This week, Neil Calloway argues that every film director should have to make an ultra low-budget film… This week brought the news that Robert Rodriguez planned to mark the 25th anniversary of his debut, El Mariachi, by making another film for $7,000. If you don’t know the story of El Mariachi‘s production, then you really […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Demonic (2015)
Demonic, 2015 Written and directed by Will Cannon Starring Maria Bello, Frank Grillo, Cody Horn, Dustin Milligan, Megan Park, Scott Mechlowicz, Aaron Yoo, Alex Goode SYNOPSIS: A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts. Just as with The Diabolical, Demonic from producer James Wan […]
The Most Disappointing: Marvel’s Secret Wars
Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment with Marvel’s Secret Wars… Disappointment is the byproduct of expectation. The feeling one gets when the excitement of anticipation makes way for the charred feeling of disenchantment. Marvel’s latest event comic, Secret Wars, had been highly buzzed about since the series was first announced. An epic, world ending event that […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2014)
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema, 2014 Directed by Cem Kaya SYNOPSIS: Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters […]
Game of Thrones rumours suggest a certain character will appear in season 6
While much of the speculation for the sixth season of Game of Thrones revolves around the fate of Jon Snow, a rumour has popped up over at IrishThrones (via Winter Is Coming) suggesting that a certain character will be making an appearance when the epic fantasy series returns next year. If you want to avoid […]
Rage Wars gets underway with Predator: Incursion
Titan Books has announced that it will launch an all-new Predator book trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Tim Lebbon entitled Rage Wars with the publication of Predator: Incursion next month. When huge Predator spacecraft begin entering human space in alarming numbers, the Colonial Marines assume an invasion and launch a full military response. […]
TBS renews American Dad! for two more seasons
TBS has announced that it has renewed Seth MacFarlane’s animated comedy series American Dad! for a further two seasons of 22 episodes each. Having been dropped by Fox, American Dad! made the jump to TBS in 2014 and enjoyed huge success, becoming basic cable’s number one scripted series among adults 18-34 in its Monday at […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One rumours, new Force Awakens footage, Kylo Ren details and more
In this packed edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got new footage from The Force Awakens, details on new characters, some Rogue One rumours and more… Kicking things off this week (as we usually do) with The Force Awakens and we were treated to some new footage for the movie via a teaser trailer. […]
Sam Worthington and Ruth Wilson set for sci-fi The Titan
Deadline is reporting that Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Ruth Wilson (The Affair) have signed on to appear in sci-fi The Titan. The film will mark the feature directorial debut of Lennart Ruff and has been scripted by Max Hurwitz (Hell On Wheels) from an original story by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco). Taking place in […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Sun Choke (2015)
Sun Choke, 2015 Written and directed by Ben Cresciman Starring Sarah Hagan, Barbara Crampton, Sara Malakul Lane SYNOPSIS: Janie’s just trying to get well. Sun Choke is a movie that questions the very idea of nature vs. nurture. It’s a brutally honest movie with two incredible central performances, and a gripping narrative that won’t let go until its […]
