2016 hasn’t been the greatest of years for Johnny Depp both personally and professionally, and now he’s rounded out the year by being named by Forbes as the most overpaid actor in Hollywood for the second year running. Forbes calculates its list by working out how much studios have earned in return for every dollar paid […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Laws of Inferno Dynamics’
Danny Hale reviews Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4 episode 8 – Laws of Inferno Dynamics… Yet another strong week for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; “Laws of Inferno Dynamics” opened with S.H.I.E.L.D. surrounding Eli’s location thrusting us right back into the action with little preamble. After witnessing Eli’s staggering abilities last week it became very clear as […]
Marvel launching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. web spinoff Slingshot
With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. now on its midseason break until January, Marvel and ABC have announced that an online webseries spinoff is set to fill the gap, with Slingshot premiering next week on ABC Go and Marvel.com. Slingshot will revolve around the character of Elena ‘Yo-Yo’ Rodriguez, played by Natalia Cordova-Buckley, and will take place prior […]
Movie Review – Life, Animated (2016)
Life, Animated, 2016. Directed by Roger Ross Williams. SYNOPSIS: A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood. Disney, for many, is a staple of their childhood, and also a favourite collection of films […]
Online Theorising: a blessing, not a curse
Tony Black on why online theorising is a blessing rather than a curse… So have you watched Westworld yet? Don’t worry, I’m not going to spoil the season finale for you if you haven’t. Though to be honest it’s possible you may have already guessed one or two of the major reveals and twists within, […]
New Cloverfield movie set for October, God Particle taken off schedule
A few weeks ago, it was revealed that the next entry in the Cloverfield franchise would likely be Julius Onah’s God Particle, which was slated for release on February 24th, 2017. Now, according to Exhibitor Relations, Paramount Pictures has removed God Particle from their schedule and replaced it with an untitled Cloverfield movie set to drop […]
15 finalists for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature announced
Earlier in the week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the list of twenty films in contention for the nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 89th Academy Awards in February, and now we have word on the fifteen films vying for a nod in the Best Documentary Feature category. Cameraperson Command […]
Sony developing feature adaptation of Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s A.D.: After Death
Following a bidding war, Sony has acquired the movie rights to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jeff Lemire’s three-part sci-fi epic A.D.: After Death from Image Comics, and is now in development on a feature film adaptation. A.D. is set in a future where a genetic cure for death has been found. One man, years […]
Exclusive Interview: Oliver Stone discusses his career and new film Snowden
Paul Risker chats with Oliver Stone about his career and his new film Snowden… Oliver Stone has been the consciousness of not only modern America, but of the modern world. He has vehemently explored questions on subjects with a captivating drama that have been offset with his trademark insight. His cinema has spanned such subjects […]
Greg Berlanti set to direct Little Shop of Horrors remake
The mind behind The CW’s Arrow-verse will be moving onto a feature length project soon. Deadline has revealed that Greg Berlanti has been hired by Warner Bros. to direct a remake of the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors. In Little Shop of Horrors, Seymour, a lonely shopkeeper, discovers that a mysterious plant he found only grows by […]
