Back in April it was revealed that Oscar-winning producer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) is in development on a new Marvel television series for ABC. Since then, we’ve heard very little about the mystery project, but Ridley has offered up a brief update to AV Club. “The only thing I can say […]
Movie Review – Max (2015)
Max, 2015. Directed by Boaz Yakin Starring Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitali, Dejon LaQuake and Jay Hernandez. SYNOPSIS: A US Marines Corp dog returns to the US from Afghanistan and is taken in by his handler’s family after experiencing trauma from war. From the above description (and […]
No Doctor Who series 10 in 2016?
With series nine of Doctor Who set to premiere on the BBC next month, a rumour has emerged from the British satirical magazine Private Eye suggesting that there will be no full series in 2016. The magazine claims that BBC staff have been informed that showrunner Steven Moffat’s commitments to Sherlock will delay the tenth […]
Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs will close the 59th BFI London Film Festival
The 59th BFI London Film Festival is just around the corner and today it has been announced that Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs is to close this year’s festival, which runs from October 7th to October 18th. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Steve Jobs here The film, written by The Newsroom’s Aaron Sorkin, stars Michael […]
Movie Review – The Gift (2015)
The Gift, 2015. Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, David Denham, Busy Philipps, Alison Tolman, Katie Aselton, Beau Knapp and Wendell Pierce SYNOPSIS: A young married couple’s lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret […]
R.I.P. George Cole (1925 – 2015)
Celebrated British actor George Cole, best known for starring in TV’s Minder as Arthur Daley, has died at the age of 90. Cole, who also featured in many of the early St. Trinians films as well as appearing opposite Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, died at the Royal Berkshire hospital after a short illness, surrounded by […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies gets R-rating for extended theatrical release
After news earlier in the week about theatrical re-releases for Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy in their extended forms, word has now broken that the new version of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been given an R-rating by the MPAA, due to “some violence”. The Hobbit will be shown in selected cinemas […]
Sherlock Holmes 3 is on the way; Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are “very interested”
On the press tour for Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E., his producing partner Lionel Wigram announced that they were working on a third Sherlock Holmes movie. “We’re working on a Sherlock Holmes 3 script” Wigram told IGN. “I think we would all love to do one if we could come up with something that […]
Chris Farley as Shrek in leaked story reel
Shrek is an animated classic. An animated classic and a pop culture staple. By now we’re all familiar with the voices of Mike Myers as Shrek and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. Would the film have had the same magic if the original choice for the lead role, Chris Farley, had played the character? That’s a […]
Interview: Paul Cornell talks Doctor Who
Paul Cornell has been involved in the Doctor Who Universe for a long-time, writing numerous Doctor Who books & audio dramas, and the fantastic Who TV episodes “Father’s Day” and “Human Nature/Family of Blood”. His latest involvement finds him penning Doctor Who: Four Doctors, a weekly comic event from Titan Comics which will start on August 12th […]
