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The Color Purple featurette outlines a bold new take on the classic Deep South drama

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Warner Bros. has released a featurette for Blitz Bazawule’s new take on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple, which promises to put the story “back out into the world” in order to “connect with the younger generation”.  The screenplay is by acclaimed playwright Marcus Gardley (Maid), which combines Walker’s novel with the musical […]

Sensational She-Hulk soaks up the sun in Adam Hughes foil cover

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With writer Rainbow Rowell and artist Andrés Genolet set to kick off a brand new era for Jennifer Walter this October, Marvel has announced that fans can mark the launch of Sensational She-Hulk #1 with a foil variant cover for the debut issue from Adam Hughes which sees the Jade Giantess soaking up the sun… […]

Movie Review – Retribution (2023)

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Retribution, 2023. Directed by Nimród Antal. Starring Liam Neeson, Jack Champion, Emily Kusche, Arian Moayed, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Lilly Aspell, Luca Markus, Bernhard Piesk, and Noma Dumezweni. SYNOPSIS: A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. This piece […]

Agatha Christie’s estate wants more of Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot following A Haunting In Venice

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Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is on his third adaptation of the work of iconic writer Agatha Christie, and his latest film, A Haunting In Venice, could be his best outing yet.  With the three films based on her Hercule Poirot stories hitting a new stride, it seems like the ones controlling the Christie estate want even […]

Miriam Margolyes joins Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials as The Meep

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The BBC has announced that BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Call the Midwife) is heading to the world of Doctor Who for a guest role in the upcoming 60th anniversary specials for the iconic British sci-fi series. “I’m relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died. With sci-fi you never know. […]

Swedish slasher horror-comedy The Conference gets a trailer from Netflix

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Netflix has released a trailer for director Patrick Eklund’s Swedish horror-comedy The Conference. The slasher follows a group of municipal employees as their fun team-building exercise descends into a nightmare when a masked killer begins murdering the participants one by one. Watch the trailer below… The Conference is a comedy slasher film about a teambuilding […]

Michael Myers stalks Riverdale on new Archie Horror Halloween prints

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The Shape is heading to Riverdale as Archie Comics marks the 45th anniversary of the iconic Halloween franchise with two brand new limited edition art prints from Matt Talbot, both of which are set to go on sale at the upcoming H45 Convention in California. “Every so often, if you’re really fortunate, a dream project […]

James Wan on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom reshoots and where it fits into the new DC Universe

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Even though it’s been several years since the original Aquaman and the sequel has shifted release dates numerous times, director James Wan wants you to know Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be just fine. In a recent sit-down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the upcoming long-awaited release of the Aquaman sequel, the filmmaker dove […]

Tom DeLonge-directed sci-fi Monsters of California gets a trailer and poster

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Screen Media Films has released a poster and trailer for Monsters of California, the sci-fi adventure from Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge. The film following a group of high school friends as they set out to uncover a paranormal conspiracy in Southern California after they discover secret research left by a missing government agent. Watch the […]