Following the conclusion of yesterday’s series eight finale ‘Death in Heaven’, the BBC gave Doctor Who fans a sneak peek at Peter Capaldi’s first Christmas Special with a short teaser featuring guest star Nick Frost as Santa Claus, who of course also made a special surprise appearance during a post-credits sequence for last night’s finale. […]
The Callow Way – Not Another Superhero Movie
Neil Calloway looks at the superhero movie genre’s dominance of the mainstream, and its impact on adult cinema… The news that financing on the the film Idol’s Eye, slated to star Robert De Niro and Robert Pattinson, had been pulled, just as it was about to go into production surprised me. If a film starring an […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
What We Do in the Shadows, 2014. Written and Directed by: Jermaine Clement, Taika Waititi. Starring: Jermaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Jonathan Brugh. SYNOPSIS: A New Zealand documentary crew are invited into the home of four flatmates. Being vampires, they’ve found that dressing for the right occasion is impossible, avoiding the main artery is […]
The Hunger Games stage show launching in London in 2016
With the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 just around the corner, Lionsgate has announced that it is teaming up with Imagine Nation and Triangular Entertainment to bring The Hunger Games to the stage, with the show set to launch in summer 2016 at a brand new purpose builty theatre in London. […]
Download the first issue of Top Cow’s Tales of Honor for free
To coincide with the release of Tales of Honor Vol. 1 on November 25th, Top Cow have announced that they are giving away the first issue of Tales of Honor for you to download and keep.The Top Cow translation of Tales of Honor was adapted by Matt Hawkins (Think Tank, Aphrodite IX) and along with some […]
Watch the Warcraft panel from Blizzcon 2014
On Friday night, director Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and Blizzard’s Chris Metzen took to the stage at Blizzcon 2014 to unveil Universal and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming fantasy epic Warcraft, which is of course based upon Blizzard’s enormously successful video game series. We’ve already brought you the first posters from the film [see here], as […]
Escape Plan: Method Studios & The Maze Runner
Trevor Hogg chats with Sue Rowe about Method Studios bringing the world of The Maze Runner to the big screen…Outside of a 100 shots being outsourced for wire removals and clean-ups, Method Studios was given the sole responsibility of bringing the world of The Maze Runner (2014) to the big screen. “We did 530 shots […]
Matt Damon confirms he will return as Jason Bourne
After rumours and speculation, Matt Damon has confirmed that he will in fact return to play Jason Bourne in another film. Damon’s long time friend Ben Affleck let it slip to E! News, stating: “Well, [Damon’s] going to be doing a Bourne movie next fall when I’ve just completely lost any semblance of physical fitness. […]
Interstellar tops Friday box office with $17 million, Big Hero 6 still set for weekend win
Both Interstellar and Big Hero 6 have had huge debuts at the box office, hauling in a whopping combined sum of over $30 million in the states this Friday. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar is currently sitting in first place with $17 million while Big Hero 6 trails slightly behind on $15.8 million. Hope is […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Penguin’s Umbrella’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Gotham…This week I am late out of the blocks. Ratings have risen, new hope has been granted from the critical hand that feeds, while my foresight regarding Robin Lord Taylor has proven correct. Gotham has injected friction, subterfuge, double dealing and life into a series which was threatening […]
