Katrina: American Crime Story, the second instalment of the anthology series, has found its President. Actor Dennis Quaid has been cast as former President George W. Bush in the second season of Ryan Murphy and FX’s breakout show. The season will follow the events leading up to and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation […]
Rumour: Marvel developing Captain Britain TV series
Every few months or so we get a new rumour sprouting up suggesting that Marvel is developing a TV series based around this character or that character, and generally these rumours turn out to be little more than speculation, based upon the fact that Marvel is no doubt considering many of its virtually endless roster of superheroes […]
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera join Adult Swim’s Shivering Truth
Actors Jonah Hill and Michael Cera have joined the Adult Swim pilot Shivering Truth. The two Superbad actors will be voicing characters for the new stop-motion pilot which is written and created by South Park’s Vernon Chatman. Chatman will also be lending his voice to the project along with Starlee Kine. The show is billed as […]
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series Blu-ray Collector’s Edition Review
Freeks and Geeks: The Complete Series Starring Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty, and Busy Philipps. SYNOPSIS: The modern classic, Freaks and Geeks, arrives on Blu-ray at last! Set in 1980 at the fictional McKinley High in Detroit, Freaks and Geeks […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV… Shout! Factory’s track record with MST3K sets has been pretty solid ever since they took over the license from Rhino. They’ve done a great job of including bonus features in every four-disc volume, along with four mini-posters based on the disc case covers. Some sets are […]
Prison Break Season 5 Episode 7 Review – ‘Wine Dark Sea’
Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Prison Break season 5… “Wine Dark Sea” may have felt relatively low-energy at times compared to Prison Break‘s last few action-packed episodes, but as we enter the season’s third act, it also got things well and truly moving with Mike and co. finally leaving Yemen, presumably for good. […]
Michael Mann wants to make a prequel to Heat
Michael Mann’s 1995 crime thriller Heat – which saw legendary actors Robert de Niro and Al Pacino finally share the screen together – is considered a classic today. While we never got a sequel, there’s a good chance that we may actually now get a prequel instead. Deadline are reporting that the writer/director has inked […]
R.I.P. Sylvia Anderson (1927 – 2016)
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of the classic Thunderbirds TV series and voice of Lady Penelope, has passed away aged 88 after a short illness. “Sylvia was a mother and a legend. Her intelligence was phenomenal but her creativity and tenacity unchallenged,” said her daughter Dee Anderson. “She was a force in every way, and will be […]
AMC’s Better Call Saul renewed for season 3
AMC’s Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul has been renewed for a third season. Much like seasons 1 and 2, season 3 will consist of 10 episodes, and Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will serve as the series’ showrunners. Gilligan, Gould, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein and Thomas Schnauz are all on board to executive produce. […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4 Review ‘Amarillo’ and ‘Gloves Off’
Eric Bay-Andersen reviews the third and fourth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… At the end of episode 2, Kim gave Jimmy an ultimatum – she didn’t approve of his morally questionable methods, and if he carried on with them it would be a real sticking point in their fledgling relationship. As episode 3 […]
