Ben Rayner reviews Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris… Tomb Raider, that classic adventure platforming giant which revolves around a young British archaeologist who happens to be a gun toting, gymnastic queen, is in a rather odd state of flux at the moment. After countless sequels and accusations of becoming stale, Square Enix gave […]
Arrow showrunner gives details on Black Canary, H.I.V.E and Suicide Squad
Spoilers, in case you’ve not caught up on Arrow just yet… Following the shocking events at the mid-season finale of season three of Arrow, a lot of questions are on the minds of fans about the fate of Oliver Queen – and what will happen in the wake of his death. As part of TV […]
Judd Apatow discusses his 25 year old Simpsons script, which airs on Sunday
On Sunday, FOX will air an episode of The Simpsons scripted by Judd Apatow, which just so happened to be penned back in 1990 when the Knocked Up filmmaker’s career was in its infancy and the classic animated sitcom was still in its first season. Speaking to TV Guide, Apatow has discussed ‘Bart’s New Friend’, and how […]
The Theory of Everything topples The Hobbit at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th January 2015… After three weeks atop the UK box office chart, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been dethroned by The Theory of Everything, with the Eddie Redmayne-headlined Stephen Hawking biopic pulling in £3,749,293 […]
20th Century Fox records $5.5 billion global box office for 2014
One of Hollywood’s major studios, 20th Century Fox, has had a record-breaking year at the worldwide box office. Topping the previous record high set by Paramount Pictures in 2011 by over $350 million, 2014 saw the studio earn in excess of $5.5 billion at this years box office. Hitting it big for the studio in […]
Whiplash causes Academy friction, deemed “adapted” screenplay
Deadline reports today that Whiplash, Damien Chazelle’s superb Sundance winner, has been somewhat surprisingly classified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as an adapted script, rather than a original screenplay. Even stranger still was that the Academy apparently didn’t inform the director or the films distributor, Sony Pictures Classics, about the decision […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 2 Review – “Bridge and Tunnel”
Amy Richau reviews the second episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s second outing “Bridge and Tunnel” isn’t as strong as the pilot episode [reviewed here], but is still on overall entertaining hour of action and intrigue. Continuing the storyline from the pilot episode, Agent Carter continues to track down the weapons developed from one of […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Now is Not the End”
Amy Richau reviews the first episode of Agent Carter… ABC decided to give viewers a double dose of Agent Carter to premiere the new Marvel show about a woman juggling multiple identities post-WWII. However, I’m going to break the two episodes up and review them individually. The woman in question of course is Agent Peggy […]
IDW acquires Top Shelf Productions
IDW Publishing has announced that it has acquired Top Shelf Productions, the award-winning independent publisher of graphic novels such as League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell, Essex County and March. “The acquisition of Top Shelf is a milestone for IDW,” said Ted Adams, IDW CEO and publisher. “We looked a very long time for a […]
The Big Risks: Hollywood’s big gambles in 2015
Anghus Houvouras on Hollywood’s big gambles of 2015… 2015 has the potential to be a landmark year for film. By now you’re familiar with the slew of big budget blockbusters being lined up at theaters this year. There’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Jurassic World, as well as new installments […]
