Earlier in the week Entertainment Weekly gave us our first look at Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and now the site has some story details for the Harry Potter spinoff, along with descriptions for the main characters. Eccentric magizoologist Newt Scamander (Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne) comes to New York with his trusty weathered […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Strike Force’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Gotham season 2… Adding a militant edge to this show was someone else’s bright idea. Gotham needed something to combat the rise of these villains and their answer came in spades this week. By bringing in Michael Chiklis as Nathaniel Barnes, show runners have hopefully brought someone capable […]
Steven Moffat dismisses rumours about a shorter series 10 for Doctor Who
Yesterday The Mirror reported that the tenth series of Doctor Who would run for half of its usual twelve episodes to allow Peter Capaldi to pursue other projects, but Who fans can now breathe easy as showrunner Steven Moffat has dimissed the rumour as “bunk”. “We’re making a full series,” Moffat tells Radio Times. “I […]
Sixteen features up for Best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars
As Hollywood gears up for awards season, Deadline is reporting that a total of sixteen features have been submitted for consideration for the Oscar for Best Animated Film at the 88th Academy Awards: Anomalisa The Boy And The Beast Boy And The World The Good Dinosaur Home Hotel Transylvania 2 Inside Out Kahlil Gibran’s The […]
Activision Blizzard Studios launched, Call of Duty movie and Skylanders TV series in development
During BlizzCon, Activision Blizzard has announced that it is getting into the film and TV game, with the newly launched Activision Blizzard Studios developing a Call of Duty movie for release in 2017, as well as a Skylanders animated series, Skylanders Academy, which will launch next year. “Activision Blizzard Studios has the unique advantage of […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Batman v Superman and the DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Jessica Jones, The Crow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Wonder Woman, […]
Chloe Grace Moretz to star in The Little Mermaid live-action movie
Variety is reporting that Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in the title role in The Little Mermaid, Universal Pictures and Working Title’s upcoming live-action retealling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, which will be scripted by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). The project originally had Sofia Coppola attached to direct, although the […]
The Witcher movie slated for release in 2017
Coming Soon is reporting that Andrzej Sapkowski novel series Witcher is heading to the big screen, with the Sean Daniel Company announcing a movie adaptation for 2017. The film will be directed by Tomasz Baginski (The Cathedral), who helmed the opening cinematics for the first two instalments of the popular video game series, from a script […]
Video Game Review – Whispering Willows
Martin Carr reviews Whispering Willows… I am a fan of haunted mansions. Whether exploring a dilapidated annexe or traversing creaky stairwells, there is much to be said for anything which provides that type of locale. Whispering Willows may not have the heavy artillery, and perpetual moaning of the undead outside like Resident Evil. Yet there […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Brooklyn (2015)
Brooklyn, 2015. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. SYNOPSIS: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950’s Brooklyn for a fresh start and falls in love. But when tragedy forces her to return home, she must choose between the two countries and the lives and loves within them. Being […]
