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Ben Stiller unveils Derek Zoolander’s son in Zoolander 2

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With production well underway in Rome, Ben Stiller has taken to his Twitter account to unveil Derek Zoolander’s teenage son in Zoolander 2. Stiller posted a picture of him as Zoolander alongside young actor Cyrus Arnold (Sam & Cat) in a red sports car as they posed for the snap, but while Derek is still […]

Bruce Willis: Die Hard prequel “is a very good idea”

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Earlier this month it was announced that Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is reuniting with Bruce Willis for a sixth entry in the Die Hard franchise, which will reportedly reinvent the action series with a 1979 prequel adventure for a young John McClane and featuring flash-forward scenes with Willis in the present […]

Special Features – Doctor Who: The Clara Conundrum

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Co-Editor Liam Trim ponders the problem of Doctor Who’s new companion…. Steven Moffat has clearly set us viewers a conundrum, as well as the Doctor himself: he wants us to work out who Clara Oswald is. Ever since her unexpected introduction in last year’s Asylum of the Daleks, the Doctor has been preoccupied with discovering […]

Comic Book Review – The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #4

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Trevor Hogg reviews the last chapter in the Hollywood Horror miniseries…  Betty in deadly danger! The great and the good of Hollywood under the control of Otto Rune! And the Rocketeer without the jet-pack he’s come to depend upon! And, just when Cliff Secord thought things couldn’t get any worse… enter the Dark Lord himself, […]

R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920 – 2013)

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We’re sad to report the news that SFX guru and pioneer Ray Harryhausen has passed away at the age of 92. The news was sent out by The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Facebook page. Harryhausen was best known for his work in the field of stop-motion animation on films such as Clash of the Titans, […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #10

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Chris Cooper reviews the latest of IDW’s TMNT ‘Color Classics’ reprints… “Revisit this TMNT Mirage classic in full glorious colour (continued from TMNT Color Classics Micro Series: Leonardo)!“ The first TMNT film has been a firm favourite of mine since I was a nipper. Not just amongst comic book films but in general. So to […]

Comic Book Review – Epic Kill #10

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Trevor Hogg reviews the final chapter in the ten part series which brings the blood splattered tale of retribution to a mind-bending resolution… “Song’s uncle, her sole remaining family, is killed while in government custody.  Enraged, will Song seek vengeance for his death, or try to find inner peace so she can finally lead a […]

Second Opinion – Iron Man 3 (2013)

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Iron Man 3, 2013. Directed by Shane Black.Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley and Jon Favreau. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.  So here we are. The beginning of Phase Two in […]

Movie Review – Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)

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Tales from the Organ Trade, 2013. Directed by Ric Esther Bienstock. Starring David Cronenberg (narrator), Dr. Yusuf Sonmez, Jonathan Ratal, and Raul Fain.  SYNOPSIS: The issue of illegal human organ transplants has a global impact upon the impoverished, the legal and medical professions, and those in desperate need of a life-saving operation. From the slums of the Philippines to […]