After we reported the news of its record-breaking first two days of international release, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron continued the trend through its first weekend of release with a massive opening, according to Deadline. Age of Ultron opened to a reported $201 million in its first weekend of international screenings, beating the first film’s […]
The Callow Way – On Politicians and Films
With less than two weeks before the UK General Election, Neil Calloway looks at the connections between politicians and the film industry… They say politics is show business for ugly people, but some people have crossed the line between the two, with varying degrees of success over the years. Whoever wins the UK General Election, […]
Wes Craven teaming with Syfy for The People Under the Stairs TV series
Not content with bringing Scream to the small screen, it is now being reported that Wes Craven is teaming with Universal Cable Productions and Syfy to adapt his 1991 horror classic The People Under the Stairs, in what is being described as “a contemporary Downton Abbey meets Amityville Horror“. The logline for the series reads: […]
Big Finish producing second series of Terrahawks audio drama
Anderson Entertainment and Big Finish have announced a second series for the audio drama Terrahawks, with a further eight new episodes set to go into production. “39 episodes were originally produced of this hit TV series which had over 9 million viewers each week, with development of another series underway when production ceased in 1984,” […]
Web Reaction: Jared Leto as The Joker
Anghus Houvouras on the web reaction to Jared Leto as The Joker… It’s been 24 hours since David Ayer unleashed his vision for The Joker. Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed, Marilyn Manson inspired take on the character has left hardcore fans perplexed. The reaction online has been a healthy mix of love, hate, and downright disdain. […]
William Monahan’s Mojave bought by A24 Films
A24 Films, who distributed recent hits such as Ex Machina and While We’re Young, has acquired William Monahan’s latest thriller Mojave, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Mojave is an intense, classical thriller about a brilliant artist, Thomas (Hedlund), who attempts to escape his privileged existence into the desert only to encounter a […]
Video Game Review – Mortal Kombat X
Kris Wall reviews Mortal Kombat X… In a world of Street Fighters, Tekkens and Killer Instincts, Mortal Kombat has always seemed like the one on one underdog, it’s gratuitous yet shallow violence seemed fun for a few novelty plays and water cooler talk of the increasingly gruesome fatalities, but often overlooked in favour of the […]
Marvel and Telltale Games teaming up for video game series in 2017
Marvel is partnering up with Telltale Games, the company behind episodic adventures The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones, has announced that it is partnering up with Marvel for new console and PC project, due to land in 2017. “Announced this evening in San Francisco, we’re excited […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Captain Marvel and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Gotham, The […]
Second Opinion – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: […]
