Coinciding with last night’s screening of the first episode of Doctor Who series 8 in Cardiff, it is being reported that Peter Capaldi has extended his contract as the Twelfth Doctor to take in a second series of the long-running British sci-fi institution. According to a “source” for British tabloid The Sun ,” Peter is […]
Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t Star Wars, Chris Pratt shouldn’t be Indiana Jones, and other annoying fanboy rubbish
Anghus Houvouras on comparisons between Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars, Chris Pratt for Indiana Jones, and other annoying fanboy rubbish… Over the last few weeks the world was treated to Marvel’s amazing Guardians of the Galaxy. One of the most fun blockbusters released this century. It’s a ridiculously entertaining movie that deserves every […]
Movie Review – Wakolda (2013)
Wakolda (a.k.a. The German Doctor), 2013. Written and Directed by Lucía Puenzo Starring Àlex Brendemühl, Diego Peretti, Guillermo Pfening, Natalia Oreiro, Florencia Bado and Elena Roger. SYNOPSIS: The true story of an Argentine family who lived with Josef Mengele without knowing his true identity, and of a girl who fell in love with one of […]
Eli Roth’s cannibal horror The Green Inferno pulled from release schedule
If you were looking forward to seeing Eli Roth back behind the camera for the first time in six years, then it looks like you’re going to have a little longer to wait, with Open Road Films pulling the cannibal horror The Green Inferno from its release schedule with less than a month to go […]
Book Review – Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
Villordsutch reviews Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods… Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod? Percy Jackson provides an insider’s view with plenty of ‘tude in this illustrated collection. A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, […]
Movie Review – Starred Up (2013)
Starred Up, 2013. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend. SYNOPSIS: When a young man is ‘starred up’ (moved from juvenile holdings into a full blown prison environment) and winds up on the same wing as his father, he must learn what must be done to protect himself. On the […]
Judd Apatow to produce The Lonely Island movie for Universal
Having rose to fame performing skits on Saturday Night Live featuring songs like “I’m on a Boat” and “Dick in a Box”, comedy trio Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone – better known as The Lonely Island – will now be taking their music parody project to the big screen. Universal have bought the […]
Five Marvel movies that Guardians of the Galaxy proves could work
Anghus Houvouras with five Marvel movies that Guardians of the Galaxy proves could work…. Guardians of the Galaxy is the first Marvel film based on relatively unknown characters. The misfit crew of the Milano like Star-Lord, Rocket, and Groot has shown that audiences are willing to embrace the fun and crazy side of the Marvel […]
Henry Simmons joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) has signed on to appear as Skye’s father in season two of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., TV Line has revealed that Henry Simmons (NYPD Blue) has also secured a recurring role as Agent Alphonso “Mac” Mackenzie, a mechanic in his early 30s. […]
Arrow’s Felicity Smoak and Clock King to appear on The Flash
We already know to expect several crossovers between The CW’s Arrow and its upcoming spin-off show The Flash – including a two-hour crossover set for episode eight of both seasons – and now thanks to CBM we’ve got a few set photos showing Emily Bett Rickards’ Felicity Smoak shooting scenes for the first season of […]
