Not content with crossovers with fellow Matt Groening show Futurama and rival FOX animated series Family Guy, it has now been announced that The Simpsons will be meeting up with their original counterparts from The Tracey Ullman Show shorts as part of the annual ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Halloween special…According to Entertainment Weekly, the October 19th […]
R.I.P. Richard Kiel (1939 – 2014)
American actor Richard Kiel – best known for his role as the towering steel-toothed henchman Jaws in the James Bond movie series – has passed away yesterday, aged 74. No cause of death has been released. Born in Detroit in 1939, Kiel began his career in 1960 with a role in an episode of Laramie, […]
Is Netflix the future of television?
Thomas Roach on whether Netflix is the future of television… With some saying the movie industry is in decline and many people are favouring TV over cinema, could Netflix be the future of all television? Whilst there are plenty of films on Netflix this allows audiences to watch lots of films for a small fee […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners on introducing Mockingbird and expanding the cast for season 2
Last month it was revealed that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is to add Mockingbird to the cast of the ABC show for its upcoming second season, with Adrianne Palicki (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) securing the role of super spy Bobbi Morse, and now showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen have talked about introducing the fan favourite character, […]
Rambo 5 entitled Rambo: Last Blood
In 2009 – shortly after the release of Rambo – Sylvester Stallone confirmed his interest in making a fifth movie in the series and earlier this year further news started to leak about the plot details and production dates. And according to ComingSoon we may now know the title – Rambo: Last Blood. Stallone has reportedly c0-written […]
TIFF 2014 Review – A Girl at My Door (Dohee-ya) (2014)
A Girl at My Door (Dohee-ya), 2014.Directed by July Jung.Starring Kim Sae-ron, Bae Doona, and Song Sae-Byeok.SYNOPSIS:Banished to provincial purgatory after a censure for misconduct, a former star of the Seoul police force finds her maternal instincts unexpectedly awoken when she meets a troubled teenage girl.Exiled to a rural town to serve as the chief of police […]
TIFF 2014 Review – X+Y (2014)
X+Y, 2014.Directed by Morgan Matthews.Starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, and Jo Yang. SYNOPSIS:A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.An autistic boy is in a fatal car accident which results in the death of his father […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Short Cuts Canada: A Tomb with a View, Broken Face (Sale Gueule), The Underground & What Doesn’t Kill You
A Tomb with a View, 7 mins, 2014.Directed by Ryan J. Noth.Elevating its departed occupants considerably closer to heaven rather than entombing them six feet under, Memorial Necropole Ecumenica is the world’s tallest cemetery. Towering proudly alongside its fellow skyscrapers in the expansive São Paulo skyline, this one-of-a-kind mausoleum and its equally unique owner celebrate the […]
Alex Kurtzman says “you can do things with Venom that you can’t do with Spider-Man”
Following the mixed reception to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony decided to push The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to the backburner in favour of exploring the bad guys of the Spider-Man universe with 2016’s The Sinister Six. Meanwhile the studio is currently developing another villain-based spin-off centred on fan favourite Spidey foe Venom, which is apparently […]
J.J. Abrams teases return of the Empire in Star Wars: Episode VII
Filming for Star Wars: Episode VII has been going on for a few months now, and throughout the shoot director J.J. Abrams has teased us several times by writing notes on a piece of card with something of note usually visible in the background. This time it is less obvious but his latest tease hints […]
