Its only been on the air for two weeks, but it seems that has been enough Starz long to decide on the future of American Gods as the network has renewed the series for a second season which will air next year. “Bryan Fuller, Michael Green and Neil Gaiman have evolved the art form of television narratively, […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2017 – Take Me (2017)
Take Me, 2017. Directed by Pat Healy. Starring Taylor Schilling, Pat Healy, Alycia Delmore, and Jim O’Heir. SYNOPSIS: Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn’t […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files #13
Tony Black reviews The X-Files #13… “Skinner,” Part 2 (of 2): Assistant Director Walter Skinner finally gets the spotlight! When a face from the past resurfaces, Skinner must confront painful memories of the Vietnam War in his effort to keep a dark secret from being exposed. The second part of ‘Skinner’, this two-part exploration of […]
Tim Blake Nelson headlining The True Don Quixote
Variety is reporting that production has got underway on The True Don Quixote, a modern-day version of Miguel de Carvantes classic novel, with Chris Poche (Over the Hedge) directing a cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson (Fantastic Four) as Don Quixote and Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Sancho Panza. According to the site, the story […]
Amazon greenlights neo-Victorian fantasy noir Carnival Row
Amid a raft of cancellations across the various US TV networks, streaming service Amazon has announced that it has given an eight-episode series order to Carnival Row, a fantasy drama from Rene Echevarria (Star Trek), Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim) and director-producer Paul McGuigan (Victor Frankenstein). The one hour drama series is described as a “fantasy-noir” […]
Netflix commissions French sci-fi series Osmosis
Netflix has commissioned a French sci-fi series entitled Osmosis for its streaming platform. Osmosis will serve as the second French language series that Netflix has given the go ahead to, and will be developed as an eight part drama. The show will tell the story of a near future Paris where a new dating app […]
Liam Hemsworth and Adam Devine join Rebel Wilson in Isn’t It Romantic
THR is reporting that Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) and Adam Devine (Pitch Perfect 2) have joined the cast of the romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic, where they will star alongside the previously cast Rebel Wilson. The film is being directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) and follows “a cynical […]
Richie Mehta to direct Jay Baruchel in Baseballissimo
According to THR, Richie Mehta (Siddharth, Amal) has signed on to direct Jay Baruchel (Goon: Last of the Enforcers) in Baseballissimo, an indie drama about a minor-league pitcher on an Italian baseball team. The film has been written by Baruchel and his wiring partner Jesse Chabot (Random Acts of Violence) and originally had Jacob Tierney […]
Wonder Woman tracking $65 million – $75 million domestic opening weekend
DC’s iconic superhero Wonder Woman is set to grace the big screen in her very first solo movie next month as Gal Gadot reprises her Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice role as the Amazon Princess, and according to the latest box office tracking, the DC Extended Universe release is tracking a domestic opening weekend […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 21 Review – ‘The Return’
Danny Hale reviews the twenty-first episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… Well, any fears I had that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was going to let the momentum drop this week by our heroes escaping the Framework were completely unfounded; the opening encounter between Coulson, May and Ivanov to the wonderful return of Ghost Rider at […]
