlier this year in Sweden and is now coming to digital platforms in the U.S. December 15th. In case you aren’t familiar with the film, the official synopsis reads: During a winter dive on a remote part of the coast in Northern Norway, two sisters’ lives fall […]
Harry Potter director Chris Columbus reveals he would have been interested in returning to direct both Deathly Hallows films
While Chris Columbus helmed the first two instalments in the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber, the director has revealed whether he ever considered returning to the series. In an interview with Collider to promote his new film The Christmas Chronicles 2, Columbus revealed that he wanted the […]
James Gunn is bringing The Suicide Squad to CCXP Worlds
Yesterday it was announced that Warner Bros. is bringing Wonder Woman 1984 to next month’s CCXP Worlds, the virtual edition of Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience, and now James Gunn has taken to Twitter to announce that Task Force X will also be in attendance to offer “some ridiculous fun” from The Suicide Squad – and, perhaps, […]
Exclusive Interview – Writer-Director Oliver Murray discusses the man behind the music in Ronnie’s
British filmmaker Oliver Murray lays bare a musical institution in his latest feature simply called Ronnie’s. Employing rare archive footage and intimate revelations, this definitive documentary on Ronnie Scott screened recently at the 2020 DOC NYC Film Festival. In conversation with Martin Carr, the inquisitive writer director goes into detail about his involvement, as well […]
Extreme Cinema – David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996)
Crash, 1996. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette and Elias Koteas. Whilst the depiction of sex and violence in films has often been the main focal point for the British Board of Film Classification’s decision making, never have the two been combined more provocatively in mainstream cinema […]
