As part of the BFI’s Studio Ghibli Season, Jackson Ball reviews Spirited Away… In one of the more terrifying cases of time passing in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly thirteen years since Spirited Away’s initial release. Often billed as Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, the film has broken some impressive monetary records in […]
Elementary: Will Cohen talks about Sherlock
Trevor Hogg chats with Will Cohen about bringing the right elements together when creating the visual effects for Sherlock… “The Milk team have been involved with Sherlock since it first started,” states Milk VFX CEO Will Cohen. “We are proud to be part of one of the UK’s most popular TV drama series.” Creative freedom […]
Lorenzo di Bonaventura options Mark Millar’s MPH
After reaching a deal with Fox a couple of weeks ago for an adaptation of his superhero series Superior, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that comic book writer Mark Millar’s upcoming title MPH has been optioned by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, G.I. Joe). “(Lorenzo’s) one of the few real moguls in the industry, having […]
Movie Review – Transcendence (2014)
Transcendence, 2014. Directed by Wally Pfister. Starring Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: As Dr. Will Caster works toward his goal of creating an omniscient, sentient machine, a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from establishing a world where computers can transcend the […]
Simon Kinberg on expanding Fox’s Marvel universe, bringing X-Men to TV, and an R-rated Deadpool movie
Having done its best to replicate Marvel Studios’ shared universe approach by bringing together the original X-Men and First Class casts for X-Men: Days of Future Past, it now seems that 20th Century Fox could be set to follow Marvel’s expansion onto the small screen. Chatting with Collider, writer and producer Simon Kinberg (Fox’s main […]
Lucasfilm confirms new Star Wars canon, rebooting the Expanded Universe
It was expected – and hinted at by Simon Kinberg recently – but now it’s official: J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII and Disney’s subsequent entries in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy will tell an original story, rather than taking their cues from the established continuity of the Expanded Universe. Furthermore, Lucasfilm has confirmed that […]
Jason Voorhees heading to the small screen for Friday the 13th TV series
We know that Jason Voorhees will be heading back to cinemas in 2015 for the thirteenth instalment of the Friday the 13th franchise, but it appears that masked monster is also set to terrorise Crystal Lake campers on the small screen, with Deadline revealing that Bill Basso (Terminator) and Jordu Schell (Avatar) are busy writing […]
Blake’s 7 – Mirrors Review
Villordsutch reviews Big Finish Audio Productions’ Blakes 7 – Mirror… Written by Peter Anghelides Directed by Ken Bentley Sound Design by Alistair Lock Starring Gareth Thomas (Roj Blake), Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon), Michael Keating (Vila Restal),Jan Chappell (Cally), Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Brian Croucher (Travis),Alistair Lock (Zen/Orac), Bethan Walker (Locklan), Hugh Fraser (The President) Following on from last month’s episode Drones, we come close to the end of the trail of breadcrumbs left with intent by […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – EDC 2013: Under the Electric Sky (2014)
EDC 2013: Under the Electric Sky, 2014 Directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. Starring Pasquale Rotella, Tiesto and Avicii. SYNOPSIS: A documentary following revelers at EDC 2013, the largest dance music event in North America. 3D shades aside, I prefer to go into festival films as blind as possible. It’s a dangerous game of […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige on Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thanos, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain America 3 going up against Batman vs. Superman and more
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon about the eagerly-anticipated 2015 sequel, which came from the latest issue of Empire Magazine. Within the pages, Marvel chief Kevin Feige also offered up a host of info on virtually the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Avengers sequel, Guardians of […]