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The Problem With Streaming Monopolies

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Amazon and Netflix, as physical media slowly dies out with every increase in their market share… A lot has been said recently about Netflix’s huge push in 2019 with original content. It’s not necessarily true to say people have been banging their door down demanding they create this original content (or […]

Sony denies Aunt May movie rumour

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Yesterday rumour specialists Latino-Review dropped a new report, claiming that Sony was looking at an Amazing Spider-Man spin-off centred around the character of Aunt May, which would take place in her youth without the inclusion of Spider-Man. Well, if Sony is to be believed, the report is nothing but a fabrication, with a studio source […]

BFI’s Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1956. Directed by Don Siegel. Starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan and Carolyn Jones. SYNOPSIS: Body Snatchers invade the small town of Santa Mira… In this current era of comic-book obsessed filmmaking, the archaic trait whereby a villain is bit by/hit by/falls into radioactive elements, we automatically relate it to our […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Statick Shock, Superman Lives, Spawn and more

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Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, The […]

The Week in Spandex – Marvel’s Phase Three, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Gambit, Supergirl, Static Shock and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Gambit, Batman […]

Jake Gyllenhaal reteams with Antoine Fuqua for The Man Who Made It Snow

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Jake Gyllenhaal is gathering a ton of critical acclaim for his latest film, Nightcrawler (read our reviews here, here and here, along with our podcast about it here), and has already set his sights on his next project. According to Deadline, he’ll be reteaming with Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua for The Man Who Made It Snow.  Gyllenhaal will star as […]

An Interview with Martial Arts Film Legend Gary Daniels

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Manny Camacho interviews action film star Gary Daniels… Waking up at 4:30 AM is not something many of us like to do. Waking up to go to work at such an ungodly hour is usually far worse. However, waking up at this ungodly hour to go to work because I get to interview a martial art and […]

Iggy Pop cast in Dario Argento’s The Sandman

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Punk rock legend Iggy Pop has found himself in the middle of yet another foray into the world of film. This time the aging rockstar will be tackling the lead role in Italian horror director Dario Argento’s spine chilling The Sandman. The movie itself is based on Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann’s germanic novel Der Sandman […]

The Maze Runner Interview with director Wes Ball

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Back in August, Wes Ball sat with us to discuss his debut feature film, The Maze Runner, out in cinemas in the UK now… How long were you shooting for The Maze Runner? WB: We shot for 8 weeks, which is a very short period of time to do a movie. It was intense, but […]